The 1985–86 Northern Football League season was the 88th in the history of
Northern Football League
The Northern League is a men's football league in north east England. Having been founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest football league in the world still in existence after the English Football League.
It contains two divisions; Division ...
, a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition in England.
Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
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Bedlington Terriers
Bedlington Terriers Football Club is a football club based in Bedlington, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Welfare Park.
History
The club was established in 1949 as Bedlington Mechanics. They joined the Northumberlan ...
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Billingham Town
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Brandon United
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Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
reserves
League table
Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division One:
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Horden Colliery Welfare
Horden Community Welfare Football Club, usually abbreviated to Horden CW is a football club based in Horden, County Durham, England. The club was formed as Horden Colliery Welfare in 1908 and joined the North Eastern League in 1935, reaching th ...
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Shildon
Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham (district), County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first , built in 1825, and locomotive works on ...
* Clubs joined from the
Wearside Football League:
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Blue Star
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Easington Colliery
Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 195 ...
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Stockton
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Guisborough Town
Guisborough Town Football Club is a football club based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the King George V Ground.
History
The club was established in 1973 and joined the Middlesbrough & D ...
, transferred from the
Northern Counties East League
League table
References
External links
Northern Football League official site
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Northern Football League seasons
1985–86 in English football leagues