| Saturday 29th August 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreton Town | 3-0 | Formby | |
| Ashton United | 2-0 | Kirkby Town | |
| Burscough | 1-2 | Warrington Town | |
| Clitheroe | 4-0 | Bridlington Trinity | |
| Colwyn Bay | 3-0 | Winsford United | |
| Evenwood Town | 0-2 | Leyland Motors | |
| Glossop | 2-3 | Heanor Town | |
| Lancaster City | 0-4 | Darwen | |
| Radcliffe | 1-0 | Skelmersdale United | |
| Rossendale United | 3-0 | Northallerton Town | |
| St Helens Town | 6-2 | Curzon Ashton | |
| Saturday 5th September 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Extra Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Rangers | 0-1 | Burscough | |
| Curzon Ashton | 1-1 | Maine Road | |
| Eastwood Hanley | 2-0 | Oldham Town | |
| Flixton | 0-1 | Darwen | |
| Formby | 1-4 | Ashton United | |
| Kirkby Town | 2-2 | Lancaster City | |
| Leyland Motors | 4-1 | Linotype | |
| Maghull | 0-2 | Bootle | |
| Tadcaster Albion | 1-1 | Great Harwood Town | |
| Tuesday 8th September 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Extra Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 2-3 | Kirkby Town | |
| Maine Road | 2-1 | Curzon Ashton | |
| Saturday 12th September 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 1-0 | Ashton United | |
| Chadderton | 1-0 | Heanor Town | |
| Clitheroe | 2-0 | Whitley Bay | |
| Darwen | 2-2 | Tow Law Town | |
| Easington Colliery | 2-1 | Leyland Motors | |
| Ilkeston Town | 1-1 | St Helens Town | |
| Prescot Cables | 0-1 | Colwyn Bay | |
| Rossendale United | 1-1 | Worksop Town | |
| Warrington Town | 1-1 | Northwich Victoria | |
| Wren Rovers | 1-2 | Farsley Celtic | |
| Tuesday 15th September 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwich Victoria | 5-1 | Warrington Town | |
| St Helens Town | 1-1 | Ilkeston Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Tow Law Town | 3-2 | Darwen | |
| Worksop Town | 2-4 | Rossendale United | |
| F.A. Carlsberg Vase Extra Preliminary Round Replay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood Town | 5-2 | Tadcaster Albion |
| Saturday 19th September 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | 3-2 | Burnley Belvedere | |
| Atherton LR | 0-0 | Lancaster City | |
| Burscough | 2-0 | Prescot Cables | |
| Chadderton | 1-2 | Merseyside Police | |
| Clitheroe | 0-2 | Ashton United | |
| Colne Dynamoes | 5-4 | Glossop | |
| Daisy Hill | 1-0 | Poulton Victoria | |
| Darwen | 5-2 | St Dominics | |
| Ellesmere Port & Neston | 1-3 | Waterloo Dock | |
| Ford Motors | 1-2 | Bootle | |
| Gosforth St Nicholas | 1-1 | Wren Rovers | |
| Leyland Motors | 0-3 | Heswall | |
| Maine Road | 1-2 | Christleton | |
| Nelson | 1-2 | Uniasco | |
| Newton (WC) | 2-4 | Cheadle Town | |
| Shotton Comrades | 0-3 | Great Harwood Town | |
| Skelmersdale United | 0-1 | General Chemicals | |
| Monday 21st September 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilkeston Town | 1-4 | St Helens Town | |
| Tuesday 22nd September 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 3-2 | Atherton LR | |
| Wren Rovers | 1-0 | Gosforth St Nicholas | |
| Saturday 26th September 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 2-2 | Marine | |
| Clitheroe | 0-0 | Harrogate Town | |
| Colwyn Bay | 2-2 | Buxton | |
| Macclesfield Town | 5-0 | Chadderton | |
| Rossendale United | 2-3 | Guisborough Town | |
| St Helens Town | 0-0 | Horwich RMI | |
| Tuesday 29th September 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton | 2-5 | Colwyn Bay | |
| Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Clitheroe | |
| Horwich RMI | 2-3 | St Helens Town | |
| Marine | 1-0 | Bootle | |
| Saturday 3rd October 1987 | F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Town | 4-1 | Colwyn Bay | |
| Saturday 10th October 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 3rd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreton Town | 1-1 | Colwyn Bay | |
| Northwich Victoria | 3-2 | St Helens Town | |
| Tuesday 13th October 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Alfreton Town | |
| Saturday 17th October 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 4-3 | Christleton | |
| Burscough | 3-2 | Atherton Collieries | |
| Daisy Hill | 2-0 | Ashton United | |
| Darwen | 1-4 | Colne Dynamoes | |
| Irlam Town | 3-0 | Cheadle Town | |
| Rossendale United | 2-0 | Lancaster City | |
| Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace | 1-1 | Great Harwood Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Wren Rovers | 2-0 | Evenwood Town | |
| Saturday 24th October 1987 | F.A. Challenge Cup 4th Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colwyn Bay | 2-1 | Tow Law Town | |
| F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round Replay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Harwood Town | 2-1 | Seaton Delaval Seaton Terrace |
| Saturday 7th November 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridlington Town | 2-2 | Wren Rovers | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Burscough | 0-2 | Uniasco | |
| Coundon T T | 0-1 | Colne Dynamoes | |
| Durham City | 4-0 | Rossendale United | |
| Hatfield Main | 5-0 | Great Harwood Town | |
| Lincoln United | 2-0 | Daisy Hill | |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | 1-1 | St Helens Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Warrington Town | 2-3 | Farsley Celtic | |
| Wythenshawe | 2-0 | Bootle | |
| Saturday 14th November 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens Town | 0-2 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | |
| Wren Rovers | 3-2 | Bridlington Town | |
| Saturday 12th December 1987 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 3rd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Dynamoes | 2-0 | Heswall | |
| Sporting Club Vaux | 2-4 | Wren Rovers | |
| Saturday 16th January 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 4th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Dynamoes | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town | |
| North Ferriby United | 2-1 | Wren Rovers | |
| Saturday 6th February 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 5th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherstone United | 1-2 | Colne Dynamoes | |
| Saturday 27th February 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Quarter Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Dynamoes | 2-0 | Farsley Celtic | |
| Saturday 19th March 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 1st Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudbury Town | 1-1 | Colne Dynamoes | |
| Saturday 26th March 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 2nd Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Dynamoes | 2-0 | Sudbury Town | |
| Saturday 23rd April 1988 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Colne Dynamoes | 1-0 | Emley (original) | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||