1985–86 Football League

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The 1985–86 season was the 87th completed season of The Football League.

Season1985–86
ChampionsLiverpool
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Season1985–86
ChampionsLiverpool
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Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

First Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
First Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsLiverpool
16th English title
RelegatedIpswich Town
Birmingham City
West Bromwich Albion
Matches462
Goals1,288 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Lineker
(30 goals)[3]
Biggest home winLuton Town 7–0 Southampton
(19 October 1985)
West Ham United 8–1 Newcastle United
(21 April 1986)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday 1–5 Everton
(3 September 1985)
West Bromwich Albion 1–5 Manchester United
(21 September 1985)
Chelsea 0–4 West Ham United
(29 Mar 1986)
Chelsea 1–5 Watford
(5 May 1986)
Highest scoringWest Ham United 8–1 Newcastle United
(21 April 1986)
Longest winning run10 matches
Manchester United
Longest unbeaten run18 matches
West Ham United
Longest losing run9 matches
West Bromwich Albion
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In a close three-horse race, Liverpool pipped Everton and West Ham United to the First Division title,[4] while also defeating Merseyside rivals Everton in the FA Cup Final, thereby completing a historic double. Manchester United had been ten points clear in early November after winning their first ten matches; and thirteen of their first fifteen,[5] but injuries, loss of form and ineffective signings had seen them fall away, leaving them still waiting for their first league title since 1967, mounting the pressure of manager Ron Atkinson, although the Old Trafford board initially decided to stick with Atkinson as their manager for the following season.

Arsenal finished seventh in the league for a third successive season, their manager Don Howe resigning a few weeks before the end of the season after it was reported that Terry Venables had been offered his job. Coach Steve Burtenshaw was placed in temporary charge of the first team until the end of the season, when George Graham returned to Highbury as manager. Tottenham Hotspur finished a disappointing 10th in the league, prompting the White Hart Lane board to sack manager Peter Shreeves and replace him with Luton Town's David Pleat.

At the lower end of the table, a disastrous season saw West Bromwich Albion relegated in bottom place after just four wins in the league, while nearby rivals Birmingham City fared nearly as badly, and were relegated in second place from bottom; both clubs would not return to the top flight until 2002. Their local rivals Aston Villa nearly went down with them, before a late upturn in form secured their survival. Oxford United had a memorable first season at this level as League Cup winners, but spent much of the season battling against relegation before finally managing to beat the drop. The final relegation place went to Ipswich Town, who had gradually fallen out of contention with the First Division's leading pack since Bobby Robson's departure to manage the England team four years earlier.

Final table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 10 6 89 37 +52 88 Disqualified from the European Cup[6]
2 Everton[a] 42 26 8 8 87 41 +46 86 Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[6]
3 West Ham United 42 26 6 10 74 40 +34 84 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[6]
4 Manchester United 42 22 10 10 70 36 +34 76
5 Sheffield Wednesday[b] 42 21 10 11 63 54 +9 73
6 Chelsea 42 20 11 11 57 56 +1 71
7 Arsenal 42 20 9 13 49 47 +2 69
8 Nottingham Forest 42 19 11 12 69 53 +16 68
9 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 61 44 +17 66
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 8 15 74 52 +22 65
11 Newcastle United 42 17 12 13 67 72 −5 63
12 Watford 42 16 11 15 69 62 +7 59
13 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 7 20 53 64 −11 52
14 Southampton 42 12 10 20 51 62 −11 46
15 Manchester City 42 11 12 19 43 57 −14 45
16 Aston Villa 42 10 14 18 51 67 −16 44
17 Coventry City 42 11 10 21 48 71 −23 43
18 Oxford United[c] 42 10 12 20 62 80 −18 42 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[6]
19 Leicester City 42 10 12 20 54 76 −22 42
20 Ipswich Town (R) 42 11 8 23 32 55 −23 41 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Birmingham City (R) 42 8 5 29 30 73 −43 29
22 West Bromwich Albion (R) 42 4 12 26 35 89 −54 24
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since the FA Cup winners, Liverpool, would have instead qualified for the European Cup, qualification would have instead been passed down to runners-up Everton.
  2. [b]
    Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
  3. [c]
    Oxford United would have qualified as League Cup winners.

First Division results

More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR CHE COV EVE IPS LEI LIV LUT MCI MUN NEW NOT OXF QPR SHW SOU TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal 3–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–0
Aston Villa 1–4 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 2–1
Birmingham City 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0
Chelsea 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–5 3–0 0–4
Coventry City 0–2 3–3 4–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 5–2 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 3–0 0–1
Everton 6–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–3 3–1 6–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 3–1
Ipswich Town 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Leicester City 2–2 3–1 4–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–3 4–4 1–4 2–3 2–2 1–4 2–2 2–2 0–1
Liverpool 2–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 5–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 3–1
Luton Town 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 7–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–0
Manchester City 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2
Manchester United 0–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0
Newcastle United 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–4 0–3 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 1–2
Nottingham Forest 3–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 5–2 0–0 3–1 4–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–1
Oxford United 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 4–3 5–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–3 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2
Queens Park Rangers 0–1 0–1 3–1 6–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–5 2–1 1–0 0–1
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–2 1–5 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2
Southampton 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 4–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 5–1 0–3 5–1 1–1 5–1 5–3 4–0 5–0 1–0
Watford 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 0–2
West Bromwich Albion 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–3
West Ham United 0–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 8–1 4–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Liverpool England Joe Fagan Retired 30 May 1985 Pre-season Scotland Kenny Dalglish 30 May 1985
Southampton England Lawrie McMenemy Signed by Sunderland 8 June 1985 Northern Ireland Chris Nicholl 12 July 1985
Queens Park Rangers England Frank Sibley Became assistant manager 11 June 1985 England Jim Smith 11 June 1985
Oxford United England Jim Smith Signed by Queens Park Rangers 11 June 1985 England Maurice Evans 11 June 1985
Chelsea England John Neal Retired 12 June 1985 England John Hollins 12 June 1985
Newcastle United England Jack Charlton Resigned 10 August 1985 Northern Ireland Willie McFaul 10 August 1985
West Bromwich Albion Republic of Ireland Johnny Giles 29 September 1985 22nd England Nobby Stiles 29 September 1985
Birmingham City England Ron Saunders 16 January 1986 21st England John Bond 22 January 1986
West Bromwich Albion England Nobby Stiles Sacked 1 February 1986 22nd England Ron Saunders 14 February 1986
Arsenal England Don Howe Resigned 22 March 1986 5th England Steve Burtenshaw (caretaker) 22 March 1986
Coventry City Scotland Don Mackay Sacked 13 April 1986 20th England John Sillett 13 April 1986
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First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1985–1986
Locations of the Football League First Division 1985–1986 teams

Second Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Second Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsNorwich City
PromotedNorwich City
Charlton Athletic
Wimbledon
RelegatedCarlisle United
Middlesbrough
Fulham
Matches462
Goals1,264 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerKevin Drinkell
(22 goals)[3]
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Norwich City (C, P) 42 25 9 8 84 37 +47 84 Promotion to the First Division
2 Charlton Athletic (P) 42 22 11 9 78 45 +33 77
3 Wimbledon (P) 42 21 13 8 58 37 +21 76
4 Portsmouth 42 22 7 13 69 41 +28 73
5 Crystal Palace 42 19 9 14 57 52 +5 66
6 Hull City 42 17 13 12 65 55 +10 64
7 Sheffield United 42 17 11 14 64 63 +1 62
8 Oldham Athletic 42 17 9 16 62 61 +1 60
9 Millwall 42 17 8 17 64 65 −1 59
10 Stoke City 42 14 15 13 48 50 −2 57
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 8 18 64 64 0 56
12 Barnsley 42 14 14 14 47 50 −3 56
13 Bradford City 42 16 6 20 51 63 −12 54
14 Leeds United 42 15 8 19 56 72 −16 53
15 Grimsby Town 42 14 10 18 58 62 −4 52
16 Huddersfield Town 42 14 10 18 51 67 −16 52
17 Shrewsbury Town 42 14 9 19 52 64 −12 51
18 Sunderland 42 13 11 18 47 61 −14 50
19 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 13 17 53 62 −9 49
20 Carlisle United (R) 42 13 7 22 47 71 −24 46 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 12 9 21 44 53 −9 45
22 Fulham (R) 42 10 6 26 45 69 −24 36
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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR BLB BRA B&HA CRL CHA CRY FUL GRI HUD HUL LEE MID MIL NWC OLD POR SHU SHR STK SUN WDN
Barnsley 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–4 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–4 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Blackburn Rovers 0–3 3–0 1–4 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 6–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0
Bradford City 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 3–1 2–1 6–1 3–5 2–0 2–3 2–2 4–3 3–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0
Carlisle United 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–4 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–3
Charlton Athletic 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Crystal Palace 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–3
Fulham 2–0 3–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2
Grimsby Town 1–2 5–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–3 1–1 0–1
Huddersfield Town 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 4–3 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Hull City 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–2 2–2 0–0 4–3 0–2 1–1 1–1
Leeds United 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–0
Middlesbrough 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Millwall 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1
Norwich City 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 4–3 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2
Oldham Athletic 1–1 3–1 0–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–5 4–3 2–4 2–2 2–1
Portsmouth 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–1
Sheffield United 3–1 3–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 2–5 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0
Shrewsbury Town 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Stoke City 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–0
Sunderland 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 3–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
Wimbledon 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–0
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Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1985–1986
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1985–1986 teams

Third Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Football LeagueThird Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsReading (1st title)
PromotedDerby County
Plymouth Argyle
RelegatedCardiff City
Lincoln City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Swansea City
Matches552
Goals1,550 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerTrevor Senior (Reading), 27[3]
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More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reading (C, P) 46 29 7 10 67 51 +16 94 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Plymouth Argyle (P) 46 26 9 11 88 53 +35 87
3 Derby County (P) 46 23 15 8 80 41 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 23 14 9 82 48 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 22 13 11 81 54 +27 79
6 Walsall 46 22 9 15 90 64 +26 75
7 York City 46 20 11 15 77 58 +19 71
8 Notts County 46 19 14 13 71 60 +11 71
9 Bristol City 46 18 14 14 69 60 +9 68
10 Brentford 46 18 12 16 58 61 −3 66
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 16 14 45 52 −7 64
12 Blackpool 46 17 12 17 66 55 +11 63
13 Darlington 46 15 13 18 61 78 −17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 61 59 +2 57
15 Bournemouth 46 15 9 22 65 72 −7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 14 12 20 51 75 −24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 61 64 −3 53
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 8 23 54 68 −14 53
19 Newport County 46 11 18 17 52 65 −13 51
20 Bury 46 12 13 21 63 67 −4 49
21 Lincoln City (R) 46 10 16 20 55 77 −22 46 Relegation to the Fourth Division
22 Cardiff City (R) 46 12 9 25 53 83 −30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 46 11 10 25 57 98 −41 43
24 Swansea City (R) 46 11 10 25 43 87 −44 43
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Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Third Division results

More information Home \ Away, BOU ...
Home \ Away BOU BLP BOL BRE BRC BRR BRY CAR CHF DAR DER DON GIL LIN NPC NTC PLY REA ROT SWA WAL WIG WOL YOR
AFC Bournemouth 1–4 2–1 0–0 5–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 2–0
Blackpool 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 4–2 5–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–4 5–0 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 4–1 1–1
Brentford 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–3
Bristol City 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 2–2
Bristol Rovers 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 5–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Bury 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 6–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–2
Cardiff City 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Chesterfield 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–3 0–0 2–0 4–3 3–4 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–4 2–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 3–0 1–0
Darlington 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–5 2–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–2 6–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–0
Derby County 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 7–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–1
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Gillingham 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 5–2 2–0 2–0 1–2
Lincoln City 3–2 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 3–2 0–0 2–3 3–4
Newport County 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–5 3–4 3–1 1–1
Notts County 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 4–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 2–1 5–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 3–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 3–0 4–4 0–0 4–2 4–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2
Reading 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0
Rotherham United 4–1 4–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 4–1
Swansea City 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0
Walsall 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 6–0 3–2 6–3 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 6–0 3–1 3–1 3–3 1–1 3–1
Wigan Athletic 3–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 3–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 5–3 1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–4 2–1 3–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–5 0–0 2–2 3–2
York City 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 7–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
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Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1985–1986
1985–86 Football League is located in Greater London
1985–86 Football League
Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1985–1986

Fourth Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Football LeagueFourth Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsSwindon Town (1st title)
PromotedChester City
Mansfield Town
Port Vale
Failed re-electionNone
Matches552
Goals1,576 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Taylor (Rochdale), 25
Richard Cadette (Southend United), 25[3]
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town (C, P) 46 32 6 8 82 43 +39 102 Promotion to the Third Division
2 Chester City (P) 46 23 15 8 83 50 +33 84
3 Mansfield Town (P) 46 23 12 11 74 47 +27 81
4 Port Vale (P) 46 21 16 9 67 37 +30 79
5 Orient 46 20 12 14 79 64 +15 72
6 Colchester United 46 19 13 14 88 63 +25 70
7 Hartlepool United 46 20 10 16 68 67 +1 70
8 Northampton Town 46 18 10 18 79 58 +21 64
9 Southend United 46 18 10 18 69 67 +2 64
10 Hereford United 46 18 10 18 74 73 +1 64
11 Stockport County 46 17 13 16 63 71 −8 64
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 9 19 54 61 −7 63
13 Wrexham 46 17 9 20 68 80 −12 60 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
14 Burnley 46 16 11 19 60 65 −5 59
15 Scunthorpe United 46 15 14 17 50 55 −5 59
16 Aldershot 46 17 7 22 66 74 −8 58
17 Peterborough United 46 13 17 16 52 64 −12 56
18 Rochdale 46 14 13 19 57 77 −20 55
19 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 9 22 74 73 +1 54
20 Halifax Town 46 14 12 20 60 71 −11 54
21 Exeter City 46 13 15 18 47 59 −12 54 Re-elected
22 Cambridge United 46 15 9 22 65 80 −15 54
23 Preston North End 46 11 10 25 54 89 −35 43
24 Torquay United 46 9 10 27 43 88 −45 37
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Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Fourth Division results

More information Home \ Away, ALD ...
Home \ Away ALD BUR CAM CHE COL CRE EXE HAL HAR HER LEY MAN NOR PET PTV PNE ROC SCU STD STP SWI TOR TRA WRE
Aldershot 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 6–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 6–0
Burnley 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 3–0 3–1 5–2
Cambridge United 0–2 0–4 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–0 4–2 4–0 1–2 4–2 2–5 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–2 4–3
Chester City 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
Colchester United 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 5–2
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 4–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2
Exeter City 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 0–1
Halifax Town 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–2 5–2
Hartlepool United 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–3
Hereford United 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 4–1 1–4 3–1
Orient 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–3
Mansfield Town 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1
Northampton Town 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–0 3–0 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 6–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 5–1 2–2 1–2
Peterborough United 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–2 0–5 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1
Port Vale 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 4–0
Preston North End 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–6 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 0–3 4–0 2–2 1–0
Rochdale 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 5–0 1–1 3–2
Scunthorpe United 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 4–0 0–1 1–1
Southend United 2–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 5–1 3–1 0–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–0
Stockport County 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Swindon Town 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1
Torquay United 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–3 0–1 1–2 1–3
Tranmere Rovers 3–0 2–1 6–2 2–3 3–4 0–1 0–1 0–3 4–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–3 7–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–3
Wrexham 4–1 0–1 6–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–1
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Source: Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1985–1986
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1985–1986

Election/Re-election to the Football League

As champions of the Alliance Premier League, Enfield won the right to apply for election to the Football League, to replace one of the four bottom teams in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

More information Club, Final Position ...
Club Final Position Votes
Exeter City21st (Fourth Division)64
Preston North End23rd (Fourth Division)62.5
Cambridge United22nd (Fourth Division)61
Torquay United24th (Fourth Division)61
Enfield1st (Alliance Premier League)7.5
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Hence, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Enfield were denied membership of the Football League.

This was the last season in which the Alliance Premier League champions had to apply for election to the Football League. From the 1986–87 season, when the Alliance Premier League was re-branded as the Football Conference, the champions were automatically promoted, provided that they met the criteria set by the Football League.

Attendances

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Division One

More information #, Club ...
#ClubAverageHighestLowest
1Manchester United46,32154,57532,331
2Liverpool FC35,27145,44526,219
3Everton FC32,22651,34823,357
4Manchester City FC24,22948,77318,899
5Arsenal FC23,82445,10714,821
6Newcastle United FC23,43432,18316,785
7Sheffield Wednesday FC23,11148,10513,359
8Chelsea FC21,98543,90012,017
9West Ham United FC21,17931,12112,225
10Tottenham Hotspur FC20,85933,8359,359
11Nottingham Forest FC16,80930,17111,538
12Watford FC15,36018,96011,510
13Aston Villa FC15,23727,6268,456
14Southampton FC14,87719,78412,167
15Ipswich Town FC14,46920,68211,528
16Queens Park Rangers FC12,80821,1228,085
17West Bromwich Albion FC12,16424,9626,201
18Leicester City FC11,79326,0707,237
19Coventry City FC11,59016,8987,478
20Luton Town FC11,06217,4548,550
21Oxford United FC11,00913,9399,020
22Birmingham City FC10,90024,9715,833
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Division Two

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#ClubAverageHighestLowest
1Sunderland AFC16,05221,14411,338
2Norwich City FC13,72218,95611,148
3Portsmouth FC13,61418,8599,560
4Leeds United FC13,25921,1289,638
5Sheffield United FC10,79813,8547,367
6Brighton & Hove Albion FC9,72616,7176,258
7Stoke City FC8,28811,8756,449
8Hull City AFC7,67212,8245,344
9Huddersfield Town AFC6,82111,6674,511
10Crystal Palace FC6,78711,7313,744
11Middlesbrough FC6,25719,7014,061
12Barnsley FC6,0679,4103,827
13Charlton Athletic FC6,02813,2143,059
14Blackburn Rovers FC5,8269,6663,616
15Bradford City AFC5,81610,7513,426
16Millwall FC5,4599,1583,188
17Grimsby Town FC5,1579,1213,476
18Oldham Athletic FC4,6518,1952,510
19Fulham FC4,6249,2812,134
20Wimbledon FC4,5789,0462,351
21Carlisle United FC4,0109,2492,418
22Shrewsbury Town FC3,9279,5952,364
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Division Three

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#ClubAverageHighestLowest
1Derby County FC12,38621,0309,571
2Plymouth Argyle FC8,29724,8883,686
3Reading FC6,89313,4653,410
4Bristol City FC6,60012,1714,395
5Walsall FC4,89110,4803,282
6Bolton Wanderers FC4,8479,2522,902
7Blackpool FC4,5369,4731,995
8Notts County FC4,40413,0862,345
9Swansea City AFC4,3066,9892,779
10Bristol Rovers FC4,1969,9262,959
11Wigan Athletic FC4,1489,4852,657
12York City FC4,1116,0452,857
13Wolverhampton Wanderers FC4,0209,1662,205
14Brentford FC3,9576,3512,824
15Gillingham FC3,6915,7102,050
16Rotherham United FC3,4746,0302,101
17AFC Bournemouth3,4246,1051,873
18Chesterfield FC3,2129,3941,773
19Cardiff City FC3,0618,3751,663
20Darlington FC3,0274,2551,615
21Bury FC2,8896,0061,720
22Doncaster Rovers FC2,8044,6171,659
23Lincoln City FC2,6176,2371,379
24Newport County AFC2,4946,4611,508
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Division Four

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#ClubAverageHighestLowest
1Swindon Town FC6,53112,4703,299
2Mansfield Town FC3,7648,4202,357
3Port Vale FC3,5815,9762,461
4Preston North End FC3,5025,5852,007
5Burnley FC3,2044,2791,988
6Chester City FC2,9535,2531,473
7Southend United FC2,7858,1191,006
8Hereford United FC2,7564,0941,857
9Stockport County FC2,6674,6901,354
10Leyton Orient FC2,6293,7131,443
11Hartlepool United FC2,5934,1951,282
12Peterborough United FC2,5903,8661,512
13Northampton Town FC2,3854,4491,167
14Colchester United FC2,3283,9271,356
15Cambridge United FC2,0893,2341,235
16Exeter City FC1,9722,8681,369
17Wrexham AFC1,8203,519912
18Crewe Alexandra FC1,8174,9861,009
19Rochdale AFC1,7902,600936
20Scunthorpe United FC1,7782,4951,238
21Tranmere Rovers1,5663,1881,031
22Aldershot Town FC1,4803,7231,027
23Halifax Town AFC1,4062,334732
24Torquay United FC1,2402,558850
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