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1986/87 Season

1986/87 Season

1986/87 was Manchester City's 85th season of competitive football - its 65th in the top division of English football, its 65th (total) and its 2nd consecutive season in the (old) English First Division. The leading goalscorer this season was Imre Varadi who scored 11 goals from just 34 appearances. The player who made the most appearances for the club this season was Clive Wilson who played 49 times. The club had 14 different goalscorers and used 27 different players including 11 debutants. Debutants this season were David White, Ian Brightwell, Imre Varadi, John Gidman, Kevin Langley, Paul Lake, Paul Stewart, Peter Suckling, Robert Hopkins, Tony Grealish and Trevor Christie.

Season Stats
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0
27
Competitions
Competition Pld W D L GF GA Pts Outcome
English Division One (old) 42 8 15 19 36 57 39 21st
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3rd Round
Full Members Cup 3 2 0 1 6 4 0 Quarter-Finals
League Cup 3 1 1 1 3 4 0 3rd Round
League Table
Position Club Pld W D L GF GA 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 Queens 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
Matches 49
Date Competition Opposition Venue Result
23/08/1986 English Division One (old) Wimbledon Home 3-1
25/08/1986 English Division One (old) Liverpool Away 0-0
30/08/1986 English Division One (old) Tottenham Hotspur Away 0-1
03/09/1986 English Division One (old) Norwich City Home 2-2
06/09/1986 English Division One (old) Coventry City Home 0-1
13/09/1986 English Division One (old) Oxford United Away 0-0
20/09/1986 English Division One (old) Queens Park Rangers Home 0-0
23/09/1986 League Cup Southend United Away 0-0
27/09/1986 English Division One (old) Luton Town Away 0-1
04/10/1986 English Division One (old) Leicester City Home 1-2
08/10/1986 League Cup Southend United Home 2-1
11/10/1986 English Division One (old) Newcastle United Away 1-3
18/10/1986 English Division One (old) Chelsea Away 1-2
26/10/1986 English Division One (old) Manchester United Home 1-1
28/10/1986 League Cup Arsenal Away 1-3
01/11/1986 English Division One (old) Southampton Away 1-1
04/11/1986 Full Members Cup Wimbledon Home 3-1
08/11/1986 English Division One (old) Aston Villa Home 3-1
15/11/1986 English Division One (old) Charlton Athletic Home 2-1
22/11/1986 English Division One (old) Arsenal Away 0-3
26/11/1986 Full Members Cup Watford Home 1-0
29/11/1986 English Division One (old) Everton Home 1-3
06/12/1986 English Division One (old) Nottingham Forest Away 0-2
13/12/1986 English Division One (old) West Ham United Home 3-1
21/12/1986 English Division One (old) Coventry City Away 2-2
26/12/1986 English Division One (old) Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-0
28/12/1986 English Division One (old) Charlton Athletic Away 0-5
01/01/1987 English Division One (old) Watford Away 1-1
03/01/1987 English Division One (old) Oxford United Home 1-0
10/01/1987 FA Cup Manchester United Away 0-1
17/01/1987 English Division One (old) Liverpool Home 0-1
24/01/1987 English Division One (old) Wimbledon Away 0-0
31/01/1987 Full Members Cup Ipswich Town Home 2-3
14/02/1987 English Division One (old) Norwich City Away 1-1
21/02/1987 English Division One (old) Luton Town Home 1-1
28/02/1987 English Division One (old) Queens Park Rangers Away 0-1
07/03/1987 English Division One (old) Manchester United Away 0-2
14/03/1987 English Division One (old) Chelsea Home 1-2
21/03/1987 English Division One (old) Newcastle United Home 0-0
28/03/1987 English Division One (old) Leicester City Away 0-4
04/04/1987 English Division One (old) Aston Villa Away 0-0
11/04/1987 English Division One (old) Southampton Home 2-4
15/04/1987 English Division One (old) Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-1
18/04/1987 English Division One (old) Watford Home 1-2
20/04/1987 English Division One (old) Sheffield Wednesday Away 1-2
25/04/1987 English Division One (old) Arsenal Home 3-0
02/05/1987 English Division One (old) Everton Away 0-0
04/05/1987 English Division One (old) Nottingham Forest Home 1-0
09/05/1987 English Division One (old) West Ham United Away 0-2
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