1986-01-17
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Chester City | The Shay | 1,473 | |
| Kellock (p) | Lineups | Houghton 2 | ||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 0 | Exeter City | Vale Park | 3,385 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Edgeley Park | 2,336 | |
| Hodkinson | Lineups | Groves | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 3 | Orient | Prenton Park | 1,677 | |
| Lineups | Shinners, Juryeff, Cornwell | |||||
| 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 | 1 | Chester City | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 54 | W | W | D | W | L | 1986-01-25 | Torquay United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Swindon Town | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 52 | W | L | W | W | W | 1986-01-18 | Wrexham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 47 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-01-18 | Hereford United | A |
| 4 | 2 | Orient | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 44 | W | D | D | D | W | 1986-02-01 | Port Vale | A |
| 5 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 44 | D | D | W | L | D | 1986-01-18 | Cambridge United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Port Vale | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 42 | D | D | L | L | W | 1986-01-25 | Cambridge United | A |
| 7 | 1 | Stockport County | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 41 | D | L | D | W | L | 1986-01-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | -1 | Southend United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 40 | L | L | D | W | L | 1986-01-18 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 9 | 0 | Rochdale | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 39 | D | W | L | D | W | 1986-01-18 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 1 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 38 | D | D | W | L | D | 1986-01-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Burnley | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 38 | W | W | L | D | W | 1986-01-18 | Northampton Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Hereford United | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -1 | 35 | L | L | W | W | D | 1986-01-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 34 | L | L | W | W | L | 1986-01-24 | Colchester United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 33 | L | D | D | W | W | 1986-01-18 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Exeter City | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 31 | D | W | L | W | W | 1986-01-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | 0 | Peterborough United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -7 | 30 | L | D | D | L | W | 1986-01-18 | Preston North End | H |
| 17 | 0 | Aldershot | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 29 | D | L | W | D | W | 1986-01-18 | Rochdale | H |
| 18 | 0 | Wrexham | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 36 | -15 | 28 | L | L | D | L | L | 1986-01-18 | Swindon Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 | -17 | 28 | W | L | L | W | W | 1986-01-18 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 27 | W | D | W | D | D | 1986-01-18 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -15 | 26 | L | W | W | L | D | 1986-01-31 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -15 | 24 | W | L | L | L | D | 1986-01-18 | Southend United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 26 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -21 | 23 | L | W | L | D | D | 1986-01-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 32 | -35 | 14 | D | L | L | L | D | 1986-01-18 | Scunthorpe United | H |
