1986-10-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Manchester United | Maine Road | 32,440 | |
| McCarthy | Lineups | Stapleton | ||||
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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 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 23 | L | W | L | D | W | 1986-11-01 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | L | D | D | W | W | 1986-11-01 | Liverpool | A |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | W | W | L | L | L | 1986-11-02 | West Ham United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-11-01 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 20 | L | W | L | W | D | 1986-11-01 | Norwich City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Coventry City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | D | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-01 | Manchester United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | L | D | W | D | W | 1986-11-01 | Wimbledon | H |
| 8 | 0 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 19 | L | D | W | D | D | 1986-11-02 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | D | D | L | W | D | 1986-11-01 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | W | L | D | D | W | 1986-11-01 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 17 | W | L | W | L | L | 1986-11-01 | Luton Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 17 | W | W | W | W | L | 1986-11-01 | Arsenal | H |
| 13 | 0 | Southampton | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 16 | W | L | L | W | D | 1986-11-01 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 | W | L | L | L | D | 1986-11-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 15 | 0 | Oxford United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -9 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1986-11-01 | Newcastle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 15 | L | L | W | W | W | 1986-11-01 | Aston Villa | A |
| 17 | 0 | Watford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1986-11-01 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | 0 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 13 | W | L | W | W | D | 1986-11-01 | Leicester City | H |
| 19 | 1 | Manchester United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | D | W | W | D | L | 1986-11-01 | Coventry City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Chelsea | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1986-11-01 | Watford | H |
| 21 | 1 | Manchester City | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 | D | L | L | L | L | 1986-11-01 | Southampton | A |
| 22 | -1 | Newcastle United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-11-01 | Oxford United | H |
