The 1986–87 Northern Premier League season was the 19th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 88 |
| 2 | Bangor City | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 87 |
| 3 | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +37 | 76 |
| 4 | Marine | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 |
| 5 | South Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 73 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 72 |
| 7 | Matlock Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 70 |
| 8 | Southport | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 68 |
| 9 | Chorley | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 60 |
| 10 | Mossley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 57 |
| 11 | Hyde United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 55 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 54 |
| 13 | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 53 |
| 14 | Witton Albion | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 79 | -11 | 53 |
| 15 | Barrow | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 52 |
| 16 | Goole Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 51 |
| 17 | Oswestry Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 83 | -28 | 50 |
| 18 | Rhyl | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 74 | -18 | 45 |
| 19 | Worksop Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 74 | -18 | 40 |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 77 | -24 | 37 |
| 21 | Workington | 42 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 70 | -32 | 282 |
| 22 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 85 | -49 | 202 |
1 The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
2 Workington and Horwich RMI had 1 point deducted.
In the nineteenth season of the Northern Premier League Macclesfield Town (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Alliance Premier League; they replaced relegated Frickley Athletic, who swapped Leagues with them. Meanwhile Burton Albion moved to the Southern League Premier Division and were replaced by another relegated Alliance side in Gateshead.
From the next season, the Northern Premier League was expanded to include a First Division.
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
1 As Macclesfield Town won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Bangor City qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.
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