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1986–87 Associate Members' Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Associate Members Cup

| year = 1986–87

| other_titles = Freight Rover Trophy

| country = England
Wales

| num_teams =

| defending_champions =

| winners =

| second =

| matches =

| goals =

| scoring_leader =

| award =

| prev_season = 1985–86

| next_season = 1987–88

}}

The 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1986–87 Freight Rover Trophy, was the sixth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the fourth staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Mansfield Town and the runners-up were Bristol City.

The competition began on 24 November 1986 and ended with the final on 24 May 1987 at Wembley Stadium.{{cite book|last=Dunk |first=Peter |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/461 461]–65 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |date=20 August 1987 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond |url-access=registration |isbn=978-0-3561435-4-5 |access-date=29 April 2020}}

In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Preliminary round

= Northern Section =

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{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 1 North|title=Group 1

|team1=CHE|name_CHE=Chesterfield

|team2=MID|name_MID=Middlesbrough

|team3=DON|name_DON=Doncaster Rovers

|win_CHE=1|draw_CHE=1|loss_CHE=0|gf_CHE=2|ga_CHE=1

|win_MID=1|draw_MID=0|loss_MID=1|gf_MID=4|ga_MID=2

|win_DON=0|draw_DON=1|loss_DON=1|gf_DON=0|ga_DON=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=24 Nov|Middlesbrough||3–0|Doncaster Rovers}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Chesterfield||2–1|Middlesbrough}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Doncaster Rovers||0–0|Chesterfield}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 2 North|title=Group 2

|team1=CHE|name_CHE=Chester City

|team2=PRE|name_PRE=Preston North End

|team3=CRE|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|win_CHE=1|draw_CHE=1|loss_CHE=0|gf_CHE=3|ga_CHE=2

|win_PRE=1|draw_PRE=1|loss_PRE=0|gf_PRE=2|ga_PRE=1

|win_CRE=0|draw_CRE=0|loss_CRE=2|gf_CRE=1|ga_CRE=3

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Crewe Alexandra||1–2|Chester City}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Chester City||1–1|Preston North End}}

{{OneLegResult|date=5 Jan|Preston North End||1–0|Crewe Alexandra}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 3 North|title=Group 3

|team1=MAN|name_MAN=Mansfield Town

|team2=HAL|name_HAL=Halifax Town

|team3=ROT|name_ROT=Rotherham United

|win_MAN=0|draw_MAN=2|loss_MAN=0|gf_MAN=3|ga_MAN=3

|win_HAL=0|draw_HAL=2|loss_HAL=0|gf_HAL=2|ga_HAL=2

|win_ROT=0|draw_ROT=2|loss_ROT=0|gf_ROT=1|ga_ROT=1

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Mansfield Town||2–2|Halifax Town}}

{{OneLegResult|date=5 Dec|Halifax Town||0–0|Rotherham United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Rotherham United||1–1|Mansfield Town}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 4 North|title=Group 4

|team1=LIN|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|team2=SCU|name_SCU=Scunthorpe United

|team3=HAR|name_HAR=Hartlepool United

|win_LIN=1|draw_LIN=1|loss_LIN=0|gf_LIN=1|ga_LIN=0

|win_SCU=1|draw_SCU=0|loss_SCU=1|gf_SCU=1|ga_SCU=1

|win_HAR=0|draw_HAR=1|loss_HAR=1|gf_HAR=0|ga_HAR=1

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=25 Nov|Lincoln City||1–0|Scunthorpe United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Scunthorpe United||1–0|Hartlepool United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Dec|Hartlepool United||0–0|Lincoln City}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 5 North|title=Group 5

|team1=WRE|name_WRE=Wrexham

|team2=WIG|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic

|team3=TRA|name_TRA=Tranmere Rovers

|win_WRE=1|draw_WRE=1|loss_WRE=0|gf_WRE=8|ga_WRE=3

|win_WIG=1|draw_WIG=1|loss_WIG=0|gf_WIG=5|ga_WIG=4

|win_TRA=0|draw_TRA=0|loss_TRA=2|gf_TRA=3|ga_TRA=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=25 Nov|Wrexham||6–1|Tranmere Rovers}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Wigan Athletic||2–2|Wrexham}}

{{OneLegResult|date=3 Feb|Tranmere Rovers||2–3|Wigan Athletic}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 6 North|title=Group 6

|team1=YOR|name_YOR=York City

|team2=ROC|name_ROC=Rochdale

|team3=DAR|name_DAR=Darlington

|win_YOR=1|draw_YOR=1|loss_YOR=0|gf_YOR=5|ga_YOR=2

|win_ROC=0|draw_ROC=2|loss_ROC=0|gf_ROC=3|ga_ROC=3

|win_DAR=0|draw_DAR=1|loss_DAR=1|gf_DAR=3|ga_DAR=6

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=25 Nov|York City||4–1|Darlington}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Darlington||2–2|Rochdale}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Jan|Rochdale||1–1|York City}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 7 North|title=Group 7

|team1=CAR|name_CAR=Carlisle United

|team2=BRY|name_BRY=Bury

|team3=STO|name_STO=Stockport County

|win_CAR=2|draw_CAR=0|loss_CAR=0|gf_CAR=4|ga_CAR=2

|win_BRY=1|draw_BRY=0|loss_BRY=1|gf_BRY=5|ga_BRY=4

|win_STO=0|draw_STO=0|loss_STO=2|gf_STO=1|ga_STO=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Dec|Bury||3–1|Stockport County}}

{{OneLegResult|date=8 Dec|Stockport County||0–1|Carlisle United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Carlisle United||3–2|Bury}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 8 North|title=Group 8

|team1=BOL|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|team2=BRN|name_BRN=Burnley

|team3=BLP|name_BLP=Blackpool

|win_BOL=2|draw_BOL=0|loss_BOL=0|gf_BOL=3|ga_BOL=0

|win_BRN=1|draw_BRN=0|loss_BRN=1|gf_BRN=3|ga_BRN=4

|win_BLP=0|draw_BLP=0|loss_BLP=2|gf_BLP=2|ga_BLP=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Bolton Wanderers||1–0|Blackpool}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Blackpool||2–3|Burnley}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Burnley||0–2|Bolton Wanderers}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

= Southern Section =

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 1 South|title=Group 1

|team1=ALD|name_ALD=Aldershot

|team2=COL|name_COL=Colchester United

|team3=PET|name_PET=Peterborough United

|win_ALD=1|draw_ALD=1|loss_ALD=0|gf_ALD=7|ga_ALD=5

|win_COL=1|draw_COL=0|loss_COL=1|gf_COL=4|ga_COL=5

|win_PET=0|draw_PET=1|loss_PET=1|gf_PET=4|ga_PET=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=25 Nov|Colchester United||2–1|Peterborough United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=3 Dec|Peterborough United||3–3|Aldershot}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Aldershot||4–2|Colchester United}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 2 South|title=Group 2

|team1=GIL|name_GIL=Gillingham

|team2=NOR|name_NOR=Northampton Town

|team3=NOT|name_NOT=Notts County

|win_GIL=2|draw_GIL=0|loss_GIL=0|gf_GIL=6|ga_GIL=0

|win_NOR=1|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=3|ga_NOR=1

|win_NOT=0|draw_NOT=0|loss_NOT=2|gf_NOT=0|ga_NOT=8

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=25 Nov|Notts County||0–5|Gillingham}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Gillingham||1–0|Northampton Town}}

{{OneLegResult|date=5 Jan|Northampton Town||3–0|Notts County}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 3 South|title=Group 3

|team1=SOU|name_SOU=Southend United

|team2=FUL|name_FUL=Fulham

|team3=CAM|name_CAM=Cambridge United

|win_SOU=2|draw_SOU=0|loss_SOU=0|gf_SOU=7|ga_SOU=5

|win_FUL=1|draw_FUL=0|loss_FUL=1|gf_FUL=5|ga_FUL=2

|win_CAM=0|draw_CAM=0|loss_CAM=2|gf_CAM=4|ga_CAM=9

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Cambridge United||0–4|Fulham}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Southend United||5–4|Cambridge United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Jan|Fulham||1–2|Southend United}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 4 South|title=Group 4

|team1=WOL|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|team2=BOU|name_BOU=Bournemouth

|team3=CAR|name_CAR=Cardiff City

|win_WOL=2|draw_WOL=0|loss_WOL=0|gf_WOL=5|ga_WOL=3

|win_BOU=1|draw_BOU=0|loss_BOU=1|gf_BOU=4|ga_BOU=4

|win_CAR=0|draw_CAR=0|loss_CAR=2|gf_CAR=0|ga_CAR=2

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Cardiff City||0–1|Wolverhampton Wanderers}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Wolverhampton Wanderers||4–3|Bournemouth}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Jan|Bournemouth||1–0|Cardiff City}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 5 South|title=Group 5

|team1=SWA|name_SWA=Swansea City

|team2=WAL|name_WAL=Walsall

|team3=TOR|name_TOR=Torquay United

|win_SWA=1|draw_SWA=1|loss_SWA=0|gf_SWA=3|ga_SWA=0

|win_WAL=1|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=1|gf_WAL=1|ga_WAL=3

|win_TOR=0|draw_TOR=1|loss_TOR=1|gf_TOR=0|ga_TOR=1

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=2 Dec|Torquay United||0–0|Swansea City}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Swansea City||3–0|Walsall}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Walsall||1–0|Torquay United}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 6 South|title=Group 6

|team1=BRC|name_BRC=Bristol City

|team2=EXE|name_EXE=Exeter City

|team3=BRR|name_BRR=Bristol Rovers

|win_BRC=1|draw_BRC=1|loss_BRC=0|gf_BRC=4|ga_BRC=1

|win_EXE=0|draw_EXE=2|loss_EXE=0|gf_EXE=2|ga_EXE=2

|win_BRR=0|draw_BRR=1|loss_BRR=1|gf_BRR=1|ga_BRR=4

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=26 Nov|Exeter City||1–1|Bristol City}}

{{OneLegResult|date=16 Dec|Bristol City||3–0|Bristol Rovers}}

{{OneLegResult|date=7 Jan|Bristol Rovers||1–1|Exeter City}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 7 South|title=Group 7

|team1=BRE|name_BRE=Brentford

|team2=SWI|name_SWI=Swindon Town

|team3=LEY|name_LEY=Leyton Orient

|win_BRE=2|draw_BRE=0|loss_BRE=0|gf_BRE=9|ga_BRE=3

|win_SWI=1|draw_SWI=0|loss_SWI=1|gf_SWI=5|ga_SWI=4

|win_LEY=0|draw_LEY=0|loss_LEY=2|gf_LEY=1|ga_LEY=8

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=9 Dec|Swindon Town||3–0|Leyton Orient}}

{{OneLegResult|date=15 Dec|Leyton Orient||1–5|Brentford}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Jan|Brentford||4–2|Swindon Town}}

{{end}}

{{col-2}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|ptsfirst=y

|sortable_table=y

|section=Group 8 South|title=Group 8

|team1=HER|name_HER=Hereford United

|team2=PTV|name_PTV=Port Vale

|team3=NPT|name_NPT=Newport County

|win_HER=1|draw_HER=0|loss_HER=1|gf_HER=4|ga_HER=1

|win_PTV=1|draw_PTV=0|loss_PTV=1|gf_PTV=2|ga_PTV=2

|win_NPT=1|draw_NPT=0|loss_NPT=1|gf_NPT=2|ga_NPT=5

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

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{{OneLegStart|date=y|team-width=15em}}

{{OneLegResult|date=10 Dec|Hereford United||4–0|Newport County}}

{{OneLegResult|date=22 Dec|Port Vale||1–0|Hereford United}}

{{OneLegResult|date=6 Jan|Newport County||2–1|Port Vale}}

{{end}}

{{col-end}}

First round

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Northern Section=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

20 JanuaryCarlisle United1–2Preston North End
20 JanuaryChester City1–1Lincoln City
colspan="5"|Chester City won on 5-4 penaltiesAfter extra-time.
20 JanuaryHalifax Town1–2Middlesbrough
27 JanuaryBolton Wanderers2–1Burnley
27 JanuaryRochdale3–0Chesterfield
27 JanuaryScunthorpe United1–2Wrexham
27 JanuaryYork City0–1Mansfield Town
10 FebruaryBury1–1Wigan Athletic
colspan="5"|Bury won on 5-4 penalties

{{col-2}}

=Southern Section=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

20 JanuaryExeter City0–1Port Vale
26 JanuaryAldershot2–0Swansea City
26 JanuaryBrentford4–2Walsall
26 JanuaryFulham3–2Northampton Town
26 JanuaryGillingham2–0Colchester United
26 JanuaryWolverhampton Wanderers0–1Hereford United
27 JanuaryBristol City1–0Southend United
29 JanuarySwindon Town2–2Bournemouth
colspan="5"|Swindon Town won 4–2 on penalties

{{col-end}}

Quarter-finals

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Northern Section=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

10 FebruaryBolton Wanderers1–2Chester City
17 FebruaryRochdale0–0Middlesbrough
colspan="5"|Middlesbrough won 4–3 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.
17 FebruaryWrexham2–1Preston North End
24 FebruaryBury1–2Mansfield Town

{{col-2}}

=Southern Section=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

10 FebruaryAldershot1–1Fulham
colspan="5"|Aldershot won 11–10 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.
10 FebruaryBristol City3–0Brentford
10 FebruaryPort Vale3–3Gillingham
colspan="5"|Gillingham won 5–4 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.
10 FebruarySwindon Town4–2Hereford United

{{col-end}}

Area semi-finals

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

= Northern Section =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

10 MarchMiddlesbrough0–1Mansfield Town
23 MarchWrexham1 – 3After extra-time.Chester City

{{col-2}}

=Southern Section=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

10 MarchBristol City2–0Gillingham
10 MarchSwindon Town2–3Aldershot

{{col-end}}

Area finals

=Northern Area final=

{{football box

|date=8 April 1987

|time=

|team1=Mansfield Town

|score=2–0

|report= https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-chester-city-08-april-1987-291753/

|team2=Chester City

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Field Mill, Mansfield

|attendance=7,679 }}

{{football box

|date=15 April 1987

|time=

|team1=Chester City

|score=(1) 1 – 0 (2)

|report= https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-city-v-mansfield-town-15-april-1987-291754/

|team2=Mansfield Town

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Sealand Road, Chester

|attendance=8,187 }}

=Southern Area final=

{{football box

|date=8 April 1987

|time=

|team1=Aldershot

|score= 1–2

|report= https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-bristol-city-08-april-1987-291755/

|team2=Bristol City

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Recreation Ground, Aldershot

|attendance=5,000 }}

{{football box

|date=14 April 1987

|time=

|team1=Bristol City

|score= (4) 2 – 0 (1)

|report= https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-aldershot-14-april-1987-291756/

|team2=Aldershot

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium= Ashton Gate, Bristol

|attendance=16,371 }}

Final

{{football box

|date=24 May 1987

|time=

|team1=Bristol City

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|team2=Mansfield Town

|report=

|goals1=Riley {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Kent {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=58,586

|referee=A.Gunn (Burgess Hill)

|penalties1= {{ubl|Williams {{pengoal}} | Newman {{pengoal}} | MacPhail {{pengoal}} | Curle {{pengoal}} | Owen {{penmiss}} | Moyes {{penmiss}}}}

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 = {{ubl|{{pengoal}} Kearney | {{penmiss}} Cassells | {{pengoal}} Stringfellow | {{pengoal}} Pollard | {{pengoal}} Kent | {{pengoal}} Kenworthy}} }}

References

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