1986-11-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Belle Vue | 2,691 | |
| Russell, Woods | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Gillingham | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | L | W | W | W | D | 1986-11-22 | Notts County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 29 | D | W | D | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Darlington | A |
| 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 27 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Carlisle United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 25 | L | W | L | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Notts County | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | L | D | W | W | L | 1986-11-08 | Walsall | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | L | W | D | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 7 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 24 | W | D | W | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 22 | D | D | D | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Swindon Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | York City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 | D | L | W | D | L | 1986-11-08 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | D | L | D | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Fulham | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 | W | L | W | W | L | 1986-11-08 | York City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 19 | W | L | D | D | L | 1986-11-08 | Bury | H |
| 13 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -3 | 19 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Carlisle United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 19 | W | L | D | W | W | 1986-11-08 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 | W | L | L | W | L | 1986-11-08 | Chester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 | L | L | W | D | L | 1986-11-08 | Bristol City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 16 | D | W | D | W | L | 1986-11-08 | Newport County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1986-11-08 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Newport County | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 14 | D | D | D | L | D | 1986-11-08 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 14 | L | D | L | L | D | 1986-11-08 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 13 | D | L | L | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 | D | D | D | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 23 | 0 | Chester City | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 13 | L | D | D | D | D | 1986-11-08 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rotherham United | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 12 | W | D | L | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Blackpool | A |
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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 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 38 | W | D | W | W | W | 1986-11-08 | Preston North End | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 30 | W | W | W | D | W | 1986-11-08 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | W | W | W | W | D | 1986-11-08 | Cardiff City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Colchester United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 26 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-11-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 | L | W | W | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Exeter City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | L | L | W | W | D | 1986-11-08 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 23 | W | W | W | W | D | 1986-11-08 | Hereford United | A |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 20 | D | L | W | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Torquay United | A |
| 10 | 2 | Orient | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 | D | L | W | L | L | 1986-11-21 | Halifax Town | A |
| 11 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 19 | L | W | D | D | L | 1986-11-08 | Wrexham | H |
| 12 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 19 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-11-08 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Cardiff City | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 19 | W | D | D | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Southend United | H |
| 14 | 0 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 19 | W | D | L | L | W | 1986-11-08 | Cambridge United | A |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 16 | L | D | D | L | W | 1986-11-09 | Halifax Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Peterborough United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 16 | W | D | L | D | W | 1986-11-08 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Cambridge United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 15 | L | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Burnley | H |
| 20 | 0 | Halifax Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 15 | W | D | D | W | D | 1986-11-09 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 13 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-11-08 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 13 | W | D | D | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Rochdale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 12 | L | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 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 |
