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1985–86 Southern Football League

March 06, 2023

The 1985–86 Southern Football League season was the 83rd in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Welling United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst RS Southampton and Oldbury United left the league at the end of the season.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

The Premier Division was to be expanded in the next season so only two clubs were to be relegated this season, though after RS Southampton resigned from the league, only Gravesend & Northfleet was relegated.

League table

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsWelling United
PromotedWelling United
RelegatedGravesend & Northfleet
Matches played380
Goals scored1,088 (2.86 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Welling United 38 29 6 3 95 31 +64 93 Promoted to the Football Conference
2 Chelmsford City 38 20 10 8 68 41 +27 70
3 Fisher Athletic 38 20 7 11 67 45 +22 67
4 Alvechurch 38 19 9 10 71 56 +15 66
5 Worcester City 38 19 9 10 64 50 +14 66
6 Crawley Town 38 18 5 15 76 59 +17 59
7 Shepshed Charterhouse 38 19 1 18 51 52 −1 58
8 Aylesbury United 38 14 10 14 52 49 +3 52
9 Folkestone 38 14 10 14 56 56 0 52
10 Bedworth United 38 14 8 16 44 49 −5 50
11 Willenhall Town 38 12 13 13 51 44 +7 49
12 Dudley Town 38 15 4 19 58 62 −4 49
13 Corby Town 38 14 7 17 61 67 −6 49
14 King's Lynn 38 12 10 16 39 42 −3 46
15 Basingstoke Town 38 13 4 21 36 67 −31 43
16 RS Southampton 38 11 9 18 44 61 −17 42 Resigned to the Wessex League
17 Witney Town 38 11 6 21 44 74 −30 39
18 Gosport Borough 38 10 8 20 42 66 −24 38
19 Fareham Town 38 8 13 17 40 62 −22 37 Reprieved from relegation
20 Gravesend & Northfleet 38 9 9 20 29 55 −26 36 Relegated to the Southern Division
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Midland Division

The Midland Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

League table

Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsBromsgrove Rovers
PromotedBromsgrove Rovers
Redditch United
RelegatedOldbury United
Matches played420
Goals scored1,185 (2.82 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bromsgrove Rovers 40 29 5 6 95 44 +51 92 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Redditch United 40 23 6 11 70 42 +28 75
3 Merthyr Tydfil 40 21 10 9 60 40 +20 73
4 VS Rugby 40 17 14 9 41 31 +10 65
5 Stourbridge 40 15 14 11 62 39 +23 59
6 Rushden Town 40 17 7 16 69 74 −5 58
7 Bilston Town 40 15 12 13 60 48 +12 57
8 Bridgnorth Town 40 13 18 9 56 45 +11 57
9 Gloucester City 40 15 12 13 61 57 +4 57
10 Grantham 40 16 7 17 46 59 −13 55
11 Wellingborough Town 40 15 9 16 56 56 0 54
12 Sutton Coldfield Town 40 13 14 13 60 45 +15 53
13 Hednesford Town 40 14 9 17 67 70 −3 51
14 Forest Green Rovers 40 14 9 17 52 56 −4 51
15 Mile Oak Rovers 40 14 8 18 56 73 −17 50
16 Leicester United 40 13 10 17 41 48 −7 49
17 Banbury United 40 13 8 19 38 55 −17 47
18 Coventry Sporting 40 10 15 15 42 48 −6 45
19 Moor Green 40 12 6 22 63 91 −28 42
20 Leamington 40 10 6 24 40 77 −37 36
21 Oldbury United 40 8 7 25 50 87 −37 31 Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Southern Division

The Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

Also, at the end of the previous season Hillingdon merged with London Spartan League club Burnham to form a new club Burnham & Hillingdon, who took over a place in the Southern Football League.

League table

Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsCambridge City
PromotedCambridge City
Salisbury
Matches played420
Goals scored1,259 (3 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cambridge City 40 23 11 6 87 41 +46 80 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Salisbury 40 24 8 8 84 51 +33 80
3 Hastings Town 40 23 9 8 83 51 +32 78
4 Dover Athletic 40 23 6 11 89 53 +36 75
5 Corinthian 40 20 9 11 78 45 +33 69
6 Tonbridge 40 17 13 10 65 51 +14 64
7 Dunstable 40 17 11 12 70 61 +9 62
8 Ruislip 40 17 6 17 67 66 +1 57
9 Erith & Belvedere 40 14 12 14 35 40 −5 54
10 Waterlooville 40 16 6 18 52 58 −6 54
11 Burnham & Hillingdon 40 16 6 18 44 59 −15 54
12 Canterbury City 40 13 13 14 58 58 0 52
13 Trowbridge Town 40 13 13 14 57 63 −6 52
14 Sheppey United 40 14 10 16 43 53 −10 52
15 Thanet United 40 13 7 20 58 63 −5 46
16 Woodford Town 40 12 10 18 49 62 −13 46
17 Poole Town 40 12 7 21 55 63 −8 43
18 Ashford Town (Kent) 40 10 12 18 45 65 −20 42
19 Chatham Town 40 8 15 17 53 70 −17 39
20 Andover 40 10 8 22 52 92 −40 38
21 Dorchester Town 40 5 8 27 35 94 −59 23
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

See also

References

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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1985 86 Southern Football League season was the 83rd in the history of the league an English football competition Welling United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference whilst RS Southampton and Oldbury United left the league at the end of the season Contents 1 Premier Division 1 1 League table 2 Midland Division 2 1 League table 3 Southern Division 3 1 League table 4 See also 5 ReferencesPremier Division EditThe Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division Aylesbury United Dudley TownTwo clubs promoted from the Southern Division Basingstoke Town Gosport BoroughPlus Worcester City relegated from the Alliance Premier LeagueThe Premier Division was to be expanded in the next season so only two clubs were to be relegated this season though after RS Southampton resigned from the league only Gravesend amp Northfleet was relegated League table Edit Southern Football LeaguePremier DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsWelling UnitedPromotedWelling UnitedRelegatedGravesend amp NorthfleetMatches played380Goals scored1 088 2 86 per match 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Welling United 38 29 6 3 95 31 64 93 Promoted to the Football Conference2 Chelmsford City 38 20 10 8 68 41 27 703 Fisher Athletic 38 20 7 11 67 45 22 674 Alvechurch 38 19 9 10 71 56 15 665 Worcester City 38 19 9 10 64 50 14 666 Crawley Town 38 18 5 15 76 59 17 597 Shepshed Charterhouse 38 19 1 18 51 52 1 588 Aylesbury United 38 14 10 14 52 49 3 529 Folkestone 38 14 10 14 56 56 0 5210 Bedworth United 38 14 8 16 44 49 5 5011 Willenhall Town 38 12 13 13 51 44 7 4912 Dudley Town 38 15 4 19 58 62 4 4913 Corby Town 38 14 7 17 61 67 6 4914 King s Lynn 38 12 10 16 39 42 3 4615 Basingstoke Town 38 13 4 21 36 67 31 4316 RS Southampton 38 11 9 18 44 61 17 42 Resigned to the Wessex League17 Witney Town 38 11 6 21 44 74 30 3918 Gosport Borough 38 10 8 20 42 66 24 3819 Fareham Town 38 8 13 17 40 62 22 37 Reprieved from relegation20 Gravesend amp Northfleet 38 9 9 20 29 55 26 36 Relegated to the Southern DivisionSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Midland Division EditThe Midland Division consisted of 21 clubs including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division Gloucester City LeamingtonPlus Bilston Town promoted from the West Midlands Regional League Grantham transferred from the Northern Premier League Mile Oak Rovers joined from the Midland CombinationLeague table Edit Southern Football LeagueMidland DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsBromsgrove RoversPromotedBromsgrove RoversRedditch UnitedRelegatedOldbury UnitedMatches played420Goals scored1 185 2 82 per match 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Bromsgrove Rovers 40 29 5 6 95 44 51 92 Promoted to the Premier Division2 Redditch United 40 23 6 11 70 42 28 753 Merthyr Tydfil 40 21 10 9 60 40 20 734 VS Rugby 40 17 14 9 41 31 10 655 Stourbridge 40 15 14 11 62 39 23 596 Rushden Town 40 17 7 16 69 74 5 587 Bilston Town 40 15 12 13 60 48 12 578 Bridgnorth Town 40 13 18 9 56 45 11 579 Gloucester City 40 15 12 13 61 57 4 5710 Grantham 40 16 7 17 46 59 13 5511 Wellingborough Town 40 15 9 16 56 56 0 5412 Sutton Coldfield Town 40 13 14 13 60 45 15 5313 Hednesford Town 40 14 9 17 67 70 3 5114 Forest Green Rovers 40 14 9 17 52 56 4 5115 Mile Oak Rovers 40 14 8 18 56 73 17 5016 Leicester United 40 13 10 17 41 48 7 4917 Banbury United 40 13 8 19 38 55 17 4718 Coventry Sporting 40 10 15 15 42 48 6 4519 Moor Green 40 12 6 22 63 91 28 4220 Leamington 40 10 6 24 40 77 37 3621 Oldbury United 40 8 7 25 50 87 37 31 Relegated to the West Midlands Regional LeagueSource fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Southern Division EditThe Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs Corinthian Hastings Town new club replaced the folded Hastings United Ruislip promoted from the Middlesex County League Trowbridge Town relegated from the Premier DivisionAlso at the end of the previous season Hillingdon merged with London Spartan League club Burnham to form a new club Burnham amp Hillingdon who took over a place in the Southern Football League League table Edit Southern Football LeagueSouthern DivisionSeason1985 86ChampionsCambridge CityPromotedCambridge CitySalisburyMatches played420Goals scored1 259 3 per match 1984 851986 87 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation1 Cambridge City 40 23 11 6 87 41 46 80 Promoted to the Premier Division2 Salisbury 40 24 8 8 84 51 33 803 Hastings Town 40 23 9 8 83 51 32 784 Dover Athletic 40 23 6 11 89 53 36 755 Corinthian 40 20 9 11 78 45 33 696 Tonbridge 40 17 13 10 65 51 14 647 Dunstable 40 17 11 12 70 61 9 628 Ruislip 40 17 6 17 67 66 1 579 Erith amp Belvedere 40 14 12 14 35 40 5 5410 Waterlooville 40 16 6 18 52 58 6 5411 Burnham amp Hillingdon 40 16 6 18 44 59 15 5412 Canterbury City 40 13 13 14 58 58 0 5213 Trowbridge Town 40 13 13 14 57 63 6 5214 Sheppey United 40 14 10 16 43 53 10 5215 Thanet United 40 13 7 20 58 63 5 4616 Woodford Town 40 12 10 18 49 62 13 4617 Poole Town 40 12 7 21 55 63 8 4318 Ashford Town Kent 40 10 12 18 45 65 20 4219 Chatham Town 40 8 15 17 53 70 17 3920 Andover 40 10 8 22 52 92 40 3821 Dorchester Town 40 5 8 27 35 94 59 23Source fchd com rsssf comRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored See also EditSouthern Football League 1985 86 Isthmian League 1985 86 Northern Premier LeagueReferences Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 86 Southern Football League amp oldid 1136941823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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