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1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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

Tottenham Hotspur
1986–87 season
ChairmanIrving Scholar
ManagerEngland David Pleat
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division3rd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Allen (33)
All: Clive Allen (49)
← 1985-86
1987-88 →

Season summary edit

Tottenham enjoyed a stellar season under David Pleat. Under his management, the club finished third in the First Division, were losing finalists in the FA Cup and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. Striker Clive Allen arguably played the most important role in Tottenham's success, scoring 33 goals in the league and 49 in all competitions as Tottenham played their best football in years. For his achievements, Allen won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards.

Kit edit

Tottenham's kits were manufactured by Hummel and sponsored by Holsten. The club retained the previous season's home shirts and white shorts, but also introduced matching navy shorts to use when necessary. They also kept the all-blue diagonal-striped away kit,[1] and introduced, for the first time, a third kit, identical to the away kit but rendered in a darker shade of blue.[2]

Squad edit

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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   ENG Ray Clemence
— GK   ENG Tony Parks
— DF   ENG Gary Mabbutt
— DF   ENG Paul Miller
— DF   ENG John Polston
— DF   ENG Neil Ruddock
— DF   ENG Gary Stevens
— DF   ENG Mark Stimson
— DF   ENG Danny Thomas
— DF   ENG Mitchell Thomas
— DF   WAL Mark Bowen
— DF   SCO Richard Gough
— DF   IRL Chris Hughton[5]
— DF   IRL Tim O'Shea[6]
— MF   ENG Paul Allen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Glenn Hoddle
— MF   ENG Steve Hodge
— MF   ENG David Howells
— MF   ENG John Moncur
— MF   ENG Vinny Samways
— MF   ENG Chris Waddle
— MF   IRL Tony Galvin
— MF   ARG Ossie Ardiles
— MF   NGA John Chiedozie
— FW   ENG Clive Allen
— FW   ENG Shaun Close
— FW   ENG Paul Moran
— FW   NIR Phil Gray
— FW   BEL Nico Claesen

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Danny Maddix (on loan to Southend United)
— DF   ENG Graham Roberts (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   ENG Mark Falco (to Watford)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Danny Maddix (to Queens Park Rangers)

Transfers edit

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
October 1986 GK   Tony Parks   Oxford United November 1986 [7]

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1986 DF   Mitchell Thomas   Luton Town £275,000 [8]
August 1986 DF   Richard Gough   Dundee United £700,000 [9]
October 1986 FW   Nico Claesen   Standard de Liège £600,000 [10]
2December 1986 MF   Steve Hodge   Aston Villa £650,000 [11]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
June 1986 MF   Ian Crook   Norwich City £80,000 [12]
July 1986 MF   Ally Dick   Ajax Free [13]
October 1986 FW   Mark Falco   Watford £300,000 [14]
December 1986 DF   Graham Roberts   Rangers £450,000 [15]
February 1987 DF   Paul Miller   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [16]

Results edit

First Division edit

Home teams listed first
  • 23 August : Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 25 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United
  • 30 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City
  • 2 September : Southampton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 6 September : Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 13 September : Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Chelsea
  • 20 September : Leicester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 27 September : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton
  • 4 October : Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Luton Town
  • 11 October : Liverpool 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 18 October : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
  • 25 October : Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 1 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Wimbledon
  • 8 November : Norwich City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 15 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Coventry City
  • 22 November : Oxford United 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 29 November : Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Nottingham Forest
  • 7 December : Manchester United 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 13 December : Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Watford
  • 20 December : Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 26 December : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 West Ham United
  • 27 December : Coventry City 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 1 January : Charlton Athletic 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 4 January : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Arsenal
  • 24 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
  • 14 February : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Southampton
  • 25 February : Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Leicester City
  • 7 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
  • 22 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool
  • 25 March : Newcastle United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 28 March : Luton Town 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 4 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Norwich City
  • 7 April : Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 15 April : Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 18 April : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Charlton Athletic
  • 20 April : West Ham United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 22 April : Wimbledon 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 25 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Oxford United
  • 2 May : Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 4 May : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Manchester United
  • 9 May : Watford 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 11 May : Everton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup edit

Home teams listed first
  • 10 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scunthorpe United
  • 31 January : Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace
  • 21 February : Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United
  • 15 March : Wimbledon 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 11 April : Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford (@ Villa Park)
  • 16 May : Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup edit

Home teams listed first
  • 23 September: Barnsley 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 8 October: Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 Barnsley
  • 29 October: Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Birmingham City
  • 18 November: Cambridge United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 27 January: West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 2 February: Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 West Ham United
  • 8 February: Arsenal 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • 1 March: Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal (a.e.t).
  • 4 March: Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]

Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Clive Allen 38+1 33 6 4 8+1 12 52+2 49
MF   Paul Allen 34+3 3 6 1 8+1 0 48+4 4
MF   Ossie Ardiles 15+9 0 4 0 7 0 26+9 0
DF   Mark Bowen 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
MF   John Chiedozie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Nico Claesen 18+8 8 1+5 2 5 1 24+13 11
GK   Ray Clemence 40 0 6 0 9 0 55 0
FW   Shaun Close 1+1 0 0 0 2 2 3+1 2
FW   Mark Falco 6+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+2 0
MF   Tony Galvin 20+4 1 1 0 2+3 1 23+7 2
DF   Richard Gough 40 2 6 0 9 0 55 2
FW   Phil Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Glenn Hoddle 35+1 3 6 1 8 4 49+1 8
MF   Steve Hodge 19 4 6 2 0 0 25 6
MF   David Howells 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Chris Hughton 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
DF   Gary Mabbutt 37 1 6 3 8 0 51 4
DF   Paul Miller 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 4+1 0
MF   John Moncur 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Paul Moran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Tim O'Shea 11 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
GK   Tony Parks 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   John Polston 6 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+1 0
DF   Graham Roberts 17 1 0 0 4 2 21 3
DF   Neil Ruddock 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 4+1 0
MF   Vinny Samways 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
DF   Gary Stevens 20 0 1+4 0 2+1 0 23+5 0
DF   Mark Stimson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Danny Thomas 17 0 3 0 8 0 28 0
DF   Mitchell Thomas 35+4 4 6 0 8+1 0 49+5 4
MF   Chris Waddle 39 6 6 2 9 3 54 11

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[17]]]

Goal scorers edit

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [2]

Rnk Pos Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW   Clive Allen 33 4 12 49
2 MF   Nico Claesen 8 2 1 11
MF   Chris Waddle 6 2 3 11
4 MF   Glenn Hoddle 3 1 4 8
5 MF   Steve Hodge 4 2 0 6
6 MF   Paul Allen 3 1 0 4
DF   Gary Mabbutt 1 3 0 4
DF   Mitchell Thomas 4 0 0 4
9 DF   Graham Roberts 1 0 2 3
10 FW   Shaun Close 0 0 2 2
MF   Tony Galvin 1 0 1 2
DF   Richard Gough 2 0 0 2
13 DF   Mark Bowen 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 67 15 25 107

Clean sheets edit

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [3]

Rnk Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 18 3 3 24
2 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 19 3 3 25

References edit

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  2. ^ "My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies".
  3. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur - Squad 1986/1987".
  4. ^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987".
  5. ^ Hughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in 1979.
  6. ^ O'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  7. ^ "Tony Parks". 11v11. 2 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Spurs vs Luton | Boot in both camps | Mitchell Thomas". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Catching up with... Richard Gough". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ Greenwood, Mark (23 December 2009). "Whatever happened to former Tottenham striker Nico Claesen?". FootballFanCast. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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  13. ^ "The Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Mark Falco". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Roberts, Graham - The Rangers Archives". Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  16. ^ Youlton, Clive (6 October 2017). "Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion". Kent Live. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
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