| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/08/1987 | Div 3 | BLACKPOOL | H | 0-0 | 4430 |  | ||
| 18/08/1987 | FLC1 | BRIGHTON | H | 1-0 | Greenall | 4162 |  |  |
| 26/08/1987 | FLC1 | Brighton | A | 0-1 (5-4) | 5479 |  | | |
| 29/08/1987 | Div 3 | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 8-1 | Lovell(4),Shearer,Smith(2),Pritchard | 4154 |  | |
| 31/08/1987 | Div 3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-1 | Shearer | 3412 |  | |
| 05/09/1987 | Div 3 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 10-0 | Pritchard(2),Shearer(2),Shipley(2),Elsey(2),Smith,Greenall | 4099 |  | |
| 12/09/1987 | Div 3 | Fulham | A | 2-0 | Lovell,Shearer | 7404 |  | |
| 15/09/1987 | Div 3 | SUNDERLAND | H | 0-0 | 9184 |  | | |
| 19/09/1987 | Div 3 | YORK CITY | H | 3-1 | Elsey(2),West | 5507 |  | |
| 22/09/1987 | FLC2 | Stoke City | A | 0-2 | 7198 |  | ||
| 26/09/1987 | Div 3 | Bristol City | A | 3-3 | Lovell,Smith,Elsey | 10070 |  | |
| 29/09/1987 | Div 3 | CHESTER | H | 0-1 | 5193 |  | ||
| 03/10/1987 | Div 3 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2-4 | Lovell,Eves | 1647 |  | |
| 06/10/1987 | FLC2 | STOKE CITY | H | 0-1 | 5039 |  | | |
| 10/10/1987 | Div 3 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 3-0 | Smith,Lovell,Pritchard | 4399 |  | |
| 13/10/1987 | FLT Group | Aldershot | A | 1-3 | Lovell | 1810 |  | |
| 17/10/1987 | Div 3 | Mansfield Town | A | 2-2 | Lovell,Quow(p) | 2957 |  | |
| 20/10/1987 | Div 3 | Preston North End | A | 1-1 | Cooper | 5676 |  | |
| 24/10/1987 | Div 3 | NOTTS COUNTY | H | 3-1 | Lovell(2),Cooper | 5551 |  | |
| 27/10/1987 | FLT Group | LEYTON ORIENT | H | 2-2 | Greenall(2,1p) | 2558 |  | |
| 26/12/1987 | Div 3 | BRISTOL CITY | H | 1-1 | Smith | 6457 |  | |
| 28/12/1987 | Div 3 | Aldershot | A | 0-6 | 4734 |  | | |
| 01/01/1988 | Div 3 | Southend Utd | A | 3-1 | Peacock,Cooper,Lovell | 5254 |  | |
| 02/01/1988 | Div 3 | FULHAM | H | 2-2 | Cooper(2) | 6001 |  | |
| 09/01/1988 | FAC3 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | H | 0-3 | 9267 |  | | |
| 16/01/1988 | Div 3 | York City | A | 2-0 | Lovell,Pritchard | 2129 |  | |
| 23/01/1988 | Div 3 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | H | 0-1 | 4256 |  | ||
| 30/01/1988 | Div 3 | Sunderland | A | 1-2 | Cooper | 16195 |  | |
| 02/02/1988 | Div 3 | GRIMSBY TOWN | H | 1-1 | Cooper | 2995 |  | |
| 06/02/1988 | Div 3 | Chesterfield | A | 4-1 | OG,Lovell(3) | 2141 |  | |
| 13/02/1988 | Div 3 | ALDERSHOT | H | 2-1 | Lovell(p),Gernon | 4001 |  | |
| 20/02/1988 | Div 3 | Blackpool | A | 3-3 | Lovell(2),Elsey | 3405 |  | |
| 27/02/1988 | Div 3 | DONCASTER ROVERS | H | 3-1 | Lovell(2,1p),Cooper | 4041 |  | |
| 12/03/1988 | Div 3 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-2 | 3846 |  | | |
| 19/03/1988 | Div 3 | PORT VALE | H | 0-0 | 3459 |  | ||
| 26/03/1988 | Div 3 | Notts County | A | 1-0 | Lovell | 6473 |  | |
| 02/04/1988 | Div 3 | Brighton | A | 0-2 | 9256 |  | ||
| 04/04/1988 | Div 3 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 1-2 | Lovell | 4126 |  | |
| 09/04/1988 | Div 3 | Brentford | A | 2-2 | Peacock,Eves | 3875 |  | |
| 23/04/1988 | Div 3 | PRESTON NORTH END | H | 4-0 | Lovell,Eves(2),Smith | 2721 |  | |
| 30/04/1988 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 1-2 | Pritchard | 1433 |  | |
| 02/05/1988 | Div 3 | ROTHERHAM UTD | H | 0-2 | 3015 |  |