1986-05-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1 | 5 | Watford | Stamford Bridge | 12,017 | |
| Speedie | Lineups | Talbot 2, Bardsley 2, West | ||||
| Everton | 3 | 1 | West Ham United | Goodison Park | 39,712 | |
| Lineker 2, Steven (p) | Lineups | Cottee | ||||
| Oxford United | 3 | 0 | Arsenal | Manor Ground | 13,651 | |
| Aldridge (p), Hamilton, Houghton | Lineups | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | Southampton | White Hart Lane | 13,036 | |
| Galvin 3, Allen C, Waddle | Lineups | Wallace, Maskell, OG | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Ipswich Town relegated | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 52 | 88 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 1 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 46 | 86 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -1 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 84 | L | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 76 | D | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 73 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 71 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 69 | L | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 68 | W | D | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 66 | D | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 65 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 | -5 | 63 | L | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 59 | W | D | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | -11 | 52 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | -11 | 46 | L | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | -14 | 45 | D | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Aston Villa | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -16 | 44 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -23 | 43 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 2 | Oxford United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | -18 | 42 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | -1 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 42 | W | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | -23 | 41 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | -43 | 29 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 53 | -54 | 24 | L | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Ewood Park | 7,600 | |
| Garner, Hamilton, Barker (p) | Lineups | Moore K | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | Carlisle United | Boundary Park | 4,491 | |
| Milligan M, Futcher | Lineups | Bishop | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Carlisle United relegated | ||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 46 | 84 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 76 | W | W | W | W | D | 1986-05-06 | Wimbledon | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wimbledon | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 74 | W | W | W | D | W | 1986-05-06 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | 0 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 73 | W | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 66 | D | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 64 | W | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 1 | 62 | D | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 60 | W | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | -1 | 59 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -2 | 57 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 56 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Barnsley | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 56 | D | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 41 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 39 | -12 | 53 | L | L | W | W | L | 1986-05-08 | Wimbledon | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 50 | -16 | 53 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -4 | 52 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | -16 | 52 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 44 | -12 | 51 | W | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -14 | 50 | W | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 42 | -9 | 49 | W | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | -24 | 46 | L | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 30 | -9 | 45 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 37 | -24 | 36 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 2 | 1 | Darlington | Griffin Park | 2,824 | |
| Millen, Cooke | Lineups | Woodcock (p) | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sincil Bank | 2,174 | |
| Gamble, Ward (p) | Lineups | Edwards D, Mutch, Purdie | ||||
| Reading | 2 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Elm Park | 8,388 | |
| Senior 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Lincoln City relegated | ||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 94 | W | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 87 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 83 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 79 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Derby County | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 78 | D | D | L | D | W | 1986-05-06 | Swansea City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 26 | 75 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | York City | 45 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 68 | W | D | D | W | D | 1986-05-06 | Blackpool | H |
| 8 | 0 | Notts County | 45 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 68 | W | D | D | L | W | 1986-05-06 | Darlington | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 67 | W | L | W | D | L | 1986-05-15 | Darlington | A |
| 10 | 2 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 66 | W | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -7 | 64 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Blackpool | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 63 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-05-06 | York City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham United | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 3 | 57 | L | W | L | D | D | 1986-05-09 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 41 | -7 | 54 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 43 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -13 | 54 | L | L | D | L | L | 1986-05-06 | Notts County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 54 | -24 | 54 | L | D | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -3 | 53 | W | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 38 | -14 | 53 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -13 | 51 | D | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 41 | -4 | 49 | D | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 43 | -22 | 46 | L | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 54 | -30 | 45 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | -41 | 43 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | -1 | Swansea City | 45 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 60 | -41 | 43 | L | D | W | D | L | 1986-05-06 | Derby County | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Mansfield Town | The Shay | 1,300 | |
| Longhurst | Lineups | Kent, Whatmore | ||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 4 | Orient | Spotland | 1,299 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | Castle 4 | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Port Vale | Roots Hall | 1,687 | |
| Pennyfather, Sproson OG | Lineups | Earle | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | County Ground | 10,982 | |
| Coyne | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 39 | 102 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 84 | L | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 81 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 79 | L | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 2 | Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 72 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 1 | 70 | L | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | Colchester United | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 25 | 69 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-05-06 | Burnley | H |
| 8 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 64 | D | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 3 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 2 | 64 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 64 | W | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | -8 | 64 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -7 | 63 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | -12 | 60 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -5 | 59 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Burnley | 45 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -5 | 58 | L | L | D | W | L | 1986-05-06 | Colchester United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | -8 | 58 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 45 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | -12 | 55 | W | W | L | L | L | 1986-05-07 | Rochdale | H |
| 18 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 1 | 54 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | -11 | 54 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -12 | 54 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | -15 | 54 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 47 | -20 | 54 | L | L | L | D | W | 1986-05-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | -35 | 43 | L | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | -45 | 37 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
