The Football League 1985-86
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Overview
The 1985–1986 season was the 86th completed season of the The Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
Final league tables and results
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated.Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.
First DivisionFootball League First DivisionThe First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 89 | 37 | + 52 | 88 | Excluded from the European Cup 1986–87 [notes 1] Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... won the 1986 FA Cup 1986 FA Cup Final The 1986 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. The match was played seven days after Liverpool had secured the league title, with Everton finishing as runners-up... as well. |
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| 2 | Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 87 | 41 | + 46 | 86 | Excluded from the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup[notes 1] Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... were the runners-up in the FA Cup, and Liverpool having won the Double The Double The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season... , they should have claimed a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup. |
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| 3 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 74 | 40 | + 34 | 84 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1986–87[notes 1] |
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| 4 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 70 | 36 | + 34 | 76 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1986–87[notes 1] |
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| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 54 | + 9 | 73 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1986–87[notes 1] |
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| 6 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 57 | 56 | + 1 | 71 | |||||
| 7 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 49 | 47 | + 2 | 69 | |||||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 69 | 53 | + 16 | 68 | |||||
| 9 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 61 | 44 | + 17 | 66 | |||||
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane.... |
42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 74 | 52 | + 22 | 65 | |||||
| 11 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 72 | – 5 | 63 | |||||
| 12 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 62 | + 7 | 59 | |||||
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 53 | 64 | – 11 | 52 | |||||
| 14 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 51 | 62 | – 11 | 46 | |||||
| 15 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 43 | 57 | – 14 | 45 | |||||
| 16 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 51 | 67 | – 16 | 44 | |||||
| 17 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 71 | – 23 | 43 | |||||
| 18 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 62 | 80 | – 18 | 42 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1986–87[notes 1] Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... were the 1986 League Cup winners 1986 Football League Cup Final The 1986 Milk Cup Final was a football match held on 20 April 1986 between Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers. Oxford won the match 3–0 to capture the League Cup — their first major honour. Trevor Hebberd opened the scoring in the first half, and Ray Houghton added a second... and claimed what should have been a UEFA Cup 1984–85 spot. |
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| 19 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 54 | 76 | – 22 | 42 | |||||
| 20 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 55 | – 23 | 41 | |||||
| 21 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
42 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 30 | 73 | – 43 | 29 | |||||
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
42 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 35 | 89 | – 54 | 24 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| League Champions, excluded from the European Cup | |
| FA Cup runners-up, but excluded from the Cup Winners' Cup | |
| UEFA Cup spot, but excluded | |
| League Cup 1986 Football League Cup Final The 1986 Milk Cup Final was a football match held on 20 April 1986 between Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers. Oxford won the match 3–0 to capture the League Cup — their first major honour. Trevor Hebberd opened the scoring in the first half, and Ray Houghton added a second... winners, excluded from UEFA Cup |
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| Relegated |
First Division Results
Second DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 84 | 37 | + 47 | 84 | ||||
| 2 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 78 | 45 | + 33 | 77 | ||||
| 3 | Wimbledon Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football... |
42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 58 | 37 | + 21 | 76 | ||||
| 4 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 69 | 41 | + 28 | 73 | ||||
| 5 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 57 | 52 | + 5 | 66 | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 65 | 55 | + 10 | 64 | ||||
| 7 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 64 | 63 | + 1 | 62 | ||||
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 62 | 61 | + 1 | 60 | ||||
| 9 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 64 | 65 | – 1 | 59 | ||||
| 10 | Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 48 | 50 | – 2 | 57 | ||||
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 64 | 64 | + 0 | 56 | ||||
| 12 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 47 | 50 | – 3 | 56 | ||||
| 13 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 63 | – 12 | 54 | ||||
| 14 | Leeds United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 50 | 56 | 72 | – 16 | 53 | ||||
| 15 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 58 | 62 | – 4 | 52 | ||||
| 16 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 67 | – 16 | 52 | ||||
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 52 | 64 | – 12 | 51 | ||||
| 18 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 61 | – 14 | 50 | ||||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 53 | 62 | – 9 | 49 | ||||
| 20 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 47 | 71 | – 24 | 46 | ||||
| 21 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 53 | – 9 | 45 | ||||
| 22 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 45 | 69 | – 24 | 36 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Second Division Results
Third DivisionFootball League Third DivisionThe Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
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| 1 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 67 | 51 | + 16 | 94 | ||||
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 88 | 53 | + 35 | 87 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 80 | 41 | + 39 | 84 | ||||
| 4 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 82 | 48 | + 34 | 83 | ||||
| 5 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 81 | 54 | + 27 | 79 | ||||
| 6 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 90 | 64 | + 26 | 75 | ||||
| 7 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 77 | 58 | + 19 | 71 | ||||
| 8 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 71 | 60 | + 11 | 71 | ||||
| 9 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 69 | 60 | + 9 | 68 | ||||
| 10 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 58 | 61 | – 3 | 66 | ||||
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 45 | 52 | – 7 | 64 | ||||
| 12 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 66 | 55 | + 11 | 63 | ||||
| 13 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 61 | 78 | – 17 | 58 | ||||
| 14 | Rotherham United Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 61 | 59 | + 2 | 57 | ||||
| 15 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 72 | – 7 | 54 | ||||
| 16 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 54 | 51 | 75 | – 24 | 54 | ||||
| 17 | Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 61 | 64 | – 3 | 53 | ||||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 54 | 68 | – 14 | 53 | ||||
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 65 | – 13 | 51 | ||||
| 20 | Bury Bury F.C. Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 63 | 67 | – 4 | 49 | ||||
| 21 | Lincoln City Lincoln City F.C. Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... |
46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 55 | 77 | – 22 | 46 | ||||
| 22 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 83 | – 30 | 45 | ||||
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 57 | 98 | – 41 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 87 | – 44 | 43 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated |
Fourth DivisionFootball League Fourth DivisionThe Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 82 | 43 | + 39 | 102 | |||||
| 2 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 83 | 50 | + 33 | 84 | |||||
| 3 | Mansfield Town Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910... |
46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 74 | 47 | + 27 | 81 | |||||
| 4 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 67 | 37 | + 30 | 79 | |||||
| 5 | Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 79 | 64 | + 15 | 72 | |||||
| 6 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | 88 | 63 | + 25 | 70 | |||||
| 7 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 68 | 67 | + 1 | 70 | |||||
| 8 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 79 | 58 | + 21 | 64 | |||||
| 9 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 69 | 67 | + 2 | 64 | |||||
| 10 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 74 | 73 | + 1 | 64 | |||||
| 11 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 63 | 71 | – 8 | 64 | |||||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 61 | – 7 | 63 | |||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 68 | 80 | – 12 | 60 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87 First round Wrexham were Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners and thus qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup and also participated in the competition, unlike the English sides. |
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| 14 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 65 | – 5 | 59 | |||||
| 15 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 55 | – 5 | 59 | |||||
| 16 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 66 | 74 | – 8 | 58 | |||||
| 17 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 52 | 64 | – 12 | 56 | |||||
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 77 | – 20 | 55 | |||||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 74 | 73 | + 1 | 54 | |||||
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 71 | – 11 | 54 | |||||
| 21 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | – 12 | 54 | |||||
| 22 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 65 | 80 | – 15 | 54 | |||||
| 23 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 54 | 89 | – 35 | 43 | |||||
| 24 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 43 | 88 | – 45 | 37 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions, promoted | |
| Promoted | |
| Welsh Cup Welsh Cup The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78... winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
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| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election (none) |
Election/Re-election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier LeagueFootball Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
, Enfield
Enfield F.C.
Enfield F.C. is a football club, formed in June 2007 after Enfield F.C. ceased to exist....
won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
21st (Fourth Division) | 64 |
| Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
23rd (Fourth Division) | 62.5 |
| Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
22nd (Fourth Division) | 61 |
| Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
24th (Fourth Division) | 61 |
| Enfield Enfield F.C. Enfield F.C. is a football club, formed in June 2007 after Enfield F.C. ceased to exist.... |
1st (Alliance Premier League) | 7.5 |
As a result of this, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Enfield
Enfield F.C.
Enfield F.C. is a football club, formed in June 2007 after Enfield F.C. ceased to exist....
were denied membership of the Football League. This was the last season where teams who won the Conference National had to apply for election to the Football League; from the 1986–87 season the winning team was automatically promoted, provided that they met the criteria set by the Football League.