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1987 Football League play-offs

Field	Value
competition	Football League play-offs
season	1986–87
winners	Charlton Athletic
(Second Division)
Swindon Town
(Third Division)
Aldershot
(Fourth Division)
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)
matches	20
total goals	45
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
nextseason	[1988](1988-football-league-play-offs)

(Second Division) Swindon Town (Third Division) Aldershot (Fourth Division) (Fourth Division) (Fourth Division) (7 goals) (Second Division final) (Fourth Division semi-final) 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

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

;Second leg Charlton Athletic won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Final

Main article: 1987 Football League Second Division play-off final

;First leg ;Second leg Leeds United 1–1 Charlton Athletic on aggregate.

;Replay

Third Division

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

Lowe Quinn Coyne

;Second leg Bennett Bertschin Cascarino Sunderland 6–6 Gillingham on aggregate. Gillingham won on away goals.

Swindon Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1987 Football League Third Division play-off final

;First leg ;Second leg Henry Swindon Town 2–2 Gillingham on aggregate.

;Replay

Fourth Division

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	+8	70
6	Aldershot	46	20	10	16	64	57	+7	70

Semi-finals

;First leg Bull

;Second leg Wolverhampton Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Burvill Aldershot won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off final

;First leg Barnes ;Second leg Aldershot won 3–0 on aggregate.

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