1986–87 Isthmian League
The 1986–87 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.
Premier Division
Season | 1986–87 |
---|---|
Champions | Wycombe Wanderers |
Promoted | Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated |
Worthing Walthamstow Avenue |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1348 (2.92 per match) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Bromley, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
- St Albans City, promoted as champions of the First Division
- Wycombe Wanderers, relegated from Alliance Premier League
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wycombe Wanderers (C) (P) | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 32 | +71 | 101 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 92 | |
3 | Slough Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 77 | |
4 | Hendon | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 73 | |
5 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 85 | 61 | +24 | 70 | |
6 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 70 | |
7 | Croydon | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 64 | |
8 | Barking | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 62 | |
9 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 62 | |
10 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 60 | |
11 | Bromley | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 59 | |
12 | Kingstonian | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 57 | |
13 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 54 | |
14 | St Albans City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 51 | |
15 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 48 | |
16 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 48 | |
17 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 48 | |
18 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 46 | |
19 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 45 | |
20 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 44 | |
21 | Worthing (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 107 | −49 | 33 | Relegated to the First Division |
22 | Walthamstow Avenue (R) | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 113 | −77 | 18 |
Source: [1]
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.
First Division
Season | 1986–87 |
---|---|
Champions | Leytonstone/Ilford |
Promoted |
Leytonstone/Ilford Leyton-Wingate |
Relegated |
Tilbury Epsom & Ewell Maidenhead United Finchley |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1311 (2.84 per match) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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:
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leytonstone/Ilford (C) (P) | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Leyton-Wingate (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 82 | |
3 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 81 | |
4 | Southwick | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 76 | |
5 | Wembley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 72 | |
6 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 64 | +12 | 67 | |
7 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 67 | |
8 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 66 | |
9 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 63 | |
10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 62 | |
11 | Hampton | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 59 | |
12 | Basildon United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 58 | |
13 | Billericay Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 54 | |
14 | Staines Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 52 | |
15 | Lewes | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 51 | |
16 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 47 | |
17 | Oxford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 43 | |
18 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 43 | |
19 | Tilbury (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 43 | Relegated to the Second Division North |
20 | Epsom & Ewell (R) | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 43 | Relegated to the Second Division South |
21 | Maidenhead United (R) | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 37 | |
22 | Finchley (R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 90 | −46 | 29 | Relegated to the Second Division North |
Source: [1]
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.
Second Division North
Season | 1986–87 |
---|---|
Champions | Chesham United |
Promoted |
Chesham United Wolverton Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1326 (2.87 per match) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
Second Division North consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
- Aveley, relegated from the First Division
- Chesham United, relegated from the First Division
- Collier Row, joined from the London Spartan League
- Harlow Town, relegated from the First Division
- Hornchurch, relegated from the First Division
- Wivenhoe Town, joined from the Essex Senior League
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chesham United (C) (P) | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 90 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Wolverton Town (P) | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 83 | |
3 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 79 | |
4 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 74 | |
5 | Aveley | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 70 | |
6 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 68 | |
7 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 65 | |
8 | Tring Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 64 | |
9 | Collier Row | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 62 | |
10 | Ware | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 59 | |
11 | Saffron Walden Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 56 | |
12 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 56 | |
13 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 55 | |
14 | Hornchurch | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 55 | |
15 | Hertford Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 55 | |
16 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 52 | |
17 | Harlow Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 50 | |
18 | Rainham Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 47 | |
19 | Clapton | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 41 | |
20 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 39 | |
21 | Royston Town | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 109 | −72 | 24 | |
22 | Cheshunt | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 43 | 114 | −71 | 21 | Resigned and joined the Spartan League |
Source: [1]
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.
Second Division South
Season | 1986–87 |
---|---|
Champions | Woking |
Promoted |
Woking Marlow |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1248 (2.97 per match) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
Second Division South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Chalfont St Peter, transferred from the Second Division North
- Chertsey Town, joined from Combined Counties League
- Harefield United, transferred from the Second Division North
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Woking (C) (P) | 40 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 110 | 32 | +78 | 88 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Marlow (P) | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 88 | |
3 | Dorking | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 84 | |
4 | Feltham | 40 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 78 | |
5 | Ruislip Manor | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 47 | +38 | 76 | |
6 | Chertsey Town | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 65 | |
7 | Metropolitan Police | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 61 | |
8 | Chalfont St Peter | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 61 | |
9 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 56 | |
10 | Harefield United | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 56 | |
11 | Eastbourne United | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 55 | |
12 | Whyteleafe | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 51 | |
13 | Horsham | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 50 | |
14 | Egham Town | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 48 | |
15 | Camberley Town | 40 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 62 | 89 | −27 | 42 | |
16 | Flackwell Heath | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 38 | |
17 | Banstead Athletic | 40 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 36 | |
18 | Petersfield United | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 35 | |
19 | Molesey | 40 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 89 | −52 | 33 | |
20 | Newbury Town | 40 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 83 | −32 | 32 | |
21 | Southall | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 85 | −57 | 24 |
Source: [1]
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.