1985-09-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 1 | 1 | Exeter City | Abbey Stadium | 1,479 | |
| Crown | Lineups | Gale | ||||
| Southend United | 3 | 0 | Wrexham | Roots Hall | 4,957 | |
| Westley, Silkman, Cadette | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Southend United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | W | W | W | W | D | 1985-09-28 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | W | W | L | W | D | 1985-09-21 | Hereford United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Colchester United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | W | W | W | L | W | 1985-09-21 | Orient | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | L | W | D | W | W | 1985-09-21 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | L | D | D | D | W | 1985-09-28 | Orient | H |
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | D | W | D | L | W | 1985-09-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | W | W | W | D | L | 1985-09-21 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | 0 | Orient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 11 | D | L | W | W | D | 1985-09-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | L | D | W | W | L | 1985-09-21 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | W | W | L | L | D | 1985-09-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | W | W | L | L | W | 1985-09-21 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Halifax Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 10 | L | W | L | W | L | 1985-09-21 | Port Vale | A |
| 13 | 0 | Stockport County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 | D | W | W | L | W | 1985-09-21 | Northampton Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1985-09-21 | Stockport County | H |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | D | W | L | D | W | 1985-09-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | D | L | W | L | D | 1985-09-21 | Aldershot | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1985-09-21 | Peterborough United | H |
| 18 | 1 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 8 | D | W | D | L | L | 1985-09-28 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | -1 | Aldershot | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 7 | D | L | W | L | L | 1985-09-21 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 7 | W | L | L | W | L | 1985-09-28 | Hereford United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 7 | L | L | W | D | W | 1985-09-28 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1985-09-21 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Cambridge United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 4 | D | L | L | L | L | 1985-09-27 | Halifax Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 3 | L | L | L | W | L | 1985-09-21 | Hartlepool United | H |
