Final Third Division 1986/1987 league table
Season completed Saturday, 9th May 1987 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GD |
| 1 |
Bournemouth |
46 |
19 |
3 |
1 |
44 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
26 |
29 |
10 |
7 |
76 |
40 |
97 |
+36 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough |
46 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
38 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
29 |
19 |
28 |
10 |
8 |
67 |
30 |
94 |
+37 |
| 3 |
Swindon Town |
46 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
37 |
19 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
40 |
28 |
25 |
12 |
9 |
77 |
47 |
87 |
+30 |
| 4 |
Wigan Athletic |
46 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
47 |
26 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
36 |
34 |
25 |
10 |
11 |
83 |
60 |
85 |
+23 |
| 5 |
Gillingham |
46 |
16 |
5 |
2 |
42 |
14 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
23 |
34 |
23 |
9 |
14 |
65 |
48 |
78 |
+17 |
| 6 |
Bristol City |
46 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
42 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
14 |
11 |
63 |
36 |
77 |
+27 |
| 7 |
Notts. County |
46 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
52 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
25 |
32 |
21 |
13 |
12 |
77 |
56 |
76 |
+21 |
| 8 |
Walsall |
46 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
50 |
27 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
30 |
40 |
22 |
9 |
15 |
80 |
67 |
75 |
+13 |
| 9 |
Blackpool |
46 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
35 |
20 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
39 |
39 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
74 |
59 |
64 |
+15 |
| 10 |
Mansfield Town |
46 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
30 |
23 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
22 |
32 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
52 |
55 |
61 |
-3 |
| 11 |
Brentford |
46 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
39 |
32 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
25 |
34 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
64 |
66 |
60 |
-2 |
| 12 |
Port Vale |
46 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
43 |
36 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
33 |
34 |
15 |
12 |
19 |
76 |
70 |
57 |
+6 |
| 13 |
Doncaster Rovers |
46 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
32 |
19 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
24 |
43 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
56 |
62 |
57 |
-6 |
| 14 |
Rotherham United |
46 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
29 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
19 |
34 |
15 |
12 |
19 |
48 |
57 |
57 |
-9 |
| 15 |
Chester City |
46 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
32 |
28 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
29 |
31 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
61 |
59 |
56 |
+2 |
| 16 |
Bury |
46 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
26 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
24 |
34 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
54 |
60 |
55 |
-6 |
| 17 |
Chesterfield |
46 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
36 |
33 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
20 |
36 |
13 |
15 |
18 |
56 |
69 |
54 |
-13 |
| 18 |
Fulham |
46 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
35 |
41 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
24 |
36 |
12 |
17 |
17 |
59 |
77 |
53 |
-18 |
| 19 |
Bristol Rovers |
46 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
26 |
29 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
23 |
46 |
13 |
12 |
21 |
49 |
75 |
51 |
-26 |
| 20 |
York City |
46 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
34 |
29 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
21 |
50 |
12 |
13 |
21 |
55 |
79 |
49 |
-24 |
| 21 |
Bolton Wanderers |
46 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
29 |
26 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
32 |
10 |
15 |
21 |
46 |
58 |
45 |
-12 |
| 22 |
Carlisle United |
46 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
26 |
35 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
13 |
43 |
10 |
8 |
28 |
39 |
78 |
38 |
-39 |
| 23 |
Darlington |
46 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
25 |
28 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
20 |
49 |
7 |
16 |
23 |
45 |
77 |
37 |
-32 |
| 24 |
Newport County |
46 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
26 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
23 |
52 |
8 |
13 |
25 |
49 |
86 |
37 |
-37 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Thu 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Gillingham 3 Sunderland 2 | 13,804 |
| Thu 14th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Wigan Athletic 2 Swindon Town 3 | 6,718 |
| Sun 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Sunderland 4 Gillingham 3 (aet) | 25,470 |
| Sun 17th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Swindon Town 0 Wigan Athletic 0 | 12,485 |
| Fri 22nd May | Final 1st Leg | Gillingham 1 Swindon Town 0 | 16,775 |
| Mon 25th May | Final 2nd Leg | Swindon Town 2 Gillingham 1 (aet) | 14,382 |
| Fri 29th May | Final Replay | Swindon Town 2 Gillingham 0 | 18,491 |