1986-12-12
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 1 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Odsal Stadium | 4,580 | |
| Dyson OG | Lineups | Abbott OG, Williamson, Hopkins | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 37 | W | L | W | W | W | 1986-12-21 | Bradford City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | W | D | W | L | W | 1986-12-13 | Sheffield United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 33 | L | W | W | W | D | 1986-12-13 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1986-12-13 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 31 | W | W | D | L | L | 1986-12-19 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 28 | D | D | W | D | L | 1986-12-13 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 0 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 27 | L | W | L | L | L | 1986-12-13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 | D | L | L | W | W | 1986-12-13 | Portsmouth | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 25 | D | W | L | L | D | 1986-12-13 | Stoke City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 24 | D | W | W | W | L | 1986-12-13 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Hull City | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 24 | D | L | W | W | L | 1986-12-13 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 23 | W | W | W | L | W | 1986-12-13 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sunderland | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 23 | D | L | D | D | L | 1986-12-13 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | 0 | Millwall | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 22 | D | D | W | L | W | 1986-12-13 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 22 | L | W | L | D | L | 1986-12-13 | Hull City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 21 | D | W | L | L | L | 1986-12-13 | Leeds United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 21 | L | W | D | W | D | 1986-12-13 | Birmingham City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Reading | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 19 | L | L | W | D | L | 1986-12-13 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 | L | D | L | L | W | 1986-12-21 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 20 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 16 | D | L | D | W | L | 1986-12-21 | Sunderland | A |
| 21 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 15 | L | L | W | L | L | 1986-12-13 | Millwall | A |
| 22 | 0 | Barnsley | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 13 | D | L | L | D | D | 1986-12-13 | Sunderland | H |
