Northern Football League
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Northern League Division 1 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bishop Auckland | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 73 | Champions |
| 2nd | Bedlington Terriers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 67 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | South Bank | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 66 | - |
| 4th | Blyth Spartans | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 66 | - |
| 5th | Tow Law Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 64 | - |
| 6th | Peterlee Newtown | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 7th | Chester-le-Street Town | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 61 | - |
| 8th | Brandon United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 58 | - |
| 9th | Crook Town | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 53 | - |
| 10th | Hartlepool United Reserves | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 52 | - |
| 11th | Gretna | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 50 | - |
| 12th | North Shields | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 72 | -7 | 50 | - |
| 13th | Consett | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Spennymoor United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 47 | - |
| 15th | Ryhope Community Association | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 46 | - |
| 16th | Whitby Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 45 | - |
| 17th | Whitley Bay | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 41 | - |
| 18th | Ferryhill Athletic | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 94 | -32 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Billingham Synthonia | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Billingham Town | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 89 | -43 | 26 | ▼Relegated |
Northern League Division 2 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Blue Star | 38 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 15 | +118 | 109 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Easington Colliery | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 101 | 36 | +65 | 88 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Guisborough Town | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 82 | - |
| 4th | Durham City | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 75 | - |
| 5th | West Auckland Town | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 64 | - |
| 6th | Seaham Colliery Welfare | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 58 | - |
| 7th | Stockton | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 54 | - |
| 8th | Ashington | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 85 | -4 | 54 | - |
| 9th | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 53 | - |
| 10th | Alnwick Town | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 51 | - |
| 11th | Willington | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 50 | - |
| 12th | Langley Park | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Horden Colliery Welfare | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 85 | -31 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Shotton Comrades | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 56 | 82 | -26 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Darlington Reserves | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 86 | -41 | 36 | Resigned |
| 16th | Northallerton Town | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 83 | -29 | 35 | - |
| 17th | Evenwood Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 79 | -28 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Darlington Cleveland Bridge | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 89 | -34 | 34 | - |
| 19th | Shildon | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 33 | - |
| 20th | Esh Winning | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 99 | -50 | 24 | - |
Teams Leaving the Northern League
| ▼Darlington Reserves Resigned from the League |
Team Name Changes
| - Blue Star changed their name to Newcastle Blue Star |
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