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1986–87 Isthmian League

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Season
  
1986–87

Promoted
  
Wycombe Wanderers

Goals scored
  
1348 (2.92 per match)

Champions
  
Wycombe Wanderers

Matches played
  
462

Relegated
  
Worthing Walthamstow Avenue

The 1986–87 season was the 72nd 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:

  • Bromley, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
  • St Albans City, promoted as champions of the First Division
  • Wycombe Wanderers, relegated from Alliance Premier 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.

    First Division

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

    Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

  • Billericay Town
  • Epsom & Ewell

    • Four clubs promoted from the Second Division North:

  • Kingsbury Town
  • Stevenage Borough

    • Four clubs promoted from the Second Division South:

  • Bracknell Town
  • Southwick

    • 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 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

  • Aveley, relegated from the First Division
  • Chesham United, relegated from the First Division
  • Collier Row, joined from the London Spartan League
  • Harlow Town, relegated from the First Division
  • Hornchurch, relegated from the First Division
  • Wivenhoe Town, joined from the Essex Senior 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

    Second Division South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

  • Chalfont St Peter, transferred from the Second Division North
  • Chertsey Town, joined from the Combined Counties League
  • Harefield United, transferred from the Second Division North

    • 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

    1986–87 Isthmian League Wikipedia
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