1986-11-28
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Layer Road | 2,567 | |
| Farrell, Adcock, Phillips | Lineups | Longhurst | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 5 | Northampton Town | Gresty Road | 2,331 | |
| Lineups | Benjamin, McPherson, Hill 3 | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Victoria Park | 1,586 | |
| Hogan (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Burnley | Roots Hall | 3,309 | |
| Cadette 2 | Lineups | Gallagher | ||||
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 44 | W | W | W | D | W | 1986-12-02 | Exeter City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 34 | W | D | W | W | W | 1986-11-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1986-12-13 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 2 | Colchester United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 29 | W | L | D | L | W | 1986-12-13 | Preston North End | H |
| 5 | -1 | Preston North End | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 27 | W | L | L | W | W | 1986-11-29 | Peterborough United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Wrexham | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 26 | W | D | D | W | W | 1986-11-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 24 | W | W | L | L | D | 1986-11-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Lincoln City | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 | L | D | W | W | W | 1986-11-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 23 | W | D | L | L | L | 1986-11-29 | Orient | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 23 | L | W | D | L | W | 1986-11-29 | Lincoln City | A |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 22 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-12-13 | Orient | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 21 | D | D | W | W | L | 1986-11-29 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -1 | 20 | L | L | D | L | W | 1986-12-13 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Cambridge United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 19 | D | W | L | L | L | 1986-11-29 | Cardiff City | A |
| 18 | 3 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 19 | W | L | W | W | D | 1986-12-13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | -1 | Cardiff City | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 19 | L | L | W | D | D | 1986-11-29 | Cambridge United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Peterborough United | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 18 | D | D | W | D | L | 1986-11-29 | Preston North End | H |
| 21 | -1 | Halifax Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 18 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-12-13 | Peterborough United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 13 | L | L | D | L | W | 1986-11-29 | Torquay United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 13 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-29 | Rochdale | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stockport County | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -24 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-12-13 | Southend United | A |
