1987 Football League play-offs

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Football League play-offs
Season 1986–87
Champions Charlton Athletic
(Second Division)
Swindon Town
(Third Division)
Aldershot
(Fourth Division)
Matches played 20
Goals scored 45 (2.25 per match)
Biggest home win Aldershot 2–0 Wolves
(Fourth Division)
Biggest away win Colchester 0–2 Wolves
(Fourth Division)
Highest scoring Sunderland 4–3 Gillingham
(7 goals)
Highest attendance 31,395 – Leeds v Charlton
(Second Division final)
Lowest attendance 4,164 – Aldershot v Bolton
(Fourth Division semi-final)
Average attendance 15,469
1988 →

The Football League play-offs for the 1986–87 season were held in May 1987, with the two-legged finals taking place at the finalists home stadiums. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the Football League Second Division and Football League Third Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th placed teams in the Football League Fourth Division table, along with a team from the league above. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches either gaining promotion or avoiding relegation for the following season.

Background

The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. For the first three seasons the final was played over two legs but this was changed to a single match at Wembley Stadium from 1990. Additionally, for the 1986-87 and 1987-88 play-offs the semi-finals included a team from the next league who had finished above the relegation positions up, e.g. one team from the first tier and three teams from the second tier. The team from the higher division would be relegated if they failed to win the play-offs, with the play-off winner being promoted in their place.

Second Division

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Main article: 1986–87 Football League Second Division
First Division relegation places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 11 20 45 55 –10 44
20 Leicester City 42 11 9 22 54 76 –22 42
21 Manchester City 42 8 15 19 36 57 –21 39
22 Aston Villa 42 8 12 22 45 79 –34 36
Second Division play-off places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Oldham Athletic 42 22 9 11 65 44 +21 75
4 Leeds United 42 19 11 12 58 44 +14 68
5 Ipswich Town 42 17 13 12 59 43 +16 64

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1987
19:30
Leeds United 1–0 Oldham Athletic
Edwards Goal 89'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: George Tyson

14 May 1987
19:45
Ipswich Town 0–0 Charlton Athletic
Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 18,465
Referee: Dennis Hedges
Second leg

17 May 1987
11:30
Charlton Athletic 2–1 Ipswich Town
Melrose Goal 18', 20' McCall Goal 85'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Lester Shapter

Charlton Athletic won 2–1 on aggregate.

17 May 1987
12:00
Oldham Athletic 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leeds United
Williams Goal 18'
Cecere Goal 89'		 Edwards Goal 90'
Boundary Park, Oldham
Attendance: 19,216
Referee: George Courtney

Oldham Athletic 2–2 Leeds United on aggregate. Leeds United won on away goals.

Final

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Main article: 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final
First leg

23 May 1987
15:00
Charlton Athletic 1–0 Leeds United
Melrose Goal 87'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,680
Referee: Roger Milford
Second leg

25 May 1987
19:30
Leeds United 1–0 Charlton Athletic
Ormsby Goal 54'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 31,395
Referee: Bob Nixon

Leeds United 1–1 Charlton Athletic on aggregate.

Replay

29 May 1987
19:30
Charlton Athletic 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leeds United
Shirtliff Goal 113', 117' Sheridan Goal 99'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Allan Gunn

Third Division

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Main article: 1986–87 Football League Third Division
Second Division relegation places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
20 Sunderland 42 12 12 18 49 59 –10 48
21 Grimsby Town 42 10 14 18 39 59 –20 44
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 9 12 21 37 54 –17 39
Third Division play-off places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Swindon Town 46 25 12 9 77 47 +30 87
4 Wigan Athletic 46 25 10 11 83 60 +23 85
5 Gillingham 46 23 9 14 65 48 +17 78

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1987
19:45
Gillingham 3–2 Sunderland
Cascarino GoalGoalGoal Proctor GoalGoal  (pen)
Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 13,804
Referee: Brian Hill

14 May 1987
19:45
Wigan Athletic 2–3 Swindon Town
Thompson Goal
Lowe Goal		 Bamber Goal
Quinn Goal
Coyne Goal
Springfield Park, Wigan
Attendance: 5,718
Referee: Keith Hackett
Second leg

17 May 1987
15:00
Sunderland 4–3 (a.e.t.) Gillingham
Gates GoalGoal 21'
Bennett Goal 88'
Bertschin Goal 108'		 Pritchard Goal 2'
Cascarino Goal 51', 92'
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 25,470
Referee: Michael Peck

Sunderland 6–6 Gillingham on aggregate. Gillingham won on away goals.

17 May 1987
15:00
Swindon Town 0–0 Wigan Athletic
County Ground, Swindon
Attendance: 12,485
Referee: Allan Gunn

Swindon Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 1987 Football League Third Division play-off Final
First leg

22 May 1987
19:45
Gillingham 1–0 Swindon Town
Smith Goal
Priestfield, Gillingham
Attendance: 16,775
Referee: Alf Buksh
Second leg

25 May 1987
19:45
Swindon Town 2–1 Gillingham
Coyne Goal 61'
Henry Goal 80'		 Elsey Goal 15'
County Ground, Swindon
Attendance: 14,382
Referee: Lester Shapter

Swindon Town 2–2 Gillingham on aggregate.

Replay

29 May 1987
20:00
Gillingham 0–2 Swindon Town
White Goal 2', 65'
Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 18,491
Referee: John Martin

Fourth Division

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Main article: 1986–87 Football League Fourth Division
Third Division relegation places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
21 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 15 21 46 58 –12 45
22 Carlisle United 46 10 8 28 39 78 –39 38
23 Darlington 46 7 16 23 45 77 –32 37
24 Newport County 46 8 13 25 49 86 –37 37
Fourth Division play-off places
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 24 7 15 69 50 +19 79
5 Colchester United 46 21 7 18 64 56 0+8 70
6 Aldershot 46 20 10 16 64 57 0+7 70

Semi-finals

First leg

14 May 1987
19:30
Colchester United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kelly Goal 28'
Bull Goal 32'
Layer Road, Colchester
Attendance: 4,829

14 May 1987
19:45
Aldershot 1–0 Bolton Wanderers
Johnson Goal 87'
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Attendance: 4,164
Second leg

17 May 1987
12:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Colchester United
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 16,330

Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

17 May 1987
15:00
Bolton Wanderers 2–2 (a.e.t.) Aldershot
Caldwell Goal 50' (pen.), 81' Anderson Goal
Burvill Goal
Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 7,445

Aldershot won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
First leg

22 May 1987
19:45
Aldershot 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
McDonald Goal 4'
Barnes Goal 47' (pen.)
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Attendance: 5,069
Referee: Allan Gunn
Second leg

25 May 1987
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Aldershot
Barnes Goal 81'
Molineux, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 19,962
Referee: Keith Hackett

Aldershot won 3–0 on aggregate.

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