First Division Table 1986/87

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

3 points for a win
Goal difference (GD) applies if teams are level on points.
Goals scored applies if teams are level on points and goal difference.

C = League Champions
R = Relegated

During the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons the three bottom teams were relegated and the fourth from bottom went into the play-offs with the third, fourth, & fifth, clubs from division 2.

The competing clubs were, Charlton Athletic (D1), Ipswich Town, Leeds United and Oldham Athletic (D2).

Divisions 1 & 2 Play-off Semi-Finals

  1st leg: Thu May 14th     2nd leg: Sun May 17th
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   Ipswich 0-0 Charlton      Charlton 2-1 Ipswich
   Leeds   1-0 Oldham        Oldham   2-1 Leeds

  Agregate scores
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   Charlton 2-1 Ipswich
   Oldham   2-2 Leeds  (Leeds won on away goals rule)

Play-off Final

  1st leg: Sat May 23rd     2nd leg: Mon May 25th
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   Charlton 1-0 Leeds        Leeds 1-0 Charlton

  Agregate scores
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   Charlton 1-1 Leeds

  Replay: Fri May 29th
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   Charlton 2-1 Leeds (Match played at St Andrew's Stadium)
   
   Charlton retain their place in the first division.