1985–86 Fulham RLFC season

The 1985–86 Fulham RLFC season was the sixth in the club's history. They competed in the 1985–86 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1985–86 Challenge Cup, 1985–86 Lancashire Cup and the 1985–86 League Cup. They finished the season in 9th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.

1985–86 Fulham RLFC season
1985–86 RFL season Rank9th
Challenge CupFirst Round
1985–86 recordWins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 679; against: 709
Team information
ChairmanPaul Faires
CoachRoy Lester
Bill Goodwin
StadiumPolytechnic of Central London Stadium, Chiswick
Avg. attendance874
High attendance1493 vs. Warrington
Top scorers
TriesSteve Mills - 11
GoalsChris Wilkinson - 72
PointsChris Wilkinson - 187
← 1984–85 List of seasons 1986–87 →

1985-86 Second Division league table

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Second Division table

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Club P W D L PF PA Pts
1 Leigh 34 33 0 1 1156 373 66
2 Barrow 34 27 0 7 1012 398 54
3 Wakefield Trinity 34 24 1 9 680 435 49
4 Whitehaven 34 22 0 12 619 479 44
5 Rochdale Hornets 34 21 0 13 763 485 42
6 Blackpool Borough 34 20 0 14 769 570 40
7 Batley 34 18 3 13 567 450 39
8 Bramley 34 17 1 16 608 663 35
9 Fulham 34 16 1 17 679 709 33
10 Doncaster 34 16 1 17 611 650 33
11 Carlisle 34 15 2 17 585 682 32
12 Sheffield Eagles 34 14 1 19 516 617 29
13 Workington Town 34 13 0 21 684 723 26
14 Hunslet 34 11 3 20 594 795 25
15 Huddersfield Barracudas 34 8 4 22 542 841 20
16 Runcorn Highfield 34 9 2 23 489 790 20
17 Keighley 34 9 2 23 401 918 20
18 Mansfield Marksman 34 2 1 31 383 1080 5
  Champions   Play-offs   Promoted   Relegated

1985-86 squad

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Name Starts Substitute Total Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
Norman Barry 28 3 31 6 7 0 38
Phil Briscoe 11 0 11 1 0 0 4
David Bullough 16 1 17 9 0 0 36
Adrian Cambriani 26 0 26 10 0 0 40
Tony Cooper 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mike Davis 21 1 22 8 0 1 33
Alan Dearden 7 0 7 0 0 0 0
David Driver 4 1 5 2 0 0 8
Dan Duffy 31 0 31 7 0 0 28
Frank Feighnan 9 3 12 3 0 0 12
Brian Flashman 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Steve Garner 14 1 15 3 0 0 12
Russ Gibson 7 1 8 4 0 2 18
Mick Glover 24 0 24 2 0 0 8
John Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Green 9 0 9 0 0 0 0
Gary Henley-Smith 18 0 18 8 0 0 32
Harold Henney 19 0 19 6 0 1 25
Martin Herdman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shaun Hoare 14 1 15 2 0 0 8
Roger Hodson 2 6 8 0 0 0 0
Brian Hunter 6 0 6 2 0 0 8
Nick Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Charlie Jones 25 7 32 5 0 0 20
Ivan Kete 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Andy Key 6 3 9 2 0 0 8
Tony Kinsey 31 1 32 4 0 0 16
Tony Looker 9 0 9 3 0 0 12
Frank Matthews 8 4 12 3 0 0 12
Colin Meachin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wayne Millington 7 0 7 0 0 0 0
Steve Mills 27 0 27 11 0 0 44
Bob Mordell 5 3 8 0 0 0 0
Glen Nissen 18 2 20 4 0 0 16
Tony Noel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tony O'Reilly 1 2 3 2 0 0 8
Alan Platt 28 0 28 5 27 4 78
Billy Platt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ian Rexson 5 2 7 1 0 0 4
Eddie Tinsley 5 3 8 0 0 0 0
Glen Townsend 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Chris Wilkinson 31 2 33 10 72 3 187
Graham Worgan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mal Yates 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1986). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1986-87. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780356124179.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses
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