Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 2nd December 1986
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 22 | 47 | 29 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 13 |
| 3 | Southend United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 33 | 14 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 5 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 27 | 14 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 2 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 24 | -1 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 23 | -5 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 22 | -3 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 22 | -3 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 22 | -6 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 21 | -1 |
| 17 | Orient | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 21 | -6 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 20 | -1 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 19 | -4 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 19 | -6 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 18 | -8 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 14 | -7 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 14 | -13 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 9 | -24 |
