| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Friday, December 26, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 42 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Derby County | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 30 |
| 11 | Millwall | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Hull City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 24 |
| 18 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 23 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 19 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 18 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 16 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 16 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |