| 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 |  | |
| 24/09/1986 | FLC2 | Oxford Utd | A | 0-6 | 5246 |  | ||
| 30/09/1986 | Div 3 | Mansfield Town | A | 0-1 | 3045 |  | ||
| 15/11/1986 | FAC1 | Kettering Town | A | 3-0 | Robinson,Hinnigan,OG | 2845 |  | |
| 25/11/1986 | FLT Group | Notts County | A | 5-0 | Cascarino(2),Shearer(2),Robinson | 1668 |  |  |
| 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 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 19/01/1987 | FAC3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-2 | Greenall(p) | 3459 |  |