1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 4th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One Central and One South was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three.

Division Three was disbanded at the end of the season. Most of the Division Three clubs were promoted to Division Two.

Premier Division
Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsArnold
Matches played380
Goals scored1,181 (3.11 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arnold 38 24 8 6 83 36 +47 79[lower-alpha 1] Resigned to the Central Midlands League
2 Emley 38 22 11 5 77 47 +30 77
3 Guiseley 38 22 6 10 81 52 +29 72
4 Long Eaton United 38 19 11 8 70 39 +31 68
5 Eastwood Town 38 21 5 12 73 62 +11 67[lower-alpha 1]
6 Alfreton Town 38 21 2 15 66 47 +19 65
7 Sutton Town 38 18 6 14 69 57 +12 60
8 Farsley Celtic 38 14 12 12 71 55 +16 54
9 Belper Town 38 15 9 14 54 45 +9 54
10 Thackley 38 14 11 13 52 58 −6 53
11 Denaby United 38 13 14 11 63 56 +7 52[lower-alpha 1]
12 Pontefract Collieries 38 15 7 16 55 54 +1 52
13 Armthorpe Welfare 38 15 7 16 57 58 −1 52
14 Bentley Victoria Welfare 38 12 11 15 61 65 −4 47
15 Heanor Town 38 11 9 18 61 69 −8 41[lower-alpha 1] Resigned to the Central Midlands League
16 Spalding United 38 9 12 17 41 62 −21 39 Transferred to the United Counties League
17 Boston 38 10 6 22 42 79 −37 36
18 Appleby Frodingham 38 6 12 20 40 83 −43 30 Club folded
19 Bridlington Trinity 38 4 14 20 34 85 −51 26
20 Ilkeston Town 38 5 7 26 31 72 −41 22 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Arnold, Eastwood Town, Denaby United and Heanor Town were deducted 1 point.

Division One
Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season1985–86
ChampionsNorth Ferriby United
PromotedBridlington Town
Brigg Town
Harrogate Town
North Ferriby United
Matches played240
Goals scored795 (3.31 per match)

At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three. Division One consisted of 16 clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 North Ferriby United 30 18 5 7 54 31 +23 59 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Sheffield 30 16 8 6 54 39 +15 56
3 Harrogate Town 30 16 6 8 65 42 +23 54 Promoted to the Premier Division
4 Rowntree Mackintosh 30 16 5 9 67 45 +22 53
5 Ossett Albion 30 13 11 6 54 39 +15 50
6 Bridlington Town 30 11 13 6 49 41 +8 46 Promoted to the Premier Division
7 Borrowash Victoria 30 12 10 8 53 48 +5 46 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
8 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 12 6 12 51 50 +1 42
9 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 12 7 11 59 59 0 42[lower-alpha 1]
10 Bradley Rangers 30 12 4 14 51 51 0 40
11 Hatfield Main 30 8 13 9 57 43 +14 37
12 Brigg Town 30 8 8 14 31 42 −11 32 Promoted to the Premier Division
13 Mexborough Town Athletic 30 8 7 15 39 68 −29 30[lower-alpha 1]
14 Harrogate Railway Athletic 30 6 6 18 47 70 −23 23[lower-alpha 1]
15 Dronfield United 30 6 6 18 32 61 −29 23[lower-alpha 1]
16 Pilkington Recreation 30 4 9 17 32 66 −34 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Woolley Miners Welfare, Mexborough Town Athletic, Harrogate Railway Athletic and Dronfield United were deducted 1 point.

Division Two
Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two
Season1985–86
ChampionsLincoln United
PromotedGarforth Town
York Railway Institute
Hallam
Staveley Works
Maltby Miners Welfare
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
Kiveton Park
BSC Parkgate
Matches played240
Goals scored755 (3.15 per match)

At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lincoln United 30 20 5 5 73 29 +44 65 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
2 Garforth Town 30 20 4 6 66 29 +37 64 Promoted to Division One
3 York Railway Institute 30 17 5 8 58 39 +19 56
4 Staveley Works 30 17 4 9 52 33 +19 55
5 Hallam 30 15 2 13 48 42 +6 47
6 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 12 7 11 44 48 −4 43
7 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 12 7 11 50 48 +2 42[lower-alpha 1]
8 Kiveton Park 30 11 6 13 42 48 −6 39
9 BSC Parkgate 30 11 7 12 43 50 −7 39[lower-alpha 2]
10 Liversedge 30 11 5 14 46 56 −10 38
11 Frecheville Community Association 30 9 8 13 43 61 −18 35
12 Arnold Kingswell 30 10 4 16 48 57 −9 34 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
13 Yorkshire Main 30 10 5 15 38 53 −15 34[lower-alpha 2]
14 Ossett Town 30 8 7 15 40 53 −13 31
15 Pickering Town 30 5 10 15 33 52 −19 24[lower-alpha 2]
16 Thorne Colliery 30 7 4 19 31 57 −26 24[lower-alpha 2] Resigned to the Doncaster & District Senior League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Grimethorpe Miners Welfare were deducted 3 points.
  2. BSC Parkgate, Yorkshire Main, Pickering Town, Thorne Colliery were deducted 1 point.

Division Three
Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Three
Season1985–86
ChampionsCollingham
Promoted11 clubs
Matches played182
Goals scored586 (3.22 per match)

At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three. Division Three consisted of 14 clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Collingham 26 16 7 3 66 23 +43 55 Promoted to Division Two
2 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 26 14 5 7 60 32 +28 47
3 Eccleshill United 26 13 6 7 43 34 +9 45
4 Glasshoughton Welfare 26 12 7 7 42 33 +9 43
5 Yorkshire Amateur 26 11 10 5 38 29 +9 42[lower-alpha 1]
6 Hall Road Rangers 26 9 9 8 37 33 +4 36
7 Oakham United 26 10 6 10 38 35 +3 36 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
8 Graham Street Prims 26 10 5 11 43 41 +2 35
9 Tadcaster Albion 26 9 7 10 44 39 +5 34 Promoted to Division Two
10 Stocksbridge Works 26 9 6 11 42 43 −1 33
11 Selby Town 26 8 7 11 47 59 −12 31
12 Fryston Colliery Welfare 26 5 6 15 32 72 −40 21
13 Wombwell Sporting Association 26 6 5 15 28 49 −21 20[lower-alpha 2]
14 Kimberley Town 26 4 6 16 26 64 −38 18 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Yorkshire Amateur were deducted 1 point.
  2. Wombwell Sporting Association were deducted 3 points.
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