Football League Fourth Division  1984/85

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Chesterfield 46 26 13 7 64 35 +29 91 ▲Champions
2nd  Blackpool 46 24 14 8 73 39 +34 86 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Darlington 46 24 13 9 66 49 +17 85 ▲Promoted
4th  Bury 46 24 12 10 76 50 +26 84 ▲Promoted
5th  Hereford United 46 22 11 13 65 47 +18 77 -
6th  Tranmere Rovers 46 24 3 19 83 66 +17 75 -
7th  Colchester United 46 20 14 12 87 65 +22 74 -
8th  Swindon Town 46 21 9 16 62 58 +4 72 -
9th  Scunthorpe United 46 19 14 13 83 62 +21 71 -
10th  Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 65 69 -4 66 -
11th  Peterborough United 46 16 14 16 54 53 +1 62 -
12th  Port Vale 46 14 18 14 61 59 +2 60 -
13th  Aldershot 46 17 8 21 56 63 -7 59 -
14th  Mansfield Town 46 13 18 15 41 38 +3 57 -
15th  Wrexham 46 15 9 22 67 70 -3 54 -
16th  Chester City 46 15 9 22 60 72 -12 54 -
17th  Rochdale 46 13 14 19 55 69 -14 53 -
18th  Exeter City 46 13 14 19 57 79 -22 53 -
19th  Hartlepool United 46 14 10 22 54 67 -13 52 -
20th  Southend United 46 13 11 22 58 83 -25 50 -
21st  Halifax Town 46 15 5 26 42 69 -27 50 Re-Elected
22nd  Stockport County 46 13 8 25 58 79 -21 47 Re-Elected
23rd  Northampton Town 46 14 5 27 53 74 -21 47 Re-Elected
24th  Torquay United 46 9 14 23 38 63 -25 41 Re-Elected

 

Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Bath City.
Votes Club End Result
52 Northampton Town Re Elected to the league
50 Stockport County Re Elected to the league
50 Torquay United Re Elected to the league
48 Halifax Town Re Elected to the league
8 Bath City Not Elected to the league

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Bury were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Orient were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Preston North End were relegated from the Third Division
 ▼Cambridge United were relegated from the Third Division
 ▲Chesterfield were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Blackpool were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Darlington were promoted to the Third Division
 ▲Bury were promoted to the Third Division
  ♦ Halifax Town were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Stockport County were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Northampton Town were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Torquay United were Re-Elected to the League