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1986-87

First Division

Finished 22nd of 22 · P42 W8 D12 L22 · 45 scored, 79 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
23 Aug 1986	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	L
26 Aug 1986	A	Wimbledon	2–3	L
30 Aug 1986	A	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	L
3 Sept 1986	H	Luton Town	2–1	W
6 Sept 1986	H	Oxford United	1–2	L
13 Sept 1986	A	Nottingham Forest	0–6	L
20 Sept 1986	H	Norwich City	1–4	L
27 Sept 1986	A	Liverpool	3–3	D
4 Oct 1986	A	Coventry City	1–0	W
11 Oct 1986	H	Southampton	3–1	W
18 Oct 1986	A	Watford	2–4	L
25 Oct 1986	H	Newcastle United	2–0	W
1 Nov 1986	H	Leicester City	2–0	W
8 Nov 1986	A	Manchester City	1–3	L
15 Nov 1986	H	Chelsea	0–0	D
22 Nov 1986	A	West Ham United	1–1	D
29 Nov 1986	H	Arsenal	0–4	L
6 Dec 1986	A	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	L
13 Dec 1986	H	Manchester United	3–3	D
20 Dec 1986	A	Oxford United	2–2	D
26 Dec 1986	H	Charlton Athletic	2–0	W
27 Dec 1986	A	Chelsea	1–4	L
1 Jan 1987	A	Everton	0–3	L
3 Jan 1987	H	Nottingham Forest	0–0	D
24 Jan 1987	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	L
7 Feb 1987	H	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	L
14 Feb 1987	A	Luton Town	1–2	L
21 Feb 1987	H	Liverpool	2–2	D
28 Feb 1987	A	Norwich City	1–1	D
4 Mar 1987	H	Wimbledon	0–0	D
7 Mar 1987	A	Newcastle United	1–2	L
21 Mar 1987	A	Southampton	0–5	L
25 Mar 1987	H	Watford	1–1	D
28 Mar 1987	H	Coventry City	1–0	W
4 Apr 1987	H	Manchester City	0–0	D
11 Apr 1987	A	Leicester City	1–1	D
18 Apr 1987	H	Everton	0–1	L
20 Apr 1987	A	Charlton Athletic	0–3	L
25 Apr 1987	H	West Ham United	4–0	W
2 May 1987	A	Arsenal	1–2	L
4 May 1987	H	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	L
9 May 1987	A	Manchester United	1–3	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Everton	42	26	8	8	76	31	+45	86
2	Liverpool	42	23	8	11	72	42	+30	77
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	8	13	68	43	+25	71
4	Arsenal	42	20	10	12	58	35	+23	70
5	Norwich City	42	17	17	8	53	51	+2	68
6	Wimbledon	42	19	9	14	57	50	+7	66
7	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	47	45	+2	66
8	Nottingham Forest	42	18	11	13	64	51	+13	65
9	Watford	42	18	9	15	67	54	+13	63
10	Coventry City	42	17	12	13	50	45	+5	63
11	Manchester United	42	14	14	14	52	45	+7	56
12	Southampton	42	14	10	18	69	68	+1	52
13	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	13	16	58	59	-1	52
14	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	53	64	-11	52
15	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	52	67	-15	52
16	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	11	18	48	64	-16	50
17	Newcastle United	42	12	11	19	47	65	-18	47
18	Oxford United	42	11	13	18	44	69	-25	46
19	Charlton Athletic	42	11	11	20	45	55	-10	44
20	Leicester City	42	11	9	22	54	76	-22	42
21	Manchester City	42	8	15	19	36	57	-21	39
22	Aston Villa	42	8	12	22	45	79	-34	36

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.