29th May 1988
| Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Burnley |
19th April 1988
| Northern Section Final 2nd Leg | Preston North End | 1-3 | Burnley |
| Southern Section Final 2nd Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Notts. County |
12th April 1988
| Northern Section Final 1st Leg | Burnley | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| Southern Section Final 1st Leg | Notts. County | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
9th March 1988
| Northern Section Semi-Final | Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Preston North End |
| Southern Section Semi-Final | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-5 | Notts. County |
8th March 1988
| Southern Section Semi-Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 |
| Northern Section Semi-Final | Burnley | 0-0 | FC Halifax Town |
18th February 1988
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | 1-2 | FC Halifax Town |
16th February 1988
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Aldershot Town | 0-1 |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | Preston North End | 2-1 | Mansfield Town |
10th February 1988
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | 0-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
9th February 1988
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | Peterborough United |
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Colchester United | 2-3 | Notts. County |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | Sunderland | 0-1 | Hartlepool United |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | 0-1 | Burnley |
3rd February 1988
| Northern Section 1st Round | Carlisle United | 0-2 | Hartlepool United |
26th January 1988
| Northern Section 1st Round | 3-2 | Rotherham United |
20th January 1988
| Southern Section 1st Round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-2 |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Notts. County | 2-0 | Cardiff City |
19th January 1988
| Southern Section 1st Round | Newport County | 2-3 |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Colchester United | 1-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Northern Section 1st Round | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Aldershot Town | 1-0 | Bristol City |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Burnley | 1-0 |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Northern Section 1st Round | FC Halifax Town | 2-1 | Chesterfield |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Scunthorpe United |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | Brentford |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Preston North End | 3-1 |
| Southern Section 1st Round | 1-0 | Port Vale |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Walsall | 1-2 | Peterborough United |
15th December 1987
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Play-offs | Grimsby Town | 1-2 | Scunthorpe United |
5th December 1987
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | 2-1 | Chesterfield |
4th December 1987
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | Crewe Alexandra | 0-0 |
1st December 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | Peterborough United | 3-0 | Cambridge United |
25th November 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | 0-2 |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-2 |
24th November 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | Leyton Orient | 2-2 | Aldershot Town |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | Cambridge United | 0-0 | Colchester United |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | FC Halifax Town | 3-0 | Scunthorpe United |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Bristol City |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | Exeter City | 0-1 | Newport County |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | 5-2 | Wigan Athletic |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group One | Burnley | 3-2 |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | Blackpool | 0-1 | Carlisle United |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | Chesterfield | 2-0 |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | Sunderland | 7-1 | Rotherham United |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | Hartlepool United | 1-0 |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group One | Brentford | 3-2 | Notts. County |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | Walsall | 3-1 | Cardiff City |
10th November 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | Bristol City | 2-0 | Swansea City |
28th October 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group One | Northampton Town | 1-0 | Brentford |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | 0-3 | Sunderland |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | 2-1 | Blackpool |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | Bristol Rovers | 0-2 |
27th October 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | Wrexham | 2-2 | Walsall |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | Mansfield Town | 3-2 | Hartlepool United |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | Grimsby Town | 2-1 | FC Halifax Town |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | Preston North End | 5-2 |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | Fulham | 1-6 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group One | 1-2 | Burnley |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | Swansea City | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | 2-2 | Leyton Orient |
26th October 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | Port Vale | 2-0 | Exeter City |
13th October 1987
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | Aldershot Town | 3-1 |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | Cardiff City | 3-2 | Wrexham |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group One | Notts. County | 1-0 | Northampton Town |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Eight | 0-1 | Mansfield Town |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group One | 0-0 |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | Scunthorpe United | 2-0 | Grimsby Town |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | Rotherham United | 1-0 |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | 3-4 |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | Wigan Athletic | 2-2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Three | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Preston North End |
| Northern Section Preliminary Round Group Two | Carlisle United | 2-1 |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Seven | 1-0 | Fulham |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Six | Newport County | 2-0 | Port Vale |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Five | 2-0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Southern Section Preliminary Round Group Four | Colchester United | 3-2 | Peterborough United |