The 1985–86 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 4th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One Central and One South was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three.
Division Three was disbanded at the end of the season. Most of the Division Three clubs were promoted to Division Two.
Premier Division
Football league season
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:
League table
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Arnold, Eastwood Town, Denaby United and Heanor Town were deducted 1 point.
Map
Division One
Football league season
At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three.
Division One consisted of 16 clubs.
- Clubs transferred from Division One North:
- Clubs transferred from Division One Central:
- Clubs transferred from Division One South:
- Plus:
League table
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Woolley Miners Welfare, Mexborough Town Athletic, Harrogate Railway Athletic and Dronfield United were deducted 1 point.
Map
Location of the clubs in the 1985–86 NCEL Division One on a map of the
East MidlandsDivision Two
Football league season
At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three.
Division Two consisted of 16 clubs.
- Clubs transferred from Division One North:
- Clubs transferred from Division One Central:
- Clubs transferred from Division One South:
League table
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Grimethorpe Miners Welfare were deducted 3 points.
- ^ a b c d BSC Parkgate, Yorkshire Main, Pickering Town, Thorne Colliery were deducted 1 point.
Map
Location of the clubs in the 1985–86 NCEL Division Two on a map of the
East MidlandsDivision Three
Football league season
At the end of the previous season divisions One North, One South and One Central was reorganised. The clubs were distributed between newly formed divisions One, Two and Three.
Division Three consisted of 14 clubs.
- Clubs transferred from Division One North:
- Clubs transferred from Division One Central:
- Clubs transferred from Division One South:
League table
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Yorkshire Amateur were deducted 1 point.
- ^ Wombwell Sporting Association were deducted 3 points.
Location of the clubs in the 1985–86 NCEL Division Three on a map of the
East MidlandsReferences
