1986–87 Everton F.C. season

1986–87 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1986–87 football season

Everton
1986–87 season
Manager	Howard Kendall
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	1st (Champions)
FA Cup	6th round
League Cup	Quarter-final
Full Members' Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Steven (14) All: Adrian Heath Sheedy Trevor Steven (16)
Highest home attendance	53,323 vs. Liverpool (21 January 1987)
Lowest home attendance	7,530 vs. Newcastle United (3 December 1986)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	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	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:

Arsenal would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

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

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

Full Members' Cup

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

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1986 FA Charity Shield


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
16 August 1986	Liverpool	N	1–1	88,231	Heath

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	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
—	GK	ENG	Mike Stowell
—	FW	ENG	Paul Wilkinson

References

v t e Everton Football Club
The club	History Players Managers Seasons Reserves and Academy Records and statistics Player of the Season International players In Europe
Home stadium	Anfield (1884–1892) Goodison Park (1892–2025) Everton Stadium (2025 proposed)
Training ground	Bellefield (1946–2007) Finch Farm (2007–present)
Miscellaneous	David France Collection Supporters St Luke's Church EvertonTV Former Players' Foundation Kirkby Project Prince Rupert's Tower Founding Fathers of Merseyside Football "Johnny Todd" Spirit of the Blues Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame
Rivalries	Merseyside derby
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1986–87 in English football

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National teams

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, One) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Everton Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion
Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Mansfield Town Middlesbrough Newport County Port Vale Notts County Rotherham United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Northampton Town Orient Peterborough United Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham

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