Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 31st August 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 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
| 20 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| 22 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 23 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -5 |
