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1985–86 Football League

February 20, 2023

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

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

In a close three-horse race, Liverpool pipped Everton and West Ham United to the First Division title,[3] 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,[4] 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.

Football League, First Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsLiverpool (16th English title)
RelegatedBirmingham City
Ipswich Town
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played462
Goals scored1,288 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Lineker (Everton), 30[5]
Biggest home winWest Ham United – Newcastle United 8–1 (21 Apr 1986);
Luton Town – Southampton 7–0 (19 Oct 1985)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday – Everton 1–5 (3 Sep 1985);
West Brom – Manchester United 1–5 (21 Sep 1985);
Chelsea – Watford 1–5 (5 May 1986);
Chelsea – West Ham 0–4 (29 Mar 1986)
Highest scoringWest Ham United –Newcastle United 8–1 (21 Apr 1986)
Longest winning runManchester United (10 games)
Longest unbeaten runWest Ham United (18 games)
Longest losing runWest Bromwich Albion (9 games)

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 10 6 89 37 +52 88 Excluded from the European Cup[6]
2 Everton[a] 42 26 8 8 87 41 +46 86 Excluded from the European Cup Winners' Cup[7]
3 West Ham United 42 26 6 10 74 40 +34 84 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[8]
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 Excluded from the UEFA Cup[8]
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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. ^ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
  3. ^ Oxford United would have qualified as League Cup winners.

First Division results

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
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes

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

First Division maps

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

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsNorwich City (2nd title)
PromotedCharlton Athletic,
Wimbledon
RelegatedCarlisle United,
Fulham,
Middlesbrough
Matches played462
Goals scored1,264 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorerKevin Drinkell (Norwich City), 22[5]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Norwich City 42 16 4 1 51 15 9 5 7 33 22 +47 84 Division Champions, promoted
2 Charlton Athletic 42 14 5 2 44 15 8 6 7 34 30 +33 77 Promoted
3 Wimbledon 42 13 6 2 38 16 8 7 6 20 21 +21 76
4 Portsmouth 42 13 4 4 43 17 9 3 9 26 24 +28 73
5 Crystal Palace 42 12 3 6 29 22 7 6 8 28 30 +5 66
6 Hull City 42 11 7 3 39 19 6 6 9 26 36 +10 64
7 Sheffield United 42 10 7 4 36 24 7 4 10 28 39 +1 62
8 Oldham Athletic 42 13 4 4 40 28 4 5 12 22 33 +1 60
9 Millwall 42 12 3 6 39 24 5 5 11 25 41 −1 59
10 Stoke City 42 8 11 2 29 16 6 4 11 19 34 −2 57
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 10 5 6 42 30 6 3 12 22 34 0 56
12 Barnsley 42 9 6 6 29 26 5 8 8 18 24 −3 56
13 Bradford City 42 14 1 6 36 24 2 5 14 15 39 −12 54
14 Leeds United 42 9 7 5 30 22 6 1 14 26 50 −16 53
15 Grimsby Town 42 11 4 6 35 24 3 6 12 23 38 −4 52
16 Huddersfield Town 42 10 6 5 30 23 4 4 13 21 44 −16 52
17 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 5 5 29 20 3 4 14 23 44 −12 51
18 Sunderland 42 10 5 6 33 29 3 6 12 14 32 −14 50
19 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 4 7 30 20 2 9 10 23 42 −9 49
20 Carlisle United 42 10 2 9 30 28 3 5 13 17 43 −24 46 Relegated
21 Middlesbrough 42 8 6 7 26 23 4 3 14 18 30 −9 45
22 Fulham 42 8 3 10 29 32 2 3 16 16 37 −24 36
Source:[citation needed]

Second Division results

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
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

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

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsReading (1st title)
PromotedDerby County,
Plymouth Argyle
RelegatedCardiff City,
Lincoln City,
Wolverhampton Wanderers,
Swansea City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,550 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerTrevor Senior (Reading), 27[5]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reading 46 16 3 4 39 22 13 4 6 28 29 +16 94 Division Champions, promoted
2 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 3 3 56 20 9 6 8 32 33 +35 87 Promoted
3 Derby County 46 13 7 3 45 20 10 8 5 35 21 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 17 4 2 54 17 6 10 7 28 31 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 14 5 4 48 17 8 8 7 33 37 +27 79
6 Walsall 46 15 7 1 59 23 7 2 14 31 41 +26 75
7 York City 46 16 4 3 49 17 4 7 12 28 41 +19 71
8 Notts County 46 12 6 5 42 26 7 8 8 29 34 +11 71
9 Bristol City 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 9 10 26 41 +9 68
10 Brentford 46 8 8 7 29 29 10 4 9 29 32 −3 66
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 7 10 6 20 21 9 6 8 25 31 −7 64
12 Blackpool 46 11 6 6 38 19 6 6 11 28 36 +11 63
13 Darlington 46 10 7 6 39 33 5 6 12 22 45 −17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 13 5 5 44 18 2 7 14 17 41 +2 57
15 AFC Bournemouth 46 9 6 8 41 31 6 3 14 24 41 −7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 9 8 6 27 21 5 4 14 24 54 −24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 10 6 7 41 30 3 8 12 20 34 −3 53
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 4 9 35 30 5 4 14 19 38 −14 53
19 Newport County 46 7 8 8 35 33 4 10 9 17 32 −13 51
20 Bury 46 11 7 5 46 26 1 6 16 17 41 −4 49
21 Lincoln City 46 7 9 7 33 34 3 7 13 22 43 −22 46 Relegated
22 Cardiff City 46 7 5 11 22 29 5 4 14 31 54 −30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 6 6 11 29 47 5 4 14 28 51 −41 43
24 Swansea City 46 9 6 8 27 27 2 4 17 16 60 −44 43
Source:[citation needed]

Third Division results

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
Source: [1] Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

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

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsSwindon Town (1st title)
PromotedChester City,
Mansfield Town,
Port Vale
Failed re-electionNone
Matches played552
Goals scored1,576 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Taylor (Rochdale), 25
Richard Cadette (Southend United), 25[5]
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swindon Town 46 20 2 1 52 19 12 4 7 30 24 +39 102 Division Champions, promoted
2 Chester City 46 15 5 3 44 16 8 10 5 39 34 +33 84 Promoted
3 Mansfield Town 46 13 8 2 43 17 10 4 9 31 30 +27 81
4 Port Vale 46 13 9 1 42 11 8 7 8 25 26 +30 79
5 Orient 46 11 6 6 39 21 9 6 8 40 43 +15 72
6 Colchester United 46 12 6 5 51 22 7 7 9 37 41 +25 70
7 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 2 41 20 5 4 14 27 47 +1 70
8 Northampton Town 46 9 7 7 44 29 9 3 11 35 29 +21 64
9 Southend United 46 13 4 6 43 27 5 6 12 26 40 +2 64
10 Hereford United 46 15 6 2 55 30 3 4 16 19 43 +1 64
11 Stockport County 46 9 9 5 35 28 8 4 11 28 43 −8 64
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 6 7 35 26 8 3 12 19 35 −7 63
13 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 34 24 6 4 13 34 56 −12 60 Welsh Cup Runners up, winners Shrewsbury Town are English so Wrexham qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup First round[a]
14 Burnley 46 11 3 9 35 30 5 8 10 25 35 −5 59
15 Scunthorpe United 46 11 7 5 33 23 4 7 12 17 32 −5 59
16 Aldershot 46 12 5 6 45 25 5 2 16 21 49 −8 58
17 Peterborough United 46 9 11 3 31 19 4 6 13 21 45 −12 56
18 Rochdale 46 12 7 4 41 29 2 6 15 16 48 −20 55
19 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 1 13 46 41 6 8 9 28 32 +1 54
20 Halifax Town 46 10 8 5 35 27 4 4 15 25 44 −11 54
21 Exeter City 46 10 4 9 26 25 3 11 9 21 34 −12 54 Re-elected
22 Cambridge United 46 12 2 9 45 38 3 7 13 20 42 −15 54
23 Preston North End 46 7 4 12 32 41 4 6 13 22 48 −35 43
24 Torquay United 46 8 5 10 29 32 1 5 17 14 56 −45 37
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wrexham won the 1986 Welsh Cup and thus claimed a place in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, Welsh clubs still being allowed to compete in UEFA's competitions.

Fourth Division results

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
Source: [2] Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

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

Club Final Position Votes
Exeter City 21st (Fourth Division) 64
Preston North End 23rd (Fourth Division) 62.5
Cambridge United 22nd (Fourth Division) 61
Torquay United 24th (Fourth Division) 61
Enfield 1st (Alliance Premier League) 7.5

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.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "England 1985–86". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. ^ Remember the 1985 TV blackout? Only the Big Yin knew who McAvennie was, Simon Hart, The Independent, 22 October 2011
  4. ^ When football fans did not see a single match on TV over Christmas, Steven Pye, The Guardian, 3 December 2019
  5. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  7. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  8. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.

External links

  • 1985–86 League Tables

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1985, football, league, 1985, season, 87th, completed, season, football, league, football, leagueseason1985, 86championsliverpool, 1984, 851986, contents, final, league, tables, results, first, division, final, table, first, division, results, managerial, chan. The 1985 86 season was the 87th completed season of The Football League The Football LeagueSeason1985 86ChampionsLiverpool 1984 851986 87 Contents 1 Final league tables and results 2 First Division 2 1 Final table 2 2 First Division results 2 3 Managerial changes 2 4 First Division maps 3 Second Division 3 1 Second Division results 3 2 Second Division maps 4 Third Division 4 1 Third Division results 4 2 Third Division maps 5 Fourth Division 5 1 Fourth Division results 5 2 Fourth Division maps 6 Election Re election to the Football League 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksFinal league tables and results EditThe 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 EditIn a close three horse race Liverpool pipped Everton and West Ham United to the First Division title 3 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 4 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 Football League First DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsLiverpool 16th English title RelegatedBirmingham CityIpswich TownWest Bromwich AlbionMatches played462Goals scored1 288 2 79 per match Top goalscorerGary Lineker Everton 30 5 Biggest home winWest Ham United Newcastle United 8 1 21 Apr 1986 Luton Town Southampton 7 0 19 Oct 1985 Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday Everton 1 5 3 Sep 1985 West Brom Manchester United 1 5 21 Sep 1985 Chelsea Watford 1 5 5 May 1986 Chelsea West Ham 0 4 29 Mar 1986 Highest scoringWest Ham United Newcastle United 8 1 21 Apr 1986 Longest winning runManchester United 10 games Longest unbeaten runWest Ham United 18 games Longest losing runWest Bromwich Albion 9 games 1984 851986 87 Final table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Liverpool C 42 26 10 6 89 37 52 88 Excluded from the European Cup 6 2 Everton a 42 26 8 8 87 41 46 86 Excluded from the European Cup Winners Cup 7 3 West Ham United 42 26 6 10 74 40 34 84 Excluded from the UEFA Cup 8 4 Manchester United 42 22 10 10 70 36 34 765 Sheffield Wednesday b 42 21 10 11 63 54 9 736 Chelsea 42 20 11 11 57 56 1 717 Arsenal 42 20 9 13 49 47 2 698 Nottingham Forest 42 19 11 12 69 53 16 689 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 61 44 17 6610 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 8 15 74 52 22 6511 Newcastle United 42 17 12 13 67 72 5 6312 Watford 42 16 11 15 69 62 7 5913 Queens Park Rangers 42 15 7 20 53 64 11 5214 Southampton 42 12 10 20 51 62 11 4615 Manchester City 42 11 12 19 43 57 14 4516 Aston Villa 42 10 14 18 51 67 16 4417 Coventry City 42 11 10 21 48 71 23 4318 Oxford United c 42 10 12 20 62 80 18 42 Excluded from the UEFA Cup 8 19 Leicester City 42 10 12 20 54 76 22 4220 Ipswich Town R 42 11 8 23 32 55 23 41 Relegation to the Second Division21 Birmingham City R 42 8 5 29 30 73 43 2922 West Bromwich Albion R 42 4 12 26 35 89 54 24Source World FootballRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored C Champion R RelegatedNotes 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 Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday Oxford United would have qualified as League Cup winners First Division results Edit Home Away ARS AST BIR CHE COV EVE IPS LEI LIV LUT MCI MUN NEW NOT OXF QPR SHW SOU TOT WAT WBA WHUArsenal 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 0Aston 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 1Birmingham 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 0Chelsea 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 4Coventry 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 1Everton 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 1Ipswich 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 1Leicester 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 1Liverpool 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 1Luton 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 0Manchester 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 2Manchester 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 0Newcastle 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 2Nottingham 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 1Oxford 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 2Queens 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 1Sheffield 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 2Southampton 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 1Tottenham 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 0Watford 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 2West 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 3West 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 0Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Managerial changes Edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentLiverpool Joe Fagan Retired 30 May 1985 Pre season Kenny Dalglish 30 May 1985Southampton Lawrie McMenemy Signed by Sunderland 8 June 1985 Chris Nicholl 12 July 1985Queens Park Rangers Frank Sibley Became assistant manager 11 June 1985 Jim Smith 11 June 1985Oxford United Jim Smith Signed by Queens Park Rangers 11 June 1985 Maurice Evans 11 June 1985Chelsea John Neal Retired 12 June 1985 John Hollins 12 June 1985Newcastle United Jack Charlton Resigned 10 August 1985 Willie McFaul 10 August 1985West Bromwich Albion Johnny Giles 29 September 1985 22nd Nobby Stiles 29 September 1985Birmingham City Ron Saunders 16 January 1986 21st John Bond 22 January 1986West Bromwich Albion Nobby Stiles Sacked 1 February 1986 22nd Ron Saunders 14 February 1986Arsenal Don Howe Resigned 22 March 1986 5th Steve Burtenshaw caretaker 22 March 1986Coventry City Don Mackay Sacked 13 April 1986 20th John Sillett 13 April 1986First Division maps Edit ArsenalChelseaTottenhamQueens Park RangersWatfordWest Hamclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1985 1986 ArsenalAston VillaBirminghamChelseaCoventryEvertonIpswich TownLeicester CityLiverpoolLuton TownManchester CityMan UnitedNewcastleNottingham ForestOxfordQPRSheffield WednesdaySouthamptonTottenhamWatfordWest Bromwich AlbionWest Hamclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League First Division 1985 1986 teamsSecond Division EditFootball League Second DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsNorwich City 2nd title PromotedCharlton Athletic WimbledonRelegatedCarlisle United Fulham MiddlesbroughMatches played462Goals scored1 264 2 74 per match Top goalscorerKevin Drinkell Norwich City 22 5 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Norwich City 42 16 4 1 51 15 9 5 7 33 22 47 84 Division Champions promoted2 Charlton Athletic 42 14 5 2 44 15 8 6 7 34 30 33 77 Promoted3 Wimbledon 42 13 6 2 38 16 8 7 6 20 21 21 764 Portsmouth 42 13 4 4 43 17 9 3 9 26 24 28 735 Crystal Palace 42 12 3 6 29 22 7 6 8 28 30 5 666 Hull City 42 11 7 3 39 19 6 6 9 26 36 10 647 Sheffield United 42 10 7 4 36 24 7 4 10 28 39 1 628 Oldham Athletic 42 13 4 4 40 28 4 5 12 22 33 1 609 Millwall 42 12 3 6 39 24 5 5 11 25 41 1 5910 Stoke City 42 8 11 2 29 16 6 4 11 19 34 2 5711 Brighton amp Hove Albion 42 10 5 6 42 30 6 3 12 22 34 0 5612 Barnsley 42 9 6 6 29 26 5 8 8 18 24 3 5613 Bradford City 42 14 1 6 36 24 2 5 14 15 39 12 5414 Leeds United 42 9 7 5 30 22 6 1 14 26 50 16 5315 Grimsby Town 42 11 4 6 35 24 3 6 12 23 38 4 5216 Huddersfield Town 42 10 6 5 30 23 4 4 13 21 44 16 5217 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 5 5 29 20 3 4 14 23 44 12 5118 Sunderland 42 10 5 6 33 29 3 6 12 14 32 14 5019 Blackburn Rovers 42 10 4 7 30 20 2 9 10 23 42 9 4920 Carlisle United 42 10 2 9 30 28 3 5 13 17 43 24 46 Relegated21 Middlesbrough 42 8 6 7 26 23 4 3 14 18 30 9 4522 Fulham 42 8 3 10 29 32 2 3 16 16 37 24 36Source citation needed Second Division results Edit Home Away BAR BLB BRA B amp HA CRL CHA CRY FUL GRI HUD HUL LEE MID MIL NWC OLD POR SHU SHR STK SUN WDNBarnsley 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 1Blackburn 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 0Bradford 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 1Brighton amp 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 0Carlisle 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 3Charlton 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 0Crystal 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 3Fulham 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 2Grimsby 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 1Huddersfield 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 1Hull 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 1Leeds 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 0Middlesbrough 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 0Millwall 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 1Norwich 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 2Oldham 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 1Portsmouth 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 1Sheffield 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 0Shrewsbury 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 1Stoke 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 0Sunderland 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 1Wimbledon 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 0Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second Division maps Edit Charlton AthleticCrystal PalaceFulhamMillwallWimbledonclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1985 1986 BarnsleyBradford CityBrighton amp HoveBlackburn RoversCarlisle UnitedCharltonCrystal PalaceFulhamGrimsby TownHuddersfieldHullLeeds U MiddlesbroughMillwallNorwich CityOldhamPortsmouthSheffield UnitedShrewsburyStokeSunderlandWimbledonclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Second Division 1985 1986 teamsThird Division EditFootball League Third DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsReading 1st title PromotedDerby County Plymouth ArgyleRelegatedCardiff City Lincoln City Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea CityMatches played552Goals scored1 550 2 81 per match Top goalscorerTrevor Senior Reading 27 5 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Reading 46 16 3 4 39 22 13 4 6 28 29 16 94 Division Champions promoted2 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 3 3 56 20 9 6 8 32 33 35 87 Promoted3 Derby County 46 13 7 3 45 20 10 8 5 35 21 39 844 Wigan Athletic 46 17 4 2 54 17 6 10 7 28 31 34 835 Gillingham 46 14 5 4 48 17 8 8 7 33 37 27 796 Walsall 46 15 7 1 59 23 7 2 14 31 41 26 757 York City 46 16 4 3 49 17 4 7 12 28 41 19 718 Notts County 46 12 6 5 42 26 7 8 8 29 34 11 719 Bristol City 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 9 10 26 41 9 6810 Brentford 46 8 8 7 29 29 10 4 9 29 32 3 6611 Doncaster Rovers 46 7 10 6 20 21 9 6 8 25 31 7 6412 Blackpool 46 11 6 6 38 19 6 6 11 28 36 11 6313 Darlington 46 10 7 6 39 33 5 6 12 22 45 17 5814 Rotherham United 46 13 5 5 44 18 2 7 14 17 41 2 5715 AFC Bournemouth 46 9 6 8 41 31 6 3 14 24 41 7 5416 Bristol Rovers 46 9 8 6 27 21 5 4 14 24 54 24 5417 Chesterfield 46 10 6 7 41 30 3 8 12 20 34 3 5318 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 4 9 35 30 5 4 14 19 38 14 5319 Newport County 46 7 8 8 35 33 4 10 9 17 32 13 5120 Bury 46 11 7 5 46 26 1 6 16 17 41 4 4921 Lincoln City 46 7 9 7 33 34 3 7 13 22 43 22 46 Relegated22 Cardiff City 46 7 5 11 22 29 5 4 14 31 54 30 4523 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 6 6 11 29 47 5 4 14 28 51 41 4324 Swansea City 46 9 6 8 27 27 2 4 17 16 60 44 43Source citation needed Third Division results Edit 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 YORAFC 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 0Blackpool 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 2Bolton 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 1Brentford 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 3Bristol 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 2Bristol 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 1Bury 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 2Cardiff 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 1Chesterfield 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 0Darlington 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 0Derby 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 1Doncaster 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 1Gillingham 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 2Lincoln 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 4Newport 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 1Notts 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 1Plymouth 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 2Reading 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 0Rotherham 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 1Swansea 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 0Walsall 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 1Wigan 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 0Wolverhampton 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 2York 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 1Source 1 SoccerbaseLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Third Division maps Edit BlackpoolBoltonBournemouthBrentfordBristol CityBristol RoversBuryCardiff CityChesterfieldDarlingtonDerby CountyDoncasterGillinghamLincoln CityNewport Co Notts CountyPlymouth ArgyleReadingRotherhamSwansea CityWalsallWigan AthleticWolverhampton WanderersYork Cityclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1985 1986 class notpageimage Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1985 1986Fourth Division EditFootball League Fourth DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsSwindon Town 1st title PromotedChester City Mansfield Town Port ValeFailed re electionNoneMatches played552Goals scored1 576 2 86 per match Top goalscorerSteve Taylor Rochdale 25Richard Cadette Southend United 25 5 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Swindon Town 46 20 2 1 52 19 12 4 7 30 24 39 102 Division Champions promoted2 Chester City 46 15 5 3 44 16 8 10 5 39 34 33 84 Promoted3 Mansfield Town 46 13 8 2 43 17 10 4 9 31 30 27 814 Port Vale 46 13 9 1 42 11 8 7 8 25 26 30 795 Orient 46 11 6 6 39 21 9 6 8 40 43 15 726 Colchester United 46 12 6 5 51 22 7 7 9 37 41 25 707 Hartlepool United 46 15 6 2 41 20 5 4 14 27 47 1 708 Northampton Town 46 9 7 7 44 29 9 3 11 35 29 21 649 Southend United 46 13 4 6 43 27 5 6 12 26 40 2 6410 Hereford United 46 15 6 2 55 30 3 4 16 19 43 1 6411 Stockport County 46 9 9 5 35 28 8 4 11 28 43 8 6412 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 6 7 35 26 8 3 12 19 35 7 6313 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 34 24 6 4 13 34 56 12 60 Welsh Cup Runners up winners Shrewsbury Town are English so Wrexham qualified for the 1986 87 European Cup Winners Cup First round a 14 Burnley 46 11 3 9 35 30 5 8 10 25 35 5 5915 Scunthorpe United 46 11 7 5 33 23 4 7 12 17 32 5 5916 Aldershot 46 12 5 6 45 25 5 2 16 21 49 8 5817 Peterborough United 46 9 11 3 31 19 4 6 13 21 45 12 5618 Rochdale 46 12 7 4 41 29 2 6 15 16 48 20 5519 Tranmere Rovers 46 9 1 13 46 41 6 8 9 28 32 1 5420 Halifax Town 46 10 8 5 35 27 4 4 15 25 44 11 5421 Exeter City 46 10 4 9 26 25 3 11 9 21 34 12 54 Re elected22 Cambridge United 46 12 2 9 45 38 3 7 13 20 42 15 5423 Preston North End 46 7 4 12 32 41 4 6 13 22 48 35 4324 Torquay United 46 8 5 10 29 32 1 5 17 14 56 45 37Source citation needed Notes Wrexham won the 1986 Welsh Cup and thus claimed a place in the 1986 87 European Cup Winners Cup Welsh clubs still being allowed to compete in UEFA s competitions Fourth Division results Edit 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 WREAldershot 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 0Burnley 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 2Cambridge 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 3Chester 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 1Colchester 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 2Crewe 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 2Exeter 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 1Halifax 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 2Hartlepool 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 3Hereford 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 1Orient 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 3Mansfield 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 1Northampton 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 2Peterborough 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 1Port 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 0Preston 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 0Rochdale 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 2Scunthorpe 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 1Southend 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 0Stockport 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 0Swindon 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 1Torquay 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 3Tranmere 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 3Wrexham 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 1Source 2 SoccerbaseLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Fourth Division maps Edit Orientclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1985 1986 AldershotBurnleyCambridge UtdChesterColchesterCreweExeter CityHalifax TownHartlepoolHereford UnitedMansfield TownOrientNorthampton TownPeterboroughPort ValePreston North EndRochdaleScunthorpe UnitedSouthendStockportSwindonTorquayTranmereWrexhamclass notpageimage Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1985 1986Election Re election to the Football League EditAs 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 Club Final Position VotesExeter City 21st Fourth Division 64Preston North End 23rd Fourth Division 62 5Cambridge United 22nd Fourth Division 61Torquay United 24th Fourth Division 61Enfield 1st Alliance Premier League 7 5Hence 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 See also Edit1985 86 in English footballNotes EditReferences Edit England 1985 86 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived from the original on 27 January 2010 Retrieved 24 February 2010 Ian Laschke Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888 89 to 1978 79 Macdonald and Jane s London amp Sydney 1980 Remember the 1985 TV blackout Only the Big Yin knew who McAvennie was Simon Hart The Independent 22 October 2011 When football fans did not see a single match on TV over Christmas Steven Pye The Guardian 3 December 2019 a b c d English League Leading Goalscorers Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 31 October 2010 English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985 86 on until the season 1990 91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985 involving Liverpool fans English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985 86 on until the season 1990 91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985 involving Liverpool fans English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985 86 on until the season 1990 91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985 involving Liverpool fans Ian Laschke Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888 89 to 1978 79 Macdonald and Jane s London amp Sydney 1980 External links Edit1985 86 League Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 86 Football League amp oldid 1136941750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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