Season 1985-1986

Results

Canon League Division Four

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 17 AUG Wrexham (Home) Wrexham (H) L0 - 1 - 4,159
2 24 AUG Hereford United (Away) Hereford United (A) L1 - 4 C. Calderwood 4,094
3 26 AUG Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 1 P. Coyne, C. Henry 3,378
4 30 AUG Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) D0 - 0 - 4,037
5 06 SEP Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) W3 - 2 P. Coyne 3 (2 pens) 3,879
6 14 SEP Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L0 - 3 - 2,946
7 17 SEP Crewe Alexandra (Away) Crewe Alexandra (A) L0 - 2 - 1,699
8 28 SEP Hartlepool United (Away) Hartlepool United (A) L0 - 1 - 2,727
9 01 OCT Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) W2 - 1 C. Gordon, C. Calderwood 3,118
10 05 OCT Rochdale (Home) Rochdale (H) W4 - 0 P. Coyne, D. Cole, B. Wade, D. Hockaday 3,086
11 12 OCT Burnley (Away) Burnley (A) W2 - 0 C. Gordon, P. Coyne 2,979
12 19 OCT Chester City (Away) Chester (A) W1 - 0 C. Gordon 3,109
13 22 OCT Stockport County (Home) Stockport County (H) W1 - 0 P. Coyne 7,172
14 26 OCT Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L0 - 3 - 5,073
15 02 NOV Tranmere Rovers (Home) Tranmere Rovers (H) W2 - 1 L. Barnard, B. Wade 4,358
16 06 NOV Cambridge United (Home) Cambridge United (H) W1 - 0 C. Henry 5,489
17 09 NOV Scunthorpe United (Away) Scunthorpe United (A) W2 - 0 C. Henry, B. Wade 1,920
18 23 NOV Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) W2 - 1 N. Coleman pen., B. Wade 4,784
19 30 NOV Orient (Away) Orient (A) L0 - 1 - 3,120
20 07 DEC Preston North End (Home) Preston North End (H) W4 - 1 C. Henry 3, N. Coleman pen. 3,945
21 14 DEC Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) W3 - 2 N. Coleman 2 (2 pens), C. Henry 4,516
22 22 DEC Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) W1 - 0 C. Henry 7,364
23 28 DEC Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W1 - 0 C. Gordon 1,710
24 01 JAN Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) W2 - 1 D. Cole, B. Wade 8,802
25 04 JAN Tranmere Rovers (Away) Tranmere Rovers (A) L1 - 3 C. Gordon pen. 1,795
26 12 JAN Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W2 - 1 C. Gordon pen., C. Ramsey 7,619
27 18 JAN Wrexham (Away) Wrexham (A) W1 - 0 C. Gordon pen. 1,767
28 01 FEB Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W1 - 0 C. Henry 4,449
29 03 FEB Stockport County (Away) Stockport County (A) W2 - 0 C. Henry, C. Gordon 3,899
30 22 FEB Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) W3 - 0 C. Ramsey, C. Henry, P. Coyne 3,361
31 04 MAR Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) W3 - 0 P. Coyne, C. Gordon, C. Ramsey 2,291
32 08 MAR Rochdale (Away) Rochdale (A) W2 - 1 C. Gordon pen., C. Henry 1,989
33 15 MAR Burnley (Home) Burnley (H) W3 - 1 C. Henry, D. Bamber, C. Gordon 7,212
34 23 MAR Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) D0 - 0 - 10,122
35 25 MAR Hartlepool United (Home) Hartlepool United (H) W3 - 1 B. Wade 2, T. Smith (o.g.) 6,172
36 28 MAR Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) D1 - 1 D. Bamber 2,997
37 31 MAR Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) W4 - 1 D. Bamber 2, C. Henry, C. Gordon 8,437
38 05 APR Cambridge United (Away) Cambridge United (A) D1 - 1 C. Gordon 3,128
39 08 APR Chester City (Home) Chester (H) W4 - 2 D. Bamber 2, B. Wade, L. Barnard 12,630
40 12 APR Scunthorpe United (Home) Scunthorpe United (H) D1 - 1 D. Bamber 6,783
41 15 APR Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 0 S. Collins (o.g.), B. Wade, C. Gordon 6,426
42 19 APR Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) D1 - 1 L. Barnard 8,416
43 22 APR Aldershot (Away) Aldershot (A) W4 - 2 C. Gordon 2, C. Henry, D. Cole 3,723
44 27 APR Orient (Home) Orient (H) W4 - 1 B. Wade, D. Bamber, C. Kamara, P. Coyne 8,081
45 02 MAY Halifax Town (Away) Halifax Town (A) W3 - 1 C. Henry 3 1,626
46 05 MAY Crewe Alexandra (Home) Crewe Alexandra (H) W1 - 0 P. Coyne 10,976

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 17 NOV Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) D0 - 0 - 10,468
1R 20 NOV Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L2 - 4 C. Ramsey, L. Barnard 8,979

Milk Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 20 AUG Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) W2 - 1 D. Hockaday, D. Moss 1,266
1-2L 02 SEP Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D2 - 2
W4 - 3  (Agg.) 		P. Coyne, S. Pugh (o.g.) 2,846
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 24 SEP Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) L2 - 3 A. Rowland, P. Coyne pen. 14,207
2-2L 08 OCT Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) W3 - 1  (AET)
W5 - 4  (Agg.) 		A. Rowland, B. Wade 2 9,111
THIRD ROUND
3 29 OCT Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) W1 - 0 P. Coyne 12,110
FOURTH ROUND
4 26 NOV Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L1 - 6 F. Yallop (o.g.) 12,083

Freight Rover Trophy

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
AREA FIRST ROUND - S
1A4 21 JAN Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L1 - 2 L. Barnard 2,357
1A4 11 MAR Hereford United (Home) Hereford United (H) D1 - 1 D. Hockaday 3,692