1985-86
	Northern Premier League
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Before this season

• Caernarfon Town joined
• Gateshead left
• Grantham left
• Stafford Rangers left

Final League Table

 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Gateshead                        42   24   10    8   85   51   82
   2  Marine                           42   23   11    8   63   35   80
   3  Morecambe                        42   17   17    8   59   39   68
   4  Gainsborough Trinity             42   18   14   10   66   52   68
   5  Burton Albion                    42   18   12   12   64   47   66
   6  Southport                        42   17   11   14   70   66   62
   7  Worksop Town                     42   17   10   15   51   48   61
   8  Workington                       42   14   18   10   54   46   59 *
   9  Macclesfield Town                42   17    8   17   67   65   59
  10  Hyde United                      42   14   15   13   63   62   57
  11  Witton Albion                    42   15   13   14   56   59   57 *
  12  Mossley                          42   13   16   13   56   60   55
  13  Bangor City                      42   13   15   14   51   51   54
  14  Rhyl                             42   14   10   18   65   71   52
  15  South Liverpool                  42   11   17   14   43   44   50
  16  Horwich R M I                    42   15    6   21   53   63   50 *
  17  Caernarfon Town                  42   11   17   14   51   63   50
  18  Oswestry Town                    42   12   13   17   51   60   49
  19  Buxton                           42   11   12   19   55   76   45
  20  Chorley                          42    9   15   18   56   64   42
  21  Matlock Town                     42    9   15   18   59   75   42
  22  Goole Town                       42    7   11   24   37   78   31 *
* - Workington, Witton Albion, Horwich RMI and Goole Town each 1 point deducted

After this season

• Barrow joined
• Gateshead left

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