1985–86 Northern Premier League
Final table
Columns: Position | Team | Played | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1
1 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 82 | 2 | Marine | 42 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 80 | 3 | Morecambe | 42 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 68 | 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 68 | 5 | Burton Albion | 42 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 66 | 6 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 | 7 | Worksop Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 61 | 8 | Workington | 42 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 59 2 | 9 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 59 | 10 | Hyde United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 57 | 11 | Witton Albion | 42 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 57 2 | 12 | Mossley | 42 | 16 | 13 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 55 | 13 | Bangor City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 | 14 | Rhyl | 42 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 52 | 15 | South Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 50 | 16 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 50 2 | 17 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 50 | 18 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 49 | 19 | Buxton | 42 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 76 | −21 | 45 | 20 | Chorley | 42 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 42 | 21 | Matlock Town | 42 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 42 | 22 | Goole Town | 42 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 31 2