| SEASON 1985-1986 |
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 | CANON LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Wednesday, October 2, 1985: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester United | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Southend United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Chester City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Orient | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Hereford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 8 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 7 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 6 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |