1986–87 Football League Trophy
The 1986–87 Football League Trophy, known as the 1986–87 Freight Rover Trophy, was the fourth staging of the Football League Trophy, 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Group 1
24 NovMiddlesbrough 3–0 Doncaster Rovers
2 DecChesterfield 2–1 Middlesbrough
9 DecDoncaster Rovers 0–0 Chesterfield
Group 4
25 NovLincoln City 1–0 Scunthorpe United
2 DecScunthorpe United 1–0 Hartlepool United
6 DecHartlepool United 0–0 Lincoln City
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