1985–86 Northern Premier League

The 1985–86 Northern Premier League season was the 18th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. It was known as the Mulipart Premier League for sponsorship reasons.[1]

Northern Premier League
Season1985–86
ChampionsGateshead
PromotedGateshead
Relegatednone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,275 (2.76 per match)

Overview

The League featured twenty-two clubs.

Team changes

The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:

The following two clubs joined the League at the start of the season:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Gateshead (C, P)42241088551+3482Promoted to Football Conference
2Marine42231186335+2880
3Morecambe42171785939+2068
4Gainsborough Trinity421814106652+1468
5Burton Albion421812126447+1766
6Southport421711147066+462
7Worksop Town421710155148+361
8Workington421418105446+859[a]
9Macclesfield Town42178176765+259
10Hyde United421415136362+157
11Witton Albion421513145659−357[a]
12Mossley421316135660−455
13Bangor City421315145151054
14Rhyl421410186571−652
15South Liverpool421117144344−150
16Horwich RMI42156215363−1050[a]
17Caernarfon Town421117145163−1250
18Oswestry Town421213175160−949
19Buxton421112195576−2145
20Chorley42915185664−842
21Matlock Town42915185975−1642
22Goole Town42711243778−4131[a]
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

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Bangor City2–21–00–11–13–10–21–33–10–10–01–23–20–01–04–01–12–12–31–01–11–0
Burton Albion0–02–01–02–11–01–35–13–00–01–21–12–11–12–20–32–11–02–33–22–00–1
Buxton2–01–01–31–00–01–52–21–03–21–20–26–22–40–34–22–00–03–21–21–11–1
Caernarfon Town1–30–01–11–92–20–01–02–02–11–23–11–03–32–15–21–10–03–20–02–21–1
Chorley0–40–50–01–10–21–14–01–32–21–40–11–10–20–13–12–12–11–10–02–02–1
Gainsborough Trinity2–00–14–11–02–12–22–10–32–13–11–14–33–03–02–06–22–35–01–12–21–0
Gateshead3–02–05–03–21–04–02–03–11–11–31–12–24–22–02–25–41–03–12–00–22–0
Goole Town1–11–52–10–10–41–20–21–11–30–00–02–01–22–02–10–31–11–51–10–12–3
Horwich RMI1–22–12–21–00–02–12–14–01–42–02–33–12–10–12–12–10–11–10–10–31–3
Hyde United0–40–02–12–02–12–23–33–21–00–11–32–00–02–00–13–02–20–22–22–23–1
Macclesfield Town4–02–12–17–21–10–11–02–17–22–30–13–20–20–12–30–02–20–11–11–11–2
Marine1–11–32–33–13–13–03–11–01–03–04–01–31–02–02–02–30–12–33–11–01–2
Matlock Town2–20–23–21–12–21–11–13–01–31–10–20–01–04–42–31–12–12–11–22–14–2
Morecambe1–01–04–11–11–11–12–02–01–11–15–10–00–10–22–02–21–12–14–10–01–0
Mossley0–03–32–11–02–22–20–01–13–22–25–11–12–21–11–01–30–21–20–21–23–1
Oswestry Town0–03–10–00–02–01–10–10–11–02–22–40–03–00–00–02–32–12–42–00–11–1
Rhyl3–11–03–03–24–10–02–31–10–13–31–00–22–24–20–21–21–11–32–41–30–1
South Liverpool1–12–21–21–02–11–11–22–21–00–10–01–21–00–02–20–01–21–22–00–10–2
Southport3–11–22–23–32–12–03–13–12–02–00–20–02–20–31–10–30–11–21–22–20–0
Witton Albion1–11–11–11–10–31–20–21–01–43–23–20–11–11–25–13–12–01–11–12–11–0
Workington2–11–22–10–01–11–14–21–10–03–13–00–01–00–01–23–30–20–02–21–30–1
Worksop Town1–11–12–21–02–23–01–20–12–11–04–20–11–00–21–10–02–10–22–03–11–2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 1986. Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Cup Results

Challenge Cup:

  • Hyde United bt. Marine

President's Cup:

  • Worksop Town 3–2 Burton Albion

Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.

  • Hyde United 2–4 Gateshead[2]

End of the season

At the end of the eighteenth season of the Northern Premier League, Gateshead applied to join the Football Conference and were successful.

Promotion and relegation

The following club left the League at the end of the season:

The following club joined the League the following season:

References

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