1987-09-20
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 1 | 4 | Liverpool | St James' Park | 24,141 | |
| McDonald (p) | Lineups | Nicol 3, Aldridge | ||||
| 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | L | W | W | W | W | 1987-09-26 | Luton Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | W | W | D | W | D | 1987-09-26 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 16 | W | W | W | D | W | 1987-09-29 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | -1 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | W | L | W | L | W | 1987-09-26 | Watford | A |
| 5 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | W | L | L | D | W | 1987-09-26 | Norwich City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | L | D | D | W | W | 1987-09-26 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | W | L | D | L | W | 1987-09-26 | Coventry City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | L | D | W | W | W | 1987-09-26 | Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | W | W | D | W | L | 1987-09-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Coventry City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 10 | L | D | W | L | L | 1987-09-26 | Everton | A |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | D | W | D | L | D | 1987-09-26 | Oxford United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | L | W | W | D | L | 1987-09-26 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 | D | W | L | D | L | 1987-09-26 | Chelsea | H |
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 | W | L | L | L | D | 1987-09-26 | Derby County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Southampton | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 7 | L | D | D | L | D | 1987-09-26 | Newcastle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 | L | L | W | D | L | 1987-09-26 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 7 | D | D | D | W | L | 1987-09-26 | Wimbledon | H |
| 18 | 0 | West Ham United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 | L | D | D | L | W | 1987-09-26 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1987-09-26 | Southampton | H |
| 20 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-09-26 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 3 | D | L | D | L | L | 1987-09-26 | Charlton Athletic | H |
