| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/09/1986 | Div 3 | MIDDLESBROUGH | H | 0-0 | 4899 |  | ||
| 07/10/1986 | FLC2 | OXFORD UTD | H | 1-1 | Cascarino | 3033 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 07/11/1986 | Div 3 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-2 | 2691 |  | ||
| 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 |  |  |
| 29/11/1986 | Div 3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-3 | Shearer | 2492 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 14/02/1987 | Div 3 | CHESTER | H | 1-2 | Quow | 4467 |  | |
| 17/02/1987 | Div 3 | NEWPORT COUNTY | H | 1-1 | Gordon | 3542 |  | |
| 21/02/1987 | Div 3 | Brentford | A | 2-3 | Cascarino,Gordon | 4015 |  | |
| 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 |  | ||
| 21/03/1987 | Div 3 | BOURNEMOUTH | H | 2-1 | Weatherly,Shearer | 7304 |  | |
| 28/03/1987 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 0-1 | 2197 |  | ||
| 11/04/1987 | Div 3 | Blackpool | A | 1-0 | Shearer | 2558 |  | |
| 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 |  | |