1986-09-12
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 0 | Torquay United | Layer Road | 2,476 | |
| English A 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 2 | Swansea City | Roots Hall | 3,444 | |
| Cadette | Lineups | Harrison (p), McCarthy | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | Edgeley Park | 2,192 | |
| McAdam | Lineups | Taylor | ||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Racecourse Ground | 2,281 | |
| Conroy, Steel, Charles | Lineups | Brown (p) | ||||
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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 | 4 | Swansea City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Burnley | A |
| 2 | -1 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Cambridge United | A |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | 9 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 5 | -2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Exeter City | H |
| 6 | -2 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Aldershot | A |
| 8 | 13 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-21 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | -2 | 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 |
| 10 | -2 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 11 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Cardiff City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1986-09-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Orient | A |
| 14 | 1 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Hereford United | H |
| 16 | -4 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Cambridge United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Burnley | A |
| 18 | 2 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Orient | A |
| 19 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | -1 | Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1986-09-13 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 21 | -3 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Preston North End | A |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1986-09-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
