Sherpa Van Trophy - 1987/88
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Third and Fourth Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chester,
Chesterfield, Crewe, Darlington, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax,
Hartlepool, Mansfield, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scarborough,
Scunthorpe, Stockport, Sunderland, Tranmere, Wigan, York.
South: Aldershot, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol City, Bristol
Rovers, Cambridge, Cardiff, Colchester, Exeter, Fulham, Gillingham,
Hereford, Leyton Orient, Newport, Northampton, Notts County,
Peterborough, Port Vale, Southend, Swansea, Torquay, Walsall, Wolves,
Wrexham.
Format
Preliminary round: 8 groups of 3 in each area. Winners and
runners-up advance to the first round.
First round: 8 single-game ties in each area. Winners advance to
the area quarter-finals.
Area quarter-finals: 4 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area semi-finals.
Area semi-finals: 2 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area finals.
Area finals: 1 two-legged tie in each area. Winners advance to
the national final.
Final: a single game, played at Wembley.
Preliminary round
North
Group 1
| 13 Oct |
Rochdale |
0 |
- |
0 |
Tranmere |
| 27 Oct |
Tranmere |
1 |
- |
2 |
Burnley |
| 24 Nov |
Burnley |
3 |
- |
2 |
Rochdale |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Burnley |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
Rochdale |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
Tranmere |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Group 2
| 13 Oct |
Carlisle |
2 |
- |
1 |
Chester |
| 28 Oct |
Chester |
2 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
| 24 Nov |
Blackpool |
0 |
- |
1 |
Carlisle |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Carlisle |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Chester |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Blackpool |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Group 3
| 13 Oct |
Bolton |
0 |
- |
0 |
Preston |
| 27 Oct |
Preston |
5 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
| 24 Nov |
Stockport |
1 |
- |
3 |
Bolton |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Preston |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Bolton |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Stockport |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
Group 4
| 13 Oct |
Wigan |
2 |
- |
2 |
Crewe |
| 24 Nov |
Bury |
5 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
| 4 Dec |
Crewe |
0 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bury |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Crewe |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Wigan |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
Group 5
| 13 Oct |
York |
3 |
- |
4 |
Darlington |
| 24 Nov |
Chesterfield |
2 |
- |
0 |
York |
| 5 Dec |
Darlington |
2 |
- |
1 |
Chesterfield |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Darlington |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
Chesterfield |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
York |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
Group 6
| 13 Oct |
Rotherham |
1 |
- |
0 |
Scarborough |
| 28 Oct |
Scarborough |
0 |
- |
3 |
Sunderland |
| 24 Nov |
Sunderland |
7 |
- |
1 |
Rotherham |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Sunderland |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Rotherham |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
| 3 |
Scarborough |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Group 7
| 13 Oct |
Scunthorpe |
2 |
- |
0 |
Grimsby |
| 27 Oct |
Grimsby |
2 |
- |
1 |
Halifax |
| 24 Nov |
Halifax |
3 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Halifax |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Grimsby |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Scunthorpe |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Play-off to determine the group runner-up:
| 15 Dec |
Grimsby |
1 |
- |
2 |
Scunthorpe |
Group 8
| 13 Oct |
Doncaster |
0 |
- |
1 |
Mansfield |
| 27 Oct |
Mansfield |
3 |
- |
2 |
Hartlepool |
| 24 Nov |
Hartlepool |
1 |
- |
0 |
Doncaster |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Mansfield |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Hartlepool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Doncaster |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
South
Group 1
| 13 Oct |
Notts County |
1 |
- |
0 |
Northampton |
| 28 Oct |
Northampton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Brentford |
| 24 Nov |
Brentford |
3 |
- |
2 |
Notts County |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Brentford |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Notts County |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Northampton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Group 2
| 13 Oct |
Cardiff |
3 |
- |
2 |
Wrexham |
| 27 Oct |
Wrexham |
2 |
- |
2 |
Walsall |
| 24 Nov |
Walsall |
3 |
- |
1 |
Cardiff |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Walsall |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
Cardiff |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
Wrexham |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Group 3
| 13 Oct |
Aldershot |
3 |
- |
1 |
Gillingham |
| 27 Oct |
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
2 |
Leyton Orient |
| 24 Nov |
Leyton Orient |
2 |
- |
2 |
Aldershot |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Aldershot |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
Leyton Orient |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| 3 |
Gillingham |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Group 4
| 13 Oct |
Colchester |
3 |
- |
2 |
Peterborough |
| 24 Nov |
Cambridge |
0 |
- |
0 |
Colchester |
| 1 Dec |
Peterborough |
3 |
- |
0 |
Cambridge |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Colchester |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Peterborough |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cambridge |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Group 5
| 13 Oct |
Torquay |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bristol Rovers |
| 28 Oct |
Bristol Rovers |
0 |
- |
2 |
Hereford |
| 25 Nov |
Hereford |
0 |
- |
2 |
Torquay |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Torquay |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Hereford |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Group 6
| 13 Oct |
Newport |
2 |
- |
0 |
Port Vale |
| 26 Oct |
Port Vale |
2 |
- |
0 |
Exeter |
| 24 Nov |
Exeter |
0 |
- |
1 |
Newport |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Newport |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Port Vale |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Exeter |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Group 7
| 13 Oct |
Southend |
1 |
- |
0 |
Fulham |
| 27 Oct |
Fulham |
1 |
- |
6 |
Brighton |
| 25 Nov |
Brighton |
3 |
- |
2 |
Southend |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Brighton |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
Southend |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Fulham |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
Group 8
| 27 Oct |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
1 |
Wolves |
| 10 Nov |
Bristol City |
2 |
- |
0 |
Swansea |
| 24 Nov |
Wolves |
3 |
- |
1 |
Bristol City |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Wolves |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Bristol City |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Swansea |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
First round
North
| 19 Jan |
Burnley |
1 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
|
Bury |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bolton |
|
Halifax |
2 |
- |
1 |
Chesterfield |
(aet) |
|
Mansfield |
1 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
|
Preston |
3 |
- |
1 |
Rochdale |
|
Sunderland |
1 |
- |
0 |
Crewe |
| 26 Jan |
Darlington |
3 |
- |
2 |
Rotherham |
| 3 Feb |
Carlisle |
0 |
- |
2 |
Hartlepool |
South
| 19 Jan |
Aldershot |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bristol City |
(aet) |
|
Colchester |
1 |
- |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
(aet) |
|
(Colchester won on penalties) |
|
Newport |
2 |
- |
3 |
Hereford |
|
Torquay |
1 |
- |
0 |
Port Vale |
|
Walsall |
1 |
- |
2 |
Peterborough |
|
Wolves |
4 |
- |
0 |
Brentford |
| 20 Jan |
Brighton |
4 |
- |
2 |
Southend |
|
Notts County |
2 |
- |
0 |
Cardiff |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 9 Feb |
Bury |
0 |
- |
1 |
Burnley |
|
Sunderland |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hartlepool |
| 16 Feb |
Preston |
2 |
- |
1 |
Mansfield |
| 18 Feb |
Darlington |
1 |
- |
2 |
Halifax |
South
| 9 Feb |
Colchester |
2 |
- |
3 |
Notts County |
|
Wolves |
4 |
- |
0 |
Peterborough |
| 10 Feb |
Hereford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Brighton |
(aet) |
| 16 Feb |
Aldershot |
0 |
- |
1 |
Torquay |
Area semi-finals
North
| 8 Mar |
Burnley |
0 |
- |
0 |
Halifax |
(aet) |
|
(Burnley won on penalties) |
| 9 Mar |
Hartlepool |
0 |
- |
2 |
Preston |
South
| 8 Mar |
Wolves |
1 |
- |
0 |
Torquay |
| 9 Mar |
Brighton |
1 |
- |
5 |
Notts County |
Area finals
North
| 12 Apr |
Burnley |
0 |
- |
0 |
Preston |
| 19 Apr |
Preston |
1 |
- |
3 |
Burnley |
|
(Burnley won 3-1 on aggregate) |
South
| 12 Apr |
Notts County |
1 |
- |
1 |
Wolves |
| 19 Apr |
Wolves |
3 |
- |
0 |
Notts County |
|
(Wolves won 4-1 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 29th May 1988, at Wembley
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 |
- |
0 |
Burnley |