1986–87 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1986–87 season was the 45th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:
- Watton United, joined from the Anglian Combination
Sudbury Town were champions for the second season in a row, winning their fifth Eastern Counties Football League title, while Bury Town, who finished third were promoted to the Southern Football League, returning after eleven seasons in the Eastern Counties League.
League table
| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sudbury Town |
| Promoted | Bury Town |
| Matches played | 506 |
| Goals scored | 1,612 (3.19 per match) |
← 1985–86 1987–88 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudbury Town | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 113 | 43 | +70 | 67 | |
| 2 | Braintree Town | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 49 | +57 | 65 | |
| 3 | Bury Town | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 114 | 52 | +62 | 62 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 4 | March Town United | 44 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 62 | |
| 5 | Tiptree United | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 60 | |
| 6 | Great Yarmouth Town | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 57 | |
| 7 | Colchester United reserves | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 82 | 58 | +24 | 49 | |
| 8 | Watton United | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 48 | |
| 9 | Lowestoft Town | 44 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 47 | |
| 10 | Stowmarket Town | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 94 | 66 | +28 | 46 | |
| 11 | Wisbech Town | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 46 | |
| 12 | Clacton Town | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 46 | |
| 13 | Haverhill Rovers | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 41 | |
| 14 | Harwich & Parkeston | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chatteris Town | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 39 | |
| 16 | Newmarket Town | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 37 | |
| 17 | Felixstowe Town | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 56 | 92 | −36 | 35 | |
| 18 | Gorleston | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 73 | 101 | −28 | 33 | |
| 19 | Brantham Athletic | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 102 | −43 | 30 | |
| 20 | Soham Town Rangers | 44 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 112 | −50 | 29 | |
| 21 | Histon | 44 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 88 | −41 | 27 | |
| 22 | Ely City | 44 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 44 | 102 | −58 | 26 | |
| 23 | Thetford Town | 44 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 97 | −64 | 21 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.