National League Tables
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Alliance Premier League 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Enfield | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 94 | 47 | +47 | 76 | Champions |
| 2nd | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 69 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 99 | 62 | +37 | 67 | - |
| 4th | Altrincham | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 63 | - |
| 5th | Weymouth | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 61 | - |
| 6th | Runcorn | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 60 | - |
| 7th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 60 | - |
| 8th | Telford United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Kettering Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 46 | - |
| 12th | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Boston United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 76 | -10 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Barnet | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 41 | - |
| 15th | Scarborough | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Maidstone United | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 36 | - |
| 19th | Dagenham | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 36 | - |
| 20th | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 84 | -29 | 36 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
| 21st | Dartford | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 82 | -31 | 26 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 41 | 86 | -45 | 24 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
- The Alliance Premier League would be renamed to the Football Conference from the 1986/87 Season
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Gateshead were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Welling United were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Sutton United were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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