The 1985–86 Northern Football League season was the 88th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

Northern Football League
Division One
Season1985–86
ChampionsBishop Auckland
RelegatedBillingham Synthonia
Billingham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,258 (3.31 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bishop Auckland 38 21 10 7 79 45 +34 73
2 Bedlington Terriers 38 19 10 9 65 44 +21 67
3 South Bank 38 18 12 8 66 36 +30 66
4 Blyth Spartans 38 19 9 10 79 52 +27 66
5 Tow Law Town 38 18 10 10 72 47 +25 64
6 Peterlee Newtown 38 19 6 13 66 56 +10 63
7 Chester-le-Street Town 38 18 7 13 62 53 +9 61
8 Brandon United 38 16 10 12 72 68 +4 58
9 Crook Town 38 15 8 15 73 70 +3 53
10 Hartlepool United reserves 38 14 10 14 65 69 −4 52
11 Gretna 38 13 11 14 70 69 +1 50
12 North Shields 38 14 8 16 65 72 −7 50
13 Consett 38 13 9 16 44 58 −14 48
14 Spennymoor United 38 12 11 15 51 54 −3 47
15 Ryhope Community 38 13 7 18 50 69 −19 46
16 Whitby Town 38 12 9 17 59 74 −15 45
17 Whitley Bay 38 11 8 19 65 73 −8 41
18 Ferryhill Athletic 38 11 6 21 62 94 −32 39
19 Billingham Synthonia 38 8 11 19 47 66 −19 35 Relegated to Division Two
20 Billingham Town 38 6 8 24 46 89 −43 26
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1985–86
ChampionsBlue Star
PromotedBlue Star
Easington Colliery
Matches played380
Goals scored1,312 (3.45 per match)

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blue Star 38 36 1 1 133 15 +118 109 Promoted to Division One
2 Easington Colliery 38 27 7 4 101 36 +65 88
3 Guisborough Town 38 25 7 6 88 36 +52 82
4 Durham City 38 22 9 7 89 48 +41 75
5 West Auckland Town 38 19 7 12 64 61 +3 64
6 Seaham Colliery Welware 38 17 7 14 63 56 +7 58
7 Stockton 38 15 9 14 62 56 +6 54
8 Ashington 38 15 9 14 81 85 −4 54
9 Norton & Stockton Ancients 38 16 5 17 67 72 −5 53
10 Alnwick Town 38 13 12 13 62 56 +6 51
11 Willington 38 15 5 18 53 65 −12 50
12 Langley Park 38 11 11 16 43 57 −14 44
13 Horden Colliery Welfare 38 12 8 18 54 85 −31 44
14 Shotton Comrades 38 9 12 17 56 82 −26 39
15 Darlington reserves 38 9 9 20 45 86 −41 36 Resigned from the league
16 Northallerton Town 38 10 5 23 54 83 −29 35
17 Evenwood Town 38 9 7 22 51 79 −28 34
18 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 38 10 4 24 55 89 −34 34
19 Shildon 38 6 15 17 42 66 −24 33
20 Esh Winning 38 5 9 24 49 99 −50 24
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Football League 1982–1993". Non League Matters.
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