| SEASON 1985-1986 |
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 | CANON LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, December 13, 1985: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester City | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 40 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 37 |
| 3 | Southend United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Orient | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Stockport County | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 33 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 31 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 29 |
| 12 | Hereford United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Burnley | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 25 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 18 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 49 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |