1985-08-30
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | The Shay | 2,011 | |
| Longhurst 2 | Lineups | Greenwood | ||||
| Southend United | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | Roots Hall | 4,037 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | 2 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1985-09-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Northampton Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 6 | 6 | Halifax Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1985-09-06 | Colchester United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Peterborough United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Chester City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Orient | H |
| 11 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Wrexham | A |
| 13 | 0 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 14 | 5 | Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | D | W | L | L | # | 1985-09-06 | Northampton Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | -1 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Burnley | H |
| 18 | -1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Cambridge United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1985-09-06 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 21 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1985-09-07 | Southend United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Chester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1985-09-07 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1985-08-31 | Colchester United | H |
