1986-11-09
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3 | 1 | Stockport County | Recreation Ground | 2,660 | |
| King, Foyle 2 | Lineups | Allatt | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | Halifax Town | Old Showground | 2,059 | |
| Johnson, Lister | Lineups | Knill | ||||
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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 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 41 | W | W | D | W | W | 1986-11-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 31 | D | W | W | W | D | 1986-11-22 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 30 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-11-22 | Preston North End | 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 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-11-29 | Aldershot | H |
| 6 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 24 | L | L | W | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Southend United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Lincoln City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 24 | D | W | W | W | W | 1986-11-22 | Burnley | A |
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 23 | D | D | W | W | W | 1986-11-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 23 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 10 | 6 | Aldershot | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 21 | W | L | L | D | W | 1986-11-22 | Rochdale | H |
| 11 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | D | L | W | D | D | 1986-11-22 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 20 | D | L | L | L | W | 1986-11-22 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | Hereford United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 20 | D | W | W | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | 4 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 19 | W | L | D | D | L | 1986-11-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 16 | -2 | Cardiff City | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 19 | L | W | D | D | L | 1986-11-22 | Stockport County | A |
| 17 | -2 | Burnley | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 19 | L | W | D | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Cambridge United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 18 | W | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Peterborough United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 | D | W | D | L | D | 1986-11-22 | Cambridge United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 16 | W | W | D | D | L | 1986-11-22 | Swansea City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 15 | L | W | D | D | W | 1986-11-21 | Orient | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 13 | L | D | L | W | D | 1986-11-22 | Aldershot | A |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 12 | L | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Hereford United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -25 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1986-11-22 | Cardiff City | H |
