Football League First Division 1985/1986

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Liverpool FC	42	26	10	6	89 - 37	88	+52	Champion
2	Everton	42	26	8	8	87 - 41	86	+46	Vice-champion
3	West Ham United	42	26	6	10	74 - 40	84	+34
4	Manchester United	42	22	10	10	70 - 36	76	+34
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	10	11	63 - 54	73	+9
6	Chelsea FC	42	20	11	11	57 - 56	71	+1
7	Arsenal London	42	20	9	13	49 - 47	69	+2
8	Nottingham Forest	42	19	11	12	69 - 53	68	+16
9	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	61 - 44	66	+17
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	19	8	15	74 - 52	65	+22
11	Newcastle United	42	17	12	13	67 - 72	63	-5
12	Watford	42	16	11	15	69 - 62	59	+7
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	7	20	53 - 64	52	-11
14	Southampton	42	12	10	20	51 - 62	46	-11
15	Manchester City FC	42	11	12	19	43 - 57	45	-14
16	Aston Villa	42	10	14	18	51 - 67	44	-16
17	Coventry City	42	11	10	21	48 - 71	43	-23
18	Oxford United	42	10	12	20	62 - 80	42	-18
19	Leicester City	42	10	12	20	54 - 76	42	-22
20	Ipswich Town	42	11	8	23	32 - 55	41	-23	Relegated
21	Birmingham City	42	8	5	29	30 - 73	29	-43	Relegated
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	4	12	26	35 - 89	24	-54	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Football League First Division 1985/1986: final table of First division