1985–86 South Midlands League

The 1985–86 South Midlands League season was 57th in the history of South Midlands League. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Premier Division

South Midlands League
Premier Division

Season	1985–86
Champions	Selby
Promoted	None
Relegated	GS Ashcroft Co-op
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs, promoted from last season's Division One:

• Milton Keynes Borough
• Langford
• Cranfield United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Selby (C)	30	18	7	5	59	25	+34	61
2	Welwyn Garden City	30	16	9	5	47	24	+23	57
3	Leighton Town	30	16	5	9	39	28	+11	53
4	The 61 FC Luton	30	14	10	6	44	31	+13	52
5	Shefford Town	30	12	12	6	47	31	+16	48
6	Knebworth	30	12	12	6	38	29	+9	48
7	New Bradwell St. Peter	30	11	10	9	35	29	+6	43
8	Eaton Bray United	30	10	11	9	44	35	+9	41
9	Hoddesdon Town	30	11	7	12	34	37	−3	40
10	Milton Keynes Borough	30	9	8	13	42	50	−8	35
11	Pirton	30	8	10	12	43	41	+2	34
12	Winslow United	30	9	7	14	34	52	−18	34
13	Shillington	30	6	12	12	37	38	−1	30
14	Cranfield United	30	7	7	16	41	61	−20	28
15	Langford	30	8	4	18	30	66	−36	28
16	GS Ashcroft Co-op (R)	30	5	5	20	29	66	−37	20	Relegation to Division One

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division One

South Midlands League
Division One

Season	1985–86
Champions	Buckingham Athletic
Promoted	Totternhoe
Relegated	None
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:

• Brache Sparta, relegated from Premier Division
• Buckingham Athletic, joined from North Bucks League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Buckingham Athletic (C)	22	14	5	3	53	20	+33	47
2	Totternhoe (P)	22	14	5	3	44	21	+23	47	Promotion to Premier Division
3	Electrolux	22	11	8	3	58	23	+35	41
4	Harpenden Town	22	12	2	8	44	36	+8	38
5	Pitstone & Ivinghoe	22	10	7	5	41	20	+21	37
6	Welwyn Garden United	22	8	9	5	31	28	+3	33
7	Walden Rangers	22	6	7	9	31	38	−7	25
8	Biggleswade Town	22	6	4	12	23	44	−21	22
9	Brache Sparta	22	5	6	11	19	34	−15	21
10	Sandy Albion	22	5	4	13	24	40	−16	19
11	Ickleford	22	4	5	13	21	40	−19	17
12	Milton Keynes United	22	4	4	14	18	63	−45	16

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

1. "South Midlands League". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
2. "Non League Tables for 1985-1986". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
3. "Shefford Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
4. "Winslow United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
5. "New Bradwell St Peter". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
6. "Cranfield United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-17.