1986–87 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1986–87.

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 31 7 6 85 23 +62 69 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 44 27 9 8 90 41 +49 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Dundee United 44 24 12 8 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 16 7 63 29 +34 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 44 21 14 9 64 43 +21 56
6 Dundee 44 18 12 14 74 57 +17 48
7 St Mirren 44 12 12 20 36 51 −15 36 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Motherwell 44 11 12 21 43 64 −21 34
9 Hibernian 44 10 13 21 44 70 −26 33
10 Falkirk 44 8 10 26 31 70 −39 26
11 Clydebank (R) 44 6 12 26 35 93 −58 24 Relegation to the 1987–88 Scottish First Division
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 44 6 9 29 39 93 −54 21
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 44 24 9 11 88 56 +32 57 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dunfermline Athletic (P) 44 23 10 11 61 41 +20 56
3 Dumbarton 44 23 7 14 67 52 +15 53
4 East Fife 44 15 21 8 68 55 +13 51
5 Airdrieonians 44 20 11 13 58 46 +12 51
6 Kilmarnock 44 17 11 16 62 53 +9 45
7 Forfar Athletic 44 14 15 15 61 63 −2 43
8 Partick Thistle 44 12 15 17 49 54 −5 39
9 Clyde 44 11 16 17 48 56 −8 38
10 Queen of the South 44 11 12 21 50 71 −21 34
11 Brechin City (R) 44 11 10 23 44 72 −28 32 Relegation to the Second Division
12 Montrose (R) 44 9 11 24 37 74 −37 29
Source: RSSSF[dead link‍] and statto[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1986–87 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Meadowbank Thistle (C, P) 39 23 9 7 69 38 +31 55 Promotion to the First Division
2 Raith Rovers (P) 39 16 20 3 73 44 +29 52
3 Stirling Albion 39 20 12 7 55 33 +22 52
4 Ayr United 39 22 8 9 70 49 +21 52
5 St Johnstone 39 16 13 10 59 49 +10 45
6 Alloa Athletic 39 17 7 15 48 50 −2 41
7 Cowdenbeath 39 16 8 15 59 55 +4 40
8 Albion Rovers 39 15 9 15 48 51 −3 39
9 Queen's Park 39 9 19 11 48 49 −1 37
10 Stranraer 39 9 11 19 41 59 −18 29
11 Arbroath 39 11 7 21 46 66 −20 29
12 Stenhousemuir 39 10 9 20 37 58 −21 29
13 East Stirlingshire 39 6 11 22 33 56 −23 23
14 Berwick Rangers 39 8 7 24 40 69 −29 23
Source: "1986-1987 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

See also

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.