Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League 1985/86
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Gateshead | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 82 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Marine | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 80 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Morecambe | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 68 | - |
| 4th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 68 | - |
| 5th | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 66 | - |
| 6th | Southport | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 7th | Worksop Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 8th | Workington | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 59* | * -1 Point |
| 9th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 59 | - |
| 10th | Hyde United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 57 | - |
| 11th | Witton Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 57* | * -1 Point |
| 12th | Mossley | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Bangor City | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Rhyl | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 71 | -6 | 52 | - |
| 15th | South Liverpool | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Horwich RMI | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 50* | * -1 Point |
| 17th | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Oswestry Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 60 | -9 | 49 | - |
| 19th | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 76 | -21 | 45 | - |
| 20th | Chorley | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 42 | - |
| 21st | Matlock Town | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 75 | -16 | 42 | - |
| 22nd | Goole Town | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 78 | -41 | 31* | * -1 Point |
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Gateshead were Promoted to the Football Conference |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ▼Barrow were Relegated from the Alliance Premier League |
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