1986/1987 Football League Division One 11th Manager: Ron Atkinson until 4th Nov 1986 Manager: Alex Ferguson from 6th Nov 1986 Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 23 Aug A Arsenal L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 25 Aug H West Ham United L 2-3 Stapleton, Davenport 30 Aug H Charlton Athletic L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 06 Sep A Leicester City D 1-1 Whiteside 13 Sep H Southampton W 5-1 Stapleton,x2, Olsen, Davenport, Whiteside 16 Sep A Watford L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 21 Sep A Everton L 1-3 Robson 28 Sep H Chelsea L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 04 Oct A Nottingham Forest D 1-1 Robson 11 Oct H Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 Davenport x2, Whiteside 18 Oct H Luton Town W 1-0 Stapleton 26 Oct A Manchester City D 1-1 Stapleton 01 Nov H Coventry City D 1-1 Davenport 08 Nov A Oxford United L 0-2 ----------------------------------------- 15 Nov A Norwich City D 0-0 ----------------------------------------- 22 Nov H Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 Sivebaek 29 Nov A Wimbledon L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 07 Dec H Tottenham Hotspur D 3-3 Davenport x2, Whiteside 13 Dec A Aston Villa D 3-3 Davenport x2, Whiteside 20 Dec H Leicester City W 2-0 C.Gibson, Stapleton 26 Dec A Liverpool W 1-0 Whiteside 27 Dec H Norwich City L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 01 Jan H Newcastle United W 4-1 Whiteside, Stapleton, Olsen 03 Jan A Southampton D 1-1 Olsen 24 Jan H Arsenal W 2-0 Strachan, T.Gibson 07 Feb A Charlton Athletic D 0-0 ----------------------------------------- 14 Feb H Watford W 3-1 McGrath, Davenport, Strachan 21 Feb A Chelsea D 1-1 Davenport 28 Feb H Everton D 0-0 ----------------------------------------- 07 Mar H Manchester City W 2-0 Robson, O.G. 14 Mar A Luton Town L 1-2 Robson 21 Mar A Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 28 Mar H Nottingham Forest W 2-0 McGrath, Robson 04 Apr H Oxford United W 3-2 Davenport x2, Robson 14 Apr A West Ham United D 0-0 ----------------------------------------- 18 Apr A Newcastle United L 1-2 Strachan 20 Apr H Liverpool W 1-0 Davenport 25 Apr A Queens Park Rangers D 1-1 Strachan 02 May H Wimbledon L 0-1 ----------------------------------------- 04 May A Tottenham Hotspur L 0-4 ----------------------------------------- 06 May A Coventry City D 1-1 Whiteside 09 May H Aston Villa W 3-1 Blackmore, Duxbury, Robson Team P W D L F A +- Pts Everton MANCHESTER UNITED 42 14 14 14 52 45 +7 56