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Football League</a></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1985–86 North West Counties Football League">1985–86</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">1987–88</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1986–87 North West Counties Football League</b> was the fifth in the history of the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="North West Counties Football League">North West Counties Football League</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> competition in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. Teams were divided into three divisions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_One">Division One</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Division One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">North West Counties<br />Football League<br />Division One</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–87</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stalybridge_Celtic_F.C." title="Stalybridge Celtic F.C.">Stalybridge Celtic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Promoted</th><td class="infobox-data">12 clubs to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1985–86 North West Counties Football League">1985–86</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">1987–88</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Division One featured 2 new teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kirkby_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkby Town F.C.">Kirkby Town</a> promoted as champions from Division Two</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_United_F.C." title="Rossendale United F.C.">Rossendale United</a> promoted as runners-up from Division Two</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Stalybridge_Celtic_F.C." title="Stalybridge Celtic F.C.">Stalybridge Celtic</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(C, P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">74 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+35 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="2">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Accrington_Stanley_F.C." title="Accrington Stanley F.C.">Accrington Stanley</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">63 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+31 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">53 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Clitheroe_F.C." title="Clitheroe F.C.">Clitheroe</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">76 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+29 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Kirkby_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkby Town F.C.">Kirkby Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">71 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+23 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Bootle_F.C." title="Bootle F.C.">Bootle</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+14 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/St_Helens_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="St Helens Town F.C.">St Helens Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Winsford_United_F.C." title="Winsford United F.C.">Winsford United</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+16 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="3">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Fleetwood_Town_F.C." title="Fleetwood Town F.C.">Fleetwood Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">49 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+12 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">45 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Penrith_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Penrith F.C.">Penrith</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">62 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_United_F.C." title="Rossendale United F.C.">Rossendale United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">66 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+7 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Town_F.C." title="Congleton Town F.C.">Congleton Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="1">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Burscough_F.C." title="Burscough F.C.">Burscough</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">54 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Motors_F.C." title="Leyland Motors F.C.">Leyland Motors</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">56 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">&#8722;4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_Hanley_F.C." title="Eastwood Hanley F.C.">Eastwood Hanley</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">50 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;10 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="6">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Radcliffe_Borough_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Radcliffe Borough F.C.">Radcliffe Borough</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Leek_Town_F.C." title="Leek Town F.C.">Leek Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">17 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Kendal_Town_F.C." title="Kendal Town F.C.">Netherfield</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">73 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">18 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Irlam_Town_F.C." title="Irlam Town F.C.">Irlam Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">74 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;38 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">19 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Curzon_Ashton_F.C." title="Curzon Ashton F.C.">Curzon Ashton</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">78 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">&#8722;43 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">20 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Glossop_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Glossop F.C.">Glossop</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">87 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">&#8722;54 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnwcleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(C)</span> Champions; <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> Promoted</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_Two">Division Two</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Division Two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">North West Counties<br />Football League<br />Division Two</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–87</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Droylsden_F.C." title="Droylsden F.C.">Droylsden</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Promoted</th><td class="infobox-data">2 clubs to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a><br />10 clubs to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1985–86 North West Counties Football League">1985–86</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">1987–88</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Division Two featured 4 new teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prescot_Cables_F.C." title="Prescot Cables F.C.">Prescot Cables</a>, relegated from Division One</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formby_F.C." title="Formby F.C.">Formby</a>, relegated from Division One</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Blackpool" title="A.F.C. Blackpool">Blackpool Mechanics</a> promoted as champions from Division Three</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham Town F.C.">Oldham Town</a> promoted as runners-up from Division Three</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table_2">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Droylsden_F.C." title="Droylsden F.C.">Droylsden</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(C, P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">20 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">79 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+37 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="1">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Town_F.C." title="Warrington Town F.C.">Warrington Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+14 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="1">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Ashton_United_F.C." title="Ashton United F.C.">Ashton United</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">73 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Wren_Rovers_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Wren Rovers F.C.">Wren Rovers</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">65 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+26 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Colwyn_Bay_F.C." title="Colwyn Bay F.C.">Colwyn Bay</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+18 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">43 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="2">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C._(1870)" title="Darwen F.C. (1870)">Darwen</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">38 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Chadderton_F.C." title="Chadderton F.C.">Chadderton</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Colne_Dynamoes_F.C." title="Colne Dynamoes F.C.">Colne Dynamoes</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="4">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Skelmersdale_United_F.C." title="Skelmersdale United F.C.">Skelmersdale United</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">52 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port_%26_Neston_F.C." title="Ellesmere Port &amp; Neston F.C.">Ellesmere Port &amp; Neston</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">68 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">54 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+14 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">35 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Formby_F.C." title="Formby F.C.">Formby</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">54 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;1 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Blackpool" title="A.F.C. Blackpool">Blackpool Mechanics</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">56 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">64 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">&#8722;8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="1"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;"><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_City_F.C." title="Lancaster City F.C.">Lancaster City</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">53 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ACE1AF;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ACE1AF;" rowspan="1">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Northern_Premier_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Prescot_Cables_F.C." title="Prescot Cables F.C.">Prescot Cables</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">28<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="1">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Great_Harwood_Town_F.C." title="Great Harwood Town F.C.">Great Harwood Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">&#8722;23 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">24<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Oldham_Town_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham Town F.C.">Oldham Town</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">57 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">&#8722;19 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">17 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Atherton_Laburnum_Rovers_F.C." title="Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C.">Atherton Laburnum Rovers</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;29 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="2">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_One" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division One</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">18 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Salford_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Salford F.C.">Salford</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">34 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">89 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;72 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnwcleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(C)</span> Champions; <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> Promoted<br />Notes:</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_PRC0.20272179888688_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Prescot Cables and Great Harwood Town had 2 points deducted.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_Three">Division Three</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Division Three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">North West Counties<br />Football League<br />Division Three</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data">1986–87</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atherton_Collieries_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Atherton Collieries F.C.">Atherton Collieries</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Promoted</th><td class="infobox-data">13 clubs to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division Two</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_Three" title="1985–86 North West Counties Football League">1985–86</a> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Division Three featured 4 new teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motors_F.C." title="Ford Motors F.C.">Ford Motors</a>, relegated from Division Two</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantwich_Town_F.C." title="Nantwich Town F.C.">Nantwich Town</a>, relegated from Division Two</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flixton_F.C." title="Flixton F.C.">Flixton</a>, joined from the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Football_League" title="Manchester Football League">Manchester League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Town_F.C." title="Ashton Town F.C.">Ashton Town</a>, joined from the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Football_League" title="Manchester Football League">Manchester League</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table_3">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011077906"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Promotion </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Atherton_Collieries_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Atherton Collieries F.C.">Atherton Collieries</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(C, P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">46 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">22 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+24 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;" rowspan="13">Promotion to <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_North_West_Counties_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1987–88 North West Counties Football League">Division Two</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Flixton_F.C." title="Flixton F.C.">Flixton</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+29 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">35 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Maghull_F.C." title="Maghull F.C.">Maghull</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+15 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Nelson_F.C." title="Nelson F.C.">Nelson</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">37 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Newton_F.C." title="Newton F.C.">Newton</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motors_F.C." title="Ford Motors F.C.">Ford Motors</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">38 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">+11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Bacup_Borough_F.C." title="Bacup Borough F.C.">Bacup Borough</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Cheadle_Town_F.C." title="Cheadle Town F.C.">Cheadle Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">44 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;11 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Hill_F.C." title="Daisy Hill F.C.">Daisy Hill</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">17<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Padiham_F.C." title="Padiham F.C.">Padiham</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">8 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;4 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Nantwich_Town_F.C." title="Nantwich Town F.C.">Nantwich Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">26 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;16 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Town_F.C." title="Ashton Town F.C.">Ashton Town</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">39 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;10 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">15<sup id="cite_ref-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;"><a href="/wiki/Whitworth_Valley_F.C." title="Whitworth Valley F.C.">Whitworth Valley</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#D0F0C0;">&#8722;31 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#D0F0C0;">11 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engnwcleaghist.html">rsssf.com</a><br />Rules for classification: The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(C)</span> Champions; <span style="font-weight:bold">(P)</span> Promoted<br />Notes:</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-table_hth_DSH0.97582426386691_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Daisy Hill and Ashton Town had 2 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No teams were relegated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_two_2">Division two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_North_West_Counties_Football_League&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Division two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Droylsden and Lancaster City moved to the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Premier_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Premier League First Division">Northern Premier League First Division</a> while 10 teams (highlighted in the table in lightgreen) were promoted to the Division One. <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Town_F.C." title="Newcastle Town F.C.">Newcastle Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Road_F.C." title="Maine Road F.C.">Maine Road</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vauxhall_Motors_F.C." title="Vauxhall Motors F.C.">Vauxhall Motors</a> joined the Division as newly admitted teams. 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Liverpool">AFC Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnoldswick_Town_F.C." title="Barnoldswick Town F.C.">Barnoldswick Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burscough_F.C." title="Burscough F.C.">Burscough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bury_F.C." title="Bury F.C.">Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadderton_F.C." title="Chadderton F.C.">Chadderton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charnock_Richard_F.C." title="Charnock Richard F.C.">Charnock Richard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheadle_Town_F.C." title="Cheadle Town F.C.">Cheadle Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colne_F.C." title="Colne F.C.">Colne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Isle_of_Man" title="F.C. Isle of Man">FC Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.C._St_Helens" title="F.C. St Helens">FC St Helens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossop_North_End_A.F.C." title="Glossop North End A.F.C.">Glossop North End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irlam_F.C." title="Irlam F.C.">Irlam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litherland_REMYCA_F.C." title="Litherland REMYCA F.C.">Litherland REMYCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longridge_Town_F.C." title="Longridge Town F.C.">Longridge Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Breck_F.C." title="Lower Breck F.C.">Lower Breck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padiham_F.C." title="Padiham F.C.">Padiham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilkington_F.C." title="Pilkington F.C.">Pilkington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestwich_Heys_A.F.C." title="Prestwich Heys A.F.C.">Prestwich Heys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsbottom_United_F.C." title="Ramsbottom United F.C.">Ramsbottom United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squires_Gate_F.C." title="Squires Gate F.C.">Squires Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Liverpool_F.C." title="South Liverpool F.C.">South Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockport_Town_F.C." title="Stockport Town F.C.">Stockport Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Didsbury_%26_Chorlton_A.F.C." title="West Didsbury &amp; Chorlton A.F.C.">West Didsbury &amp; Chorlton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division One North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A.F.C._Blackpool" title="A.F.C. Blackpool">AFC Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Athletic_F.C." title="Ashton Athletic F.C.">Ashton Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashton_Town_F.C." title="Ashton Town F.C.">Ashton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atherton_Laburnum_Rovers_F.C." title="Atherton Laburnum Rovers F.C.">Atherton Laburnum Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacup_Borough_F.C." title="Bacup Borough F.C.">Bacup Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Hill_F.C." title="Daisy Hill F.C.">Daisy Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwen_F.C." title="Darwen F.C.">Darwen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droylsden_F.C." title="Droylsden F.C.">Droylsden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euxton_Villa_F.C." title="Euxton Villa F.C.">Euxton Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garstang_F.C." title="Garstang F.C.">Garstang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holker_Old_Boys_A.F.C." title="Holker Old Boys A.F.C.">Holker Old Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maghull_F.C." title="Maghull F.C.">Maghull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Road_F.C." title="Maine Road F.C.">Maine Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_F.C." title="Nelson F.C.">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Route_One_Rovers_F.C." title="Route One Rovers F.C.">Route One Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skelmersdale_United_F.C." title="Skelmersdale United F.C.">Skelmersdale United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steeton_A.F.C." title="Steeton A.F.C.">Steeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornton_Cleveleys_F.C." title="Thornton Cleveleys F.C.">Thornton Cleveleys</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division One South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Hulton_United_F.C." title="Abbey Hulton United F.C.">Abbey Hulton United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allscott_Heath_F.C." title="Allscott Heath F.C.">Allscott Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alsager_Town_F.C." title="Alsager Town F.C.">Alsager Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashville_F.C." title="Ashville F.C.">Ashville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnton_F.C." title="Barnton F.C.">Barnton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cammell_Laird_1907_F.C." title="Cammell Laird 1907 F.C.">Cammell Laird 1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheadle_Heath_Nomads_F.C." title="Cheadle Heath Nomads F.C.">Cheadle Heath Nomads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eccleshall_F.C." title="Eccleshall F.C.">Eccleshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foley_Meir_F.C." title="Foley Meir F.C.">Foley Meir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Market_Drayton_Town_F.C." title="Market Drayton Town F.C.">Market Drayton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mills_A.F.C." title="New Mills A.F.C.">New Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runcorn_Town_F.C." title="Runcorn Town F.C.">Runcorn Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_United_F.C." title="Sandbach United F.C.">Sandbach United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawbury_United_F.C." title="Shawbury United F.C.">Shawbury United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_Town_F.C." title="Stafford Town F.C.">Stafford Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockport_Georgians_A.F.C." title="Stockport Georgians A.F.C.">Stockport Georgians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winsford_United_F.C." title="Winsford United F.C.">Winsford United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_Sporting_C.F.C." title="Wolverhampton Sporting C.F.C.">Wolverhampton Sporting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1982–83 North West Counties Football League">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1983–84 North West Counties Football League">1983–84</a></li> <li><a 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Football League">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1992–93 North West Counties Football League">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1993–94 North West Counties Football League">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1994–95 North West Counties Football League">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1995–96 North West Counties Football League">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1996–97 North West Counties Football League">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1997–98 North West Counties Football League">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1998–99 North West Counties Football League">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="1999–2000 North West Counties Football League">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2000–01 North West Counties Football League">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2001–02 North West Counties Football League">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2002–03 North West Counties Football League">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2003–04 North West Counties Football League">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2004–05 North West Counties Football League">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2005–06 North West Counties Football League">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2006–07 North West Counties Football League">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2007–08 North West Counties Football League">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2008–09 North West Counties Football League">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2009–10 North West Counties Football League">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2010–11 North West Counties Football League">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2011–12 North West Counties Football League">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2012–13 North West Counties Football League">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2013–14 North West Counties Football League">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2014–15 North West Counties Football League">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2015–16 North West Counties Football League">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2016–17 North West Counties Football League">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2017–18 North West Counties Football League">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2018–19 North West Counties Football League">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2019–20 North West Counties Football League">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2020–21 North West Counties Football League">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2021–22 North West Counties Football League">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2022–23 North West Counties Football League">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2023–24 North West Counties Football League">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_North_West_Counties_Football_League" title="2024–25 North West Counties Football League">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Robson" title="Bobby Robson">Bobby Robson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rous_Cup" title="Rous Cup">Rous Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988" title="UEFA Euro 1988">UEFA Euro 1988</a> (<a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988_qualifying" title="UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying">qualification</a> – <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_1988_qualifying_Group_4" title="UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 4">Group 4</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League<br />competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 1–4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League" title="1986–87 Football League">Football League</a> <span class="wrap"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League First Division">First Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_play-offs" title="1987 Football League play-offs">play-offs</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 5</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_Conference" title="1986–87 Football Conference">Football Conference</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 6–7</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Premier_League" title="1986–87 Northern Premier League">Northern Premier League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 6 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southern_Football_League" title="1986–87 Southern Football League">Southern League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southern_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 Southern Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southern_Football_League#Midland_Division" title="1986–87 Southern Football League">Midland</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southern_Football_League#Southern_Division" title="1986–87 Southern Football League">Southern</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Levels 8–9</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">Isthmian League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League#Division_Two_North" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">Two North</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Isthmian_League#Division_Two_South" title="1986–87 Isthmian League">Two South</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Combined_Counties_Football_League" title="1986–87 Combined Counties Football League">Combined Counties League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Eastern_Counties_Football_League" title="1986–87 Eastern Counties Football League">Eastern Counties League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Essex_Senior_Football_League" title="1986–87 Essex Senior Football League">Essex Senior League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Hellenic_Football_League" title="1986–87 Hellenic Football League">Hellenic League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Hellenic_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 Hellenic Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Hellenic_Football_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Hellenic Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Kent_Football_League" title="1986–87 Kent Football League">Kent League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_London_Spartan_League&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">London Spartan League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_London_Spartan_League&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_London_Spartan_League&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 London Spartan League (page does not exist)">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Midland_Football_Combination" title="1986–87 Midland Football Combination">Midland Football Combination</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">North West Counties League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Division_One">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Division_Two">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Counties_East_Football_League" title="1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League">Northern Counties East League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Counties_East_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Counties_East_Football_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Football_League" title="1986–87 Northern Football League">Northern League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Football_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Northern Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northern_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1986–87 Northern Football League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_South_Midlands_League" title="1986–87 South Midlands League">South Midlands League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_South_Midlands_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 South Midlands League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_South_Midlands_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 South Midlands League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Sussex_County_Football_League" title="1986–87 Sussex County Football League">Sussex County League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Sussex County Football League">One</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Sussex_County_Football_League#Division_Two" title="1986–87 Sussex County Football League">Two</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_Counties_League" title="1986–87 United Counties League">United Counties League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_Counties_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 United Counties League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_United_Counties_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 United Counties League">One</a></span>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Wessex_Football_League" title="1986–87 Wessex Football League">Wessex League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_West_Midlands_(Regional)_League" title="1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League">West Midlands (Regional) League</a> (<span style="font-size:85%;">level 8 only</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Western_Football_League" title="1986–87 Western Football League">Western League</a> <span class="wrap">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Western_Football_League#Premier_Division" title="1986–87 Western Football League">Premier</a>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Western_Football_League#Division_One" title="1986–87 Western Football League">One</a></span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup<br />competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FA cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup" title="1986–87 FA Cup">FA Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Cup_qualifying_rounds" title="1986–87 FA Cup qualifying rounds">Qualifying rounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987_FA_Cup_final" title="1987 FA Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1986 FA Charity Shield">Charity Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_FA_Trophy" title="1986–87 FA Trophy">FA Trophy</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_FA_Trophy_final&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 FA Trophy final (page does not exist)">Final</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Football League cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Cup" title="1986–87 Football League Cup">League Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1987_Football_League_Cup_final" title="1987 Football League Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Full_Members%27_Cup" title="1986–87 Full Members&#39; Cup">Full Members' Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1987_Full_Members%27_Cup_final" title="1987 Full Members&#39; Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Associate_Members%27_Cup" title="1986–87 Associate Members&#39; Cup">Associate Members' Cup</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/1987_Associate_Members%27_Cup_final" title="1987 Associate Members&#39; Cup final">Final</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div id="Club_seasons"><b>Club seasons</b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League First Division">First Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Arsenal_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Arsenal F.C. season">Arsenal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Aston_Villa_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Aston Villa F.C. season">Aston Villa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Charlton_Athletic_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Charlton Athletic F.C. season (page does not exist)">Charlton Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Chelsea_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Chelsea F.C. season">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Coventry_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Coventry City F.C. season">Coventry City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Everton_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Everton F.C. season">Everton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Leicester_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season">Leicester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Liverpool_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season">Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Luton_Town_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season">Luton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Manchester_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Manchester City F.C. season">Manchester City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Manchester_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season">Manchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Newcastle_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Newcastle United F.C. season">Newcastle United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Norwich_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Norwich City F.C. season">Norwich City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Nottingham_Forest_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Nottingham Forest F.C. season">Nottingham Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Oxford_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Oxford United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oxford United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season">Queens Park Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Southampton_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Southampton F.C. season">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season">Tottenham Hotspur</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Watford_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Watford F.C. season (page does not exist)">Watford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_West_Ham_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season">West Ham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Wimbledon_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Wimbledon F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wimbledon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Second_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Second Division">Second Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Barnsley_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Barnsley F.C. season (page does not exist)">Barnsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Birmingham_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Birmingham City F.C. season">Birmingham City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Blackburn_Rovers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Blackburn Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Bradford_City_A.F.C._season" title="1986–87 Bradford City A.F.C. season">Bradford City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Brighton &amp; Hove Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">Brighton &amp; Hove Albion</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Crystal_Palace_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Crystal Palace F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crystal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Derby_County_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Derby County F.C. season">Derby County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Grimsby_Town_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Grimsby Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Grimsby Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Huddersfield_Town_A.F.C._season" title="1986–87 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season">Huddersfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Hull_City_A.F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Hull City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hull City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Ipswich_Town_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Ipswich Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Ipswich Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season" title="1986–87 Leeds United A.F.C. season">Leeds United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Millwall_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Millwall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Millwall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Oldham Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Plymouth_Argyle_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season (page does not exist)">Plymouth Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Portsmouth_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Portsmouth F.C. season (page does not exist)">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Reading_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Reading F.C. season (page does not exist)">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Sheffield_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Sheffield United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sheffield United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Shrewsbury_Town_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Shrewsbury Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Stoke_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season">Stoke City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Sunderland_A.F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Sunderland A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season (page does not exist)">West Bromwich Albion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Third_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Third Division">Third Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Blackpool_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Blackpool F.C. season">Blackpool</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Bolton_Wanderers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bolton Wanderers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_AFC_Bournemouth_season" title="1986–87 AFC Bournemouth season">Bournemouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Brentford_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Brentford F.C. season">Brentford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Bristol_City_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Bristol City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Bristol_Rovers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Bristol Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bristol Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Bury_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Bury F.C. season (page does not exist)">Bury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Carlisle_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Carlisle United F.C. season">Carlisle United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Chester_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Chester City F.C. season">Chester City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Chesterfield_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Chesterfield F.C. season (page does not exist)">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Darlington_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Darlington F.C. season (page does not exist)">Darlington</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Doncaster_Rovers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Doncaster Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Fulham_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Fulham F.C. season (page does not exist)">Fulham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Gillingham_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Gillingham F.C. season">Gillingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Mansfield_Town_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Mansfield Town F.C. season">Mansfield Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Middlesbrough_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season">Middlesbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Newport_County_A.F.C._season" title="1986–87 Newport County A.F.C. season">Newport County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season">Port Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Notts_County_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Notts County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Notts County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Rotherham_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Rotherham United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Rotherham United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Swindon_Town_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Swindon Town F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swindon Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Walsall_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Walsall F.C. season (page does not exist)">Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Wigan_Athletic_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Wigan Athletic F.C. season (page does not exist)">Wigan Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_York_City_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 York City F.C. season (page does not exist)">York City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Football_League_Fourth_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="1986–87 Football League Fourth Division">Fourth Division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Aldershot_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Aldershot F.C. season (page does not exist)">Aldershot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Burnley_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Burnley F.C. season">Burnley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Cardiff_City_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Cardiff City F.C. season">Cardiff City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Cambridge_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Cambridge United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Cambridge United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Colchester_United_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Colchester United F.C. season">Colchester United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season (page does not exist)">Crewe Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Exeter_City_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Exeter City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Exeter City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Halifax_Town_A.F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Halifax Town A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Halifax Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Hartlepool_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Hartlepool United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hartlepool United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Hereford_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Hereford United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Hereford United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Lincoln_City_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Lincoln City F.C. season (page does not exist)">Lincoln City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Northampton_Town_F.C._season" title="1986–87 Northampton Town F.C. season">Northampton Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Orient_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Orient F.C. season (page does not exist)">Orient</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Peterborough_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Peterborough United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Peterborough United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Preston_North_End_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Preston North End F.C. season (page does not exist)">Preston North End</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Rochdale_A.F.C._season" title="1986–87 Rochdale A.F.C. season">Rochdale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Scunthorpe_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Scunthorpe United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Southend_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Southend United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southend United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Southport_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Southport F.C. season (page does not exist)">Southport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Stockport_County_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Stockport County F.C. season (page does not exist)">Stockport County</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Swansea_City_A.F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Swansea City A.F.C. season (page does not exist)">Swansea City</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Torquay_United_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Torquay United F.C. season (page does not exist)">Torquay United</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Tranmere_Rovers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season (page does not exist)">Tranmere Rovers</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986%E2%80%9387_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1986–87 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 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