1985-10-04
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Exeter City | Layer Road | 3,927 | Largest home gate 1985-86 |
| Day | Lineups | Gale | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Roots Hall | 4,175 | |
| Westley, Cadette | Lineups | Worthington, Morrissey | ||||
| 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 | Colchester United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25 | D | W | W | W | W | 1985-10-12 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | D | D | L | W | W | 1985-10-12 | Aldershot | A |
| 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | L | W | W | D | W | 1985-10-05 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | W | D | W | W | W | 1985-10-05 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | D | L | W | W | L | 1985-10-05 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Orient | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 17 | W | W | L | D | L | 1985-10-05 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 16 | L | W | W | W | W | 1985-10-05 | Peterborough United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Rochdale | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | L | W | L | L | W | 1985-10-05 | Swindon Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 16 | W | L | L | D | D | 1985-10-05 | Port Vale | A |
| 10 | 0 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | W | L | W | D | W | 1985-10-05 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | L | D | W | L | D | 1985-10-05 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Hereford United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 14 | W | L | W | D | D | 1985-10-05 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 13 | L | W | L | W | W | 1985-10-05 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 12 | L | L | W | L | L | 1985-10-05 | Hereford United | H |
| 15 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 12 | D | L | W | D | L | 1985-10-12 | Port Vale | H |
| 16 | -1 | Stockport County | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 | D | D | L | D | W | 1985-10-05 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 12 | D | L | W | D | W | 1985-10-12 | Orient | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 | L | D | L | L | W | 1985-10-05 | Aldershot | H |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 10 | L | W | W | L | L | 1985-10-05 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 10 | W | L | L | L | W | 1985-10-05 | Rochdale | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 10 | L | W | L | D | L | 1985-10-05 | Halifax Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 8 | W | D | D | L | L | 1985-10-05 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 7 | W | L | L | L | L | 1985-10-05 | Orient | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -15 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1985-10-05 | Stockport County | H |
