Seasons · Division Two · Season 66

1985/86

Finished 14th · Manager Billy Bremner

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The season · Record

Played: 48
Won: 16
Drawn: 10
Lost: 22
For: 61
Against: 83
Points: 53

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Stoke City
Biggest defeat: 1–6; v Manchester City
Clean sheets: 11
Top scorer: Baird; 11 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 10,508

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1985/86
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Norwich City	42	25	9	8	84	37	+47	84
2	Charlton Athletic	42	22	11	9	78	45	+33	77
3	Wimbledon	42	21	13	8	58	37	+21	76
4	Portsmouth	42	22	7	13	69	41	+28	73
5	Crystal Palace	42	19	9	14	57	52	+5	66
6	Hull City	42	17	13	12	65	55	+10	64
7	Sheffield United	42	17	11	14	64	63	+1	62
8	Oldham Athletic	42	17	9	16	62	61	+1	60
9	Millwall	42	17	8	17	64	65	-1	59
10	Stoke City	42	14	15	13	48	50	-2	57
11	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	16	8	18	64	64	0	56
12	Barnsley	42	14	14	14	47	50	-3	56
13	Bradford City	42	16	6	20	51	63	-12	54
14	Leeds United	42	15	8	19	56	72	-16	53
15	Grimsby Town	42	14	10	18	58	62	-4	52
16	Huddersfield Town	42	14	10	18	51	67	-16	52
17	Shrewsbury Town	42	14	9	19	52	64	-12	51
18	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	47	61	-14	50
19	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	13	17	53	62	-9	49
20	Carlisle United	42	13	7	22	47	71	-24	46
21	Middlesbrough	42	12	9	21	44	53	-9	45
22	Fulham	42	10	6	26	45	69	-24	36

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1985/86
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
17 Aug	A	Fulham	1–3	5,772	Lost 1–3 v Fulham
21 Aug	H	Wimbledon	0–0	12,426	Drew 0–0 v Wimbledon
24 Aug	H	Hull City	1–1	16,689	Drew 1–1 v Hull City
26 Aug	A	Stoke City	2–6	7,047	Lost 2–6 v Stoke City
31 Aug	H	Charlton Athletic	1–2	10,860	Lost 1–2 v Charlton Athletic
4 Sep	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	9,798	Won 1–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
7 Sep	A	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	4,168	Won 3–1 v Shrewsbury Town
14 Sep	H	Sunderland	1–1	19,693	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
21 Sep	H	Bradford City	2–1	21,104	Won 2–1 v Bradford City
28 Sep	H	Sheffield United	1–1	15,622	Drew 1–1 v Sheffield United
5 Oct	A	Huddersfield Town	1–3	9,983	Lost 1–3 v Huddersfield Town
12 Oct	H	Middlesbrough	1–0	14,117	Won 1–0 v Middlesbrough
19 Oct	H	Grimsby Town	1–1	11,244	Drew 1–1 v Grimsby Town
27 Oct	A	Barnsley	0–3	8,302	Lost 0–3 v Barnsley
2 Nov	H	Portsmouth	2–1	15,672	Won 2–1 v Portsmouth
9 Nov	A	Millwall	1–3	9,158	Lost 1–3 v Millwall
16 Nov	H	Crystal Palace	1–3	10,378	Lost 1–3 v Crystal Palace
23 Nov	A	Carlisle United	2–1	3,504	Won 2–1 v Carlisle United
30 Nov	H	Norwich City	0–2	11,480	Lost 0–2 v Norwich City
7 Dec	A	Wimbledon	3–0	3,492	Won 3–0 v Wimbledon
14 Dec	H	Fulham	1–0	9,998	Won 1–0 v Fulham
22 Dec	A	Hull City	1–2	11,852	Lost 1–2 v Hull City
26 Dec	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	8,666	Lost 0–2 v Blackburn Rovers
28 Dec	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	13,110	Lost 2–3 v Brighton & Hove Albion
1 Jan	H	Oldham Athletic	3–1	10,830	Won 3–1 v Oldham Athletic
11 Jan	A	Sunderland	2–4	15,139	Lost 2–4 v Sunderland
18 Jan	A	Charlton Athletic	0–4	4,333	Lost 0–4 v Charlton Athletic
1 Feb	H	Stoke City	4–0	10,425	Won 4–0 v Stoke City
8 Feb	A	Grimsby Town	0–1	6,382	Lost 0–1 v Grimsby Town
15 Feb	H	Barnsley	0–2	11,765	Lost 0–2 v Barnsley
8 Mar	H	Huddersfield Town	2–0	14,667	Won 2–0 v Huddersfield Town
15 Mar	A	Middlesbrough	2–2	6,889	Drew 2–2 v Middlesbrough
22 Mar	H	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	9,641	Drew 1–1 v Shrewsbury Town
28 Mar	A	Oldham Athletic	1–3	4,937	Lost 1–3 v Oldham Athletic
31 Mar	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	9,919	Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
5 Apr	A	Portsmouth	3–2	14,430	Won 3–2 v Portsmouth
9 Apr	A	Bradford City	1–0	10,751	Won 1–0 v Bradford City
12 Apr	H	Millwall	3–1	15,067	Won 3–1 v Millwall
19 Apr	A	Crystal Palace	0–3	6,285	Lost 0–3 v Crystal Palace
22 Apr	A	Sheffield United	2–3	9,158	Lost 2–3 v Sheffield United
26 Apr	H	Carlisle United	2–0	13,868	Won 2–0 v Carlisle United
3 May	A	Norwich City	0–4	17,942	Lost 0–4 v Norwich City

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1985/86
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
25 Sep	H	Walsall	0–0	8,869	Drew 0–0 v Walsall
8 Oct	A	Walsall	3–0	7,085	Won 3–0 v Walsall
30 Oct	H	Aston Villa	0–3	15,444	Lost 0–3 v Aston Villa

Full Members Cup · 2 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1985/86
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
14 Oct	A	Manchester City	1–6	4,029	Lost 1–6 v Manchester City
16 Oct	H	Sheffield United	1–1	2,274	Drew 1–1 v Sheffield United

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1985/86
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
4 Jan	A	Peterborough	0–1	10,137	Lost 0–1 v Peterborough