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)
- Competitive Games:
- 49
- Competitive Goals:
- 75
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 65 out of 126 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 51.6%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
Bass Charity Vase
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,828
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 12,970
- Average League Attendance:
- 19,327
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 17
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 3
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | 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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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sun Jan 11, 1987 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 0-1 | Loss | - |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 24, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | A | 0-0 | Draw | - | |||
Wed Oct 08, 1986 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 2 | 2 | H | 3-0 | Win | - | Carr (?, ?), Pearce (?) | ||
Wed Oct 29, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 2-2 | Draw | - | Pearce (?), Birtles (?) | |||
Wed Nov 05, 1986 | Crystal Palace | 3 | H | 1-0 | Win | - | Clough (?) | |||
Wed Nov 19, 1986 | Bradford City | 4 | A | 5-0 | Win | - | Metgod (?), Carr (?), Clough (?), Mills (?), Fairclough (?) | |||
Wed Jan 21, 1987 | Arsenal | Quarter | A | 0-2 | Loss | 38,617 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jul 05, 1986 | Mansfield Town | Semi | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Birtles (?) |
Tue Jul 08, 1986 | Notts County | Final | H | 2-1 | Win | - | Carr (?), Rice (?) |
Sun Aug 17, 1986 | Mansfield Town | Final | H | 1-1 | Draw | - | Clough (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sun Jul 20, 1986 | Brombella IF | Sweden | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Berner (? OG), Pearce (?), Clough (?) |
Tue Jul 22, 1986 | KB Cobenhagen | Denmark | A | 0-2 | Loss | - | |
Fri Jul 25, 1986 | Myresjoe IF | Sweden | A | 6-1 | Win | - | Campbell (?, ?), Birtles (?), Webb (?, ?), Bowyer (?) |
Sun Jul 27, 1986 | Aarhus IF | Denmark | A | 7-1 | Win | - | Clough (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Pearce (?) |
Tue Jul 29, 1986 | Aelmhults | Sweden | A | 8-0 | Win | - | Webb (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Walsh (?), Ringberg (?) |
Sat Aug 02, 1986 | Valleivogels | Netherlands | A | 6-1 | Win | - | Clough (?, ?, ?), Palin (?, ?), Walsh (?) |
Sun Aug 03, 1986 | Stevo | Netherlands | A | 4-2 | Win | - | Clough (?, ?), Metgod (?, ?) |
Tue Aug 05, 1986 | Meppeler Sport Club | Netherlands | A | 12-1 | Win | - | Starbuck (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Rice (?, ?, ?), Smalley (?, ?), Carr (?), ? (? OG) |
Wed Aug 06, 1986 | Den Haag | Netherlands | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Walsh (?), Webb (?) |
Sat Aug 09, 1986 | Utrecht | Netherlands | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Clough (?) |
Sun Aug 10, 1986 | Top | Netherlands | A | 4-1 | Win | - | Birtles (?, ?, ?), Starbuck (?) |
Tue Aug 12, 1986 | Willem II | Netherlands | A | 1-2 | Loss | - | Mills (?) |
Wed Aug 13, 1986 | Dordrecht | Netherlands | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Clough (?) |
Wed Aug 20, 1986 | Torpedo Moscow | Russia | H | 0-2 | Loss | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Oct 14, 1986 | Notts County | England | A | 5-2 | Win | - | Birtles (?, ?, ?, ?), Mills (?) |
Tue Nov 25, 1986 | Plymouth Argyle | England | A | 1-6 | Loss | - | Clough (?) |
Tue Mar 31, 1987 | VF Frolunda | Sweden | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Pearce (? pen), Clough (?) |
Mon May 11, 1987 | Spartak Varna XI | Bulgaria | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Wilkinson (?) |
Fri May 15, 1987 | Derby County | England | H | 1-1 | Draw | - | Pearce (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Dec 02, 1986 | Doncaster Rovers | England | A | 2-2 | Draw | - | Osvold (?), Mills (?) |
Bass Charity Vase
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fri Aug 08, 1986 | Burton Albion | Final | A | 0-1 | Loss | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) | Out (13) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Calvin Plummer | Bought | Calvin Plummer | Loan Out | Gary Andrews | Bought | Colin Walsh | Sold | Paul Wilkinson | Bought | David Riley | Sold | £20,000 | Mar 17, 1987 | Colin Foster | Bought | £50,000 | Gary Andrews | Sold | Apr 25, 1987 | Kjetil Osvold | Bought | £88,000 | Johnny Metgod | Sold | 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 | May 09, 1987 | Chris Fairclough | Sold | May 09, 1987 | Gary Mills | Sold | Jun 01, 1987 | Garry Birtles | Sold | Jun 01, 1987 | Ian Bowyer | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Hans Segers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
GK | Steve Sutton | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
D | Brett Williams | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Colin Foster | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
D | Des Walker | 48 | 20 | 13 | 15 | Player Of The Year | |||||||
D | Gary Fleming | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||
D | Ian Butterworth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Mark Smalley | ||||||||||||
D | Stuart Pearce | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | |||||||
M | Chris Fairclough | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
M | Gary Andrews | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Steven Murray (1983-86) | ||||||||||||
F | Brian Rice | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Calvin Plummer | ||||||||||||
F | Colin Walsh | ||||||||||||
F | David Campbell | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
F | David Riley | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Franz Carr | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
F | Garry Birtles | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
F | Gary Mills | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
F | Ian Bowyer | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
F | Johnny Metgod | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
F | Kjetil Osvold | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Lee Glover | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Neil Webb | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
F | Nigel Clough | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
F | Paul Wilkinson | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
F | Phil Starbuck | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
F | Terry Wilson | ||||||||||||
Graeme Forbes | |||||||||||||
Leigh Palin | |||||||||||||
T Ringberg |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
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16 | Nigel Clough | 49 |
15 | Garry Birtles | 33 |
14 | Neil Webb | 39 |
8 | 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 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1986-87
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Charlton Athletic | Wed Aug 27, 1986 | H | 4-0 | Sat Jan 31, 1987 | A | 1-0 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Sat Nov 01, 1986 | H | 3-2 | Tue Apr 14, 1987 | A | 3-2 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 29, 1986 | A | 3-2 | Sat May 02, 1987 | H | 2-0 |