1985–86 Southern Football League

October 2019 December 2014 December 2014 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: Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: Aylesbury United Dudley Town Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Basingstoke Town Gosport Borough Plus: Worcester City, relegated from the Alliance Premier League 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 LeaguePremier Division 1985–86 Welling United Welling United Gravesend & Northfleet 380 1088 1984–85 1986–87 main WDL PR Premier Division WEL Welling United CHE Chelmsford City FIS Fisher Athletic ALV Alvechurch WOR Worcester City CRA Crawley Town CHR Shepshed Charterhouse AYL Aylesbury United FOL Folkestone BWU Bedworth United WIL Willenhall Town DUD Dudley Town COR Corby Town KLY King's Lynn BAS Basingstoke Town RSS RS Southampton WIT Witney Town GOS Gosport Borough FAR Fareham Town GRN Gravesend & Northfleet 29 6 3 95 31 20 10 8 68 41 20 7 11 67 45 19 9 10 71 56 19 9 10 64 50 18 5 15 76 59 19 1 18 51 52 14 10 14 52 49 14 10 14 56 56 14 8 16 44 49 12 13 13 51 44 15 4 19 58 62 14 7 17 61 67 12 10 16 39 42 13 4 21 36 67 11 9 18 44 61 11 6 21 44 74 10 8 20 42 66 8 13 17 40 62 9 9 20 29 55 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Football Conference P #FFCCCC Resigned to the Wessex League D inherit Reprieved from relegation REP #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 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: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Gloucester City Leamington Plus: Bilston Town, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League Grantham, transferred from the Northern Premier League Mile Oak Rovers, joined from the Midland Combination League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1985–86 Bromsgrove Rovers Bromsgrove RoversRedditch United Oldbury United 420 1185 1984–85 1986–87 main WDL PR Midland Division BRO Bromsgrove Rovers RED Redditch United MER Merthyr Tydfil RUG VS Rugby STO Stourbridge RUS Rushden Town BIL Bilston Town BRI Bridgnorth Town GLO Gloucester City GRN Grantham WEL Wellingborough Town SUT Sutton Coldfield Town HED Hednesford Town FOR Forest Green Rovers MIL Mile Oak Rovers LEI Leicester United BAN Banbury United COV Coventry Sporting MOO Moor Green LEA Leamington OLD Oldbury United 29 5 6 95 44 23 6 11 70 42 21 10 9 60 40 17 14 9 41 31 15 14 11 62 39 17 7 16 69 74 15 12 13 60 48 13 18 9 56 45 15 12 13 61 57 16 7 17 46 59 15 9 16 56 56 13 14 13 60 45 14 9 17 67 70 14 9 17 52 56 14 8 18 56 73 13 10 17 41 48 13 8 19 38 55 10 15 15 42 48 12 6 22 63 91 10 6 24 40 77 8 7 25 50 87 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League R complete fchd.com rsssf.com 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: Corinthian Hastings Town, new club replaced the folded Hastings United Ruislip, promoted from the Middlesex County League Trowbridge Town, relegated from the Premier Division 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 LeagueSouthern Division 1985–86 Cambridge City Cambridge CitySalisbury 420 1259 1984–85 1986–87 main WDL PR Southern Division CAM Cambridge City SAL Salisbury HAS Hastings Town DOV Dover Athletic COR Corinthian TON Tonbridge DUN Dunstable RUI Ruislip E&B Erith & Belvedere WAT Waterlooville BRN Burnham & Hillingdon CAN Canterbury City TRO Trowbridge Town SHE Sheppey United MAR Thanet United WOO Woodford Town POO Poole Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) CHA Chatham Town AND Andover DOR Dorchester Town 23 11 6 87 41 24 8 8 84 51 23 9 8 83 51 23 6 11 89 53 20 9 11 78 45 17 13 10 65 51 17 11 12 70 61 17 6 17 67 66 14 12 14 35 40 16 6 18 52 58 16 6 18 44 59 13 13 14 58 58 13 13 14 57 63 14 10 16 43 53 13 7 20 58 63 12 10 18 49 62 12 7 21 55 63 10 12 18 45 65 8 15 17 53 70 10 8 22 52 92 5 8 27 35 94 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1985–86 Isthmian League 1985–86 Northern Premier League References Category:Southern Football League seasons 6