Football League Second Division  1986/87

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 42 25 9 8 64 38 +26 84 ▲Champions
2nd  Portsmouth 42 23 9 10 53 28 +25 78 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Oldham Athletic 42 22 9 11 65 44 +21 75 Playoffs
4th  Leeds United 42 19 11 12 58 44 +14 68 Playoffs
5th  Ipswich Town 42 17 13 12 59 43 +16 64 Playoffs
6th  Crystal Palace 42 19 5 18 51 53 -2 62 -
7th  Plymouth Argyle 42 16 13 13 62 57 +5 61 -
8th  Stoke City 42 16 10 16 63 53 +10 58 -
9th  Sheffield United 42 15 13 14 50 49 +1 58 -
10th  Bradford City 42 15 10 17 62 62 0 55 -
11th  Barnsley 42 14 13 15 49 52 -3 55 -
12th  Blackburn Rovers 42 15 10 17 45 55 -10 55 -
13th  Reading 42 14 11 17 52 59 -7 53 -
14th  Hull City 42 13 14 15 41 55 -14 53 -
15th  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 12 17 51 49 +2 51 -
16th  Millwall 42 14 9 19 39 45 -6 51 -
17th  Huddersfield Town 42 13 12 17 54 61 -7 51 -
18th  Shrewsbury Town 42 15 6 21 41 53 -12 51 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 11 17 14 47 59 -12 50 -
20th  Sunderland 42 12 12 18 49 59 -10 48 ▼Relegated
21st  Grimsby Town 42 10 14 18 39 59 -20 44 ▼Relegated
22nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 9 12 21 37 54 -17 39 ▼Relegated

 

Football League Division 1/Division 2 - The Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
Thu May 14 Ipswich Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic
Thu May 14 Leeds United 1-0 Oldham Athletic

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

Sun May 17 Charlton Athletic 2-1 Ipswich Town
Charlton Athletic won 2-1 on aggregate
Sun May 17 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Leeds United
Leeds United won on the Away Goals Rule after drawing 2-2 on aggregate
Final 1st Leg
Sat May 23 Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leeds United
Final 2nd Leg
Mon May 25 Leeds United 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Aggregate Score: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Leeds United

Aggregate Scores: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Leeds United

Final Replay
Fri May 29 Charlton Athletic 2-1 Leeds United

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Leicester City were Relegated from the First Division
 ▼Manchester City were Relegated from the First Division
 ▼Aston Villa were Relegated from the First Division
 ▲Derby County were Promoted to the First Division
 ▲Portsmouth were Promoted to the First Division
  ♦ Charlton Athletic (finished 19th - First Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
  ♦ Oldham Athletic (finished 3rd - Second Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
  ♦ Leeds United (finished 4th - Second Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
  ♦ Ipswich Town (finished 5th - Second Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs
  ♦ Charlton Athletic remained in the First Division via the Playoffs
 ▼Sunderland were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▲Bournemouth were Promoted from the Third Division
 ▲Middlesbrough were Promoted from the Third Division
 ▲Swindon Town were Promoted from the Third Division via the Playoffs