Today First Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 20th September 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 11 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Southampton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | -1 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Oxford United | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -4 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | -2 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | -6 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | -7 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | -7 |
| 21 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3 | -14 |
