1986-10-17
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | Millwall | Boundary Park | 4,703 | |
| Linighan, Williams | Lineups | Morgan | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 21 | W | D | L | D | L | 1986-10-25 | Reading | A |
| 2 | -1 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | W | D | W | D | W | 1986-10-18 | Leeds United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | L | W | L | W | L | 1986-10-18 | Birmingham City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 17 | W | D | D | W | D | 1986-10-18 | Sunderland | H |
| 5 | 0 | Leeds United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | W | D | W | L | W | 1986-10-18 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | W | W | W | L | L | 1986-10-18 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 | D | W | L | W | L | 1986-10-18 | Reading | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | L | W | D | W | L | 1986-10-18 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | W | L | D | D | W | 1986-10-18 | Bradford City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | L | D | D | L | W | 1986-10-18 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Sunderland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 13 | D | D | L | W | D | 1986-10-18 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 12 | D | L | W | L | W | 1986-10-18 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 13 | 0 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 12 | D | L | W | L | D | 1986-10-18 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bradford City | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 12 | L | D | W | W | W | 1986-10-18 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1986-10-18 | Hull City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Millwall | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 11 | L | W | L | D | D | 1986-10-25 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 17 | 0 | Birmingham City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 11 | L | D | D | L | D | 1986-10-18 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 18 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 | L | L | L | D | L | 1986-10-18 | Stoke City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 10 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-18 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-10-18 | Sheffield United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 | W | D | W | D | L | 1986-10-18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 22 | 0 | Stoke City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1986-10-18 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 2 | 3 | Northampton Town | Abbey Stadium | 6,285 | Largest home gate 1986-87 |
| Cooper, Crown | Lineups | McPherson, Chard (p), Morley | ||||
| Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | Layer Road | 3,160 | |
| Reeves, English A, Burman | Lineups | Wheeler | ||||
| Halifax Town | 0 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | The Shay | 1,245 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | Torquay United | Old Showground | 1,703 | |
| McLean, Johnson | 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 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-10-22 | Burnley | H |
| 2 | 2 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 | W | D | W | W | L | 1986-10-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 3 | -1 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | W | W | L | D | L | 1986-10-18 | Aldershot | H |
| 4 | -1 | Swansea City | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | L | L | W | D | W | 1986-10-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | W | D | D | D | D | 1986-10-18 | Hereford United | A |
| 6 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | D | L | D | W | W | 1986-10-21 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | W | W | W | L | L | 1986-10-18 | Swansea City | A |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | W | W | L | D | W | 1986-10-18 | Orient | A |
| 10 | -2 | Cambridge United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | L | L | W | D | D | 1986-10-21 | Aldershot | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 5 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | W | W | L | D | W | 1986-10-21 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 14 | -1 | Cardiff City | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 14 | L | L | D | W | W | 1986-10-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1986-10-18 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | -3 | Torquay United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 12 | L | W | D | D | D | 1986-10-21 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 11 | W | L | L | L | D | 1986-10-18 | Preston North End | A |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 10 | L | L | W | D | L | 1986-10-18 | Rochdale | H |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 | L | D | L | L | W | 1986-10-18 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1986-10-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 22 | 0 | 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 |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 | D | L | W | L | L | 1986-10-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 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 |
