1986-10-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 1 | 3 | Preston North End | Edgeley Park | 2,888 | |
| Entwistle | Lineups | Williams O 2, Taylor | ||||
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-10-22 | Burnley | H |
| 2 | 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | W | L | W | W | L | 1986-11-01 | Exeter City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | W | L | L | W | D | 1986-10-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | Wrexham | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | W | W | W | L | D | 1986-10-28 | Aldershot | H |
| 6 | -1 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | W | D | L | D | W | 1986-10-24 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | D | W | D | D | D | 1986-10-22 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | L | W | W | W | L | 1986-10-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Orient | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 16 | L | L | W | L | W | 1986-10-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 15 | W | L | L | L | W | 1986-10-22 | Northampton Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | L | W | D | W | D | 1986-10-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | Aldershot | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 14 | W | W | L | L | L | 1986-10-21 | Cambridge United | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 13 | D | D | W | L | L | 1986-10-21 | Rochdale | A |
| 18 | 0 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 | W | L | D | L | L | 1986-10-22 | Swansea City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Lincoln City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 11 | D | L | L | W | D | 1986-10-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 9 | D | D | D | L | W | 1986-10-21 | Hereford United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 8 | L | D | W | L | L | 1986-10-22 | Exeter City | A |
| 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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -18 | 5 | L | L | L | D | W | 1986-10-24 | Colchester United | H |
