Final First Division 1985/1986 league table
Season completed Monday, 5th May 1986 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 37 | 88 | +52 |
| 2 | Everton | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 41 | 86 | +46 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 84 | +34 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | 76 | +34 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 73 | +9 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 71 | +1 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 69 | +2 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 68 | +16 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 66 | +17 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 52 | 65 | +22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 72 | 63 | -5 |
| 12 | Watford | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 62 | 59 | +7 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 64 | 52 | -11 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | 46 | -11 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | 45 | -14 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 67 | 44 | -16 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 71 | 43 | -23 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 80 | 42 | -18 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 76 | 42 | -22 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 41 | -23 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 42 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 29 | -43 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 89 | 24 | -54 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
