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Season 1986-87

Division 2 1986-87 (13th)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 Derby CountyP 42 25 9 8 64 38 +26 84
2 PortsmouthP 42 23 9 10 53 28 +25 78
3 Oldham Athletic 42 22 9 11 65 44 +21 75
4 Leeds United 42 19 11 12 58 44 +14 68
5 Ipswich Town 42 17 13 12 59 43 +16 64
6 Crystal Palace 42 19 5 18 51 53 −2 62
7 Plymouth Argyle 42 16 13 13 62 57 +5 61
8 Stoke City 42 16 10 16 63 53 +10 58
9 Sheffield United 42 15 13 14 50 49 +1 58
10 Bradford City 42 15 10 17 62 62 0 55
11 Barnsley 42 14 13 15 49 52 −3 55
12 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 10 17 45 55 −10 55
13 READING 42 14 11 17 52 59 −7 53
14 Hull City 42 13 14 15 41 55 −14 53
15 West Bromwich A 42 13 12 17 51 49 +2 51
16 Millwall 42 14 9 19 39 45 −6 51
17 Huddersfield Town 42 13 12 17 54 61 −7 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 42 15 6 21 41 53 −12 51
19 Birmingham City1 42 11 17 14 47 59 −12 50
20 Sunderland2 42 12 12 18 49 59 −10 48
21 Grimsby TownR 42 10 14 18 39 59 −20 44
22 Brighton & Hove AR 42 9 12 21 37 54 −17 39
1 Birmingham City previously known as Birmingham
2 Sunderland relegated after play-offs

Division 2 1986-87

23 Aug Millwall H 0-1
30 Aug Plymouth Argyle A 0-1
6 Sep West Bromwich A H 1-1
13 Sep Leeds United A 2-3
20 Sep Shrewsbury Town H 3-1
27 Sep Crystal Palace A 3-1
1 Oct Grimsby Town H 2-3
4 Oct Blackburn Rovers H 4-0
11 Oct Sheffield United A 3-3
18 Oct Hull City A 2-0
21 Oct Sunderland A 1-1
25 Oct Oldham Athletic H 2-3
1 Nov Bradford City A 0-3
8 Nov Barnsley H 0-0
15 Nov Brighton & Hove A H 2-1
22 Nov Stoke City A 0-3
6 Dec Derby County A 0-3
13 Dec Ipswich Town H 1-4
19 Dec West Bromwich A A 2-1
26 Dec Birmingham City H 2-2
27 Dec Brighton & Hove A A 1-1
1 Jan Portsmouth A 0-1
24 Jan Millwall A 1-2
31 Jan Sunderland H 1-0
7 Feb Plymouth Argyle H 2-0
14 Feb Grimsby Town A 2-3
17 Feb Huddersfield Town H 3-2
21 Feb Crystal Palace H 1-0
28 Feb Shrewsbury Town A 0-0
6 Mar Oldham Athletic A 0-4
14 Mar Hull City H 1-0
21 Mar Sheffield United H 2-0
4 Apr Barnsley A 0-2
11 Apr Bradford City H 0-1
14 Apr Blackburn Rovers A 0-0
18 Apr Portsmouth H 2-2
20 Apr Birmingham City A 1-1
22 Apr Leeds United H 2-1
25 Apr Stoke City H 0-1
2 May Huddersfield Town A 0-2
4 May Derby County H 2-0
9 May Ipswich Town A 1-1

FA Cup 1986-87

10 Jan R3 Arsenal H 1-3

League Cup 1986-87

27 Aug R1 Bristol Rovers A 2-1
3 Sep (2) Bristol Rovers H 4-01
24 Sep R2 Aston Villa H 1-1
8 Oct (2) Aston Villa A 1-42
1 won 6-1 on aggregate
2 lost 2-5 on aggregate

Full Members' Cup 1986-87

4 Nov R1 Shrewsbury Town A 1-0
25 Nov R2 Ipswich Town H 0-2