title: 1985–86 United Counties League
text: # 1985–86 United Counties League
  
  The 1985–86 United Counties League season was the 79th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.
  
  ## Premier Division
  
  The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
  
  * Northampton Spencer, promoted from Division One
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Buckingham Town | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 31 | +47 | 60 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
  | 2 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 85 | 32 | +53 | 59 | |
  | 3 | Baldock Town | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 58 | |
  | 4 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 52 | |
  | 5 | Stamford | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 50 | |
  | 6 | Long Buckby | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 46 | |
  | 7 | Potton United | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 46 | |
  | 8 | Wootton Blue Cross | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 43 | |
  | 9 | Arlesey Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 41 | |
  | 10 | Holbeach United | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 40 | |
  | 11 | Northampton Spencer | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 40 | |
  | 12 | Rothwell Town | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 39 | |
  | 13 | Raunds Town | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 74 | −13 | 39 | |
  | 14 | Ampthill Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 36 | |
  | 15 | Desborough Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 89 | −19 | 31 | |
  | 16 | Brackley Town | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 30 | |
  | 17 | Bourne Town | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 30 | |
  | 18 | St Neots Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 27 | |
  | 19 | Stotfold | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 27 | |
  | 20 | Eynesbury Rovers | 40 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 86 | −41 | 26 | |
  | 21 | Newport Pagnell Town | 40 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 20 | Relegated to Division One |
  
  ## Division One
  
  Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
  
  * Baker Perkins, joined from the Peterborough and District League
  * Cogenhoe United, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination
  * Ramsey Town, joined from the Peterborough and District League
  * St Ives Town, joined from the Peterborough and District League
  * Wellingborough Whitworth, joined from the East Midlands Alliance
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kempston Rovers | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 89 | 32 | +57 | 57 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
  | 2 | Towcester Town | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 55 | |
  | 3 | Baker Perkins | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 53 | |
  | 4 | Ramsey Town | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 94 | 42 | +52 | 50 | |
  | 5 | Cottingham | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 48 | |
  | 6 | Thrapston Venturas | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 42 | |
  | 7 | St Ives Town | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 42 | |
  | 8 | Higham Town | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 39 | |
  | 9 | Irchester Eastfield | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 38 | |
  | 10 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 36 | |
  | 11 | Mirrlees Blackstone | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 35 | |
  | 12 | British Timken Athletic | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 30 | |
  | 13 | Sharnbrook | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 29 | |
  | 14 | British Timken Duston | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 83 | −29 | 29 | |
  | 15 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 28 | |
  | 16 | Burton Park Wanderers | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 20 | |
  | 17 | Olney Town | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 82 | −47 | 20 | |
  | 18 | Cogenhoe United | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 35 | 73 | −38 | 17 | |
  | 19 | Ford Sports Daventry | 36 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 110 | −80 | 16 | |
  | 20 | Corby Gainsborough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league, record expunged |
  