League Third Division

1985/86

Game Week 38Fri, 9 May 1986

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts
1	ReadingReading	46	46	29	7	10	67	51	+16	94	94
2	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	46	46	26	9	11	88	53	+35	87	87
3	Derby Co..Derby County	46	46	23	15	8	80	41	+39	84	84
4	Wigan At..Wigan Athletic	46	46	23	14	9	82	48	+34	83	83
5	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	22	13	11	81	54	+27	79	79
6	WalsallWalsall	46	46	22	9	15	90	64	+26	75	75
7	York CityYork City	46	46	20	11	15	77	58	+19	71	71
8	Notts Co..Notts County	46	46	19	14	13	71	60	+11	71	71
9	Bristol ..Bristol City	46	46	18	14	14	69	60	+9	68	68
10	BrentfordBrentford	46	46	18	12	16	58	61	-3	66	66
11	Doncaste..Doncaster Rovers	46	46	16	16	14	45	52	-7	64	64
12	BlackpoolBlackpool	46	46	17	12	17	66	55	+11	63	63
13	DarlingtonDarlington	46	46	15	13	18	61	78	-17	58	58
14	Rotherha..Rotherham United	46	46	15	12	19	61	59	+2	57	57
15	AFC Bour..AFC Bournemouth	46	46	15	9	22	65	72	-7	54	54
16	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	46	46	14	12	20	51	75	-24	54	54
17	Chesterf..Chesterfield	46	46	13	14	19	61	64	-3	53	53
18	Bolton W..Bolton Wanderers	46	46	15	8	23	54	68	-14	53	53
19	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	11	18	17	52	65	-13	51	51
20	BuryBury	46	46	12	13	21	63	67	-4	49	49
21	Lincoln ..Lincoln City	46	46	10	16	20	55	77	-22	46	46
22	Cardiff ..Cardiff City	46	46	12	9	25	53	83	-30	45	45
23	Wolverha..Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	46	11	10	25	57	98	-41	43	43
24	Swansea ..Swansea City	46	46	11	10	25	43	87	-44	43	43

Qualification

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal difference only — Points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then team name.

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