1986–87 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1986–87
League	Football League Fourth Division
Manager	Frank Burrows
League position	15th
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Wimbleton (8) All: Paul Wimbleton (11)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Previous season	← 1985–86
Next season	1987–88 →

The 1986–87 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 60th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Graham Moseley -- GK Mel Rees -- DF Terry Boyle -- DF Phil Brignull -- DF Mike Ford -- DF Andy Kerr -- DF Jason Perry -- DF Nick Platnauer -- DF Steve Sherlock -- MF Gareth Davies -- MF Brian Flynn -- MF David Giles -- MF Jason Gummer -- MF Steve Mardenborough

No. Position Player -- MF Chris Marustik -- MF Paul McLoughlin -- MF Tarki Micallef -- MF Alan Rogers -- MF Nigel Vaughan -- MF Paul Wheeler -- MF Paul Wimbleton -- FW Kevin Bartlett -- FW Alan Curtis -- FW Dean Horrix -- FW Chris Pike -- FW Tony Simmons -- FW Robbie Turner

Table

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Northampton Town	46	30	9	7	103	53	+50	99
2.	Preston North End	46	26	12	8	72	47	+25	90
3.	Southend United	46	25	5	16	68	55	+13	80
4.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	24	7	15	69	50	+19	79
5.	Colchester United	46	21	7	18	64	56	+8	70
6.	Aldershot	46	20	10	16	64	57	+7	70
7.	Orient	46	20	9	17	64	61	+3	69
8.	Scunthorpe United	46	18	12	16	73	57	+16	66
9.	Wrexham	46	15	20	11	70	51	+19	65
10.	Peterborough United	46	17	14	15	57	50	+7	65
11.	Cambridge United	46	17	11	18	60	62	-2	62
12.	Swansea City	46	17	11	18	56	61	-5	62
13.	Cardiff City	46	15	16	15	48	50	-2	61
14.	Exeter City	46	11	23	12	53	49	+4	56
15.	Halifax Town	46	15	10	21	59	74	-15	55
16.	Hereford United	46	14	11	21	60	61	-1	53
17.	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	14	19	70	72	-2	53
18.	Hartlepool United	46	11	18	17	44	65	-21	51
19.	Stockport County	46	13	12	21	40	69	-29	51
20.	Tranmere Rovers	46	11	17	18	54	72	-18	50
21.	Rochdale	46	11	17	18	54	73	-19	50
22.	Burnley	46	12	13	21	53	74	-21	49
23.	Torquay United	46	10	18	18	56	72	-16	48
24.	Lincoln City	46	12	12	22	45	65	-20	48

Key
Promoted to Division Three
Qualified for the promotion/relegation playoffs
Relegated to the Conference

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive