1986–87 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1986–87 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Bournemouth
1986–87 season
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumDean Court
Third DivisionChampions
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bournemouth 46 29 10 7 76 40 +36 97 Division Champions, promoted
2 Middlesbrough 46 28 10 8 67 30 +37 94 Promoted
3 Swindon Town 46 25 12 9 77 47 +30 87 Promoted through play-offs[a]
4 Wigan Athletic 46 25 10 11 83 60 +23 85 Participated in play-offs
5 Gillingham 46 23 9 14 65 48 +17 78
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ Swindon Town were winners of the play-offs and were thus promoted.

Results edit

Bournemouth's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
23 August 1986 Brentford A 1–1 3,856
30 August 1986 Newport County H 2–1 2,799
6 September 1986 Notts County A 1–1 3,619
13 September 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 3,031
16 September 1986 Chester City H 2–0 3,027
20 September 1986 Mansfield Town A 1–1 2,841
27 September 1986 Bristol City H 2–0 5,975
30 September 1986 York City A 0–2 3,769
4 October 1986 Darlington A 3–0 2,006
18 October 1986 Bury A 1–0 2,453
21 October 1986 Doncaster Rovers H 3–2 4,195
25 October 1986 Wigan Athletic H 3–1 4,911
1 November 1986 Middlesbrough A 0–4 10,702
4 November 1986 Walsall A 0–2 5,056
8 November 1986 Carlisle United H 2–1 4,284
22 November 1986 Chesterfield H 2–0 4,312
2 December 1986 Gillingham H 0–2 7,756
13 December 1986 Rotherham United A 2–4 2,092
26 December 1986 Bristol Rovers A 3–0 3,573
27 December 1986 Fulham H 3–2 6,670
1 January 1987 Swindon Town H 1–0 10,537
3 January 1987 Chesterfield A 1–1 3,029
10 January 1987 Brentford H 1–1 4,682
24 January 1987 Notts County H 3–0 6,022
31 January 1987 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 4,219
3 February 1987 Blackpool H 1–1 6,242
7 February 1987 Chester City A 2–2 2,838
14 February 1987 Mansfield Town H 4–1 5,261
21 February 1987 Bristol City A 0–2 14,539
24 February 1987 Newport County A 1–0 2,143
28 February 1987 York City H 3–0 5,804
3 March 1987 Middlesbrough H 3–1 13,835
14 March 1987 Bury H 1–0 6,806
17 March 1987 Doncaster Rovers A 3–0 1,777
21 March 1987 Gillingham A 1–2 7,304
28 March 1987 Darlington H 1–0 6,370
31 March 1987 Port Vale A 2–1 3,228
4 April 1987 Carlisle United A 0–0 2,005
11 April 1987 Walsall H 1–0 8,626
14 April 1987 Wigan Athletic A 2–0 4,672
18 April 1987 Swindon Town A 1–1 14,302
20 April 1987 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 10,034
5 April 1987 Blackpool A 3–1 2,866
2 May 1987 Port Vale H 0–0 9,559
4 May 1987 Fulham A 3–1 9,239
9 May 1987 Rotherham United H 2–0 11,310

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 15 November 1986 Fareham Town H 7–2
R2 6 December 1986 Leyton Orient A 0–1

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Notes
R1 1st Leg 26 August 1986 Bristol City H 0–1
R1 2nd Leg 2 September 1986 Bristol City A 1–1 Bristol City won 2–1 on aggregate

Football League Trophy edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Notes
PR 16 December 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–4 1,923
PR 6 January 1987 Cardiff City H 1–0 1,482
1R 28 January 1987 Swindon Town A 2–2 4,524 Swindon won 4–2 on penalties

Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   IRL Gerry Peyton
DF   ENG Roger Brown
DF   ENG John Williams
DF   ENG Mark Newson
DF   ENG Mark Whitlock
DF   ENG Billy Clark
DF   WAL Tony Pulis
DF   ENG David Coleman
DF   ENG Paul Morrell
DF   ENG Tom Heffernan
MF   IRL Gary Howlett
MF   IRL Tommy Keane
MF   ENG Morgan Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL Mark O'Connor
MF   ENG Adrian Randall
MF   ENG Robbie Savage
MF   ENG Keith Williams
MF   IRL Sean O'Driscoll
MF   ENG Richard Cooke
FW   ENG Trevor Aylott
FW   ENG David Puckett
FW   JAM Carl Richards
MF   ENG Shaun Brooks
MF   ENG David Armstrong
FW   ENG Tony Sealy

References edit

  1. ^ "League Division Three end of season table for 1986–87 season". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1987". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1987".