1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League

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The 1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 4th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League. The league consisted of 66 teams.[1][2]

Premier Division

Premier Division
Champions Arnold
Promoted None
Relegated None

The division featured 20 clubs, with the following new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arnold 38 24 8 6 83 36+47 079* Resigned
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+11 067*
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+7 052*
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 69−8 041* Resigned
16 Spalding United 38 9 12 17 41 62−21 39
17 Boston 38 10 6 22 42 79−37 36
18 Appleby Frodingham 38 6 12 20 40 83−43 30 Resigned
19 Bridlington Trinity 38 4 14 20 34 85−51 26
20 Ilkeston Town 38 5 7 26 31 72−41 22 Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Arnold, Eastwood Town, Denaby United and Heanor Town deducted 1 poin
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One

Division One
Champions North Ferriby United
Promoted North Ferriby United
Harrogate Town
Bridlington Town
Brigg Town
Relegated None

The division featured the following 16 new clubs:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 North Ferriby United (C) (P) 30 18 5 7 54 31+23 59 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
2 Sheffield 30 16 8 6 54 39+15 56
3 Harrogate Town (P) 30 16 6 8 65 42+23 54 Promotion to NCEL 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 (P) 30 11 13 6 49 41+8 46 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
7 Borrowash Victoria 30 12 10 8 53 48+5 46 Resigned
8 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 12 6 12 51 50+1 42
9 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 12 7 11 59 590 042*
10 Bradley Rangers 30 12 4 14 51 510 40
11 Hatfield Main 30 8 13 9 57 43+14 37
12 Brigg Town (P) 30 8 8 14 31 42−11 32 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
13 Mexborough Town Athletic 30 8 7 15 39 68−29 030*
14 Harrogate Railway Athletic 30 6 6 18 47 70−23 023*
15 Dronfield United 30 6 6 18 32 61−29 023*
16 Pilkington Recreation 30 4 9 17 32 66−34 21

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Woolley Miners Welfare, Mexborough Town Athletic, Harrogate Railway Athletic and Dronfield United deducted 1 point
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division Two

Division Two
Champions Lincoln United
Promoted Garforth Town
York Railway Institute
Hallam
Staveley Works
Maltby Miners Welfare
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
Kiveton Park
BSC Parkgate
Relegated None

The division featured the following 16 new clubs:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln United 30 20 5 5 73 29+44 65 Resigned
2 Garforth Town (P) 30 20 4 6 66 29+37 64 Promotion to NCEL Division One
3 York Railway Institute (P) 30 17 5 8 58 39+19 56
4 Staveley Works (P) 30 17 4 9 52 33+19 55
5 Hallam (P) 30 15 2 13 48 42+6 47
6 Maltby Miners Welfare (P) 30 12 7 11 44 48−4 43
7 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare (P) 30 12 7 11 50 48+2 042#
8 Kiveton Park (P) 30 11 6 13 42 48−6 39
9 BSC Parkgate (P) 30 11 7 12 43 50−7 039*
10 Liversedge 30 11 5 14 46 56−10 38
11 Frecheville Community 30 9 8 13 43 61−18 35
12 Arnold Kingswell 30 10 4 16 48 57−9 34
13 Yorkshire Main 30 10 5 15 38 53−15 034*
14 Ossett Town 30 8 7 15 40 53−13 31
15 Pickering Town 30 5 10 15 33 52−19 024*
16 Thorne Colliery 30 7 4 19 31 57−26 024* Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*BSC Parkgate, Yorkshire Main, Pickering Town, Thorne Colliery deducted 1 point - Grimethorpe Miners Welfare deducted 3 points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division Three

Division Three
Champions Collingham
Promoted Collingham
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
Eccleshill United
Glasshoughton Welfare
Yorkshire Amateur
Hall Road Rangers
Tadcaster Albion
Stocksbridge Works
Selby Town
Fryston Colliery Welfare
Wombwell Sporting Association
Relegated None

The division featured the following 13 new clubs:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Collingham (P) 26 16 7 3 66 23+43 55 Promotion to NCEL Division Two
2 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare (P) 26 14 5 7 60 32+28 47
3 Eccleshill United (P) 26 13 6 7 43 34+9 45
4 Glasshoughton Welfare (P) 26 12 7 7 42 33+9 43
5 Yorkshire Amateur (P) 26 11 10 5 38 29+9 042*
6 Hall Road Rangers (P) 26 9 9 8 37 33+4 36
7 Oakham United 26 10 6 10 38 35+3 36 Resigned
8 Graham Street Prims 26 10 5 11 43 41+2 35
9 Tadcaster Albion (P) 26 9 7 10 44 39+5 34 Promotion to NCEL Division Two
10 Stocksbridge Works (P) 26 9 6 11 42 43−1 33
11 Selby Town (P) 26 8 7 11 47 59−12 31
12 Fryston Colliery Welfare (P) 26 5 6 15 32 72−40 21
13 Wombwell Sporting Association (P) 26 6 5 15 28 49−21 020#
14 Kimberley Town 26 4 6 16 26 64−38 18 Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Yorkshire Amateur deducted 1 point - Wombwell Sporting Association deducted 3 points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ http://fchd.info/lghist/nce1986.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/tables/short/1985/
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