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1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1986–87 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman
ManagerBryan Hamilton
First Division20th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Smith (17)
All: Smith (20)
Average home league attendance11,697

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

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Oxford United 42 11 13 18 44 69 −25 46
19 Charlton Athletic (O) 42 11 11 20 45 55 −10 44 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
20 Leicester City (R) 42 11 9 22 54 76 −22 42 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Manchester City (R) 42 8 15 19 36 57 −21 39
22 Aston Villa (R) 42 8 12 22 45 79 −34 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 August 1986 Luton Town H 1–1 9,801 Smith
30 August 1986 Wimbledon A 0–1 5,987
3 September 1986 Liverpool H 2–1 16,344 McAllister, Osman
6 September 1986 Manchester United H 1–1 16,785 Kelly
13 September 1986 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–2 21,603 McAllister, Moran
17 September 1986 Norwich City A 1–2 14,814 Smith
20 September 1986 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 13,141 Morgan
27 September 1986 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 10,021 Smith
4 October 1986 Manchester City A 2–1 18,033 Sealy, Smith
11 October 1986 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 18,402 Smith, McAllister (2, 1 pen)
18 October 1986 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 5,770
25 October 1986 Southampton H 2–3 9,186 Osman, McAllister
1 November 1986 Aston Villa A 0–2 14,529
8 November 1986 Newcastle United H 1–1 9,836 Smith
15 November 1986 Everton H 0–2 13,450
22 November 1986 Watford A 1–5 13,605 Smith
29 November 1986 Chelsea H 2–2 10,047 McAllister (pen), O'Neill
6 December 1986 Coventry City A 0–1 12,320
14 December 1986 Oxford United H 2–0 8,480 Smith, Wilson
20 December 1986 Manchester United A 0–2 34,180
26 December 1986 Arsenal H 1–1 19,205 Moran
28 December 1986 Everton A 1–5 39,730 Moran
1 January 1987 West Ham United A 1–4 16,625 Moran
3 January 1987 Sheffield Wednesday H 6–1 10,851 Ramsey, Smith (2), Moran (3)
24 January 1987 Luton Town A 0–1 9,102
7 February 1987 Wimbledon H 3–1 8,369 Smith, Ramsey (2)
14 February 1987 Liverpool A 3–4 34,259 Smith (2), Johnston (own goal)
21 February 1987 Norwich City H 0–2 8,742
25 February 1987 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–5 16,038
7 March 1987 Southampton A 0–4 11,611
14 March 1987 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 8,159 Smith
22 March 1987 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 18,679 Mauchlen
25 March 1987 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 7,384 McAllister (2, 1 pen), Ramsey, McDonald (own goal)
28 March 1987 Manchester City H 4–0 10,743 Morgan, Smith, McAllister, Ramsey
4 April 1987 Newcastle United A 0–2 23,360
11 April 1987 Aston Villa H 1–1 11,933 Moran
18 April 1987 West Ham United H 2–0 10,434 Smith, O'Neill
20 April 1987 Arsenal A 1–4 18,767 Osman
25 April 1987 Watford H 1–2 9,448 Moran
2 May 1987 Chelsea A 1–3 11,975 Smith
4 May 1987 Coventry City H 1–1 14,903 Ramsey
9 May 1987 Oxford United A 0–0 10,183

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 January 1987 Queens Park Rangers A 2–5 9,684 Smith, McAllister (pen)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 First Leg 23 September 1986 Swansea City A 2–0 9,590 McAllister, Smith
R2 Second Leg 8 October 1986 Swansea City H 4–2 5,884 Morgan, Smith, Moran (2)
R3 29 October 1986 Liverpool A 1–4 20,248 Moran

Squad

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

Left club during season

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Leicester City 1986-1987 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.