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 F.C. first league win of the season finally came on 13 September, when they demolished Southampton by 5–1, which lifted them to 19th from 22.

final_sentence: Manchester United F.C. first league win of the season finally came on 13 September, when they demolished Southampton by 5–1, which lifted them to 19th from 22.