The 1985–86 season was the 71st season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions. Division Two was divided into two sections.
Sutton United won the league for the second season in a row and finally were promoted to the Conference.
Premier Division
[edit]Season | 1985–86 |
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Champions | Sutton United |
Promoted | Sutton United |
Relegated | Billericay Town Epsom & Ewell |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,444 (3.13 per match) |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Farnborough Town, promoted as champions of Division One
- Kingstonian, promoted as runners-up in Division One
- Yeovil Town, relegated from the Alliance Premier League
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sutton United | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 109 | 39 | +70 | 95 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 91 | |
3 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 77 | |
4 | Croydon | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 76 | |
5 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 71 | |
6 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 62 | |
7 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 61 | |
8 | Kingstonian | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 60 | |
9 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 79 | −15 | 60 | |
10 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 58 | |
11 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 58 | |
12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 53 | |
13 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 70 | −1 | 50 | |
14 | Worthing | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 49 | |
15 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 48[a] | |
16 | Hayes | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 47 | |
17 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 47 | |
18 | Barking | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 46 | |
19 | Hendon | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 43 | |
20 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 40 | |
21 | Billericay Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 78 | −19 | 39 | Relegated to Division One |
22 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 63 | 90 | −27 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Bognor Regis Town were deducted three points.
Division One
[edit]Season | 1985–86 |
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Champions | St Albans City |
Promoted | Bromley St Albans City |
Relegated | Aveley Chesham United Harlow Town Hornchurch |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,387 (3 per match) |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two North:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two South:
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | St Albans City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 92 | 61 | +31 | 80 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Bromley | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 80 | |
3 | Wembley | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 78 | |
4 | Oxford City | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 77 | |
5 | Hampton | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 74 | |
6 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 73 | |
7 | Uxbridge | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 68 | |
8 | Staines Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 64 | |
9 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 61 | |
10 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 58 | |
11 | Lewes | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 75 | −14 | 56 | |
12 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 54 | |
13 | Finchley | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 53 | |
14 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 50 | |
15 | Leatherhead | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 50 | |
16 | Tilbury | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 50 | |
17 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 46 | |
18 | Basildon United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 45 | |
19 | Hornchurch | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 44 | Relegated to Division Two North |
20 | Chesham United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 42 | |
21 | Harlow Town | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 38 | |
22 | Aveley | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 59 | 98 | −39 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division Two North
[edit]Season | 1985–86 |
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Champions | Stevenage Borough |
Promoted | Kingsbury Town Stevenage Borough |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,128 (2.97 per match) |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → |
Division Two North consisted of 20 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Clapton, relegated from Division One
- Hertford Town, relegated Division One
- Rainham Town, transferred from Division Two South
- Vauxhall Motors (Luton), joined from the South Midlands League
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Stevenage Borough | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 84 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Kingsbury Town | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 83 | |
3 | Heybridge Swifts | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 68 | |
4 | Cheshunt | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 64 | |
5 | Hertford Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 58 | |
6 | Chalfont St Peter | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 56 | Transferred to Division Two South |
7 | Tring Town | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | |
8 | Royston Town | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 52 | |
9 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 51 | |
10 | Berkhamsted Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 50 | |
11 | Haringey Borough | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 49 | |
12 | Letchworth Garden City | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47 | |
13 | Rainham Town | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 54 | 91 | −37 | 46 | |
14 | Hemel Hempstead | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 45 | |
15 | Ware | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 44 | |
16 | Vauxhall Motors | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 43 | |
17 | Barton Rovers | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 43 | |
18 | Harefield United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 39 | Transferred to Division Two South |
19 | Clapton | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 90 | −39 | 37 | |
20 | Wolverton Town | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 35 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division Two South
[edit]Season | 1985–86 |
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Champions | Grays Athletic |
Promoted | Grays Athletic Uxbridge |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,243 (3.27 per match) |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → |
Division Two South consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Flackwell Heath, transferred from Division Two North
- Marlow, transferred from Division Two North
- Metropolitan Police, relegated from Division One
- Southwick, joined from the Combined Counties League
- Woking, relegated from Division One
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Southwick | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 83 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Bracknell Town | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 80 | 23 | +57 | 81 | |
3 | Woking | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 45 | +49 | 78 | |
4 | Newbury Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 86 | 53 | +33 | 73 | |
5 | Whyteleafe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 73 | |
6 | Molesey | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 71 | |
7 | Metropolitan Police | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 66 | |
8 | Southall | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 64 | |
9 | Dorking | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 64 | |
10 | Feltham | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 55 | |
11 | Banstead Athletic | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 53 | |
12 | Petersfield United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 45 | |
13 | Hungerford Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 39 | |
14 | Flackwell Heath | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 39 | |
15 | Eastbourne United | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 35 | |
16 | Camberley Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 34 | |
17 | Egham Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 83 | −42 | 29 | |
18 | Horsham | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 28 | |
19 | Ruislip Manor | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 87 | −43 | 27 | |
20 | Marlow | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 47 | 108 | −61 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.