1986-04-30

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Leicester City	0	2	Liverpool	Filbert Street	25,799	Largest home gate 1985-86
	Lineups		Rush, Whelan
Oxford United	1	0	Everton	Manor Ground	13,939	Largest home gate 1985-86
Phillips	Lineups
West Ham United	2	1	Ipswich Town	Upton Park	31,121	Largest home gate 1985-86
Dickens, Stewart	Lineups		Wilson

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Liverpool	41	16	4	1	58	14	9	6	5	30	23	51	85	W	W	W	W	W	1986-05-03	Chelsea	A
2	1	West Ham United	40	17	2	2	48	16	8	4	7	22	19	35	81	W	W	W	W	W	1986-05-03	West Bromwich Albion	A
3	-1	Everton	40	14	3	2	45	16	10	5	6	33	23	39	80	L	D	W	W	W	1986-05-03	Southampton	H
4	0	Manchester United	41	12	5	4	35	12	10	4	6	34	23	34	75	W	D	W	L	L	1986-05-03	Watford	A
5	0	Chelsea	40	12	4	3	31	21	8	7	6	25	29	6	71	L	L	D	W	D	1986-05-03	Liverpool	H
6	0	Sheffield Wednesday	41	12	6	2	35	23	8	4	9	27	31	8	70	W	D	W	W	W	1986-05-03	Ipswich Town	H
7	0	Arsenal	40	13	5	3	29	15	6	4	9	19	29	4	66	W	D	L	L	D	1986-05-03	Birmingham City	A
8	0	Luton Town	41	12	6	3	37	15	6	5	9	23	28	17	65	W	L	L	D	W	1986-05-03	Manchester City	A
9	0	Nottingham Forest	41	11	5	5	38	25	7	6	7	29	27	15	65	D	D	W	D	D	1986-05-03	Oxford United	A
10	0	Newcastle United	41	12	5	4	46	31	5	7	8	21	39	-3	63	W	L	D	L	W	1986-05-03	Leicester City	A
11	0	Tottenham Hotspur	40	10	2	7	38	20	7	6	8	27	27	18	59	W	D	W	D	W	1986-05-03	Aston Villa	H
12	0	Watford	40	11	5	4	39	21	4	5	11	24	39	3	55	D	L	D	L	L	1986-05-03	Manchester United	H
13	0	Queens Park Rangers	41	12	3	6	33	20	3	4	13	19	42	-10	52	L	W	W	D	W	1986-05-03	Coventry City	A
14	0	Southampton	40	10	6	5	32	18	2	4	13	15	33	-4	46	D	L	W	D	L	1986-05-03	Everton	A
15	0	Aston Villa	41	7	6	8	27	28	3	8	9	22	35	-14	44	W	L	W	W	D	1986-05-03	Tottenham Hotspur	A
16	0	Manchester City	41	7	6	7	24	25	4	5	12	18	31	-14	44	L	L	L	D	L	1986-05-03	Luton Town	H
17	0	Ipswich Town	41	8	5	8	20	24	3	3	14	12	30	-22	41	L	W	L	L	D	1986-05-03	Sheffield Wednesday	A
18	0	Coventry City	41	5	5	10	29	34	5	5	11	17	36	-24	40	L	W	L	L	L	1986-05-03	Queens Park Rangers	H
19	1	Oxford United	40	6	7	6	30	25	3	5	13	28	53	-20	39	W	L	L	D	D	1986-05-03	Nottingham Forest	H
20	-1	Leicester City	41	6	8	6	33	35	3	4	14	19	41	-24	39	L	L	L	D	W	1986-05-03	Newcastle United	H
21	0	Birmingham City	41	5	2	13	13	24	3	3	15	17	48	-42	29	L	L	L	L	L	1986-05-03	Arsenal	H
22	0	West Bromwich Albion	41	3	8	9	19	33	1	4	16	14	53	-53	24	D	D	L	L	D	1986-05-03	West Ham United	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bradford City	0	2	Millwall	Odsal Stadium	3,826
	Lineups		Wilson 2

				Home					Away
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	41	15	4	1	47	15	9	5	7	35	25	42	81	L	L	D	W	D	1986-05-03	Leeds United	H
2	0	Charlton Athletic	40	14	4	2	44	15	7	6	7	31	28	32	73	W	W	W	D	D	1986-05-03	Carlisle United	A
3	0	Wimbledon	39	13	6	2	38	16	7	5	6	18	20	20	71	W	W	D	W	W	1986-05-03	Huddersfield Town	A
4	0	Portsmouth	41	12	4	4	39	17	9	3	9	26	24	24	70	D	L	W	L	L	1986-05-03	Bradford City	H
5	0	Crystal Palace	41	12	2	6	28	21	7	6	8	28	30	5	65	W	L	W	L	W	1986-05-03	Sheffield United	H
6	0	Hull City	41	10	7	3	40	21	6	6	9	26	36	9	61	W	L	D	D	D	1986-05-02	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
7	0	Sheffield United	41	10	7	4	36	24	7	3	10	27	38	1	61	D	W	L	W	L	1986-05-03	Crystal Palace	A
8	2	Millwall	41	12	2	6	37	22	5	5	11	25	41	-1	58	W	L	W	W	D	1986-05-03	Barnsley	H
9	-1	Stoke City	41	8	11	2	29	16	6	4	10	19	32	0	57	L	W	W	D	D	1986-05-03	Sunderland	A
10	-1	Brighton & Hove Albion	41	10	5	6	42	30	6	3	11	22	32	2	56	L	W	L	L	L	1986-05-02	Hull City	A
11	0	Barnsley	41	9	6	6	29	26	5	7	8	16	22	-3	55	L	W	L	D	W	1986-05-03	Millwall	A
12	0	Oldham Athletic	40	11	4	4	36	26	4	5	12	22	33	-1	54	L	W	L	D	D	1986-05-03	Fulham	H
13	0	Bradford City	40	14	0	6	35	23	2	5	13	15	35	-8	53	L	W	W	L	L	1986-05-03	Portsmouth	A
14	0	Leeds United	41	9	7	5	30	22	6	1	13	26	46	-12	53	W	L	L	W	W	1986-05-03	Norwich City	A
15	0	Grimsby Town	41	11	4	6	35	24	3	6	11	22	35	-2	52	W	L	L	W	L	1986-05-05	Blackburn Rovers	A
16	0	Huddersfield Town	41	10	6	4	30	22	4	4	13	21	44	-15	52	L	W	W	L	W	1986-05-03	Wimbledon	H
17	0	Shrewsbury Town	41	10	5	5	27	19	3	4	14	23	44	-13	48	L	L	D	W	W	1986-05-03	Middlesbrough	H
18	0	Sunderland	41	9	5	6	31	29	3	6	12	14	32	-16	47	W	L	W	L	D	1986-05-03	Stoke City	H
19	0	Blackburn Rovers	41	9	4	7	27	19	2	9	10	23	42	-11	46	L	W	L	D	L	1986-05-05	Grimsby Town	H
20	0	Carlisle United	40	10	2	8	28	25	3	5	12	16	41	-22	46	W	L	W	D	W	1986-05-03	Charlton Athletic	H
21	0	Middlesbrough	41	8	6	7	26	23	4	3	13	17	28	-8	45	W	L	L	W	W	1986-05-03	Shrewsbury Town	A
22	0	Fulham	41	8	3	10	29	32	2	3	15	15	35	-23	36	L	W	L	L	W	1986-05-03	Oldham Athletic	A

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate
Derby County	1	1	Bury	Baseball Ground	11,790
MacLaren (p)	Lineups		Ross
Lincoln City	2	2	Bristol Rovers	Sincil Bank	2,233
Ward, Redfearn	Lineups		Purnell 2
Footnotes
Reading champions

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Reading	44	15	3	4	37	22	13	4	5	28	26	17	91	W	L	D	W	D	1986-05-03	Bristol City	A
2	0	Plymouth Argyle	45	17	3	3	56	20	8	6	8	30	33	33	84	W	W	W	L	D	1986-05-03	Darlington	A
3	0	Wigan Athletic	45	16	4	2	49	14	6	10	7	28	31	32	80	D	D	W	W	D	1986-05-03	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
4	0	Derby County	42	12	6	3	42	18	9	8	4	31	19	36	77	D	L	D	W	W	1986-05-03	Doncaster Rovers	H
5	0	Gillingham	45	13	5	4	46	17	8	8	7	33	37	25	76	L	W	W	L	L	1986-05-03	Bristol Rovers	H
6	0	Walsall	45	15	7	1	59	23	6	2	14	30	41	25	72	W	L	D	W	L	1986-05-03	AFC Bournemouth	A
7	0	York City	44	14	4	3	43	16	4	7	12	28	41	14	65	D	D	W	D	W	1986-05-03	Swansea City	H
8	0	Notts County	44	10	6	5	36	26	7	8	8	29	34	5	65	D	D	L	W	L	1986-05-03	Rotherham United	H
9	0	Bristol City	44	13	5	4	40	19	4	8	10	25	40	6	64	L	W	D	L	W	1986-05-03	Reading	H
10	0	Doncaster Rovers	44	7	10	6	20	21	9	5	7	24	28	-5	63	L	D	D	L	W	1986-05-03	Derby County	A
11	0	Blackpool	44	11	5	6	38	19	6	6	10	28	33	14	62	W	L	L	W	L	1986-05-03	Newport County	H
12	0	Brentford	44	7	8	7	27	28	10	3	9	29	32	-4	62	D	L	W	L	L	1986-05-03	Bury	A
13	0	Rotherham United	44	13	5	5	44	18	2	7	12	16	38	4	57	W	L	D	D	L	1986-05-03	Notts County	A
14	0	AFC Bournemouth	45	9	6	7	41	30	6	3	14	24	41	-6	54	L	L	D	L	W	1986-05-03	Walsall	H
15	0	Darlington	41	9	6	5	36	29	5	6	10	21	38	-10	54	D	L	L	W	D	1986-05-03	Plymouth Argyle	H
16	1	Bristol Rovers	45	9	8	6	27	21	5	4	13	24	52	-22	54	D	D	D	L	L	1986-05-03	Gillingham	A
17	-1	Bolton Wanderers	45	10	4	9	35	30	5	4	13	19	35	-11	53	L	W	L	L	W	1986-05-03	Chesterfield	A
18	0	Chesterfield	45	9	6	7	38	30	3	8	12	20	34	-6	50	D	L	L	W	D	1986-05-03	Bolton Wanderers	H
19	0	Newport County	45	7	8	8	35	33	4	9	9	17	32	-13	50	W	W	D	W	D	1986-05-03	Blackpool	A
20	0	Bury	45	11	6	5	46	26	1	6	16	17	41	-4	48	D	L	W	W	L	1986-05-03	Brentford	H
21	0	Lincoln City	44	7	9	6	31	31	3	7	12	21	41	-20	46	D	D	W	L	D	1986-05-03	Cardiff City	A
22	0	Swansea City	44	9	6	7	27	24	2	4	16	15	57	-39	43	D	W	D	L	W	1986-05-03	York City	A
23	0	Cardiff City	45	6	5	11	20	28	5	4	14	31	54	-31	42	L	W	W	L	D	1986-05-03	Lincoln City	H
24	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	44	6	6	11	29	47	4	4	13	22	44	-40	40	W	L	L	L	W	1986-05-03	Wigan Athletic	A