1986-05-15
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | Feethams Ground | 1,615 | |
| Roberts | Lineups | Riley | ||||
| 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 | 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 | Derby County | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 39 | 84 | L | W | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 83 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 79 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 19 | 71 | W | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 71 | W | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 68 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 66 | W | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -7 | 64 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 63 | L | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 1 | Darlington | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 45 | -17 | 58 | D | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | -1 | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 57 | L | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 41 | -7 | 54 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | -41 | 43 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 60 | -44 | 43 | L | L | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
