1986–87 Birmingham City F.C. season

The 1986–87 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 84th in the Football League and their 34th in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1985–86. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division, and avoided a second successive relegation only by two points. They entered the 1986–87 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Walsall in the fourth, and were eliminated from the League Cup in the third round by Tottenham Hotspur. They entered the second season of the Full Members' Cup, a competition created for teams in the top two divisions after English clubs were banned from UEFA competitions following the Heysel disaster, and lost in the second round away to Charlton Athletic in front of a crowd of only 821.

Birmingham City F.C.
1986–87 season
ChairmanKen Wheldon
ManagerJohn Bond
GroundSt Andrew's
Football League Second Division19th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by Walsall)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
Full Members' CupSecond round
(eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague: Wayne Clarke (16)
All: Wayne Clarke (19)
Highest home attendance12,209 vs Derby County, 30 August 1986
Lowest home attendance3,794 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Full Members' Cup 1st round, 1 October 1986
Average home league attendance7,426

The top scorer was Wayne Clarke with 19 goals, of which 16 were scored in league matches. The average attendance, of under 7,500, was a record low for a season at St Andrew's.[1]

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1986–87 Football League
DateLeague
position		Opponents VenueResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
23 August 1986 1stStoke CityA W2–0Hemming og, Whitton 11,548
25 August 1986 1stBradford CityH W2–1Mortimer 2 7,003
30 August 1986 1stDerby CountyH D1–1Clarke 12,209
3 September 1986 3rdBrighton & Hove AlbionA L0–2 9,955
6 September 1986 5thSheffield UnitedH D1–1Bremner 10,297
13 September 1986 7thHuddersfield TownH D1–1Clarke 6,934
20 September 1986 11thHull CityA L2–3Clarke 2 6,851
27 September 1986 12thIpswich TownH D2–2Clarke 2 7,227
4 October 1986 12thBarnsleyH D1–1Kennedy 6,427
11 October 1986 17thPortsmouthA L0–2 11,252
18 October 1986 12thCrystal PalaceH W4–1Bremner, Overson, Whitton, Clarke 5,987
25 October 1986 14thSunderlandA L0–2 15,553
1 November 1986 17thWest Bromwich AlbionA L2–3Lynex, Clarke 15,029
8 November 1986 18thOldham AthleticH L1–3Clarke pen 6,082
15 November 1986 16thMillwallA W2–0Clarke, Rees 4,795
22 November 1986 11thLeeds UnitedH W2–1Clarke, Bremner 7,863
29 November 1986 9thGrimsby TownA W1–0Whitton 4,734
6 December 1986 10thBlackburn RoversH D1–1Clarke 6,428
13 December 1986 13thShrewsbury TownA L0–1 4,797
19 December 1986 9thSheffield UnitedH W2–1Clarke 2 (1 pen) 5,007
26 December 1986 12thReadingA D2–2Lynex, Clarke 7,662
29 December 1986 13thMillwallH D1–1Mortimer 8,006
1 January 1987 11thPlymouth ArgyleH W3–2Kuhl, Clarke, Mortimer 8,696
3 January 1987 11thBradford CityA D0–0 8,679
24 January 1987 11thStoke CityH D0–0 10,643
7 February 1987 10thDerby CountyA D2–2Bremner, Whitton 16,836
14 February 1987 8thBrighton & Hove AlbionH W2–0Rees 2 6,439
21 February 1987 9thIpswich TownA L0–3 10,169
28 February 1987 11thHull CityH D0–0 6,858
3 March 1987 9thHuddersfield TownA D2–2Whitton, Rees 5,177
14 March 1987 13thCrystal PalaceA L0–6 6,171
21 March 1987 13thPortsmouthH L0–1 9,823
28 March 1987 13thBarnsleyA D2–2Whitton, Wigley 4,688
31 March 1987 10thSunderlandH W2–0North, Whitton 5,563
4 April 1987 10thOldham AthleticA D2–2Whitton, Linighan og 6,555
11 April 1987 11thWest Bromwich AlbionH L0–1 11,158
18 April 1987 12thPlymouth ArgyleA D0–0 13,372
20 April 1987 12thReadingH D1–1Frain 5,427
25 April 1987 15thLeeds UnitedA L0–4 19,133
2 May 1987 15thGrimsby TownH W1–0Whitton 4,457
5 May 1987 16thBlackburn RoversA L0–1 5,622
9 May 1987 19thShrewsbury TownH L0–2 7,724

League table (part)
Final Second Division table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
17th Huddersfield Town421312175461−751
18th Shrewsbury Town42156214153−1251
19th Birmingham City421117144759−1250
20th Sunderland421212184959−1048
21st Grimsby Town421014183959−2044
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source [2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 10 January 1987Ipswich TownA W1–0Mortimer 11,616
Fourth round 31 January 1987WalsallA L0–1 14,810

League Cup
Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Second round 1st leg 23 September 1986MiddlesbroughA D2–2Whitton, Mortimer 9,412
Second round 2nd leg 7 October 1986MiddlesbroughH W3–2
aet		Clarke 2, Whitton 4,978
Third round 29 October 1986Tottenham HotspurA L0–5 15,542

Full Members' Cup
Main article: 1986–87 Full Members' Cup
Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScore
F–A		Scorers Attendance
Third round 1 October 1986Brighton & Hove AlbionA W3–0Clarke, Kuhl, O'Regan og 3,794
Fourth round 4 November 1986Charlton AthleticA L2–3Geddis, Shirtliff og 821

Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham.
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Full Members' Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK ENG Roger Hansbury 310203020380
GK ENG Paul Tomlinson* 110000000110
DF ENG Kevin Ashley 7000000070
DF ENG Adrian Bird 6000000060
DF ENG Julian Dicks 33 (1)010202038 (1)0
DF NIR Jim Hagan 12000301 (1)016 (1)0
DF ENG Paul Hart 1000000010
DF ENG Mark Jones 5000001060
DF ENG Vince Overson 340103020400
DF ENG Ray Ranson 16 (1)020201021 (1)0
DF ENG Brian Roberts 23 (1)020100026 (1)0
DF SCO Tommy Williams 29020200 (1)033 (1)0
MF SCO Des Bremner 404303020474
MF ENG Richard Cooke* 5000001060
MF ENG John Frain 2 (1)10000002 (1)1
MF ENG Ian Handysides 19 (1)020000021 (1)0
MF ENG Robert Hopkins 3000000030
MF ENG Martin Kuhl 23120301 (1)129 (1)2
MF ENG Steve Lynex* 102000010112
MF ENG Dennis Mortimer 334211110376
MF ENG Dean Peer 1 (1)00000001 (1)0
MF IRL Martin Russell* 3 (2)00000104 (2)0
MF ENG Stuart Storer 3 (3)00010004 (3)0
MF ENG Steve Wigley 111000000111
FW ENG Wayne Clarke 24161032213019
FW ENG David Geddis 20000 (2)0113 (2)1
FW SCO Andy Kennedy 5 (4)10020007 (4)1
FW ENG Marc North* 4 (1)10000004 (1)1
FW WAL Tony Rees 27 (3)420101 (1)031 (4)4
FW ENG Steve Whitton 3992032204611
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See also
  • Birmingham City F.C. seasons

References

General

  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  • Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "Birmingham City 1986–1987: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  • Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 408–09, 419.

Specific

  1. Matthews (1995), Complete Record, p. 44.
  2. "English Division Two (old) 1986–1987 : Table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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