1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final

The 1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off final was a two-legged football tie played in May 1987 at the end of the 1986–87 season. It determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Fourth Division to the Third Division, and was contested by Aldershot and Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was the first-ever play-off final to be staged in English football.

Aldershot won the tie 3–0 on aggregate, having won both legs of the tie.

Match details

First leg

Aldershot v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 May 1987 19:45 BST

Aldershot	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
McDonald  4' Barnes  47' (pen.)

Recreation Ground, Aldershot Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)

ALDERSHOT: GK 1 Tony Lange RB 2 Barry Blankley CB 3 Paul Friar CB 4 Andy King LB 5 Colin Smith RM 6 Steve Wignall CM 7 Bobby Barnes CM 8 Giorgio Mazzon LM 9 Mike Ring CF 10 Ian McDonald (c) CF 11 Gary Johnson Manager: Len Walker

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS: GK 1 Mark Kendall RB 2 Steve Stoutt CB 3 David Barnes CB 4 Floyd Streete (c) LB 5 Rob Kelly RM 6 Nicky Clarke CM 7 Jon Purdie CM 8 Andy Thompson FW 9 Steve Bull FW 10 Andy Mutch LM 11 Micky Holmes Manager: Graham Turner

Second leg

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot

25 May 1987 15:00 BST

Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Aldershot
		Barnes  81'

Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 19,962 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS: GK 1 Mark Kendall RB 2 Steve Stoutt CB 3 David Barnes CB 4 Floyd Streete (c) LB 5 Barry Powell RM 6 Nicky Clarke CM 7 Robbie Dennison CM 8 Andy Thompson FW 9 Steve Bull FW 10 Andy Mutch LM 11 Micky Holmes Manager: Graham Turner

ALDERSHOT: GK 1 Tony Lange RB 2 Barry Blankley CB 3 Paul Friar CB 4 Andy King LB 5 Colin Smith RM 6 Steve Wignall CM 7 Bobby Barnes CM 8 Giorgio Mazzon LM 9 Mike Ring CF 10 Ian McDonald (c) CF 11 Gary Johnson Manager: Len Walker