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| 1986-87 |
| 1984-85 |
Southern League
Premier Division
Season 1985-86
| P | W | D | L | F-A | Pts | ||
| 1 | Welling United | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95-31 | 93 |
| 2 | Chelmsford City | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 68-41 | 70 |
| 3 | Fisher Athletic | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 67-45 | 67 |
| 4 | Alvechurch | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71-56 | 66 |
| 5 | Worcester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 64-50 | 66 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 76-59 | 59 |
| 7 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 51-52 | 58 |
| 8 | Aylesbury United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52-49 | 52 |
| 9 | Folkestone | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56-56 | 52 |
| 10 | Bedworth United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 44-49 | 50 |
| 11 | Willenhall Town | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 51-44 | 49 |
| 12 | Dudley Town | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 58-62 | 49 |
| 13 | Corby Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 61-67 | 49 |
| 14 | King's Lynn | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39-42 | 46 |
| 15 | Basingstoke Town | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 36-67 | 43 |
| 16 | Road-Sea Southampton | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44-61 | 42 |
| 17 | Witney Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 44-74 | 39 |
| 18 | Gosport Borough | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 42-66 | 38 |
| 19 | Fareham Town | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 40-62 | 37 |
| 20 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29-55 | 36 |
Welling United promoted to the GM Vauxhall Conference
Dartford relegated from the Gola League
Bromsgrove Rovers and Redditch United promoted from the Midland Division
Cambridge City and Salisbury promoted from the Southern Division
Road-Sea Southampton resigned from the league
Gravesend & Northfleet relegated to the Southern Division