First Division 1986/87
Everton won the 1986/87 First Division with 86 points, 9 points ahead of Liverpool. Leicester City, Manchester City and Aston Villa were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,215 goals, 2.63 a game.
Everton
Champions
1,215
Goals
2.63
Goals a game
52%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 86 |
| 2 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 77 |
| 3 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 71 |
| 4 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 70 |
| 5 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 68 |
| 6 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 66 |
| 7 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 66 |
| 8 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 65 |
| 9 |  WatfordWatford | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 63 |
| 10 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 63 |
| 11 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 56 |
| 12 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 52 |
| 13 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 52 |
| 14 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 64 | -11 | 52 |
| 15 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 52 |
| 16 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 50 |
| 17 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 65 | -18 | 47 |
| 18 |  Oxford UnitedOxford United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 69 | -25 | 46 |
| 19 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 44 |
| 20 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 76 | -22 | 42 |
| 21 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 57 | -21 | 39 |
| 22 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 79 | -34 | 36 |
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The 1986/87 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Mon 11 May 1987
1
Everton
86
2
Liverpool
77
3
Tottenham
71
4
Arsenal
70
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1986/87 · Mon 11 May 1987
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The 1986/87 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1986/87 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1986/87 compares
At 2.63 goals a game, 1986/87 was the 17th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 52% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 27% were draws and 22% away wins.