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1986–87 Associate Members' Cup

FieldValue
titleAssociate Members Cup
year1986–87
other_titlesFreight Rover Trophy
countryEngland
Wales
prev_season1985–86
next_season1987–88

Wales 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.

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

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamChester City won on 5-4 penaltiesBury won on 5-4 penalties
20 JanuaryCarlisle United1–2Preston North End
20 JanuaryChester City1–1Lincoln City
20 JanuaryHalifax Town1–2Middlesbrough
27 JanuaryBolton Wanderers2–1Burnley
27 JanuaryRochdale3–0Chesterfield
27 JanuaryScunthorpe United1–2Wrexham
27 JanuaryYork City0–1Mansfield Town
10 FebruaryBury1–1Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamSwindon Town won 4–2 on penalties
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

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamMiddlesbrough won 4–3 on penalties
10 FebruaryBolton Wanderers1–2Chester City
17 FebruaryRochdale0–0Middlesbrough
17 FebruaryWrexham2–1Preston North End
24 FebruaryBury1–2Mansfield Town

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway teamAldershot won 11–10 on penaltiesGillingham won 5–4 on penalties
10 FebruaryAldershot1–1Fulham
10 FebruaryBristol City3–0Brentford
10 FebruaryPort Vale3–3Gillingham
10 FebruarySwindon Town4–2Hereford United

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
10 MarchMiddlesbrough0–1Mansfield Town
23 MarchWrexham1 – 3Chester City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
10 MarchBristol City2–0Gillingham
10 MarchSwindon Town2–3Aldershot

Area finals

Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

References

References

  1. Dunk, Peter. (20 August 1987). "Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88". Queen Anne Press.
  2. After extra-time.
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