1985-10-18
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Layer Road | 3,462 | |
| Reeves | Lineups | Broddle | ||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | The Shay | 1,412 | |
| Gallagher | Lineups | Anderson, Muir | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 2 | Peterborough United | Edgeley Park | 1,634 | |
| Hodkinson, Mossman | Lineups | Shepherd, Gallagher | ||||
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 26 | D | L | D | W | W | 1985-10-22 | Southend United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 25 | W | D | D | L | W | 1985-10-19 | Port Vale | A |
| 3 | 0 | Chester City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 24 | W | W | W | D | W | 1985-10-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 22 | W | W | L | W | W | 1985-10-19 | Hereford United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 22 | W | W | L | W | L | 1985-10-19 | Aldershot | A |
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | W | W | W | L | W | 1985-10-19 | Southend United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | W | L | L | W | W | 1985-10-19 | Exeter City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Orient | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 21 | D | W | W | W | L | 1985-10-19 | Cambridge United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Hereford United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1985-10-19 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 19 | W | L | L | W | L | 1985-10-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | 0 | Peterborough United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 18 | D | L | L | D | L | 1985-10-23 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 16 | W | W | W | L | L | 1985-10-19 | Chester City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 15 | W | L | L | L | W | 1985-10-19 | Torquay United | A |
| 14 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 15 | W | L | D | L | W | 1985-10-22 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 14 | L | L | L | D | W | 1985-10-19 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | 1985-10-19 | Burnley | H |
| 17 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 13 | D | D | L | W | D | 1985-10-19 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 18 | 1 | Stockport County | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 13 | D | L | L | D | D | 1985-10-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Halifax Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 12 | L | L | D | L | D | 1985-10-23 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Cambridge United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -12 | 12 | L | D | W | W | D | 1985-10-19 | Orient | H |
| 21 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 11 | L | D | L | W | W | 1985-10-19 | Rochdale | A |
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 11 | L | D | L | W | L | 1985-10-19 | Wrexham | H |
| 23 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 9 | D | D | L | W | L | 1985-10-22 | Port Vale | H |
| 24 | -1 | Torquay United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -17 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1985-10-19 | Northampton Town | H |
