ENGLISH NON-LEAGUE ARCHIVE

Southern League 1986-87

Premier Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  Fisher Athletic.  .  . 42  25 11  6  72  29  86  Promoted to GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
 2  Bromsgrove Rovers .  . 42  24 11  7  82  41  83
 3  Aylesbury United  .  . 42  24 11  7  72  40  83
 4  Dartford .  .  .  .  . 42  19 12 11  76  43  69
 5  Chelmsford City.  .  . 42  17 13 12  48  45  64
 6  Cambridge City .  .  . 42  14 20  8  68  52  62
 7  Redditch United.  .  . 42  16 14 12  59  54  62
 8  Alvechurch  .  .  .  . 42  18  8 16  66  62  62
 9  Corby Town  .  .  .  . 42  14 17 11  65  51  59
10 Worcester City .  .  . 42  16 11 15  62  55  59
11 Shepshed Charterhouse. 42  16 10 16  59  59  58
12 Bedworth United.  .  . 42  15 12 15  55  51  57
13 Crawley Town.  .  .  . 42  14 11 17  59  60  53
14 Fareham Town.  .  .  . 42  11 17 14  58  49  50
15 Willenhall Town.  .  . 42  13 11 18  48  57  50
16 Basingstoke Town  .  . 42  12 12 18  53  78  48  Transferred to Vauxhall-Opel League {ILP}
17 Witney Town .  .  .  . 42  12 12 18  29  56  48
18 Gosport Borough.  .  . 42  11 13 18  42  57  46
19 Salisbury.  .  .  .  . 42  12  7 23  52  82  43  Relegated: SLS
20 King's Lynn .  .  .  . 42   9 13 20  48  72  40  Relegated: SLM
21 Dudley Town .  .  .  . 42   9  9 24  39  76  36  Relegated: SLM
22 Folkestone  .  .  .  . 42   8 11 23  36  79  35  Relegated: SLS

• Nuneaton Borough, relegated from the GM Vauxhall Conference {APL}
• Burton Albion, transferred from the Northern Premier League {NPL}

Midland Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  VS Rugby .  .  .  .  . 38  25  5  8  81  43  80  Promoted: SLP
 2  Leicester United  .  . 38  26  1 11  89  49  79  Promoted: SLP
 3  Merthyr Tydfil .  .  . 38  23  6  9  95  54  75
 4  Moor Green  .  .  .  . 38  22  6 10  73  55  72
 5  Halesowen Town .  .  . 38  19 12  7  72  50  69
 6  Hednesford Town.  .  . 38  21  5 12  84  56  68
 7  Gloucester City.  .  . 38  19  5 14  77  59  62
 8  Coventry Sporting .  . 38  17  8 13  55  54  59
 9  Forest Green Rovers  . 38  16  9 13  65  53  57
10 Stourbridge .  .  .  . 38  16  7 15  56  56  55
11 Grantham .  .  .  .  . 38  15  9 14  74  54  54
12 Banbury United .  .  . 38  14  7 17  55  65  49
13 Buckingham Town.  .  . 38  13  9 16  55  59  48
14 Bridgnorth Town.  .  . 38  12  9 17  59  63  45
15 Wellingborough Town  . 38  13  6 19  55  76  45
16 Mile Oak Rovers.  .  . 38  11 10 17  50  63  43
17 Sutton Coldfield Town. 38   8 10 20  56  78  34
18 Bilston Town.  .  .  . 38   8  7 23  37  76  31
19 AP Leamington  .  .  . 38   4 13 21  37  80  25  Relegated to Midland Football Combination {MCP}
20 Rushden Town.  .  .  . 38   1 10 27  42 124  13

• Atherstone United, promoted from the Banks's Brewery West Midlands (Regional) League {WMP}
• Paget Rangers, promoted from the Midland Football Combination {MCP}

Southern Division

                          Pl   W  D  L  F   A  Pts
 1  Dorchester Town.  .  . 38  23  8  7  83  42  77  Promoted: SLP
 2  Ashford Town.  .  .  . 38  23  7  8  63  32  76  Promoted: SLP
 3  Woodford Town  .  .  . 38  22  6 10  72  44  72  ?Folded
 4  Hastings United.  .  . 38  20 10  8  74  54  70
 5  Dover Athletic .  .  . 38  20  6 12  66  43  66
 6  Gravesend & Northfleet 38  18  7 13  67  46  61
 7  Tonbridge AFC  .  .  . 38  16 10 12  73  67  58
 8  Erith & Belvedere .  . 38  15 12 11  57  50  57
 9  Chatham Town.  .  .  . 38  16  9 13  52  46  57
10 Thanet United  .  .  . 38  14 14 10  56  50  56
11 Waterlooville  .  .  . 38  16  8 14  66  65  56
12 Trowbridge Town.  .  . 38  15  9 14  77  65  54  Transferred: SLM
13 Dunstable.  .  .  .  . 38  13  9 16  60  57  48
14 Corinthian  .  .  .  . 38  11 12 15  56  65  45
15 Sheppey United .  .  . 38   9 12 17  43  64  39
16 Andover  .  .  .  .  . 38   9  9 20  51  80  36
17 Burnham & Hillingdon . 38   7 11 20  32  62  32
18 Poole Town  .  .  .  . 38   8  6 24  50  90  30
19 Ruislip  .  .  .  .  . 38   6 12 20  35  75  30
20 Canterbury City.  .  . 38   8  5 25  46  82  29

• Hounslow, promoted from the Hall's Brewery Hellenic League {HLP}
• Bury Town, promoted from the Building Scene Eastern Counties League {ECP}
• Baldock Town, promoted from the Nene Group United Counties League {UCP}

[ 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw ]

Source: The Guinness Non-League Football Fact Book, Tony Williams (Guinness, 1991)

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