written by John Punshon
Source: VSF Year Book 1986

NOTE: Melbourne United and Clarinda/Kooyong played only 25 matches during the season.

Final Table
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
West Meadows	26	18	5	3	59	25	41
Batman United	26	15	7	4	61	26	37
Richmond United	26	16	4	6	50	35	36
Meadow Park	26	13	4	9	47	39	30
South Springvale	26	12	4	10	57	52	28
Port United	26	10	8	8	41	39	28
West United	26	10	7	9	38	40	27
Mulgrave Ascom	26	10	6	10	50	48	26
St Kilda	26	9	8	9	39	41	26
Balaclava	26	9	8	9	33	35	26
Carrum United	26	8	5	13	35	54	21
Melbourne United	25	5	6	14	19	26	16
Lalor	26	3	5	18	21	68	11
Clarinda/Kooyong	25	4	1	20	24	46	9