1986-10-24
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Edgeley Park | 1,281 | |
| Entwistle | Lineups | English T | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 3 | Southend United | Prenton Park | 1,810 | |
| Muir (p) | Lineups | Hall 2, O'Shea | ||||
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 28 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-10-25 | Hereford United | H |
| 2 | 1 | Colchester United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 22 | D | D | W | D | W | 1986-10-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 5 | Southend United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | W | W | D | L | D | 1986-10-31 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | -2 | Swansea City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-25 | Torquay United | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | Exeter City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | W | D | W | D | D | 1986-10-25 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | L | W | D | L | D | 1986-11-01 | Lincoln City | A |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | 0 | Aldershot | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 17 | W | W | W | L | L | 1986-10-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-10-25 | Orient | H |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | D | L | W | D | W | 1986-10-25 | Halifax Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Cambridge United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 15 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-10-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 14 | 0 | Burnley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 15 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-10-25 | Exeter City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | L | W | W | L | D | 1986-10-25 | Cardiff City | A |
| 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 | Lincoln City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 14 | W | D | L | L | W | 1986-10-25 | Peterborough United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Hereford United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 13 | L | D | D | W | L | 1986-10-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 | D | W | L | D | L | 1986-10-25 | Lincoln City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 12 | W | D | D | D | L | 1986-11-01 | Swansea City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 12 | L | L | W | D | D | 1986-10-25 | Swansea City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 10 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-10-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 8 | L | L | D | W | L | 1986-10-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -18 | 6 | D | L | L | L | D | 1986-10-27 | Northampton Town | H |
