1986-09-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 2 | Blackpool | Belle Vue | 3,338 | |
| Woods 2 | Lineups | Stewart 2 (1p) | ||||
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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 | York City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | W | W | D | D | # | 1986-09-17 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1986-09-17 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Chester City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1986-09-16 | York City | H |
| 6 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | L | # | 1986-09-17 | Bristol City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 1986-09-17 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 8 | -1 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Port Vale | A |
| 9 | 0 | Darlington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Newport County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | L | W | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | 0 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Chesterfield | A |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | D | D | L | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Blackpool | H |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | D | L | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 3 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | L | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Swindon Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 5 | L | W | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Brentford | H |
| 16 | -1 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | L | D | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Rotherham United | H |
| 17 | -1 | Chester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | D | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 18 | 0 | Newport County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Darlington | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 | W | L | L | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Carlisle United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Fulham | A |
| 21 | 0 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 3 | W | L | L | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Walsall | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | Peterborough United | County Ground | 5,517 | |
| Morley, Chard (p) | Lineups | Gregory | ||||
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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 | 7 | Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1986-09-17 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 2 | -1 | Swansea City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Burnley | A |
| 3 | -1 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 4 | -1 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Torquay United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Halifax Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1986-09-17 | Northampton Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | L | W | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Southend United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Orient | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 | W | L | W | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-21 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | D | L | W | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Swansea City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | L | W | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Lincoln City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 | L | D | D | W | # | 1986-09-16 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Aldershot | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | D | L | L | # | 1986-09-16 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | D | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Colchester United | A |
| 16 | -1 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 1986-09-20 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 | D | L | W | L | # | 1986-09-15 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Aldershot | A |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Orient | A |
| 22 | 0 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1986-09-16 | Exeter 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 |
