Final Fourth Division 1985/1986 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 7th May 1986 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 43 | 102 | +39 |
| 2 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 50 | 84 | +33 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 47 | 81 | +27 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 37 | 79 | +30 |
| 5 | Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 72 | +15 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | 70 | +25 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 70 | +1 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | 64 | +21 |
| 9 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 64 | +2 |
| 10 | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | 64 | +1 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 71 | 64 | -8 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 61 | 63 | -7 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 80 | 60 | -12 |
| 14 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 65 | 59 | -5 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 55 | 59 | -5 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 58 | -8 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 64 | 56 | -12 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 77 | 55 | -20 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 74 | 73 | 54 | +1 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 71 | 54 | -11 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 59 | 54 | -12 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 80 | 54 | -15 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 89 | 43 | -35 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 88 | 37 | -45 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



