| SEASON 1985-1986 |
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 | CANON LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Sunday, December 22, 1985: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Wimbledon | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 29 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 26 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 25 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 24 |
| 20 | Fulham | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 23 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 48 | -29 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |