1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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Tottenham Hotspur
1986–87 season
ChairmanIrving Scholar
ManagerEngland David Pleat
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division3rd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Allen (33)
All: Clive Allen (49)
← 1985-86
1987-88 →

During the 1986–87 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Squad at end of season[3][4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Ray Clemence
— GK England ENG Tony Parks
— DF England ENG Gary Mabbutt
— DF England ENG Paul Miller
— DF England ENG John Polston
— DF England ENG Neil Ruddock
— DF England ENG Gary Stevens
— DF England ENG Mark Stimson
— DF England ENG Danny Thomas
— DF England ENG Mitchell Thomas
— DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
— DF Scotland SCO Richard Gough
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Chris Hughton[5]
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tim O'Shea[6]
— MF England ENG Paul Allen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Glenn Hoddle
— MF England ENG Steve Hodge
— MF England ENG David Howells
— MF England ENG John Moncur
— MF England ENG Vinny Samways
— MF England ENG Chris Waddle
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Galvin
— MF Argentina ARG Ossie Ardiles
— MF Nigeria NGA John Chiedozie
— FW England ENG Clive Allen
— FW England ENG Shaun Close
— FW England ENG Paul Moran
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Phil Gray
— FW Belgium BEL Nico Claesen

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Danny Maddix (on loan to Southend United)
— DF England ENG Graham Roberts (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Mark Falco (to Watford)

Reserve squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Danny Maddix (to Queens Park Rangers)

Transfers[edit]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
October 1986 GK England Tony Parks England Oxford United November 1986 [7]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
July 1986 DF England Mitchell Thomas England Luton Town £275,000 [8]
August 1986 DF Scotland Richard Gough Scotland Dundee United £700,000 [9]
October 1986 FW Belgium Nico Claesen Belgium Standard de Liège £600,000 [10]
2December 1986 MF England Steve Hodge England Aston Villa £650,000 [11]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
June 1986 MF England Ian Crook England Norwich City £80,000 [12]
July 1986 MF Scotland Ally Dick Netherlands Ajax Free [13]
October 1986 FW England Mark Falco England Watford £300,000 [14]
December 1986 DF England Graham Roberts Scotland Rangers £450,000 [15]
February 1987 DF England Paul Miller England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [16]

Results[edit]

First Division[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]

Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England Clive Allen 38+1 33 6 4 8+1 12 52+2 49
MF England Paul Allen 34+3 3 6 1 8+1 0 48+4 4
MF Argentina Ossie Ardiles 15+9 0 4 0 7 0 26+9 0
DF Wales Mark Bowen 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
MF Nigeria John Chiedozie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Belgium Nico Claesen 18+8 8 1+5 2 5 1 24+13 11
GK England Ray Clemence 40 0 6 0 9 0 55 0
FW England Shaun Close 1+1 0 0 0 2 2 3+1 2
FW England Mark Falco 6+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+2 0
MF Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin 20+4 1 1 0 2+3 1 23+7 2
DF Scotland Richard Gough 40 2 6 0 9 0 55 2
FW Northern Ireland Phil Gray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England Glenn Hoddle 35+1 3 6 1 8 4 49+1 8
MF England Steve Hodge 19 4 6 2 0 0 25 6
MF England David Howells 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
DF England Gary Mabbutt 37 1 6 3 8 0 51 4
DF England Paul Miller 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 4+1 0
MF England John Moncur 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Paul Moran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland Tim O'Shea 11 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
GK England Tony Parks 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF England John Polston 6 0 0 0 0+1 0 6+1 0
DF England Graham Roberts 17 1 0 0 4 2 21 3
DF England Neil Ruddock 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 4+1 0
MF England Vinny Samways 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
DF England Gary Stevens 20 0 1+4 0 2+1 0 23+5 0
DF England Mark Stimson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Danny Thomas 17 0 3 0 8 0 28 0
DF England Mitchell Thomas 35+4 4 6 0 8+1 0 49+5 4
MF England Chris Waddle 39 6 6 2 9 3 54 11

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[17]]]

Goal scorers[edit]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [2]

Rnk Pos Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW England Clive Allen 33 4 12 49
2 MF Belgium Nico Claesen 8 2 1 11
MF England Chris Waddle 6 2 3 11
4 MF England Glenn Hoddle 3 1 4 8
5 MF England Steve Hodge 4 2 0 6
6 MF England Paul Allen 3 1 0 4
DF England Gary Mabbutt 1 3 0 4
DF England Mitchell Thomas 4 0 0 4
9 DF England Graham Roberts 1 0 2 3
10 FW England Shaun Close 0 0 2 2
MF Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin 1 0 1 2
DF Scotland Richard Gough 2 0 0 2
13 DF Wales Mark Bowen 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 67 15 25 107

Clean sheets[edit]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [3]

Rnk Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 18 3 3 24
2 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 19 3 3 25

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies".
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  4. ^ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ O'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally.
  7. ^ "Tony Parks". 11v11. 2 April 2024.
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  13. ^ "The Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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  16. ^ Youlton, Clive (6 October 2017). "Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion". Kent Live. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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