1986-09-28
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 33,340 | |
| Lineups | Dixon | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Manchester United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1986-10-04 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | L | W | W | D | W | 1986-10-04 | Arsenal | H |
| 4 | 0 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | W | D | W | W | D | 1986-10-04 | Aston Villa | H |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | D | L | W | W | L | 1986-10-04 | Wimbledon | A |
| 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | W | W | L | D | L | 1986-10-04 | Luton Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | D | W | W | L | L | 1986-10-04 | Watford | A |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | D | W | D | W | L | 1986-10-04 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-10-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | W | L | D | W | L | 1986-10-04 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 | L | D | L | D | W | 1986-10-04 | Norwich City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | L | L | W | W | L | 1986-10-04 | West Ham United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 10 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-10-04 | Newcastle United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 10 | W | D | D | W | L | 1986-10-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 15 | 0 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | L | D | D | D | W | 1986-10-04 | Everton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 | W | L | L | D | D | 1986-10-04 | Manchester City | A |
| 17 | 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 9 | W | L | W | L | D | 1986-10-04 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 18 | -1 | Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 | L | D | D | L | D | 1986-10-04 | Leicester City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 5 | L | D | L | L | L | 1986-10-04 | Chelsea | A |
| 20 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 5 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-10-04 | Southampton | A |
| 21 | 0 | Manchester United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | L | L | L | W | D | 1986-10-04 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 4 | D | L | L | L | W | 1986-10-04 | Coventry City | A |
