Canon First Division 1985/1986
Historical league standings at 31st August 1985
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Watford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | -1 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -1 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | -5 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | -3 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -4 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -3 |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | -6 |
| 20 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | -2 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -5 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | -10 |
