English League Tables

1985/86 Tables 1986/87 Tables 1987/88 Tables

Football League First Division  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Everton  42 26 8 8 76 31 +45 86 Champions
2nd  Liverpool 42 23 8 11 72 42 +30 77 Runners Up
3rd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 8 13 68 43 +25 71 -
4th  Arsenal 42 20 10 12 58 35 +23 70 -
5th  Norwich City 42 17 17 8 53 51 +2 68 -
6th  Wimbledon 42 19 9 14 57 50 +7 66 -
7th  Luton Town 42 18 12 12 47 45 +2 66 -
8th  Nottingham Forest 42 18 11 13 64 51 +13 65 -
9th  Watford 42 18 9 15 67 54 +13 63 -
10th  Coventry City 42 17 12 13 50 45 +5 63 -
11th  Manchester United 42 14 14 14 52 45 +7 56 -
12th  Southampton 42 14 10 18 69 68 +1 52 -
13th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 13 16 58 59 -1 52 -
14th  Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 -11 52 -
15th  West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 -15 52 -
16th  Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 -16 50 -
17th  Newcastle United 42 12 11 19 47 65 -18 47 -
18th  Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69 -25 46 -
19th  Charlton Athletic 42 11 11 20 45 55 -10 44 PO Winners
20th  Leicester City 42 11 9 22 54 76 -22 42 ▼Relegated
21st  Manchester City 42 8 15 19 36 57 -21 39 ▼Relegated
22nd  Aston Villa 42 8 12 22 45 79 -34 36 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 42 25 9 8 64 38 +26 84 ▲Champions
2nd  Portsmouth 42 23 9 10 53 28 +25 78 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Oldham Athletic 42 22 9 11 65 44 +21 75 Playoffs
4th  Leeds United 42 19 11 12 58 44 +14 68 Playoffs
5th  Ipswich Town 42 17 13 12 59 43 +16 64 Playoffs
6th  Crystal Palace 42 19 5 18 51 53 -2 62 -
7th  Plymouth Argyle 42 16 13 13 62 57 +5 61 -
8th  Stoke City 42 16 10 16 63 53 +10 58 -
9th  Sheffield United 42 15 13 14 50 49 +1 58 -
10th  Bradford City 42 15 10 17 62 62 0 55 -
11th  Barnsley 42 14 13 15 49 52 -3 55 -
12th  Blackburn Rovers 42 15 10 17 45 55 -10 55 -
13th  Reading 42 14 11 17 52 59 -7 53 -
14th  Hull City 42 13 14 15 41 55 -14 53 -
15th  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 12 17 51 49 +2 51 -
16th  Millwall 42 14 9 19 39 45 -6 51 -
17th  Huddersfield Town 42 13 12 17 54 61 -7 51 -
18th  Shrewsbury Town 42 15 6 21 41 53 -12 51 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 11 17 14 47 59 -12 50 -
20th  Sunderland 42 12 12 18 49 59 -10 48 ▼Relegated
21st  Grimsby Town 42 10 14 18 39 59 -20 44 ▼Relegated
22nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 9 12 21 37 54 -17 39 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  AFC Bournemouth 46 29 10 7 76 40 +36 97 ▲Champions
2nd  Middlesbrough 46 28 10 8 67 30 +37 94 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Swindon Town 46 25 12 9 77 47 +30 87 ▲PO Winners
4th  Wigan Athletic 46 25 10 11 83 60 +23 85 Playoffs
5th  Gillingham 46 23 9 14 65 48 +17 78 Playoffs
6th  Bristol City 46 21 14 11 63 36 +27 77 -
7th  Notts County 46 21 13 12 77 56 +21 76 -
8th  Walsall 46 22 9 15 80 67 +13 75 -
9th  Blackpool 46 16 16 14 74 59 +15 64 -
10th  Mansfield Town 46 15 16 15 52 55 -3 61 -
11th  Brentford 46 15 15 16 64 66 -2 60 -
12th  Port Vale 46 15 12 19 76 70 +6 57 -
13th  Doncaster Rovers 46 14 15 17 56 62 -6 57 -
14th  Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 48 57 -9 57 -
15th  Chester City 46 13 17 16 61 59 +2 56 -
16th  Bury 46 14 13 19 54 60 -6 55 -
17th  Chesterfield 46 13 15 18 56 69 -13 54 -
18th  Fulham 46 12 17 17 59 77 -18 53 -
19th  Bristol Rovers 46 13 12 21 49 75 -26 51 -
20th  York City 46 12 13 21 55 79 -24 49 -
21st  Bolton Wanderers 46 10 15 21 46 58 -12 45 ▼Relegated
22nd  Carlisle United 46 10 8 28 39 78 -39 38 ▼Relegated
23rd  Darlington 46 7 16 23 45 77 -32 37 ▼Relegated
24th  Newport County 46 8 13 25 49 86 -37 37 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Northampton Town 46 30 9 7 103 53 +50 99 ▲Champions
2nd  Preston North End 46 26 12 8 72 47 +25 90 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Southend United 46 25 5 16 68 55 +13 80 ▲Promoted
4th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 24 7 15 69 50 +19 79 Playoffs
5th  Colchester United 46 21 7 18 64 56 +8 70 Playoffs
6th  Aldershot 46 20 10 16 64 57 +7 70 ▲PO Winners
7th  Orient 46 20 9 17 64 61 +3 69 -
8th  Scunthorpe United 46 18 12 16 73 57 +16 66 -
9th  Wrexham 46 15 20 11 70 51 +19 65 -
10th  Peterborough United 46 17 14 15 57 50 +7 65 -
11th  Cambridge United 46 17 11 18 60 62 -2 62 -
12th  Swansea City 46 17 11 18 56 61 -5 62 -
13th  Cardiff City 46 15 16 15 48 50 -2 61 -
14th  Exeter City 46 11 23 12 53 49 +4 56 -
15th  Halifax Town 46 15 10 21 59 74 -15 55 -
16th  Hereford United 46 14 11 21 60 61 -1 53 -
17th  Crewe Alexandra 46 13 14 19 70 72 -2 53 -
18th  Hartlepool United 46 11 18 17 44 65 -21 51 -
19th  Stockport County 46 13 12 21 40 69 -29 51 -
20th  Tranmere Rovers 46 11 17 18 54 72 -18 50 -
21st  Rochdale 46 11 17 18 54 73 -19 50 -
22nd  Burnley 46 12 13 21 53 74 -21 49 -
23rd  Torquay United 46 10 18 18 56 72 -16 48 -
24th  Lincoln City 46 12 12 22 45 65 -20 48 Relegated

- Orient reverted back to its previous name Leyton Orient for the start of the 1987/88 Season

Team Promoted from the Football Conference

 ▲Scarborough were Promoted as Football Conference Champions

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