| SEASON 1985-1986 |
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 | CANON LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, November 9, 1985: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester City | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 35 |
| 2 | Southend United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 33 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Orient | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 32 |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Hereford United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 24 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 22 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Aldershot | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | Exeter City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 15 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 15 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 12 |
| Key: | Promotion | Re-election |