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1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Liverpool Football Club's 95th season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the First Division. It was their second season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, and as defending double winners they finished this season only having (jointly) won the FA Charity Shield, coming close to silverware as league runners-up and losing finalists in the League Cup. They finished runners-up in the league nine points behind local rivals Everton, after an eventful title race which had seen them fight out with a resurgent Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as well as face surprise challenges during the season from unfancied sides including Norwich City, Luton Town and newly promoted Wimbledon.

Liverpool
1986–87 season
ChairmanEngland John W Smith
ManagerScotland Kenny Dalglish
First Division2nd
FA CupThird round
League CupRunners-up
Super CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldTitle shared
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Rush (30)
All:
Ian Rush (40)
Highest home attendance44,827 (v Everton, League, 25 Apr)
Lowest home attendance13,498 (v Fulham, League Cup, 23 Sept)
Average home league attendance36,284

At the end of the season, striker Ian Rush headed to Italy to sign for Juventus. His successor in the Liverpool attack, John Aldridge, had been signed during the season from Oxford United. After the season ended, Dalglish further enhanced Liverpool's forward positions with a move for Newcastle United striker Peter Beardsley and Watford winger John Barnes.

Squad edit

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos Player From Fee Date
DF   Barry Venison   Sunderland £200,000 31 July 1986
DF   Steve Staunton   Dundalk £20,000 2 September 1986
FW   Alan Irvine   Falkirk £75,000 October 1986
FW   John Aldridge   Oxford United £750,000 27 January 1987
MF   Nigel Spackman   Chelsea £400,000 24 February 1987

Out edit

Pos Player To Fee Date
MF   Sammy Lee   QPR £200,000 August 1986

League table edit

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.

Matches edit

First Division edit

Main article: 1986–87 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
23-Aug-86 Newcastle United A 2–0 Rush   5', 83' 33,306 Report Report
25-Aug-86 Manchester City H 0–0 39,989 Report Report
30-Aug-86 Arsenal H 2–1 Mølby   pen 19' Rush   57' 38,637 Report Report
03-Sep-86 Leicester City A 1–2 Dalglish   85' 16,344 Report Report
06-Sep-86 West Ham United A 5–2 Whelan   24' Johnston   51' Dalglish   66', 90' Rush   70' 29,807 Report Report
13-Sep-86 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 Mølby   pen 56' Rush   80' 37,413 Report Report
20-Sep-86 Southampton A 1–2 McMahon   62' 20,452 Report Report
27-Sep-86 Aston Villa H 3–3 Wark   pen 24', 43' McMahon   79' 38,298 Report Report
04-Oct-86 Wimbledon A 3–1 Mølby   50' Rush   56', 90' 15,978 Report Report
11-Oct-86 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 43,139 Report Report
18-Oct-86 Oxford United H 4–0 Rush   29', 89' Dalglish   33' Mølby   pen 53' 34,512 Report Report
25-Oct-86 Luton Town A 1–4 Mølby   pen 81' 13,140 Report Report
01-Nov-86 Norwich City H 6–2 Nicol   15' Walsh   30', 58', 75' Rush   48', 70' 36,915 Report Report
08-Nov-86 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 Rush   9' Nicol   15' Johnston   76' 24,045 Report Report
16-Nov-86 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Rush   58' 28,020 Report Report
23-Nov-86 Everton A 0–0 48,247 Report Report
29-Nov-86 Coventry City H 2–0 Mølby   pen 24' Wark   90' 31,614 Report Report
06-Dec-86 Watford A 0–2 23,954 Report Report
14-Dec-86 Chelsea H 3–0 Whelan   31' Rush   51' Nicol   78' 25,856 Report Report
20-Dec-86 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 16,564 Report Report
26-Dec-86 Manchester United H 0–1 40,663 Report Report
27-Dec-86 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Rush   64' 40,959 Report Report
01-Jan-87 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Rush   88' 32,854 Report Report
03-Jan-87 West Ham United H 1–0 McMahon   86' 41,286 Report Report
17-Jan-87 Manchester City A 1–0 Rush   72' 35,336 Report Report
24-Jan-87 Newcastle United H 2–0 Walsh   53' Rush   79' 38,054 Report Report
14-Feb-87 Leicester City H 4–3 Rush   29', 47', 86' Walsh   30' 34,259 Report Report
21-Feb-87 Aston Villa A 2–2 Johnston   1' Walsh   62' 32,093 Report Report
28-Feb-87 Southampton H 1–0 Aldridge   60' 33,133 Report Report
07-Mar-87 Luton Town H 2–0 Mølby   pen 17' Own goal   39' 32,433 Report Report
10-Mar-87 Arsenal A 1–0 Rush   20' 47,777 Report Report
14-Mar-87 Oxford United A 3–1 Wark   35', 63' Rush   53' 14,211 Report Report
18-Mar-87 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Rush   18', 71' 28,988 Report Report
22-Mar-87 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 32,763 Report Report
28-Mar-87 Wimbledon H 1–2 Dalglish   47' 36,409 Report Report
11-Apr-87 Norwich City A 1–2 Rush   36' 22,879 Report Report
18-Apr-87 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 Dalglish   34' Whelan   51' Ablett   68' 37,359 Report Report
20-Apr-87 Manchester United A 0–1 54,103 Report Report
25-Apr-87 Everton H 3–1 McMahon   9' Rush   45', 85' 44,827 Report Report
02-May-87 Coventry City A 0–1 26,709 Report Report
04-May-87 Watford H 1–0 Rush   82' 40,150 Report Report
09-May-87 Chelsea A 3–3 Rush   9' McMahon   77' Aldridge   84' 29,245 Report Report

FA Charity Shield edit

Main article: 1986 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool1–1Everton
Rush   88' Report Heath   80'
Attendance: 88,231
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Everton
1   Bruce Grobbelaar   57'
2   Barry Venison
3   Jim Beglin
4   Mark Lawrenson
5   Ronnie Whelan
6   Alan Hansen (c)
7   Steve McMahon
8   Craig Johnston
9   Ian Rush
10   Jan Mølby
11   Kevin MacDonald   65'
Substitutes:
17   Mike Hooper   57'
12   Kenny Dalglish   65'
Manager:
  Kenny Dalglish
1   Bobby Mimms
2   Alan Harper
3   Paul Power
4   Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
5   Ian Marshall
6   Kevin Langley
7   Trevor Steven
8   Adrian Heath
9   Graeme Sharp
10   Kevin Richardson
11   Kevin Sheedy   57'
Substitutes:
14   Neil Adams   57'   84'
12   Paul Wilkinson   84'
Manager:
  Howard Kendall

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
11-Jan-87 Luton Town A 0–0 11,085 Report Report
26-Jan-87 Luton Town H 0–0 34,822 Report Report
28-Jan-87 Luton Town A 0–3 14,687 Report Report

League Cup edit

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
23-Sep-86 Fulham H 10–0 Rush   8', 76' Wark   10', 63' Whelan   28' McMahon   44', 66', 71', 79' Nicol   83' 13,498 Report Report
07-Oct-86 Fulham A 3–2 McMahon   2' Own goal   6' Mølby   pen 43' 7,864 Report Report
29-Oct-86 Leicester City H 4–1 McMahon   5', 7', 60' Dalglish   30' 20,248 Report Report
19-Nov-86 Coventry City A 0–0 26,385 Report Report
26-Nov-86 Coventry City H 3–1 Mølby   pen 4', pen 39', pen 72' 19,179 Report Report
21-Jan-87 Everton A 1–0 Rush   83' 53,323 Report Report
11-Feb-87 Southampton A 0–0 22,818 Report Report
25-Feb-87 Southampton H 3–0 Whelan   67' Dalglish   75' Mølby   85' 38,481 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1987 Football League Cup Final
Arsenal2–1Liverpool
Nicholas   30', 83' Report
Report		 Rush   23'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 96,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
GK 1 John Lukic
RB 2 Viv Anderson
LB 3 Kenny Sansom (Captain)
CM 4 Steve Williams
CB 5 David O'Leary
CB 6 Tony Adams
RM 7 David Rocastle
CM 8 Paul Davis
CF 9 Niall Quinn  
CF 10 Charlie Nicholas
LM 11 Martin Hayes  
Substitutes:
MF 12 Perry Groves   Quinn'
MF 14 Michael Thomas   Hayes'
Manager:
George Graham
GK 1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 Gary Gillespie
LB 3 Barry Venison
CM 4 Nigel Spackman
LM 5 Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Alan Hansen (Captain)
CF 7 Paul Walsh   73'
RM 8 Craig Johnston
CF 9 Ian Rush
CM 10 Jan Molby
CM 11 Steve McMahon   87'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Kenny Dalglish   73'
MF 14 John Wark   87'
Player / Manager:
Kenny Dalglish

Super Cup edit

Main article: Super Cup (English football)

Final First Leg

Liverpool3–1Everton
Rush   6', 65'
McMahon   56'		 Report
Report		 Sheedy   40'
Attendance: 20,660
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Everton
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1   Mike Hooper
RB 2   Barry Venison
LB 3   Jim Beglin
CB 4   Mark Lawrenson
LM 5   Ronnie Whelan  
CB 6   Gary Gillespie
SS 7   Kenny Dalglish
RM 8   Steve Nicol
CF 9   Ian Rush
CM 10   Kevin MacDonald
CM 11   Steve McMahon
Substitute:
MF 12   John Wark
MF 14   Jan Mølby  
Player/Manager:
  Kenny Dalglish
EVERTON:
GK 1   Bobby Mimms
RB 2   Peter Billing
LB 3   Paul Power
CB 4   Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
CB 5   Ian Marshall
CM 6   Kevin Langley
RM 7   Neil Adams
ST 8   Paul Wilkinson
ST 9   Graeme Sharp
CM 10   Trevor Steven
LM 11   Kevin Sheedy  
Substitute:
MF   Warren Aspinall  
Manager:
  Howard Kendall

Second leg

Everton1–4Liverpool
Sharp   30' Report
Report		 Rush   10', 27', 84'
Nicol   62'
Attendance: 26,068
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Everton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
EVERTON:
GK 1   Bobby Mimms
RB 2   Peter Billing
LB 3   Paul Power
CB 4   Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
CB 5   Derek Mountfield
CM 6   Trevor Steven
RM 7   Neil Adams
CM 8   Adrian Heath
ST 9   Graeme Sharp
ST 10   Paul Wilkinson
LM 11   Kevin Sheedy  
Substitute:
MF   Warren Aspinall    
DF   Neil Pointon  
Manager:
  Howard Kendall
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1   Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2   Gary Gillespie
LB 3   Jim Beglin
CB 4   Mark Lawrenson
LM 5   Ronnie Whelan
CB 6   Alan Hansen (c)
SS 7   John Wark
RM 8   Steve Nicol  
CF 9   Ian Rush
CM 10   Jan Mølby
CM 11   Steve McMahon
Substitute:
FW 12   Paul Walsh
DF 14   Barry Venison  
Player/Manager:
  Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool won 7–2 on aggregate

Dubai Super Cup edit

Main article: Dubai Super Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
9-Dec-86 Celtic N 1–1 (Liverpool win 4–2 on pens) Hansen   89' 15,000 Report

References edit

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