1986-09-05
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 0 | 1 | Southend United | The Shay | 1,060 | |
| Lineups | Gymer | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 4 | Colchester United | Prenton Park | 1,523 | |
| Muir, Anderson, Hughes | Lineups | Reeves, Adcock, English T 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 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Preston North End | H |
| 3 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Cardiff City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Lincoln City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Hereford United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Stockport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | 12 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | 12 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Swansea City | H |
| 11 | -2 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Orient | H |
| 12 | -2 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Aldershot | H |
| 13 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Cardiff City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | -3 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Wrexham | A |
| 16 | -2 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Cambridge United | H |
| 17 | -2 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | -2 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Northampton Town | H |
| 19 | -2 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Torquay United | A |
| 20 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-07 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 21 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-07 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 22 | -2 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Wrexham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Peterborough United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1986-09-06 | Exeter City | A |
