1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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 white shorts, but also introduced matching navy shorts to use when necessary. They also kept the all-blue diagonal-striped away kit, and introduced, for the first time, a third kit, identical to the away kit but rendered in a darker shade of blue.

Squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Transfers

Loans out

Transfers in

Transfers out

Results

First Division

:Home teams listed first

• 23 August : Aston Villa 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
• 25 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Newcastle United
• 30 August : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester City
• 2 September : Southampton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 6 September : Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• 13 September : Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Chelsea
• 20 September : Leicester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 27 September : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton
• 4 October : Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Luton Town
• 11 October : Liverpool 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 18 October : Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
• 25 October : Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• 1 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Wimbledon
• 8 November : Norwich City 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 15 November : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Coventry City
• 22 November : Oxford United 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
• 29 November : Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Nottingham Forest
• 7 December : Manchester United 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
• 13 December : Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Watford
• 20 December : Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 26 December : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 West Ham United
• 27 December : Coventry City 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur
• 1 January : Charlton Athletic 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 4 January : Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Arsenal
• 24 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Aston Villa
• 14 February : Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Southampton
• 25 February : Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Leicester City
• 7 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
• 22 March : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool
• 25 March : Newcastle United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 28 March : Luton Town 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 4 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Norwich City
• 7 April : Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 15 April : Manchester City 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 18 April : Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Charlton Athletic
• 20 April : West Ham United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
• 22 April : Wimbledon 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 25 April : Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Oxford United
• 2 May : Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• 4 May : Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Manchester United
• 9 May : Watford 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
• 11 May : Everton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup

:Home teams listed first

• 10 January : Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scunthorpe United
• 31 January : Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace
• 21 February : Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United
• 15 March : Wimbledon 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
• 11 April : Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford (@ Villa Park)
• 16 May : 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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Clean sheets

References

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