Middlesbrough 0 Preston North End 1
Outcome: Lost
Date: 1/10/1987
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 15458
Competition: FA Cup Third Round
Goals:
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Brian Laws | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Gary Gill | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Allan Kernaghan | |||
| Ronnie Coyle |