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1985–86 United Counties League

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The 1985–86 United Counties League season was the 79th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1985–86
ChampionsBuckingham Town
PromotedBuckingham Town
RelegatedNewport Pagnell Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,322 (3.15 per match)

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Buckingham Town 40 25 10 5 78 31 +47 60 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 40 24 11 5 85 32 +53 59
3 Baldock Town 40 26 6 8 91 43 +48 58
4 Irthlingborough Diamonds 40 22 8 10 69 45 +24 52
5 Stamford 40 22 6 12 71 52 +19 50
6 Long Buckby 40 18 10 12 75 54 +21 46
7 Potton United 40 20 6 14 69 53 +16 46
8 Wootton Blue Cross 40 16 11 13 63 58 +5 43
9 Arlesey Town 40 16 9 15 63 57 +6 41
10 Holbeach United 40 16 8 16 66 75 −9 40
11 Northampton Spencer 40 15 10 15 64 74 −10 40
12 Rothwell Town 40 17 5 18 60 62 −2 39
13 Raunds Town 40 16 7 17 61 74 −13 39
14 Ampthill Town 40 13 10 17 55 68 −13 36
15 Desborough Town 40 11 9 20 70 89 −19 31
16 Brackley Town 40 10 10 20 52 70 −18 30
17 Bourne Town 40 9 12 19 43 71 −28 30
18 St Neots Town 40 9 9 22 56 74 −18 27
19 Stotfold 40 10 7 23 43 77 −34 27
20 Eynesbury Rovers 40 7 12 21 45 86 −41 26
21 Newport Pagnell Town 40 4 12 24 43 77 −34 20 Relegated to Division One
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season1985–86
ChampionsKempston Rovers
PromotedKempston Rovers
Matches played342
Goals scored1,155 (3.38 per match)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kempston Rovers 36 25 7 4 89 32 +57 57 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Towcester Town 36 24 7 5 74 25 +49 55
3 Baker Perkins 36 23 7 6 87 36 +51 53
4 Ramsey Town 36 22 6 8 94 42 +52 50
5 Cottingham 36 19 10 7 69 48 +21 48
6 Thrapston Venturas 36 18 6 12 77 45 +32 42
7 St Ives Town 36 19 4 13 70 51 +19 42
8 Higham Town 36 15 9 12 59 65 −6 39
9 Irchester Eastfield 36 17 4 15 70 60 +10 38
10 Wellingborough Whitworth 36 14 8 14 73 66 +7 36
11 Mirrlees Blackstone 36 14 7 15 60 66 −6 35
12 British Timken Athletic 36 9 12 15 62 58 +4 30
13 Sharnbrook 36 11 7 18 44 63 −19 29
14 British Timken Duston 36 13 3 20 54 83 −29 29
15 Northampton ON Chenecks 36 10 8 18 39 77 −38 28
16 Burton Park Wanderers 36 5 10 21 34 73 −39 20
17 Olney Town 36 7 6 23 35 82 −47 20
18 Cogenhoe United 36 7 3 26 35 73 −38 17
19 Ford Sports Daventry 36 3 10 23 30 110 −80 16
20 Corby Gainsborough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league, record expunged
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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