1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
1986–87 season | |||
Manager | David Pleat | ||
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Stadium | White Hart Lane | ||
First Division | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Clive Allen (33) All: Clive Allen (49) | ||
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During the 1986–87 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
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
Tottenham's kits were manufactured by Hummel and sponsored by Holsten. The club retained the previous season's home shirts and shorts but reverted to navy shorts. 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
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
- Mitchell Thomas - Luton Town, £275,000, 7 July
- Richard Gough - Dundee United, £700,000, 20 August
- Nico Claesen - Standard de Liège, £600,000, 3 October
- Steve Hodge - Aston Villa, £650,000, 23 December
Out
- Ian Crook - Norwich City, £80,000, 13 June
- Graham Roberts - Rangers, £450,000, June
- Mark Falco - Watford, August
- Paul Miller - Charlton Athletic, August
- Tony Parks - Oxford United, loan, December
Results
First Division
- Home teams listed first[8]
- 4 January: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Arsenal
FA Cup
- Home teams listed first
- Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scunthorpe United
- Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace
- Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United
- Wimbledon 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
- Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford
- Coventry City 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
League Cup
- 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
References
- ↑ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Tottenham_Hotspur/Tottenham_Hotspur-change-kits.html
- ↑ http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/tottenham_hotspur/42923/my-favourite-kit-tottenham-1986-87-the-rare-third-kit.html
- ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1987/2/
- ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/tab/players/season/1987
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ O'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
- ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1987/6/
- ↑ http://www.topspurs.com/8687.htm