Omit day and month for end of season table.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 84 | |
| Portsmouth | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 78 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 75 | |
| Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 68 | |
| Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 64 | |
| Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 62 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 61 | |
| Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 58 | |
| Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 58 | |
| Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 55 | |
| Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 55 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 55 | |
| Reading | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 53 | |
| Hull City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 53 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 51 | |
| Millwall | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 51 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 51 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 51 | |
| Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 50 | |
| Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 48 | |
| Grimsby Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 44 | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 39 |
| 14 May 1987 | Ipswich Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic | |
| 14 May 1987 | Leeds United 1-0 Oldham Athletic | |
| 17 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic 2-1 Ipswich Town | |
| 17 May 1987 | Oldham Athletic 2-1 Leeds United | |
| 23 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leeds United | |
| 25 May 1987 | Leeds United 1-0 Charlton Athletic | |
| 29 May 1987 | Charlton Athletic 2-1 Leeds United |