Lincoln City became the first team to suffer automatic relegation from the Football League, as a result of failing to win their final game of the season while Burnley (league champions as recently as 1960) won their last game and Torquay United who drew their last game with an injury-time goal after an injured player was bitten by a police dog.
Reference 1: P (points), W (won), F (goals for) and Pts. (points).
Reference 2: Northampton Town (C, P), Preston North End (P), Southend United (P), Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Aldershot (P), Orient, Scunthorpe United, Wrexham, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Swansea City, Cardiff City, Exeter City, Halifax Town, Hereford United, Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Burnley, Torquay United and Lincoln City (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986-87_in_English_football
Reference 2: Northampton Town (C, P), Preston North End (P), Southend United (P), Wolverhampton Wanderers, Colchester United, Aldershot (P), Orient, Scunthorpe United, Wrexham, Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Swansea City, Cardiff City, Exeter City, Halifax Town, Hereford United, Crewe Alexandra, Hartlepool United, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Burnley, Torquay United and Lincoln City (R).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986-87_in_English_football
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