| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 13, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 48 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Southend United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Aldershot | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 24 |
| 15 | Orient | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 23 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 18 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 15 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 14 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 10 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |