1986-04-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Derby County | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Baseball Ground | 11,351 | |
| Davison, Micklewhite | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Reading | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 80 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-04-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 70 | L | D | L | W | W | 1986-04-12 | Rotherham United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Gillingham | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 70 | L | W | W | W | D | 1986-04-12 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | 1 | Derby County | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 37 | 69 | W | D | D | D | L | 1986-04-09 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 68 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-04-08 | Rotherham United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Walsall | 40 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 65 | D | D | L | W | D | 1986-04-08 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -2 | 61 | W | D | W | W | L | 1986-04-12 | Cardiff City | H |
| 8 | 0 | York City | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 59 | W | D | W | L | L | 1986-04-12 | Reading | A |
| 9 | 0 | Brentford | 39 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -2 | 58 | D | L | W | D | W | 1986-04-13 | Bristol City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol City | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 57 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-04-13 | Brentford | A |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 57 | D | D | L | W | L | 1986-04-08 | Walsall | H |
| 12 | 0 | Blackpool | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 56 | L | W | W | D | L | 1986-04-12 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 39 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 52 | L | L | L | W | W | 1986-04-08 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 40 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -2 | 50 | L | W | W | W | W | 1986-04-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 | -7 | 48 | W | W | W | D | W | 1986-04-12 | Swansea City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -5 | 47 | L | W | D | W | L | 1986-04-12 | Notts County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -5 | 45 | W | L | W | L | L | 1986-04-12 | Newport County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 46 | -21 | 45 | D | D | L | D | L | 1986-04-09 | Derby County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -19 | 40 | D | W | L | D | L | 1986-04-12 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Newport County | 40 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -18 | 39 | L | W | D | L | L | 1986-04-12 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 34 | -8 | 38 | D | L | L | D | L | 1986-04-08 | Cardiff City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Swansea City | 41 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 57 | -40 | 38 | L | W | L | D | D | 1986-04-12 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -36 | 37 | W | L | D | L | D | 1986-04-08 | Reading | H |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 41 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 48 | -30 | 36 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-04-08 | Bury | A |
