First Division |
Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Arsenal | 0 | 1 | Everton | Highbury | 28,251 | |
Lineups | Heath | |||||
Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | Watford | Villa Park | 12,781 | |
Dorigo, Evans (p), Gray, Stainrod | Lineups | Sinnott | ||||
Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | Portman Road | 13,986 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Liverpool | 5 | 0 | Coventry City | Anfield Road | 42,729 | |
Whelan 3, Molby, Rush | Lineups | |||||
Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Kenilworth Road | 13,141 | |
Newell | Lineups | Allen C | ||||
Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | Birmingham City | St James' Park | 20,334 | |
Beardsley 2, Anderson, Whitehurst | Lineups | Hopkins | ||||
Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | City Ground | 18,055 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Loftus Road | 11,866 | |
Bannister | Lineups | |||||
Southampton | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | The Dell | 13,403 | |
Lineups | ||||||
West Ham United | 3 | 1 | Oxford United | Upton Park | 23,956 | |
McAvennie, Stewart, Trewick OG | Lineups | Houghton | ||||
Footnotes | ||||||
West Bromwich Albion relegated |
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Ptn | First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 0 | Liverpool | 37 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 42 | 73 | W | W | D | W | W | 1986-04-16 | Luton Town | A |
2 | 0 | Everton | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 37 | 73 | W | D | W | L | D | 1986-04-15 | Watford | A |
3 | 0 | Manchester United | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 68 | L | W | D | D | D | 1986-04-13 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
4 | 0 | Chelsea | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 67 | D | W | D | L | L | 1986-04-15 | West Ham United | A |
5 | 0 | West Ham United | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 66 | W | W | L | W | W | 1986-04-15 | Chelsea | H |
6 | 1 | Luton Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 62 | D | W | W | D | W | 1986-04-16 | Liverpool | H |
7 | -1 | Arsenal | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 62 | L | D | W | L | L | 1986-04-16 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 60 | D | D | D | W | W | 1986-04-19 | Manchester City | A |
9 | 1 | Newcastle United | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 59 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-04-16 | Manchester United | H |
10 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 57 | D | L | D | L | W | 1986-04-13 | Manchester United | A |
11 | 0 | Watford | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 53 | L | D | W | W | W | 1986-04-15 | Everton | H |
12 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 52 | D | W | L | W | D | 1986-04-16 | Birmingham City | H |
13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 41 | -10 | 49 | W | D | W | D | W | 1986-04-14 | Leicester City | A |
14 | 0 | Manchester City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 44 | D | L | L | D | D | 1986-04-19 | Nottingham Forest | H |
15 | 0 | Southampton | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 32 | -5 | 42 | D | L | D | L | L | 1986-04-19 | Birmingham City | A |
16 | 0 | Leicester City | 38 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -15 | 39 | D | W | L | L | D | 1986-04-14 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
17 | 3 | Aston Villa | 38 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -15 | 38 | W | D | D | W | D | 1986-04-16 | Ipswich Town | H |
18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -20 | 38 | D | L | D | W | D | 1986-04-16 | Aston Villa | A |
19 | -2 | Coventry City | 39 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -24 | 37 | L | L | L | D | L | 1986-04-19 | Luton Town | H |
20 | -1 | Oxford United | 38 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 50 | -20 | 36 | L | D | D | D | D | 1986-04-26 | Ipswich Town | A |
21 | 0 | Birmingham City | 38 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 41 | -33 | 29 | L | L | L | D | W | 1986-04-16 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
22 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 51 | -52 | 22 | L | D | L | W | L | 1986-04-19 | Liverpool | H |
Second Division |
Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Oakwell | 4,256 | |
Walsh | Lineups | Hamilton | ||||
Bradford City | 0 | 2 | Norwich City | Odsal Stadium | 7,190 | |
Lineups | Drinkell, Biggins | |||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Goldstone Ground | 7,210 | |
Lineups | Daly, Robinson | |||||
Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Selhurst Park | 4,143 | |
Melrose 2, Pearson | Lineups | |||||
Fulham | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Craven Cottage | 2,795 | |
Achampong | Lineups | Bunn | ||||
Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Blundell Park | 4,222 | |
Henshaw 2, Peake | Lineups | |||||
Leeds United | 3 | 1 | Millwall | Elland Road | 15,067 | |
Sellars, Swan, Ritchie | Lineups | Wilson | ||||
Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | Portsmouth | Ayresome Park | 7,188 | |
Mowbray | Lineups | |||||
Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Bramall Lane | 7,782 | |
McNaught, Eckhardt | Lineups | |||||
Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Carlisle United | Victoria Ground | 7,164 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | Plough Lane | 6,051 | |
Hodges 3 (1p) | Lineups | |||||
Footnotes | ||||||
Norwich City promoted |
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Ptn | Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
1 | 0 | Norwich City | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 45 | 80 | W | D | W | L | W | 1986-04-19 | Stoke City | H |
2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 66 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Grimsby Town | H |
3 | 0 | Wimbledon | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 64 | W | W | D | D | D | 1986-04-19 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
4 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 62 | W | L | W | D | D | 1986-04-15 | Millwall | H |
5 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 59 | L | W | W | D | W | 1986-04-19 | Leeds United | H |
6 | 0 | Hull City | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 57 | D | D | W | L | W | 1986-04-19 | Charlton Athletic | H |
7 | 0 | Sheffield United | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 57 | W | L | D | W | L | 1986-04-19 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
8 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 53 | L | L | D | L | L | 1986-04-16 | Fulham | H |
9 | 1 | Barnsley | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 52 | D | W | D | L | W | 1986-04-19 | Sunderland | A |
10 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 51 | L | D | D | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Middlesbrough | H |
11 | 0 | Stoke City | 37 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 50 | D | L | D | W | W | 1986-04-19 | Norwich City | A |
12 | 2 | Leeds United | 38 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 40 | -10 | 50 | W | W | W | D | L | 1986-04-19 | Crystal Palace | A |
13 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 49 | W | L | L | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Portsmouth | A |
14 | -2 | Millwall | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -2 | 48 | L | W | W | D | L | 1986-04-15 | Charlton Athletic | A |
15 | -2 | Bradford City | 36 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -8 | 47 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Millwall | A |
16 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -9 | 47 | W | W | D | L | D | 1986-04-19 | Wimbledon | H |
17 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 42 | -16 | 46 | L | W | W | L | L | 1986-04-15 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
18 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 39 | -12 | 43 | D | L | D | L | D | 1986-04-15 | Huddersfield Town | H |
19 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 42 | W | W | L | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Oldham Athletic | A |
20 | -1 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 41 | L | D | W | L | D | 1986-04-19 | Barnsley | H |
21 | 0 | Carlisle United | 37 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 40 | D | W | L | W | W | 1986-04-19 | Fulham | H |
22 | 0 | Fulham | 36 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 29 | -19 | 30 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-04-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
Third Division |
Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Notts County | Burnden Park | 4,688 | |
Phillips | Lineups | |||||
Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | Blackpool | Eastville | 3,472 | |
Penrice | Lineups | |||||
Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | Belle Vue | 2,051 | |
Lineups | Nardiello 2 | |||||
Lincoln City | 0 | 1 | Derby County | Sincil Bank | 6,237 | Largest home gate 1985-86 |
Lineups | Davison | |||||
Newport County | 3 | 3 | Chesterfield | Somerton Park | 1,940 | |
Carter, Latchford, Staniforth | Lineups | Jones OG, Reid, Scrimgeour | ||||
Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | Bury | Home Park | 13,620 | |
Hodges, Tynan 2 | Lineups | |||||
Reading | 0 | 0 | York City | Elm Park | 6,353 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Millmoor | 3,004 | |
Lineups | ||||||
Swansea City | 2 | 2 | Darlington | Vetch Field | 3,357 | |
Harrison (p), Waddle | Lineups | McLean 2 (2p) | ||||
Walsall | 4 | 1 | Gillingham | Fellows Park | 3,889 | |
O'Kelly, Hawker, Cross, Elliott | Lineups | Tempest | ||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 3 | AFC Bournemouth | Molineux | 3,382 | |
Lineups | O'Driscoll, Thompson, Clarke |
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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 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 84 | D | W | D | L | L | 1986-04-16 | Brentford | H |
2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 74 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-04-16 | Lincoln City | A |
3 | 2 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 36 | 72 | W | L | W | D | D | 1986-04-19 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
4 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 71 | D | L | D | L | W | 1986-04-15 | Walsall | A |
5 | -1 | Gillingham | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 70 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-04-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
6 | 0 | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 25 | 68 | W | L | D | D | L | 1986-04-15 | Wigan Athletic | H |
7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 61 | L | W | D | W | W | 1986-04-15 | Rotherham United | H |
8 | 1 | York City | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 60 | D | W | D | W | L | 1986-04-19 | Lincoln City | H |
9 | -1 | Notts County | 40 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 60 | L | W | D | D | L | 1986-04-15 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
10 | 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 |
11 | 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 |
12 | 0 | Blackpool | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 56 | L | L | W | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Walsall | H |
13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 41 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 53 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-04-15 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 53 | W | L | W | W | W | 1986-04-15 | Notts County | A |
15 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 46 | -18 | 51 | W | W | D | D | L | 1986-04-15 | Chesterfield | A |
16 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -4 | 50 | W | L | W | D | W | 1986-04-19 | Derby County | A |
17 | -2 | Darlington | 36 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -7 | 49 | D | W | W | W | D | 1986-04-19 | Reading | H |
18 | 0 | Chesterfield | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -5 | 46 | D | W | L | W | L | 1986-04-15 | Bristol Rovers | H |
19 | 0 | Bury | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 37 | -8 | 41 | L | W | D | L | L | 1986-04-19 | Rotherham United | H |
20 | 1 | Newport County | 41 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -18 | 40 | D | L | W | D | L | 1986-04-19 | Notts County | A |
21 | -1 | Lincoln City | 39 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 40 | L | D | W | L | D | 1986-04-16 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
22 | 2 | Cardiff City | 43 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 51 | -31 | 39 | W | L | D | L | L | 1986-04-19 | Bristol Rovers | H |
23 | -1 | Swansea City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 57 | -40 | 39 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-04-19 | Bristol City | A |
24 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -40 | 37 | L | L | W | L | D | 1986-04-19 | Gillingham | A |
Fourth Division |
Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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Burnley | 1 | 1 | Cambridge United | Turf Moor | 2,796 | |
Grewcock | Lineups | Crown | ||||
Chester City | 2 | 1 | Exeter City | Sealand Road | 2,899 | |
Lane, Johnson (p) | Lineups | Kellow | ||||
Hartlepool United | 3 | 2 | Southend United | Victoria Park | 1,927 | |
Little, Honour, Walker | Lineups | O'Shea, Hatter (p) | ||||
Hereford United | 3 | 1 | Wrexham | Edgar Street | 2,588 | |
Harvey, Carter, Cegielski | Lineups | Horne | ||||
Northampton Town | 2 | 3 | Aldershot | County Ground | 2,049 | |
Sugrue, Chard (p) | Lineups | Barnes 2, Johnson | ||||
Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Halifax Town | London Road | 2,260 | |
Slack | Lineups | Knill | ||||
Preston North End | 1 | 3 | Orient | Deepdale | 4,752 | |
Brazil (p) | Lineups | Juryeff 2, Comfort | ||||
Rochdale | 3 | 3 | Colchester United | Spotland | 1,182 | |
Taylor 2 (1p), Baker OG | Lineups | Ferguson, Farrell, English T (p) | ||||
Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | County Ground | 6,783 | |
Bamber | Lineups | Hunter | ||||
Torquay United | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Plainmoor | 959 | |
Phillips (p) | Lineups | Worthington 2 |
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 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 86 | D | W | D | W | D | 1986-04-15 | Peterborough United | H |
2 | 0 | Chester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 77 | W | L | W | D | D | 1986-04-19 | Orient | A |
3 | 0 | Port Vale | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 72 | W | W | W | D | D | 1986-04-19 | Peterborough United | H |
4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 72 | L | D | W | L | D | 1986-04-15 | Southend United | A |
5 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 66 | W | D | W | L | L | 1986-04-15 | Torquay United | H |
6 | 0 | Stockport County | 42 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 63 | L | L | D | L | W | 1986-04-16 | Hereford United | A |
7 | 0 | Northampton Town | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 60 | L | D | W | D | W | 1986-04-15 | Orient | H |
8 | 1 | Orient | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 59 | W | L | L | L | L | 1986-04-15 | Northampton Town | A |
9 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -5 | 57 | W | W | L | W | W | 1986-04-15 | Burnley | A |
10 | 3 | Hereford United | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 55 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-04-16 | Stockport County | H |
11 | -1 | Burnley | 40 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -2 | 54 | D | D | W | W | L | 1986-04-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
12 | 0 | Colchester United | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 53 | D | W | L | W | D | 1986-04-15 | Scunthorpe United | A |
13 | -2 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 53 | L | D | W | W | W | 1986-04-19 | Burnley | H |
14 | 0 | Southend United | 40 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -5 | 52 | L | D | L | D | L | 1986-04-15 | Mansfield Town | H |
15 | 1 | Rochdale | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 39 | -10 | 50 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-04-18 | Scunthorpe United | A |
16 | -1 | Wrexham | 42 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 53 | -17 | 50 | L | D | L | L | L | 1986-04-19 | Torquay United | H |
17 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 49 | W | L | L | L | L | 1986-04-15 | Aldershot | A |
18 | -1 | Peterborough United | 40 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -6 | 49 | D | W | W | L | W | 1986-04-15 | Swindon Town | A |
19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 39 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 41 | -10 | 47 | D | L | D | L | W | 1986-04-14 | Torquay United | H |
20 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -10 | 46 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-04-15 | Colchester United | H |
21 | 1 | Aldershot | 40 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 46 | -16 | 46 | W | W | L | L | D | 1986-04-15 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
22 | -1 | Cambridge United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 42 | -19 | 45 | D | W | D | D | W | 1986-04-19 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
23 | 0 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 39 | -27 | 41 | L | W | W | W | W | 1986-04-18 | Colchester United | A |
24 | 0 | Torquay United | 40 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 44 | -35 | 36 | L | L | W | L | D | 1986-04-14 | Halifax Town | A |