| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
| Tuesday 14th January 1986 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 4-1 | Stockport County | |
| Monday 20th January 1986 | |||
| Stockport County | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Tuesday 28th January 1986 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | |
January 1986
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- Final
- Northern Final
- Southern Final
- Northern Semi-Final
- Southern Semi-Final
- Northern Quarter-Final
- Southern Quarter-Final
- Northern First Round Group 1
- Northern First Round Group 2
- Northern First Round Group 3
- Northern First Round Group 4
- Northern First Round Group 5
- Northern First Round Group 6
- Northern First Round Group 7
- Northern First Round Group 8
- Northern First Round Group 8 Play-Off
- Southern First Round Group 1
- Southern First Round Group 2
- Southern First Round Group 3
- Southern First Round Group 4
- Southern First Round Group 5
- Southern First Round Group 6
- Southern First Round Group 7
- Southern First Round Group 8
