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SEASON: 1986-87

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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)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1986-87

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
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

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	49	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	48	2	2	1	-	1	1	3	3	Everton (1-0), Liverpool (0-3)
3	16	3	4	2	2	-	5	2	8	West Ham United (2-1), Liverpool (1-1), Arsenal (0-0), Tottenham Hotspur (2-0)
4	64	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	14	5	1	-	-	1	2	4	0	Luton Town (2-4)
6	23	6	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Norwich City (1-1)
7	24	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	13	8	3	1	1	1	4	3	4	Watford (1-1), Southampton (3-1), Coventry City (0-1)
9	3	9	5	1	2	2	6	7	5	Sheffield Wednesday (3-2), Norwich City (1-2), West Ham United (1-1), Coventry City (0-0), Wimbledon (1-2)
10	3	10	2	1	1	-	4	3	4	Tottenham Hotspur (3-2), Watford (1-1)
11		11	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	Luton Town (2-2)
12		12	3	2	-	1	3	3	6	Arsenal (1-0), Queens Park Rangers (1-0), Queens Park Rangers (1-3)
13		13	3	1	-	2	4	7	3	Leicester City (1-3), Wimbledon (3-2), Manchester United (0-2)
14		14	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Southampton (0-0)
15		15	1	1	-	-	4	0	3	Charlton Athletic (4-0)
16		16	3	2	-	1	5	3	6	Chelsea (0-1), Oxford United (2-0), Sheffield Wednesday (3-2)
17		17	4	2	-	2	11	8	6	Chelsea (6-2), Oxford United (1-2), Newcastle United (2-3), Newcastle United (2-1)
18		18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	2	19	2	2	-	-	3	1	6	Charlton Athletic (1-0), Leicester City (2-1)
20	1	20	2	1	1	-	6	0	4	Aston Villa (6-0), Aston Villa (0-0)
21	1	21	2	-	1	1	1	2	1	Manchester United (1-1), Manchester City (0-1)
22		22	1	1	-	-	2	0	3	Manchester City (2-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Everton (0-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 23, 1986	Everton	A	0-2	35,198	19
2	Wed Aug 27, 1986	Charlton Athletic	H	4-0	12,970	9	Webb (37', 72'), Birtles (53'), Clough (74')
3	Sat Aug 30, 1986	Watford	H	1-1	14,723	10	Bowyer (27')
4	Tue Sep 02, 1986	West Ham United	A	2-1	21,305	3	Webb (64'), Clough (66')
5	Sat Sep 06, 1986	Southampton	A	3-1	14,604	3	Webb (11', 74'), Birtles (75')
6	Sat Sep 13, 1986	Aston Villa	H	6-0	17,045	1	Carr (8'), Birtles (22', 64'), Clough (46'), Webb (54', 88')
7	Sat Sep 20, 1986	Chelsea	A	6-2	20,171	1	Webb (5', 37', 71'), Birtles (30', 42', 78' pen)
8	Sat Sep 27, 1986	Arsenal	H	1-0	25,271	1	Clough (2')
9	Sat Oct 04, 1986	Manchester United	H	1-1	34,828	1	Birtles (51')
10	Sat Oct 11, 1986	Leicester City	A	1-3	18,402	2	Birtles (42')
11	Sat Oct 18, 1986	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-0	17,199	1	Clough (47')
12	Sat Oct 25, 1986	Oxford United	A	1-2	10,219	1	Pearce (70' pen)
13	Sat Nov 01, 1986	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3-2	23,303	1	Webb (18'), Pearce (35' pen), Birtles (73')
14	Sat Nov 08, 1986	Coventry City	A	0-1	16,089	2
15	Sat Nov 15, 1986	Luton Town	A	2-4	11,097	3	Bowyer (25'), Birtles (80')
16	Sat Nov 22, 1986	Wimbledon	H	3-2	15,481	2	Clough (23' pen), Thorn (30' OG), Metgod (58')
17	Sat Nov 29, 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3-2	30,042	2	Pearce (2' pen), Fairclough (68'), Webb (78')
18	Sat Dec 06, 1986	Manchester City	H	2-0	19,129	2	Birtles (47'), Carr (86')
19	Sat Dec 13, 1986	Newcastle United	A	2-3	26,191	2	Starbuck (41'), Carr (87')
20	Sat Dec 20, 1986	Southampton	H	0-0	15,394	2
21	Fri Dec 26, 1986	Norwich City	A	1-2	22,131	3	Pearce (64')
22	Sun Dec 28, 1986	Luton Town	H	2-2	20,273	4	Clough (63'), Bowyer (90+3')
23	Thu Jan 01, 1987	Liverpool	H	1-1	32,854	4	Starbuck (53')
24	Sat Jan 03, 1987	Aston Villa	A	0-0	19,159	4
25	Sun Jan 25, 1987	Everton	H	1-0	17,009	4	Webb (24')
26	Sat Jan 31, 1987	Charlton Athletic	A	1-0	5,050	4	Clough (66')
27	Sat Feb 07, 1987	Watford	A	1-1	15,173	4	Birtles (51')
28	Sat Feb 14, 1987	West Ham United	H	1-1	19,373	4	Birtles (42' pen)
29	Sat Feb 28, 1987	Chelsea	H	0-1	18,317	7
30	Sat Mar 07, 1987	Oxford United	H	2-0	12,298	5	Clough (14', 42')
31	Sat Mar 14, 1987	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-3	18,352	7	Metgod (57')
32	Tue Mar 17, 1987	Arsenal	A	0-0	18,352	6
33	Sun Mar 22, 1987	Leicester City	H	2-1	18,679	4	Carr (11'), Clough (58')
34	Sat Mar 28, 1987	Manchester United	A	0-2	39,182	6
35	Sat Apr 04, 1987	Coventry City	H	0-0	13,507	6
36	Tue Apr 14, 1987	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3-2	18,597	6	Clough (8', 81'), Rice (90')	Safe
37	Sat Apr 18, 1987	Liverpool	A	0-3	37,359	7		Safe
38	Mon Apr 20, 1987	Norwich City	H	1-1	14,446	7	Clough (79')	Safe
39	Sat Apr 25, 1987	Wimbledon	A	1-2	5,012	8	Pearce (17' pen)	Safe
40	Sat May 02, 1987	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-0	19,837	7	Webb (53'), Metgod (66')	Safe
41	Mon May 04, 1987	Manchester City	A	0-1	21,405	7		Safe
42	Sat May 09, 1987	Newcastle United	H	2-1	17,788	8	Foster (35'), Pearce (41' pen)	Safe

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	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

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sun Jul 20, 1986	Bromolla	Sweden	A	3-0	1,000	Berner (? OG), Pearce (?), Clough (?)
Tue Jul 22, 1986	KB Cobenhagen	Denmark	A	0-2	1,800
Fri Jul 25, 1986	Myresjoe IF	Sweden	A	6-1	1,566	Campbell (?, ?), Birtles (?), Webb (?, ?), Bowyer (?)
Sun Jul 27, 1986	Aarhus IF	Denmark	A	7-0	2,000	Clough (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Pearce (?)
Tue Jul 29, 1986	Aelmhults	Sweden	A	8-0	1,200	Webb (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Ringberg (?)
Sat Aug 02, 1986	Valleivogels	Netherlands	A	6-1	2,500	Clough (?, ?, ?), Palin (?, ?), Walsh (?)
Sun Aug 03, 1986	Stevo	Netherlands	A	4-2	2,000	Clough (?, ?), Metgod (?, ?)
Tue Aug 05, 1986	Meppeler Sport Club	Netherlands	A	12-0	1,500	Starbuck (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Rice (?, ?, ?), Smalley (?, ?), Carr (?), ? (? OG)
Wed Aug 06, 1986	Den Haag	Netherlands	A	2-1	5,000	Walsh (?), Webb (?)
Sat Aug 09, 1986	Utrecht	Netherlands	A	1-1	6,000	Clough (?)
Sun Aug 10, 1986	Top	Netherlands	A	4-1	-	Birtles (?, ?, ?), Starbuck (?)
Tue Aug 12, 1986	Willem II	Netherlands	A	1-2	-	Mills (?)
Wed Aug 13, 1986	Dordrecht	Netherlands	A	1-1	-	Clough (?)
Wed Aug 20, 1986	Torpedo Moscow	Russia	H	0-2	4,284

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	-

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Brian Clough
Sun Jul 20, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Bromolla			A	3-0	1,000	Berner (? OG), Pearce (?), Clough (?)
Tue Jul 22, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	KB Cobenhagen			A	0-2	1,800
Fri Jul 25, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Myresjoe IF			A	6-1	1,566	Campbell (?, ?), Birtles (?), Webb (?, ?), Bowyer (?)
Sun Jul 27, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Aarhus IF			A	7-0	2,000	Clough (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Pearce (?)
Tue Jul 29, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Aelmhults			A	8-0	1,200	Webb (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Ringberg (?)
Sat Aug 02, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Valleivogels			A	6-1	2,500	Clough (?, ?, ?), Palin (?, ?), Walsh (?)
Sun Aug 03, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Stevo			A	4-2	2,000	Clough (?, ?), Metgod (?, ?)
Tue Aug 05, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Meppeler Sport Club			A	12-0	1,500	Starbuck (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Rice (?, ?, ?), Smalley (?, ?), Carr (?), ? (? OG)
Wed Aug 06, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Den Haag			A	2-1	5,000	Walsh (?), Webb (?)
Fri Aug 08, 1986	Bass Charity Vase	Burton Albion	Final		A	0-1	-
Sat Aug 09, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Utrecht			A	1-1	6,000	Clough (?)
Sun Aug 10, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Top			A	4-1	-	Birtles (?, ?, ?), Starbuck (?)
Tue Aug 12, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Willem II			A	1-2	-	Mills (?)
Wed Aug 13, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Dordrecht			A	1-1	-	Clough (?)
Sun Aug 17, 1986	County Cup	Mansfield Town	Final		H	1-1	3,716	Clough (?)
Wed Aug 20, 1986	Pre-Season Friendly	Torpedo Moscow			H	0-2	4,284
Sat Aug 23, 1986	League Tier 1	Everton			A	0-2	35,198
Wed Aug 27, 1986	League Tier 1	Charlton Athletic			H	4-0	12,970	Webb (37', 72'), Birtles (53'), Clough (74')
Sat Aug 30, 1986	League Tier 1	Watford			H	1-1	14,723	Bowyer (27')
Tue Sep 02, 1986	League Tier 1	West Ham United			A	2-1	21,305	Webb (64'), Clough (66')
Sat Sep 06, 1986	League Tier 1	Southampton			A	3-1	14,604	Webb (11', 74'), Birtles (75')
Sat Sep 13, 1986	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			H	6-0	17,045	Carr (8'), Birtles (22', 64'), Clough (46'), Webb (54', 88')
Sat Sep 20, 1986	League Tier 1	Chelsea			A	6-2	20,171	Webb (5', 37', 71'), Birtles (30', 42', 78' pen)
Wed Sep 24, 1986	League Cup	Brighton and Hove Albion	2	1	A	0-0	13,266
Sat Sep 27, 1986	League Tier 1	Arsenal			H	1-0	25,271	Clough (2')
Sat Oct 04, 1986	League Tier 1	Manchester United			H	1-1	34,828	Birtles (51')
Wed Oct 08, 1986	League Cup	Brighton and Hove Albion	2	2	H	3-0	16,036	Carr (37', 61'), Pearce (77' pen)
Sat Oct 11, 1986	League Tier 1	Leicester City			A	1-3	18,402	Birtles (42')
Tue Oct 14, 1986	Friendly	Notts County			A	5-2	3,299	Birtles (?, ?, ?, ?), Mills (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1986	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers			H	1-0	17,199	Clough (47')
Sat Oct 25, 1986	League Tier 1	Oxford United			A	1-2	10,219	Pearce (70' pen)
Wed Oct 29, 1986	League Cup	Crystal Palace	3		A	2-2	12,020	Pearce (41' pen), Birtles (72')
Sat Nov 01, 1986	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			H	3-2	23,303	Webb (18'), Pearce (35' pen), Birtles (73')
Wed Nov 05, 1986	League Cup	Crystal Palace	3		H	1-0	13,029	Clough (77')
Sat Nov 08, 1986	League Tier 1	Coventry City			A	0-1	16,089
Sat Nov 15, 1986	League Tier 1	Luton Town			A	2-4	11,097	Bowyer (25'), Birtles (80')
Wed Nov 19, 1986	League Cup	Bradford City	4		A	5-0	16,009	Carr (30'), Metgod (35'), Clough (40'), Mills (72'), Fairclough (80')
Sat Nov 22, 1986	League Tier 1	Wimbledon			H	3-2	15,481	Clough (23' pen), Thorn (30' OG), Metgod (58')
Tue Nov 25, 1986	Friendly	Plymouth Argyle			A	1-6	6,303	Clough (?)
Sat Nov 29, 1986	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			A	3-2	30,042	Pearce (2' pen), Fairclough (68'), Webb (78')
Tue Dec 02, 1986	Testimonial	Doncaster Rovers			A	2-2	2,331	Osvold (?), Mills (?)
Sat Dec 06, 1986	League Tier 1	Manchester City			H	2-0	19,129	Birtles (47'), Carr (86')
Sat Dec 13, 1986	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			A	2-3	26,191	Starbuck (41'), Carr (87')
Sat Dec 20, 1986	League Tier 1	Southampton			H	0-0	15,394
Fri Dec 26, 1986	League Tier 1	Norwich City			A	1-2	22,131	Pearce (64')
Sun Dec 28, 1986	League Tier 1	Luton Town			H	2-2	20,273	Clough (63'), Bowyer (90+3')
Thu Jan 01, 1987	League Tier 1	Liverpool			H	1-1	32,854	Starbuck (53')
Sat Jan 03, 1987	League Tier 1	Aston Villa			A	0-0	19,159
Sun Jan 11, 1987	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	3		A	0-1	11,618
Wed Jan 21, 1987	League Cup	Arsenal	Quarter		A	0-2	38,617
Sun Jan 25, 1987	League Tier 1	Everton			H	1-0	17,009	Webb (24')
Sat Jan 31, 1987	League Tier 1	Charlton Athletic			A	1-0	5,050	Clough (66')
Sat Feb 07, 1987	League Tier 1	Watford			A	1-1	15,173	Birtles (51')
Sat Feb 14, 1987	League Tier 1	West Ham United			H	1-1	19,373	Birtles (42' pen)
Sat Feb 28, 1987	League Tier 1	Chelsea			H	0-1	18,317
Sat Mar 07, 1987	League Tier 1	Oxford United			H	2-0	12,298	Clough (14', 42')
Sat Mar 14, 1987	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers			A	1-3	18,352	Metgod (57')
Tue Mar 17, 1987	League Tier 1	Arsenal			A	0-0	18,352
Sun Mar 22, 1987	League Tier 1	Leicester City			H	2-1	18,679	Carr (11'), Clough (58')
Sat Mar 28, 1987	League Tier 1	Manchester United			A	0-2	39,182
Tue Mar 31, 1987	Friendly	VF Frolunda			A	2-1	1,000	Pearce (? pen), Clough (?)
Sat Apr 04, 1987	League Tier 1	Coventry City			H	0-0	13,507
Tue Apr 14, 1987	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday			A	3-2	18,597	Clough (8', 81'), Rice (90')	Safe
Sat Apr 18, 1987	League Tier 1	Liverpool			A	0-3	37,359		Safe
Mon Apr 20, 1987	League Tier 1	Norwich City			H	1-1	14,446	Clough (79')	Safe
Sat Apr 25, 1987	League Tier 1	Wimbledon			A	1-2	5,012	Pearce (17' pen)	Safe
Sat May 02, 1987	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur			H	2-0	19,837	Webb (53'), Metgod (66')	Safe
Mon May 04, 1987	League Tier 1	Manchester City			A	0-1	21,405		Safe
Sat May 09, 1987	League Tier 1	Newcastle United			H	2-1	17,788	Foster (35'), Pearce (41' pen)	Safe
Mon May 11, 1987	Friendly	Spartak Varna XI			A	1-1	40,000	Wilkinson (?)	Safe
Fri May 15, 1987	Testimonial	Derby County			H	1-1	8,744	Pearce (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sun Jan 11, 1987	Crystal Palace	3		A	0-1	11,618

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sun Aug 17, 1986	Mansfield Town	Final	H	1-1	3,716

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Dec 02, 1986	Doncaster Rovers	England	A	2-2	2,331
Fri May 15, 1987	Derby County	England	H	1-1	8,744

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
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
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)
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
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
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score