1986-02-07
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 3 | Halifax Town | Prenton Park | 1,352 | |
| Lineups | Diamond 2, Nicholson | |||||
| 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 | Swindon Town | 29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 61 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-02-22 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 60 | L | W | W | W | W | 1986-02-15 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 56 | W | W | W | W | D | 1986-02-25 | Wrexham | A |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 53 | W | W | L | W | W | 1986-02-08 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Port Vale | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 51 | W | W | W | D | D | 1986-02-24 | Burnley | H |
| 6 | 0 | Stockport County | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 47 | L | W | W | D | L | 1986-02-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Orient | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 45 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-02-08 | Cambridge United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 43 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-03-03 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | 0 | Northampton Town | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 42 | W | L | W | W | L | 1986-02-21 | Stockport County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Colchester United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 42 | W | D | L | D | D | 1986-03-01 | Port Vale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 41 | L | L | W | L | W | 1986-02-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 12 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 40 | L | W | W | L | L | 1986-02-15 | Wrexham | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -3 | 40 | D | L | L | D | W | 1986-02-08 | Preston North End | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -2 | 39 | D | L | L | W | L | 1986-03-01 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | 0 | Aldershot | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -4 | 36 | D | W | L | W | D | 1986-03-01 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 16 | 5 | Halifax Town | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -11 | 33 | W | W | D | L | W | 1986-03-05 | Southend United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Peterborough United | 27 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -7 | 32 | D | D | L | D | D | 1986-03-01 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | -1 | Exeter City | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 31 | L | L | L | D | W | 1986-02-08 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Wrexham | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 40 | -17 | 31 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-02-15 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 20 | -1 | Cambridge United | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -20 | 31 | W | L | L | L | W | 1986-02-08 | Orient | A |
| 21 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -7 | 30 | L | L | W | L | W | 1986-03-01 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -18 | 28 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-02-22 | Chester City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -24 | 24 | L | L | L | D | L | 1986-02-08 | Rochdale | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 35 | -33 | 23 | W | W | L | W | D | 1986-03-01 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
