1986-11-03
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Stockport County | 1 | 2 | Hereford United | Edgeley Park | 1,338 | |
| Stokes | Lineups | Kearns 2 | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 35 | D | W | W | W | W | 1986-11-04 | Orient | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 27 | W | W | D | W | L | 1986-11-04 | Cambridge United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Colchester United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 25 | W | D | D | W | D | 1986-11-04 | Burnley | A |
| 4 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | W | W | W | D | L | 1986-11-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1986-11-04 | Cardiff City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | L | W | W | D | W | 1986-11-04 | Halifax Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wrexham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 22 | D | W | W | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 0 | Lincoln City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 20 | W | W | W | D | L | 1986-11-04 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 9 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 19 | W | D | D | L | W | 1986-11-04 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 | L | L | W | D | L | 1986-11-05 | Peterborough United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 19 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-04 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 0 | Orient | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 19 | W | L | L | L | W | 1986-11-04 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | 3 | Hereford United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 | W | W | L | L | D | 1986-11-08 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Aldershot | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 18 | L | L | D | W | W | 1986-11-09 | Stockport County | H |
| 15 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | D | D | L | W | W | 1986-11-04 | Southend United | A |
| 16 | -1 | Cardiff City | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 | D | D | L | L | D | 1986-11-04 | Preston North End | A |
| 17 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 16 | D | L | L | W | L | 1986-11-04 | Colchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Cambridge United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 | L | L | L | L | W | 1986-11-04 | Swansea City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 13 | D | L | D | W | L | 1986-11-05 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 12 | L | W | D | D | D | 1986-11-04 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 12 | L | L | L | L | W | 1986-11-04 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 12 | D | D | W | D | L | 1986-11-04 | Exeter City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 10 | D | D | L | L | D | 1986-11-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -23 | 6 | L | L | L | D | L | 1986-11-09 | Aldershot | A |
