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1985–86 Isthmian League

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season 1985–86
Champions Sutton United
Promoted Sutton United
Relegated Billericay Town
Epsom & Ewell
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,444 (3.13 per match)
Isthmian League
First Division
Season 1985–86
Champions St Albans City
Promoted St Albans City
Bromley
Relegated Hornchurch
Chesham United
Harlow Town
Aveley
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,387 (3 per match)
Isthmian League
Second Division North
Season 1985–86
Champions Stevenage Borough
Promoted Stevenage Borough
Kingsbury Town
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,128 (2.97 per match)
Isthmian League
Second Division South
Season 1985–86
Champions Grays Athletic
Promoted Grays Athletic
Uxbridge
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,243 (3.27 per match)

The 1985–86 season was the 71st season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections.

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

Source:
Bognor Regis Town were deducted three points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Four clubs promoted from the Second Division North:

Four clubs promoted from the Second Division South:

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

The Second Division North consisted of 20 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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