| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/02/1987 | Div 3 | MANSFIELD TOWN | H | 2-0 | Cascarino,Pritchard | 4564 |  | |
| 03/03/1987 | Div 3 | Chesterfield | A | 0-1 | 2626 |  | ||
| 07/03/1987 | Div 3 | PORT VALE | H | 0-0 | 4001 |  | ||
| 10/03/1987 | FLT Area SF | Bristol City | A | 0-2 | 10540 |  | ||
| 14/03/1987 | Div 3 | Carlisle Utd | A | 4-2 | Pritchard,Shearer(2),Cascarino | 2117 |  | |
| 17/03/1987 | Div 3 | DARLINGTON | H | 4-1 | Cascarino(3),Shearer | 3632 |  | |
| 21/03/1987 | Div 3 | BOURNEMOUTH | H | 2-1 | Weatherly,Shearer | 7304 |  |  |
| 28/03/1987 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 0-1 | 2197 |  | ||
| 04/04/1987 | Div 3 | DONCASTER ROVERS | H | 2-1 | Elsey,Cascarino | 3650 |  | |
| 11/04/1987 | Div 3 | Blackpool | A | 1-0 | Shearer | 2558 |  | |
| 18/04/1987 | Div 3 | Walsall | A | 0-1 | 5109 |  | ||
| 20/04/1987 | Div 3 | FULHAM | H | 4-1 | Shearer(p),Lovell,Cascarino(2) | 6123 |  | |
| 22/04/1987 | Div 3 | Bristol City | A | 0-2 | 10260 |  | | |
| 25/04/1987 | Div 3 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-0 | Cascarino | 3168 |  | |
| 28/04/1987 | Div 3 | Middlesbrough | A | 0-3 | 11937 |  | ||
| 02/05/1987 | Div 3 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | H | 0-0 | 5376 |  | ||
| 04/05/1987 | Div 3 | Swindon Town | A | 1-1 | Pritchard | 10287 |  | |
| 09/05/1987 | Div 3 | BOLTON WANDERERS | H | 1-0 | Cascarino | 5561 |  | |
| 14/05/1987 | PO Semi Final | SUNDERLAND | H | 3-2 | Cascarino(3) | 13804 |  | |
| 17/05/1987 | PO Semi Final | Sunderland | A | 3-4 (aet) | Cascarino(2),Pritchard | 25470 |  | |
| 22/05/1987 | PO Final | SWINDON TOWN | H | 1-0 | Smith | 16775 |  | |
| 25/05/1987 | PO Final | Swindon Town | A | 1-2 | Elsey | 14382 |  | |
| 29/05/1987 | PO Final Replay | Swindon Town | C.Palace | 0-2 | 18491 |  | |