| D3PSFL2 | 17/05/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Aldershot | Caldwell 2 (1 pen) (aet) | | 7,445 | Draw |
| D3PSFL1 | 14/05/1987 | Aldershot | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,164 | Loss |
| D3 | 09/05/1987 | Gillingham | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 5,561 | Loss |
| D3 | 04/05/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Doncaster Rovers | | | 4,838 | Loss |
| D3 | 02/05/1987 | York City | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Hartford | | 4,079 | Loss |
| D3 | 25/04/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Bristol City | | | 4,414 | Draw |
| D3 | 20/04/1987 | Bury | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,969 | Draw |
| D3 | 18/04/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Carlisle United | Neal, Stevens I | | 4,241 | Win |
| D3 | 11/04/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | | | 5,858 | Loss |
| D3 | 07/04/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Wigan Athletic | Hartford (pen) | | 5,321 | Loss |
| D3 | 04/04/1987 | Newport County | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Stevens I | | 1,193 | Loss |
| D3 | 28/03/1987 | Notts County | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,776 | Draw |
| D3 | 24/03/1987 | Swindon Town | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 8,110 | Loss |
| D3 | 21/03/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Walsall | Elliott S | | 4,308 | Win |
| D3 | 17/03/1987 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Sutton | | 14,717 | Draw |
| D3 | 14/03/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Rotherham United | | | 3,748 | Draw |
| D3 | 07/03/1987 | Chester City | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,764 | Draw |
| D3 | 03/03/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Brentford | | | 3,563 | Loss |
| D3 | 28/02/1987 | Chesterfield | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,202 | Draw |
| D3 | 18/02/1987 | Darlington | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Elliott S | | 1,464 | Win |
| D3 | 14/02/1987 | Port Vale | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Elliott S | | 3,628 | Draw |
| AMCNQF | 10/02/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Chester City | Came | | 3,900 | Loss |
| D3 | 07/02/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Fulham | Joyce W G, Thompson S, Caldwell | | 4,128 | Win |
| D3 | 03/02/1987 | Carlisle United | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,535 | Draw |
| D3 | 31/01/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Bournemouth | | | 4,219 | Loss |
| AMCN1 | 27/01/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Burnley | Allen, Caldwell | | 3,698 | Win |
| D3 | 17/01/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Bristol Rovers | Sutton, Caldwell | | 4,087 | Draw |
| FAC3 | 10/01/1987 | Coventry City | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | Highlights | 12,044 | Loss |
| D3 | 03/01/1987 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | | | 5,058 | Loss |
| D3 | 27/12/1986 | Doncaster Rovers | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,301 | Loss |
| D3 | 26/12/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Bury | Thompson S, Oghani | | 10,135 | Loss |
| D3 | 20/12/1986 | Bristol City | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Elliott S | | 8,028 | Loss |
| AMCQ | 16/12/1986 | Burnley | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani, Darby | | 1,464 | Win |
| D3 | 13/12/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Gillingham | Caldwell 2, Gavin | | 4,867 | Win |
| FAC2 | 06/12/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Tranmere Rovers | Caldwell, Thompson S | | 6,193 | Win |
| AMCQ | 02/12/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Blackpool | Gavin | | 3,395 | Win |
| D3 | 29/11/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | York City | Hartford, Caldwell 2 | | 4,528 | Win |
| FAC1R2 | 24/11/1986 | Halifax Town | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Thompson S, Caldwell, Gavin | | 3,338 | Win |
| D3 | 22/11/1986 | Mansfield Town | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell, Joyce W G | | 3,096 | Draw |
| FAC1R | 18/11/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Halifax Town | Caldwell (aet) | | 4,652 | Draw |
| FAC1 | 15/11/1986 | Halifax Town | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani | | 3,370 | Draw |
| D3 | 08/11/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Newport County | | | 4,530 | Loss |
| D3 | 04/11/1986 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 10,096 | Draw |
| D3 | 01/11/1986 | Brentford | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Gavin, Thompson S | | 3,522 | Win |
| D3 | 25/10/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Chester City | Elliott S | | 4,607 | Draw |
| D3 | 21/10/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Blackpool | Thompson S | | 6,534 | Win |
| D3 | 18/10/1986 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,430 | Loss |
| D3 | 11/10/1986 | Walsall | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Thompson S (pen), Caldwell, Elliott S | | 4,677 | Draw |
| D3 | 04/10/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Notts County | Oghani | | 4,248 | Draw |
| D3 | 30/09/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Chesterfield | Caldwell | | 3,931 | Loss |
| D3 | 26/09/1986 | Wigan Athletic | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Joyce W G | | 4,986 | Loss |
| D3 | 20/09/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Port Vale | Caldwell, Elliott S, Joyce W G | | 4,872 | Win |
| D3 | 16/09/1986 | Fulham | 4-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Elliott S, Thompson S | | 2,434 | Loss |
| D3 | 13/09/1986 | Bournemouth | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell | | 3,031 | Loss |
| D3 | 06/09/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-3 | Darlington | Elliott S, Thompson S, Oghani, Joyce W G | | 3,952 | Win |
| LC1L2 | 02/09/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Bury | | | 4,330 | Draw |
| D3 | 30/08/1986 | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,092 | Loss |
| LC1L1 | 26/08/1986 | Bury | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ross (og) | | 3,217 | Loss |
| D3 | 23/08/1986 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Swindon Town | Oghani | | 5,684 | Loss |