1986–87 Associate Members' Cup

Associate Members Cup 1986–87 Freight Rover Trophy EnglandWales 1985–86 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.Dunk Peter Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 461–65 Queen Anne Press 20 August 1987 https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond registration 978-0-3561435-4-5 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 main WDL Q n y y Group 1 North Group 1 CHE Chesterfield MID Middlesbrough DON Doncaster Rovers 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 24 Nov Middlesbrough 3–0 Doncaster Rovers 2 Dec Chesterfield 2–1 Middlesbrough 9 Dec Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Chesterfield main WDL Q n y y Group 2 North Group 2 CHE Chester City PRE Preston North End CRE Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Chester City 16 Dec Chester City 1–1 Preston North End 5 Jan Preston North End 1–0 Crewe Alexandra main WDL Q n y y Group 3 North Group 3 MAN Mansfield Town HAL Halifax Town ROT Rotherham United 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Mansfield Town 2–2 Halifax Town 5 Dec Halifax Town 0–0 Rotherham United 9 Dec Rotherham United 1–1 Mansfield Town main WDL Q n y y Group 4 North Group 4 LIN Lincoln City SCU Scunthorpe United HAR Hartlepool United 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 25 Nov Lincoln City 1–0 Scunthorpe United 2 Dec Scunthorpe United 1–0 Hartlepool United 6 Dec Hartlepool United 0–0 Lincoln City main WDL Q n y y Group 5 North Group 5 WRE Wrexham WIG Wigan Athletic TRA Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 2 3 9 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 25 Nov Wrexham 6–1 Tranmere Rovers 16 Dec Wigan Athletic 2–2 Wrexham 3 Feb Tranmere Rovers 2–3 Wigan Athletic main WDL Q n y y Group 6 North Group 6 YOR York City ROC Rochdale DAR Darlington 1 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 3 6 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 25 Nov York City 4–1 Darlington 2 Dec Darlington 2–2 Rochdale 6 Jan Rochdale 1–1 York City main WDL Q n y y Group 7 North Group 7 CAR Carlisle United BRY Bury STO Stockport County 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 2 1 4 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 6 Dec Bury 3–1 Stockport County 8 Dec Stockport County 0–1 Carlisle United 16 Dec Carlisle United 3–2 Bury main WDL Q n y y Group 8 North Group 8 BOL Bolton Wanderers BRN Burnley BLP Blackpool 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Blackpool 9 Dec Blackpool 2–3 Burnley 16 Dec Burnley 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Southern Section main WDL Q n y y Group 1 South Group 1 ALD Aldershot COL Colchester United PET Peterborough United 1 1 0 7 5 1 0 1 4 5 0 1 1 4 5 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 25 Nov Colchester United 2–1 Peterborough United 3 Dec Peterborough United 3–3 Aldershot 9 Dec Aldershot 4–2 Colchester United main WDL Q n y y Group 2 South Group 2 GIL Gillingham NOR Northampton Town NOT Notts County 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 8 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 25 Nov Notts County 0–5 Gillingham 16 Dec Gillingham 1–0 Northampton Town 5 Jan Northampton Town 3–0 Notts County main WDL Q n y y Group 3 South Group 3 SOU Southend United FUL Fulham CAM Cambridge United 2 0 0 7 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 4 9 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Cambridge United 0–4 Fulham 16 Dec Southend United 5–4 Cambridge United 6 Jan Fulham 1–2 Southend United main WDL Q n y y Group 4 South Group 4 WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers BOU Bournemouth CAR Cardiff City 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 0 2 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Cardiff City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Bournemouth 6 Jan Bournemouth 1–0 Cardiff City main WDL Q n y y Group 5 South Group 5 SWA Swansea City WAL Walsall TOR Torquay United 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 2 Dec Torquay United 0–0 Swansea City 9 Dec Swansea City 3–0 Walsall 16 Dec Walsall 1–0 Torquay United main WDL Q n y y Group 6 South Group 6 BRC Bristol City EXE Exeter City BRR Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 4 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 26 Nov Exeter City 1–1 Bristol City 16 Dec Bristol City 3–0 Bristol Rovers 7 Jan Bristol Rovers 1–1 Exeter City main WDL Q n y y Group 7 South Group 7 BRE Brentford SWI Swindon Town LEY Leyton Orient 2 0 0 9 3 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 2 1 8 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 9 Dec Swindon Town 3–0 Leyton Orient 15 Dec Leyton Orient 1–5 Brentford 6 Jan Brentford 4–2 Swindon Town main WDL Q n y y Group 8 South Group 8 HER Hereford United PTV Port Vale NPT Newport County 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 5 #ccffcc A A complete y 15em 10 Dec Hereford United 4–0 Newport County 22 Dec Port Vale 1–0 Hereford United 6 Jan Newport County 2–1 Port Vale First round Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team20 JanuaryCarlisle United1–2Preston North End20 JanuaryChester City1–1Lincoln CityChester City won on 5-4 penaltiesAfter extra-time.20 JanuaryHalifax Town1–2Middlesbrough27 JanuaryBolton Wanderers2–1Burnley27 JanuaryRochdale3–0Chesterfield27 JanuaryScunthorpe United1–2Wrexham27 JanuaryYork City0–1Mansfield Town10 FebruaryBury1–1Wigan AthleticBury won on 5-4 penalties Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team20 JanuaryExeter City0–1Port Vale26 JanuaryAldershot2–0Swansea City26 JanuaryBrentford4–2Walsall26 JanuaryFulham3–2Northampton Town26 JanuaryGillingham2–0Colchester United26 JanuaryWolverhampton Wanderers0–1Hereford United27 JanuaryBristol City1–0Southend United29 JanuarySwindon Town2–2BournemouthSwindon Town won 4–2 on penalties Quarter-finals Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team10 FebruaryBolton Wanderers1–2Chester City17 FebruaryRochdale0–0MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough won 4–3 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.17 FebruaryWrexham2–1Preston North End24 FebruaryBury1–2Mansfield Town Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team10 FebruaryAldershot1–1FulhamAldershot won 11–10 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.10 FebruaryBristol City3–0Brentford10 FebruaryPort Vale3–3GillinghamGillingham won 5–4 on penaltiesAfter extra-time.10 FebruarySwindon Town4–2Hereford United Area semi-finals Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team10 MarchMiddlesbrough0–1Mansfield Town23 MarchWrexham1 – 3After extra-time.Chester City Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team10 MarchBristol City2–0Gillingham10 MarchSwindon Town2–3Aldershot Area finals Northern Area final 8 April 1987 Mansfield Town 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-chester-city-08-april-1987-291753/ Chester City Field Mill, Mansfield 7,679 15 April 1987 Chester City (1) 1 – 0 (2) https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-city-v-mansfield-town-15-april-1987-291754/ Mansfield Town Sealand Road, Chester 8,187 Southern Area final 8 April 1987 Aldershot 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-bristol-city-08-april-1987-291755/ Bristol City Recreation Ground, Aldershot 5,000 14 April 1987 Bristol City (4) 2 – 0 (1) https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-aldershot-14-april-1987-291756/ Aldershot Ashton Gate, Bristol 16,371 Final 24 May 1987 Bristol City 1–1 yes Mansfield Town Riley 88 Kent 57 Wembley Stadium, London 58,586 A.Gunn (Burgess Hill) Williams Newman MacPhail Curle Owen Moyes 4–5 Kearney Cassells Stringfellow Pollard Kent Kenworthy References Category:EFL Trophy seasons Associate Members' Cup Associate Members' Cup