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During the 1986–87 English football season, Coventry City competed in the Football League First Division.
| Manager |  John Sillett |
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| Stadium | Highfield Road |
| First Division | 10th |
| FA Cup | Winners |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Full Members Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cyrille Regis (12) All: Cyrille Regis (16) |
Season summary edit
Coventry City won the FA Cup, defeating Tottenham Hotspur, who had spent much of the season competing for a unique domestic treble of the league and the League and FA Cups, 3–2 in a final considered by many[who?] to be one of the greatest FA Cup finals of all time. The FA Cup triumph was Coventry's first (and, as of 2024, only) major trophy. The only downside to Coventry's victory was UEFA's decision to extend the ban on English teams competing in European competition to a third season, denying Coventry a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
- David Phillips - Manchester City
- Keith Houchen - Scunthorpe United, July, £60,000
- Nick Pickering - Sunderland
Out edit
- Andy Williams - Rotherham United, October
Results edit
FA Cup edit
Third round edit
- Coventry City 3–0 Bolton Wanderers
Fourth round edit
- Manchester United 0–1 Coventry City
Fifth round edit
- Stoke City 0–1 Coventry City
Sixth Round edit
- Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Coventry City
Semi-final edit
| Coventry City | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Leeds United |
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Gynn  68' Houchen 77' Bennett 99' |
Report | Rennie 14' Edwards 83' |
Final edit
| Coventry City | 3 – 2 (aet) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Bennett 9' Houchen 64'Mabbutt (o.g.) 96' |
C. Allen 2' Mabbutt 40' |
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After only two minutes, Clive Allen scored his 49th goal of the season, heading past keeper Steve Ogrizovic at the near-post from a perfect Chris Waddle cross. Within seven minutes though, the Sky Blues were level through Dave Bennett, a Cup Final loser in 1981 for Manchester City, ironically at the hands of Spurs.
The London club were back in front five minutes before the break through past defender Gary Mabbutt. Midway through the second half Coventry were level again – Bennett's pinpoint cross from the right was met by striker Keith Houchen with a diving header for a memorable goal.
The scores stayed level until full-time and the game went into extra time. Six minutes in, Mabbutt scored an own goal after Lloyd McGrath centred the ball and it took a deflection off of the Spurs defender's knee and over keeper Ray Clemence.
English League Cup edit
Second round edit
- Coventry City 4-2 Rotherham United (On aggregate)
- 1st Leg, Coventry City 3-2 Rotherham United
- 2nd Leg, Rotherham United 0-1 Coventry City
Third round edit
- Coventry City 2-1 Oldham Athletic
Fourth round edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Rodger was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Phillips was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1984.
- ^ Regis was born in Maripasoula, French Guiana, and qualified to represent France internationally, but was raised in England from the age of 5 and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for England in February 1982.