Season | 1985–86 |
---|---|
Champions | Liverpool |
1986–87 → |
The 1985–86 season was the 87th completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
Season | 1985–86 |
---|---|
Champions | Liverpool 16thEnglish title |
Relegated | Ipswich Town Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,288 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Lineker (30 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Luton Town 7–0Southampton (19 October 1985) West Ham United 8–1Newcastle United (21 April 1986) |
Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday 1–5Everton (3 September 1985) West Bromwich Albion 1–5Manchester United (21 September 1985) Chelsea 0–4West Ham United (29 Mar 1986) Chelsea 1–5Watford (5 May 1986) |
Highest scoring | West Ham United 8–1Newcastle United (21 April 1986) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Manchester United |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches West Ham United |
Longest losing run | 9 matches West Bromwich Albion |
1986–87 → |
In a close three-horse race,Liverpool pippedEverton andWest Ham United to theFirst Division title,[4] while also defeating Merseyside rivals Everton in theFA Cup Final, thereby completing a historic double.Manchester United had been ten points clear in early November afterwinning their first ten matches; and thirteen of their first fifteen,[5] but injuries, loss of form and ineffective signings had seen them fall away, leaving them still waiting for their first league title since1967, mounting the pressure of managerRon Atkinson, although theOld Trafford board initially decided to stick with Atkinson as their manager for the following season.
Arsenal finished seventh in the league for a third successive season, their managerDon Howe resigning a few weeks before the end of the season after it was reported thatTerry Venables had been offered his job. CoachSteve Burtenshaw was placed in temporary charge of the first team until the end of the season, whenGeorge Graham returned toHighbury as manager.Tottenham Hotspur finished a disappointing 10th in the league, prompting theWhite Hart Lane board to sack managerPeter Shreeves and replace him withLuton Town'sDavid Pleat.
At the lower end of the table, a disastrous season sawWest Bromwich Albion relegated in bottom place after just four wins in the league, while nearby rivalsBirmingham City fared nearly as badly, and were relegated in second place from bottom; both clubs would not return to the top flight until 2002. Their local rivalsAston Villa nearly went down with them, before a late upturn in form secured their survival.Oxford United had a memorable first season at this level as League Cup winners, but spent much of the season battling against relegation before finally managing to beat the drop. The final relegation place went toIpswich Town, who had gradually fallen out of contention with the First Division's leading pack sinceBobby Robson's departure to manage the England team four years earlier.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 88 | Disqualified from theEuropean Cup[6] |
2 | Everton[a] | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 86 | Disqualified from theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup[7] |
3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 84 | Disqualified from theUEFA Cup[8] |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 76 | |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday[b] | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 73 | |
6 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 71 | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 69 | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 68 | |
9 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 66 | |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 65 | |
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 63 | |
12 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 59 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 52 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 46 | |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 45 | |
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 44 | |
17 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 43 | |
18 | Oxford United[c] | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 42 | Disqualified from theUEFA Cup[8] |
19 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 42 | |
20 | Ipswich Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 41 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
21 | Birmingham City(R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 73 | −43 | 29 | |
22 | West Bromwich Albion(R) | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 24 |
Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | CHE | COV | EVE | IPS | LEI | LIV | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | OXF | QPR | SHW | SOU | TOT | WAT | WBA | WHU |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arsenal | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Aston Villa | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Birmingham City | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Chelsea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
Coventry City | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
Everton | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Leicester City | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
Luton Town | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
Manchester City | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
Manchester United | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
Newcastle United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Oxford United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Southampton | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
Watford | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
West Ham United | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool | ![]() | Retired | 30 May 1985 | Pre-season | ![]() | 30 May 1985 |
Southampton | ![]() | Signed by Sunderland | 8 June 1985 | ![]() | 12 July 1985 | |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() | Became assistant manager | 11 June 1985 | ![]() | 11 June 1985 | |
Oxford United | ![]() | Signed by Queens Park Rangers | 11 June 1985 | ![]() | 11 June 1985 | |
Chelsea | ![]() | Retired | 12 June 1985 | ![]() | 12 June 1985 | |
Newcastle United | ![]() | Resigned | 10 August 1985 | ![]() | 10 August 1985 | |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() | 29 September 1985 | 22nd | ![]() | 29 September 1985 | |
Birmingham City | ![]() | 16 January 1986 | 21st | ![]() | 22 January 1986 | |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() | Sacked | 1 February 1986 | 22nd | ![]() | 14 February 1986 |
Arsenal | ![]() | Resigned | 22 March 1986 | 5th | ![]() | 22 March 1986 |
Coventry City | ![]() | Sacked | 13 April 1986 | 20th | ![]() | 13 April 1986 |
Season | 1985–86 |
---|---|
Champions | Norwich City |
Promoted | Norwich City Charlton Athletic Wimbledon |
Relegated | Carlisle United Middlesbrough Fulham |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,264 (2.74 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kevin Drinkell (22 goals)[3] |
1986–87 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norwich City(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 84 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
2 | Charlton Athletic(P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 77 | |
3 | Wimbledon(P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 76 | |
4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 73 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 66 | |
6 | Hull City | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 64 | |
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 62 | |
8 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 60 | |
9 | Millwall | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 59 | |
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 57 | |
11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 56 | |
12 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 56 | |
13 | Bradford City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 54 | |
14 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 53 | |
15 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 52 | |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 52 | |
17 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 51 | |
18 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 50 | |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 49 | |
20 | Carlisle United(R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 46 | Relegation to theThird Division |
21 | Middlesbrough(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 45 | |
22 | Fulham(R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 36 |
Home \ Away | BAR | BLB | BRA | B&HA | CRL | CHA | CRY | FUL | GRI | HUD | HUL | LEE | MID | MIL | NWC | OLD | POR | SHU | SHR | STK | SUN | WDN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Bradford City | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Carlisle United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
Fulham | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
Grimsby Town | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
Hull City | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Leeds United | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Middlesbrough | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Millwall | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Norwich City | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
Portsmouth | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Sheffield United | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
Shrewsbury Town | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Stoke City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Sunderland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
Wimbledon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Season | 1985–86 |
---|---|
Champions | Reading (1st title) |
Promoted | Derby County Plymouth Argyle |
Relegated | Cardiff City Lincoln City Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea City |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,550 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Trevor Senior(Reading), 27[3] |
1986–87 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading(C, P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 94 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
2 | Plymouth Argyle(P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 87 | |
3 | Derby County(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 84 | |
4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 83 | |
5 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 79 | |
6 | Walsall | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 90 | 64 | +26 | 75 | |
7 | York City | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 71 | |
8 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 71 | |
9 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 68 | |
10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 66 | |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 64 | |
12 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 63 | |
13 | Darlington | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 58 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 57 | |
15 | Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 72 | −7 | 54 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 54 | |
17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 53 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 53 | |
19 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 51 | |
20 | Bury | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 49 | |
21 | Lincoln City(R) | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 46 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
22 | Cardiff City(R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 45 | |
23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 57 | 98 | −41 | 43 | |
24 | Swansea City(R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 43 |
Home \ Away | BOU | BLP | BOL | BRE | BRC | BRR | BRY | CAR | CHF | DAR | DER | DON | GIL | LIN | NPC | NTC | PLY | REA | ROT | SWA | WAL | WIG | WOL | YOR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AFC Bournemouth | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
Blackpool | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
Brentford | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
Bristol City | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
Bristol Rovers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Bury | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
Cardiff City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Chesterfield | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
Darlington | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Derby County | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Gillingham | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
Lincoln City | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
Newport County | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
Notts County | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
Reading | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
Rotherham United | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
Swansea City | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
Walsall | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
York City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Season | 1985–86 |
---|---|
Champions | Swindon Town (1st title) |
Promoted | Chester City Mansfield Town Port Vale |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,576 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steve Taylor(Rochdale), 25 Richard Cadette(Southend United), 25[3] |
1986–87 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Swindon Town(C, P) | 46 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 102 | Promotion to theThird Division |
2 | Chester City(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 84 | |
3 | Mansfield Town(P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 81 | |
4 | Port Vale(P) | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 79 | |
5 | Orient | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 72 | |
6 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | +25 | 70 | |
7 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 70 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 64 | |
9 | Southend United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 64 | |
10 | Hereford United | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 64 | |
11 | Stockport County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 64 | |
12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 63 | |
13 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 60 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
14 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 59 | |
15 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 59 | |
16 | Aldershot | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | −8 | 58 | |
17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 56 | |
18 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 55 | |
19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 54 | |
20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 54 | |
21 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 54 | Re-elected |
22 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 80 | −15 | 54 | |
23 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 89 | −35 | 43 | |
24 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 88 | −45 | 37 |
Home \ Away | ALD | BUR | CAM | CHE | COL | CRE | EXE | HAL | HAR | HER | LEY | MAN | NOR | PET | PTV | PNE | ROC | SCU | STD | STP | SWI | TOR | TRA | WRE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldershot | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
Burnley | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
Cambridge United | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
Chester City | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Colchester United | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
Exeter City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Halifax Town | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
Hartlepool United | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
Hereford United | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
Orient | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
Mansfield Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Northampton Town | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Peterborough United | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Port Vale | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
Preston North End | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Rochdale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
Southend United | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
Stockport County | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Swindon Town | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Torquay United | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
Tranmere Rovers | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
Wrexham | 4–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
As champions of theAlliance Premier League,Enfield won the right to apply for election to the Football League, to replace one of the four bottom teams in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
Club | Final Position | Votes |
---|---|---|
Exeter City | 21st (Fourth Division) | 64 |
Preston North End | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 62.5 |
Cambridge United | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 61 |
Torquay United | 24th (Fourth Division) | 61 |
Enfield | 1st (Alliance Premier League) | 7.5 |
Hence, all four Football League teams were re-elected, and Enfield were denied membership of the Football League.
This was the last season in which the Alliance Premier League champions had to apply for election to the Football League. From the 1986–87 season, when the Alliance Premier League was re-branded as the Football Conference, the champions were automatically promoted, provided that they met the criteria set by the Football League.