Northern Ireland 1986/87

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	Linfield	57	26	18	3	5	50	15	Champions
2	Coleraine	53	26	16	5	5	65	26
3	Ards	48	26	14	6	6	47	31
4	Larne	42	26	11	9	6	38	24
5	Newry Town	42	26	12	6	8	42	40
6	Ballymena United	41	26	11	8	7	45	42
7	Glentoran *	40	26	14	6	6	54	30	Irish Cup winners
8	Cliftonville	33	26	8	9	9	34	29
9	Glenavon	32	26	8	8	10	32	27
10	Bangor	26	26	8	2	16	28	52
11	Crusaders **	25	26	8	5	13	37	54
12	Carrick Rangers	23	26	6	5	15	27	53
13	Portadown	20	26	3	11	12	22	45
14	Distillery	9	26	2	3	21	21	74

	* Glentoran were deducted 8 points
	** Crusaders were deducted 4 points

		European Cup
		UEFA Cup
		Cup Winners' Cup