1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1986–87 season
Chairman	Irving Scholar
Manager	David Pleat
Stadium	White Hart Lane
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Clive Allen (33); All: Clive Allen (49)
	← 1985-86 1987-88 →

During the 1986–87 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Tottenham enjoyed a stellar season under David Pleat. Under his management, the club finished third in the First Division, were losing finalists in the FA Cup and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. Striker Clive Allen arguably played the most important role in Tottenham's success, scoring 33 goals in the league and 49 in all competitions as Tottenham played their best football in years. For his achievements, Allen won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards.

Kit

Tottenham's kits were manufactured by Hummel and sponsored by Holsten. The club retained the previous season's home shirts and white shorts, but also introduced matching navy shorts to use when necessary. They also kept the all-blue diagonal-striped away kit,^[1] and introduced, for the first time, a third kit, identical to the away kit but rendered in a darker shade of blue.^[2]

Squad

Squad at end of season^[3]^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Ray Clemence
—	GK	ENG	Tony Parks
—	DF	ENG	Gary Mabbutt
—	DF	ENG	Paul Miller
—	DF	ENG	John Polston
—	DF	ENG	Neil Ruddock
—	DF	ENG	Gary Stevens
—	DF	ENG	Mark Stimson
—	DF	ENG	Danny Thomas
—	DF	ENG	Mitchell Thomas
—	DF	WAL	Mark Bowen
—	DF	SCO	Richard Gough
—	DF	IRL	Chris Hughton^[5]
—	DF	IRL	Tim O'Shea^[6]
—	MF	ENG	Paul Allen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Glenn Hoddle
—	MF	ENG	Steve Hodge
—	MF	ENG	David Howells
—	MF	ENG	John Moncur
—	MF	ENG	Vinny Samways
—	MF	ENG	Chris Waddle
—	MF	IRL	Tony Galvin
—	MF	ARG	Ossie Ardiles
—	MF	NGA	John Chiedozie
—	FW	ENG	Clive Allen
—	FW	ENG	Shaun Close
—	FW	ENG	Paul Moran
—	FW	NIR	Phil Gray
—	FW	BEL	Nico Claesen

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Danny Maddix (on loan to Southend United)
—	DF	ENG	Graham Roberts (to Rangers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Mark Falco (to Watford)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Danny Maddix (to Queens Park Rangers)

Transfers

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
October 1986	GK		Tony Parks	Oxford United	November 1986	^[7]

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
July 1986	DF	Mitchell Thomas	Luton Town	£275,000	^[8]
August 1986	DF	Richard Gough	Dundee United	£700,000	^[9]
October 1986	FW	Nico Claesen	Standard de Liège	£600,000	^[10]
2December 1986	MF	Steve Hodge	Aston Villa	£650,000	^[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
June 1986	MF	Ian Crook	Norwich City	£80,000	^[12]
July 1986	MF	Ally Dick	Ajax	Free	^[13]
October 1986	FW	Mark Falco	Watford	£300,000	^[14]
December 1986	DF	Graham Roberts	Rangers	£450,000	^[15]
February 1987	DF	Paul Miller	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[16]

Results

First Division

Home teams listed first

23 August : Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
25 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United
30 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City
2 September : Southampton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
6 September : Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
13 September : Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Chelsea
20 September : Leicester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
27 September : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton
4 October : Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Luton Town
11 October : Liverpool 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
18 October : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
25 October : Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
1 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Wimbledon
8 November : Norwich City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
15 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Coventry City
22 November : Oxford United 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
29 November : Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Nottingham Forest
7 December : Manchester United 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
13 December : Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Watford
20 December : Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
26 December : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 West Ham United
27 December : Coventry City 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur
1 January : Charlton Athletic 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
4 January : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Arsenal
24 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
14 February : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Southampton
25 February : Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Leicester City
7 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
22 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool
25 March : Newcastle United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
28 March : Luton Town 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
4 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Norwich City
7 April : Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
15 April : Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
18 April : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Charlton Athletic
20 April : West Ham United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
22 April : Wimbledon 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
25 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Oxford United
2 May : Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
4 May : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Manchester United
9 May : Watford 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
11 May : Everton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup

Home teams listed first

10 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scunthorpe United
31 January : Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace
21 February : Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United
15 March : Wimbledon 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
11 April : Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford (@ Villa Park)
16 May : Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup

Home teams listed first

23 September: Barnsley 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur
8 October: Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 Barnsley
29 October: Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Birmingham City
18 November: Cambridge United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
27 January: West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
2 February: Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 West Ham United
8 February: Arsenal 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
1 March: Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal (a.e.t).
4 March: Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]

Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Clive Allen	38+1	33	6	4	8+1	12	52+2	49
MF	Paul Allen	34+3	3	6	1	8+1	0	48+4	4
MF	Ossie Ardiles	15+9	0	4	0	7	0	26+9	0
DF	Mark Bowen	1+1	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	1
MF	John Chiedozie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Nico Claesen	18+8	8	1+5	2	5	1	24+13	11
GK	Ray Clemence	40	0	6	0	9	0	55	0
FW	Shaun Close	1+1	0	0	0	2	2	3+1	2
FW	Mark Falco	6+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	6+2	0
MF	Tony Galvin	20+4	1	1	0	2+3	1	23+7	2
DF	Richard Gough	40	2	6	0	9	0	55	2
FW	Phil Gray	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Glenn Hoddle	35+1	3	6	1	8	4	49+1	8
MF	Steve Hodge	19	4	6	2	0	0	25	6
MF	David Howells	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Chris Hughton	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
DF	Gary Mabbutt	37	1	6	3	8	0	51	4
DF	Paul Miller	2	0	0	0	2+1	0	4+1	0
MF	John Moncur	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Paul Moran	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Tim O'Shea	11	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
GK	Tony Parks	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF	John Polston	6	0	0	0	0+1	0	6+1	0
DF	Graham Roberts	17	1	0	0	4	2	21	3
DF	Neil Ruddock	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	4+1	0
MF	Vinny Samways	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
DF	Gary Stevens	20	0	1+4	0	2+1	0	23+5	0
DF	Mark Stimson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Danny Thomas	17	0	3	0	8	0	28	0
DF	Mitchell Thomas	35+4	4	6	0	8+1	0	49+5	4
MF	Chris Waddle	39	6	6	2	9	3	54	11

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[^[17]]]

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [2]

Rnk	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	Clive Allen	33	4	12	49
2	MF	Nico Claesen	8	2	1	11
2	MF	Chris Waddle	6	2	3	11
4	MF	Glenn Hoddle	3	1	4	8
5	MF	Steve Hodge	4	2	0	6
6	MF	Paul Allen	3	1	0	4
	DF	Gary Mabbutt	1	3	0	4
	DF	Mitchell Thomas	4	0	0	4
9	DF	Graham Roberts	1	0	2	3
10	FW	Shaun Close	0	0	2	2
	MF	Tony Galvin	1	0	1	2
	DF	Richard Gough	2	0	0	2
13	DF	Mark Bowen	1	0	0	1
TOTALS			67	15	25	107

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [3]

Rnk	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	Ray Clemence	18	3	3	24
2	Tony Parks	1	0	0	1
TOTALS		19	3	3	25

References

^ "Tottenham Hotspur Away Kits - Historical Football Kits".
^ "My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies".
^ "Tottenham Hotspur - Squad 1986/1987".
^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987".
^ Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in 1979.
^ O'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
^ "Tony Parks". 11v11. 2 April 2024.
^ "Spurs vs Luton | Boot in both camps | Mitchell Thomas". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Catching up with... Richard Gough". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Greenwood, Mark (23 December 2009). "Whatever happened to former Tottenham striker Nico Claesen?". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Sport, Telegraph (22 December 2016). "30 years ago today in sport: Tottenham near on £650k deal for Steve Hodge". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Premier League icons: Ian Crook". Norwich City. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "The Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Mark Falco". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Roberts, Graham - The Rangers Archives". Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ Youlton, Clive (6 October 2017). "Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion". Kent Live. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

[1] "Tottenham Hotspur Away Kits - Historical Football Kits".

[2] "My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies".

[3] "Tottenham Hotspur - Squad 1986/1987".

[4] "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987".

[5] Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in 1979.

[6] O'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.

[7] "Tony Parks". 11v11. 2 April 2024.

[8] "Spurs vs Luton | Boot in both camps | Mitchell Thomas". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[9] "Catching up with... Richard Gough". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[10] Greenwood, Mark (23 December 2009). "Whatever happened to former Tottenham striker Nico Claesen?". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[11] Sport, Telegraph (22 December 2016). "30 years ago today in sport: Tottenham near on £650k deal for Steve Hodge". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[12] "Premier League icons: Ian Crook". Norwich City. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[13] "The Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[14] "Mark Falco". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[15] "Roberts, Graham - The Rangers Archives". Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[16] Youlton, Clive (6 October 2017). "Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion". Kent Live. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[17] "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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