Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 17th September 1986
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Orient | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Aldershot | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -2 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | -3 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | -3 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | -4 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -4 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -11 |
