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1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League

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The 1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 5th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England. The league consisted of three divisions after Division Three was disbanded at the end of the previous season. Most of Division Three clubs were promoted to Division Two.

Premier Division

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season1986–87
ChampionsAlfreton Town
PromotedAlfreton Town
Eastwood Town
Farsley Celtic
Harrogate Town
Sutton Town
Matches played342
Goals scored988 (2.89 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alfreton Town 36 25 6 5 74 29 +45 81 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
2 Farsley Celtic 36 24 6 6 74 41 +33 78
3 North Ferriby United 36 20 10 6 57 26 +31 70
4 Emley 36 17 10 9 60 41 +19 61
5 Sutton Town 36 17 10 9 54 45 +9 61 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
6 Denaby United 36 15 10 11 59 43 +16 55
7 Thackley 36 14 13 9 47 45 +2 55
8 Pontefract Collieries 36 16 6 14 54 44 +10 54
9 Harrogate Town 36 14 10 12 48 48 0 52 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
10 Bridlington Town 36 12 14 10 57 49 +8 50
11 Long Eaton United 36 12 11 13 41 43 −2 47
12 Armthorpe Welfare 36 13 6 17 55 60 −5 45
13 Eastwood Town 36 11 9 16 45 57 −12 42 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
14 Bentley Victoria Welfare 36 10 9 17 64 77 −13 39 Club folded
15 Belper Town 36 8 12 16 49 47 +2 36
16 Guiseley 36 9 8 19 46 76 −30 35
17 Bridlington Trinity 36 6 11 19 46 76 −30 29
18 Brigg Town 36 6 9 21 35 73 −38 27
19 Boston 36 6 4 26 23 68 −45 22 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1986–87 NCEL Premier Division on a map of the East Midlands

Division One

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season1986–87
ChampionsOssett Albion
PromotedGrimethorpe Miners Welfare
Hallam
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Hatfield Main
Ossett Albion
Matches played306
Goals scored982 (3.21 per match)

Division One featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight 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 Ossett Albion 34 22 4 8 65 43 +22 70 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Rowntree Mackintosh 34 20 4 10 101 54 +47 64
3 Hatfield Main 34 19 7 8 69 47 +22 64 Promoted to the Premier Division
4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 34 19 7 8 65 44 +21 64
5 Bradley Rangers 34 17 8 9 64 51 +13 59
6 Hallam 34 16 8 10 49 37 +12 56 Promoted to the Premier Division
7 Staveley Works 34 14 9 11 51 46 +5 51
8 York Railway Institute 34 15 5 14 49 56 −7 50
9 Maltby Miners Welfare 34 13 7 14 53 57 −4 46
10 Pilkington Recreation 34 13 6 15 51 49 +2 45
11 Garforth Town 34 11 10 13 44 48 −4 43
12 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 34 13 4 17 60 65 −5 43 Promoted to the Premier Division
13 Woolley Miners Welfare 34 11 9 14 57 61 −4 42
14 Kiveton Park 34 11 6 17 41 64 −23 39
15 BSC Parkgate 34 10 8 16 51 57 −6 38
16 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 8 10 16 38 64 −26 34
17 Sheffield 34 9 6 19 41 55 −14 33
18 Dronfield United 34 4 4 26 33 84 −51 16
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Division Two

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two
Season1986–87
ChampionsFrecheville Community
PromotedEccleshill United
Frecheville Community
Immingham Town
Matches played306
Goals scored868 (2.84 per match)

Division One featured five clubs which competed in the previous season, along with 13 new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Frecheville Community Association 34 24 7 3 57 27 +30 79 Promoted to Division One
2 Eccleshill United 34 22 6 6 75 36 +39 72
3 Immingham Town 34 18 4 12 53 43 +10 58
4 Hall Road Rangers 34 16 9 9 72 48 +24 57
5 Collingham 34 14 13 7 67 34 +33 55
6 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 34 15 7 12 61 48 +13 52
7 Stocksbridge Park Steels 34 12 15 7 50 38 +12 51
8 Selby Town 34 14 8 12 47 42 +5 50
9 Yorkshire Amateur 34 12 10 12 47 36 +11 46
10 Ossett Town 34 12 10 12 42 52 −10 46
11 Liversedge 34 10 13 11 40 45 −5 43
12 Glasshoughton Welfare 34 11 9 14 50 52 −2 42
13 Tadcaster Albion 34 11 7 16 38 46 −8 40
14 Pickering Town 34 8 15 11 39 57 −18 39
15 Yorkshire Main 34 8 13 13 43 60 −17 37
16 Winterton Rangers 34 7 7 20 30 53 −23 28
17 Wombwell Sporting Association 34 7 7 20 39 75 −36 28
18 Fryston Colliery Welfare 34 2 6 26 18 76 −58 12
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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References

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