1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season explained

Club:Tottenham Hotspur
Season:1986–87
Manager: David Pleat
Chairman:Irving Scholar
Stadium:White Hart Lane
League:First Division
League Result:3rd
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:Clive Allen (33)
Season Topscorer:Clive Allen (49)
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Prevseason:1985-86
Nextseason:1987-88

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 white shorts, but also introduced matching navy shorts to use when necessary. 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

Squad at end of season[3] [4]

Left club during season

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
July 1986 DF Mitchell Thomas Luton Town£275,000 [6]
August 1986 DF Dundee United£700,000[7]
October 1986 FW Nico Claesen Standard de Liège£600,000 [8]
2December 1986 MF Steve Hodge Aston Villa£650,000 [9]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
June 1986 MF Ian Crook Norwich City£80,000 [10]
July 1986MFAlly Dick AjaxFree[11]
October 1986FWMark Falco Watford£300,000[12]
December 1986 DF £450,000 [13]
February 1987DFPaul Miller Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[14]

Results

First Division

Home teams listed first

FA Cup

Home teams listed first

League Cup

Home teams listed first

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FW Clive Allen38+1 33 6 4 8+1 12 52+2 49
MF Paul Allen34+3 3 6 1 8+1 0 48+4 4
MF Ossie Ardiles15+9 0 4 0 7 0 26+9 0
DF Mark Bowen1+1 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
MF John Chiedozie1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Nico Claesen18+8 8 1+5 2 5 1 24+13 11
GK Ray Clemence40 0 6 0 9 0 55 0
FW Shaun Close1+1 0 0 0 2 2 3+1 2
FW Mark Falco6+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+2 0
MF Tony Galvin20+4 1 1 0 2+3 1 23+7 2
DF Richard Gough40 2 6 0 9 0 55 2
FW Phil Gray1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Glenn Hoddle35+1 3 6 1 8 4 49+1 8
MF Steve Hodge19 4 6 2 0 0 25 6
MF David Howells1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Chris Hughton9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
DF Gary Mabbutt37 1 6 3 8 0 51 4
DF Paul Miller2 0 0 0 2+1 0 4+1 0
MF John Moncur1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Paul Moran1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Tim O'Shea11 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
GK Tony Parks2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF John Polston6 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+1 0
DF Graham Roberts17 1 0 0 4 2 21 3
DF Neil Ruddock4 0 0+1 0 0 0 4+1 0
MF Vinny Samways1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
DF Gary Stevens20 0 1+4 0 2+1 0 23+5 0
DF Mark Stimson1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Danny Thomas17 0 3 0 8 0 28 0
DF Mitchell Thomas35+4 4 6 0 8+1 0 49+5 4
MF Chris Waddle39 6 6 2 9 3 54 11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur Away Kits - Historical Football Kits.
  2. Web site: My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies.
  3. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur - Squad 1986/1987.
  4. Web site: All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987.
  5. Web site: 2 April 2024 . Tony Parks . 11v11.
  6. Web site: Spurs vs Luton Boot in both camps Mitchell Thomas . 2024-04-02 . Tottenham Hotspur . en.
  7. Web site: Catching up with... Richard Gough . 2024-04-02 . Tottenham Hotspur . en.
  8. Web site: Greenwood . Mark . 2009-12-23 . Whatever happened to former Tottenham striker Nico Claesen? . 2024-04-02 . FootballFanCast . en.
  9. News: Sport . Telegraph . 2016-12-22 . 30 years ago today in sport: Tottenham near on £650k deal for Steve Hodge . 2024-04-02 . The Telegraph . en-GB . 0307-1235.
  10. Web site: Premier League icons: Ian Crook . 2024-04-02 . Norwich City . en.
  11. News: The Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax . 2024-04-02 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Mark Falco . 2024-04-02 . Tottenham Hotspur . en.
  13. Web site: Roberts, Graham - The Rangers Archives . 2024-04-02 . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Youlton . Clive . 2017-10-06 . Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion . 2024-04-02 . Kent Live . en.

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