1986–87 Northern Football League

The 1986–87 Northern Football League season was the 89th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Division One

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Northern Football League
Division One
Season1986–87
ChampionsBlyth Spartans
RelegatedBedlington Terriers
Peterlee Newtown
Matches played380
Goals scored1,168 (3.07 per match)

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blyth Spartans 38 29 7 2 87 36 +51 94
2 Bishop Auckland 38 26 2 10 96 42 +54 80
3 Spennymoor United 38 20 13 5 89 41 +48 73
4 Newcastle Blue Star 38 20 11 7 74 34 +40 71
5 Whitley Bay 38 19 9 10 74 53 +21 66
6 North Shields 38 18 10 10 65 47 +18 64
7 Gretna 38 17 10 11 73 57 +16 61
8 South Bank 38 16 12 10 59 36 +23 60
9 Tow Law Town 38 15 10 13 50 57 −7 55
10 Easington Colliery 38 16 5 17 59 59 0 53
11 Whitby Town 38 13 13 12 56 63 −7 52
12 Brandon United 38 12 11 15 55 64 −9 47
13 Consett 38 14 5 19 46 72 −26 47
14 Ryhope Community 38 11 9 18 47 64 −17 42
15 Hartlepool United reserves 38 10 10 18 41 59 −18 40 Resigned from the league
16 Chester-le-Street Town 38 7 14 17 37 66 −29 35
17 Crook Town 38 9 5 24 47 85 −38 32
18 Ferryhill Athletic 38 7 9 22 42 80 −38 30
19 Peterlee Newtown 38 7 7 24 31 66 −35 28 Relegated to Division Two
20 Bedlington Terriers 38 6 4 28 40 87 −47 22
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Northern Football League
Division Two
Season1986–87
ChampionsBillingham Synthonia
PromotedBillingham Synthonia
Guisborough Town
Shildon
Matches played342
Goals scored1,119 (3.27 per match)

Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Billingham Synthonia 36 26 9 1 83 34 +49 87 Promoted to Division One
2 Guisborough Town 36 24 7 5 87 33 +54 79
3 Shildon 36 19 8 9 77 47 +30 65
4 Billingham Town 36 17 9 10 70 43 +27 60
5 West Auckland Town 36 15 13 8 56 46 +10 58
6 Alnwick Town 36 15 11 10 45 30 +15 56
7 Stockton 36 15 11 10 65 51 +14 56
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 36 16 6 14 64 47 +17 54
9 Seaham Colliery Welware 36 16 6 14 60 53 +7 54
10 Ashington 36 14 6 16 67 73 −6 48
11 Northallerton Town 36 13 6 17 61 74 −13 45
12 Durham City 36 12 8 16 52 63 −11 44
13 Willington 36 12 10 14 53 52 +1 43[a]
14 Shotton Comrades 36 8 16 12 52 64 −12 37[b]
15 Evenwood Town 36 10 7 19 58 70 −12 37
16 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 36 8 10 18 45 81 −36 34
17 Esh Winning 36 8 7 21 44 81 −37 31
18 Horden Colliery Welfare 36 8 6 22 39 79 −40 30
19 Langley Park 36 5 6 25 41 98 −57 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Willington were deducted three points.
  2. ^ Shotton Comrades were deducted three points.

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Football League 1982–1993". Non League Matters.
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