1986-09-19
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 0 | 2 | Stockport County | The Shay | 1,071 | |
| Lineups | Hodkinson, Glavin | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | Preston North End | Old Showground | 2,689 | |
| Lister 2, Broddle, Russell | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 | L | W | W | D | W | 1986-09-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 11 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | W | L | L | W | L | 1986-09-30 | Cambridge United | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1986-09-21 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | -1 | 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 |
| 21 | 3 | Stockport County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1986-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | -2 | Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1986-09-27 | Burnley | A |
