Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 4th November 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 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 38 | 18 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 30 | 12 |
| 3 | Southend United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 13 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 6 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 3 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 9 |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 11 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 5 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | Orient | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 19 | -2 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 19 | -3 |
| 15 | Burnley | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 19 | -5 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 16 | -1 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | -3 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 15 | -9 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 13 | -3 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | -4 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 13 | -8 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 12 | -12 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 6 | -23 |
