1985-05-10
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 4 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Layer Road | 1,864 | |
| Bowen, Irving, Osborne, Parkinson | Lineups | Allatt | ||||
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | The Shay | 2,307 | |
| Cook, Sanderson | Lineups | Coyne | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 3 | Port Vale | Old Showground | 1,867 | |
| Graham, Broddle, Cammack | Lineups | Brown, Tartt, Williams | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Northampton Town & Torquay United to apply for re-election | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Chesterfield | 45 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 90 | D | W | W | W | W | 1985-05-11 | Rochdale | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackpool | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 85 | W | D | W | D | D | 1985-05-11 | Wrexham | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bury | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 83 | L | L | W | W | W | 1985-05-11 | Peterborough United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Darlington | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 79 | D | D | L | L | L | 1985-05-11 | Stockport County | H |
| 5 | 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 74 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Hereford United | 45 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 74 | L | L | L | D | W | 1985-05-11 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 72 | W | L | W | W | L | 1985-05-11 | Exeter City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 72 | L | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 71 | D | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | -4 | 66 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 45 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 61 | D | D | L | L | L | 1985-05-11 | Bury | A |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 60 | D | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 57 | W | D | L | D | L | 1985-05-14 | Rochdale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Aldershot | 44 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 43 | -11 | 56 | L | W | L | L | W | 1985-05-11 | Hereford United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 45 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 43 | -3 | 53 | W | W | W | W | W | 1985-05-11 | Blackpool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 45 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | -21 | 53 | W | D | D | L | D | 1985-05-11 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 37 | -12 | 52 | L | L | W | L | L | 1985-05-11 | Chester City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Chester City | 45 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | -13 | 51 | D | W | W | W | L | 1985-05-11 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 19 | 4 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 37 | -27 | 50 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Rochdale | 43 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -10 | 49 | D | D | W | W | L | 1985-05-11 | Chesterfield | A |
| 21 | -1 | Stockport County | 45 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 50 | -19 | 47 | D | L | L | L | L | 1985-05-11 | Darlington | A |
| 22 | -1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 47 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 23 | -1 | Southend United | 45 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 49 | -26 | 47 | L | L | L | L | L | 1985-05-11 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 44 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 37 | -23 | 41 | L | D | L | L | D | 1985-05-11 | Southend United | A |
