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1986–87 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1986–87 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Frank McLintock resigned as manager in January 1987 and his replacement Steve Perryman saved the club's season, elevating the Bees to an 11th-place finish.

Brentford
1986–87 season
ChairmanMartin Lange
ManagerFrank McLintock
(until 24 January 1987)
Steve Perryman
(from 25 January 1987)
StadiumGriffin Park
Third Division11th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Cooke (20)
All: Cooke (25)
Highest home attendance7,443
Lowest home attendance1,110
Average home league attendance3,918

Season summary edit

It was all change at Griffin Park during the 1986 off-season.[1] Assistant manager John Docherty left the club to become manager of Millwall and took long-serving defender Danis Salman with him, for a "ridiculous" £20,000 fee which was settled by tribunal.[1] Manager Frank McLintock released midfielders Terry Bullivant, Tony Lynch, George Torrance and forwards Rowan Alexander and Steve Butler.[2] Wimbledon winger Ian Holloway's loan was made permanent for a £28,000 fee and also arriving at Griffin Park were defender Phil Bater, midfielder Paul Maddy and forward Gary Stevens.[3] The marquee signing of Chelsea winger Paul Canoville was set to be decided by tribunal, but fell through after Reading won the day with a £60,000 bid.[1]

A poor start to the season led manager Frank McLintock to continue to act in the transfer market during the opening months.[3][4] £35,000 midfielder Wayne Turner was installed as the new captain, Tony Obi arrived on loan and Henry Hughton and Robbie Carroll joined on non-contract terms.[3] Brentford continued to tread water in the lower reaches of mid-table through November and December 1986 and McLintock attempted to remedy the situation by signing experienced defenders Steve Perryman and Micky Droy.[1] By January 1987, the Brentford supporters were calling for the sacking of McLintock and after a 4–1 defeat to Port Vale on 24 January, the club's board announced that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season.[1] McLintock immediately left the club.[1]

After Frank McLintock's departure, player Steve Perryman was announced as caretaker manager.[1] An immediate turnaround in the team's form led the board, who had reportedly shown interest in Wimbledon's Dave Bassett, to appoint Perryman to the role on a permanent basis in late-February 1987.[1] He made two important additions to the club's staff, appointing Phil Holder as assistant manager and signing forward Gary Blissett for a £60,000 fee from Crewe Alexandra.[1] Perryman lost just five of his first 23 games in the job and steered Brentford to an 11th-place finish.[4]

League table edit

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Blackpool 46 16 16 14 74 59 +15 64
10 Mansfield Town 46 15 16 15 52 55 −3 61
11 Brentford 46 15 15 16 64 66 −2 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 76 70 +6 57
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 15 17 56 62 −6 57
Source: [5]

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
29 July 1986 Ashford Town (Middlesex) A 5–0 n/a F. Joseph, Maddy, Allen, untraced (og)
2 August 1986 Baldock Town A 1–1 n/a Bater
5 August 1986 West Ham United H 1–2 1,970 F. Joseph
9 August 1986 Oxford United H 1–2 1,144 Maddy
13 August 1986 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 2,245
16 August 1986 Orient A 1–1 540 Stevens
28 October 1986 Arsenal XI H 6–3 412 F. Joseph (2), Carroll, og (2)
15 May 1987 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 7,049 Bowles, og

Football League Third Division edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 23 August 1986 Bournemouth H 1–1 3,856 Cooke (pen)
2 30 August 1986 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 1,675
3 6 September 1986 Port Vale H 0–2 3,150
4 13 September 1986 Fulham A 3–1 4,820 Stevens, Cooke, R. Joseph
5 16 September 1986 Carlisle United A 0–0 2,904
6 20 September 1986 Darlington H 5–3 3,265 Stevens (2), Bater, Cooke (pen)
7 27 September 1986 Gillingham A 0–2 4,710
8 30 September 1986 Bury H 0–2 3,238
9 4 October 1986 Newport County H 2–0 3,231 Sinton, Maddy
10 11 October 1986 Mansfield Town A 0–1 3,456
11 18 October 1986 York City H 3–1 3,457 Cooke, Stevens (2)
12 25 October 1986 Walsall A 2–5 4,495 Cooke, Millen
13 1 November 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 3,522 Maddy
14 4 November 1986 Notts County H 1–0 3,057 Carroll
15 8 November 1986 Chester City A 1–1 2,055 Cooke
16 22 November 1986 Blackpool H 1–1 4,471 Stevens
17 30 November 1986 Rotherham United A 3–2 3,148 Sinton, Cooke (2)
18 13 December 1986 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 2,411 Cooke
19 21 December 1986 Middlesbrough H 0–1 5,504
20 26 December 1986 Swindon Town A 0–2 8,086
21 28 December 1986 Bristol Rovers H 1–2 4,500 Cooke
22 1 January 1987 Chesterfield H 2–2 3,622 Cooke, Bater
23 3 January 1987 Blackpool A 0–2 4,384
24 10 January 1987 Bournemouth A 1–1 4,682 Millen
25 24 January 1987 Port Vale A 1–4 3,062 Cooke
26 1 February 1987 Fulham H 3–3 5,340 Stevens, Sinton, Bates
27 7 February 1987 Carlisle United H 3–1 3,032 Maddy, F. Joseph, Wright (og)
28 15 February 1987 Darlington A 1–1 2,303 Droy
29 21 February 1987 Gillingham H 3–2 4,015 Maddy, Stevens, Cooke
30 28 February 1987 Bury A 1–1 2,317 Stevens
31 3 March 1987 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 3,465 Stevens, Cooke (pen)
32 7 March 1987 Walsall H 0–1 3,442
33 14 March 1987 York City A 1–2 2,426 Cooke
34 17 March 1987 Bristol City H 1–1 4,051 Maddy
35 21 March 1987 Mansfield Town H 3–1 3,336 Carroll (2), Cooke
36 4 April 1987 Chester City H 3–1 3,496 Droy (2), Blissett (pen)
37 7 April 1987 Newport County A 2–2 1,596 Nogan, Blissett
38 11 April 1987 Notts County A 1–1 4,358 Priest
39 14 April 1987 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 3,426 Blissett
40 18 April 1987 Chesterfield A 2–1 2,116 Cooke, Williamson (og)
41 20 April 1987 Swindon Town H 1–1 7,443 Cooke
42 25 April 1987 Middlesbrough A 0–2 9,942
43 28 April 1987 Bristol City A 2–0 9,050 Carroll, Blissett
44 2 May 1987 Rotherham United H 2–0 3,425 Cooke, Nogan
45 4 May 1987 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 3,513 Sinton
46 9 May 1987 Wigan Athletic H 2–3 4,235 Sinton, Blissett (pen)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer
1R 3 December 1986 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 3,035
1R (replay) 6 December 1986 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 3,848 Stevens (2)
2R 9 December 1986 Cardiff City A 0–2 2,531

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1R (1st leg) 26 August 1986 Southend United A 0–1 1,539
1R (2nd leg) 2 September 1986 Southend United H 2–3 (lost 2–4 on aggregate) 2,632 F. Joseph, Cooke

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
SPR (match 1) 15 December 1986 Orient A 5–1 749 Cooke (4), Geddis
SPR (match 2) 6 January 1987 Swindon Town H 4–2 1,110 Stevens, Sinton (2), Carroll
SR1 26 January 1987 Walsall H 4–2 1,774 F. Joseph (2), Stevens, Maddy
SQF 10 February 1987 Bristol City A 0–3 7,425
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[6] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7][8] Statto

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1986–87 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Richard Key   (1956-04-13)13 April 1956 (aged 30) Swindon Town 1985
GK Gary Phillips   (1961-09-20)20 September 1961 (aged 24) Barnet 1984
GK John Power   (1959-12-10)10 December 1959 (aged 26) Kingstonian 1987 On loan from Kingstonian
Defenders
DF Phil Bater   (1955-10-26)26 October 1955 (aged 30) Bristol Rovers 1986
DF Jamie Bates   (1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 18) Youth 1986
DF Micky Droy   (1951-05-07)7 May 1951 (aged 35) Crystal Palace 1986
DF Terry Evans   (1965-04-12)12 April 1965 (aged 21) Hillingdon 1985
DF Roger Joseph   (1965-12-24)24 December 1965 (aged 20) Southall 1984
DF Keith Millen   (1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (aged 19) Youth 1985
DF Jamie Murray   (1958-12-27)27 December 1958 (aged 27) Cambridge United 1984
DF Steve Perryman   (1951-12-21)21 December 1951 (aged 34) Oxford United 1986 Manager
Midfielders
MF Bob Booker   (1958-01-25)25 January 1958 (aged 28) Bedmond Sports & Social 1978
MF Robbie Carroll   (1968-02-15)15 February 1968 (aged 18) Gosport Borough 1986
MF Ian Holloway   (1963-03-12)12 March 1963 (aged 23) Wimbledon 1986 Loaned to Torquay United
MF Paul Maddy   (1962-08-17)17 August 1962 (aged 24) Hereford United 1986
MF Andy Sinton   (1966-03-19)19 March 1966 (aged 20) Cambridge United 1985
MF Wayne Turner (c)   (1961-03-09)9 March 1961 (aged 25) Coventry City 1986
Forwards
FW Gary Blissett   (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 22) Crewe Alexandra 1987
FW Robbie Cooke   (1957-02-16)16 February 1957 (aged 29) Cambridge United 1984
FW Francis Joseph   (1960-03-06)6 March 1960 (aged 26) Wimbledon 1982 Loaned to Wimbledon
FW Lee Nogan   (1969-05-21)21 May 1969 (aged 17) Oxford United 1987 On loan from Oxford United
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Henry Hughton   (1959-11-18)18 November 1959 (aged 26) Crystal Palace 1986 Released
DF Steve Wignall   (1954-09-17)17 September 1954 (aged 31) Colchester United 1984 Transferred to Aldershot
MF Paul Merson   (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 18) Arsenal 1987 Returned to Arsenal after loan
MF Tony Obi   (1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 20) Oxford United 1986 Returned to Oxford United after loan
MF Philip Priest   (1966-09-06)6 September 1966 (aged 19) Chelsea 1987 Returned to Chelsea after loan
FW David Geddis   (1958-05-12)12 May 1958 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1986 Returned to Birmingham City after loan
FW Gary Stevens   (1954-08-03)3 August 1954 (aged 32) Shrewsbury Town 1986 Transferred to Hereford United
  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[9] Timeless Bees[10]

Coaching staff edit

Frank McLintock (23 August 1986 – 24 January 1987) edit

Name Role
  Frank McLintock Manager
  Steve Perryman Assistant Manager
  Terry Mancini Coach
  Ron Woolnough Physiotherapist
  Sammy Chung Chief Scout

Steve Perryman (24 January – 9 May 1987) edit

Name Role
  Steve Perryman Player-Manager
  Phil Holder Assistant Manager

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Richard Key 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK   Gary Phillips 44 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 52 0
DF   Phil Bater 19 2 3 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 24 (1) 2
DF   Jamie Bates 20 (4) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 (4) 1
DF   Micky Droy 19 3 3 0 — 2 0 24 3
DF   Terry Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF   Henry Hughton 5 (3) 0 0 (2) 0 — 1 0 6 (5) 0
DF   Roger Joseph 32 1 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 0 37 (1) 1
DF   Keith Millen 39 2 3 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 45 (1) 2
DF   Jamie Murray 39 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 47 0
DF   Steve Perryman 23 (1) 0 3 0 — 0 0 26 (1) 0
DF   Steve Wignall 3 0 — 2 0 — 5 0
MF   Bob Booker 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
MF   Robbie Carroll 16 (6) 4 1 0 — 2 (1) 1 19 (7) 5
MF   Ian Holloway 13 (3) 0 3 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 18 (4) 0
MF   Paul Maddy 29 (2) 5 2 0 2 0 3 1 36 (2) 6
MF   Andy Sinton 46 5 3 0 2 0 4 2 55 7
MF   Wayne Turner 32 0 0 0 — 4 0 36 0
FW   Gary Blissett 10 5 — — — 10 5
FW   Robbie Cooke 40 20 3 0 1 (1) 1 2 (1) 4 46 (2) 25
FW   Francis Joseph 10 (3) 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 15 (3) 4
FW   Gary Stevens 29 (3) 10 3 2 1 (1) 0 4 2 37 (4) 14
Players loaned in during the season
GK   John Power 2 0 — — — 2 0
MF   Paul Merson 6 (1) 0 — — 1 (1) 0 7 (2) 0
MF   Tony Obi 10 0 — — — 10 0
MF   Philip Priest 3 (2) 1 — — — 3 (2) 1
FW   David Geddis 4 0 — — 1 1 5 1
FW   Lee Nogan 10 (1) 2 — — — 10 (1) 2
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11]

Goalscorers edit

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC FLC FLT Total
FW   Robbie Cooke 20 0 1 4 25
FW   Gary Stevens 10 2 0 2 14
MF   Andy Sinton 5 0 0 2 7
MF   Paul Maddy 5 0 0 1 6
FW   Gary Blissett 5 — — — 5
MF   Robbie Carroll 4 0 — 1 5
FW   Francis Joseph 1 0 1 2 4
DF   Micky Droy 3 0 — 0 3
FW   Lee Nogan 2 — — — 2
DF   Phil Bater 2 0 0 0 2
DF   Keith Millen 2 0 0 0 2
MF   Philip Priest 1 — — — 1
DF   Jamie Bates 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Roger Joseph 1 0 0 0 1
FW   David Geddis 0 — — 1 1
Opponents 2 0 0 0 2
Total 64 2 2 13 81
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Frank McLintock   23 August 1986 24 January 1987 32 9 8 15 028.13 25 6 7 12 024.00
Steve Perryman   26 January 1987 9 May 1987 23 10 8 5 043.48 21 9 8 4 042.86

Summary edit

Games played 55 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Games won 19 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 16 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 20 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 81 (64 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 13 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 80 (66 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 8 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 9 (7 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 on five occasions; 5–3 versus Darlington, 20 September 1986
Worst league defeat 4–1 versus Port Vale, 24 January 1987; 5–2 versus Walsall, 25 October 1986
Most appearances 55, Andy Sinton (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 20, Robbie Cooke
Top scorer (all competitions) 25, Robbie Cooke

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
26 June 1986 DF   Phil Bater   Bristol Rovers Free [3]
July 1986 MF   Ian Holloway   Wimbledon £28,000 [3]
July 1986 MF   Paul Maddy   Hereford United £5,000 [3]
July 1986 FW   Gary Stevens   Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
September 1986 MF   Robbie Carroll   Gosport Borough Non-contract [3]
September 1986 DF   Henry Hughton   Crystal Palace Non-contract [3]
September 1986 MF   Wayne Turner   Coventry City £35,000 [3]
November 1986 DF   Micky Droy   Crystal Palace Free [3]
November 1986 DF   Steve Perryman   Oxford United n/a [3]
March 1987 FW   Gary Blissett   Crewe Alexandra £60,000 [3]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
28 August 1986 MF   Tony Obi   Oxford United October 1986 [3]
November 1986 FW   David Geddis   Birmingham City December 1986 [3]
January 1987 MF   Paul Merson   Arsenal March 1987 [3]
March 1987 FW   Lee Nogan   Oxford United End of season [3]
March 1987 MF   Philip Priest   Chelsea n/a [3]
April 1987 GK   John Power   Kingstonian End of season [3]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
11 August 1986 DF   Danis Salman   Millwall £20,000 [12]
September 1986 DF   Steve Wignall   Aldershot £8,000 [3]
March 1987 FW   Gary Stevens   Hereford United £5,000 [3]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
February 1987 MF   Ian Holloway   Torquay United March 1987 [3]
March 1987 FW   Francis Joseph   Wimbledon n/a [3]
1987 FW   Francis Joseph   HJK Helsinki July 1987 [13]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
December 1986 DF   Henry Hughton   Orient December 1986 [3]
May 1987 DF   Micky Droy Retired [13]
May 1987 GK   Richard Key   Cambridge City 1987 [3]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i White, p. 331-333.
  2. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 173.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 194-199.
  4. ^ a b "Brentford results for the 1986–1987 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 178-193.
  8. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 400-403.
  9. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  10. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  11. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 428.
  12. ^ "Transfer In". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  13. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 218.
  14. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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