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1985–86 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1985–86

Promoted
  
Sutton United

Goals scored
  
1444 (3.13 per match)

Champions
  
Sutton United

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Billericay Town Epsom & Ewell

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. The Second Division was divided into two sections.

Contents

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

  • Farnborough Town, promoted as champions of the First Division
  • Kingstonian, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
  • Yeovil Town, relegated from Alliance Premier League
  • League table

    Source:
    Bognor Regis Town were deducted three points.
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (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.

    First Division

    The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

    Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Harlow Town
  • Leytonstone/Ilford
  • Four clubs promoted from the Second Division North:

  • Finchley
  • Leyton-Wingate
  • Four clubs promoted from the Second Division South:

  • Grays Athletic
  • Uxbridge
  • League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (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.

    Second Division North

    The Second Division North consisted of 20 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

  • Clapton, relegated from the First Division
  • Hertford Town, relegated from the First Division
  • Rainham Town, transferred from the Second Division South
  • Vauxhall Motors, joined from the South Midlands League
  • League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (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.

    Second Division South

    The Second Division South consisted of 20 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:

  • Flackwell Heath, transferred from the Second Division North
  • Marlow, transferred from the Second Division North
  • Metropolitan Police, relegated from the First Division
  • Southwick, joined from the Combined Counties League
  • Woking, relegated from the First Division
  • League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (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

    1985–86 Isthmian League Wikipedia