| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 January – 17 May 1987 |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £53,600 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Neal Foulds |
| Score | Round-Robin |
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The 1987 Rothmans Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1987.
Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. [1]
| Ranking | DAV | FOU |  GRI |  TAY | WHI | MEO |  THO | THO | Frame W-L | Match W-D-L | Pld-Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Davis | x | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 36–20 | 4–1–2 | 7–13 |
| Runner-up | Neal Foulds | 2 | x | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 31–25 | 3–3–1 | 7–12 |
| 3 | Jimmy White | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | x | 1 | 4 | 4 | 27–29 | 3–2–2 | 7–11 |
| 4 | Terry Griffiths | 4 | 4 | x | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28–28 | 2–3–2 | 7–9 |
| 5 | Dennis Taylor | 2 | 3 | 4 | x | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28–28 | 2–2–3 | 7–8 |
| 6 | Tony Meo | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | x | 4 | 6 | 26–30 | 2–2–3 | 7–8 |
| 7 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | x | 5 | 25–31 | 2–2–3 | 7–8 |
| 8 | Willie Thorne | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | x | 23–33 | 1–3–3 | 7–6 |
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