1986–87 snooker season
The 1986–87 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1986 and May 1987. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.Calendar
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Ch. | Name |
| 1 | |  Steve Davis |
| 2 | |  Cliff Thorburn |
| 3 | |  Dennis Taylor |
| 4 | | Tony Knowles |
| 5 | | Jimmy White |
| 6 | | Alex Higgins |
| 7 | | Willie Thorne |
| 8 | | Joe Johnson |
| 9 | | Kirk Stevens |
| 10 | |  Terry Griffiths |
| 11 | | Tony Meo |
| 12 | |  Silvino Francisco |
| 13 | | Neal Foulds |
| 14 | | Doug Mountjoy |
| 15 | | Ray Reardon |
| 16 | | Rex Williams |
