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

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football LeagueSeason| 1986–87

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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

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.

## External links

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* Eastern Counties Football League

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Eastern Counties League

2025–26
clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Cornard United
* Dereham Town
* Ely City
* Fakenham Town
* Great Yarmouth Town
* Hadleigh United
* Harleston Town
* Haverhill Rovers
* Heacham
* Kirkley & Pakefield
* Lakenheath
* Mulbarton Wanderers
* Soham Town Rangers
* Stowmarket Town
* Thetford Town
* Walsham-le-Willows
* Woodbridge Town

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Division One North|

* AFC Sudbury Reserves
* Diss Town
* Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
* FC Clacton
* FC Parson Drove
* FC Peterborough
* Framlingham Town
* Gorleston Reserves
* Halesworth Town
* Haverhill Rovers
* Holbeach United
* Holland
* Kings Park Rangers
* Leiston U23s
* Long Melford
* Needham Market Reserves
* Stanway Pegasus
* Whittlesey Athletic
* Wivenhoe Town
* Wroxham Reserves

Division One South|

* AS London
* Barkingside
* Basildon Town
* Brimsdown
* Burnham Ramblers
* Cannons Wood
* Clapton
* Coggeshall Town
* Dunmow Town
* Enfield Borough
* FC Baresi
* FC Romania
* Hoddesdon Town
* Hutton
* Lymore Gardens
* May & Baker
* Newbury Forest
* NW London
* Rayleigh Town
* Southend Manor
* Stansted

Seasons|

* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

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1986–87 in English football

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)

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Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, One)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Full Members' Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bradford City
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Millwall
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion

Third Division|

* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Carlisle United
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Mansfield Town
* Middlesbrough
* Newport County
* Port Vale
* Notts County
* Rotherham United
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Cambridge United
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Northampton Town
* Orient
* Peterborough United
* Preston North End
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Wrexham

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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