| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 2 - 2 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 1 - 2 | BradfordBradford |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 1 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 3 - 1 | LeedsLeeds |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 4 - 3 | MillwallMillwall |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | HullHull | 2 - 2 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | StokeStoke | 1 - 3 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 0 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 17 Aug 85 | r00        | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 3 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 18 Aug 85 | r00        | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 0 - 2 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 20 Aug 85 | r00        | BarnsleyBarnsley | 3 - 2 | BrightonBrighton |
| 20 Aug 85 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 1 | NorwichNorwich |
| 20 Aug 85 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 20 Aug 85 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 4 - 3 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 20 Aug 85 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 3 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 21 Aug 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 0 - 0 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | BarnsleyBarnsley | 0 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 1 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 2 - 1 | BradfordBradford |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 1 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 2 - 2 | CharltonCharlton |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 1 | HullHull |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 0 | FulhamFulham |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 4 - 2 | NorwichNorwich |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 4 - 0 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 24 Aug 85 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 4 - 0 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 2 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 2 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | HullHull | 2 - 2 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 1 - 1 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | StokeStoke | 6 - 2 | LeedsLeeds |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 0 - 3 | OldhamOldham |
| 26 Aug 85 | r00        | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 1 - 0 | BradfordBradford |
| 27 Aug 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 0 - 0 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 27 Aug 85 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 2 - 2 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 27 Aug 85 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 27 Aug 85 | r00        | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 1 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | BarnsleyBarnsley | 2 - 0 | FulhamFulham |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 0 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 2 - 3 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 0 - 1 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 2 | CharltonCharlton |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 0 - 1 | BrightonBrighton |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 1 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 3 - 1 | HullHull |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 2 - 0 | NorwichNorwich |
| 31 Aug 85 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 1 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 01 Sep 85 | r00        | BradfordBradford | 3 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 03 Sep 85 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 0 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 03 Sep 85 | r00        | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 1 - 1 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 03 Sep 85 | r00        | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 1 - 0 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 04 Sep 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 0 - 1 | LeedsLeeds |
| 04 Sep 85 | r00        | StokeStoke | 1 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 3 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 1 - 1 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 3 - 1 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 0 - 1 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 2 - 0 | BradfordBradford |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | HullHull | 0 - 0 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 4 - 0 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 1 - 3 | LeedsLeeds |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | StokeStoke | 0 - 0 | MillwallMillwall |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | SunderlandSunderland | 3 - 3 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 07 Sep 85 | r00        | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 0 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 10 Sep 85 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 13 Sep 85 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 0 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 13 Sep 85 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 2 - 1 | CharltonCharlton |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | BarnsleyBarnsley | 2 - 0 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 2 - 0 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | BradfordBradford | 4 - 2 | HullHull |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 0 - 0 | FulhamFulham |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 1 - 1 | NorwichNorwich |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 0 - 1 | BrightonBrighton |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | PortsmouthPortsmouth | 3 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 14 Sep 85 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 17 Sep 85 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 3 - 1 | OldhamOldham |
| 17 Sep 85 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 2 - 3 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 17 Sep 85 | r00        | HullHull | 3 - 0 | MillwallMillwall |
| 18 Sep 85 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 4 - 3 | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | BarnsleyBarnsley | 1 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 0 | FulhamFulham |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | BrightonBrighton | 2 - 0 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 2 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | Crystal PalaceCrystal Palac | 2 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 0 - 0 | NorwichNorwich |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | HullHull | 4 - 0 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 2 - 1 | BradfordBradford |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 2 - 0 | PortsmouthPortsmouth |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 1 | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough |
| 21 Sep 85 | r00        | ShrewsburyShrewsbury | 1 - 2 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 0 - 2 | ShrewsburyShrewsbury |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 1 - 0 | BrightonBrighton |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | GrimsbyGrimsby | 2 - 0 | BradfordBradford |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | LeedsLeeds | 1 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 0 - 0 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 0 - 1 | OldhamOldham |
| 28 Sep 85 | r00        | NorwichNorwich | 2 - 0 | HullHull |