SEASON: 1986-87
DIVISION: Today First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Crystal Palace (A) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- Quarter Final (Arsenal (A) 0-2)
- Player Of The Year:
- Des Walker
- Top Goalscorer:
- Nigel Clough (16 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Nigel Clough (49 games)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 49
- Competitive Goals:
- 75
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 65 out of (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 51.6%
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,828 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,298 (Oxford United)
- Average League Attendance:
- 19,034
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 16,036 (Brighton and Hove Albion)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 13,029 (Crystal Palace)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 17
- Yellow Cards:
- 3
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Chris Fairclough)
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 10
- Penalties conceded:
- 3
- Penalties missed:
- 3
- Penalties saved:
- 0
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1986-87
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Everton | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 45 | 86 | Excluded from European Cup | 1-0 | 0-2 | |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 77 | Excluded from UEFA Cup | 1-1 | 0-3 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 71 | Excluded from UEFA Cup | 2-0 | 3-2 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 70 | Excluded from UEFA Cup | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
5 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 68 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
6 | Wimbledon | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 66 | 3-2 | 1-2 | ||
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 66 | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 65 | ||||
9 | Watford | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 54 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 63 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 63 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 56 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
12 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 52 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -1 | 52 | 3-2 | 3-2 | ||
14 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 52 | 0-1 | 6-2 | ||
15 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 39 | -15 | 52 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -16 | 50 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -18 | 47 | 2-1 | 2-3 | ||
18 | Oxford United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 44 | -25 | 46 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 33 | -10 | 44 | Remained after playoffs | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
20 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 52 | -22 | 42 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-3 | |
21 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 33 | -21 | 39 | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-1 | |
22 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 54 | -34 | 36 | Relegated | 6-0 | 0-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 16 times | 10 times | 6 times | 1 time | 3 times | Conceded | 14 times | 13 times | 4 times | 1 time | Won By | 12 times | 4 times | 1 time | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 8 times | 6 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
Bass Charity Vase
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Jan 11, 1987 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 0-1 | 11,618 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 24, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | A | 0-0 | 13,266 | ||
Wed Oct 08, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | H | 3-0 | 16,036 | Carr (37', 61'), Pearce (77' pen) | |
Wed Oct 29, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 2-2 | 12,020 | Pearce (41' pen), Birtles (72') | ||
Wed Nov 05, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 3 | H | 1-0 | 13,029 | Clough (77') | ||
Wed Nov 19, 1986 | Bradford City | 4 | A | 5-0 | 16,009 | Carr (30'), Metgod (35'), Clough (40'), Mills (72'), Fairclough (80') | ||
Wed Jan 21, 1987 | Arsenal | Quarter | A | 0-2 | 38,617 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Aug 17, 1986 | Mansfield Town | Final | H | 1-1 | 3,716 | Clough (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Oct 14, 1986 | Notts County | England | A | 5-2 | 3,299 | Birtles (?, ?, ?, ?), Mills (?) |
Tue Nov 25, 1986 | Plymouth Argyle | England | A | 1-6 | 6,303 | Clough (?) |
Tue Mar 31, 1987 | VF Frolunda | Sweden | A | 2-1 | 1,000 | Pearce (? pen), Clough (?) |
Mon May 11, 1987 | Spartak Varna XI | Bulgaria | A | 1-1 | 40,000 | Wilkinson (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Dec 02, 1986 | Doncaster Rovers | England | A | 2-2 | 2,331 | Osvold (?), Mills (?) |
Fri May 15, 1987 | Derby County | England | H | 1-1 | 8,744 | Pearce (?) |
Bass Charity Vase
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri Aug 08, 1986 | Burton Albion | Final | A | 0-1 | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £138,000 | Out (13) - £1,450,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Nov 1987 | Calvin Plummer | Bought | Nov 1987 | Calvin Plummer | Loan Out | Gary Andrews | Bought | Colin Walsh | Sold | Paul Wilkinson | Bought | Gary Andrews | Sold | Nov 23, 1986 | Kjetil Osvold | Bought | £88,000 | Johnny Metgod | Sold | Mar 17, 1987 | Colin Foster | Bought | £50,000 | Mark Smalley | Sold | Jan 20, 1981 | Ian Bowyer | Sold | Oct 10, 1981 | Garry Birtles | Sold | £1,250,000 | Nov 22, 1986 | Ian Butterworth | Sold | £160,000 | 1987 | Gary Mills | Sold | May 09, 1987 | Chris Fairclough | Sold | Jun 01, 1987 | Garry Birtles | Sold | Jun 01, 1987 | Ian Bowyer | Sold | Oct 1987 | David Riley | Sold | £40,000 |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Hans Segers | Netherlands | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
GK | Steve Sutton | England | 25 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||
D | Brett Williams | England | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
D | Colin Foster | England | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
D | Des Walker | England | 20 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 15 | Player Of The Year | ||||||||
D | Gary Fleming | N. Ireland | 19 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||
D | Ian Butterworth | England | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Johnny Metgod | Netherlands | 28 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
D | Stuart Pearce | England | 24 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | Midfielders | ||||||
M | Chris Fairclough | England | 22 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
M | Gary Andrews | England | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Gary Mills | England | 24 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
M | Ian Bowyer | England | 35 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
M | Neil Webb | England | 23 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | Forwards | ||||||
F | Brian Rice | Scotland | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | David Campbell | N. Ireland | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
F | David Riley | England | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Franz Carr | England | 19 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
F | Garry Birtles | England | 30 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||||||
F | Kjetil Osvold | Norway | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Lee Glover | England | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Nigel Clough | England | 20 | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
F | Paul Wilkinson | England | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Phil Starbuck | England | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
16 (1) | Nigel Clough | 49 |
15 (2) | Garry Birtles | 33 |
14 | Neil Webb | 39 |
8 (7) | Stuart Pearce | 44 |
7 | Franz Carr | 42 |
4 | Johnny Metgod | 44 |
3 | Ian Bowyer | 40 |
2 | Chris Fairclough | 30 |
2 | Phil Starbuck | 6 |
1 | Brian Rice | 4 |
1 | Colin Foster | 9 |
1 | Gary Mills | 38 |
1 | Own Goals | 49 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Charlton Athletic | Wed Aug 27, 1986 | Home | 4-0 | Sat Jan 31, 1987 | Away | 1-0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Sat Nov 01, 1986 | Home | 3-2 | Tue Apr 14, 1987 | Away | 3-2 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 29, 1986 | Away | 3-2 | Sat May 02, 1987 | Home | 2-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |