| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/08/1985 | Div 3 | Lincoln City | A | 0-1 | 2099 |  | ||
| 20/08/1985 | FLC1 | Southend Utd | A | 1-1 | Shearer | 2008 |  | |
| 24/08/1985 | Div 3 | DARLINGTON | H | 1-1 | Sage | 2929 |  | |
| 03/09/1985 | FLC1 | SOUTHEND UTD | H | 2-0 | Cascarino(2) | 3106 |  | |
| 07/09/1985 | Div 3 | Notts County | A | 1-1 | Byrne | 3624 |  | |
| 17/09/1985 | Div 3 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | H | 2-0 | Mehmet(p),Elsey | 3401 |  | |
| 21/09/1985 | Div 3 | Bury | A | 2-1 | Mehmet,Cochrane | 2802 |  | |
| 24/09/1985 | FLC2 | PORTSMOUTH | H | 1-3 | Cascarino | 4617 |  | |
| 28/09/1985 | Div 3 | YORK CITY | H | 1-2 | Collins | 3509 |  | |
| 01/10/1985 | Div 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-3 | 4135 |  | ||
| 19/10/1985 | Div 3 | Bournemouth | A | 3-2 | Cascarino(2),Shearer | 3561 |  | |
| 22/10/1985 | Div 3 | DERBY COUNTY | H | 1-2 | Mehmet | 4613 |  | |
| 26/10/1985 | Div 3 | SWANSEA | H | 5-1 | Shearer(3),Hales(2,1p) | 3082 |  | |
| 02/11/1985 | Div 3 | Newport County | A | 1-1 | Byrne | 1970 |  | |
| 06/11/1985 | Div 3 | Rotherham Utd | A | 1-1 | Weatherly | 2316 |  | |
| 09/11/1985 | Div 3 | WALSALL | H | 5-2 | Hales(2),Cascarino,Shearer,Robinson | 3339 |  | |
| 16/11/1985 | FAC1 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | H | 3-0 | Cascarino,Mehmet,Cochrane | 3991 |  | |
| 23/11/1985 | Div 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3-1 | Cochrane,Shearer(2) | 3543 |  | |
| 30/11/1985 | Div 3 | DONCASTER ROVERS | H | 4-0 | Robinson,Mehmet(p),Cochrane,Shearer | 3519 |  | |
| 14/12/1985 | Div 3 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-1 | 4224 |  | ||
| 28/12/1985 | Div 3 | BRISTOL CITY | H | 1-1 | Cascarino | 4672 |  | |
| 01/01/1986 | Div 3 | Reading | A | 2-1 | Byrne,Elsey | 10665 |  | |
| 04/01/1986 | FAC3 | DERBY COUNTY | H | 1-1 | Robinson | 8983 |  | |
| 11/01/1986 | Div 3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1-0 | Cochrane | 5232 |  |  |
| 13/01/1986 | FAC3R | Derby County | A | 1-3 (aet) | Robinson | 10959 |  | |
| 08/02/1986 | Div 3 | BOURNEMOUTH | H | 2-0 | Cascarino,Hales | 3895 |  | |
| 15/02/1986 | Div 3 | Wigan Athletic | A | 3-3 | Elsey,Weatherly,Mehmet | 5017 |  | |
| 24/02/1986 | FLT1 | CAMBRIDGE UTD | H | 2-0 | Collins,Hinnigan | 1812 |  | |
| 01/03/1986 | Div 3 | York City | A | 0-2 | 4351 |  | ||
| 15/03/1986 | Div 3 | Cardiff City | A | 1-1 | Cascarino | 2505 |  | |
| 18/03/1986 | Div 3 | BRENTFORD | H | 1-2 | Robinson | 3582 |  | |
| 22/03/1986 | Div 3 | Swansea | A | 2-2 | Sage,Weatherly | 3364 |  | |
| 29/03/1986 | Div 3 | READING | H | 3-0 | Tempest(2),OG | 5710 |  | |
| 12/04/1986 | Div 3 | Walsall | A | 1-4 | Tempest | 3884 |  | |
| 16/04/1986 | FLT2 | Bristol City | A | 0-3 | 5707 |  | ||
| 19/04/1986 | Div 3 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | H | 2-0 | Hales,Mehmet(p) | 3681 |  | |
| 25/04/1986 | Div 3 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3-2 | Robinson,Tempest,Hales | 1659 |  | |
| 29/04/1986 | Div 3 | NEWPORT COUNTY | H | 0-1 | 2566 |  | ||
| 03/05/1986 | Div 3 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 2-0 | Robinson,Mehmet(p) | 2050 |  |