| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 31 | 86 | 45 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 77 | 30 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 43 | 71 | 25 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 35 | 70 | 23 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 51 | 68 | 2 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 66 | 7 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 45 | 66 | 2 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 65 | 13 |
| 9 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 63 | 13 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 45 | 63 | 5 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 56 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 68 | 52 | 1 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 52 | -1 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 52 | -11 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 52 | -15 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 64 | 50 | -16 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 47 | -18 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 69 | 46 | -25 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 55 | 44 | -10 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 76 | 42 | -22 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 57 | 39 | -21 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 79 | 36 | -34 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Leeds United v Oldham Athletic | 1โ0 | aet | Elland Road ยท 29,472 |
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic | 0โ0 | aet | Portman Road ยท 18,465 |
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town | 2โ1 | aet | Selhurst Park ยท 11,234 |
| Charlton Athletic 2โ1 Ipswich Town (on aggregate โ Charlton Athletic advance) | ||||
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Oldham Athletic v Leeds United | 2โ1 | aet | Boundary Park ยท 19,216 |
| Leeds United 2โ2 Oldham Athletic (on aggregate) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 23 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic v Leeds United | 1โ0 | aet | Selhurst Park ยท 16,680 |
| Mon 25 May 1987 | Leeds United v Charlton Athletic | 1โ0 | aet | Elland Road ยท 31,395 |
| Final Replay | ||||
| Fri 29 May 1987 | Leeds United v Charlton Athletic | 1โ2 | aet | St Andrews ยท 15,841 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 26 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 28 | 78 | 25 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 44 | 75 | 21 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 68 | 14 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 64 | 16 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 53 | 62 | -2 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 5 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 53 | 58 | 10 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 1 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 0 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 52 | 55 | -3 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | 55 | -10 |
| 13 | Reading | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 59 | 53 | -7 |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 55 | 53 | -14 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 2 |
| 16 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 61 | 51 | -7 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 51 | -12 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 59 | 50 | -12 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 48 | -10 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 59 | 44 | -20 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 54 | 39 | -17 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Gillingham v Sunderland | 3โ2 | aet | Priestfield Stadium ยท 13,804 |
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town | 2โ3 | aet | Springfield Park ยท 6,718 |
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Sunderland v Gillingham | 4โ3 | aet | Roker Park ยท 25,470 |
| Sunderland 6โ6 Gillingham (on aggregate) | ||||
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Swindon Town v Wigan Athletic | 0โ0 | aet | County Ground ยท 12,485 |
| Wigan Athletic 2โ3 Swindon Town (on aggregate โ Swindon Town advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Fri 22 May 1987 | Gillingham v Swindon Town | 1โ0 | aet | Priestfield Stadium ยท 16,775 |
| Mon 25 May 1987 | Swindon Town v Gillingham | 2โ1 | aet | County Ground ยท 14,382 |
| Final Replay | ||||
| Fri 29 May 1987 | Swindon Town v Gillingham | 2โ0 | aet | Selhurst Park ยท 18,491 |
| ๐ Swindon Town promoted to the Second Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 40 | 97 | 36 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 30 | 94 | 37 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 47 | 87 | 30 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 60 | 85 | 23 |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 78 | 17 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 36 | 77 | 27 |
| 7 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 56 | 76 | 21 |
| 8 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 80 | 67 | 75 | 13 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 74 | 59 | 64 | 15 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 61 | -3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 66 | 60 | -2 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 6 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 57 | -6 |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 57 | 57 | -9 |
| 15 | Chester | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 2 |
| 16 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 60 | 55 | -6 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 54 | -13 |
| 18 | Fulham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 53 | -18 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 75 | 51 | -26 |
| 20 | York City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 79 | 49 | -24 |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 58 | 45 | -12 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 78 | 38 | -39 |
| 23 | Darlington | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 77 | 37 | -32 |
| 24 | Newport County | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 86 | 37 | -37 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Aldershot Town v Bolton Wanderers | 1โ0 | aet | Recreation Ground (Aldershot) ยท 4,164 |
| Thu 14 May 1987 | Colchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0โ2 | aet | Layer Road ยท 4,829 |
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Bolton Wanderers v Aldershot Town | 2โ2 | aet | Burnden Park ยท 7,445 |
| Bolton Wanderers 2โ3 Aldershot Town (on aggregate โ Aldershot Town advance) | ||||
| Sun 17 May 1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Colchester United | 0โ0 | aet | Molineux ยท 16,330 |
| Colchester United 0โ2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (on aggregate โ Wolverhampton Wanderers advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Fri 22 May 1987 | Aldershot Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2โ0 | aet | Recreation Ground (Aldershot) ยท 5,000 |
| Mon 25 May 1987 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot Town | 0โ1 | aet | Molineux ยท 19,962 |
| ๐ Aldershot Town promoted to the Third Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 53 | 99 | 50 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 72 | 47 | 90 | 25 |
| 3 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 55 | 80 | 13 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 79 | 19 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 70 | 8 |
| 6 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 7 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 69 | 3 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 57 | 66 | 16 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 51 | 65 | 19 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 7 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 62 | -2 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 61 | 62 | -5 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 61 | -2 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 56 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 55 | -15 |
| 16 | Hereford | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 61 | 53 | -1 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 70 | 72 | 53 | -2 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 65 | 51 | -21 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 51 | -29 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 50 | -18 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 73 | 50 | -19 |
| 22 | Burnley | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 74 | 49 | -21 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 72 | 48 | -16 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 65 | 48 | -20 |