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1986–87 Watford F.C. season

Watford
1986–87 season
ChairmanElton John
ManagerGraham Taylor[1]
StadiumVicarage Road
First Division9th
FA CupSemi-final
(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by West Ham United)
Full Members' CupThird round
(eliminated by Manchester City)

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

Main article: 1986–87 Football League First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Luton Town 42 18 12 12 47 45 +2 66
8 Nottingham Forest 42 18 11 13 64 51 +13 65
9 Watford 42 18 9 15 67 54 +13 63
10 Coventry City[a] 42 17 12 13 50 45 +5 63 Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup
11 Manchester United 42 14 14 14 52 45 +7 56
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Coventry City would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

Matches

First Division match results[2]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
23 August 1986 Oxford United H 3–0 Barnes, Bardsley, Blissett 17,720
26 August 1986 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 Talbot, Barnes 14,021
30 August 1986 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Blissett 14,723
6 September 1986 Wimbledon H 0–1 14,822
13 September 1986 Norwich City A 3–1 Richardson, Sterling, Blissett 15,487
16 September 1986 Manchester United H 1–0 Roberts 21,650
20 September 1986 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 14,329
27 September 1986 Coventry City A 0–1 11,058
4 October 1986 West Ham United H 2–2 Callaghan, Blissett 17,120
11 October 1986 Arsenal A 1–3 Falco 24,076
18 October 1986 Aston Villa H 4–2 Falco (3), Jackett 16,414
25 October 1986 Everton A 2–3 Jackett (pen.), Mountfield (o.g.) 28,577
1 November 1986 Chelsea A 0–0 13,334
8 November 1986 Charlton Athletic H 4–1 Falco (2), Bardsley, Blissett 14,466
15 November 1986 Newcastle United A 2–2 Jackett (pen.), Blissett 23,645
22 November 1986 Leicester City H 5–1 Rostron, Barnes, Callaghan, Jackett (pen.), Falco 13,605
29 November 1986 Southampton A 1–3 Terry 14,537
6 December 1986 Liverpool H 2–0 McClelland, Barnes 23,954
13 December 1986 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Falco 23,137
19 December 1986 Norwich City H 1–1 Barnes 12,900
26 December 1986 Luton Town A 2–0 Porter, Richardson 11,140
27 December 1986 Newcastle United H 1–0 Barnes 18,011
1 January 1987 Manchester City H 1–1 Barnes 15,514
3 January 1987 Wimbledon A 1–2 Porter 8,063
24 January 1987 Oxford United A 3–1 Callaghan, Barnes, Falco 9,710
7 February 1987 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 Barnes 15,173
14 February 1987 Manchester United A 1–3 Jackett 35,763
28 February 1987 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–0 Blissett 20,530
8 March 1987 Everton H 2–1 Blissett, Falco 14,014
21 March 1987 Arsenal H 2–0 Porter, Blissett 18,172
25 March 1987 Aston Villa A 1–1 Falco 12,575
28 March 1987 West Ham United A 0–1 16,485
4 April 1987 Charlton Athletic A 3–4 Falco, Sims (pen.), Blissett 4,958
6 April 1987 Queens Park Rangers H 0–3 13,839
14 April 1987 Chelsea H 3–1 Bardsley, Porter, Bissett 14,108
18 April 1987 Manchester City A 2–1 Sterling, Bardsley 18,541
21 April 1987 Luton Town H 2–0 Sterling, Barnes 14,650
25 April 1987 Leicester City A 2–1 Sterling, Bardsley 9,448
30 April 1987 Coventry City H 2–3 Falco (2) 11,590
2 May 1987 Southampton H 1–1 Terry 13,067
4 May 1987 Liverpool A 0–1 40,150
9 May 1987 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Jackett (pen.) 20,024

FA Cup

FA Cup match results[3]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Third round 10 January 1987 Maidstone United H 3–1 Falco (2), Allen 15,952
Fourth round 1 February 1987 Chelsea H 1–0 Blissett 18,832
Fifth round 21 February 1987 Walsall A 1–1 Bardsley 15,621
Fifth round replay 24 February 1987 Walsall H 4–4 (a.e.t.) Jackett (pen.), Blissett, Barnes (2) 20,350
Fifth round, second replay 2 March 1987 Walsall A 1–0 Dornan (o.g.) 15,897
Sixth round 14 March 1987 Arsenal A 3–1 Blissett (2), Barnes 43,276
Semi-final 11 April 1987 Tottenham Hotspur N 1–4 Allen 46,161

League Cup

League Cup match results[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Second round, first leg 23 September 1986 Rochdale H 1–1 Roston 9,670
Second round, second leg 7 October 1986 Rochdale A 2–1 Barnes, Jackett 5,449
Third round 29 October 1986 West Ham United H 2–3 Jackett (pen.), Bardsley 17,523

Full Members' Cup

Full Members' Cup match results[5]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
Third round 26 November 1986 Manchester City A 0–1 6,393

References

  1. ^ "Watford Manager History | Past & Present". Soccer Base.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 485–489. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  4. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 452–456. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  5. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
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