| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, October 17, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Orient | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Southend United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Burnley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Torquay United | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 8 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 7 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 5 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |