1985-08-18
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Gay Meadow | 4,295 | |
| Lineups | Barber, Gray | |||||
| 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 | 9 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | Norwich City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 10 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | -1 | Hull City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Sunderland | H |
| 14 | 1 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Norwich City | H |
| 15 | 1 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 16 | 1 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 17 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | 1 | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | 1 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-21 | Wimbledon | H |
| 20 | -7 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-20 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 3 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | Feethams Ground | 4,196 | |
| Poskett, MacDonald, Cook (p) | Lineups | Badcock, Stevenson (p), White | ||||
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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 | 4 | Darlington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Gillingham | A |
| 11 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Brentford | H |
| 12 | -2 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 15 | -2 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1985-08-24 | Lincoln City | H |
| 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 |
