1986-09-17
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Winners Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zurrieq FC | 0 | 3 | Wrexham | D 4 | Ta' Qali National Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | Massey, Charles, Conroy | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | 2 | 1 | Leicester City | Carrow Road | 14,814 | |
| Barham, Biggins | Lineups | Smith | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Chelsea | A |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | W | W | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Southampton | A |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | W | D | W | D | D | 1986-09-21 | Manchester United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wimbledon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1986-09-20 | Newcastle United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | W | W | D | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 6 | 6 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | W | L | W | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Aston Villa | A |
| 7 | -1 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | W | W | L | D | L | 1986-09-20 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 8 | -1 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 10 | W | L | L | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Luton Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 | L | D | W | W | W | 1986-09-20 | Manchester City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | D | W | L | D | W | 1986-09-20 | West Ham United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | D | W | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Watford | A |
| 12 | -1 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | D | D | W | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | L | D | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Leicester City | A |
| 14 | 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | D | L | D | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 15 | -1 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 | L | D | D | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 16 | 0 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Liverpool | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 6 | W | L | D | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | L | L | 1986-09-21 | Everton | A |
| 20 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Coventry City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 3 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Norwich City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 2 | L | L | L | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Wimbledon | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Middlesbrough | Twerton Park, Bath | 3,768 | |
| Micallef | Lineups | Slaven 2 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Bristol City | Belle Vue | 2,265 | |
| Dobbin | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 5 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | W | D | W | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Chesterfield | H |
| 2 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1986-09-27 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Newport County | A |
| 5 | -2 | York City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | L | W | W | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Bury | H |
| 6 | -2 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | W | D | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 7 | -2 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | L | W | W | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Carlisle United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | D | L | D | W | W | 1986-09-20 | Fulham | H |
| 9 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 | W | L | D | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | L | D | L | W | W | 1986-09-20 | Rotherham United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Newport County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | D | D | D | L | W | 1986-09-20 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Bristol City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Brentford | A |
| 16 | 0 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | L | W | L | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | W | L | D | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Notts County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 | D | W | L | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Darlington | H |
| 19 | 0 | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 5 | L | D | D | L | W | 1986-09-27 | Rotherham United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Chester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | L | D | D | D | D | 1986-09-27 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | W | L | L | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Blackpool | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Port Vale | H |
| 23 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 3 | D | L | L | D | D | 1986-09-20 | York City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-09-27 | Port Vale | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | County Ground | 3,873 | |
| McGoldrick, Hill | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 3 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Swansea City | A |
| 2 | -1 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1986-09-19 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Swansea City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | D | W | W | L | W | 1986-09-20 | Northampton Town | H |
| 4 | -1 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | W | W | W | D | L | 1986-09-20 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | D | D | W | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Cardiff City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | D | D | D | W | W | 1986-09-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Orient | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Hereford United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1986-09-20 | Torquay United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Cambridge United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-09-20 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | 0 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | L | L | W | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Orient | H |
| 12 | 0 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | W | L | W | D | L | 1986-09-20 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 | D | D | L | W | D | 1986-09-20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Exeter City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 | D | L | D | D | W | 1986-09-20 | Southend United | H |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 5 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | D | D | D | D | 1986-09-21 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | L | L | W | L | D | 1986-09-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 | D | D | L | L | D | 1986-09-20 | Peterborough United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1986-09-19 | Stockport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1986-09-20 | Colchester United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1986-09-19 | Halifax Town | A |
