1985–86 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1985–86 was the seventh season of the Alliance Premier League.
New teams in the league this season
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | Kim Casey | Kidderminster Harriers | 36 | ||||
| 2 | Carl Richards | Enfield | 28 | ||||
| 3 | Mike Doherty | Weymouth | 25 | ||||
| 4 | Mick Carter | Runcorn | 22 | ||||
| 5 | Paul Davies | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | ||||
| 6 | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 20 | ||||
| = | Gary Hooley | Frickley Athletic / Scarborough | 20 | ||||
| 8 | Ken McKenna | Telford United | 18 | ||||
| = | Paul Wilson | Frickley Athletic | 18 | ||||
| 10 | Graham Bennett | Stafford Rangers | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Mark Boyland | Cheltenham Town | 16 | ||||
| = | Dave Gilbert | Boston United | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 15 | ||||
| = | Frank Murphy | Nuneaton Borough | 15 | ||||
| 15 | Tony Burman | Dartford | 14 | ||||
| = | David Singleton | Bath City | 14 | ||||
| = | Tim Smithers | Nuneaton Borough | 14 | ||||
| = | Chris Townsend | Cheltenham Town | 14 | ||||
| 19 | Tony Agana | Weymouth | 13 | ||||
| = | Noel Ashford | Enfield | 13 | ||||
| 21 | Phil Derbyshire | Stafford Rangers | 12 | ||||
| 22 | Bob Mountain | Stafford Rangers | 11 | ||||
| 23 | Stephen Claridge | Weymouth | 10 |
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- Gateshead
- Sutton
- Welling United
Relegated
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Dartford
- Barrow
Election to the Football League
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
| Exeter City | 21st | 64 |
| Preston North End | 23rd | 62.5 |
| Cambridge United | 22nd | 61 |
| Torquay United | 24th | 61 |
| Enfield | 1st | 7.5 |
As a result Enfield did not gain membership of the Football League. This was the last season where teams who won the Conference National had to apply for election to the Football League; from the 1986–87 season the winning team was automatically promoted, provided they met the conditions that the Football League had set for its members.