| 11/02/1986 | Everton FC | - | Manchester City | 4:0 (1:0) | ||
| 16/02/1986 | Coventry City | - | Birmingham City | 4:4 (0:2) | ||
| 11/03/1986 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Southampton FC | 0:2 (0:2) | ||
| 05/04/1986 | Leicester City | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 1:4 (1:1) | ||
| 08/04/1986 | Arsenal FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 09/04/1986 | Oxford United | - | Watford FC | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| Newcastle United | - | Aston Villa | 2:2 (1:1) | |||
| Manchester United | - | Chelsea FC | 1:2 (0:1) | |||
| 16/04/1986 | Luton Town | - | Liverpool FC | 0:1 (0:1) | ||
| 22/04/1986 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 1:1 (0:1) | ||
| 30/04/1986 | West Ham United | - | Ipswich Town | 2:1 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Liverpool FC | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 76:36 | 40 | 76 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79:40 | 39 | 76 |
| 3 |
|
West Ham United | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 65:37 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 |
|
Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 65:33 | 32 | 71 |
| 5 |
|
Chelsea FC | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 55:51 | 4 | 69 |
| 6 |
|
Arsenal FC | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 46:41 | 5 | 65 |
| 7 |
|
Luton Town | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 56:39 | 17 | 61 |
| 8 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55:52 | 3 | 61 |
| 9 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 65:51 | 14 | 60 |
| 10 |
|
Watford FC | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65:52 | 13 | 58 |
| 11 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64:47 | 17 | 57 |
| 12 |
|
Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 59:67 | -8 | 56 |
| 13 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45:56 | -11 | 46 |
| 14 |
|
Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40:51 | -11 | 43 |
| 15 |
|
Southampton FC | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46:53 | -7 | 42 |
| 16 |
|
Oxford United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 55:72 | -17 | 39 |
| 17 |
|
Leicester City | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 51:68 | -17 | 38 |
| 18 |
|
Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 42:59 | -17 | 38 |
| 19 |
|
Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 45:64 | -19 | 37 |
| 20 |
|
Ipswich Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 29:51 | -22 | 37 |
| 21 |
|
Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 29:61 | -32 | 29 |
| 22 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30:81 | -51 | 23 |