1985–86 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1985–86 season was the 44th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season. Sudbury Town were champions, winning their fourth Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

Football league season
Eastern Counties
Football League
Season1985–86
ChampionsSudbury Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,534 (3.32 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sudbury Town 42 30 6 6 107 45 +62 66
2 Colchester United reserves 42 29 6 7 109 49 +60 64
3 Great Yarmouth Town 42 29 5 8 95 46 +49 63
4 Bury Town 42 23 10 9 93 54 +39 56
5 Tiptree United 42 24 7 11 78 54 +24 55
6 Braintree Town 42 22 11 9 91 53 +38 55
7 March Town United 42 22 8 12 74 62 +12 52
8 Stowmarket Town 42 19 13 10 79 62 +17 51
9 Wisbech Town 42 22 5 15 79 55 +24 49
10 Histon 42 20 7 15 75 58 +17 47
11 Lowestoft Town 42 16 12 14 75 50 +25 44
12 Felixstowe Town 42 19 6 17 62 54 +8 44
13 Gorleston 42 15 9 18 74 64 +10 39
14 Haverhill Rovers 42 16 6 20 61 59 +2 38
15 Thetford Town 42 10 10 22 48 87 −39 30
16 Brantham Athletic 42 13 4 25 57 108 −51 30
17 Harwich & Parkeston 42 10 9 23 52 72 −20 29
18 Soham Town Rangers 42 11 7 24 55 92 −37 29
19 Chatteris Town 42 10 6 26 37 79 −42 26
20 Ely City 42 8 9 25 46 82 −36 25
21 Newmarket Town 42 9 5 28 59 119 −60 23
22 Clacton Town 42 2 5 35 28 130 −102 9
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.

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