DIVISION 1    1986/87
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Leading goalscorer:
Clive Allen
 (Tottenham Hotspur)
 33  goals

   P W D L F A Pts
    Season Results 1 Everton 42 26 8 8 76 31 86
    Season Results 2 Liverpool 42 23 8 11 72 42 77
    3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 8 13 68 43 71
    Season Results 4 Arsenal 42 20 10 12 58 35 70
    5 Norwich City 42 17 17 8 53 51 68
    6 Wimbledon 42 19 9 14 57 50 66
    7 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 47 45 66
      8 Nottingham Forest 42 18 11 13 64 51 65
      9 Watford 42 18 9 15 67 54 63
      10 Coventry City 42 17 12 13 50 45 63
      Season Results 11 Manchester United 42 14 14 14 52 45 56
      12 Southampton 42 14 10 18 69 68 52
      13 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 13 16 58 59 52
      Season Results 14 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64 52
      15 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67 52
      16 Queens Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64 50
      17 Newcastle United 42 12 11 19 47 65 47
      18 Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69 46
      19 Charlton Athletic 42 11 11 20 45 55 44 Play Off
      20 Leicester City 42 11 9 22 54 76 42 Relegated
      21 Manchester City 42 8 15 19 36 57 39 Relegated
      22 Aston Villa 42 8 12 22 45 79 36 Relegated
     
     
Play Off Unlike current play-offs, in seasons 1986/87 and 1987/88 the four teams in each divisional play-off comprised 3 clubs from the lower division who were competing for promotion plus one from the higher division who were aiming to avoid relegation.
Divisions 1 & 2 Play Off Semi-Finals 
Competing clubs - Charlton from Division 1 plus Ipswich, Leeds & Oldham from Division 2
1st Leg
Thu May 14 Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Charlton Athltic
Thu May 14 Leeds United 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
2nd Leg
Sun May 17 Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Ipswich Town
Sun May 17 Oldham Athletic 2 - 1 Leeds United
Aggregate scores
Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Ipswich Town
Leeds United 2 - 2 Oldham Athletic
   (Leeds won on away goals)
Play Off Final  
1st Leg
Sat May 23 Charlton Athletic 1 - 0 Leeds United
2nd Leg
Mon May 25 Leeds United 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic
Aggregate
Charlton Athletic 1 - 1 Leeds United
Replay
Fri May 29 Charlton Athletic 2 - 1 Leeds United
  (match played at Birmingham City FC)
Charlton Athletic retained their place in Division 1