1986-10-10
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | Orient | Gresty Road | 2,202 | |
| Platt 2, Blissett (p) | Lineups | Cornwell, Brooks | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | Hereford United | Victoria Park | 1,939 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Roots Hall | 4,004 | |
| Cadette | Lineups | Hedman | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Northampton Town | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 22 | W | W | W | L | W | 1986-10-17 | Cambridge United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | L | W | D | W | D | 1986-10-11 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Colchester United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 17 | D | W | W | L | L | 1986-10-17 | Cardiff City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Orient | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 16 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-10-18 | Wrexham | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 7 | 1 | Southend United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | D | L | D | W | W | 1986-10-18 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | -1 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | W | L | D | L | W | 1986-10-11 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | W | D | W | D | W | 1986-10-18 | Southend United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Cardiff City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | D | W | W | D | D | 1986-10-11 | Wrexham | A |
| 11 | -1 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | D | D | D | D | D | 1986-10-11 | Lincoln City | H |
| 12 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | W | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-11 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 13 | -1 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | L | L | W | W | D | 1986-10-11 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 | D | W | L | L | D | 1986-10-18 | Exeter City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 10 | L | W | D | L | D | 1986-10-11 | Exeter City | A |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 | L | D | W | L | L | 1986-10-11 | Swansea City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 8 | L | L | L | D | W | 1986-10-11 | Burnley | H |
| 20 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 8 | D | W | L | L | L | 1986-10-18 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-10-11 | Rochdale | H |
| 22 | -1 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-10-11 | Peterborough United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1986-10-11 | Torquay United | A |
| 24 | 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 |
