| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, November 8, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Southend United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 20 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Orient | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 18 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 17 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 16 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 13 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 12 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 29 | -23 | 6 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |