1986-03-07
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Edgeley Park | 3,014 | |
| Sword (p) | Lineups | West | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Prenton Park | 1,184 | |
| Pennyfather OG | Lineups | Neal | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Swindon Town | 31 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 67 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-03-08 | Rochdale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester City | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 30 | 63 | D | L | D | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Burnley | A |
| 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60 | D | W | W | W | W | 1986-03-08 | Cambridge United | H |
| 4 | 1 | Stockport County | 35 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 58 | D | W | W | D | W | 1986-03-14 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 5 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 57 | D | L | W | W | W | 1986-03-08 | Peterborough United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Port Vale | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 54 | D | D | D | W | W | 1986-03-08 | Wrexham | A |
| 7 | 0 | Orient | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 48 | L | L | W | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Southend United | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | -2 | 47 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-03-15 | Aldershot | H |
| 9 | 0 | Northampton Town | 31 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 45 | L | W | L | W | L | 1986-03-08 | Hereford United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 44 | D | W | L | L | L | 1986-03-15 | Port Vale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Colchester United | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 43 | D | W | D | L | D | 1986-03-08 | Exeter City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 43 | D | D | L | L | W | 1986-03-08 | Chester City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Wrexham | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 42 | -11 | 43 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-03-08 | Port Vale | H |
| 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -4 | 42 | L | D | D | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Swindon Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Hereford United | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -2 | 40 | D | D | L | L | W | 1986-03-08 | Northampton Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Aldershot | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -5 | 36 | L | D | W | L | W | 1986-03-08 | Halifax Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 32 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 36 | L | W | D | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Colchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -8 | 33 | L | D | D | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -10 | 33 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-03-08 | Orient | H |
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -12 | 33 | L | W | W | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Aldershot | A |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -14 | 33 | W | D | D | D | L | 1986-03-08 | Preston North End | A |
| 22 | 0 | Cambridge United | 33 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -22 | 32 | D | L | W | L | L | 1986-03-08 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 33 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -27 | 26 | D | L | D | L | L | 1986-03-08 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 36 | -33 | 25 | D | D | W | W | L | 1986-03-11 | Peterborough United | H |
