Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 8th November 1986
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 41 | 20 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 12 |
| 3 | Southend United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 15 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 6 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 9 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 24 | -2 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 1 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 5 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 20 | -1 |
| 12 | Orient | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 20 | -2 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 20 | -3 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 19 | -4 |
| 15 | Burnley | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 19 | -7 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 18 | -1 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 17 | -2 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 16 | -1 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 16 | -6 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 15 | -9 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | -6 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 12 | -13 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 6 | -23 |
