| 17-Aug-85 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | League | 3-1 | Godfrey, Brooks, Cornwell | 2857 | |
| 20-Aug-85 | Aldershot | Away | LC r1-1 | 3-1 | Godfrey, Jones, Sussex | 1423 | |
| 23-Aug-85 | Southend United | Away | League | 1-5 | Jones | 3643 | |
| 27-Aug-85 | Peterborough United | Home | League | 2-2 | Mountford, Hales | 2577 | |
| 31-Aug-85 | Hartlepool United | Away | League | 2-1 | Cornwell (2) | 2876 | |
| 3-Sep-85 | Aldershot | Home | LC r1-2 | 2-2 | Shinners, Brooks | 1761 | |
| 7-Sep-85 | Port Vale | Home | League | 1-0 | Cornwell | 2455 | |
| 13-Sep-85 | Halifax Town | Away | League | 1-2 | Shinners | 1243 | |
| 18-Sep-85 | Mansfield Town | Away | League | 1-1 | Shinners | 4185 | |
| 21-Sep-85 | Colchester United | Home | League | 1-2 | Shinners | 2577 | |
| 23-Sep-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | LC r2-1 | 2-0 | Godfrey (2) | 13828 | |
| 28-Sep-85 | Wrexham | Away | League | 3-1 | Shinners (2), Godfrey | 1842 | |
| 1-Oct-85 | Rochdale | Home | League | 5-0 | Juryeff, Shinners, Jones (2), Brooks (pen) | 2650 | |
| 5-Oct-85 | Scunthorpe United | Home | League | 3-0 | Shinners (2), Brooks (pen) | 2847 | |
| 12-Oct-85 | Exeter City | Away | League | 1-1 | Godfrey | 2057 | |
| 19-Oct-85 | Cambridge United | Away | League | 2-1 | Jones, Dowman (og) | 2743 | |
| 22-Oct-85 | Aldershot | Home | League | 1-1 | Shinners | 2833 | |
| 26-Oct-85 | Stockport County | Home | League | 0-1 | | 3021 | |
| 30-Oct-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | LC r2-2 | 0-4 | | 21046 | |
| 2-Nov-85 | Torquay United | Away | League | 2-2 | Brooks, Sussex | 1282 | |
| 5-Nov-85 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | League | 3-1 | Juryeff, Sussex, Brooks | 1232 | |
| 9-Nov-85 | Preston North End | Home | League | 2-0 | Cornwell, Juryeff | 2805 | |
| 16-Nov-85 | VS Rugby | Away | FAC r1 | 2-2 | Brooks (2, 1 pen) | 2500 | |
| 19-Nov-85 | VS Rugby | Home | FAC r1r | 4-1 | Jones, Castle, Juryeff, Brooks | 2311 | |
| 23-Nov-85 | Chester City | Away | League | 0-3 | | 2653 | |
| 30-Nov-85 | Swindon Town | Home | League | 1-0 | Cornwell | 3120 | |
| 7-Dec-85 | Slough Town | Home | FAC r2r | 2-2 | Cornwell, Juryeff | 3450 | |
| 10-Dec-85 | Slough Town | Away | FAC r2r | 3-2 | Juryeff, Godfrey, Shinners | 3068 | |
| 14-Dec-85 | Burnley | Away | League | 0-1 | | 3007 | |
| 21-Dec-85 | Southend United | Home | League | 3-0 | Brooks (pen), Juryeff, Shinners | 3545 | |
| 26-Dec-85 | Hereford United | Home | League | 2-2 | Juryeff, Hales | 2700 | |
| 28-Dec-85 | Peterborough United | Away | League | 2-2 | Cunningham, Sussex | 3287 | |
| 6-Jan-86 | Oldham Athletic | Away | FAC r3 | 2-1 | Shinners, Foster | 3604 | |
| 11-Jan-86 | Hartlepool United | Home | League | 1-1 | Shinners | 3667 | |
| 14-Jan-86 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | FRT s.r1g1 | 3-1 | Shinners (2), Juryeff | 947 | |
| 17-Jan-86 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | League | 3-0 | Shinners, Juryeff, Cornwell | 1677 | |
| 25-Jan-86 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | FAC r4 | 0-5 | | 19087 | |
| 1-Feb-86 | Port Vale | Away | League | 0-2 | | 3074 | |
| 4-Feb-86 | Aldershot | Away | League | 1-1 | Shinners | 1248 | |
| 8-Feb-86 | Cambridge United | Home | League | 3-1 | Juryeff, Shinners, Jones | 2727 | |
| 15-Feb-86 | Mansfield Town | Home | League | 0-1 | | 3713 | |
| 1-Mar-86 | Wrexham | Home | League | 1-3 | Juryeff | 2160 | |
| 6-Mar-86 | Reading | Away | FRT s.r1g1 | 3-0 | Juryeff, Cunningham, Jones | 1403 | |
| 8-Mar-86 | Scunthorpe United | Away | League | 2-2 | Shinners, Jones | 1478 | |
| 15-Mar-86 | Exeter City | Home | League | 2-2 | Cunningham, Sussex | 2220 | |
| 18-Mar-86 | Torquay United | Home | League | 4-2 | Cornwell, Jones, Wright (og), Shinners | 1828 | |
| 21-Mar-86 | Stockport County | Away | League | 3-2 | Shinners, Jones, Comfort | 3119 | |
| 24-Mar-86 | Hereford United | Home | FRT s.qf | 1-2 | Cornwell | 1133 | |
| 29-Mar-86 | Northampton Town | Home | League | 0-1 | | 2920 | |
| 31-Mar-86 | Hereford United | Away | League | 2-3 | Dickenson, Foster | 2854 | |
| 5-Apr-86 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | League | 0-1 | | 1975 | |
| 8-Apr-86 | Colchester United | Away | League | 0-4 | | 1771 | |
| 12-Apr-86 | Preston North End | Away | League | 3-1 | Juryeff (2), Comfort | 4750 | |
| 15-Apr-86 | Northampton Town | Away | League | 3-2 | Jones, Comfort, Foster | 1731 | |
| 19-Apr-86 | Chester City | Home | League | 0-0 | | 2617 | |
| 22-Apr-86 | Halifax Town | Home | League | 1-0 | Godfrey | 1443 | |
| 27-Apr-86 | Swindon Town | Away | League | 1-4 | Comfort | 8081 | |
| 3-May-86 | Burnley | Home | League | 3-0 | Harvey (2), Comfort | 1955 | |
| 5-May-86 | Rochdale | Away | League | 4-1 | Castle (4) | 1299 | |