1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
First Division
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season

Section Title: First Division
Table Section Text: Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position

23 August 1986	Arsenal	A	0–1	41,382	15th

25 August 1986	West Ham United	H	2–3	Stapleton 40', Davenport 46'	43,306	18th

30 August 1986	Charlton Athletic	H	0–1	37,544	21st

6 September 1986	Leicester City	A	1–1	Whiteside 52'	16,785	22nd

13 September 1986	Southampton	H	5–1	Olsen 22' (pen.), Davenport 25', Stapleton (2) 36', 83', Whiteside 53'	40,135	19th

16 September 1986	Watford	A	0–1	21,650	19th

21 September 1986	Everton	A	1–3	Robson 12'	25,843	21st

28 September 1986	Chelsea	H	0–1	33,340	21st

4 October 1986	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	Robson 73'	34,828	21st

11 October 1986	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	Davenport (2) 35' (pen.), 85', Whiteside 83'	45,890	20th

18 October 1986	Luton Town	H	1–0	Stapleton 9'	39,927	19th

25 October 1986	Manchester City	A	1–1	Stapleton 47'	32,440	20th

1 November 1986	Coventry City	H	1–1	Davenport 31'	36,946	19th

8 November 1986	Oxford United	A	0–2	13,545	20th

15 November 1986	Norwich City	A	0–0	22,684	21st

22 November 1986	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	Sivebæk 32'	42,235	17th

29 November 1986	Wimbledon	A	0–1	12,112	17th

7 December 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–3	Whiteside 11', Davenport (2) 36', 88' (pen.)	35,957	16th

13 December 1986	Aston Villa	A	3–3	Davenport (2) 18', 55', Whiteside 54'	29,205	17th

20 December 1986	Leicester City	H	2–0	C. Gibson 11', Stapleton 67'	34,150	15th

26 December 1986	Liverpool	A	1–0	Whiteside 78'	40,663	14th

27 December 1986	Norwich City	H	0–1	44,610	15th

1 January 1987	Newcastle United	H	4–1	P. Jackson 4' (o.g.), Whiteside 9', Stapleton 56', Olsen 90'	43,334	14th

3 January 1987	Southampton	A	1–1	Olsen 11'	20,409	13th

24 January 1987	Arsenal	H	2–0	Strachan 55', T. Gibson 90'	51,367	13th

7 February 1987	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0	15,482	13th

14 February 1987	Watford	H	3–1	McGrath 26', Davenport 48' (pen.), Strachan 65'	35,763	11th

21 February 1987	Chelsea	A	1–1	Davenport 61' (pen.)	26,516	12th

28 February 1987	Everton	H	0–0	47,421	12th

7 March 1987	Manchester City	H	2–0	Reid 62' (o.g.), Robson 85'	48,619	10th

14 March 1987	Luton Town	A	1–2	Robson 88'	12,509	13th

21 March 1987	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1	29,888	13th

28 March 1987	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	McGrath 12', Robson 44'	39,182	12th

4 April 1987	Oxford United	H	3–2	Davenport (2) 25', 35', Robson 90'	32,443	11th

14 April 1987	West Ham United	A	0–0	23,486	11th

18 April 1987	Newcastle United	A	1–2	Strachan 41'	32,706	12th

20 April 1987	Liverpool	H	1–0	Davenport 88'	54,103	11th

25 April 1987	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	Strachan 49'	17,414	11th

2 May 1987	Wimbledon	H	0–1	31,686	11th

4 May 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–4	36,692	11th

6 May 1987	Coventry City	A	1–1	Whiteside 25'	23,407	11th

9 May 1987	Aston Villa	H	3–1	Blackmore 55', Duxbury 63', Robson 65'	35,179	11th

Sentence(s)

Manchester United's 1986–87 season ended with a 3–1 home win over Aston Villa, which secured them an 11th-place finish in the First Division.

final_sentence: Manchester United's 1986–87 season ended with a 3–1 home win over Aston Villa, which secured them an 11th-place finish in the First Division.