| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 23 AUG | Bolton Wanderers (Away) | 2 - 1 | Coyne 2 | 5,684 |
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| 31 AUG | Notts County (Home) | 1 - 2 | White | 7,350 |
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| 6 SEP |  Newport County (Away) |
2 - 2 | Wade 2 | 3,796 |
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| 13 SEP | Chester City (Home) | 1 - 1 | White | 5,669 |
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| 16 SEP | Blackpool (Home) | 2 - 6 | Barnard 2 | 6,662 |
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| 27 SEP | Rotherham United (Home) | 2 - 0 | Gilligan, Bamber | 4,059 |
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| 30 SEP | Middlesbrough (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 9,221 |
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| 5 OCT | Wigan Athletic (Home) | 3 - 1 | Bamber, Jones, Kamara | 6,450 |
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| 11 OCT | Fulham (Away) | 2 - 0 | Coyne (pen), White | 4,208 |
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| 18 OCT | Chesterfield (Home) | 2 - 1 | Bamber, Barnard | 5,787 |
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| 21 OCT | Port Vale (Away) | 4 - 3 | Kamara, White, Jones, Gilligan | 3,371 |
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| 25 OCT | Darlington (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 1,834 |
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| 1 NOV | York City (Home) | 3 - 1 | Jones 2 (1 pen), Gilligan | 6,297 |
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| 4 NOV | Bristol Rovers (Home) | 1 - 2 | Gilligan | 9,097 |
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| 8 NOV | Mansfield Town (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 3,908 |
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| 22 NOV | Bury (Away) | 2 - 1 | Gilligan, Wade | 2,241 |
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| 25 NOV | Walsall (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 5,807 |
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| 29 NOV | Carlisle United (Home) | 2 - 0 | Franklin, Kamara | 6,194 |
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| 14 DEC | Bristol City (Home) | 1 - 2 | White | 7,637 |
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| 21 DEC | Doncaster Rovers (Away) | 2 - 2 | White, Henry | 2,974 |
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| 26 DEC | Brentford (Home) | 2 - 0 | Jones (pen), White | 8,086 |
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| 27 DEC | Gillingham (Away) | 3 - 1 | Coyne, Jones (pen), Elsey (og) | 9,994 |
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| 1 JAN | AFC Bournemouth (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 10,537 |
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| 3 JAN | Bury (Home) | 1 - 0 | Gardiner | 6,675 |
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| 25 JAN | Newport County (Home) |
3 - 0 | Quinn, Parkin, Bamber | 6,620 |
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| 7 FEB | Blackpool (Away) | 1 - 1 | Bamber | 4,839 |
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| 21 FEB | Rotherham United (Away) | 2 - 1 | Quinn, Bamber | 3,004 |
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| 28 FEB | Middlesbrough (Home) | 1 - 0 | White | 11,341 |
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| 3 MAR | York City (Away) | 3 - 0 | Quinn 2, Bamber | 2,561 |
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| 14 MAR | Chesterfield (Away) | 3 - 1 | Quinn, White 2 | 3,810 |
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| 17 MAR | Port Vale (Home) | 1 - 0 | Ramsey | 7,347 |
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| 21 MAR | Fulham (Home) | 2 - 0 | Quinn 2 | 7,426 |
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| 24 MAR | Bolton Wanderers (Home) | 2 - 0 | White, Jones (pen) | 8,110 |
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| 28 MAR | Wigan Athletic (Away) | 2 - 3 | Bamber, Wade | 4,424 |
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| 1 APR | Chester City (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 2,626 |
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| 3 APR | Mansfield Town (Home) | 3 - 0 | White 3 | 8,192 |
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| 11 APR | Bristol Rovers (Away) | 4 - 3 | White, Quinn 2, Bamber | 8,196 |
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| 18 APR | AFC Bournemouth (Home) | 1 - 1 | Hockaday | 14,302 |
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| 20 APR | Brentford (Away) | 1 - 1 | Wade | 7,443 |
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| 22 APR | Darlington (Home) | 1 - 0 | Hockaday | 7,740 |
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| 25 APR | Doncaster Rovers (Home) | 1 - 1 | Wade | 8,218 |
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| 28 APR | Notts County (Away) | 3 - 2 | Bamber, Calderwood, Wade | 6,354 |
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| 2 MAY | Carlisle United (Away) | 3 - 0 | Parkin, Wade, Jones (pen) | 2,082 |
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| 4 MAY | Gillingham (Home) | 1 - 1 | Jones (pen) | 10,286 |
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| 6 MAY | Walsall (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 7,911 |
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| 9 MAY | Bristol City (Away) | 1 - 1 | Coyne | 19,201 |
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 | PLAYOFFS |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 14 MAY | SF-1L | Wigan Athletic (Away) | 3 - 2 | Bamber, Quinn, Coyne | 6,718 |
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| 17 MAY | SF-2L | Wigan Athletic (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 12,485 |
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| Swindon win 3-2 on aggregate. | ||||||
| FINAL | ||||||
| 22 MAY | F-1L | Gillingham (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 16,775 |
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| 25 MAY | F-2L | Gillingham (Home) | 2 - 1 | Coyne, Henry | 14,382 |
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| Aggregate score: 2-2. | ||||||
| 29 MAY | R | Gillingham (Neutral) | 2 - 0 | White 2 | 18,491 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 15 NOV | 1 | Farnborough Town (Away) | 4 - 0 | Coyne, Wade, Gilligan, Baker (og) | 5,960 |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 6 DEC | 2 | Enfield (Home) | 3 - 0 | Wade, Bamber, Jones | 6,258 |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 10 JAN | 3 | Fulham (Away) | 1 - 0 | Bamber | 7,077 |
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| FOURTH ROUND | ||||||
| 3 FEB | 4 | Leeds United (Home) | 1 - 2 | Bamber | 14,031 |
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 | LITTLEWOODS CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 26 AUG | 1-1L | Torquay United (Home) | 3 - 0 | Bamber 2, Wade | 4,749 |
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| 2 SEP | 1-2L | Torquay United (Away) | 3 - 2 | Bamber 2, Wade | 1,100 |
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| Swindon win 6-2 on aggregate. | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 23 SEP | 2-1L | Southampton (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 10,826 |
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| 8 OCT | 2-2L | Southampton (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 9,453 |
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| Southampton win 3-0 on aggregate. | ||||||
 | FREIGHT ROVER TROPHY |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - PRELIMINARY ROUND - GROUP SEVEN | ||||||
| 9 DEC | S-G7 | Orient (Home) | 3 - 0 | White, Bamber 2 | 3,085 |
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| 6 JAN | S-G7 | Brentford (Away) | 2 - 4 | Coyne, White | 1,110 |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 28 JAN | S-1 | AFC Bournemouth (Home) | 2 - 2 AET | Coyne 2 (1 pen) | 4,524 |
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| Score at 90 minutes: 0-0. Swindon win 4-2 on penalties. | ||||||
| SOUTHERN AREA - QUARTER FINAL | ||||||
| 10 FEB | S-QF | Hereford United (Home) | 4 - 2 | Quinn, Coyne, White, Bamber | 5,739 |
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| SOUTHERN AREA - SEMI FINAL | ||||||
| 10 MAR | S-SF | Aldershot (Home) | 2 - 3 | White, Quinn | 8,450 |
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