1985-08-17
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | West Ham United | St Andrew's | 11,164 | |
| Hopkins | Lineups | |||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | Highfield Road | 14,521 | |
| McNab OG | Lineups | McIlroy | ||||
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | Everton | Filbert Street | 16,932 | |
| Smith B, Bright 2 | Lineups | Mountfield | ||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | Anfield Road | 38,261 | |
| Whelan, Nicol | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Kenilworth Road | 11,318 | |
| Stein B | Lineups | Webb | ||||
| Manchester United | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | 49,743 | |
| Hughes 2, Olsen, Whiteside | Lineups | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Loftus Road | 10,568 | |
| Byrne | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Hillsborough | 26,164 | |
| Lyons | Lineups | Speedie | ||||
| Southampton | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | The Dell | 16,401 | |
| Puckett | Lineups | Beardsley (p) | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Watford | White Hart Lane | 29,884 | |
| Allen P, Falco, Waddle 2 | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | The Hawthorns | 14,571 | |
| Varadi | Lineups | McDonald | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Manchester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 0 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Watford | A |
| 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | West Ham United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Chelsea | A |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Newcastle United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 10 | 0 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Arsenal | A |
| 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Everton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Coventry City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Leicester City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 16 | 0 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 17 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 20 | 0 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Southampton | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Liverpool | H |
| 22 | 0 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Birmingham City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Goldstone Ground | 9,787 | |
| Biley, Connor | Lineups | Lund, Hobson | ||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 2 | Bradford City | Brunton Park | 5,086 | |
| Entwistle | Lineups | Campbell 2 | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | The Valley | 4,178 | |
| Flanagan, Pearson | Lineups | Gray (p) | ||||
| Fulham | 3 | 1 | Leeds United | Craven Cottage | 5,772 | |
| Scott 2, Coney | Lineups | Lorimer | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 4 | 3 | Millwall | Leeds Road | 6,603 | |
| Tempest 3 (1p), Webster | Lineups | Fashanu, Lovell, Lowndes | ||||
| Hull City | 2 | 2 | Portsmouth | Boothferry Park | 8,221 | |
| Bunn, Whitehurst | Lineups | Morgan, Hilaire | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Carrow Road | 12,508 | |
| Mendham | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | Victoria Ground | 11,679 | |
| Heath | Lineups | Cockerill, Morris 2 (1p) | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Roker Park | 21,202 | Largest home & D 2 gate 1985-86 |
| Lineups | Patterson, Quinn | |||||
| Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Plough Lane | 2,844 | |
| Evans, Gage (p), Sanchez | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Leeds United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Wimbledon | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Norwich City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 8 | 0 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Barnsley | A |
| 10 | 0 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Sunderland | H |
| 13 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-18 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 14 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-18 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 20 | 0 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Wimbledon | H |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Portsmouth | A |
| 22 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Fulham | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Burnden Park | 5,129 | |
| Caldwell | Lineups | Trusson | ||||
| Brentford | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Griffin Park | 5,576 | |
| Murray, Bullivant | Lineups | Edwards N | ||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 3 | Walsall | Ashton Gate | 7,195 | |
| Neville, Walsh (p) | Lineups | Cross, Daley, O'Kelly (p) | ||||
| Chesterfield | 4 | 3 | Bury | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,835 | |
| Hunter, Spooner, Valentine OG, Brown P | Lineups | Dobson, Kerr 2 | ||||
| Derby County | 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Baseball Ground | 11,324 | |
| Chandler 2, Christie | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | Sincil Bank | 2,099 | |
| Redfearn | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 2 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Somerton Park | 2,375 | |
| Boyle, Carter | Lineups | Nesbitt, Woods | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 4 | Cardiff City | Meadow Lane | 3,856 | |
| Young | Lineups | McLoughlin, Farrington, Mullen (p), Vaughan | ||||
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | Elm Park | 3,410 | |
| Williams J | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Vetch Field | 4,700 | |
| Lineups | Barrow | |||||
| York City | 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Bootham Crescent | 4,242 | |
| Canham, Walwyn, Gabbiadini | Lineups | McElhinney (p) | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Chesterfield | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | York City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Bury | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Cardiff City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Swansea City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Brentford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Rotherham United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Derby County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Darlington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-18 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-18 | Darlington | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | York City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Walsall | A |
| 20 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Notts County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Darlington | H |
| 22 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Reading | H |
| 23 | 0 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Blackpool | A |
| 24 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Bristol City | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 3 | 2 | Northampton Town | Turf Moor | 4,279 | Largest home gate 1985-86 |
| Biggins 2, Hird | Lineups | Morley, Reed | ||||
| Cambridge United | 4 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Abbey Stadium | 1,821 | |
| Pyle 3, Spriggs | Lineups | Shoulder, Newton (p) | ||||
| Chester City | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | Sealand Road | 1,799 | |
| Rimmer | Lineups | Ward | ||||
| Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Stockport County | Layer Road | 1,719 | |
| Osborne, Day, Adcock | Lineups | Smith P | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Gresty Road | 1,431 | |
| Waller | Lineups | Pennyfather | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | St James Park | 2,868 | Largest home gate 1985-86 |
| Ling | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | Hereford United | Field Mill | 2,405 | |
| Cassells 3, Chamberlain | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Brisbane Road | 2,857 | |
| Godfrey, Brooks, Cornwell | Lineups | Worthington | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 4 | Peterborough United | Deepdale | 3,177 | |
| Brazil, Thomas | Lineups | Gallagher 2, Worrall 2 | ||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | Aldershot | Spotland | 1,069 | |
| Taylor, Diamond (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | Torquay United | Old Showground | 1,929 | |
| Graham, Broddle, Cammack, Green | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 1 | Wrexham | County Ground | 4,159 | |
| Lineups | Charles | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Halifax Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cambridge United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Chester City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Wrexham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Orient | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Stockport County | H |
| 9 | 0 | Exeter City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 0 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Peterborough United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Southend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Orient | H |
| 15 | 0 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-26 | Exeter City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Hereford United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 0 | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Burnley | A |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-23 | Cambridge United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Exeter City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Rochdale | H |
