| 1985-86 ← 1986-87 English football season → 1987-88
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| English Football League
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First Division
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Arsenal • Aston Villa • Charlton Athletic • Chelsea • Coventry City • Everton • Leicester City • Liverpool • Luton Town • Manchester City • Manchester United • Newcastle United • Norwich City • Nottingham Forest • Oxford United • Queens Park Rangers • Sheffield Wednesday • Southampton • Tottenham Hotspur • Watford • West Ham United • Wimbledon
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| Second Division
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Barnsley • Birmingham City • Blackburn Rovers • Bradford City • Brighton & Hove Albion • Crystal Palace • Derby County • Grimsby Town • Huddersfield Town • Hull City • Ipswich Town • Leeds United • Millwall • Oldham Athletic • Plymouth Argyle • Portsmouth • Reading • Sheffield United • Shrewsbury Town • Stoke City • Sunderland • West Bromwich Albion
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| Third Division
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AFC Bournemouth • Blackpool • Bolton Wanderers • Brentford • Bristol City • Bristol Rovers • Bury • Carlisle United • Chester City • Chesterfield • Darlington • Doncaster Rovers • Fulham • Gillingham • Mansfield Town • Middlesbrough • Newport County • Port Vale • Notts County • Rotherham United • Swindon Town • Walsall • Wigan Athletic • York City
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| Fourth Division
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Aldershot • Burnley • Cardiff City • Cambridge United • Colchester United • Crewe Alexandra • Exeter City • Halifax Town • Hartlepool United • Hereford United • Lincoln City • Northampton Town • Orient • Peterborough United • Preston North End • Rochdale • Scunthorpe United • Southend United • Southport • Stockport County • Swansea City • Torquay United • Tranmere Rovers • Wolverhampton Wanderers • Wrexham
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| National League System
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Football Conference
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Barnet • Sutton United
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| Cup Competitions
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FA Cup
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