1986-04-27
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | Orient | County Ground | 8,081 | |
| Wade, Bamber, Kamara, Coyne | Lineups | Comfort | ||||
| 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 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 96 | W | W | D | W | D | 1986-05-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester City | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 81 | W | D | W | L | W | 1986-04-29 | Rochdale | A |
| 3 | 0 | Port Vale | 43 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 78 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-04-29 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 77 | D | W | D | L | L | 1986-04-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 70 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-05-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Orient | 44 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 66 | L | W | D | W | W | 1986-05-03 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | 0 | Stockport County | 45 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -5 | 64 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-05-03 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 0 | Colchester United | 43 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 21 | 63 | W | W | W | D | D | 1986-04-29 | Cambridge United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Hereford United | 44 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 61 | W | L | W | W | D | 1986-04-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 0 | Northampton Town | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 60 | L | L | L | L | D | 1986-04-29 | Torquay United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -7 | 60 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-05-03 | Exeter City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 44 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -2 | 58 | L | D | W | L | D | 1986-05-03 | Orient | A |
| 13 | 0 | Southend United | 44 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | -4 | 58 | L | L | W | W | L | 1986-05-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 14 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -6 | 56 | W | W | W | D | D | 1986-04-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 42 | -11 | 54 | D | W | L | D | L | 1986-04-29 | Chester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 45 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -11 | 54 | D | L | L | L | D | 1986-05-03 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wrexham | 44 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | -16 | 54 | D | W | L | D | L | 1986-04-29 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 53 | D | W | L | W | L | 1986-04-29 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 44 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 45 | -13 | 52 | W | L | L | L | D | 1986-05-03 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Aldershot | 44 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -14 | 52 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-04-29 | Hereford United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 43 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | -10 | 51 | L | L | W | D | D | 1986-04-29 | Port Vale | H |
| 22 | 0 | Cambridge United | 44 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -16 | 51 | W | W | D | W | D | 1986-04-29 | Colchester United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 45 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | -31 | 43 | D | D | L | L | W | 1986-05-03 | Aldershot | A |
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 44 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 48 | -38 | 37 | L | L | L | D | L | 1986-04-29 | Northampton Town | A |
