1985–86 Highland Football League

The 1985–1986 Highland Football League featured 17 teams.

Highland League

Season	1985–1986
Champions	Forres Mechanics
Matches played	272
Goals scored	906 (3.33 per match)
Average goals/game	3.33
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

It was won by Forres Mechanics for the first time, ahead of Elgin City.

Teams

Brora Rangers

Buckie Thistle

Caledonian

Clachnacuddin

Deveronvale

Elgin City

Forres Mechanics

Fort William

Fraserburgh

Huntly

Inverness Thistle

Keith

Lossiemouth

Nairn County

Peterhead

Ross County

Rothes

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Location of teams in 1985–86 Highland Football League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Forres Mechanics (C)	32	22	6	4	77	27	+50	72
2	Elgin City	32	21	7	4	67	33	+34	70
3	Peterhead	32	22	3	7	70	32	+38	69
4	Inverness Caledonian	32	19	9	4	70	32	+38	66
5	Keith	32	17	5	10	66	40	+26	56
6	Huntly	32	15	8	9	58	45	+13	53
7	Buckie Thistle	32	14	8	10	48	36	+12	50
8	Inverness Thistle	32	12	9	11	56	53	+3	45
9	Nairn County	32	11	6	15	47	60	−13	39
10	Ross County	32	11	4	17	65	66	−1	37
11	Rothes	32	9	8	15	51	62	−11	35
12	Fort William	32	10	5	17	40	73	−33	35
13	Clachnacuddin	32	8	7	17	43	72	−29	31
14	Fraserburgh	32	8	6	18	40	60	−20	30
15	Lossiemouth	32	6	8	18	38	63	−25	26
16	Brora Rangers	32	6	5	21	39	74	−35	23
17	Deveronvale	32	4	10	18	31	65	−34	22

Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive - Highland League Final Tables
(C) Champions