1985-09-27
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | Layer Road | 3,110 | |
| Bowen | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Cambridge United | The Shay | 1,409 | |
| Kellock | Lineups | Crown | ||||
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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 | 1 | Colchester United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | W | W | W | W | W | 1985-10-01 | Burnley | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1985-09-28 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | W | D | W | D | L | 1985-09-28 | Southend United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Chester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1985-09-28 | Stockport County | A |
| 6 | 0 | Rochdale | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1985-09-28 | Northampton Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 13 | W | W | W | L | L | 1985-09-28 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | W | L | D | W | W | 1985-09-28 | Peterborough United | A |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1985-09-28 | Rochdale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | L | W | D | W | L | 1985-09-30 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1985-09-28 | Exeter City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Orient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 11 | L | D | L | W | W | 1985-09-28 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 11 | W | D | D | L | W | 1985-09-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 11 | D | L | L | W | L | 1985-10-01 | Torquay United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 10 | L | W | W | L | L | 1985-09-28 | Torquay United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 | L | D | W | W | L | 1985-09-28 | Chester City | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Aldershot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 7 | L | D | L | W | L | 1985-09-28 | Scunthorpe 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 | 1 | Cambridge United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 5 | D | D | L | L | L | 1985-10-02 | Preston North End | H |
| 23 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1985-09-28 | Aldershot | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1985-09-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
