Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1986/87
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 29 | +43 | 86 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 83 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Aylesbury United | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 83 | - |
| 4th | Dartford | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 69 | - |
| 5th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 64 | - |
| 6th | Cambridge City | 42 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 62 | - |
| 7th | Redditch United | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 62 | - |
| 8th | Alvechurch | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Corby Town | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 59 | - |
| 10th | Worcester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | - |
| 11th | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Bedworth United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Crawley Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Fareham Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 50 | - |
| 15th | Willenhall Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 57 | -9 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 78 | -25 | 48 | ►ISL Prem |
| 17th | Witney Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 56 | -27 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Gosport Borough | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 46 | - |
| 19th | Salisbury | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 82 | -30 | 43 | ▼South Div |
| 20th | King's Lynn | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 40 | ▼Mid Div |
| 21st | Dudley Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 36 | ▼Mid Div |
| 22nd | Folkestone | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 79 | -43 | 35 | ▼South Div |
Southern Football League Midland Division 1986/87
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | VS Rugby | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 80 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Leicester United | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 79 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Merthyr Tydfil | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 54 | +41 | 75 | - |
| 4th | Moor Green | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 72 | - |
| 5th | Halesowen Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Hednesford Town | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 68 | - |
| 7th | Gloucester City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 62 | - |
| 8th | Coventry Sporting | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 59 | - |
| 9th | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 57 | - |
| 10th | Stourbridge | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 55 | - |
| 11th | Grantham | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 54 | - |
| 12th | Banbury United | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 49 | - |
| 13th | Buckingham Town | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Bridgnorth Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 76 | -21 | 45 | - |
| 16th | Mile Oak Rovers | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 43 | - |
| 17th | Sutton Coldfield Town | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 78 | -22 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Bilston Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 76 | -39 | 31 | - |
| 19th | Leamington | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 80 | -43 | 25 | Resigned |
| 20th | Rushden Town | 38 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 124 | -82 | 13 | - |
Southern Football League Southern Division 1986/87
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dorchester Town | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 42 | +41 | 77 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Ashford Town (Kent) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 76 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Woodford Town | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 72 | Resigned |
| 4th | Hastings Town | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 70 | - |
| 5th | Dover Athletic | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 66 | - |
| 6th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 61 | - |
| 7th | Tonbridge | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 58 | - |
| 8th | Erith & Belvedere | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 57 | - |
| 9th | Chatham Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 57 | - |
| 10th | Thanet United | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Waterlooville | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Trowbridge Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 65 | +12 | 54 | ►Mid Division |
| 13th | Dunstable | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Corinthian | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Sheppey United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 43 | 64 | -21 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Andover | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Burnham & Hillingdon | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 62 | -30 | 32 | - |
| 18th | Poole Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 50 | 90 | -40 | 30 | - |
| 19th | Ruislip | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 75 | -40 | 30 | - |
| 20th | Canterbury City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 82 | -36 | 29 | - |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Fisher Athletic were Promoted to the 1987/88 Football Conference |
| ►Basingstoke Town Transferred to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
| ▼Leamington Resigned from the League and joined the Midland Combination |
| ▼Woodford Town Resigned from the League and joined the Essex Senior League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼Nuneaton Borough were Demoted from the 1986/87 Football Conference |
| ►Burton Albion Transferred from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Atherstone United were Promoted from the West Midlands League |
| ▲Baldock Town were Promoted from the United Counties League |
| ▲Bury Town were Promoted from the Eastern Counties League |
| ▲Hounslow were Promoted from the Hellenic League |
| ▲Paget Rangers were Promoted from the Midland Combination |
Team Name Changes
| - Burnham & Hillingdon changed their name to Burnham |
| - Grantham changed their name to Grantham Town |
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