1986–87 Southern Football League

The 1985–86 Southern Football League season saw Fisher Athletic win the Premier Division and earn promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Basingstoke Town, Leamington and Woodford Town left the league at the end of the season.[1]

Final tables

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured five new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Fisher Athletic422511672294386Promoted to the Football Conference
2Bromsgrove Rovers422411782414183
3Aylesbury United422411772403283
4Dartford4219121176433369
5Chelmsford City421713124845364
6Cambridge City421420868521662
7Redditch United421614125954562
8Alvechurch42188166662462
9Corby Town4214171165511459
10Worcester City421611156255759
11Shepshed Charterhouse421610165959058
12Bedworth United421512155551457
13Crawley Town421411175960−153
14Fareham Town421117145849950
15Willenhall Town421311184857−950
16Basingstoke Town421212185378−2548Transferred to the Isthmian League at end of season
17Witney Town421212182956−2748
18Gosport Borough421113184257−1546
19Salisbury42127235282−3043Relegated
20King's Lynn42913204872−2440
21Dudley Town4299243976−3736
22Folkestone42811233679−4335

Midland Division

The Midland Division featured two new clubs:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1VS Rugby38255881433880Promoted to the Premier Division
2Leicester United382611189494079
3Merthyr Tydfil38236995544175
4Moor Green382261073551872
5Halesowen Town381912772502269
6Hednesford Town382151284562868
7Gloucester City381951477591862
8Coventry Sporting38178135554159
9Forest Green Rovers381691365531257
10Stourbridge38167155656055
11Grantham381591474542054Changed name to Grantham Town at end of season
12Banbury United38147175565−1049
13Buckingham Town38139165559−448
14Bridgnorth Town38129175963−445
15Wellingborough Town38136195576−2145
16Mile Oak Rovers381110175063−1343
17Sutton Coldfield Town38810205678−2234
18Bilston Town3887233776−3931
19Leamington38413213780−4325Relegated to the Midland Combination
20Rushden Town381102742124−8213

Southern Division

The Southern Division featured one new club, Gravesend & Northfleet, who had been relegated from the Premier Division the previous season.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Dorchester Town38238783424177Promoted to the Premier Division
2Ashford Town38237863323176
3Woodford Town382261072442872Dropped into Essex Senior League at end of season
4Hastings Town382010874542070
5Dover Athletic382061266432366
6Gravesend & Northfleet381871367462161
7Tonbridge AFC381610127367658
8Erith & Belvedere381512115750757
9Chatham Town38169135246657
10Thanet United381414105650656
11Waterlooville38168146665156
12Trowbridge Town381591477651254Transferred to Midland Division at end of season
13Dunstable38139166057348
14Corinthian381112155665−945
15Sheppey United38912174364−2139
16Andover3899205180−2936
17Burnham & Hillingdon38711203262−3032Changed name to Burnham at end of season
18Poole Town3886245090−4030
19Ruislip38612203575−4030
20Canterbury City3885254682−3629

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