Canon Fourth Division 1985/1986
Historical league standings at 14th September 1985
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Southend United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Chester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Orient | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | -1 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -2 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -2 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | -3 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | -5 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -3 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | -6 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -6 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | -9 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | -12 |
