| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, January 3, 1987: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 39 | 61 |
| 2 | Southend United | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 43 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 35 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 28 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 28 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Burnley | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 25 |
| 21 | Orient | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 25 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 21 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 17 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |