Sat 20 Dec 1986
Division Two
Pompey 2 Barnsley 1
| Pos | Player | Goals | Subs |
| 1 | Alan Knight | ||
| 2 | Mick Tait | ||
| 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Kevin Dillon | 1 | |
| 5 | Noel Blake | ||
| 6 | Billy Gilbert | ||
| 7 | Kevin O'Callaghan | ||
| 8 | Mick Kennedy | ||
| 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Micky Quinn | 1 | |
| 11 | Vince Hilaire |
| Select Pompey player for stats |
| Scorers: Quinn, Dillon p Manager: Alan Ball Attendance: 9,568 |
Season 1986/87
Fixtures
Select opponent for Pompey line-up Change Season
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 23 Aug 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 30 Aug 1986 | Ipswich Town H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Tue 2 Sep 1986 | Hull City A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 6 Sep 1986 | Barnsley A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 13 Sep 1986 | Blackburn Rovers H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Tue 1986 Sep 1986 | Crystal Palace- Full Members Cup Round 1 H | W | 4 - 0 |
| Sat 20 Sep 1986 | Stoke City A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Wed 24 Sep 1986 | Wrexham- Football League Cup Round 2 1st Leg A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Mon 29 Sep 1986 | Huddersfield Town H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 4 Oct 1986 | Sunderland A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 7 Oct 1986 | Wrexham- Football League Cup Round 2 2nd Leg H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 11 Oct 1986 | Birmingham City H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 18 Oct 1986 | Leeds United A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Tue 21 Oct 1986 | Derby County H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 25 Oct 1986 | West Bromwich Albion H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Wed 29 Oct 1986 | Bradford City- Football League Cup Round 3 A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 1 Nov 1986 | Oldham Athletic A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 4 Nov 1986 | Millwall- Full Members Cup Round 2 H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Sat 8 Nov 1986 | Bradford City H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 15 Nov 1986 | Shrewsbury Town A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 22 Nov 1986 | Grimsby Town H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Tue 25 Nov 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday- Full Members Cup Round 3 A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 29 Nov 1986 | Millwall A | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 6 Dec 1986 | Crystal Palace H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 13 Dec 1986 | Sheffield United A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 20 Dec 1986 | Barnsley H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Fri 26 Dec 1986 | Plymouth Argyle A | W | 3 - 2 |
| Mon 29 Dec 1986 | Shrewsbury Town H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Thu 1 Jan 1987 | Reading H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 3 Jan 1987 | Blackburn Rovers A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 10 Jan 1987 | Blackburn Rovers- FA Cup Round 3 H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 24 Jan 1987 | Brighton and Hove Albion H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 31 Jan 1987 | Wimbledon- FA Cup Round 4 A | L | 0 - 4 |
| Sat 7 Feb 1987 | Ipswich Town A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 14 Feb 1987 | Hull City H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 21 Feb 1987 | Huddersfield Town A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Wed 25 Feb 1987 | Norwich City- Full Members Cup Quarter Final A | L | 1 - 3 |
| Sat 28 Feb 1987 | Stoke City H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Tue 3 Mar 1987 | Derby County A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Tue 10 Mar 1987 | Leeds United H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 21 Mar 1987 | Birmingham City A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 28 Mar 1987 | Sunderland H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 4 Apr 1987 | Bradford City A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 11 Apr 1987 | Oldham Athletic H | W | 3 - 0 |
| Sat 18 Apr 1987 | Reading A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Mon 20 Apr 1987 | Plymouth Argyle H | L | 0 - 1 |
| Mon 27 Apr 1987 | Grimsby Town A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Wed 29 Apr 1987 | West Bromwich Albion A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 2 May 1987 | Millwall H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Mon 4 May 1987 | Crystal Palace A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 9 May 1987 | Sheffield United H | L | 1 - 2 |
