1986–87 Highland Football League

The 1986–1987 Highland Football League was expanded to eighteen teams when Cove Rangers, formerly of the North Juniors was elected in.[1]

Highland League
Season1986–1987
ChampionsInverness Thistle
Matches played306
Goals scored1,135 (3.71 per match)

It was won by Inverness Thistle, and Ross County finished bottom.

Teams

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Thistle (C) 34 27 6 1 96 30 +66 87
2 Caledonian 34 25 6 3 114 31 +83 81
3 Elgin City 34 21 7 6 93 33 +60 70
4 Keith 34 21 6 7 89 39 +50 69
5 Buckie Thistle 34 20 8 6 84 37 +47 68
6 Forres Mechanics 34 18 9 7 53 34 +19 63
7 Peterhead 34 18 7 9 67 45 +22 61
8 Cove Rangers 34 17 6 11 79 58 +21 57
9 Huntly 34 16 6 12 60 63 −3 54
10 Lossiemouth 34 10 7 17 54 77 −23 37
11 Fort William 34 9 6 19 44 76 −32 33
12 Nairn County 34 9 6 19 48 92 −44 33
13 Fraserburgh 34 9 5 20 48 63 −15 32
14 Rothes 34 10 2 22 54 99 −45 32
15 Brora Rangers 34 7 6 21 43 86 −43 27
16 Clachnacuddin 34 6 4 24 42 84 −42 22
17 Deveronvale 34 6 4 24 36 96 −60 22
18 Ross County 34 5 3 26 31 92 −61 18
Source: Scottish Football Historical Archive - Highland League Final Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

References

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  1. ^ "Cove Rangers History". Cove Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2018.