Today Third Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 15th October 1986
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 | Notts. County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | York City | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | -2 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Fulham | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | -1 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Bury | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | -1 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | -4 |
| 16 | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | -1 |
| 17 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | -3 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 11 | -6 |
| 19 | Darlington | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | -8 |
| 20 | Chester City | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | -5 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | -7 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | -3 |
| 23 | Walsall | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 6 | -10 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 5 | -13 |
