Alliance Premier League
Season1985–86[1]
ChampionsEnfield (2nd Alliance Premier League title)
Promoted to the Football LeagueNone
FA Trophy winnersAltrincham
Relegated to
Level 6		Barrow,
Dartford,
Wycombe Wanderers
Promoted for the next seasonGateshead,
Sutton,
Welling United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,377 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerKim Casey (Kidderminster Harriers), 36
Biggest home winKidderminster Harriers – Wycombe Wanderers 8–2;
Bath City – Barrow 6–0
Biggest away winCheltenham Town – Kidderminster Harriers 2–6;
Barrow – Runcorn 0–4
Highest scoringAltrincham – Nuneaton Borough 7–4
Longest winning run?
Longest unbeaten run?
Longest losing run?
Highest attendance?
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance?

The Alliance Premier League season of 1985–86 (known as the Gola League 1985–86 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Alliance Premier League. This was the first year where a team from the Isthmian League had been promoted to the APL.

New teams in the league this season

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Enfield 42 15 4 2 48 20 12 6 3 46 27 +47 76 Football Conference Champions, no promotion
2 Frickley Athletic 42 16 4 1 46 21 9 6 6 32 29 +28 69
3 Kidderminster Harriers 42 12 4 5 51 28 12 3 6 48 34 +37 67
4 Altrincham 42 14 3 4 42 27 8 8 5 28 22 +21 63 FA Trophy winners
5 Weymouth 42 11 8 2 43 24 8 7 6 32 36 +15 61
6 Runcorn 42 11 6 4 40 17 8 8 5 30 27 +26 60
7 Stafford Rangers[lower-alpha 1] 42 10 7 4 30 22 9 6 6 31 32 +7 60 Conference League Cup winners
8 Telford United 42 13 5 3 42 24 5 5 11 26 42 +2 51
9 Kettering Town 42 11 6 4 37 24 4 9 8 18 29 +2 49
10 Wealdstone 42 10 5 6 35 28 6 4 11 22 28 +1 47
11 Cheltenham Town[lower-alpha 1] 42 13 4 4 47 27 3 7 11 22 42 0 46
12 Bath City 42 5 8 8 28 25 8 3 10 25 29 −1 45
13 Boston United 42 11 5 5 41 26 5 2 14 25 50 −10 44
14 Barnet 42 9 4 8 32 23 4 7 10 24 37 −4 41
15 Scarborough 42 10 4 7 35 31 3 7 11 19 35 −12 40
16 Northwich Victoria 42 5 6 10 24 25 5 6 10 18 29 −12 37
17 Maidstone United 42 7 9 5 35 29 2 7 12 22 37 −9 36
18 Nuneaton Borough 42 8 3 10 27 27 5 2 14 31 46 −15 36
19 Dagenham 42 6 7 8 23 29 4 5 12 25 37 −18 36
20 Wycombe Wanderers[lower-alpha 1] 42 7 6 8 30 35 3 7 11 25 49 −29 36 Relegated to the Isthmian League
21 Dartford 42 7 6 8 36 33 1 3 17 15 49 −31 26 Relegated to the Southern League
22 Barrow 42 5 6 10 26 34 2 2 17 15 52 −45 24 Relegated to the Northern Premier League
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a home win, 3 points for an away win, 1 point for a draw.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 New clubs in the Conference

Results

Home \ Away ALT BAR BRW BAT BOS CHL DAG DAR ENF FRK KET KID MDS NOR NUN RUN SCA STA TEL WEA WEY WYC
Altrincham 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–3 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–4 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 7–4 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–3
Barnet 2–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1
Barrow 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–4 2–4 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–4 1–1
Bath City 0–2 1–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 2–2 3–1
Boston United 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 4–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 5–0 1–1
Cheltenham Town 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–6 2–1 2–0 5–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–2
Dagenham 1–3 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–1
Dartford 3–2 5–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–2 5–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0
Enfield 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 4–4 2–3
Frickley Athletic 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–4 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2
Kettering Town 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–2 4–1
Kidderminster Harriers 0–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 5–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–4 5–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 8–2
Maidstone United 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–3 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 4–4 0–1 0–0 1–1
Northwich Victoria 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–4 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 4–0
Nuneaton Borough 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–5 0–1 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0
Runcorn 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–3 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1
Scarborough 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–3 3–5 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2
Stafford Rangers 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–3 1–1
Telford United 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 3–1
Wealdstone 2–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 7–2 0–0 0–4 2–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–3 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–0
Weymouth 0–0 4–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 5–2 4–1 1–1 5–2 4–2 1–1
Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 4–1 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–5 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–2 1–0 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Peter Dunk (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986–87. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1986.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1985–1986 London teams

Top scorers

Source:[1]
Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 Kim Casey Kidderminster Harriers 36
2Carl RichardsEnfield28
3Mike DohertyWeymouth25
4Mick CarterRuncorn22
5Paul DaviesKidderminster Harriers21
6Nicky EvansBarnet20
=Gary HooleyFrickley Athletic / Scarborough20
8Ken McKennaTelford United18
=Paul WilsonFrickley Athletic18
10Graham BennettStafford Rangers17
11Mark BoylandCheltenham Town16
=Dave GilbertBoston United16
13Colin CowperthwaiteBarrow15
=Frank MurphyNuneaton Borough15
15Tony BurmanDartford14
=David SingletonBath City14
=Tim SmithersNuneaton Borough14
=Chris TownsendCheltenham Town14
19Tony AganaWeymouth13
=Noel AshfordEnfield13
21Phil DerbyshireStafford Rangers12
22Bob MountainStafford Rangers11
23Stephen ClaridgeWeymouth10

Promotion and relegation

Relegated

Election to the Football League

As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Enfield won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

Club Final Position Votes
Exeter City21st (Fourth Division)64
Preston North End23rd (Fourth Division)62.5
Cambridge United22nd (Fourth Division)61
Torquay United24th (Fourth Division)61
Enfield1st (Alliance Premier League)7.5

As a result Enfield did not gain membership of the Football League. This was the final season in which the team who won the Conference National had to apply for election to the Football League, and from the 1986–87 season onward the winning team was automatically promoted, on the provision that they met the various conditions that the Football League set for all its members.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peter Dunk (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986–87. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1986.
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