1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season December 2011 March 2015 March 2015 Tottenham Hotspur 1986–87 ENG David Pleat Irving Scholar White Hart Lane First Division 3rd FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Semi-finals Clive Allen (33) Clive Allen (49) 41,995 v West Ham United (Littlewoods Cup, 2 February 1987) 12,299 v Barnsley (Littlewoods Cup, 8 October 1986) 25,881 5–0 v Birmingham City (H), Littlewoods Cup, 29 October 19865–0 v West Ham United (H), Littlewoods Cup, 2 February 19875–0 v Leicester City (H), Division One, 25 February 1987 1–3 v Chelsea (H), Division One, 12 September 19861–3 v Luton Town (A), Division One, 28 March 1987 _bluelines _ _bluelines _blue stripes _whitelines _bluediagonals _whitelines _white stripes 63c4ff 63c4ff 63c4ff 63c4ff 63c4ff _whiteborder _bluediagonals _whiteborder _white stripes 003366 003366 003366 003366 003366 1985-86 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,https://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Tottenham_Hotspur/Tottenham_Hotspur-change-kits.html Tottenham Hotspur Away Kits - Historical Football Kits and introduced, for the first time, a third kit, identical to the away kit but rendered in a darker shade of blue.http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/tottenham_hotspur/42923/my-favourite-kit-tottenham-1986-87-the-rare-third-kit.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100918124722/http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/tottenham_hotspur/42923/my-favourite-kit-tottenham-1986-87-the-rare-third-kit.html usurped 18 September 2010 My Favourite Kit: Tottenham 1986-87 (The Rare Third Kit) | Who Ate all the Pies Squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1924/tottenham-hotspur/squad/ Tottenham Hotspur - Squad 1986/1987http://www.11v11.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/tab/players/season/1987 All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1987 y y ENG GK Ray Clemence y ENG GK Tony Parks y ENG DF Gary Mabbutt y ENG DF Paul Miller y ENG DF John Polston y ENG DF Neil Ruddock y ENG DF Gary Stevens y ENG DF Mark Stimson y ENG DF Danny Thomas y ENG DF Mitchell Thomas y WAL DF Mark Bowen y SCO DF Richard Gough y IRL DF Chris HughtonHughton was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Ireland in 1979. y IRL DF Tim O'SheaO'Shea was born in Pimlico, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally. y ENG MF Paul Allen y y ENG MF Glenn Hoddle y ENG MF Steve Hodge y ENG MF David Howells y ENG MF John Moncur y ENG MF Vinny Samways y ENG MF Chris Waddle y IRL MF Tony Galvin y ARG MF Ossie Ardiles y NGA MF John Chiedozie y ENG FW Clive Allen y ENG FW Shaun Close y ENG FW Paul Moran y NIR FW Phil Gray y BEL FW Nico Claesen Left club during season y y ENG DF Danny Maddix on loan to Southend United y ENG DF Graham Roberts to Rangers y y ENG FW Mark Falco to Watford Reserve squad y y ENG DF Danny Maddix to Queens Park Rangers Transfers Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. October 1986 GK England Tony Parks England Oxford United November 1986 2 April 2024 Tony Parks https://www.11v11.com/players/tony-parks-5052/ 11v11 Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. July 1986 DF ENG Mitchell Thomas ENG Luton Town £275,000 Spurs vs Luton Boot in both camps Mitchell Thomas https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2024/march/spurs-vs-luton-boot-in-both-camps-mitchell-thomas/ 2024-04-02 Tottenham Hotspur en August 1986 DF Scotland Richard Gough Scotland Dundee United £700,000 Catching up with... Richard Gough https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/august/catching-up-with-richard-gough/ 2024-04-02 Tottenham Hotspur en October 1986 FW BEL Nico Claesen BEL Standard de Liège £600,000 Greenwood Mark 2009-12-23 Whatever happened to former Tottenham striker Nico Claesen? https://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/whatever-happened-to-former-tottenham-striker-nico-claesen/ 2024-04-02 FootballFanCast en December 1986 MF ENG Steve Hodge ENG Aston Villa £650,000 2016-12-22 30 years ago today in sport: Tottenham near on £650k deal for Steve Hodge https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/12/22/30-years-ago-today-sport-tottenham-near-650k-deal-steve-hodge/ 2024-04-02 The Telegraph en-GB 0307-1235 Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. June 1986 MF ENG Ian Crook ENG Norwich City £80,000 Premier League icons: Ian Crook https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/premier-league-icons-ian-crook 2024-04-02 Norwich City enJuly 1986MFScotlandAlly DickNED AjaxFreeThe Scot who signed for Cruyff at Ajax https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52919279 2024-04-02 BBC Sport en-GBOctober 1986FWEnglandMark FalcoEngland Watford£300,000Mark Falco https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/mark-falco/ 2024-04-02 Tottenham Hotspur en December 1986 DF ENG Graham Roberts Scotland Rangers £450,000 Roberts, Graham - The Rangers Archives https://therangersarchives.co.uk/roberts-graham/ 2024-04-02 en-GBFebruary 1987DFEnglandPaul MillerEngland Charlton AthleticUndisclosedYoulton Clive 2017-10-06 Paul Miller ended his career at Charlton Athletic in unsavoury fashion https://www.kentlive.news/sport/football/football-news/charlton-athletic-day-1988-watford-589970 2024-04-02 Kent Live en Results First Division 1986–87 Football League DateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance 23 August 1986 Aston VillaA3–0C. Allen (3)24,712 25 August 1986 Newcastle UnitedH1–1C. Allen25,381 30 August 1986 Manchester CityH1–0Roberts23,764 2 September 1986 SouthamptonA0–217,911 6 September 1986 ArsenalA0–044,707 13 September 1986 ChelseaH1–3C. Allen (pen.)28,202 20 September 1986 Leicester CityA2–1C. Allen (2)13,141 27 September 1986 EvertonH2–0C. Allen (2)28,007 4 October 1986 Luton TownH0–022,738 11 October 1986 LiverpoolA1–0C. Allen43,139 18 October 1986 Sheffield WednesdayH1–1C. Allen26,876 25 October 1986 Queens Park RangersA0–221,579 1 November 1986 WimbledonH1–2M. Thomas21,820 8 November 1986 Norwich CityA1–2Claesen22,139 15 November 1986 Coventry CityH1–0C. Allen20,255 22 November 1986 Oxford UnitedA4–2C. Allen (2), Waddle (2)12,143 29 November 1986 Nottingham ForestH2–3C. Allen (2)30,042 7 December 1986 Manchester UnitedA3–3Mabbutt, Moran (o.g.), C. Allen35,957 13 December 1986 WatfordH2–1Hoddle, Gough23,137 20 December 1986 ChelseaA2–0C. Allen (2)21,576 26 December 1986 West Ham UnitedH4–0C. Allen (2), Hodge, Waddle39,019 27 December 1986 Coventry CityA3–4C. Allen (2), Claesen22,182 1 January 1987 Charlton AthleticA2–0Claesen, Galvin19,744 4 January 1987 ArsenalH1–2M. Thomas37,723 24 January 1987 Aston VillaH3–0Hodge (2), Claesen19,121 14 February 1987 SouthamptonH2–0Gough, Hodge22,066 25 February 1987 Leicester CityH5–0Claesen (2), C. Allen (2; 1 pen.), P. Allen16,038 7 March 1987 Queens Park RangersH1–0C. Allen (pen.)21,071 22 March 1987 LiverpoolH1–0Waddle32,763 25 March 1987 Newcastle UnitedA1–1Hoddle30,782 28 March 1987 Luton TownA1–3Waddle13,447 4 April 1987 Norwich CityH3–0C. Allen (3)22,400 7 April 1987 Sheffield WednesdayA1–0C. Allen19,488 15 April 1987 Manchester CityA1–1Claesen21,460 18 April 1987 Charlton AthleticH1–0C. Allen26,926 20 April 1987 West Ham UnitedA1–2C. Allen23,972 22 April 1987 WimbledonA2–2Claesen (pen.), Bowen7,887 25 April 1987 Oxford UnitedH3–1Waddle, P. Allen, Hoddle20,064 2 May 1987 Nottingham ForestA0–219,837 4 May 1987 Manchester UnitedH4–0M. Thomas (2), C. Allen (pen.), P. Allen36,692 9 May 1987 WatfordA0–120,024 11 May 1987 EvertonA0–128,287 Rothmans 1987-88 366https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Weeks-01-42-3.pdf Season 1986-87 Historical Lineups League table First Division y TOT Littlewoods Cup 1986–87 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance2(1L)23 September 1986 BarnsleyA3–2Waddle, Roberts, C. Allen9,9792(2L)8 October 1986BarnsleyH5–3Close, Hoddle (2), Galvin, C. Allen12,299329 October 1986Birmingham CityH5–0Waddle, C. Allen (2), Roberts, Hoddle15,542426 November 1986 Cambridge UnitedA3–1C. Allen, Close, Waddle10,033527 January 1987 West Ham UnitedA1–1C. Allen28,6485(R)2 February 1987West Ham UnitedH5–0Claesen, Hoddle, C. Allen (3; 1 pen.)41,995SF(1L)8 February 1987 ArsenalA1–0C. Allen41,306SF(2L)1 March 1987 ArsenalH1–2 (AET - 1–2 at 90 mins.)C. Allen37,099SF(R)4 March 1987 ArsenalH1–2C. Allen41,005 Rothmans 1987-88 450–457 FA Cup 1986-87 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultGoalscorersAttendance310 January 1987 Scunthorpe UnitedH3–2Mabbutt, Claesen, Waddle19,339431 January 1987 Crystal PalaceH4–0Mabbutt, O'Reilly (o.g.), C. Allen (pen.), Claesen29,603521 February 1987 Newcastle UnitedH1–0C. Allen (pen.)38,033615 March 1987 WimbledonA2–0Waddle, Hoddle15,636SF11 April 1987 WatfordN4–1Hodge (2), C. Allen, P. Allen46,161SF16 May 1987 Coventry CityN2–3 (AET - 2–2 at 90 mins.)C. Allen, Mabbutt98,000 Rothmans 1987-88 485–489https://that1980ssportsblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/1986-87-fa-cup-semi-finals.html 1986/87 FA Cup: Semi-finals That 1980s Sports Bloghttps://that1980ssportsblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/1986-87-fa-cup-final.html 1986/87 FA Cup final That 1980s Sports Blog Statistics Appearances and goals 26 July 2020 May 2026 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;" | Pos. ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; width:240px" | Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Premier League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | FA Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | EFL Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Total |- ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- | FW | align="left" | ENG Clive Allen || 38+1 || 33 || 6 || 4 || 8+1 || 12 || 52+2 || 49 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG Paul Allen || 34+3 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 8+1 || 0 || 48+4 || 4 |- | MF | align="left" | ARG Ossie Ardiles || 15+9 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 26+9 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | WAL Mark Bowen || 1+1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+1 || 1 |- | MF | align="left" | NGA John Chiedozie || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | FW | align="left" | BEL Nico Claesen || 18+8 || 8 || 1+5 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 24+13 || 11 |- | GK | align="left" | ENG Ray Clemence || 40 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 55 || 0 |- | FW | align="left" | ENG Shaun Close || 1+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3+1 || 2 |- | FW | align="left" | ENG Mark Falco || 6+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 6+2 || 0 |- | MF | align="left" | IRL Tony Galvin || 20+4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2+3 || 1 || 23+7 || 2 |- | DF | align="left" | SCO Richard Gough || 40 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 55 || 2 |- | FW | align="left" | NIR Phil Gray || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG Glenn Hoddle || 35+1 || 3 || 6 || 1 || 8 || 4 || 49+1 || 8 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG Steve Hodge || 19 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 6 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG David Howells || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | IRL Chris Hughton || 9 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Gary Mabbutt || 37 || 1 || 6 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 51 || 4 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Paul Miller || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2+1 || 0 || 4+1 || 0 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG John Moncur || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | FW | align="left" | ENG Paul Moran || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | IRL Tim O'Shea || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+1 || 0 |- | GK | align="left" | ENG Tony Parks || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG John Polston || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 6+1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Graham Roberts || 17 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 21 || 3 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Neil Ruddock || 4 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4+1 || 0 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG Vinny Samways || 1+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Gary Stevens || 20 || 0 || 1+4 || 0 || 2+1 || 0 || 23+5 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Mark Stimson || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Danny Thomas || 17 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 28 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | ENG Mitchell Thomas || 35+4 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 8+1 || 0 || 49+5 || 4 |- | MF | align="left" | ENG Chris Waddle || 39 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 9 || 3 || 54 || 11 |- 15 May 1999 [[https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2590&teamTabs=stats Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base]] October 2016 Goal scorers 26 July 2020 May 2026 Rnk Ranking Pos Position Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total1 FW ENG Clive Allen 33 4 12 492 MF BEL Nico Claesen 8 2 1 11 MF ENG Chris Waddle 6 2 3 114 MF ENG Glenn Hoddle 3 1 4 85 MF ENG Steve Hodge 4 2 0 66 MF ENG Paul Allen 3 1 0 4 DF ENG Gary Mabbutt 1 3 0 4 DF ENG Mitchell Thomas 4 0 0 49 DF ENG Graham Roberts 1 0 2 310 FW ENG Shaun Close 0 0 2 2 MF IRL Tony Galvin 1 0 1 2 DF SCO Richard Gough 2 0 0 213 DF WAL Mark Bowen 1 0 0 1TOTALS671525107 Clean sheets 26 July 2020 May 2026 Rnk RankingPlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1left ENG Ray Clemence 18 3 3 242left ENG Tony Parks 1 0 0 1TOTALS193325 References Bibliography Rothmans 1987-88 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 (Editor: Peter Dunk) Queen Anne Press 0-356-14354-6 Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham Hotspur