1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League

Northern Counties East Football League
← 1984-85 1986-87 →

The 1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 4th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League. The league consisted of 66 teams.^[1]^[2]

Premier Division

Premier Division
Champions	Arnold
Promoted	None
Relegated	None

The division featured 20 clubs, with the following new teams:

Armthorpe Welfare, promoted from NCEL Division One South
Farsley Celtic, promoted from NCEL Division One North
Long Eaton United, promoted from NCEL Division One South

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arnold !Arnold	38	24	8	6	83	36	+47	079^*	Resigned
2	Emley	38	22	11	5	77	47	+30	77
3	Guiseley !Guiseley	38	22	6	10	81	52	+29	72
4	Long Eaton United !Long Eaton United	38	19	11	8	70	39	+31	68
5	Eastwood Town !Eastwood Town	38	21	5	12	73	62	+11	067^*
6	Alfreton Town !Alfreton Town	38	21	2	15	66	47	+19	65
7	Sutton Town !Sutton Town	38	18	6	14	69	57	+12	60
8	Farsley Celtic !Farsley Celtic	38	14	12	12	71	55	+16	54
9	Belper Town !Belper Town	38	15	9	14	54	45	+9	54
10	Thackley !Thackley	38	14	11	13	52	58	−6	53
11	Denaby United !Denaby United	38	13	14	11	63	56	+7	052^*
12	Pontefract Collieries !Pontefract Collieries	38	15	7	16	55	54	+1	52
13	Armthorpe Welfare !Armthorpe Welfare	38	15	7	16	57	58	−1	52
14	Bentley Victoria Welfare !Bentley Victoria Welfare	38	12	11	15	61	65	−4	47
15	Heanor Town !Heanor Town	38	11	9	18	61	69	−8	041^*	Resigned
16	Spalding United !Spalding United	38	9	12	17	41	62	−21	39	Resigned
17	Boston !Boston	38	10	6	22	42	79	−37	36
18	Appleby Frodingham !Appleby Frodingham	38	6	12	20	40	83	−43	30	Resigned
19	Bridlington Trinity !Bridlington Trinity	38	4	14	20	34	85	−51	26
20	Ilkeston Town !Ilkeston Town	38	5	7	26	31	72	−41	22	Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^*Arnold, Eastwood Town, Denaby United and Heanor Town deducted 1 point
(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.

Division One

Division One
Champions	North Ferriby United
Promoted	North Ferriby United Harrogate Town Bridlington Town Brigg Town
Relegated	None

The division featured the following 16 new clubs:

Borrowash Victoria, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Bradley Rangers, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Bridlington Town, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Brigg Town, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Dronfield United, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Harrogate Railway Athletic, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Harrogate Town, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Harworth Colliery Institute, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Hatfield Main, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Mexborough Town Athletic, relegated from NCEL Premier Division
North Ferriby United, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Ossett Albion, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Pilkington Recreation, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Rowntree Mackintosh, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Sheffield, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Woolley Miners Welfare, transferred from NCEL Division One Central

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	North Ferriby United !North Ferriby United (C) (P)	30	18	5	7	54	31	+23	59	Promotion toNCEL Premier Division
2	Sheffield !Sheffield	30	16	8	6	54	39	+15	56
3	Harrogate Town !Harrogate Town (P)	30	16	6	8	65	42	+23	54	Promotion toNCEL Premier Division
4	Rowntree Mackintosh !Rowntree Mackintosh	30	16	5	9	67	45	+22	53
5	Ossett Albion !Ossett Albion	30	13	11	6	54	39	+15	50
6	Bridlington Town !Bridlington Town (P)	30	11	13	6	49	41	+8	46	Promotion toNCEL Premier Division
7	Borrowash Victoria !Borrowash Victoria	30	12	10	8	53	48	+5	46	Resigned
8	Harworth Colliery Institute !Harworth Colliery Institute	30	12	6	12	51	50	+1	42	Resigned
9	Woolley Miners Welfare !Woolley Miners Welfare	30	12	7	11	59	59	0	042^*
10	Bradley Rangers !Bradley Rangers	30	12	4	14	51	51	0	40
11	Hatfield Main !Hatfield Main	30	8	13	9	57	43	+14	37
12	Brigg Town !Brigg Town (P)	30	8	8	14	31	42	−11	32	Promotion toNCEL Premier Division
13	Mexborough Town Athletic !Mexborough Town Athletic	30	8	7	15	39	68	−29	030^*
14	Harrogate Railway Athletic !Harrogate Railway Athletic	30	6	6	18	47	70	−23	023^*
15	Dronfield United !Dronfield United	30	6	6	18	32	61	−29	023^*
16	Pilkington Recreation !Pilkington Recreation	30	4	9	17	32	66	−34	21

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^*Woolley Miners Welfare, Mexborough Town Athletic, Harrogate Railway Athletic and Dronfield United deducted 1 point
(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.

Division Two

Division Two
Champions	Lincoln United
Promoted	Garforth Town York Railway Institute Hallam Staveley Works Maltby Miners Welfare Grimethorpe Miners Welfare Kiveton Park BSC Parkgate
Relegated	None

The division featured the following 16 new clubs:

Arnold Kingswell, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Frecheville Community, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Garforth Town (previously Garforth Miners), transferred from NCEL Division One North
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Hallam, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Kiveton Park, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Lincoln United, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Liversedge, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Maltby Miners Welfare, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Ossett Town, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
BSC Parkgate, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Pickering Town, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Staveley Works, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Thorne Colliery, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
York Railway Institute, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Yorkshire Main, transferred from NCEL Division One Central

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lincoln United !Lincoln United	30	20	5	5	73	29	+44	65	Resigned
2	Garforth Town !Garforth Town (P)	30	20	4	6	66	29	+37	64	Promotion toNCEL Division One
3	York Railway Institute !York Railway Institute (P)	30	17	5	8	58	39	+19	56
4	Staveley Works !Staveley Works (P)	30	17	4	9	52	33	+19	55
5	Hallam !Hallam (P)	30	15	2	13	48	42	+6	47
6	Maltby Miners Welfare !Maltby Miners Welfare (P)	30	12	7	11	44	48	−4	43
7	Grimethorpe Miners Welfare !Grimethorpe Miners Welfare (P)	30	12	7	11	50	48	+2	042^#
8	Kiveton Park !Kiveton Park (P)	30	11	6	13	42	48	−6	39
9	BSC Parkgate !BSC Parkgate (P)	30	11	7	12	43	50	−7	039^*
10	Liversedge !Liversedge	30	11	5	14	46	56	−10	38
11	Frecheville Community !Frecheville Community	30	9	8	13	43	61	−18	35
12	Arnold Kingswell !Arnold Kingswell	30	10	4	16	48	57	−9	34
13	Yorkshire Main !Yorkshire Main	30	10	5	15	38	53	−15	034^*
14	Ossett Town !Ossett Town	30	8	7	15	40	53	−13	31
15	Pickering Town !Pickering Town	30	5	10	15	33	52	−19	024^*
16	Thorne Colliery !Thorne Colliery	30	7	4	19	31	57	−26	024^*	Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^*BSC Parkgate, Yorkshire Main, Pickering Town, Thorne Colliery deducted 1 point - Grimethorpe Miners Welfare deducted 3 points
(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.

Division Three

Division Three
Champions	Collingham
Promoted	Collingham Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Eccleshill United Glasshoughton Welfare Yorkshire Amateur Hall Road Rangers Tadcaster Albion Stocksbridge Works Selby Town Fryston Colliery Welfare Wombwell Sporting Association
Relegated	None

The division featured the following 13 new clubs:

Collingham, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Eccleshill United (previously Phoenix Park), transferred from NCEL Division One North
Fryston Colliery Welfare, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Glasshoughton Welfare, new entrant
Graham Street Prims, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Hall Road Rangers, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Kimberley Town, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Oakham United, transferred from NCEL Division One South
Selby Town, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Stocksbridge Works, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Tadcaster Albion, transferred from NCEL Division One North
Wombwell Sporting Association, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare, transferred from NCEL Division One Central
Yorkshire Amateur, transferred from NCEL Division One North

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Collingham !Collingham (P)	26	16	7	3	66	23	+43	55	Promotion toNCEL Division Two
2	Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare !Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare (P)	26	14	5	7	60	32	+28	47
3	Eccleshill United !Eccleshill United (P)	26	13	6	7	43	34	+9	45
4	Glasshoughton Welfare !Glasshoughton Welfare (P)	26	12	7	7	42	33	+9	43
5	Yorkshire Amateur !Yorkshire Amateur (P)	26	11	10	5	38	29	+9	042^*
6	Hall Road Rangers !Hall Road Rangers (P)	26	9	9	8	37	33	+4	36
7	Oakham United !Oakham United	26	10	6	10	38	35	+3	36	Resigned
8	Graham Street Prims !Graham Street Prims	26	10	5	11	43	41	+2	35	Resigned
9	Tadcaster Albion !Tadcaster Albion (P)	26	9	7	10	44	39	+5	34	Promotion toNCEL Division Two
10	Stocksbridge Works !Stocksbridge Works (P)	26	9	6	11	42	43	−1	33
11	Selby Town !Selby Town (P)	26	8	7	11	47	59	−12	31
12	Fryston Colliery Welfare !Fryston Colliery Welfare (P)	26	5	6	15	32	72	−40	21
13	Wombwell Sporting Association !Wombwell Sporting Association (P)	26	6	5	15	28	49	−21	020^#
14	Kimberley Town !Kimberley Town	26	4	6	16	26	64	−38	18	Resigned

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^*Yorkshire Amateur deducted 1 point - Wombwell Sporting Association deducted 3 points
(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

Northern Counties East League

Clubs

Premier Division	Albion Sports Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Barton Town Old Boys Bridlington Town Brigg Town Cleethorpes Town Clipstone Garforth Town Handsworth Parramore Liversedge Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Pontefract Collieries Rainworth Miners Welfare Retford United Staveley Miners Welfare Tadcaster Albion Thackley Worksop Town

Division One	AFC Emley AFC Mansfield Bottesford Town Dronfield Town Eccleshill United Glasshoughton Welfare Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Hallam Hemsworth Miners Welfare Hull United Knaresborough Town Lincoln Moorlands Railway Penistone Church Rossington Main Selby Town Shirebrook Town Teversal Westella & Willerby Winterton Rangers Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Seasons

1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Others

Former clubs

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FA competitions

Football League

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Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Oxford United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Hull City Leeds United Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stoke City Sunderland Wimbledon

Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Darlington Derby County Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Lincoln City Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Reading Rotherham United Swansea City Walsall Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers York City

Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cambridge United Chester Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Port Vale Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham

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