National League Tables
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Football Conference 1986/87
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Scarborough | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 91 | ▲Promoted to FL |
| 2nd | Barnet | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 86 | 39 | +47 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Maidstone United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 73 | - |
| 4th | Enfield | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 70 | - |
| 5th | Altrincham | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Boston United | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 82 | 74 | +18 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Sutton United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 81 | 51 | +30 | 68 | - |
| 8th | Runcorn | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Telford United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Bath City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 63 | - |
| 11th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 77 | 81 | -4 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Weymouth | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 51 | - |
| 15th | Dagenham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Kettering Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 44 | - |
| 18th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 73 | -25 | 44 | ▼Demoted to SFL |
| 19th | Wealdstone | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 43 | - |
| 20th | Welling United | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 84 | -33 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 82 | -35 | 32 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
| 22nd | Gateshead | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 95 | -47 | 31 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
▼ Nuneaton Borough were Demoted due to financial irregularities
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Relegated from the Football League |
| ▼Lincoln City were Relegated from the Football League Fourth Division |
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Macclesfield Town were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Fisher Athletic were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Wycombe Wanderers were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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