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1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubLiverpool
season1986–87
chairmanJohn W Smith
managerKenny Dalglish
leagueFirst Division
league result2nd
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultRunners-up
cup3Super Cup
cup3 resultWinners
cup4FA Charity Shield
cup4 resultTitle shared
league topscorer
Ian Rush (30)
season topscorer
Ian Rush (40)
highest attendance44,827 (v Everton, League, 25 Apr)
lowest attendance13,498 (v Fulham, League Cup, 23 Sept)
average attendance36,284
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prevseason1985–86
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Ian Rush (30) Ian Rush (40)

The 1986–87 season was '''Liverpool Football Club''''s 95th season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the First Division. It was their second season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, and as defending double winners they finished this season only having (jointly) won the FA Charity Shield, coming close to silverware as league runners-up and losing finalists in the League Cup. They finished runners-up in the league nine points behind local rivals Everton, after an eventful title race which had seen them fight out with a resurgent Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as well as face surprise challenges during the season from unfancied sides including Norwich City, Luton Town and newly promoted Wimbledon.

At the end of the season, striker Ian Rush headed to Italy to sign for Juventus. His successor in the Liverpool attack, John Aldridge, had been signed during the season from Oxford United. After the season ended, Dalglish further enhanced Liverpool's forward positions with a move for Newcastle United striker Peter Beardsley and Watford winger John Barnes.

Squad

Goalkeepers

  • ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar
  • ENG Mike Hooper

Defenders

  • ENG Gary Ablett
  • IRE Jim Beglin
  • SCO Gary Gillespie
  • SCO Alan Hansen
  • IRE Mark Lawrenson
  • SCO John McGregor
  • SCO Steve Nicol
  • IRE Steve Staunton
  • ENG Barry Venison
  • ENG Alex Watson

Midfielders

  • SCO Kenny Dalglish
  • AUS Craig Johnston
  • ENG Sammy Lee
  • SCO Kevin MacDonald
  • ENG Steve McMahon
  • DEN Jan Mølby
  • IRE Brian Mooney
  • SCO Steve Nicol
  • ENG Mark Seagraves
  • ENG Nigel Spackman
  • SCO John Wark
  • IRE Ronnie Whelan

Attackers

  • IRE John Aldridge
  • ENG John Durnin
  • SCO Alan Irvine
  • WAL Ian Rush
  • ENG Paul Walsh

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Transfers

In

PosPlayerFromFeeDate
DFENG Barry VenisonENG Sunderland£200,00031 July 1986
DFIRE Steve StauntonIRE Dundalk£20,0002 September 1986
FWSCO Alan IrvineSCO Falkirk£75,000October 1986
FWIRE John AldridgeENG Oxford United£750,00027 January 1987
MFENG Nigel SpackmanENG Chelsea£400,00024 February 1987

Out

PosPlayerToFeeDate
MFENG Sammy LeeENG QPR£200,000August 1986

League table

Matches

First Division

Main article: 1986–87 Football League#First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
23-Aug-86Newcastle UnitedA2–0Rush {{goal583}}33,306Report
25-Aug-86Manchester CityH0–039,989ReportReport
30-Aug-86ArsenalH2–1Mølby Rush38,637ReportReport
03-Sep-86Leicester CityA1–2Dalglish16,344ReportReport
06-Sep-86West Ham UnitedA5–2Whelan Johnston Dalglish {{goal6690}} Rush29,807Report
13-Sep-86Charlton AthleticH2–0Mølby Rush37,413ReportReport
20-Sep-86SouthamptonA1–2McMahon20,452ReportReport
27-Sep-86Aston VillaH3–3Wark {{goalpen 2443}} McMahon38,298Report
04-Oct-86WimbledonA3–1Mølby Rush {{goal5690}}15,978Report
11-Oct-86Tottenham HotspurH0–143,139ReportReport
18-Oct-86Oxford UnitedH4–0Rush {{goal2989}} Dalglish Mølby34,512Report
25-Oct-86Luton TownA1–4Mølby13,140ReportReport
01-Nov-86Norwich CityH6–2Nicol Walsh {{goal305875}} Rush {{goal4870}}
08-Nov-86Queens Park RangersA3–1Rush Nicol Johnston24,045ReportReport
16-Nov-86Sheffield WednesdayH1–1Rush28,020ReportReport
23-Nov-86EvertonA0–048,247ReportReport
29-Nov-86Coventry CityH2–0Mølby Wark31,614ReportReport
06-Dec-86WatfordA0–223,954ReportReport
14-Dec-86ChelseaH3–0Whelan Rush Nicol25,856ReportReport
20-Dec-86Charlton AthleticA0–016,564ReportReport
26-Dec-86Manchester UnitedH0–140,663ReportReport
27-Dec-86Sheffield WednesdayA1–0Rush40,959ReportReport
01-Jan-87Nottingham ForestA1–1Rush32,854ReportReport
03-Jan-87West Ham UnitedH1–0McMahon41,286ReportReport
17-Jan-87Manchester CityA1–0Rush35,336ReportReport
24-Jan-87Newcastle UnitedH2–0Walsh Rush38,054ReportReport
14-Feb-87Leicester CityH4–3Rush {{goal294786}} Walsh34,259
21-Feb-87Aston VillaA2–2Johnston Walsh32,093ReportReport
28-Feb-87SouthamptonH1–0Aldridge33,133ReportReport
07-Mar-87Luton TownH2–0Mølby Own goal32,433ReportReport
10-Mar-87ArsenalA1–0Rush47,777ReportReport
14-Mar-87Oxford UnitedA3–1Wark {{goal3563}} Rush14,211Report
18-Mar-87Queens Park RangersH2–1Rush {{goal1871}}28,988Report
22-Mar-87Tottenham HotspurA0–132,763ReportReport
28-Mar-87WimbledonH1–2Dalglish36,409ReportReport
11-Apr-87Norwich CityA1–2Rush22,879ReportReport
18-Apr-87Nottingham ForestH3–0Dalglish Whelan Ablett37,359ReportReport
20-Apr-87Manchester UnitedA0–154,103ReportReport
25-Apr-87EvertonH3–1McMahon Rush {{goal4585}}44,827Report
02-May-87Coventry CityA0–126,709ReportReport
04-May-87WatfordH1–0Rush40,150ReportReport
09-May-87ChelseaA3–3Rush McMahon Aldridge29,245ReportReport

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1986 FA Charity Shield

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SCO Kenny Dalglish
ENG Howard Kendall

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FA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
11-Jan-87Luton TownA0–011,085ReportReport
26-Jan-87Luton TownH0–034,822ReportReport
28-Jan-87Luton TownA0–314,687ReportReport

League Cup

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
23-Sep-86FulhamH10–0Rush {{goal876}} Wark {{goal1063}} Whelan McMahon {{goal4466
07-Oct-86FulhamA3–2McMahon Own goal Mølby7,864ReportReport
29-Oct-86Leicester CityH4–1McMahon {{goal5760}} Dalglish20,248
19-Nov-86Coventry CityA0–026,385ReportReport
26-Nov-86Coventry CityH3–1Mølby {{goalpen 4pen 39pen 72}}19,179
21-Jan-87EvertonA1–0Rush53,323ReportReport
11-Feb-87SouthamptonA0–022,818ReportReport
25-Feb-87SouthamptonH3–0Whelan Dalglish Mølby38,481ReportReport

Final Main article: 1987 Football League Cup Final

Report

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George Graham
Kenny Dalglish

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Super Cup

Main article: Super Cup (English football)

Final First Leg Report McMahon

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SCO Kenny Dalglish
ENG Howard Kendall

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Second leg Report Nicol

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ENG Howard Kendall
SCO Kenny Dalglish

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Liverpool won 7–2 on aggregate

Dubai Super Cup

Main article: Dubai Super Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
9-Dec-86CelticN1–1 (Liverpool win 4–2 on pens)Hansen15,000Report

References

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