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Tuesday, 24 February, 1987

1986/87, Game No. 36
Today League
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Vickers (52')
Muir (59')
2 - 1
Cardiff CityCardiff City
Tony Simmons (38')

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
30 22 6 2 77 32 +45 72
2
Preston North End
Preston North End
28 16 6 6 44 29 +15 54
3
Southend United
Southend United
29 16 5 8 45 32 +13 53
4
Swansea City
Swansea City
30 14 10 6 43 31 +12 52
5
Exeter City
Exeter City
29 10 14 5 39 27 +12 44
6
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
30 11 9 10 40 34 +6 42
7
Colchester United
Colchester United
31 12 6 13 44 45 -1 42
8
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 12 6 13 38 39 -1 42
9
Wrexham
Wrexham
27 10 10 7 45 33 +12 40
10
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
29 10 8 11 49 41 +8 38
11
Orient
Orient
28 11 5 12 35 40 -5 38
12
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
29 9 10 10 44 41 +3 37
13
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
29 10 7 12 33 41 -8 37
14
Hereford United
Hereford United
29 9 9 11 41 39 +2 36
15
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
26 9 9 8 29 31 -2 36
16
Aldershot
Aldershot
29 10 6 13 36 43 -7 36
17
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
30 8 12 10 39 47 -8 36
18
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
29 10 5 14 38 46 -8 35
19
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
30 7 11 12 43 52 -9 32
20
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
29 6 13 10 29 39 -10 31
21
Burnley
Burnley
29 7 8 14 37 56 -19 29
22
Stockport County
Stockport County
27 7 7 13 22 41 -19 28
23
Torquay United
Torquay United
28 4 12 12 33 48 -15 24
24
Rochdale
Rochdale
26 4 10 12 24 40 -16 22
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone