Season History

1986-87 Season

Season Overview

Division: Today League Division Four
Final Position: 3 (Promoted)
Chairman: Vic Jobson
FA Cup: R2
League Cup: R2
Freight Rover Trophy: FR R2

Managers

Dave Webb — from 17 June 1986 to 2 March 1987

Paul Clark — from 3 March 1987 to 1 June 1987

Dick Bate — from 30 June 1987 to 1 September 1987

Promoted

Final League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Northampton Town	46	30	9	7	103	53	50	99	pr
2	Preston North End	46	26	12	8	72	47	25	90	pr
3	Southend United	46	25	5	16	68	55	13	80	pr
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	24	7	15	69	50	19	79	pl
5	Colchester United	46	21	7	18	64	56	8	70	pl
6	Aldershot	46	20	10	16	64	57	7	70	ppl
7	Orient	46	20	9	17	64	61	3	69
8	Scunthorpe United	46	18	12	16	73	57	16	66
9	Wrexham	46	15	20	11	70	51	19	65
10	Peterborough United	46	17	14	15	57	50	7	65
11	Cambridge United	46	17	11	18	60	62	-2	62
12	Swansea City	46	17	11	18	56	61	-5	62
13	Cardiff City	46	15	16	15	48	50	-2	61
14	Exeter City	46	11	23	12	53	49	4	56
15	Halifax Town	46	15	10	21	59	74	-15	55
16	Hereford United	46	14	11	21	60	61	-1	53
17	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	14	19	70	72	-2	53
18	Hartlepool United	46	11	18	17	44	65	-21	51
19	Stockport County	46	13	12	21	40	69	-29	51
20	Tranmere Rovers	46	11	17	18	54	72	-18	50
21	Rochdale	46	11	17	18	54	73	-19	50
22	Burnley	46	12	13	21	53	74	-21	49
23	Torquay United	46	10	18	18	56	72	-16	48
24	Lincoln City	46	12	12	22	45	65	-20	48	r

Matches

Date		Opponent		Score		Att.
30 July 1986	Away	Charlton Athletic	Friendly	2–4	L	0	→
1 August 1986	Away	Bowers United	Friendly	1–1	D	0	→
2 August 1986	Home	Crystal Palace	Friendly	1–0	W	0	→
4 August 1986	Away	Welling United	Friendly	2–1	W	0	→
7 August 1986	Away	Tilbury	Friendly	0–1	L	0	→
9 August 1986	Home	Norwich City	Friendly	1–0	W	0	→
12 August 1986	Away	Basildon Utd	Friendly	0–1	L	0	→
13 August 1986	Away	Harwich + Parkeston	Friendly	1–4	L	0	→
15 August 1986	Home	Arsenal	Friendly	0–1	L	0	→
23 August 1986	Away	Peterborough Utd	League	0–2	L	3548	→
26 August 1986	Home	Brentford	League Cup	1–0	W	1359	→
29 August 1986	Home	Hartlepool United	League	1–1	D	2227	→
2 September 1986	Away	Brentford	League Cup	3–2	W	2632	→
5 September 1986	Away	Halifax Town	League	1–0	W	1060	→
12 September 1986	Home	Swansea City	League	1–2	L	3444	→
16 September 1986	Home	Hereford United	League	2–0	W	1974	→
20 September 1986	Away	Lincoln City	League	3–1	W	1950	→
23 September 1986	Home	Manchester City	League Cup	0–0	D	9373	→
26 September 1986	Home	Rochdale	League	5–3	W	2141	→
1 October 1986	Away	Exeter City	League	0–0	D	2736	→
4 October 1986	Away	Orient	League	0–1	L	3634	→
8 October 1986	Away	Manchester City	League Cup	1–2	L	6182	→
10 October 1986	Home	Colchester United	League	1–1	D	4004	→
18 October 1986	Home	Crewe Alexandra	League	3–1	W	2329	→
24 October 1986	Away	Tranmere Rovers	League	3–1	W	1810	→
31 October 1986	Home	Torquay United	League	4–0	W	3094	→
4 November 1986	Home	Scunthorpe United	League	3–1	W	2789	→
8 November 1986	Away	Cardiff City	League	2–0	W	3025	→
15 November 1986	Home	Halesowen	FA Cup	4–1	W	4273	→
22 November 1986	Away	Preston North End	League	0–2	L	6033	→
28 November 1986	Home	Burnley	League	2–1	W	3299	→
5 December 1986	Home	Northampton Town	FA Cup	4–4	D	7412	→
10 December 1986	Away	Northampton Town	FA Cup	2–3	L	10603	→
13 December 1986	Home	Stockport County	League	0–0	D	2643	→
16 December 1986	Home	Cambridge United	Trophy	5–4	W	945	→
20 December 1986	Away	Wolverhampton W.	League	2–1	W	4129	→
26 December 1986	Home	Northampton Town	League	0–4	L	8387	→
28 December 1986	Away	Cambridge United	League	2–1	W	4735	→
1 January 1987	Away	Aldershot	League	1–0	W	3170	→
3 January 1987	Home	Preston North End	League	1–2	L	4479	→
6 January 1987	Away	Fulham	Trophy	2–1	W	1456	→
10 January 1987	Home	Peterborough Utd	League	2–2	D	2605	→
27 January 1987	Away	Bristol City	Trophy	0–1	L	4195	→
31 January 1987	Away	Swansea City	League	0–1	L	6968	→
3 February 1987	Home	Halifax Town	League	2–3	L	2047	→
7 February 1987	Away	Hereford United	League	1–0	W	2801	→
14 February 1987	Home	Lincoln City	League	1–0	W	2451	→
21 February 1987	Away	Rochdale	League	2–1	W	1262	→
27 February 1987	Home	Exeter City	League	2–1	W	3156	→
3 March 1987	Away	Torquay United	League	1–2	L	1257	→
6 March 1987	Home	Tranmere Rovers	League	3–0	W	3054	→
13 March 1987	Away	Crewe Alexandra	League	1–2	L	1570	→
17 March 1987	Home	Wrexham	League	0–3	L	2871	→
20 March 1987	Away	Colchester United	League	2–1	W	3357	→
27 March 1987	Home	Orient	League	2–1	W	4160	→
3 April 1987	Home	Cardiff City	League	2–0	W	3917	→
11 April 1987	Away	Scunthorpe United	League	0–3	L	1602	→
14 April 1987	Away	Hartlepool United	League	0–1	L	1323	→
18 April 1987	Home	Aldershot	League	2–0	W	3655	→
20 April 1987	Away	Northampton Town	League	1–2	L	7383	→
24 April 1987	Home	Wolverhampton W.	League	1–0	W	10369	→
30 April 1987	Away	Wrexham	League	0–4	L	935	→
2 May 1987	Away	Burnley	League	1–2	L	3970	→
5 May 1987	Home	Cambridge United	League	3–1	W	4370	→
8 May 1987	Away	Stockport County	League	2–0	W	2853	→
9 May 1987	Away	Hastings Town	Friendly	0–0	D	0	→
12 May 1987	Home	Norwich City	Friendly	1–1	D	0	→