1986–87 Football League Cup

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The 1986–87 Football League Cup, known as the Littlewoods Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The competition began on 25 August 1986, and ended with the final on 5 April 1987 at the Wembley Stadium. The final was played between Arsenal and Liverpool. The match, played in front of 96,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium, was won by Arsenal 2–1.

Luton Town was thrown out of the competition when they refused to allow Cardiff City fans to attend the match at Kenilworth Road. This was at the moment when club's then chairman, Conservative MP David Evans, to introduce a scheme effective from the start of 1986–87 banning all visiting supporters from the ground, and requiring home fans to carry identity cards when attending matches.

1986–87 League Cup
Country  England &  Wales
Teams 92
Champions Arsenal
Runners-up Liverpool
← 1985-86 1987–88 →

Contents

First Round [edit]

First Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aldershot 1–3 Fulham 26-08-1986
Blackpool 0–0 Preston North End 26-08-1986
Bournemouth 0–1 Bristol City 26-08-1986
Bristol Rovers 1–2 Reading 27-08-1986
Bury 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 26-08-1986
Cardiff City 5–4 Plymouth Argyle 26-08-1986
Carlisle United 1–0 Grimsby Town 02-09-1986
Chesterfield 0–2 Wrexham 26-08-1986
Colchester United 0–0 Peterborough United 26-08-1986
Derby County 0–1 Chester City 27-08-1986
Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rotherham United 26-08-1986
Exeter City 0–0 Newport County 27-08-1986
Gillingham 1–0 Northampton Town 25-08-1986
Hartlepool United 1–1 Middlesbrough 26-08-1986
Hereford United 3–3 Swansea City 27-08-1986
Huddersfield Town 3–1 Halifax Town 26-08-1986
Orient 2–2 Cambridge United 26-08-1986
Notts County 1–3 Port Vale 26-08-1986
Rochdale 1–1 Burnley 26-08-1986
Scunthorpe United 2–0 Darlington 26-08-1986
Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Crewe Alexandra 26-08-1986
Southend United 1–0 Brentford 26-08-1986
Stockport County 2–1 Tranmere Rovers 26-08-1986
Sunderland 2–4 York City 26-08-1986
Swindon Town 3–0 Torquay United 26-08-1986
Walsall 1–0 Mansfield Town 26-08-1986
Wigan Athletic 1–3 Blackburn Rovers 26-08-1986
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Lincoln City 26-08-1986

Second Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Wigan Athletic 02-09-1986 5–1
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Bury 02-09-1986 1–2
Brentford 2–3 Southend United 02-09-1986 2–4
Bristol City 1–1[1] Bournemouth 02-09-1986 2–1
Burnley 1–3 Rochdale 02-09-1986 2–4
Cambridge United 1–0 Orient 02-09-1986 3–2
Chester City 1–2[2] Derby County 03-09-1986 2–2
Crewe Alexandra 0–4 Shrewsbury Town 02-09-1986 0–4
Darlington 1–2 Scunthorpe United 02-09-1986 1–4
Fulham 2–0 Aldershot 03-09-1986 5–1
Grimsby Town 2–0 Carlisle United 09-09-1986 2–1
Halifax Town 2–2[1] Huddersfield Town 02-09-1986 3–5
Lincoln City 0–1[1][3] Wolverhampton Wanderers 02-09-1986 2–2
Mansfield Town 2–4 Walsall 02-09-1986 2–5
Middlesbrough 2–0 Hartlepool United 02-09-1986 3–1
Newport County 1–0 Exeter City 02-09-1986 1–0
Northampton Town 2–2 Gillingham 03-09-1986 2–3
Peterborough United 2–0 Colchester United 03-09-1986 2–0
Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Cardiff City 02-09-1986 4–6
Port Vale 4–1 Notts County 03-09-1986 7–2
Preston North End 2–1 Blackpool 02-09-1986 2–1
Reading 4–0 Bristol Rovers 03-09-1986 6–1
Rotherham United 4–1 Doncaster Rovers 02-09-1986 5–2
Swansea City 5–1 Hereford United 02-09-1986 8–4
Torquay United 2–3 Swindon Town 02-09-1986 2–6
Tranmere Rovers 3–3 Stockport County 02-09-1986 4–5
Wrexham 2–2 Chesterfield 02-09-1986 4–2
York City 1–3[1][4] Sunderland 02-09-1986 5–5

Second Round [edit]

First Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town 23-09-1986
Barnsley 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur 23-09-1986
Bradford City 2–0 Newcastle United 23-09-1986
Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Nottingham Forest 24-09-1986
Bristol City 2–2 Sheffield United 23-09-1986
Cambridge United 1–1 Wimbledon 23-09-1986
Charlton Athletic 3–1 Lincoln City 23-09-1986
Coventry City 3–2 Rotherham United 23-09-1986
Crystal Palace 0–0 Bury 24-09-1986
Derby County 4–1 West Bromwich Albion 24-09-1986
Everton 4–0 Newport County 24-09-1986
Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town 23-09-1986
Liverpool 10–0 Fulham 23-09-1986
Manchester United 2–0 Port Vale 24-09-1986
Middlesbrough 2–2 Birmingham City 23-09-1986
Oldham Athletic 3–2 Leeds United 23-09-1986
Oxford United 6–0 Gillingham 24-09-1986
Peterborough United 0–0 Norwich City 24-09-1986
Preston North End 1–1 West Ham United 23-09-1986
Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 23-09-1986
Reading 1–1 Aston Villa 24-09-1986
Scunthorpe United 1–2 Ipswich Town 23-09-1986
Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Stockport County 23-09-1986
Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Stoke City 23-09-1986
Southampton 3–0 Swindon Town 23-09-1986
Southend United 0–0 Manchester City 23-09-1986
Swansea City 0–2 Leicester City 23-09-1986
Walsall 0–1 Millwall 07-10-1986
Watford 1–1 Rochdale 23-09-1986
Wrexham 1–2 Portsmouth 24-09-1986
York City 1–0 Chelsea 23-09-1986

Second Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aston Villa 4–1 Reading 08-10-1986 5–2
Birmingham City 3–2[1] Middlesbrough 07-10-1986 5–4
Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Queens Park Rangers 07-10-1986 3–4
Bury 0–1 Crystal Palace 07-10-1986 0–1
Chelsea 3–0 York City 08-10-1986 3–1
Fulham 2–3 Liverpool 07-10-1986 2–13
Gillingham 1–1 Oxford United 07-10-1986 1–7
Grimsby Town 1–1 Hull City 07-10-1986 1–2
Huddersfield Town 1–1 Arsenal 07-10-1986 1–3
Ipswich Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United 07-10-1986 4–1
Leeds United 0–1 Oldham Athletic 08-10-1986 2–4
Leicester City 4–2 Swansea City 08-10-1986 6–2
Lincoln City 0–1 Charlton Athletic 08-10-1986 1–4
Manchester City 2–1 Southend United 08-10-1986 2–1
Millwall 3–2 Walsall 14-10-1986 4–2
Newcastle United 1–0 Bradford City 08-10-1986 1–2
Newport County 1–5 Everton 07-10-1986 1–9
Norwich City 1–0 Peterborough United 08-10-1986 1–0
Nottingham Forest 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 08-10-1986 3–0
Port Vale 2–5 Manchester United 07-10-1986 2–7
Portsmouth 2–0 Wrexham 07-10-1986 4–1
Rochdale 1–2 Watford 07-10-1986 2–3
Rotherham United 0–1 Coventry City 07-10-1986 2–4
Sheffield United 3–0 Bristol City 07-10-1986 5–2
Stockport County 0–7 Sheffield Wednesday 06-10-1986 0–10
Stoke City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town 08-10-1986 1–2
Swindon Town 0–0 Southampton 08-10-1986 0–3
Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 Barnsley 08-10-1986 8–5
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Derby County 07-10-1986 1–5
West Ham United 4–1 Preston North End 07-10-1986 5–2
Wimbledon 2–2[1] [5] Cambridge United 07-10-1986 3–3

Luton Town v Cardiff City [edit]

Luton Town was thrown out of the competition when they refused to allow Cardiff City fans to attend the match at Kenilworth Road.

This allowed Cardiff City a bye into the Third Round.


Third Round [edit]

Ties [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 3–1 Manchester City 28-10-1986
Bradford City 3–1 Portsmouth 29-10-1986
Cambridge United 1–0 Ipswich Town 28-10-1986
Cardiff City 2–1 Chelsea 28-10-1986
Charlton Athletic 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 28-10-1986
Coventry City 2–1 Oldham Athletic 28-10-1986
Crystal Palace 2–2 Nottingham Forest 29-10-1986
Derby County 1–1 Aston Villa 29-10-1986
Everton 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday 28-10-1986
Liverpool 4–1 Leicester City 29-10-1986
Manchester United 0–0 Southampton 29-10-1986
Norwich City 4–1 Millwall 29-10-1986
Oxford United 3–1 Sheffield United 29-10-1986
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Hull City 28-10-1986
Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Birmingham City 29-10-1986
Watford 2–3 West Ham United 29-10-1986

Replays [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County 04-11-1986
Nottingham Forest 1–0 Crystal Palace 05-11-1986
Southampton 4–1 Manchester United 04-11-1986

Fourth Round [edit]

Ties [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 2–0 Charlton Athletic 18-11-1986
Bradford City 0–5 Nottingham Forest 18-11-1986
Cambridge United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur 18-11-1986
Coventry City 0–0 Liverpool 18-11-1986
Norwich City 1–4 Everton 19-11-1986
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cardiff City 19-11-1986
Southampton 2–1 Aston Villa 19-11-1986
West Ham United 1–0 Oxford United 26-11-1986

Replay [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Liverpool 3–1 Coventry City 26-11-1986

Fifth Round [edit]

Ties [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 2–0 Nottingham Forest 21-01-1987
Everton 0–1 Liverpool 21-01-1987
Southampton 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 27-01-1987
West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur 27-01-1987

Replay [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 West Ham United 02-02-1987

Semi-Finals [edit]

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were both in the league title race this season and the League Cup semi-final paired them together, where the scores were equal over two legs before Arsenal won the replay. Liverpool, four time winners earlier in the decade, were held to a 0-0 draw at Southampton in the first leg of the other semi-final before triumphing 3-0 at Anfield.

First Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 08-02-1987
Southampton 0–0 Liverpool 11-02-1987

Second Leg [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Liverpool 3–0 Southampton 25-02-1987 3–0
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2[1] Arsenal 01-03-1987 2–2

Replay [edit]

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal 04-03-1987

Final [edit]

Main article: 1987 Football League Cup Final

Match details [edit]

5 April 1987
15:15 BST
 Arsenal 2 – 1 Liverpool Wembley, London
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Lester Shapter (Devon)
Nicholas Goal 30', 83' Rush Goal 23'
Arsenal
Liverpool
ARSENAL:
GK 1 England John Lukic
RB 2 England Viv Anderson
LB 3 England Kenny Sansom (c)
CM 4 England Steve Williams
CB 5 Republic of Ireland David O'Leary
CB 6 England Tony Adams
RM 7 England David Rocastle
CM 8 England Paul Davis
CF 9 Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn Substituted off
CF 10 Scotland Charlie Nicholas
LM 11 England Martin Hayes Substituted off
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Perry Groves Substituted in Quinn'
MF 14 England Michael Thomas Substituted in Hayes'
Manager:
Scotland George Graham
LIVERPOOL:
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 Scotland Gary Gillespie
LB 3 England Barry Venison
CM 4 England Nigel Spackman
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen (c)
CF 7 England Paul Walsh Substituted off 73'
RM 8 England Craig Johnston
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10 Denmark Jan Molby
CM 11 England Steve McMahon Substituted off 87'
Substitutes:
FW 12 Scotland Kenny Dalglish Substituted in 73'
MF 14 Scotland John Wark Substituted in 87'
Player/Manager:
Scotland Kenny Dalglish

References [edit]

General [edit]

Specific [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g After Extra Time
  2. ^ Derby County won on the away goals rule
  3. ^ Lincoln City won on the away goals rule
  4. ^ York City won on the away goals rule
  5. ^ Cambridge United won on the away goals rule
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