1985-09-01
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Stoke City | Elland Road, Leeds | 6,999 | |
| Abbott 2 (2p), Singleton | Lineups | Heath | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Portsmouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1985-09-03 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | W | D | D | W | W | 1985-09-03 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | W | W | D | W | L | 1985-09-07 | Wimbledon | A |
| 4 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1985-09-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Norwich City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1985-09-03 | Wimbledon | A |
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | W | L | D | D | W | 1985-09-03 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | D | W | L | D | 1985-09-04 | Leeds United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Stoke City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 12 | 3 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | L | W | L | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 14 | -1 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 1985-09-04 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Norwich City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 | L | D | L | L | W | 1985-09-07 | Sheffield United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | L | D | D | D | 1985-09-04 | Stoke City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hull City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1985-09-07 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 18 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 3 | D | D | D | L | L | 1985-09-03 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Hull City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Leeds United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1985-09-04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 21 | 0 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 22 | 0 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1985-09-07 | Grimsby Town | H |
