| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/08/1986 | Div 3 | Newport County | A | 2-1 | Weatherly,Shearer | 2533 |  | |
| 25/08/1986 | FLC1 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 1-0 | Weatherly | 2948 |  | |
| 30/08/1986 | Div 3 | BRISTOL CITY | H | 1-1 | Shearer | 4049 |  | |
| 03/09/1986 | FLC1 | Northampton Town | A | 2-2 | Cascarino(2) | 2724 |  | |
| 06/09/1986 | Div 3 | Rotherham Utd | A | 1-0 | Shearer | 3243 |  | |
| 13/09/1986 | Div 3 | MIDDLESBROUGH | H | 0-0 | 4899 |  | ||
| 16/09/1986 | Div 3 | YORK CITY | H | 2-0 | Weatherly,Eves | 4115 |  | |
| 24/09/1986 | FLC2 | Oxford Utd | A | 0-6 | 5246 |  | ||
| 27/09/1986 | Div 3 | BRENTFORD | H | 2-0 | Eves,Robinson | 4710 |  | |
| 30/09/1986 | Div 3 | Mansfield Town | A | 0-1 | 3045 |  | ||
| 04/10/1986 | Div 3 | BURY | H | 1-0 | Cascarino | 4326 |  | |
| 07/10/1986 | FLC2 | OXFORD UTD | H | 1-1 | Cascarino | 3033 |  | |
| 15/10/1986 | Div 3 | Chester | A | 1-1 | Greenall | 2169 |  | |
| 18/10/1986 | Div 3 | CARLISLE UTD | H | 1-0 | Pritchard | 4207 |  | |
| 21/10/1986 | Div 3 | Darlington | A | 1-1 | Shearer | 1512 |  | |
| 25/10/1986 | Div 3 | Port Vale | A | 2-1 | Shearer(p),Pritchard | 3005 |  | |
| 01/11/1986 | Div 3 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 3-0 | Greenall,Shearer,Pritchard | 4373 |  | |
| 04/11/1986 | Div 3 | BLACKPOOL | H | 2-1 | Shearer,Weatherly | 5951 |  |  |
| 07/11/1986 | Div 3 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-2 | 2691 |  | ||
| 15/11/1986 | FAC1 | Kettering Town | A | 3-0 | Robinson,Hinnigan,OG | 2845 |  | |
| 22/11/1986 | Div 3 | NOTTS COUNTY | H | 3-1 | Shearer(2),Cascarino | 5239 |  | |
| 25/11/1986 | FLT Group | Notts County | A | 5-0 | Cascarino(2),Shearer(2),Robinson | 1668 |  | |
| 29/11/1986 | Div 3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-3 | Shearer | 2492 |  | |
| 02/12/1986 | Div 3 | Bournemouth | A | 2-0 | Robinson,Pritchard | 7756 |  | |
| 06/12/1986 | FAC2 | CHELMSFORD CITY | H | 2-0 | Cascarino(2) | 5843 |  | |
| 13/12/1986 | Div 3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-3 | 4867 |  | | |
| 16/12/1986 | FLT Group | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 1-0 | Pritchard | 2047 |  | |
| 19/12/1986 | Div 3 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 4-1 | Pritchard,Robinson,Cascarino(2) | 4448 |  | |
| 26/12/1986 | Div 3 | Fulham | A | 2-2 | OG,Collins | 5887 |  | |
| 27/12/1986 | Div 3 | SWINDON TOWN | H | 1-3 | Greenall | 9994 |  | |
| 01/01/1987 | Div 3 | WALSALL | H | 4-0 | Pritchard(3),Elsey | 6036 |  | |
| 03/01/1987 | Div 3 | Notts County | A | 1-3 | Cascarino | 5792 |  | |
| 19/01/1987 | FAC3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-2 | Greenall(p) | 3459 |  | |
| 26/01/1987 | FLT1 | COLCHESTER UTD | H | 2-0 | Smith,Cascarino | 1984 |  | |
| 03/02/1987 | Div 3 | ROTHERHAM UTD | H | 1-0 | Pritchard | 3862 |  | |
| 07/02/1987 | Div 3 | York City | A | 1-2 | Smith | 2845 |  | |
| 10/02/1987 | FLT2 | Port Vale | A | 3-3 (5-4) | Elsey,Cascarino,Smith | 2768 |  | |
| 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 |  | ||
| 04/05/1987 | Div 3 | Swindon Town | A | 1-1 | Pritchard | 10287 |  | |
| 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 |  | |