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The 1986–87 season was the 88th completed season of The Football League. Play-offs to determine promotion places were introduced in 1987 so that more clubs remained eligible for promotion closer to the end of the season, and at the same time to aid in the reduction over two years of the number of clubs in the First Division from 22 to 20.
26 November 1986 – Jan Molby scores a hat-trick of penalties in Liverpool's 3–1 League Cup quarter-final win over Coventry City at Anfield. [36] 29 November 1986 – Vinnie Jones scores his first goal for Wimbledon in a 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Plough Lane. Arsenal remain top with a 4–0 away win over Aston Villa.
During the 1986–87 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.They finished 1st in the table with 86 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Wimbledon, and to the quarter finals of the League Cup, losing to Liverpool.
Pages in category "1986–87 in English football leagues" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Coventry City won the FA Cup, defeating Tottenham Hotspur, who had spent much of the season competing for a unique domestic treble of the league and the League and FA Cups, 3–2 in a final considered by many [who?] to be one of the greatest FA Cup finals of all time. The FA Cup triumph was Coventry's first (and, as of 2024, only) major trophy.
The Football League play-offs for the 1986–87 season were held in May 1987, with the two-legged finals taking place at the finalists home stadiums. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the Football League Second Division and Football League Third Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th placed teams in the ...
1–2 8 11 October Darlington: H: 1–0 9 14 October Doncaster Rovers: A: 0–2 10 18 October Gillingham: A: 0–1 11 21 October Bury: H: 2–1 12 25 October Bristol Rovers: H: 2–0 13 28 October Newport County: A: 1–1 14 1 November Wigan Athletic: A: 0–2 15 4 November Port Vale: H: 2–0 16 8 November Bournemouth: A: 1–2 17 22 November ...
North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were both in the league title race this season and the League Cup semi-final paired them together, where the scores were equal over two legs before Arsenal won the replay. Liverpool, four-time winners earlier in the decade, were held to a 0–0 draw at Southampton in the first leg of the other ...