1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1986–87 season
Chairman Terry Shipman
Manager Northern Ireland Bryan Hamilton
First Division 20th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Alan Smith (17)
All: Smith (20)
Average home league attendance 11,697

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

Season summary

In 1986–87 season, former Wigan Athletic boss Bryan Hamilton replaced Gordon Milne as team manager of the Foxes but it proved to be another season of struggle and in March, Alan Smith was sold to Arsenal for £800,000 even though he was loaned back to Leicester until the end of the season and Steve Lynex was sold to West Brom leaving Leicester’s strike force a bit weakened. Leicester brought in youngsters and loan-spell trialists but they did little to prevent the Foxes from relegation to the Second Division after 4 years in the top flight.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Everton 42 26 8 8 76 31  +45 86
2. Liverpool 42 23 8 11 72 42  +30 77
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
6. Wimbledon 42 19 9 14 57 50  +7 66
7. Luton Town 42 18 12 12 47 45  +2 66
8. Nottingham Forest 42 18 11 13 64 51  +13 65
9. Watford 42 18 9 15 67 54  +13 63
10. Coventry City 42 17 12 13 50 45  +5 63
11. Manchester United 42 14 14 14 52 45  +7 56
12. Southampton 42 14 10 18 69 68  +1 52
13. Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 13 16 58 59  -1 52
14. Chelsea 42 13 13 16 53 64  -11 52
15. West Ham United 42 14 10 18 52 67  -15 52
16. Queen's Park Rangers 42 13 11 18 48 64  -16 50
17. Newcastle United 42 12 11 19 47 65  -18 47
18. Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69  -25 46
19. Charlton Athletic 42 11 11 20 45 55  -10 44
20. Leicester City 42 11 9 22 54 76  -22 42
21. Manchester City 42 8 15 19 36 57  -21 39
22. Aston Villa 42 8 12 22 45 79  -34 36
Key
Champions
Qualified for the promotion/relegation playoffs
Relegated to Division Two

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
23 August 1986Luton TownH1–19,801Smith
30 August 1986WimbledonA0–15,987
3 September 1986LiverpoolH2–116,344McAllister, Osman
6 September 1986Manchester UnitedH1–116,785Kelly
13 September 1986Sheffield WednesdayA2–221,603McAllister, Moran
17 September 1986Norwich CityA1–214,814Smith
20 September 1986Tottenham HotspurH1–213,141Morgan
27 September 1986Queens Park RangersA1–010,021Smith
4 October 1986Manchester CityA2–118,033Sealy, Smith
11 October 1986Nottingham ForestH2–118,402Smith, McAllister (2, 1 pen)
18 October 1986Charlton AthleticA0–25,770
25 October 1986SouthamptonH2–39,186Osman, McAllister
1 November 1986Aston VillaA0–214,529
8 November 1986Newcastle UnitedH1–19,836Smith
15 November 1986EvertonH0–213,450
22 November 1986WatfordA1–513,605Smith
29 November 1986ChelseaH2–210,047McAllister (pen), O'Neill
6 December 1986Coventry CityA0–112,320
14 December 1986Oxford UnitedH2–08,480Smith, Wilson
20 December 1986Manchester UnitedA0–234,180
26 December 1986ArsenalH1–119,205Moran
28 December 1986EvertonA1–539,730Moran
1 January 1987West Ham UnitedA1–416,625Moran
3 January 1987Sheffield WednesdayH6–110,851Ramsey, Smith (2), Moran (3)
24 January 1987Luton TownA0–19,102
7 February 1987WimbledonH3–18,369Smith, Ramsey (2)
14 February 1987LiverpoolA3–434,259Smith (2), Johnston (own goal)
21 February 1987Norwich CityH0–28,742
25 February 1987Tottenham HotspurA0–516,038
7 March 1987SouthamptonA0–411,611
14 March 1987Charlton AthleticH1–08,159Smith
22 March 1987Nottingham ForestA1–218,679Mauchlen
25 March 1987Queens Park RangersH4–17,384McAllister (2, 1 pen), Ramsey, McDonald (own goal)
28 March 1987Manchester CityH4–010,743Morgan, Smith, McAllister, Ramsey
4 April 1987Newcastle UnitedA0–223,360
11 April 1987Aston VillaH1–111,933Moran
18 April 1987West Ham UnitedH2–010,434Smith, O'Neill
20 April 1987ArsenalA1–418,767Osman
25 April 1987WatfordH1–29,448Moran
2 May 1987ChelseaA1–311,975Smith
4 May 1987Coventry CityH1–114,903Ramsey
9 May 1987Oxford UnitedA0–010,183

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R310 January 1987Queens Park RangersA2–59,684Smith, McAllister (pen)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg23 September 1986Swansea CityA2–09,590McAllister, Smith
R2 Second Leg8 October 1986Swansea CityH4–25,884Morgan, Smith, Moran (2)
R329 October 1986LiverpoolA1–420,248Moran

Squad

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

No. Position Player
- England GK Ian Andrews
- Northern Ireland MF Paul Ramsey
- England DF Mark Venus
- England DF Russell Osman
- England DF Steve Walsh
- Scotland MF Gary McAllister
- England FW Alan Smith (on loan from Arsenal from March)
- Scotland MF Ian Wilson
- England FW Tony Sealy
- England DF Simon Morgan
- England FW Steve Moran
- England DF Andy Feeley
No. Position Player
- Scotland MF Ali Mauchlen
- England MF Paul Bunce
- Northern Ireland DF John O'Neill
- England FW Robert Alleyne
- England DF Phil Horner
- England MF Jean-Michel d'Avray (on loan from Ipswich Town)
- England MF Paul Reid
- England FW Steve Wilkinson
- England MF Kevin Jobling
- Scotland MF John Buckley (on loan from Leeds United)
- Republic of Ireland MF Martin Russell

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
- England MF Ian Banks (Released)
- England FW Mark Bright (to Crystal Palace)
No. Position Player
- England MF Rob Kelly (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- England MF Steve Lynex (to West Bromwich Albion)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1986-1987
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