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1986–87 Birmingham City F.C. season

FieldValue
clubBirmingham City F.C.
season1986–87
managerJohn Bond
chairmanKen Wheldon
stdtitleGround
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League Second Division
league result19th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultFourth round
(eliminated by Walsall)
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultThird round
(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
cup3Full Members' Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
(eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
league topscorerWayne Clarke (16)
season topscorerWayne Clarke (19)
highest attendance12,209 vs Derby County, 30 August 1986
lowest attendance3,794 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Full Members' Cup 1st round, 1 October 1986
average attendance7,426
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prevseason1985–86
nextseason1987–88

(eliminated by Walsall) (eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) (eliminated by Charlton Athletic) The 1986–87 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 84th in the Football League and their 34th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1985–86. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, and avoided a second successive relegation only by two points. They entered the 1986–87 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Walsall in the fourth, and were eliminated from the League Cup in the third round by Tottenham Hotspur. They entered the second season of the Full Members' Cup, a competition created for teams in the top two divisions after English clubs were banned from UEFA competitions following the Heysel disaster, and lost in the second round away to Charlton Athletic in front of a crowd of less than a thousand.

The top scorer was Wayne Clarke with 19 goals, of which 16 were scored in league matches. The average attendance, of under 7,500, was a record low for a season at St Andrew's.

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1986–87 Football League

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendance23 August 198625 August 198630 August 19863 September 19866 September 198613 September 198620 September 198627 September 19864 October 198611 October 198618 October 198625 October 19861 November 19868 November 198615 November 198622 November 198629 November 19866 December 198613 December 198619 December 198626 December 198629 December 19861 January 19873 January 198724 January 19877 February 198714 February 198721 February 198728 February 19873 March 198714 March 198721 March 198728 March 198731 March 19874 April 198711 April 198718 April 198720 April 198725 April 19872 May 19875 May 19879 May 1987
1stStoke CityAW2–0Hemming og, Whitton11,548
1stBradford CityHW2–1Mortimer 27,003
1stDerby CountyHD1–1Clarke12,209
3rdBrighton & Hove AlbionAL0–29,955
5thSheffield UnitedAD1–1Bremner10,297
7thHuddersfield TownHD1–1Clarke6,934
11thHull CityAL2–3Clarke 26,851
12thIpswich TownHD2–2Clarke 27,227
12thBarnsleyHD1–1Kennedy6,427
17thPortsmouthAL0–211,252
12thCrystal PalaceHW4–1Bremner, Overson, Whitton, Clarke5,987
14thSunderlandAL0–215,553
17thWest Bromwich AlbionAL2–3Lynex, Clarke15,029
18thOldham AthleticHL1–3Clarke pen6,082
16thMillwallAW2–0Clarke, Rees4,795
11thLeeds UnitedHW2–1Clarke, Bremner7,863
9thGrimsby TownAW1–0Whitton4,734
10thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Clarke6,428
13thShrewsbury TownAL0–14,797
9thSheffield UnitedHW2–1Clarke 2 (1 pen)5,007
12thReadingAD2–2Lynex, Clarke7,662
13thMillwallHD1–1Mortimer8,006
11thPlymouth ArgyleHW3–2Kuhl, Clarke, Mortimer8,696
11thBradford CityAD0–08,679
11thStoke CityHD0–010,643
10thDerby CountyAD2–2Bremner, Whitton16,836
8thBrighton & Hove AlbionHW2–0Rees 26,439
9thIpswich TownAL0–310,169
11thHull CityHD0–06,858
9thHuddersfield TownAD2–2Whitton, Rees5,177
13thCrystal PalaceAL0–66,171
13thPortsmouthHL0–19,823
13thBarnsleyAD2–2Whitton, Wigley4,688
10thSunderlandHW2–0North, Whitton5,563
10thOldham AthleticAD2–2Whitton, Linighan og6,555
11thWest Bromwich AlbionHL0–111,158
12thPlymouth ArgyleAD0–013,372
12thReadingHD1–1Frain5,427
15thLeeds UnitedAL0–419,133
15thGrimsby TownHW1–0Whitton4,457
16thBlackburn RoversAL0–15,622
19thShrewsbury TownHL0–27,724

League table (part)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts17th18th19th20th21st
Huddersfield Town421312175461−751
Shrewsbury Town42156214153−1251
Birmingham City421117144759−1250
Sunderland421212184959−1048
Grimsby Town421014183959−2044

Results summary

FA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth round
10 January 1987Ipswich TownAW1–0Mortimer11,616
31 January 1987WalsallAL0–114,810

League Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceSecond round 1st legSecond round 2nd legThird round
23 September 1986MiddlesbroughAD2–2Whitton, Mortimer9,412
7 October 1986MiddlesbroughHW3–2
aetClarke 2, Whitton4,978
29 October 1986Tottenham HotspurAL0–515,542

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Full Members' Cup

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceThird roundFourth round
1 October 1986Brighton & Hove AlbionAW3–0Clarke, Kuhl, O'Regan og3,794
4 November 1986Charlton AthleticAL2–3Geddis, Shirtliff og821

Appearances and goals

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances made as a substitute. :Players with name in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Players marked left the club during the playing season. :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupFull Members' CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoger HansburyPaul Tomlinson *Kevin AshleyAdrian BirdJulian DicksJim HaganPaul HartMark JonesVince OversonRay RansonBrian RobertsTommy WilliamsDes BremnerRichard Cooke *John FrainIan HandysidesRobert HopkinsMartin KuhlSteve Lynex *Dennis MortimerDean PeerMartin Russell *Stuart StorerSteve WigleyWayne ClarkeDavid GeddisAndy KennedyMarc North *Tony ReesSteve Whitton
GKENG310203020380
GKENG110000000110
DFENG7000000070
DFENG6000000060
DFENG33 (1)010202038 (1)0
DFNIR12000301 (1)016 (1)0
DFENG1000000010
DFENG5000001060
DFENG340103020400
DFENG16 (1)020201021 (1)0
DFENG23 (1)020100026 (1)0
DFSCO29020200 (1)033 (1)0
MFSCO404303020474
MFENG5000001060
MFENG2 (1)10000002 (1)1
MFENG19 (1)020000021 (1)0
MFENG3000000030
MFENG23120301 (1)129 (1)2
MFENG102000010112
MFENG334211110376
MFENG1 (1)00000001 (1)0
MFIRL3 (2)00000104 (2)0
MFENG3 (3)00010004 (3)0
MFENG111000000111
FWENG24161032213019
FWENG20000 (2)0113 (2)1
FWSCO5 (4)10020007 (4)1
FWENG4 (1)10000004 (1)1
FWWAL27 (3)420101 (1)031 (4)4
FWENG3992032204611

Sources

  • For match dates, league positions and results:
  • For lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 408–09, 419.

References

References

  1. Matthews (1995), ''Complete Record'', p. 44.
  2. "English Division Two (old) 1986–1987 : Table". Statto Organisation.
  3. "Birmingham City league performance history". AFS Enterprises.
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