User:Oswego52/1986–87 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1986–87 season
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Billy McNeill ; Jimmy Frizzell ;
First Division	21
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Third Round
Full Members Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Imre Varadi (9); All: Imre Varadi (11)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Pre-Season[edit]

Competitive Games[edit]

League[edit]

Final Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	26	8	8	76	31	+45	86	Disqualified from the European Cup
2	Liverpool	42	23	8	11	72	42	+30	77	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	8	13	68	43	+25	71
4	Arsenal^[a]	42	20	10	12	58	35	+23	70
5	Norwich City	42	17	17	8	53	51	+2	68
6	Wimbledon	42	19	9	14	57	50	+7	66
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^[b]	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
12	Southampton	42	14	10	18	69	68	+1	52
13	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	13	16	58	59	−1	52
14	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	53	64	−11	52
15	West Ham United	42	14	10	18	52	67	−15	52
16	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	11	18	48	64	−16	50
17	Newcastle United	42	12	11	19	47	65	−18	47
18	Oxford United	42	11	13	18	44	69	−25	46
19	Charlton Athletic (O)	42	11	11	20	45	55	−10	44	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
20	Leicester City (R)	42	11	9	22	54	76	−22	42	Relegation to the Second Division
21	Manchester City (R)	42	8	15	19	36	57	−21	39
22	Aston Villa (R)	42	8	12	22	45	79	−34	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Arsenal would have qualified as League Cup winners.
^ Coventry City would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

Match Reports[edit]

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23 August 1986 (1986-08-23)	Manchester City	3–1	Wimbledon	Manchester
	Graham Baker Graham Baker Trevor Christie		Andy Thorn	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,756

25 August 1986 (1986-08-25)	Liverpool	0–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,989

29 August 1986 (1986-08-29)	Tottenham Hotspurs	1–0	Manchester City	London
	Graham Roberts			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,764

3 September 1986 (1986-09-03)	Manchester City	2–2	Norwich City	Manchester
	Trevor Christie Trevor Christie		Mark Barham Shaun Elliott	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 19,122

6 September 1986 (1986-09-06)	Manchester City	0–1	Coventry City	Manchester
			Cyrille Regis	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 18,320

13 September 1986 (1986-09-13)	Oxford United	0–0	Manchester City	Oxford
				Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 8,245

FA Cup[edit]

League Cup[edit]

Full Members Cup[edit]

References[edit]

^ https://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Matches/Season.aspx?id=86

External links[edit]

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[table_note_ARS0.67740909414245-1] Arsenal would have qualified as League Cup winners.

[table_note_COV0.67740909414245-2] Coventry City would have qualified as FA Cup winners.

[3] ttps://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Matches/Season.aspx?id=86

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