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Manchester United 1986-1987

56
Points · Division One 1986-1987
11th in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 11th in the Division One with 56 points from 42 games in 1986-1987, scoring 61 goals in all competitions. They won 17, drew 15 and lost 16 of their 48 games in all competitions under Ron Atkinson and Alex Ferguson.

Stats
17
Won
15
Drawn
16
Lost
Form
W
D
L
L
D

Managers

2 spells
Manager From PWDLPPG
Ron Atkinson 23 Aug 1986 17557 1.18
Alex Ferguson 8 Nov 1986 3112109 1.48

Season at a Glance

61
Goals Scored
52
Conceded
48
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.38
Points per game
100th-best of 123 full seasons
1.27
Goals per game
112th-best of 123 full seasons
1.08
Conceded per game
51st-best of 123 full seasons
35%
Win rate
104th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 13th of 22 for goals scored (-0.08 per game vs the league average) and 5th for fewest conceded. That was 7 places lower than 1985-1986 (-20 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Peter Davenport
45 apps
16
— ast
2
Norman Whiteside
37 apps
10
— ast
3
Frank Stapleton
40 apps
9
— ast
4
Bryan Robson
33 apps
7
— ast
5
Gordon Strachan
38 apps
4
— ast
6
Jesper Olsen
32 apps
3
— ast
7
Remi Moses
22 apps
2
— ast
8
Paul McGrath
40 apps
2
— ast
9
Peter Barnes
9 apps
1
— ast
10
Clayton Blackmore
13 apps
1
— ast

All Results

48 matches
August 1986 0W · 0D · 3L
L
Arsenal A
D1
0–1
23 Aug 41,382 0-0-1 L1
L
West Ham United H
D1 Stapleton, Davenport
2–3
25 Aug 43,306 0-0-2 L2
L
Charlton Athletic H
D1
0–1
30 Aug 37,544 0-0-3 L3
September 1986 2W · 1D · 3L
D
Leicester City A
D1 Whiteside
1–1
6 Sep 16,785 0-1-3 D1
W
Southampton H
D1 Olsen (pen), Davenport, Stapleton 2, Whiteside
5–1
13 Sep 40,135 1-1-3 W1
L
Watford A
D1
0–1
16 Sep 21,650 1-1-4 L1
L
Everton A
D1 Robson
1–3
21 Sep 25,843 1-1-5 L2
W
Port Vale H
LC agg 2-0 Stapleton, Whiteside
2–0
24 Sep 18,906 2-1-5 W1
L
Chelsea H
D1
0–1
28 Sep 33,340 2-1-6 L1
October 1986 3W · 3D · 0L
D
Nottingham Forest A
D1 Robson
1–1
4 Oct 34,828 2-2-6 D1
W
Port Vale A
LC agg 7-2 Stapleton, Barnes, Moses 2, Davenport (pen)
5–2
7 Oct 10,486 3-2-6 W1
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 Davenport 2 (pen), Whiteside
3–1
11 Oct 45,890 4-2-6 W2
W
Luton Town H
D1 Stapleton
1–0
18 Oct 39,927 5-2-6 W3
D
Manchester City A
D1 Stapleton
1–1
26 Oct 32,440 5-3-6 D1
D
Southampton H
LC
0–0
29 Oct 23,639 5-4-6 D2
November 1986 1W · 2D · 3L
D
Coventry City H
D1 Davenport
1–1
1 Nov 36,946 5-5-6 D3
L
Southampton A
LC Replay Davenport
1–4
4 Nov 17,915 5-5-7 L1
L
Oxford United A
D1
0–2
8 Nov 13,545 5-5-8 L2
D
Norwich City A
D1
0–0
15 Nov 22,684 5-6-8 D1
W
Queens Park Rangers H
D1 Sivebaek
1–0
22 Nov 42,235 6-6-8 W1
L
Wimbledon A
D1
0–1
29 Nov 12,112 6-6-9 L1
December 1986 2W · 2D · 1L
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Whiteside, Davenport 2 (pen)
3–3
7 Dec 35,957 6-7-9 D1
D
Aston Villa A
D1 Davenport 2, Whiteside
3–3
13 Dec 29,205 6-8-9 D2
W
Leicester City H
D1 Gibson, Stapleton
2–0
20 Dec 34,180 7-8-9 W1
W
Liverpool A
D1 Whiteside
1–0
26 Dec 40,663 8-8-9 W2
L
Norwich City H
D1
0–1
27 Dec 44,610 8-8-10 L1
January 1987 3W · 1D · 1L
W
Newcastle United H
D1 Jackson (og), Whiteside, Stapleton, Olsen
4–1
1 Jan 43,334 9-8-10 W1
D
Southampton A
D1 Olsen
1–1
3 Jan 20,409 9-9-10 D1
W
Manchester City H
FAC Whiteside
1–0
10 Jan 54,294 10-9-10 W1
W
Arsenal H
D1 Strachan, Gibson
2–0
24 Jan 51,367 11-9-10 W2
L
Coventry City H
FAC
0–1
31 Jan 49,082 11-9-11 L1
February 1987 1W · 3D · 0L
D
Charlton Athletic A
D1
0–0
7 Feb 15,482 11-10-11 D1
W
Watford H
D1 McGrath, Davenport (pen), Strachan
3–1
14 Feb 35,763 12-10-11 W1
D
Chelsea A
D1 Davenport (pen)
1–1
21 Feb 26,516 12-11-11 D1
D
Everton H
D1
0–0
28 Feb 47,421 12-12-11 D2
March 1987 2W · 0D · 2L
W
Manchester City H
D1 Reid (og), Robson
2–0
7 Mar 48,619 13-12-11 W1
L
Luton Town A
D1 Robson
1–2
14 Mar 12,509 13-12-12 L1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0–1
21 Mar 29,888 13-12-13 L2
W
Nottingham Forest H
D1 McGrath, Robson
2–0
28 Mar 39,182 14-12-13 W1
April 1987 2W · 2D · 1L
W
Oxford United H
D1 Davenport 2, Robson
3–2
4 Apr 32,443 15-12-13 W2
D
West Ham United A
D1
0–0
14 Apr 23,486 15-13-13 D1
L
Newcastle United A
D1 Strachan
1–2
18 Apr 32,706 15-13-14 L1
W
Liverpool H
D1 Davenport
1–0
20 Apr 54,103 16-13-14 W1
D
Queens Park Rangers A
D1 Strachan
1–1
25 Apr 17,414 16-14-14 D1
May 1987 1W · 1D · 2L
L
Wimbledon H
D1
0–1
2 May 31,686 16-14-15 L1
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1
0–4
4 May 36,692 16-14-16 L2
D
Coventry City A
D1 Whiteside
1–1
6 May 23,407 16-15-16 D1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Blackmore, Duxbury, Robson
3–1
9 May 35,179 17-15-16 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 251546 4119+22 60%11 39,964
Away 2321110 2033-13 9%4 24,263

Home crowds averaged 39,964, away 24,263. Their biggest crowd was 54,294 v Manchester City, the smallest 10,486 v Port Vale.

Season Records

5–1
Biggest win
v Southampton · 13 Sep 1986
0–4
Heaviest defeat
v Tottenham Hotspur · 4 May 1987
3
Longest win streak
7
Longest unbeaten run
6
Longest winless run
15
Clean sheets
16
Failed to score
0–1
Most common score
9 times

United completed the league double over Liverpool. They lost both league meetings with Wimbledon.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
8
8
1-15
6
6
16-30
10
6
31-45
12
7
46-60
10
10
61-75
15
14
76+

United's average goal came in the 52', the average one conceded in the 52'. They scored 13 from the 81st minute on and conceded 6. Penalties: 6 scored, 3 conceded. Own goals: 2 for, 3 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
40' Frank Stapleton vs West Ham United D1 0–2 25 Aug 1986
46' Peter Davenport vs West Ham United D1 1–2 25 Aug 1986
52' Norman Whiteside @ Leicester City D1 0–1 6 Sep 1986
22' Jesper Olsen pen vs Southampton D1 0–0 13 Sep 1986
25' Peter Davenport vs Southampton D1 1–1 13 Sep 1986
36' Frank Stapleton vs Southampton D1 2–1 13 Sep 1986
53' Norman Whiteside vs Southampton D1 3–1 13 Sep 1986
83' Frank Stapleton vs Southampton D1 4–1 13 Sep 1986
12' Bryan Robson @ Everton D1 0–1 21 Sep 1986
51' Frank Stapleton vs Port Vale LC 0–0 24 Sep 1986
81' Norman Whiteside vs Port Vale LC 1–0 24 Sep 1986
73' Bryan Robson @ Nottingham Forest D1 0–1 4 Oct 1986
34' Frank Stapleton @ Port Vale LC 0–0 7 Oct 1986
71' Peter Barnes @ Port Vale LC 1–1 7 Oct 1986
75' Remi Moses @ Port Vale LC 2–1 7 Oct 1986
77' Peter Davenport pen @ Port Vale LC 3–1 7 Oct 1986
89' Remi Moses @ Port Vale LC 4–2 7 Oct 1986
35' Peter Davenport pen vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–1 11 Oct 1986
83' Norman Whiteside vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 1–1 11 Oct 1986
85' Peter Davenport vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 2–1 11 Oct 1986
9' Frank Stapleton vs Luton Town D1 0–0 18 Oct 1986
47' Frank Stapleton @ Manchester City D1 0–0 26 Oct 1986
31' Peter Davenport vs Coventry City D1 0–0 1 Nov 1986
88' Peter Davenport @ Southampton LC 0–4 4 Nov 1986
32' Jonny Sivebaek vs Queens Park Rangers D1 0–0 22 Nov 1986
11' Norman Whiteside vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 7 Dec 1986
36' Peter Davenport vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–0 7 Dec 1986
88' Peter Davenport pen vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 2–3 7 Dec 1986
18' Peter Davenport @ Aston Villa D1 0–0 13 Dec 1986
54' Norman Whiteside @ Aston Villa D1 1–1 13 Dec 1986
55' Peter Davenport @ Aston Villa D1 2–1 13 Dec 1986
11' Colin Gibson vs Leicester City D1 0–0 20 Dec 1986
67' Frank Stapleton vs Leicester City D1 1–0 20 Dec 1986
78' Norman Whiteside @ Liverpool D1 0–0 26 Dec 1986
4' Peter Jackson OG vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 1 Jan 1987
9' Norman Whiteside vs Newcastle United D1 1–0 1 Jan 1987
56' Frank Stapleton vs Newcastle United D1 2–1 1 Jan 1987
90' Jesper Olsen vs Newcastle United D1 3–1 1 Jan 1987
11' Jesper Olsen @ Southampton D1 0–1 3 Jan 1987
66' Norman Whiteside vs Manchester City FAC 0–0 10 Jan 1987
55' Gordon Strachan vs Arsenal D1 0–0 24 Jan 1987
90' Terry Gibson vs Arsenal D1 1–0 24 Jan 1987
26' Paul McGrath vs Watford D1 0–0 14 Feb 1987
48' Peter Davenport pen vs Watford D1 1–0 14 Feb 1987
65' Gordon Strachan vs Watford D1 2–0 14 Feb 1987
61' Peter Davenport pen @ Chelsea D1 0–0 21 Feb 1987
62' Nicky Reid OG vs Manchester City D1 0–0 7 Mar 1987
85' Bryan Robson vs Manchester City D1 1–0 7 Mar 1987
88' Bryan Robson @ Luton Town D1 0–2 14 Mar 1987
12' Paul McGrath vs Nottingham Forest D1 0–0 28 Mar 1987
44' Bryan Robson vs Nottingham Forest D1 1–0 28 Mar 1987
25' Peter Davenport vs Oxford United D1 0–1 4 Apr 1987
35' Peter Davenport vs Oxford United D1 1–1 4 Apr 1987
90' Bryan Robson vs Oxford United D1 2–2 4 Apr 1987
41' Gordon Strachan @ Newcastle United D1 0–1 18 Apr 1987
88' Peter Davenport vs Liverpool D1 0–0 20 Apr 1987
49' Gordon Strachan @ Queens Park Rangers D1 0–0 25 Apr 1987
25' Norman Whiteside @ Coventry City D1 0–0 6 May 1987
55' Clayton Blackmore vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 9 May 1987
63' Mick Duxbury vs Aston Villa D1 1–0 9 May 1987
65' Bryan Robson vs Aston Villa D1 2–0 9 May 1987

Squad

24 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Peter Davenport 39 (5) 14 2 (1) – 4 2 45 (6) 16 –
Frank Stapleton 34 (9) 7 2 – 4 2 40 (9) 9 –
Paul McGrath 35 (1) 2 1 (1) – 4 – 40 (2) 2 –
Gordon Strachan 34 (1) 4 2 – 2 – 38 (1) 4 –
Kevin Moran 33 (1) – 2 – 3 (1) – 38 (2) – –
Norman Whiteside 31 8 2 1 4 (1) 1 37 (1) 10 –
Mick Duxbury 32 1 2 – 3 – 37 1 –
Bryan Robson 30 (1) 7 – – 3 – 33 (1) 7 –
Jesper Olsen 28 (6) 3 2 – 2 (1) – 32 (7) 3 –
Johnny Sivebaek 28 (1) 1 2 – 1 – 31 (1) 1 –
Chris Turner 23 – 2 – 4 – 29 – –
Colin Gibson 24 1 1 – 1 – 26 1 –
Arthur Albiston 22 (3) – – – 4 – 26 (3) – –
Remi Moses 18 (1) – – – 4 2 22 (1) 2 –
Terry Gibson 16 (4) 1 2 (1) – 2 (2) – 20 (7) 1 –
Gary Walsh 14 – – – – – 14 – –
Clayton Blackmore 12 (2) 1 1 – – – 13 (2) 1 –
Graeme Hogg 11 – – – 2 – 13 – –
Billy Garton 9 – 2 – – – 11 – –
Liam O'Brien 11 (2) – – – – – 11 (2) – 1
Peter Barnes 7 – – – 2 1 9 1 –
Gary Bailey 5 – – – – – 5 – –
Nicky Wood 2 – – – 1 (1) – 3 (1) – –
Tony Gill 1 – – – – – 1 – –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton 42 26 8 8 76 31 +45 86
2 Liverpool 42 23 8 11 72 42 +30 77
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 8 13 68 43 +25 71
4 Arsenal 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 42 17 12 13 50 45 +5 63
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 42 11 11 20 45 55 -10 44
20 Leicester City 42 11 9 22 54 76 -22 42
21 Manchester City 42 8 15 19 36 57 -21 39
22 Aston Villa 42 8 12 22 45 79 -34 36

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

13 moves
In
Out
  • Mark Hughes Second Striker
    to Barcelona€3.00m
  • Fraser Digby Goalkeeper
    to Swindon Town€40k
  • Peter Barnes Left Midfield
    to Man City€40k
  • Mark Higgins Centre-Back
    to Bury€11k
  • Alan McLoughlin Central Midfield
    to Swindon TownUndisclosed
  • John Gidman Right-Back
    to Man CityUndisclosed
  • Mark Dempsey Midfielder
    to Sheff UtdUndisclosed
  • Mark Todd Midfielder
    to Sheff UtdUndisclosed
  • Martin Russell Midfielder
    to BirminghamFree
Loans

Debuts & Farewells

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