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Manchester City

1986–87 season
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Billy McNeill Jimmy Frizzell
First Division	21
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Third Round
Full Members Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Imre Varadi (9) All: Imre Varadi (11)

Competitive Games

League

Final Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	26	8	8	76	31	+45	86	Disqualified from the European Cup
2	Liverpool	42	23	8	11	72	42	+30	77	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup
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	Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup
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 (O)	42	11	11	20	45	55	−10	44	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
20	Leicester City (R)	42	11	9	22	54	76	−22	42	Relegation to the Second Division
21	Manchester City (R)	42	8	15	19	36	57	−21	39
22	Aston Villa (R)	42	8	12	22	45	79	−34	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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Match Reports

Manchester City v Wimbledon

23 August 1986 (1986-08-23)	Manchester City	3–1	Wimbledon	Manchester
	Graham Baker Graham Baker Trevor Christie		Andy Thorn	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,756

Liverpool v Manchester City

25 August 1986 (1986-08-25)	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,989

Tottenham Hotspurs v Manchester City

29 August 1986 (1986-08-29)	Tottenham Hotspurs	1–0	Manchester City	London
	Graham Roberts			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,764

Manchester City v Norwich City

3 September 1986 (1986-09-03)	Manchester City	2–2	Norwich City	Manchester
	Trevor Christie Trevor Christie		Mark Barham Shaun Elliott	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 19,122

Manchester City v Coventry City

6 September 1986 (1986-09-06)	Manchester City	0–1	Coventry City	Manchester
			Cyrille Regis	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 18,320

Oxford United v Manchester City

13 September 1986 (1986-09-13)	Oxford United	0–0	Manchester City	Oxford
				Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 8,245

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