1986-11-21
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | Leeds United | St Andrew's | 7,836 | |
| Clarke, Bremner | Lineups | Sheridan | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 31 | W | W | D | W | W | 1986-11-22 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29 | L | W | D | W | W | 1986-11-22 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 | W | D | W | L | W | 1986-11-22 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Derby County | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Sheffield United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | W | W | W | D | D | 1986-11-22 | Derby County | A |
| 6 | 0 | Leeds United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-11-29 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | L | W | W | L | D | 1986-11-22 | Millwall | H |
| 8 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 23 | D | L | W | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 21 | D | W | W | D | D | 1986-11-22 | Portsmouth | A |
| 10 | 0 | Sunderland | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 21 | D | L | L | W | D | 1986-11-22 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 11 | 5 | Birmingham City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 20 | W | W | L | L | L | 1986-11-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -1 | Hull City | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 20 | W | L | L | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 19 | W | D | L | L | D | 1986-11-22 | Stoke City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 19 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -1 | Bradford City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 | W | L | W | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Hull City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Millwall | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 17 | L | W | L | W | L | 1986-11-22 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 17 | L | L | W | L | D | 1986-11-22 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 17 | W | D | L | W | L | 1986-11-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 19 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-22 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 20 | 0 | Stoke City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 14 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-22 | Reading | H |
| 21 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 12 | L | D | D | D | D | 1986-11-22 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 | L | L | D | L | L | 1986-11-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | Orient | The Shay | 1,405 | |
| Brown (p), Longhurst 2, Foster OG | Lineups | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | Colchester United | Old Showground | 1,725 | |
| Lister, Broddle, Johnson 2, McLean (p) | Lineups | Hedman, Grenfell | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 26 | L | D | L | W | D | 1986-11-28 | Halifax Town | H |
| 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 | 5 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 22 | W | W | L | D | D | 1986-11-29 | Hereford United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Aldershot | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 21 | W | L | L | D | W | 1986-11-22 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | -2 | Orient | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -6 | 20 | L | D | L | W | L | 1986-11-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Halifax Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 18 | W | L | W | D | D | 1986-11-28 | Colchester United | A |
| 20 | -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 |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 |
