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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1985-86
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 26-6-10 | 88 |
| 2 | Everton | 26-8-8 | 86 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 26-10-6 | 84 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22-10-10 | 76 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21-11-10 | 73 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 20-11-11 | 71 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 20-13-9 | 69 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 19-12-11 | 68 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 18-12-12 | 66 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19-15-8 | 65 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17-13-12 | 63 |
| 12 | Watford | 16-15-11 | 59 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 15-20-7 | 52 |
| 14 | Southampton | 12-20-10 | 46 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 11-19-12 | 45 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 10-18-14 | 44 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 11-21-10 | 43 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 10-20-12 | 42 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 10-20-12 | 42 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 11-23-8 | 41 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 8-29-5 | 29 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 4-26-12 | 24 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 25-8-9 | 84 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 22-9-11 | 77 |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 21-8-13 | 76 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22-13-7 | 73 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 19-14-9 | 66 |
| 6 | Hull City | 17-12-13 | 64 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17-14-11 | 62 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 17-16-9 | 60 |
| 9 | Millwall | 17-17-8 | 59 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 14-13-15 | 57 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16-18-8 | 56 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 14-14-14 | 56 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 16-20-6 | 54 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 15-19-8 | 53 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 14-18-10 | 52 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 14-18-10 | 52 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 14-19-9 | 51 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 13-18-11 | 50 |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 12-17-13 | 49 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 13-22-7 | 46 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 12-21-9 | 45 |
| 22 | Fulham | 10-26-6 | 36 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 29-10-7 | 94 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 26-11-9 | 87 |
| 3 | Derby County | 23-8-15 | 84 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 23-9-14 | 83 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 22-11-13 | 79 |
| 6 | Walsall | 22-15-9 | 75 |
| 7 | York City | 20-15-11 | 71 |
| 8 | Notts County | 19-13-14 | 71 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 18-14-14 | 68 |
| 10 | Brentford | 18-16-12 | 66 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 16-14-16 | 64 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 17-17-12 | 63 |
| 13 | Darlington | 15-18-13 | 58 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 15-19-12 | 57 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 15-22-9 | 54 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 13-19-14 | 53 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15-23-8 | 53 |
| 19 | Newport County | 11-17-18 | 51 |
| 20 | Bury | 12-21-13 | 49 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 10-20-16 | 46 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 12-25-9 | 45 |
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11-25-10 | 43 |
| 24 | Swansea City | 11-25-10 | 43 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 32-8-6 | 102 |
| 2 | Chester City | 23-8-15 | 84 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 23-11-12 | 81 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 21-9-16 | 79 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 20-14-12 | 72 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 19-14-13 | 70 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 20-16-10 | 70 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 18-18-10 | 64 |
| 9 | Southend United | 18-18-10 | 64 |
| 10 | Hereford | 18-18-10 | 64 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 17-16-13 | 64 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 18-19-9 | 63 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 17-20-9 | 60 |
| 14 | Burnley | 16-19-11 | 59 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 15-17-14 | 59 |
| 16 | Aldershot Town | 17-22-7 | 58 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 13-16-17 | 56 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 14-19-13 | 55 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 15-22-9 | 54 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 13-18-15 | 54 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 15-22-9 | 54 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 11-25-10 | 43 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 9-27-10 | 37 |
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