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1985-86 |
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Alliance Premier League |
Gola |
Before this season
- Cheltenham Town joined from Southern League
- Gateshead left to join Northern Premier League
- Stafford Rangers joined from Northern Premier League
- Worcester City left to join Southern League
- Wycombe Wanderers joined from Isthmian League
- Yeovil Town left to join Isthmian League
Final League Table
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Enfield 42 27 10 5 94 47 76
2 Frickley Athletic 42 25 10 7 78 50 69
3 Kidderminster Harriers 42 24 7 11 99 62 67
4 Altrincham 42 22 11 9 70 49 63
5 Weymouth 42 19 15 8 75 60 61
6 Runcorn 42 19 14 9 70 44 60
7 Stafford Rangers 42 19 13 10 61 54 60
8 Telford United 42 18 10 14 68 66 51
9 Kettering Town 42 15 15 12 55 53 49
10 Wealdstone 42 16 9 17 57 56 47
11 Cheltenham Town 42 16 11 15 69 69 46
12 Bath City 42 13 11 18 53 54 45
13 Boston United 42 16 7 19 66 76 44
14 Barnet 42 13 11 18 56 60 41
15 Scarborough 42 13 11 18 54 66 40
16 Northwich Victoria 42 10 12 20 42 54 37
17 Maidstone United 42 9 16 17 57 66 36
18 Nuneaton Borough 42 13 5 24 58 73 36
19 Dagenham 42 10 12 20 48 66 36
20 Wycombe Wanderers 42 10 13 19 55 84 36
21 Dartford 42 8 9 25 51 82 26
22 Barrow 42 7 8 27 41 86 24
Following this season
- Barrow left to join Northern Premier League
- Dartford left to join Southern League
- Gateshead joined from Northern Premier League
- Sutton United joined from Isthmian League
- Welling United joined from Southern League
- Wycombe Wanderers left to join Isthmian League
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- League changed official name to "The Football Conference"
League Cup (Bob Lord Trophy)
Round 1 (2 Legs)
- Stafford Rangers 1-0 Barrow
- Barrow 0-1 Stafford Rangers
- Stafford Rangers won 2-0 on aggregate
- Telford United 3-1 Boston United
- Boston United 2-1 Telford United
- Telford United won 4-3 on aggregate
- Northwich Victoria 1-0 Frickley Athletic
- Frickley Athletic 4-0 Northwich Victoria
- Frickley Athletic won 4-1 on aggregate
- Weymouth 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers
- Wycombe Wanderers 2-4 Weymouth
- Weymouth won 7-3 on aggregate
- Cheltenham Town 5-1 Kettering Town
- Kettering Town 0-1 Cheltenham Town
- Cheltenham Town won 6-1 on aggregate
- Dagenham 2-3 Barnet
- Barnet 0-0 Dagenham
- Barnet won 3-2 on aggregate
Round 2 (2 Legs)
- Stafford Rangers 1-1 Nuneaton Borough
- Nuneaton Borough 1-2 Stafford Rangers
- Stafford Rangers won 3-2 aggregate
- Scarborough 0-3 Altrincham
- Altrincham 2-2 Scarborough
- Altrincham won 5-2 on aggregate
- Telford United 1-0 Frickley Athletic
- Frickley Athletic 4-0 Telford United
- Frickley Athletic won 4-1 on aggregate
- Kidderminster Harriers 1-4 Runcorn
- Runcorn 8-3 Kidderminster Harriers
- Runcorn won 12-4 on aggregate
- Weymouth 1-1 Wealdstone
- Wealdstone 2-3 Weymouth
- Weymouth won 4-3 on aggregate
- Enfield 1-1 Dartford
- Dartford 2-1 Enfield
- Dartford won 3-2 on aggregate
- Cheltenham Town 0-1 Maidstone United
- Maidstone United 3-2 Cheltenham Town
- Maidstone United won 4-2 on aggregate
- Bath City 0-1 Barnet
- Barnet 1-1 Bath City
- Barnet won 2-1 on aggregate
Quarter Finals
- Stafford Rangers 2-0 Altrincham
- Frickley Athletic 2-6 Runcorn
- Weymouth 8-1 Dartford
- Maidstone United 0-2 Barnet
Semi-Finals
- Stafford Rangers 0-0 Runcorn
Semi-Final Replay
- Runcorn 1-2 Stafford Rangers
Final (2 Legs, 15/4/86 and 22/4/86)
- Stafford Rangers 2-1 Barnet
- Stafford Rangers won 3-1 on aggregate
- Barnet 0-1 Stafford Rangers
League Challenge Shield (1984-85 Champions v Bob Lord Trophy Winners, @ Wealdstone, 17/9/85)
- Wealdstone 2-2 Runcorn (Runcorn won 5-4 on penalties)
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