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1986–87 Everton F.C. season

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.

Everton
1986–87 season
ManagerHoward Kendall
GroundGoodison Park
First Division1st (Champions)
FA Cup6th round
League CupQuarter-final
Full Members' CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Trevor Steven (14)
All: Adrian Heath
Sheedy
Trevor Steven (16)
Highest home attendance53,323 vs. Liverpool (21 January 1987)
Lowest home attendance7,530 vs. Newcastle United (3 December 1986)

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 26 8 8 76 31 +45 86 Disqualified from the European Cup
2 Liverpool 42 23 8 11 72 42 +30 77 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 8 13 68 43 +25 71
4 Arsenal[a] 42 20 10 12 58 35 +23 70
5 Norwich City 42 17 17 8 53 51 +2 68
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Main article: 1986–87 Football League First Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 August 1986 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 35,198 Sheedy (2)
25 August 1986 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–2 33,007 Sharp, Langley
30 August 1986 Coventry City A 1–1 13,504 Marshall
2 September 1986 Oxford United H 3–1 26,018 Steven (pen), Harper, Langley
6 September 1986 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 30,173
13 September 1986 Wimbledon A 2–1 11,708 Sheedy, Sharp
21 September 1986 Manchester United H 3–1 25,843 Sharp, Sheedy, Heath
27 September 1986 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 28,007
4 October 1986 Arsenal H 0–1 30,007
11 October 1986 Charlton Athletic A 2–3 10,564 Sheedy (2)
18 October 1986 Southampton A 2–0 18,009 Steven (pen), Wilkinson
25 October 1986 Watford H 3–2 28,577 Mountfield (2), Steven (pen)
2 November 1986 West Ham United A 0–2 19,094
8 November 1986 Chelsea H 2–2 29,727 Steven (pen), Sheedy
15 November 1986 Leicester City A 2–0 13,450 Heath, Sheedy
23 November 1986 Liverpool H 0–0 48,247
29 November 1986 Manchester City A 3–1 27,097 Heath (2), Power
6 December 1986 Norwich City H 4–0 26,476 Power, Steven (pen), Pointon, Heath
13 December 1986 Luton Town A 0–1 11,151
20 December 1986 Wimbledon H 3–0 25,553 Steven, Sheedy, Heath
26 December 1986 Newcastle United A 4–0 47,024 Steven (2), Power, Heath
28 December 1986 Leicester City H 5–1 39,730 Heath (2), Wilkinson, O'Neil (o.g.), Sheedy
1 January 1987 Aston Villa H 3–0 40,203 Harper, Steven, Sheedy,
3 January 1987 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 19,287 Sharp
17 January 1987 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 33,011 Steven (pen), Watson
25 January 1987 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 17,009
7 February 1987 Coventry City H 3–1 30,402 Stevens, Steven, Heath
14 February 1987 Oxford United A 1–1 11,878 Wilkinson
28 February 1987 Manchester United A 0–0 47,421
8 March 1987 Watford A 1–2 14,014 Heath
14 March 1987 Southampton H 3–0 26,564 Wright (o.g.), Power, Watson
21 March 1987 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 27,291 Steven (pen), Stevens
28 March 1987 Arsenal A 1–0 36,218 Clarke
4 April 1987 Chelsea A 2–1 21,914 McLaughlin (o.g.), Harper
11 April 1987 West Ham United H 4–0 35,731 Clarke, Reid, Stevens, Watson
18 April 1987 Aston Villa A 1–0 31,218 Sheedy
20 April 1987 Newcastle United H 3–0 43,576 Clarke (3)
25 April 1987 Liverpool A 1–3 44,827 Sheedy
2 May 1987 Manchester City H 0–0 37,541
4 May 1987 Norwich City A 1–0 23,489 Van Den Hauwe
9 May 1987 Luton Town H 3–1 44,092 Steven (2 pens), Sharp
11 May 1987 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 28,287 Mountfield

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FA Cup

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Main article: 1986-87 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 10 January 1987 Southampton A 2–1 32,320 Sharp (2)
4 31 January 1987 Bradford City A 1–0 15,519 Snodin
5 22 February 1987 Wimbledon A 1–3 9,924 Wilkinson

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League Cup

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Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 24 September 1986 Newport County H 4–0 11,957 Wilkinson (2), Langley, Heath
2:2 7 October 1986 Newport County A 5–1 (agg 9–1) 7,172 Wilkinson (3), Sharp, Mullen (o.g.)
3 28 October 1986 Sheffield Wednesday A 4–0 24,638 Wilkinson (2), Heath, Mountfied
4 19 November 1986 Norwich City A 4–1 17,988 Sheedy, Sharp, Steven (pen), Heath
QF 21 January 1987 Liverpool H 0–1 53,323

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Full Members' Cup

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Main article: 1986-87 Full Members' Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
4 3 December 1986 Newcastle United H 5–2 7,530 Sharp (3 including 1 penalty), Heath, Sheedy
QF 3 March 1987 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 7,914 Steven, Wilkinson

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FA Charity Shield

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Main article: 1986 FA Charity Shield
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
16 August 1986 Liverpool N 1–1 88,231 Heath

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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Neil Adams
— MF   ENG Warren Aspinall
— MF   ENG Paul Bracewell
— FW   ENG Wayne Clarke
— DF   ENG Alan Harper
— FW   ENG Adrian Heath
— MF   ENG Kevin Langley
— FW   ENG Ian Marshall
— GK   ENG Bobby Mimms
— DF   ENG Derek Mountfield
— DF   ENG Neil Pointon
— DF   ENG Paul Power
— DF   WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
— MF   ENG Peter Reid
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   SCO Graeme Sharp
— MF   IRL Kevin Sheedy
— DF   ENG Ian Snodin
— GK   WAL Neville Southall
— MF   ENG Trevor Steven
— DF   ENG Gary Stevens
— DF   WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
— DF   ENG Dave Watson
— GK   ENG Bobby Mimms [2]
— GK   ENG Mike Stowell
— FW   ENG Paul Wilkinson [3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Everton's Record in 1986–87
  2. ^ "All Everton players: 1987".
  3. ^ "Everton players: League Division One 1987".
  4. ^ 1986–1987 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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