The 1986–87 season was the 45th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:

Sudbury Town were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fifth Eastern Counties Football League title, while Bury Town, who finished third were promoted to the Southern Football League, returning after eleven seasons in the Eastern Counties League.

League table

Eastern Counties
Football League
Season1986–87
ChampionsSudbury Town
PromotedBury Town
Matches played506
Goals scored1,612 (3.19 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sudbury Town 44 29 9 6 113 43 +70 67
2 Braintree Town 44 28 9 7 106 49 +57 65
3 Bury Town 44 26 10 8 114 52 +62 62 Promoted to the Southern Football League
4 March Town United 44 28 6 10 80 45 +35 62
5 Tiptree United 44 24 12 8 82 50 +32 60
6 Great Yarmouth Town 44 22 13 9 70 33 +37 57
7 Colchester United reserves 44 19 11 14 82 58 +24 49
8 Watton United 44 18 12 14 77 71 +6 48
9 Lowestoft Town 44 15 17 12 53 53 0 47
10 Stowmarket Town 44 18 10 16 94 66 +28 46
11 Wisbech Town 44 17 12 15 72 60 +12 46
12 Clacton Town 44 14 18 12 60 61 −1 46
13 Haverhill Rovers 44 13 15 16 60 57 +3 41
14 Harwich & Parkeston 44 15 9 20 70 76 −6 39
15 Chatteris Town 44 16 7 21 62 82 −20 39
16 Newmarket Town 44 12 13 19 43 62 −19 37
17 Felixstowe Town 44 12 11 21 56 92 −36 35
18 Gorleston 44 11 11 22 73 101 −28 33
19 Brantham Athletic 44 10 10 24 59 102 −43 30
20 Soham Town Rangers 44 11 7 26 62 112 −50 29
21 Histon 44 8 11 25 47 88 −41 27
22 Ely City 44 11 4 29 44 102 −58 26
23 Thetford Town 44 4 13 27 33 97 −64 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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