Today First Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 18th October 1986
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 23 | 15 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | Everton | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | -3 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | -4 |
| 15 | Southampton | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 13 | -2 |
| 16 | Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | -3 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 13 | -10 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | -7 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | -13 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 8 | -11 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | -5 |
