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1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season

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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

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.

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

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Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup Charity Shield League Cup Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England ENG Gary Ablett 6 1 5+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL John Aldridge 10 2 2+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Beglin 30 0 20+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Dalglish 25 8 12+6 6 0+0 0 0+1 0 4+1 2 1+0 0
FW England ENG John Durnin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Gillespie 51 0 37+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 9+0 0 2+0 0
GK Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar 45 0 31+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan Hansen 53 0 39+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 1+0 0
GK England ENG Mike Hooper 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Irvine 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Australia AUS Craig Johnston 37 3 27+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Lawrenson 49 0 35+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 8+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald 8 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Steve McMahon 55 14 37+5 5 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 8 2+0 1
MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby 47 12 34+0 7 3+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 5 1+1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brian Mooney 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol 21 5 14+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 1 2+0 1
FW Wales WAL Ian Rush 57 40 42+0 30 3+0 0 1+0 1 9+0 4 2+0 5
MF England ENG Nigel Spackman 14 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Barry Venison 44 0 31+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+2 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Paul Walsh 31 6 23+0 6 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO John Wark 17 7 8+3 5 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2 0+1 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronnie Whelan 53 5 39+0 3 3+0 0 1+0 0 8+0 2 2+0 0

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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

League table

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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

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First Division

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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

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

FA Cup

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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

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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 downward-facing red arrow
CF 10 Charlie Nicholas
LM 11 Martin Hayes downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
MF 12 Perry Groves upward-facing green arrow Quinn'
MF 14 Michael Thomas upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 73'
RM 8 Craig Johnston
CF 9 Ian Rush
CM 10 Jan Molby
CM 11 Steve McMahon downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Kenny Dalglish upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 14 John Wark upward-facing green arrow 87'
Player / Manager:
Kenny Dalglish

Super Cup

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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 England Mike Hooper
RB 2 England Barry Venison
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin
CB 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan downward-facing red arrow
CB 6 Scotland Gary Gillespie
SS 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 Scotland Steve Nicol
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10 Scotland Kevin MacDonald
CM 11 England Steve McMahon
Substitute:
MF 12 Scotland John Wark
MF 14 Denmark Jan Mølby upward-facing green arrow
Player/Manager:
Scotland Kenny Dalglish
EVERTON:
GK 1 England Bobby Mimms
RB 2 England Peter Billing
LB 3 England Paul Power
CB 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
CB 5 England Ian Marshall
CM 6 England Kevin Langley
RM 7 England Neil Adams
ST 8 England Paul Wilkinson
ST 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
CM 10 England Trevor Steven
LM 11 Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy downward-facing red arrow
Substitute:
MF England Warren Aspinall upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
England Howard Kendall

Second leg

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

Liverpool won 7–2 on aggregate

Dubai Super Cup

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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

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