
Division Four table as at Wednesday May 7th, 1986:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 43 | 39 | 102 |
| 2 |
Chester City
Chester
|
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 50 | 33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 47 | 27 | 81 |
| 4 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 79 |
| 5 |
Orient
Orient
|
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 15 | 72 |
| 6 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | 25 | 70 |
| 7 |
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
|
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 |
Northampton Town
Northampton Town
|
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 64 |
| 9 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 64 |
| 10 |
Hereford United
Hereford United
|
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 64 |
| 12 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 63 |
| 13 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 80 | -12 | 60 |
| 14 |
Burnley
Burnley
|
46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 65 | -5 | 59 |
| 15 |
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
|
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 |
Aldershot
Aldershot
|
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | -8 | 58 |
| 17 |
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
|
46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 56 |
| 18 |
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 55 |
| 19 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 54 |
| 20 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 54 |
| 21 |
Exeter City
Exeter City
|
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 54 |
| 22 |
Cambridge United
Cambridge United
|
46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 80 | -15 | 54 |
| 23 |
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 89 | -35 | 43 |
| 24 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 88 | -45 | 37 |