1986–87 Irish Cup
Glentoran were the defending champions after winning their 12th Irish Cup last season, defeating Coleraine 2–1 in the 1986 final. They successfully defended the cup for the second year running, by beating Larne 1–0 in the final. In doing so, they became the first club in 94 years to win three consecutive Irish Cups. Linfield were the last club to achieve it, winning the 1891, 1892 and 1893 finals.


1986–87 Irish Cup
This season also saw the number of clubs involved in the competition reduced back to 16 due to the re-structuring of the league system. Only two clubs from outside the 14-club top flight took part, qualifying through preliminary rounds. Omagh Town and Tobermore United qualified to take part in the competition proper, but both clubs went out in the first round.


1986–87 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1986–87 comprised 14 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1986–87 Irish League Cup
The 1986–87 Irish League Cup (known as the Roadferry Freight League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 9 May 1987 with the final.


1986–87 Irish League Cup
Linfield became the first ever winners of the competition after defeating Crusaders 2–1 in the final.


1986–87 Israel State Cup
The 1986–87 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 48th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 33rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1986–87 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv who have beaten Maccabi Haifa 4–3 on penalties after 3–3 draw in the final.


1986–87 Isthmian League
The 1986–87 season was the 72nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections.


1986–87 Isthmian League
Wycombe Wanderers won the league and returned to the Conference at the first attempt.


1986–87 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


1986–87 Isthmian League, Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


1986–87 Isthmian League, Division Two North
Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


1986–87 Isthmian League, Division Two South
Division Two South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


1986–87 Japan Ice Hockey League season
The 1986–87 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 21st season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Oji Seishi Hockey won the championship.


1986–87 Japan Soccer League, First Division
Despite moving to Kashiwa, Chiba and a soccer-specific stadium of their own, Hitachi did not adjust well and were relegated in bottom place, the first drop for the former champions. Matsushita, despite having more victories than relegation rivals Yamaha, had more losses as well and thus joined Hitachi.


1986–87 Japan Soccer League, Second Division
Sumitomo returned to the top flight at the first time of asking, followed by Toyota Motors, who had been struggling since their 1977 relegation and came close to dropping out of the League. TDK and the Kyoto Police Dept. team went back to the regional divisions; TDK would not return to the second tier until 2021.


1986–87 John Player Cup
The 1986–87 John Player Special Cup was the 16th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition for the fourth consecutive year defeating Wasps in a repeat of the previous year's final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.


1986–87 Juventus F.C. season, Season summary
Juventus and Trapattoni's ways got distance each other, with the coach taken from Internazionale and Rino Marchesi called to replace him. Reigning champion tried to retain domestic title, but met in Napoli a difficult opponent. European hopes were stopped in autumn, due to shoot-out loss against Real Madrid.


1986–87 Juventus F.C. season, Season summary
The following Sunday, Juventus was also beaten by partenopei. They proved to be a stronger team than bianconeri, defeating them even in retour match. Marchesi managed, eventually, to reach second place thank Inter's stop in last game. It also signed Platini's retirement, announced from him after Juventus-Brescia.


1986–87 KNVB Cup
The 69th edition of the KNVB Cup started on October 11, 1986. The final was played on June 5, 1987: Ajax beat FC Den Haag 4–2 and won the cup for the eleventh time.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, First round
The matches of the first round were played on October 11 and 12, 1986.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, Second round
The matches of the second round were played on November 15 and 16, 1986.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The matches of the round of 16 were played on March 10 and 11, 1987.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, Quarter finals
The quarter finals were played between March 29 and April 1, 1987. Instead of extra time, a replay was played if necessary.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-finals were played on May 5, 1987. Instead of extra time, a replay was played if necessary.


1986–87 KNVB Cup, Final
Ajax had won the Cup Winners' Cup tournament this year, therefore the Netherlands were allowed to send two teams to next year's edition of 1987–88. This way, finalists FC Den Haag also qualified.


1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–87. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.


1986–87 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 1986–87, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1986.


1986–87 Karnataka State Film Awards, Lifetime achievement award
From this year a new award namely Puttanna Kanagal Award is introduced to honor the Directors of Kannada Cinema.


1986–87 Kent Football League
The 1986–87 Kent Football League season was the 21st in the history of the Kent Football League, a football competition in England.


1986–87 Kent Football League
The league was won by Greenwich Borough but the club was not promoted to the Southern Football League.


1986–87 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured all the 18 clubs which competed in the previous season.


1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18-11.


1986–87 Kirkcaldy Kestrels season
The 1986–87 season, was the Kirkcaldy Kestrels first ever year of Ice Hockey. They competed in the British League Division One.


1986–87 Kirkcaldy Kestrels season
In their debut season Kestrels finished in a respectable eighth position.


1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and Kazma Sporting Club won the championship.


1986–87 LSU Tigers basketball team
The 1986–87 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dale Brown and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


1986–87 LSU Tigers basketball team
A year after becoming the lowest seeded team (11th) in the NCAA Tournament to reach the Final Four, the Tigers nearly reached the Final Four for the second straight season as a double-digit seed. The Tigers finished below .500 during SEC regular season play (8–10, tied for 6th), but played terrific basketball for four consecutive days in an attempt to earn the SEC's automatic bid by nearly winning the SEC Tournament. They were beaten by Alabama in the championship game, but it was enough to secure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.


1986–87 LSU Tigers basketball team
As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, LSU beat No. 7 seed Georgia Tech, No. 2 seed Temple, and No. 3 seed DePaul to reach the Elite Eight – the 4th of Coach Brown’s tenure. In the Midwest regional final, eventual National champion Indiana got by LSU by a single point, 77–76. The Tigers finished with a record of 24–15.


1986–87 La Liga
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1986–87 La Liga
The 1986–87 La Liga season, the 56th since its establishment, started on August 30, 1986, and finished on June 21, 1987.


1986–87 La Liga
Real Madrid retained the title, but this time finished just a single point ahead of Barcelona compared to 11 points a year earlier. It was the last of three seasons as Barcelona manager for the Englishman Terry Venables before his dismissal, the arrival of British strikers Gary Lineker and Mark Hughes not being enough to save his job or bring the title to Camp Nou.


1986–87 La Liga, Competition format
It was the longest season ever in Spanish football. The league had two phases. In the first one, all 18 teams played each other twice (home and away). At the end of the first phase, the first six teams qualified for the championship group (Group A), the next six qualified for the intermediate group (Group B) and the last six qualified for the relegation group (Group C). In the second phase, teams played only against teams of the same group twice (home and away) and carried their first phase record.


1986–87 La Liga, Competition format
The last three in relegation group should have been relegated at the end of the season, but in the middle of the season it was decided that the Primera División and Segunda División would be expanded to 20 teams. In the end, the last three teams of the relegation group played a playoff and only Racing de Santander was relegated.


1986–87 Lancashire Cup
1986–87 was the seventy-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy  by beating Oldham by the score of 27-6The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 20,180 and receipts were £60,329.00This was Wigan’s third appearance in three years and a second victory in what would a run of four victories and five appearances in five successive years. The attendance was again at a very pleasing level, the third of the five year period when it would reach around the 20,000 level, and the receipts reached a new near record level


1986–87 Lancashire Cup, Background
This season the total number of entrants remained at the 16 level. With this full sixteen members there was no need for “blank” or “dummy” fixtures or any byes.


1986–87 Lancashire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1986–87 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * A record score for a match in this competition and a record defeat for Carlisle in any competition2 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695,  set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league)
This was the sixteenth season of the rugby league League Cup, again known as the John Player Special Trophy for sponsorship purposes.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league)
Wigan won the trophy, beating Warrington 18-4 in the final. The match was played at Burnden Park, Bolton, Greater Manchester. The attendance was 22,144 and receipts were £86041.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Background
This season saw no changes in the  entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at thirty-six.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the  prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Competition and Results, Prize Money
Note - the  author is unable to trace the award amounts for this season. Can anyone help ?


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
1 * Millom are a Junior (amateur) club from Cumbria,  current home ground is the Coronation Field ground.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
2 * Myson are a Junior (amateur) club from Hull3 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives score as 36-10 but Wigan official archives gives it as 3-10 (which must be incorrect as Barrow progressed to Round 1)                  4 * The highest score, highest score by home team, and highest winning margin between professional clubs, to date5 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject and Wigan official archives gives the  venue as Borough Park, the home of Blackpool Borough but Hull F.C. official archives give the venue as Boulevard, home of Hull F.C. 6 * RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the  score as 8-14 but Wigan official archives gives it as 6-147 * The Rugby League Authorities were very unhappy with the television coverage of this final offered by the BBC.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
The broadcaster missed the first six minutes of the second half televising a horse race from Ireland. They also ignored the trophy presentation entirely and disrupted the pre match entertainment to interview Great Britain coach Malcolm Reilly, yet didn't show that interview anyway! 8  * Burnden Park was the home of English football club Bolton Wanderers from 1895 to 1997. It hosted the 1900-01 FA Cup Final replay in which Tottenham Hotspur beat Sheffield United 3.1.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments
The record attendance was for a 6th round F A Cup match with Stoke City (Stanley Matthews played for Stoke at the time) at which, although the ground capacity was set at 70,000, an estimated 85,000 fans crowded in, and when two crush barriers broke, the result was 33 fans killed and another 400 injured. The capacity at closure was a mere 25,000


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The council of the Rugby Football League voted to introduce a new competition, to be similar to The Football Association and Scottish Football Association's "League Cup". It was to be a similar knock-out structure to, and to be secondary to, the Challenge Cup.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
As this was being formulated, sports sponsorship was becoming more prevalent and as a result John Player and Sons, a division of Imperial Tobacco Company, became sponsors, and the competition never became widely known as the "League Cup" The competition ran from 1971-72 until 1995-96 and was initially intended for the professional clubs plus the two amateur BARLA National Cup finalists. In later seasons the entries were expanded to take in other amateur and French teams.


1986–87 League Cup (rugby league), Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The competition was dropped due to "fixture congestion" when Rugby League became a summer sportThe Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final usually taking place in late January The competition was variably known, by its sponsorship name, as the Player's No.6 Trophy (1971–1977), the John Player Trophy (1977–1983), the John Player Special Trophy (1983–1989), and the Regal Trophy in 1989.


1986–87 League of Ireland First Division
The 1986–87 League of Ireland First Division season was the second season of the League of Ireland First Division.


1986–87 League of Ireland First Division, Overview
The First Division was contested by 10 teams and Derry City F.C. won the division.


1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division was the second season of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The Premier Division was made up of 12 teams.


1986–87 League of Ireland Premier Division, Overview
The Premier Division was contested by 12 teams and Shamrock Rovers F.C. won the championship.


1986–87 Leeds United A.F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Leeds United's 60th season in the Football League, and their fifth consecutive season in the Football League Second Division, the second tier of English football, where they finished 4th, qualifying for the Football League Second Division play-offs, where they lost in the final to Charlton Athletic. Alongside the Second Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup, being eliminated in the semi-finals of the former and the second round of the latter.


1986–87 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Background
Leeds United had played in the second tier of English football since they were relegated in the 1981–82 season. Billy Bremner had been appointed as their manager in October 1985, replacing Eddie Grey. After leading the club to 14th position in the league that season, Bremner made a number of changes to playing staff, including bringing in at least ten players. Along with the fourth-place finish in the league, Bremner oversaw Leeds' run to the semi-final of the 1986–87 FA Cup where they lost to Sheffield Wednesday.


1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1986–87 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In 1986–87 season, former Wigan Athletic boss Bryan Hamilton replaced Gordon Milne as team manager of the Foxes but it proved to be another season of struggle and in March, Alan Smith was sold to Arsenal for £800,000 even though he was loaned back to Leicester until the end of the season and Steve Lynex was sold to West Brom leaving Leicester’s strike force a bit weakened. Leicester brought in youngsters and loan-spell trialists but they did little to prevent the Foxes from relegation to the Second Division after 4 years in the top flight.


1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Liga Alef
The 1986–87 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Hadera (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Bat Yam (champions of the South Division) win their regional divisions, and qualify for promotion play-offs against the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan. Hapoel Bat Yam were the only promoted club from Liga Alef to Liga Artzit.


1986–87 Liga Alef
At the end of the season, Liga Alef expanded from 14 to 16 clubs in each division, due to the reduction from 16 to 14 clubs in both Liga Leumit and Liga Artzit.


1986–87 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the Liga Alef regional winners, Maccabi Hadera and Hapoel Bat Yam and the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan. Each club played the other three once.


1986–87 Liga Artzit
The 1986–87 Liga Artzit season saw Tzafririm Holon win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1986–87 Liga Artzit
As both Liga Leumit and Liga Artzit reduced to 14 clubs each, the bottom four clubs, Hapoel Beit She'an, Beitar Ramla, Beitar Nahariya and Hapoel Dimona were all relegated to Liga Alef. furthermore, promotion-relegation play-offs held between the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Alef. the play-offs ended with Hapoel Ramat Gan remained in Liga Artzit and Hapoel Marmorek relegated to Liga Alef.


1986–87 Liga Artzit, Relegation play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan, and the winners of the regional divisions of Liga Alef, Maccabi Hadera and Hapoel Bat Yam. Each club played the other three once.


1986–87 Liga Bet
The 1986–87 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Bnei Nazareth, Maccabi Isfiya, Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Ashdod win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1986–87 Liga Bet
At the bottom, Hapoel Afikim, Beitar Kiryat Shmona (from North A division), Beitar Pardes Hanna, Hapoel Beit Eliezer (from North B division), Beitar Pardes Katz, Beitar Kfar Saba (from South A division), Hapoel Sderot and Hapoel Merhavim (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel.


1986–87 Liga Leumit
The 1986–87 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their first title. Maccabi Yavne, Maccabi Jaffa and Beitar Netanya (in their first, and to date only season in the top division) were all relegated to Liga Artzit. Eli Yani of Hapoel Kfar Saba was the league's top scorer with 16 goals.


1986–87 Liga Leumit, Format changes
On 1 September 1986 the IFA board confirmed a proposal through which the number of teams in Liga Leumit would decrease to 14 teams. For this season three teams would relegate to Liga Artzit (as it was in previous seasons), and only one team would be promoted to Liga Leumit.


1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was the 95th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and their 25th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covered the period from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987.


1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season
It was their second season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, and as defending double winners they finished this season trophyless, coming close to silverware as league runners-up and losing finalists in the League Cup. They finished runners-up in the league nine points behind local rivals Everton, after an eventful title race which had seen them fight out with a resurgent Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as well as face surprise challenges during the season from unfancied sides including Norwich City, Luton Town and newly promoted Wimbledon.


1986–87 Liverpool F.C. season
At the end of the season, striker Ian Rush headed to Italy to sign for Juventus. His successor in the Liverpool attack, John Aldridge, had been signed during the season from Oxford United. After the season ended, Dalglish further enhanced Liverpool's forward positions with a move for Newcastle United striker Peter Beardsley and Watford winger John Barnes.


1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 17th season in the NBA, their 3rd in Los Angeles. The Clippers finished 12–70 (.146), the worst winning percentage in team history.


1986–87 Los Angeles Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 20th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings made the playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.


1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 41st season of the franchise, 39th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 27th in Los Angeles. Coming from a shocking defeat to the Houston Rockets in the previous season's Western Conference Finals in five games, where they won the first game, but proceeded to drop the next four, the Lakers avenged their playoff upset by making the NBA Finals for the sixth time in the 1980s.


1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
Prior to reaching the NBA Finals, in the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets in three games in the First Round, defeated the Golden State Warriors in five games in the Semifinals, and swept the Seattle SuperSonics in four games in the Conference Finals. This team was named one of the 10 greatest teams in NBA history.


1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season
The highlight of the season saw the Lakers winning the NBA Finals, and their tenth NBA title over the defending NBA champions and rivals, the Boston Celtics, in six games. This marked the third and final time the Lakers and Celtics faced off against each other in the NBA Finals in the 1980s, as well as the last time the Lakers and Celtics faced off against each other in the NBA Finals until 2008, where the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4–2 to win their 17th NBA championship. The two teams would then meet again in 2010, where the Lakers defeated the Celtics 4–3 to win their 16th NBA championship.


1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers season, Player statistics
Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; REB = Rebounds; AST = Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; PPG = Points per Game


1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–14. The team declined an invitation to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament.


1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season
During the 1986–87 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division and finished seventh, the best league position in the club's history to date.


1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season, Season summary
Manager David Pleat had left Luton at the end of the previous season to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur, and was replaced by former Luton defender John Moore. Under Moore, Luton enjoyed one of the best seasons in their history, finishing in seventh, their highest-ever placing in the top flight. However, Moore resigned at the end of the season, claiming he did not feel management was the right career for him. He was replaced by his assistant manager Ray Harford.


1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season, Season summary
Perhaps the only negative of the season was Luton being banned from competing in the League Cup due to the club's controversial scheme, introduced by chairman David Evans, to only admit club members and refusal to admit away fans.


1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season, Kit
Luton retained the kit worn by the club for the previous two seasons, manufactured by German apparel manufacturers Adidas and sponsored by Bedford.


1986–87 Luton Town F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Luxembourg National Division
The 1986–87 Luxembourg National Division was the 73rd season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1986–87 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1986–87 Magyar Kupa
The 1986–87 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 47th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season
The 1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the ninth in league history and ended with the Dallas Sidekicks winning their first MISL title over the Tacoma Stars.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
It was a topsy-turvy season. Attempts to stabilize the league's presence in New York by moving the league office and putting the league's newest franchise there were unsuccessful. The New York Express barely made it to the All-Star break. A stock sale had been a massive failure and results were equally bad on the field. With the club's record at 3-23, management announced on February 16 that they would be unable to finish the season.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
As for matters on the field, league officials made plans to expand the schedule further despite losing the Pittsburgh Spirit the previous spring. Not only would each team play 52 games, the playoffs would be expanded to include two best-of seven rounds. With all but one of the six preceding series going to a deciding game, Game 7 of the championship series would be played on June 20, the latest date in MISL history and six days after the conclusion of the NBA Finals. Games 3 and 6 at Dallas' Reunion Arena were sellouts, and the Tacoma Dome attracted crowds of 20,284 and 21,728 for Games 5 and 7, the two largest crowds in MISL playoff history.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
The San Diego Sockers' dominance ended this season, as long-term injuries to last year's playoff MVP Brian Quinn and other Sockers had the team uncharacteristically struggling. They would finish eight games behind the Stars, who were led by Steve Zungul and owned the MISL's best regular-season record. Despite Quinn's return for the playoffs, Tacoma defeated San Diego in Game 7 of their division final matchup. It was the first indoor playoff series loss ever for the Sockers, ending a run of 15 straight series wins dating back to the 1981–82 NASL Indoor season.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
In the end, the Sidekicks epitomized the MISL season. The club folded in June 1986, yet a last-ditch effort by fans brought the club back to life within three weeks. Tatu led the league in goals and points, and earned both the regular-season and playoff MVP awards. Dallas rallied from a 2-1 series deficit to beat the Baltimore Blast in the first round, and won Games 6 and 7 of the championship series in overtime. Mark Karpun scored both overtime goals, and his Game 6 double overtime winner ended the longest game in MISL playoff history.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Recap
Six days after the Sidekicks' victory, the MISL granted a conditional franchise to NBA Denver Nuggets owner Sidney Shlenker for the 1988-89 season. When the planned "Denver Desperados" franchise had only 400 season tickets instead of the required 5,000 four months after the announcement, the franchise was revoked on November 5.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular season schedule
The 1986–87 regular season schedule ran from November 13, 1986, to May 3, 1987. The schedule was lengthened to 52 games per team, the longest to date in MISL history.


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Regular Season Player Statistics, Leading Goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1986–87 Major Indoor Soccer League season, Playoff Player Statistics, Leading Goalkeepers
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1986–87 Maltese Premier League
The 1986–87 Maltese Premier League was the 7th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 72nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Hamrun Spartans F.C. won the championship.


1986–87 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Manchester City's 85th season of competitive football and 65th season in the top division of English football. In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The club was relegated to the second division at the end of the season.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Manchester United's 85th season in the Football League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
The pressure on manager Ron Atkinson after last season's failed title challenge remained strong after United lost their opening three games of the season, and despite some decent results in the following few weeks, United bowed out of the League Cup in a fourth round replay defeat at Southampton, prompting the dismissal of Atkinson on 6 November 1986 after more than five years in charge.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
Alex Ferguson was confirmed as Atkinson's successor within hours, recruited from Scottish side Aberdeen, where he had enjoyed considerable success in the previous seven years.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
United recovered well in the league after his appointment and finished 11th, managing to scratch up some impressive results including winning both of their league clashes with Liverpool (results which helped deprive Kenny Dalglish's side of the league title), a 4–1 home win over Newcastle United on New Year's Day 1987, a 2–0 home win over a resurgent Arsenal and a 2–0 win at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby which helped push City towards relegation. Their win at Liverpool also made them the only team to win at Liverpool in the league all season.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
However, United were prevented from finishing even higher in the league by a few disappointing results after Ferguson's arrival, beginning with a 2–0 defeat in their first game under Ferguson at Oxford United, losing both of their clashes with newly promoted Wimbledon, being beaten at Old Trafford by Norwich City just after Christmas and suffering a 4–0 defeat at Tottenham near the end of the season, although by the time of the Tottenham game it was mathematically impossible for United to either win the title or suffer relegation (there was no prospect of European qualification due to the ongoing ban on English clubs in Europe following the Heysel disaster two years earlier). United also failed to win any other away games in the league apart from the visit to Liverpool on Boxing Day.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
United's improvement under Ferguson during the season was achieved without making any major signings, although it was widely expected that he would spend heavily on new players during the 1987 close season. He went on to pay Celtic £850,000 for high-scoring striker Brian McClair. He strengthened the defence by paying Arsenal £250,000 for experienced full-back Viv Anderson. Unsuccessful bids were also made for several other players: Ferguson expressed an interest in bringing striker Mark Hateley back to England from Milan, but the player opted to remain overseas and signed for AS Monaco instead.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season
He also made a bid to bring Peter Beardsley back to the club from Newcastle United, but the England international forward instead joined Liverpool for a British record fee. Ferguson was offered the chance to sign Watford winger John Barnes, but declined to make an approach for the player due to his faith in Jesper Olsen in the same position.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
During the close season, there was speculation that manager Ron Atkinson was about to be sacked and that Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson was going to be appointed in his place. Atkinson tried to fight back and prove the critics wrong. He attempted to sign the England defender Terry Butcher from Ipswich Town, but lost out to Rangers (who were managed by the former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness).


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
On 8 August, dozens of Manchester United and West Ham United fans were arrested following clashes on an Amsterdam-bound Sealink ferry. This sparked fears that English clubs could even be banned from contesting friendlies with foreign sides, on top of their ban from UEFA matches.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
The First Division campaign kicked off on 23 August, with Manchester United losing 1–0 to Arsenal. All of United's first three league games ended in defeat, placing them second from bottom in the First Division with only Aston Villa below them.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Their first league win of the season finally came on 13 September, when they demolished Southampton 5–1 at Old Trafford, which lifted them to 19th of 22, in a division in which they had not finished lower than fourth in any of the five previous campaigns.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
A dismal league game at Old Trafford on 28 September saw United lose 1–0 at home to Chelsea, and more frustratingly United missed both of the two penalties they were awarded in the game; the first from Jesper Olsen, the second from Gordon Strachan.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
In late October, experienced defender John Gidman joined neighbours Manchester City on a free transfer, but there was no talk of new additions to a hard pressed squad. There were also fears that Gary Bailey, still only 28 but out of action for nearly a year due to a knee injury, could retire from football in the near future if he failed to make a good recovery from the injury.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
On 1 November, Manchester United completed a six-match unbeaten run in the league (their last defeat being against Chelsea on 28 September) by drawing 1–1 with Coventry City, but they were still fourth from bottom and speculation over Atkinson's future as manager continued to mount.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Atkinson was finally dismissed on 5 November, the day after his team were beaten 4–1 by Southampton in a Football League Cup third round replay. It was their first defeat in a competitive game since 28 September, and their heaviest in a competitive game for 18 months. Within 24 hours, Alex Ferguson agreed to take over as Manchester United's new manager on a four-year contract. His first game in charge took place three days later, when Manchester United's six-match unbeaten run in the league came to an end with a 2–0 defeat to Oxford United. His first win at the helm came on 22 November when they beat Queen's Park Rangers 1–0 in the league at Old Trafford.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Their good progress continued in December as they gained their first away league win of the season with a 1–0 win over Liverpool at Anfield. It was the first time that Liverpool lost a home game in the 1986–87 league season. Norman Whiteside scored the only goal of the game for a side who have climbed from 21st to 14th in the league since Ferguson's appointment.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
There was a setback two days later, however, when captain Bryan Robson suffered a hamstring injury in Manchester United's 1–0 home defeat by Norwich City in the league.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
The quest for the FA Cup began on 10 January at Old Trafford, in a Manchester derby which United won 1–0, the only goal of the game scored by Norman Whiteside.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Four days after the FA Cup win, winger Peter Barnes became the second Manchester United player to join Manchester City that season, moving to Maine Road in a £20,000 deal.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
The club's name was tarnished again on 20 January when 26 suspected football hooligans (some of them Manchester United supporters) were arrested in police raids across England.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Manchester United blew their final chance of silverware this season by losing 1–0 at home to Coventry City in the FA Cup fourth round at the end of January.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
The 110th Manchester derby (a league clash at Old Trafford on 7 March) saw Manchester United win 2–0, taking them to 10th place, while Manchester City sink into 19th place (the relegation playoff place).


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Later that month, Alex Ferguson expressed interest in bringing Mark Hughes back to Old Trafford after a spell in Spain which had so far been disappointing.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Plans were unveiled around this time for Old Trafford to be expanded into a world class modern stadium which to resemble Barcelona's Nou Camp.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
In April, chairman Martin Edwards announced plans to introduce a ground-breaking new membership scheme to combat football hooliganism.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
April also saw Manchester United complete a double over Liverpool in the North West derby with a 1–0 win at Old Trafford, counting against the red half of Merseyside's title hopes as the title was heading for Everton.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Gary Bailey finally announced his retirement from playing on 23 April 1987, having failed to make a full recovery from the knee injury he had suffered 17 months earlier.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Manchester United's season ended with a 3–1 home win over relegated Aston Villa, which secured them an 11th-place finish in the First Division - their lowest since relegation from the top flight 13 years ago.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Goalkeeper Chris Turner and defender Graeme Hogg were put on the transfer list at the end of the season.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Bids were made for the Celtic and Scotland striker Brian McClair as well as the AC Milan and England striker Mark Hateley. A potential record breaking bid was made for the Newcastle United and England striker Peter Beardsley, who had a brief and unsuccessful spell at Old Trafford five years earlier.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
A less significant signing was made by Ferguson when he pays £250,000 for Arsenal defender Viv Anderson. Striker Frank Stapleton was on his way out of the Old Trafford exit door that summer, moving to Ajax of the Netherlands in a £100,000 deal.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
Brian McClair finally agreed to sign for Manchester United in a deal which a tribunal set at £850,000, while Beardsley joined Liverpool for a national record fee of £1.9 million and Hateley remained on the continent in a transfer to AS Monaco.


1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season
United also made an approach for Norwich City striker Kevin Drinkell, but the player rejected Alex Ferguson's terms and decided to remain at Carrow Road instead.


1986–87 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Mansfield Town's 50th season in the Football League and 16th in the Third Division they finished in 10th position with 61 points. They also won the Football League Trophy after beating Bristol City in the final.


1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by first-year head coach Dave Magarity, played their home games at the James J. McCann Recreation Center in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the ECAC Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 15–1 in ECACM play, finishing in first place and winning the ECAC regular season championship.


1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
As the No. 1 seed in the ECAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 64–55 in overtime to win the school's second consecutive ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, receiving a 14 seed in the West region. They were defeated in the first round 68–93 by No. 12 Pittsburgh.


1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team, Coaching change
In May of 1986, several Marist players met with senior college administrators to discuss their complaints about the handling of the team by head coach Matthew Furjanic Jr.. Several of them indicated they would not return for the 1986–87 if Furjanic, who had one year left on his contract, remained as head coach. Furjanic took over for Marist in the fall of 1984 after the forced resignation of then head coach Mike Perry, who admitted committing violations of NCAA rules by offering extra benefits to a player. Furjanic would step down a couple weeks later, citing personal reasons. On June 10, 1986, Marist hired former Saint Francis (PA) head coach Dave Magarity to replace him.


1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team, NCAA Penalties
While the NCAA was investigating the self reported violations of 1984, 2 days before the 1986–87 season was to begin, the NCAA declared Rik Smits, Miroslav Pecarski, and Rudy Bourgarel ineligible because the NCAA said that Marist illegally recruited them. The NCAA Council's subcommittee on eligibility issued a decision that Pecarski and Bourgarel's violations were minor, and their suspensions would last seven games, although stats seem to indicate it was reduced to four. Smits, facing a complete season suspension, was eventually decided on nine games. Without Smits, Marist started the season 3–6, and losing the first game he returned to.


1986–87 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Foxes finished the 1985–86 season 19–12, 11–5 in ECACM play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ECAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they defeated top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson 57–56 in overtime to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament, receiving a 15 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated in the first round 53–68 by No. 6 Georgia Tech.


1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the First Round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.


1986–87 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 21 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship.


1986–87 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
In the season were two teams relegated to Segunda División: Cobras and León.


1986–87 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1986–87 Segunda División was the 38th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 18 July 1986 and concluded on 23 June 1987. It was won by UAT.


1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 11th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished with a record of 11–17, 6–12 to finish in seventh place in Big Ten play.


1986–87 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1985–86 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 to finish in third place in Big Ten play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. There they defeated No. 12-seeded Washington and No. 4-seeded Georgetown to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 1-seeded Kansas.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1986–87 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder, the team finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned the number nine seed in the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where it advanced one round before losing. The team was unranked all season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll. and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Gary Grant and Antoine Joubert served as team co-captains and Grant earned team MVP.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
On March 12, 1987, Garde Thompson set the Big Ten Conference single-game record for three-point field goals made with 9 against Navy. The record was unsurpassed until February 23, 2003. Thompson's performance continues to be the school record. Grant led the conference with a 2.67 steals average in conference games for the season. The team led the conference with an 86.7 points per game scoring average. Additionally, the team led the conference with a total of 89 three-point field goals made in 18 conference games.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
That season Thompson also set the current Michigan record for career three-point field goal percentage (48.08) as well as a single-game three-point field goal percentage record of 88.9% (8-for-9) against the UIC Flames on December 6, 1986, that would last until February 25, 1989. That night the team made 12 of 16 to set the team single-game three-point field goal percentage record, that stood until February 3, 1988, and that season the team shot 43.2% on its three-point shots which lasted two years as a school single-season record.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team set a new school record by totaling 2821 points over the course of the season, surpassing the record of 2753 set in 1976. The record would be rebroken each of the following two seasons. For the third of five consecutive seasons, the team set the school record for single-season field goal percentage with a 52.4% (1139-for-2175) performance. Antoine Joubert's 539 career assists surpassed Eric Turner's 1984 total to set a school record that Gary Grant eclipsed the following season.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
For the first of three consecutive seasons, the team set the school single-season total assist record with a total of 652, surpassing the 1976 total of 600. Gary Grant's single-season steals total of 86 and average of 2.69 surpassed his own school records set the prior year and remain school records.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team set the current school record for single-game field goal percentage on December 30, 1986, against Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves with a 69.2% (45–65) performance, surpassing the 66.2% mark set on February 23, 1978. The team also set a school single-season free throw percentage record of 75.0% that would last until 1999, surpassing the 74.8% set in 1986. On February 21, 1987, against Northwestern, the team set the school single-game free throw percentage record by making all fifteen of its free throws, which has only been outdone by the March 2, 2002 16-for-16 performance.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team set the school single-game assists record of 33 on March 7, 1987, against Purdue, surpassing the February 23, 1974, total of 32. This was surpassed twice the following December. Joubert's career total of 3960 minutes surpassed Mike McGee's school record total of 3941. Gary Grant would break the record the following season. Joubert ended his career with 127 games played and 115 games started, which surpassed Richard Rellford's 1986 school record of 124 games and Mike McGee's record of 112 starts. Gary Grant would surpass the record the following season.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 64-team NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, number nine seeded Michigan advanced one round by defeating the eight-seeded Navy 97–82. In the second round the team was defeated by top-seeded North Carolina 109–97. Grant became the first Wolverine to post a triple double on against North Carolina with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.


1986–87 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Seven players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season
During the 1986–87 season, Middlesbrough participated in the Football League Third Division following their relegation the previous season. They were promoted back to the Second Division at the end of the season having finished second in the league.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Team kit and sponsors
During the 1986–87 season, Middlesbrough maintained the white band on their home kit from the previous two seasons and were sponsored by Dickens.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
The financial problems that had been plaguing the club since the early 1980s almost led the club into extinction following their relegation the previous season.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
After Alf Duffield's resignation near the end of the previous season, Boro had been operating without a chairman. On 21 May 1986, the worst fears of Middlesbrough fans were realised. Debts believed to be in the region of £2 million meant the club were forced to call in the provisional liquidator. Late in July, the Inland Revenue took the club to court, claiming that it was owed £115,156 in tax arrears and so the judge issued a winding up order. On the second of August, Bruce Rioch and twenty-nine other non-playing staff were sacked by the Official Receiver and the gates of Ayresome Park were padlocked. Some players chose to remain and train under Rioch and coach Colin Todd, while others chose to leave.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
Steve Gibson approached the local council, ICI and Graham Fordy of Scottish & Newcastle for help. An advert was placed in The Times for help, and Henry Moszkowicz was one of those who replied. Gibson reached an agreement with former chairman Alf Duffield, who was owed £500,000, that he would wind up the company. Clubs in less serious situations had previously used liquidation to get out of problems, but when it came to Middlesbrough's turn, the Football League showed a lack of support.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
The council was unable to meet its £200,000 share of the pot to help the club, meaning Gibson and Moszkowicz had to raise their inputs. Three days before the start of the season, the league introduced a ruling meaning the club had to have £350,000 in working capital and show it could pay all creditors 100 pence in the pound. The death of the club was then announced on Tyne Tees Television.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
A meeting with the Football League took place on Friday 22 August. Notes were passed from room to room between the league's representatives and the consortium. Colin Henderson agreed a deal with ICI for a bond, meaning that they would pick up a major part of any subsequent debt, and the consortium put in their £825,000. With ten minutes to spare before the registration deadline, the documents were signed by Graham Fordy, Reg Corbridge and Henry Moszkowicz.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season panic
In recognition of Henderson's achievements in delivering the bond in a format acceptable to everyone, he was named chairman of Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd., the new company formed by the purchase of Blackplay Ltd., a dead company, off the shelf. Gibson, Fordy, Corbridge and Moszkowicz formed the board. The club had been saved and the deal was announced to the public at the town hall.


1986–87 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad, Senior squad
The following are all the players who were involved the Middlesbrough F.C. first team at some point during the 1986-87 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Midland Football Combination
The 1986–87 Midland Football Combination season was the 50th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1986–87 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1986–87 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
Also, Walsall Borough changed name to Walsall Wood, Knowle North Star changed name to Knowle and Smethwick Highfield changed name to Ashtree Highfield.


1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1986-87 NBA season was the Bucks' 19th season in the NBA. For the first time since 1978-79, the Bucks did not win their division.


1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
During the season, coach and general manager Don Nelson started to experience a rift in friendship with Bucks owner Herb Kohl due to personal disagreements with Kohl on how to run the team. During Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Bucks and the Boston Celtics, Nelson controversially announced to the local and national sports media that he did not expect to return to the Bucks after the season was over due to said rift with Kohl.


1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season
Nelson would in fact resign after the Bucks lost the series to Boston in seven games, coming back from being down 3-1 in the series only to lose the seventh and deciding game in Boston Garden. After 11 seasons coaching and managing the Bucks, Nelson took the year off only to return in the 1988-89 season as coach and manager of the Golden State Warriors. The Bucks hired Nelson's assistant coach, Del Harris, to take over the team for the 1987-88 season.


1986–87 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season
The 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 20th season.


1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season
Coached by Lorne Henning (30-39-9) and Glen Sonmor (0-1-1), the team compiled a record of 30-40-10 for 70 points, to finish the regular season 5th in the Norris Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1979.


1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season, Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1986–87 Minnesota Strikers season
The 1986–87 Minnesota Strikers season of the Major Indoor Soccer League  was the third season of the team in the indoor league, and the club's twentieth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished fourth in the Eastern Division of the regular season. They made it to the playoffs and were a Division Semifinalist.


1986–87 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1986–87 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 78th season. The season involved being eliminated in the Prince of Wales Conference Final versus the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2, in a series made famous by the pre-game brawl before game 6, after Ed Hospodar attacked Claude Lemieux for shooting a puck into the Flyers empty net at the end of the warmup


1986–87 Montreal Canadiens season, Offseason, NHL Draft
Montreal's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1986–87 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1986–87 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1986–87 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 31st edition of the competition.


1986–87 Moroccan Throne Cup
Kawkab Marrakech won the cup, beating Renaissance de Berkane 4–0 in the final, played at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca. Kawkab Marrakech won the competition for the fourth time in their history.


1986–87 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final featured the two winning semi-finalists, Kawkab Marrakech and Renaissance de Berkane, on 7 September 1987 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.


1986–87 NBA season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their fourth championship of the decade, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.


1986–87 NBA season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


1986–87 NBA season, NBA awards, Yearly awards
Note: All above information were obtained on the History section on


1986–87 NBA season, NBA awards, Player of the week
The following players were named NBA Player of the Week.


1986–87 NBA season, NBA awards, Player of the month
The following players were named NBA Player of the Month.


1986–87 NBA season, NBA awards, Rookie of the month
The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month.


1986–87 NBA season, NBA awards, Coach of the month
The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month.


1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 1986–87 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 7th season as head coach.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1986 and concluded with the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 28, 1987 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 40th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 92nd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Notre Dame and Kent State formed the ACHA with two other schools, however, the two other universities didn't play at the Division I level and its standings are not official.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls comprise the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.


1986–87 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
Alabama-Huntsville was the only school to field a team during the 1986–87 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season. They played an independent schedule, and moved up to Division I for 1987–88.


1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1986 and concluded on March 21 of the following year. This was the 14th season of Division III college ice hockey.


1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
In 1990 the NCAA ruled that Plattsburgh State had violated regulations by allowing some of their players to reside in houses owned by people invested in the ice hockey program and were provided with some measure of benefits including free housing, free meals and cash loans. Because these violations occurred between 1985 and 1988 Plattsburgh State's participation in all NCAA games during that time was vacated. As a result there is no NCAA champion for the 1987 season in Division III ice hockey. This is the only NCAA ice hockey championship to be rescinded (as of 2019).


1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season, 1987 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: † Plattsburgh State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA


1986–87 NCAA football bowl games
The 1986–87 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1986 and January 1987 to end the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. A total of 18 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the California Bowl on December 13, 1986, and concluded on January 17, 1987, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.


1986–87 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1986 season began on December 28, 1986. The postseason tournament concluded with the New York Giants defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI, 39–20, on January 25, 1987, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the three division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams were seeded 4 and 5. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system. In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the fourth seed wild card hosted the fifth seed. All three division winners from each conference then received a bye in the first round.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Participants
The second round, the divisional playoffs, had a restriction where two teams from the same division cannot meet: the surviving wild card team visited the division champion outside its own division that had the higher seed, and the remaining two teams from that conference played each other. The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Schedule
In the United States, NBC broadcast the AFC playoff games, while CBS televised the NFC games and Super Bowl XXI.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
Quarterback Pat Ryan led the Jets to victory with three touchdown passes, while New York's defense held the Chiefs to 241 yards (the lowest total allowed by their defense all season) and forced three turnovers, in Kansas City's first postseason appearance since 1971.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
The Chiefs scored first as backup quarterback Todd Blackledge, filling in for injured starter Bill Kenney, led the team on a 67-yard drive capped by running back Jeff Smith's 1-yard touchdown run, but Nick Lowery was unsuccessful with the following PAT. On their ensuing possession, the Jets faced fourth down and 6 on the Kansas City 33-yard line. Rather than attempt a long field goal, Ryan faked a pitch to Freeman McNeil and rushed for a 24-yard gain. Two plays later, McNeil scored on a 4-yard rushing touchdown to give the Jets a 7-6 lead.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
New York now had the momentum and would not give it up for the rest of the game. On Kansas City's ensuing drive, New York defenders Harry Hamilton and Russell Carter shared a tackle on running back Larry Moriarty, forcing a fumble that was recovered by linebacker Kyle Clifton. Ryan then converted the turnover with a 1-yard touchdown pass to McNeil. The Chiefs were forced to punt on their next possession due to a sack by Mark Gastineau, and the Jets increased their lead to 21-6 with another score. The key player on this drive was receiver Al Toon, who made a 30-yard reception from Ryan, and later finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown catch.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
On the first play of the third quarter, Jets linebacker Kevin McArthur increased his team's lead to 28-6 by returning an interception 21 yards for a touchdown, which would be the only score of the quarter. Most of it would be taken up by the Chiefs' ensuing drive, which ended with a failed fourth and 1 conversion attempt. In the fourth quarter, they finally managed to score when defensive back Albert Lewis recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
However, this was quickly countered on the Jets next possession as Ryan completed a 38-yard pass to Wesley Walker before finishing it with a 6-yard touchdown throw to tight end Billy Griggs (his first NFL reception). The only other score of the game would be a safety when Jets punter Dave Jennings ran out of the end zone in the game's closing minutes.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
McNeil finished the game with 135 rushing yards, three receptions for 16 yards, and two touchdowns.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, AFC: New York Jets 35, Kansas City Chiefs 15
This was the second postseason meeting between the Chiefs and Jets. Kansas City won the only prior meeting when both teams were in the AFL.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
Although they outgained Washington in total yards 324-228, the Rams turned over the ball six times en route to a defeat against the Redskins.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
In the first quarter, a fumble lost by Los Angeles running back Eric Dickerson led to Washington kicker Jess Atkinson's 25-yard field goal. The Redskins then extended their lead, 10–0, driving 60 yards to quarterback Jay Schroeder's 14-yard touchdown to running back Kelvin Bryant. A key play on the drive was a controversial pass interference penalty against Rams Pro Bowl cornerback LeRoy Irvin, which gave the Redskins 28 yards; 13 from the initial penalty and another 15 against Irvin for arguing with officials about it. LA had a great chance to respond when quarterback Jim Everett completed a 45-yard pass to Kevin House on the Redskins 28, but the drive ended with no points when Dickerson lost another fumble.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
In the second quarter, Rams tight end David Hill lost a fumble due to a hit by Monte Coleman. Linebacker Neal Olkewicz recovered the ball and returned 19 yards to Rams 30-yard line, setting up Atkinson's 20-yard field goal. Hill's fumble was confirmed by a replay review that lasted nearly five minutes, prompting Redskins safety Curtis Jordan to declare "I thought they were trying to get in touch with Oliver North." This was the first time in NFL postseason history a replay was used to confirm a field call of a fumble.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
Atkinson made two more field goals in the second half. The Rams' lone score of the game was Everett's 12-yard touchdown pass to House during the final quarter at the end of a 96-yard drive that was set up by Dickerson's 65-yard run. It seemed that Dickerson was headed for the end zone but he was caught from behind by Redskins defensive back Darrell Green. Later on, the Rams had a chance to score again, but Dickerson lost his third fumble of the day, this one while trying to convert a fourth and 1 on the Redskins 39.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
Redskins running back George Rogers finished the game with 119 rushing yards, while Dickerson rushed for 158. Atkinson, who had been signed by Washington a few weeks before this game and had not kicked any field goals in over a year, set a postseason franchise record with four field goals.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, December 28, 1986, NFC: Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Rams and Redskins. Los Angeles had won two of the prior three meetings.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Thirty-eight-year-old Browns kicker Mark Moseley, a former Washington Redskin whom Cleveland had talked out of retirement in order to replace the injured Matt Bahr less than two months earlier, made the game-winning 27-yard field goal after 2:02 elapsed of the second overtime period, making this the third longest game in NFL history and giving Cleveland their first postseason win since 1969.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
After Mosely missed a 46-yard field goal attempt on Clevelands opening possession, the Jets scored first on their third drive of the game with an 82-yard drive. Quarterback Pat Ryan started it off with a 28-yard completion to Al Toon and finished it with a 42-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wesley Walker on a flea flicker play. Cleveland responded with Kosar completing passes to Ozzie Newsome for gains of 21 and 23 yards as he led the team 98 yards to score on his 37-yard completion to running back Herman Fontenot.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Midway through the second quarter, Jeff Gossett's 39-yard punt pinned New York back on their own 4-yard line. The Jets were unable to get a first down with their drive, and to make matters worse, a 3rd down sack on Ryan by a gang of Browns defenders knocked him out of the game. New York's punt gave Cleveland on the ball at midfield, and they were able to take advantage of the field position, as Kosar's 25-yard completion to fullback Kevin Mack set up a 38-yard Mosely field goal that gave the Browns a 10-7 lead. The Jets, now led by Ken O'Brien, responded with less than two minutes left in the half on a last-second field goal drive to tie the game, featuring his season-long 16-yard run on fourth down and four to keep the drive alive.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Cleveland had to punt on the opening drive of the third quarter, and Kurt Sohn gave the Jets great field position with a 9-yard return to the Browns 41-yard line. New York then drove to a 37-yard Pat Leahy field goal to break the tie. Cleveland responded with a drive to the Jets 26-yard line, but it ended with no points on another missed field goal attempt by Moseley.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Early in the fourth quarter, the Browns drove all the way to the New York 3-yard line, only to come up empty when Russell Carter intercepted a pass from Kosar in the end zone. Then after a punt, Kosar's next pass attempt was intercepted again, this time by Jerry Holmes, which set up Freeman McNeil's 25-yard touchdown run on the next play to give his team a 20–10 lead with 4:14 left in regulation. This led Jets announcer Charley Steiner to prematurely declare, "The Jets are gonna win this football game!"


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
But the Browns then drove 68-yards to score on Mack's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:57 left on the clock, on a drive that was aided by a roughing the passer penalty on Mark Gastineau that nullified an incompletion on second down and 24 from Cleveland's 18-yard line. After a failed onside kick attempt, the Browns stopped New York on two consecutive runs and then sacked O'Brien on a quarterback draw, bringing up 4th down on the Browns 48-yard line.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Then they got another lucky break when a punt that would have pinned them inside their own 10-yard line was called back by a Jets holding penalty. On the second punt, Gerald McNeil returned the ball 10 yards to the Browns 32 with 53 seconds on the clock and no timeouts left. Following a 26-yard pass interference penalty on New York defensive back Carl Howard, Kosar completed a 37-yard pass to wide receiver Webster Slaughter on the Jets 5-yard line with 37 seconds to go.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
However, the Browns hurt themselves with excessive celebration after the catch, costing them several seconds before Kosar could break them up and get his team back to the line of scrimmage. The clock ran down to 15 seconds before the next snap, in which Kosar threw a pass that was broken up and nearly intercepted by Carter. Now with 11 seconds and no timeouts remaining, the Browns decided to play for overtime and had Moseley kick a game-tying 22-yard field goal.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
After forcing the Jets to punt on the opening drive of overtime, Cleveland had a great chance to win after Kosar's 35-yard completion to Reggie Langhorne landed them at the Jets 5-yard line. They attempted a field goal on first down, but Moseley missed the 23-yard attempt. Still their defense continued to hold down New York, forcing them to punt on two more possessions. After the first punt, disaster nearly struck Cleveland when Mack fumbled the ball near his own 40-yard line, but Browns guard Paul Farren recovered it.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
With 2:38 left in the first overtime period, Cleveland got the ball on their own 31 following Dave Jennings' playoff record 14th punt of the game. After moving the ball to the Jets 42, receiver Brian Brennan made a key play when he broke up an errant pass that was nearly intercepted by Lester Lyles. This turned out to be crucial as the Browns running game would go on to take total control of the drive.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
First, Fontenot rushed for seven yards and then Mack added 26 yards on his next three carries, moving the ball to the 9-yard line to set up Moseley's second game-winning field goal attempt. This time, his kick was good, winning the game for the Browns after 17:02 of overtime play on an 11-play, 59-yard drive.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
Kosar set postseason records for completions (33), attempts (64), and passing yards (483), but threw only one touchdown pass and two interceptions. Newsome caught six passes for 114 yards. Mack rushed 20 times for 63 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 5 passes for 51 yards. Toon was the Jets leading receiver with 5 receptions for 93 yards. The Browns tied a playoff record by recording nine sacks in the game, three by defensive tackle Carl Hairston. Cleveland finished the game with 558 yards of total offense. 45 of the Browns' 75 rushing yards in the game were gained on their final drive.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
The game was featured as one of the NFL's Greatest Games as the Marathon by the Lake.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, AFC: Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20 (2OT)
This was the first postseason meeting between the Jets and Browns.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
The Redskins converted two turnovers into two touchdowns in the second half to overcome the defending champion Bears' 13–7 halftime lead. Chicago finished the game with just 220 yards and 14 first downs, while losing four turnovers.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
Chicago had a chance to score early when Dennis Gentry returned the opening kickoff 60 yards to the Redskins' 35-yard line. But after a three-minute drive, the Bears ended up netting just three yards due to penalties and Kevin Butler missed a 49-yard field goal attempt on the last play. Later in the quarter, Washington took a 7-0 lead by driving 69 yards to score on Jay Schroeder's 28-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Art Monk. Chicago countered with 10:07 remaining in the second quarter on wide receiver Willie Gault's 50-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Doug Flutie.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
On the Redskins' next possession, defensive back Mike Richardson intercepted a pass from Schroeder and returned it 43 yards to the Washington 4-yard line. Still, the Bears could not get into the end zone and settled for a 10-7 lead with Butler's 23-yard field goal. Shortly before halftime, Butler made a 41-yard field goal to extend Chicago's lead to 13-7. The Redskins, thanks to a Vernon Dean interception of a tipped Doug Flutie pass, moved into position for a field goal late in the half, but Steve Cox's last second 50-yard field goal attempt came up short.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
However, the Redskins took over the game in the second half. In the third quarter, defensive back Darrell Green returned an interception from Flutie 17 yards to the Bears 26-yard line that set up Schroeder's 23-yard touchdown pass to Monk. Chicago seemed primed to respond when Gentry returned their kickoff 48 yards to the Redskins 42, but after advancing to the Washington 17-yard line, running back Walter Payton lost a fumble due to a hit by defensive tackle Darryl Grant, and safety Alvin Walton recovered the ball.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
Washington then drove 83 yards, aided by a 17-yard pass interference penalty against Richardson in the end zone, for a touchdown on a George Rogers one-yard run less than a minute into the fourth quarter. Washington place kicker Jess Atkinson made two field goals in the final quarter to close out the scoring, the second one set up by Lew Barnes' muffed punt return that was recovered by Eric Yarber.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
In only his second NFL start, Flutie was mauled by the Redskins' defense, completing only 11 of 31 passes, with five completions in the second half. Payton was held to 38 rushing yards on 14 carries. Gentry returned three kickoffs for 127 yards.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 3, 1987, NFC: Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13
This was the sixth postseason meeting between the Redskins and Bears. Chicago previously won three of the five meetings coming in.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
NY Giants quarterback Phil Simms completed only nine of 19 passes for 134 yards, but threw four touchdowns and no interceptions and sat out the fourth quarter while the New York defense allowed only 29 rushing yards, 184 total yards, and a field goal. They also forced four turnovers.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
On the 49ers' first drive of the game, wide receiver Jerry Rice caught a very long pass from quarterback Joe Montana and appeared to be on his way for a 50-yard touchdown; however, the future Hall of Famer inexplicably fumbled the football into the Giants end zone without being touched. (John Madden said during the telecast that the artificial turf at Giants Stadium may have been a factor.) Giants safety Kenny Hill recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchback.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
New York then drove 80 yards in 10 plays to score on Simms' 24-yard touchdown to tight end Mark Bavaro. San Francisco responded with a 26-yard field goal by Ray Wersching, but in the second quarter, Giants safety Herb Welch intercepted a pass from Montana and lateralled the ball to Elvis Patterson, who ran for 16 yards before being tackled. New York then converted with the turnover into a touchdown on Joe Morris' 45-yard run.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
On the Giants next possession, they scored on a 12-play, 57-yard drive in which they burned the 49ers with a fake field goal, starting out in normal kicking formation before switching into a shotgun formation with holder Jeff Rutledge as the quarterback. San Francisco's field goal blocking unit was caught without enough defensive backs on the field and Rutledge ended up throwing the ball to a wide open Bavaro for a 23-yard gain on the 49ers 5-yard line.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
A penalty pushed them back 10 yards, but New York still scored on third down with Simms' 15-yard pass to receiver Bobby Johnson. The situation only got worse for San Francisco from there, as Montana was knocked out of the game due to a hit by nose tackle Jim Burt, while linebacker Lawrence Taylor intercepted his pass and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown, giving the Giants a 28-3 halftime lead.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
Simms threw two third quarter touchdown passes, a 28-yard completion to Phil McConkey and a 29-yarder to tight end Zeke Mowatt. Near the end of the quarter, New York linebacker Pepper Johnson intercepted backup quarterback Jeff Kemp's pass and returned the ball 27 yards to the 49ers 5-yard line, setting up the final score of the game on Morris' 2-yard run with 16 seconds left in the third quarter.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
After the game when 49er head coach Bill Walsh was asked if Rice's fumble made a difference in the outcome of the game, Walsh replied sarcastically, "Yeah, [that play] did. If it weren't for the fumble, the final score would have been 49 to 10."


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
Morris finished the game with 24 carries for 159 yards and two touchdowns, along with one receptions for two yards.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 49, San Francisco 49ers 3
This was fourth postseason meeting between the 49ers and Giants. San Francisco took two of the previous three meetings.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
Broncos quarterback John Elway ran for a touchdown and passed for another one as he led Denver to a victory, while running back Sammy Winder rushed for 102 yards and caught a pass for 16. Although New England won the turnover battle (2-0), they were outgained by Denver in total yards 441 to 271, while their quarterback Tony Eason was sacked five times.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
In the first quarter, Elway's completions to Steve Sewell and Steve Watson for gains of 39 and 21 yards propelled the team on a drive to the Patriots 4-yard line. From there, Elway tried to run the ball for a score, but was tackled just short of the end zone. Believing he had crossed the plain, Elway angrily spiked the ball into the ground, drawing a penalty that pushed the team back five yards and they ended up having to settle for Rich Karlis' field goal to go up 3-0.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
In the second quarter, the Patriots took the lead when Eason completed a 19-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Stanley Morgan to cap an 87-yard drive. However, the Broncos countered with an 82-yard drive to score on Elway's 22-yard touchdown run. Later in the second quarter, New England linebacker Johnny Rembert's interception of an Elway pass on the Broncos 29-yard line led to Tony Franklin's 38-yard field goal, tying the game at 10 by the end of the half.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
In the third quarter, Denver drove 80 yards in 15 plays on a drive that consumed more than nine minutes and ended with Karlis' 22-yard field goal to give them a 13-10 lead. The Patriots responded with a trick play, a flea flicker that involved fullback Mosi Tatupu taking a handoff and then pitching the ball back to Eason, who threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Morgan to retake the lead, 17–13. But Elway then threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Vance Johnson for the go-ahead score on the last play of the third quarter, giving the team a 20-17 lead.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
New England had four possessions in the fourth quarter, but the first three ended in punts, while Broncos defensive end Rulon Jones ended the last one by sacking Eason in the end zone for a safety with 1:32 left in the game.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
Elway had a rough day in the winning effort, completing only 13 of 32 passes for 257 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. Eason completed 13/24 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 23 yards. His top target was Morgan, who caught three passes for 100 yards and two scores. Broncos punter Mike Horan averaged 49 yards per kick on his five punts, and placed three of them in the 20, including the final one that set up Jones' game-clinching safety.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 4, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 22, New England Patriots 17
This was the first postseason meeting between the Patriots and Broncos.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
This game is best remembered for The Drive in Cleveland and Denver sports lore when the Broncos drove 98 yards in 15 plays to tie the game with 37 seconds left in regulation and Denver kicker Rich Karlis kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal 5:38 into overtime.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
The Browns scored first when quarterback Bernie Kosar threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to running back Herman Fontenot at the end of an 86-yard drive. But then Cleveland turned the ball over on three consecutive drives. First Ricky Hunley intercepted Kosar's pass on the last play of the first quarter. Then after a punt, linebacker Jim Ryan picked off a Kosar pass and returned it 21 yards to the Browns 9-yard line. Denver then drove to the 1-yard line, but were halted there and decided to settle for Rich Karlis' 19-yard field goal.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
After the ensuing kickoff, running back Kevin Mack lost a fumble that was recovered by Ken Woodard on the Cleveland 37. On the next play, Denver quarterback John Elway's 34-yard scramble moved the ball to the 4-yard line. Once again, they ended up facing fourth down on the 1-yard line, but this time they decided to go for the touchdown and Gerald Willhite scored on a sweep right. Cleveland managed to respond with Kosar's 42-yard completion to receiver Clarence Weathers, setting up Mark Moseley's 29-yard field goal to tie the score at 10 with less than a minute left in the half.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
In the second half, Elway threw his first interception of the game, a pass that was picked off near the sidelines by rookie defensive back Mark Harper. But the Broncos defense rose to the occasion and managed to force a punt. Elway then led Denver inside the Browns 20-yard line where Karlis made a 26-yard field goal to break the tie with 2:50 left in the third quarter.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
Cleveland responded with a field goal of their own, a 24-yarder from Moseley to tie the game at 13. Then after a punt, Kosar completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Brian Brennan, making the score 20–13 with 5:43 left in regulation. On the ensuing kickoff, returner Ken Bell misplayed the kick and it hit the ground in front of him, bouncing to the 2-yard line before he managed to dive on the ball. Elway then led his team 98 yards to tie the game on wide receiver Mark Jackson's 5-yard touchdown reception with 37 seconds left in regulation.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
Jackson also made a big play earlier on the drive, catching a 20-yard pass from Elway on third down and 18 from the Browns 48-yard line with 1:47 to go. Overall, the drive covered 98 yards in 15 plays without ever facing a fourth down, and only facing a third down three times.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
After forcing Cleveland to punt on the opening drive of overtime, Elway led the Broncos 60 yards to set up Karlis' game winning 33-yard field goal. The key play of the drive was a 28-yard completion to Steve Watson on third down and 12 at midfield. Two carries by Sammy Winder then moved the ball to the 16-yard line where Karlis made his game winning kick, which barely made it inside the left upright.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
Until the 2018 season, this was the only AFC Championship Game to go to overtime.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, AFC: Denver Broncos 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
This was the first postseason meeting between the Broncos and Browns.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
The Giants shut out the Redskins, allowing only 150 passing yards and 40 rushing yards. New York won the coin toss. With the winds at Giants Stadium blowing at 32 miles per hour, the Giants chose to defend one end of the field. While this meant that Washington would receive both the opening and second half kickoffs, the Giants were able to avoid kicking into the wind for the first and third quarters.