Football League Fourth Division 1985/86

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Football League Fourth Division 1985/86
master Swindon Town
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 AFC Wrexham (as Welsh Cup Winner)
Climbers Swindon Town
Chester City
Mansfield Town
Port Vale
Relegated none
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,576  (ø 2.86 per game)
Top scorer Steve Taylor ( Rochdale AFC ) / Richard Cadette ( Southend United )
← Football League Fourth Division 1984/85
^ Football League Third Division 1985/86

The Football League Fourth Division 1985/86 was the 28th season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .

There was no relegation. The four last-placed clubs Exeter City , Cambridge United , Preston North End and Torquay United all received sufficient votes in the re-election process to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1986/87 season.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Swindon Town  46  32  6th  8th 082:430 +39 102
 2. Chester City  46  23  15th  8th 083:500 +33 84
 3. Mansfield Town  46  23  12  11 074:470 +27 81
 4th Port Vale  46  21st  16  9 067:370 +30 79
 5. FC Orient (A)  46  20th  12  14th 079:640 +15 72
 6th Colchester United  46  19th  13  14th 088:630 +25 70
 7th Hartlepool United  46  20th  10  16 068:670  +1 70
 8th. Northampton Town  46  18th  10  18th 079:580 +21 64
 9. Southend United  46  18th  10  18th 069:670  +2 64
10. Hereford United  46  18th  10  18th 074:730  +1 64
11. Stockport County  46  17th  13  16 063:710  −8 64
12. Crewe Alexandra  46  18th  9  19th 054:610  −7 63
13. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  46  17th  9  20th 068:800 −12 60
14th Burnley FC (A)  46  16  11  19th 060:650  −5 59
15th Scunthorpe United  46  15th  14th  17th 050:550  −5 59
16. FC Aldershot  46  17th  7th  22nd 066:740  −8 58
17th Peterborough United  46  13  17th  16 052:640 −12 56
18th Rochdale AFC  46  13  14th  19th 057:770 −20 53
19th Tranmere Rovers  46  15th  9  22nd 074:730  +1 54
20th Halifax Town  46  14th  12  20th 060:710 −11 54
21st Exeter City  46  13  15th  18th 047:590 −12 54
22nd Cambridge United (A)  46  15th  9  22nd 065:800 −15 54
23. Preston North End (A)  46  11  10  25th 054:890 −35 43
24. Torquay United  46  9  10  27 043:880 −45 37

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1986/87
  • Participation in the 1986/87 European Cup Winners' Cup as Welsh Cup winner
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1984/85

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