1986-09-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | Field Mill | 4,797 | |
| Lowery | Lineups | Scrimgeour | ||||
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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 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 0 | York City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Port Vale | A |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Blackpool | H |
| 6 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | York City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Walsall | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Chesterfield | A |
| 10 | 1 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Bristol City | H |
| 11 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Chester City | H |
| 13 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 14 | -1 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 15 | -1 | Chester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Swindon Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 17 | 0 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Brentford | H |
| 19 | 0 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Bury | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Rotherham United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Fulham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Newport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Carlisle United | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Old Showground | 2,098 | |
| Johnson, Hunter | Lineups | Platt | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Cambridge United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Preston North End | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Exeter City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Peterborough United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Southend United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Hereford United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 11 | 10 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Orient | A |
| 12 | -1 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Swansea City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Burnley | A |
| 17 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -1 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Wrexham | A |
| 19 | -1 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Stockport County | A |
| 21 | -1 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1986-09-12 | Rochdale | H |
