1986–87 Watford F.C. season

English football team season Watford 1986–87 Elton John Graham Taylorhttps://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2741&teamTabs=managers Watford Manager History | Past & Present Soccer Base Vicarage Road First Division 9th FA Cup Semi-final(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) League Cup Third round(eliminated by West Ham United) Full Members' Cup Third round(eliminated by Manchester City) 1985–86 1987–88 The 1986–87 season was Watford's 106th season in existence, and their fifth season in the First Division, following promotion in the 1981–82 season, in which they finished 9th. Along with the First Division, they competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, being eliminated in the semi-final and third round respectively. Competitions First Division 1986–87 Football League First Division League table First Division WAT Matches +First Division match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/ Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88 Queen Anne Press 1987 978-0-356-14354-5 Dunk Peter London 378DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1986 8 23Oxford UnitedH3–0Barnes, Bardsley, Blissett17,720dmy 1986 8 26Queens Park RangersA2–3Talbot, Barnes14,021dmy 1986 8 30Nottingham ForestA1–1Blissett14,723dmy 1986 9 6WimbledonH0–114,822dmy 1986 9 13Norwich CityA3–1Richardson, Sterling, Blissett15,487dmy 1986 9 16Manchester UnitedH1–0Roberts21,650dmy 1986 9 20Sheffield WednesdayH0–114,329dmy 1986 9 27Coventry CityA0–111,058dmy 1986 10 4West Ham UnitedH2–2Callaghan, Blissett17,120dmy 1986 10 11ArsenalA1–3Falco24,076dmy 1986 10 18Aston VillaH4–2Falco (3), Jackett16,414dmy 1986 10 25EvertonA2–3Jackett (pen.), Mountfield (o.g.)28,577dmy 1986 11 1ChelseaA0–013,334dmy 1986 11 8Charlton AthleticH4–1Falco (2), Bardsley, Blissett14,466dmy 1986 11 15Newcastle UnitedA2–2Jackett (pen.), Blissett23,645dmy 1986 11 22Leicester CityH5–1Rostron, Barnes, Callaghan, Jackett (pen.), Falco13,605dmy 1986 11 29SouthamptonA1–3Terry14,537dmy 1986 12 6LiverpoolH2–0McClelland, Barnes23,954dmy 1986 12 13Tottenham HotspurA1–2Falco23,137dmy 1986 12 19Norwich CityH1–1Barnes12,900dmy 1986 12 26Luton TownA2–0Porter, Richardson11,140dmy 1986 12 27Newcastle UnitedH1–0Barnes18,011dmy 1987 1 1Manchester CityH1–1Barnes15,514dmy 1987 1 3WimbledonA1–2Porter8,063dmy 1987 1 24Oxford UnitedA3–1Callaghan, Barnes, Falco9,710dmy 1987 2 7Nottingham ForestH1–1Barnes15,173dmy 1987 2 14Manchester UnitedA1–3Jackett35,763dmy 1987 2 28Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Blissett20,530dmy 1987 3 8EvertonH2–1Blissett, Falco14,014dmy 1987 3 21ArsenalH2–0Porter, Blissett18,172dmy 1987 3 25Aston VillaA1–1Falco12,575dmy 1987 3 28West Ham UnitedA0–116,485dmy 1987 4 4Charlton AthleticA3–4Falco, Sims (pen.), Blissett4,958dmy 1987 4 6Queens Park RangersH0–313,839dmy 1987 4 14ChelseaH3–1Bardsley, Porter, Bissett14,108dmy 1987 4 18Manchester CityA2–1Sterling, Bardsley18,541dmy 1987 4 21Luton TownH2–0Sterling, Barnes14,650dmy 1987 4 25Leicester CityA2–1Sterling, Bardsley9,448dmy 1987 4 30Coventry CityH2–3Falco (2)11,590dmy 1987 5 2SouthamptonH1–1Terry13,067dmy 1987 5 4LiverpoolA0–140,150dmy 1987 5 9Tottenham HotspurH1–0Jackett (pen.)20,024 FA Cup + FA Cup match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/ Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88 Queen Anne Press 1987 978-0-356-14354-5 Dunk Peter London 485–489RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1987 1 10Maidstone UnitedH3–1Falco (2), Allen15,952Fourth rounddmy 1987 2 1ChelseaH1–0Blissett18,832Fifth rounddmy 1987 2 21WalsallA1–1Bardsley15,621Fifth round replaydmy 1987 2 24WalsallH4–4 Jackett (pen.), Blissett, Barnes (2)20,350Fifth round, second replaydmy 1987 3 2WalsallA1–0Dornan (o.g.)15,897Sixth rounddmy 1987 3 14ArsenalA3–1Blissett (2), Barnes43,276Semi-finaldmy 1987 4 11Tottenham HotspurN1–4Allen46,161 League Cup + League Cup match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/ Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88 Queen Anne Press 1987 978-0-356-14354-5 Dunk Peter London 452–456RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round, first legdmy 1986 9 23RochdaleH1–1Roston9,670Second round, second legdmy 1986 10 7RochdaleA2–1Barnes, Jackett5,449Third rounddmy 1986 10 29West Ham UnitedH2–3Jackett (pen.), Bardsley17,523 Full Members' Cup + Full Members' Cup match resultshttps://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/ Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88 Queen Anne Press 1987 978-0-356-14354-5 Dunk Peter London 459RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1986 11 26Manchester CityA0–16,393 References Category:Watford F.C. seasons Watford