1986–87 Birmingham City F.C. season

Birmingham City F.C. 1986–87 football season

Birmingham City F.C.1986–87 season

Chairman| Ken Wheldon
Manager| John Bond
Ground| St Andrew's
Football League Second Division| 19th
FA Cup| Fourth round
(eliminated by Walsall)
League Cup| Third round
(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
Full Members' Cup| Second round
(eliminated by Charlton Athletic)
Top goalscorer| League: Wayne Clarke (16)
All: Wayne Clarke (19)
Highest home attendance| 12,209 vs Derby County, 30 August 1986
Lowest home attendance| 3,794 vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Full Members' Cup 1st round, 1 October 1986
Average home league attendance| 7,426

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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.

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[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 Football League

Date | League
position | Opponents  | Venue | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers  | Attendance

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23 August 1986  | 1st | Stoke City | A  | W | 2–0 | Hemming og, Whitton | 11,548
25 August 1986  | 1st | Bradford City | H  | W | 2–1 | Mortimer 2 | 7,003
30 August 1986  | 1st | Derby County | H  | D | 1–1 | Clarke | 12,209
3 September 1986  | 3rd | Brighton & Hove Albion | A  | L | 0–2 |  | 9,955
6 September 1986  | 5th | Sheffield United | A  | D | 1–1 | Bremner | 10,297
13 September 1986  | 7th | Huddersfield Town | H  | D | 1–1 | Clarke  | 6,934
20 September 1986  | 11th | Hull City | A  | L | 2–3 | Clarke 2  | 6,851
27 September 1986  | 12th | Ipswich Town | H  | D | 2–2 | Clarke 2  | 7,227
4 October 1986  | 12th | Barnsley | H  | D | 1–1 | Kennedy | 6,427
11 October 1986  | 17th | Portsmouth | A  | L | 0–2 |  | 11,252
18 October 1986  | 12th | Crystal Palace | H  | W | 4–1 | Bremner, Overson, Whitton, Clarke  | 5,987
25 October 1986  | 14th | Sunderland | A  | L | 0–2 |  | 15,553
1 November 1986  | 17th | West Bromwich Albion | A  | L | 2–3 | Lynex, Clarke  | 15,029
8 November 1986  | 18th | Oldham Athletic | H  | L | 1–3 | Clarke pen | 6,082
15 November 1986  | 16th | Millwall | A  | W | 2–0 | Clarke, Rees | 4,795
22 November 1986  | 11th | Leeds United | H  | W | 2–1 | Clarke, Bremner  | 7,863
29 November 1986  | 9th | Grimsby Town | A  | W | 1–0 | Whitton  | 4,734
6 December 1986  | 10th | Blackburn Rovers | H  | D | 1–1 | Clarke  | 6,428
13 December 1986  | 13th | Shrewsbury Town | A  | L | 0–1 |  | 4,797
19 December 1986  | 9th | Sheffield United | H  | W | 2–1 | Clarke 2 (1 pen)  | 5,007
26 December 1986  | 12th | Reading | A  | D | 2–2 | Lynex, Clarke  | 7,662
29 December 1986  | 13th | Millwall | H  | D | 1–1 | Mortimer  | 8,006
1 January 1987  | 11th | Plymouth Argyle | H  | W | 3–2 | Kuhl, Clarke, Mortimer  | 8,696
3 January 1987  | 11th | Bradford City | A  | D | 0–0 |  | 8,679
24 January 1987  | 11th | Stoke City | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 10,643
7 February 1987  | 10th | Derby County | A  | D | 2–2 | Bremner, Whitton  | 16,836
14 February 1987  | 8th | Brighton & Hove Albion | H  | W | 2–0 | Rees 2  | 6,439
21 February 1987  | 9th | Ipswich Town | A  | L | 0–3 |  | 10,169
28 February 1987  | 11th | Hull City | H  | D | 0–0 |  | 6,858
3 March 1987  | 9th | Huddersfield Town | A  | D | 2–2 | Whitton, Rees  | 5,177
14 March 1987  | 13th | Crystal Palace | A  | L | 0–6 |  | 6,171
21 March 1987  | 13th | Portsmouth | H  | L | 0–1 |  | 9,823
28 March 1987  | 13th | Barnsley | A  | D | 2–2 | Whitton, Wigley | 4,688
31 March 1987  | 10th | Sunderland | H  | W | 2–0 | North, Whitton  | 5,563
4 April 1987  | 10th | Oldham Athletic | A  | D | 2–2 | Whitton, Linighan og | 6,555
11 April 1987  | 11th | West Bromwich Albion | H  | L | 0–1 |  | 11,158
18 April 1987  | 12th | Plymouth Argyle | A  | D | 0–0 |  | 13,372
20 April 1987  | 12th | Reading | H  | D | 1–1 | Frain | 5,427
25 April 1987  | 15th | Leeds United | A  | L | 0–4 |  | 19,133
2 May 1987  | 15th | Grimsby Town | H  | W | 1–0 | Whitton  | 4,457
5 May 1987  | 16th | Blackburn Rovers | A  | L | 0–1 |  | 5,622
9 May 1987  | 19th | Shrewsbury Town | H  | L | 0–2 |  | 7,724

### League table (part)[edit]

Final Second Division table (part)  Pos  | Club  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GD  | Pts

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17th  | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 51
18th  | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 51
19th  | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 50
20th  | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 48
21st  | Grimsby Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 44
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[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup

Round  | Date | Opponents | Venue  | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers  | Attendance

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Third round  | 10 January 1987 | Ipswich Town | A  | W | 1–0 | Mortimer | 11,616
Fourth round  | 31 January 1987 | Walsall | A  | L | 0–1 |  | 14,810

## League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup

Round  | Date | Opponents | Venue  | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers  | Attendance

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Second round 1st leg  | 23 September 1986 | Middlesbrough | A  | D | 2–2 | Whitton, Mortimer | 9,412
Second round 2nd leg  | 7 October 1986 | Middlesbrough | H  | W | 3–2
aet | Clarke 2, Whitton  | 4,978
Third round  | 29 October 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | A  | L | 0–5 |  | 15,542

## Full Members' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1986–87 Full Members' Cup

Round  | Date | Opponents | Venue  | Result | Score
F–A | Scorers  | Attendance

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Third round  | 1 October 1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A  | W | 3–0 | Clarke, Kuhl, O'Regan og | 3,794
Fourth round  | 4 November 1986 | Charlton Athletic | A  | L | 2–3 | Geddis, Shirtliff og | 821

## Appearances and goals[edit]

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

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
GK |  ENG | Roger Hansbury | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0
GK |  ENG | Paul Tomlinson*  | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0
DF |  ENG | Kevin Ashley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
DF |  ENG | Adrian Bird | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0
DF |  ENG | Julian Dicks | 33 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 (1) | 0
DF |  NIR | Jim Hagan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 16 (1) | 0
DF |  ENG | Paul Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
DF |  ENG | ~~Mark Jones~~ †  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
DF |  ENG | Vince Overson | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0
DF |  ENG | Ray Ranson | 16 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 0
DF |  ENG | Brian Roberts | 23 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (1) | 0
DF |  SCO | Tommy Williams | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33 (1) | 0
MF |  SCO | Des Bremner | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4
MF |  ENG | Richard Cooke*  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
MF |  ENG | John Frain | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1
MF |  ENG | Ian Handysides | 19 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (1) | 0
MF |  ENG | ~~Robert Hopkins~~ †  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
MF |  ENG | ~~Martin Kuhl~~ †  | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 29 (1) | 2
MF |  ENG | Steve Lynex*  | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2
MF |  ENG | Dennis Mortimer | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6
MF |  ENG | Dean Peer | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0
MF |  IRL | Martin Russell*  | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0
MF |  ENG | ~~Stuart Storer~~ †  | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0
MF |  ENG | Steve Wigley | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1
FW |  ENG | ~~Wayne Clarke~~ †  | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 19
FW |  ENG | ~~David Geddis~~ †  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2) | 1
FW |  SCO | Andy Kennedy | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | 1
FW |  ENG | Marc North*  | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1
FW |  WAL | Tony Rees | 27 (3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 31 (4) | 4
FW |  ENG | Steve Whitton | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 11

## See also[edit]

* Birmingham City F.C. seasons

## References[edit]

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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