1985-09-06
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Layer Road | 2,023 | |
| Adcock 2, Bowen | Lineups | Gallagher | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 1 | Stockport County | Gresty Road | 2,148 | |
| Lineups | Smith P | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Old Showground | 2,058 | |
| Lineups | Lester OG | |||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 2 | Northampton Town | County Ground | 4,102 | |
| Coyne 3 (2p) | Lineups | Hill, Cavener (p) | ||||
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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 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | W | D | W | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Rochdale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | W | D | W | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 4 | 4 | Colchester United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1985-09-14 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | L | W | D | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Wrexham | H |
| 7 | 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1985-09-14 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Orient | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Port Vale | H |
| 9 | 9 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 7 | W | D | W | L | L | 1985-09-14 | Peterborough United | A |
| 10 | -4 | Halifax Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1985-09-13 | Orient | H |
| 11 | -2 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 12 | -2 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 1985-09-10 | Preston North End | H |
| 13 | -2 | Hereford United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Chester City | A |
| 14 | 7 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1985-09-13 | Preston North End | A |
| 15 | -3 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | W | D | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Orient | A |
| 16 | -3 | Chester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | W | D | L | D | # | 1985-09-07 | Hereford United | H |
| 17 | -3 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | L | D | L | W | 1985-09-14 | Southend United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | L | D | W | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Burnley | A |
| 19 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1985-09-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1985-09-07 | Aldershot | H |
| 21 | -1 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 | W | L | L | L | # | 1985-09-07 | Preston North End | A |
| 24 | 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 |
