1986-10-03
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 5 | 0 | Stockport County | Abbey Stadium | 2,820 | |
| Flanagan 2, Crown, Dowman, Cooper | Lineups | |||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 1 | Wrexham | Layer Road | 2,633 | |
| Ferguson, Williams OG | Lineups | Massey | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 2 | Torquay United | Prenton Park | 2,064 | |
| Muir 2 (1p) | Lineups | Dobson, Walsh | ||||
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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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | W | D | W | D | W | 1986-10-04 | Halifax Town | A |
| 3 | 4 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 16 | W | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-10 | Southend United | A |
| 4 | 5 | Cambridge United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | W | D | D | D | D | 1986-10-11 | Preston North End | A |
| 5 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | D | W | W | D | L | 1986-10-11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | -3 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | D | W | W | W | L | 1986-10-04 | Orient | A |
| 7 | -2 | Cardiff City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | W | W | D | D | L | 1986-10-04 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | -2 | Orient | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | L | W | D | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | D | D | D | D | D | 1986-10-04 | Rochdale | A |
| 10 | 0 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | L | W | W | D | D | 1986-10-04 | Preston North End | H |
| 11 | 0 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 12 | L | D | L | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | W | D | W | D | D | 1986-10-04 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | W | L | L | W | D | 1986-10-05 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 | W | D | L | D | L | 1986-10-05 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | L | D | W | W | L | 1986-10-11 | Cardiff City | H |
| 16 | 2 | Torquay United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 9 | D | D | D | D | D | 1986-10-11 | Halifax Town | H |
| 17 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 18 | -1 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | L | L | D | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Hereford United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 8 | L | L | D | L | L | 1986-10-04 | Peterborough United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | L | W | L | L | D | 1986-10-04 | Hereford United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 | L | W | L | D | L | 1986-10-04 | Exeter City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 5 | L | D | W | L | D | 1986-10-18 | Burnley | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1986-10-05 | Lincoln City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1986-10-04 | Swansea City | H |
