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
Location of teams in 1986–87 Highland Football League

Table
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) Champion.

References
  1. "Cove Rangers History". Cove Rangers F.C. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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