1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
After the Redskins were forced to punt on their opening possession, punter Steve Cox could only manage to kick the ball in the strong wind 23 yards to the Washington 47-yard line. Six plays and 17 yards later, the Giants scored on Raul Allegre's 47-yard field goal, his longest of the season after joining the team in week 4. After the ensuing kickoff, the Redskins were forced to punt again and Cox managed to only punt the ball 27 yards to the Washington 38-yard line. From there, New York advanced to the Redskins 26.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
On third down and 10, quarterback Phil Simms threw an incomplete pass and center Bart Oates was called for holding. Rather than take the incompletion to bring up fourth down, Redskins coach Joe Gibbs accepted the holding penalty, hoping to push and keep the Giants out of field goal range. But on the next play, Simms completed a 25-yard pass to Lionel Manuel for a first down. A few plays later, Simms finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Manuel on third down and goal.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
Washington's best chance to score came in the second quarter, when a 48-yard reception by receiver Art Monk set up a field goal attempt, but it never got off the ground because quarterback Jay Schroeder fumbled the snap. On their next drive, Simms completed a 30-yard pass to tight end Mark Bavaro and later rushed eight yards to the Redskins 1-yard line on a quarterback bootleg. On the next play, running back Joe Morris completed the 51-yard drive by taking it into the end zone from there. Just before halftime, Morris gave the Redskins a scoring opportunity by losing a fumble deep in New York territory. But Washington came up empty when "The Big Blue Wrecking Crew" stopped them on a fourth and 1 conversion attempt.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
In the second half, Washington completely abandoned their running game, passing the ball on all but one of their plays, but to no avail. By the end of the game, Schroeder was sacked four times, intercepted once by linebacker Gary Reasons and finished with just 20 of 50 completions for 195 yards.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
Washington's lone bright spot of the day was Monk, who caught eight passes for 126 yards.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 11, 1987, NFC: New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0
This was the second postseason meeting between the Redskins and Giants. Washington won the only previous meeting.


1986–87 NFL playoffs, Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20
This was the first Super Bowl meeting between the Broncos and Giants.


1986–87 NHL season
The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to three in the Cup finals.


1986–87 NHL season, League business
The Chicago-based club officially changed their name from the two-worded "Black Hawks" to the one-worded "Blackhawks" based on the spelling found in their original franchise documents.


1986–87 NHL season, Regular season
The Oilers won their second straight Presidents' Trophy as the top team and Wayne Gretzky won his eighth straight Hart Memorial Trophy and his seventh straight Art Ross Trophy.


1986–87 NHL season, Regular season
On November 26, 1986, Toronto's Borje Salming was accidentally cut in the face by a skate, requiring more than 200 stitches. It was the third injury to his face and Salming returned to play wearing a visor.


1986–87 NHL season, Regular season
On January 22, 1987, a massive blizzard resulted in only 334 spectators attending the game between the New Jersey Devils and the Calgary Flames at the Brendan Byrne Arena, leading to the Devils dubbing the spectators the "334 Club".


1986–87 NHL season, Regular season
On April 4, 1987, the Islanders' Denis Potvin became the first NHL defenceman to reach 1000 points. A shot by the Islanders' Mikko Makela deflected in off Potvin's arm in a 6–6 shootout between the Islanders and Sabres.


1986–87 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1986–87 NHL season, Playoffs
In an attempt to reduce the number of first round upsets, the NHL expanded the best-of-five series in the first round to a best-of-seven series.


1986–87 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Oilers and Flyers met again in the final for the second time in three years. This time, Edmonton was the regular season champion with 50 wins and 106 points, and Philadelphia was second with 46 wins and 100 points. Unlike the 1985 final, this series would go the full seven games. Edmonton took the first two games at home, then split in Philadelphia. However, the Flyers won the next two games, one in Edmonton and one back in Philadelphia by one goal, to force a deciding seventh game. Edmonton won game seven to earn its third Stanley Cup in four seasons. This was the first final to go seven games, since 1971.


1986–87 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goals


1986–87 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Minimum 2000 min. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage


1986–87 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1986–87 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1986–87 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1986–87 (listed with their last team):


1986–87 NK Hajduk Split season
The 1986–87 season was the 76th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 41st in the Yugoslav First League. Their 4th place finish in the 1985–86 season meant it was their 41st successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1986–87 NK Rijeka season
The 1986–87 season was the 41st season in Rijeka’s history and their 25th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1985–86 season meant it was their 13th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1986–87 NTFL season
The 1986/87 NTFL season was the 66th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1986–87 NTFL season
St Marys have won there 14th premiership title while defeating the Darwin Buffaloes in the grand final by 121 points.


1986–87 National Basketball League season
The 1986–87 Carlsberg National Basketball League season was the fifteenth and last season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.


1986–87 National Basketball League season
The league was sponsored by Carlsberg for the third consecutive year. Portsmouth won the first division league title, Kingston Kings claimed the Play Off's & Crystal Palace lifted the National Cup for the seventh time in their history. Team Walsall (formerly Team Sandwell) won the second division. This would be the last National League season because the top English and Scottish teams would breakaway and form the British Basketball League.


1986–87 National Basketball League season, Team changes
The first division was reduced to thirteen teams following two mergers. Manchester United and Manchester Giants merged at the end of April 1986 and agreed to take the name Manchester United and play in Stretford. The second merger came four months later at the beginning of September 1986 when Crystal Palace and Brunel Uxbridge & Camden Ducks joined forces with fixtures being split between the Crystal Palace Sports Centre and Brunel University. In between the two mergers the Nissan Worthing Bears and Tyneside Basketball Club both folded. The EBBA admitted two new teams in the form of Calderdale Explorers and Derby Rams from the second division.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1986–87 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ford National Football League, was the 56th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland)
The quarter-final rounds were notable for the Dublin–Cork tie. After the game ended in a draw, Cork refused to play extra time and Dublin took the field unopposed, Barney Rock scoring a goal into an empty net before the referee awarded them victory (later chosen as one of the Top 20 GAA Moments). The Dubs went on to defeat Kerry in the final.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Knockout phase structure
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.


1986–87 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.


1986–87 National Hurling League
The 1986–87 National Hurling League (known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the National Hurling League.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 1
Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1985-86 season. Westmeath and Wexford entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 3 May 1987, Galway won the title following a 3-12 to 3-10 win over Clare in the final. It was their first league title since 1974-75 and their 3rd National League title overall.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 1
Clare's Cyril Lyons was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-51.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 2
Dublin, Laois, Mayo and Waterford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 1 March 1987, Tipperary secured the title following a 5-18 to 0-2 win over Mayo in the final round of the group stage. Waterford secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 3
Down, Monaghan and Roscommon entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.


1986–87 National Hurling League, Division 3
On 1 March 1987, Down secured the title following a 3-18 to 0-6 win over Kildare in the final round of the group stage. Roscommon secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.


1986–87 Nationale 1A season
The 1986–87 Nationale 1A season was the 66th season of the Nationale 1A, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and Mont-Blanc HC won their first league title. Viry-Châtillon Essonne Hockey was relegated to the Nationale 1B.


1986–87 Nationalliga A
Statistics of Swiss National League A in the 1986–87 football season.


1986–87 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Neuchâtel Xamax won the championship.


1986–87 Nationalliga A season
The 1986–87 Nationalliga A season was the 49th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Lugano won the championship.


1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann, and played their home games at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


1986–87 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.


1986–87 New Jersey Devils season
The 1986–87 New Jersey Devils season was the team's fifth season since moving to New Jersey from Colorado and thirteenth of the franchise. This was the franchise's ninth consecutive season out of the playoffs.


1986–87 New Jersey Devils 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 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


1986–87 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
New Jersey's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.


1986–87 New Jersey Nets season
The 1986–87 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 11th season in the NBA.


1986–87 New York Islanders season
The 1986–87 New York Islanders season was the 15th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.


1986–87 New York Islanders season, Regular season, Season 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 New York Islanders season, Player statistics
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


1986–87 New York Islanders season, Round 1: New York Islanders (3) vs. Washington Capitals (2)
The Easter Epic is the nickname given to a National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoff game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, played April 18–19, 1987, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. It is so named because the game started on Saturday evening but did not finish until the early hours of Easter Sunday.


1986–87 New York Knicks season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the Knicks' 41st season in the NBA.


1986–87 New York Knicks season
With second-year center Patrick Ewing still struggling with injuries and after starting the season 4-12, head coach Hubie Brown was fired and Bob Hill took over for the rest of the season. Brown returned to coach the  Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002-03 season.


1986–87 New York Rangers season
The 1986–87 New York Rangers season was the 61st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division with 76 points, and qualified for the NHL playoffs. New York was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers.


1986–87 New York Rangers 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 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1986–87 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.


1986–87 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 1986-87 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League First Division.


1986–87 Newcastle United 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 Newcastle United 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 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Newport County's seventh consecutive season in the Third Division, their 40th in the third tier and 59th overall in the Football League. They finished the season in 24th place and were relegated to the Fourth Division for the 1987–88 season.


1986–87 Newport County A.F.C. season
Caretaker manager John Relish surprisingly wasn't chosen to continue as manager despite saving the club from relegation the previous year, and Jimmy Mullen was instead brought in as player-manager. The club started the season okay, albeit somewhat inconsistently, and occupied mid-table until the start of November. Things went horribly wrong after that however, and the club ensured a second successive season spending three months without a win.


1986–87 Newport County A.F.C. season
A 1–0 win over Doncaster on Valentine's Day saw a temporary improvement in form, but a 5–2 thumping at the hands of Notts County cost Mullen his job, with John Lewis stepping up to the manager's job for the rest of the season. The club picked up enough points here and there to maintain an outside chance of survival until the final weeks of the season, but a dismal return of just one point from the last six games saw them finish rock-bottom.


1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


1986–87 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Led by head coach Dean Smith, the tar heels completed yet another in a long line of impressive seasons, with an ACC Regular Season title, a top five ranked team, and having reached all the way to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season
The 1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in college ice hockey. In its 9th year under head coach John Gasparini the team compiled a 40–8–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the eleventh time. The Fighting Sioux defeated defending champion Michigan State 5–3 to win the championship game at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season
After a rather dismal season, North Dakota was expected to improve but not challenge for the WCHA title in 1987. The team, however, received a major boon from two players that changed their fortune. The first was from freshman goaltender Ed Belfour, a 21-year old player who had spent the past three years in relative obscurity in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The second was from returning sophomore Tony Hrkac who had produced well in his first campaign but spent the entire 1985-86 season with the Canadian National Team.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Early Season
The two players were instrumental in Gino Gasparini's team getting off to a fast start, winning its first 8 games and jumping out to a huge lead in the conference standings. While Belfour was establishing himself in net as one of the top players in the country, Hrkac was on an all-time scoring pace, flanked by Bob Joyce and Steve Johnson. The Fighting Sioux split a pair of weekends on the road but they used their indomitable home crowd to their advantage and finished the month of November with a 14–2 record (13–2 in conference).


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, December Slump
North Dakota began December with another road split and followed that with their first home loss of the year, losing to a middling US International squad. Though they recovered slightly in the second game of the weekend the team lost both games of its holiday weekend in New England. Having lost four of their previous five games and producing some of their worst performances of the season, it appeared that the Fighting Sioux might be sliding back to the pack but a 4-game stretch at home came at the perfect time.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Winning Streak
UND hosted the two Boston schools at the beginning of January and took both games, dispelling any doubts about their ability to compete with Eastern teams, then welcomed in WCHA powerhouse Minnesota. The defense returned in force, holding the Gophers to two goals in each game and allowing Hrkac to lead the Sioux to consecutive wins and seat North Dakota atop the conference standings.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Winning Streak
The Fighting Sioux continued their winning streak for another five weeks, taking 14 matches before their next loss which came on the final weekend of the regular season. UND finished with a record of 31–7 and won the WCHA handily, ending 7 points above Minnesota.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
As the top seed, North Dakota would be able to play each round of the conference tournament at home. They faced Minnesota–Duluth in the quarters, easily dispatching the Bulldogs in both games. Next up was Colorado College who had upset in-state rival Denver. The Tigers fell 6–2 in the first game and the 4-goal advantage allowed the Fighting Sioux to get away with a sloppy effort in the rematch; CC won the second game but only by a single goal and North Dakota advanced to the championship with a 7–4 series win.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, WCHA Tournament
North Dakota met Minnesota once more in the finals and again, despite possessing one of the top offenses in the country, couldn't get much past the Fighting Sioux defense. UND won both games by a 5–3 score and won the WCHA championship, their first in 7 years. The 36 wins they had at that point set a new program record while Tony Hrkac finished with 104 points, just 6 points away from a new NCAA record.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
North Dakota received the top western seed, and played another home series, this time against ECAC Hockey Runner-Up St. Lawrence. UND won both games to take the total-goal series 9–4 with Hrkac piling up the points (2 goals and 5 assists), breaking Bill Watson's record for points in a season with two games yet to play. Additionally, the Fighting Sioux tied the NCAA record for wins in a season with 38 (Michigan State, 1985).


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
UND met 1986 Runner-Up Harvard in the semifinal at the Joe Louis Arena. Once again Hrkac was the story of the game, scoring a goal and adding three assists as the Fighting Sioux trounced the Crimson 5–2 to reach the championship. On defending National Champion Michigan State stood in their way but just as they had against Harvard, UND got off to a quick start; this time with was Ian Kidd who led the way with a goal and two assists in the first period.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, NCAA Tournament
North Dakota built a 3–0 lead after 20 minutes while allowed only 2 shots from the Spartans to reach Ed Belfour. MSU woke up in the second period, scoring twice on 8 shots, but the Sioux added another goal of their own as well as a fifth goal in the third to hold off Michigan State. The Spartans eventually scored their third of the game but it came too late to mount a comeback and North Dakota won their fifth national championship.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Tony Hrkac scored 12 points in four tournament games, the second-highest total ever (behind the 13 points by both Aaron Broten (1981) and Tony Amonte (1990) as of 2019) and was awarded the tournament MOP despite scoring only once in the championship match. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Ed Belfour, Ian Kidd and Bob Joyce. Just prior to the championship game Hrkac received the Hobey Baker Award as the top Division I athlete and finished the season as the first North Dakota player to lead the NCAA in scoring.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Hrkac's 116 points in an NCAA record for a single season and is 7 better than the next-highest total (as of 2019). Head coach Gino Gasparini, for leading his team to the first-ever 40-win season, was awarded the Spencer Penrose Award as the top Division I coach, also a first for North Dakota. Hrkac, Joyce and Kidd were also named to the AHCA All-American West First-Team, while Belfour was a Second-Team All-American.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
All four players were also on the All-WCHA First Team with Hrkac being named as the conference Most Valuable Player and Gasparini as the Coach of the Year for the third time.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Season, Awards and Honors
Both Ed Belfour and Tony Hrkac left the program after the season to begin their professional careers. Hrkac played a long time in the NHL, amassing 371 over 758 games while Belfour finished his career with the then-3rd-most wins in NHL history (484) and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.


1986–87 North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey season, Schedule
† All scheduled games between WCHA and Hockey East teams in the regular season were counted in the standings for both conferences.


1986–87 North West Counties Football League
The 1986–87 North West Counties Football League was the fifth in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions.


1986–87 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division One
12 sides (highlighted in the table in green) were promoted to the Northern Premier League First Division. No teams were relegated.


1986–87 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division two
Droylsden and Lancaster City moved to the Northern Premier League First Division while 10 teams (highlighted in the table in lightgreen) were promoted to the Division One. Newcastle Town, Maine Road and Vauxhall Motors joined the Division as newly admitted teams. No teams were relegated.


1986–87 North West Counties Football League, Promotion and relegation, Division Three
All sides were promoted to Division Two as Division Three was disbanded at the end of the season.


1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League
The 1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 5th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England. The league consisted of three divisions after Division Three was disbanded at the end of the previous season. Most of Division Three clubs were promoted to Division Two.


1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1986–87 Northern Counties East Football League, Division Two
Division One featured five clubs which competed in the previous season, along with 13 new clubs.


1986–87 Northern Football League
The 1986–87 Northern Football League season was the 89th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1986–87 Northern Football League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1986–87 Northern Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:


1986–87 Northern Premier League
The 1986–87 Northern Premier League season was the 19th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. It was the last Northern Premier League season, consisting of a single division, as before the next season 19 clubs joined the league and formed a new Division One.


1986–87 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club left the League at the end of the previous season:


1986–87 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:


1986–87 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
Northern Premier League Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.


1986–87 Northern Premier League, Cup Results
1 As Macclesfield Town won both the Northern Premier League and the Presidents cup, Bangor City qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.


1986–87 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the nineteenth season of the Northern Premier League,  Macclesfield Town applied to join the Football Conference and were successful.


1986–87 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the season:


1986–87 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following two clubs joined the League the following season:


1986–87 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
From the next season, the Northern Premier League was expanded to include a Division One.


1986–87 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1986–87 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1986–87 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 48th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1986–87 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1986–87 OB I bajnokság season was the 50th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Seven teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1986–87 OHL season
The 1986–87 OHL season was the seventh season of the Ontario Hockey League. Fifteen teams each played 66 games. The Oshawa Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the North Bay Centennials.


1986–87 OHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title;


1986–87 OHL season, Playoffs, OHL Superseries
The winner of the OHL Superseries will host the 1987 Memorial Cup. This series featured the top ranked team in the Leyden Division, the Oshawa Generals, take on the top ranked team in the Emms Division, the North Bay Centennials.


1986–87 OJHL season
The 1986–87 OJHL season is the 15th and final season of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). The four teams of the league played an interlocking 44-game season with the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. All four teams made the playoffs.


1986–87 OJHL season
The winner of the OJHL playoffs, the Owen Sound Greys, failed to win the 1987 Buckland Cup for the OHA championship. The league folded in the summer of 1987. Owen Sound returned to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, while the Richmond Hill Dynes, Markham Waxers, and Aurora Eagles all dropped to the Central Junior B Hockey League. The dormant Orillia Terriers and Newmarket Flyers also jumped to the Central Jr. B league for 1987-88.


1986–87 OJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


1986–87 OJHL season, OHA Buckland Cup Championship
The 1987 Buckland Cup was a best-of-7 series between the Nickel Centre Power Trains (NOJHL) and the Owen Sound Greys. The winner moved on to the 1987 Dudley Hewitt Cup Final Series.


1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Williams, the Buckeyes finished 20–13 (9–9 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.


1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.


1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
After receiving a preseason top 10 ranking, the team posted a 24–10 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. Battle tested, the Sooners received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they fell to Iowa in overtime.


1986–87 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Led by Ralph Miller, in his 17th season at Oregon State, the Beavers would finish with a record of 19–11 (10–8 Pac-10). The Beavers were invited to the 1987 NIT, where they lost in the second round to Cal.


1986–87 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1986–87 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 81st water polo championship in Hungary. Fourteen teams played each other twice for the title.


1986–87 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1986–87 PAOK FC season
The 1986–87 season was PAOK Football Club's 60th in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round.


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


1986–87 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


1986–87 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 17th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 20,312 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli and the team was coached by Gérard Houllier. Jean-Marc Pilorget was the team captain.


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


1986–87 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Arrivals
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Departures
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
French radio RTL and French premium television channel Canal+ were the shirt sponsors. German sportswear brand Adidas was the kit manufacturer.


1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the 76ers 38th season in the NBA and 24th season in Philadelphia. In the 1986 Draft, the Sixers made two trades that would cloud the franchise for over a decade. The Sixers traded the Number 1 overall pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers (who used this selection to draft Brad Daugherty), for Roy Hinson and cash. They also traded Moses Malone, Terry Catledge, and two first round draft picks to the Washington Bullets for Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson.


1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season
Brad Daugherty would have multiple All-Star selections with the Cavs, while Hinson was dealt away after having a short, unremarkable career (less than 1 and 1/2 years) in Philadelphia. Malone would go to the 1987 NBA All Star game, and Jeff Ruland played in a total of 5 games that season, before sustaining an injury that would keep him out of the NBA until a short stint with the Sixers in the 1992 season.


1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season
These two trades were so devastating in that, with the exception of the 2001 season in which they won the Eastern Conference Championship, they have not been considered an elite franchise since, after being one for a period from 1977 to that point. They have won just three division titles after this trade (1990, 2001, 2021), and registered only four seasons of greater that 50 wins (53 in 1990, 56 in 2001, 52 in 2018, and 51 in 2019) from 1987 to 2021.


1986–87 Philadelphia 76ers season
The Sixers would finish nine games worse than the previous season at 45–37, and lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Milwaukee Bucks. This would be the 16th and final season for Julius Erving, who in his last regular season home game, became just the third player in ABA-NBA history to score over 30,000 points for a career. Each road city had a farewell ceremony to honor him.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
With the previous Spring's upset loss to the Rangers fresh on their minds, the Flyers got off to a 6–0–0 start to the season, and only lost road games to the Islanders and Penguins in an 8–2–0 October.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Goaltender Ron Hextall made his professional debut on opening night, October 9, and held Edmonton to one goal in a 2–1 victory, and only improved from there, being named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and November.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Things began to click for the club as a whole in November as Brad McCrimmon returned from his suspension over a contract dispute and the emergence of Hextall forced Bob Froese into a back-up role. In the first two months of the season, only the Penguins challenged the Flyers' grip on the top spot in the division, actually starting the year 7–0–0 and topping Philly on October 25 but fading by the end of November.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Brian Propp scored four goals in a 7–1 win over St. Louis on December 2, but three games later he was lost for two months after suffering a serious knee injury against the Oilers. Froese was dealt to the New York Rangers for Kjell Samuelsson on December 18 and later that same night routing the Islanders 9–4 which saw Poulin and Kerr record three-goal games. The record reached 25–7–2 on December 21 after a 7–6 comeback win over the Blues, but during the next game in Buffalo, Ilkka Sinisalo went down with a knee injury and the team lost four in a row on a holiday road trip (Sabres, Canucks, Oilers, Kings).


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
A seven-game unbeaten streak in January put the Flyers at 31–11–3, three points ahead of the Oilers for best record in the NHL, but injuries began to put a strain on the ranks. With Propp, Sinisalo, Mark Howe, and Ron Sutter all suffering through long-term problems, plus minor injuries cropping up, the team sputtered late, going 15–15–5 over the remainder of the schedule.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
February 1 saw the Flyers routed 8–4 in Toronto, part of another four-game losing string before the break for Rendez-vous '87. Home defeats to the Rangers (6–1 on March 12), Kings (5–2 on March 19) and Detroit (5–1 on March 28) followed. A 9–5 home loss on the season's final day to the New York Islanders was no indication of the memorable playoff run to come.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Twice within a span of one week in late January, the Flyers engaged in bench-clearing brawls. The first came in a 3–1 loss to the Islanders at home on January 18 which cost head coach Keenan a one-game suspension. Oddly enough, the second occurred during the game Keenan was suspended for, a 4–3 setback to the Devils at the Meadowlands January 24. That fracas, which came after the final buzzer, saw Hextall pummel Devils goaltender Alain Chevrier among several other battles.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title and Hextall became the third Flyers goaltender to win the Vezina, joining Bernie Parent and Pelle Lindbergh.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season 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 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
The Flyers gained revenge on the New York Rangers by beating them in six games, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty New York Islanders club. By the time the Flyers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in six to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers had again been decimated by injuries, including losing Tim Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs. As a result, the Flyers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Edmonton Oilers in seven tough, hard-fought games. Hextall was voted playoff MVP, the second such time a Flyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the losing team, the other being Reggie Leach in 1976.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 25, 1986, the day after the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 31, 1987, the day of the deciding game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to contracts.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1986 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 6, 1986. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Bob Froese and Glenn Resch, defensemen Doug Crossman, Ed Hospodar, Mark Howe, Brad Marsh, Brad McCrimmon, Daryl Stanley, and Mike Stothers, and forwards Dave Brown, Lindsay Carson, Murray Craven, Ross Fitzpatrick, Tim Kerr, Don Nachbaur, Dave Poulin, Brian Propp, Ilkka Sinisalo, and Ron Sutter.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, on June 21, 1986. The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 41st overall, to the Quebec Nordiques for the Nordiques' 1987 second-round pick on June 21, 1986. They also traded their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the New Jersey Devils for Chico Resch on March 11, 1986, and their fifth-round pick, 104th overall, to the New York Islanders for Mike Murray on June 21, 1986.


1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.


1986–87 Phoenix Suns season
The 1986–87 Phoenix Suns season was the 18th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. The Suns started their fourteenth season under head coach John MacLeod. At 22–36 (.379) in late February, management decided to replace the longstanding MacLeod with Dick Van Arsdale, a former Suns player from the 1975–76 Finals  team (coached by MacLeod).


1986–87 Phoenix Suns season
Phoenix went 14–12 (.538) in those last 26 games under Van Arsdale to finish at 36–46 (.439), and missed the 16-team playoffs by one game. All Suns' home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1986–87 Phoenix Suns season
Walter Davis again led the Suns in scoring, averaging 23.6 points for the season. The Suns had another 20-point scorer in Larry Nance, who garnered a career-high 22.5 points and a team-high 8.7 rebounds a game. Third-year point guard Jay Humphries averaged 7.7 assists per game to go with 11.3 points per game. For the 32-year-old Davis, it was an All-Star season for him, his 6th in 10 seasons with the Suns, and would be the last time of his career he was honored as an All-Star.


1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 25–8. They received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where, as a #3 seed, they lost in the second round to Oklahoma.


1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.


1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
Despite a strong start at the beginning of the season, the Penguins managed to find themselves unqualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.


1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player acquired mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season:


1986–87 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1986–87 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 52nd season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Port Vale's 75th season of football in the English Football League, and first (16th overall) season back in the Third Division following promotion from the Fourth Division. John Rudge led to Vale to a mid-table finish, his Player of the Year signing Andy Jones scoring 37 goals in all competitions. Vale Park saw its record lowest attendance for a competitive encounter when only 994 loyal supporters turned out for an Associate Members' Cup clash with Hereford United. More than ten times this number turned out to see the Vale beaten by Manchester United in the Second Round of the League Cup. Rudge also signed Ray Walker to the club, and Andy Porter made his debut.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw John Rudge bring 28-year-old stopper Mark Grew to the club from Ipswich Town. He also bought Aston Villa's Ray Walker for £12,000; Sheffield United winger Paul Smith for £10,000; and Walsall's 'cultured' striker Richard O'Kelly for £6,000. Rudge was connected with the vacant management position at Preston North End, but declared himself happy at Vale Park. The season would see its midweek games played on a Tuesday, rather than the traditional Monday, and the play-offs were also introduced.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The season opened with a 2–2 draw at crisis club Middlesbrough, who were forced to play the fixture at Hartlepool, after finding themselves kicked out of Ayresome Park. Vale also drew their opening home match the following week against Rotherham United, and Grew was forced off with a knee injury and Alan Webb split his shinbone. Jim Arnold agreed to return to the club on non-contract terms to replace the injured Grew. Playing a 'fluent, passing game', Vale defeated bogey-team Walsall, who had maintained a 21-game unbeaten league run against the "Valiants" since 1965.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Ageing Arnold failed to maintain his fitness and Vale struggled around the foot of the table. Rudge signed 'giant' Alex Williams on loan from Manchester City. Despite Andy Jones leading the scoring charts, Vale still suffered, and Rudge's attempts to sign Steve Bull from West Bromwich Albion failed. On 9 November, Vale Park hosted an American football match, in which Locomotive Derby beat the Stoke Spitfires 13–8. By the end of the month Vale were cut four points adrift at the bottom of the league. The next month John Williams was sold to Bournemouth for £30,000, having been in poor form for Vale. Rudge then splashed out £5,000 on Bristol City's Gary Hamson. He also brought Bob Hazell in from Reading on a free transfer.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Hazell successfully shored up the Vale defence, as in his first three games the Vale kept three clean sheets. In January, O'Kelly required a knee operation, but good news came as Alex Williams was signed permanently for £10,000. On 27 January, Robbie Earle made his 142nd consecutive appearance in a 1–1 draw with Rotherham United at Millmoor, picking up a groin injury that put him into the treatment room. The next week a 4–2 win over Doncaster Rovers was the last of a streak of six games unbeaten, that took the Vale up to fourteenth in the table.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Rudge attempted to sign Don Goodman, who was transfer listed at Bradford City, but ended his interest after being quoted £100,000. A bad February ended with a 6–1 capitulation at home to Blackpool, Vale's biggest home defeat since March of the disastrous 1956–57 season. Vale picked up eleven of a possible eighteen points in March, with Rudge also signing Darren Beckford on loan from Manchester City. On 28 March, the club recorded their biggest ever away win by thumping Fulham 6–0 at Craven Cottage, with Jones bagging a hat-trick. On 1 April, Jones was selected for the Wales squad, and scored past Finland. Vale lost five of their seven April games, but ensured their safety by ripping apart Newport County on 4 May, with Jones hitting five goals.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished in twelfth spot with 57 points, twelve points clear of Bolton Wanderers. Andy Jones scored 37 goals in all competitions.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss was made of £53,373. Match receipts earned £228,422, whilst the market rents raised £100,614. The bank overdraft stood at £216,453, whilst the club's total debts were £363,878. The club's shirt sponsors were Browns Transport. Both Geoff Hunter and Wayne Ebanks left on free transfers, Hunter joining Wrexham. Chairman Jim Lloyd also resigned due to his deteriorated relationship with the board. He was replaced by garage owner Bill Bell, who was one of many men to have worked on building Vale Park in the 1940s. Bell stated that he was not afraid to cut loose any deadwood.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, the First Round tie with non-league neighbours Stafford Rangers attracted a healthy crowd of 5,738 (the second highest attendance of the season), and Vale advanced with a 1–0 win. Travelling to Walsall for the Second Round, they were on the end of a 5–0 drubbing at the Bescot Stadium. Jim Lloyd called the 'tame surrender' a 'disgrace' and Rudge ordered extra training for the players.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale advanced past Notts County 7–1 on aggregate following wins both at home and at Meadow Lane. They then faced Ron Atkinson's First Division Manchester United at the Second Round, just as they had in 1983. United picked up a 3–0 victory at Old Trafford before eliminating the Vale with a 5–2 win in Stoke-on-Trent.


1986–87 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the Associate Members' Cup, the opening match against Fourth Division Hereford United set a club-record for the lowest-ever attendance for a competitive first team game, as only 994 fans turned up at Vale Park on 22 December to witness Vale win through a Jones goal. The missing fans only missed 'a long yawn in freezing conditions'. A 2–1 defeat to Newport County at Somerton Park failed to prevent Vale advancing to the First Round. Vale then eliminated Exeter City with a 1–0 win at St James Park. However Gillingham defeated Vale 4–3 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in Burslem.


1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1986–87 season was the 17th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 49–33, third in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.


1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the 1987 NBA Playoffs, despite having home-court advantage, the Blazers lost their first-round best-of-five series to the Houston Rockets, three games to one.


1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
Note:  This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.


1986–87 Primeira Divisão
The 1986–87 Primeira Divisão was the 53rd season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1986–87 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional
The 1986–87 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 1st season of the newly created professional second division of Argentine football. This was the result of new changes in the entire Argentine football league system, the Metropolitano and Nacional of Primera División disappeared and the previous second division, the Primera B Metropolitana became the third division.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional
The division was formed by 7 teams from Primera B Metro (the best placed teams from a tournament played previously), 13 teams from regional leagues outside Buenos Aires and 2 teams relegated from Primera División in the 1985–86 season. A total of 22 teams competed, with the champion and runner-up being promoted to Primera División.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Standings
Deportivo Armenio was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2nd to 9th qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd to 9th in the overall standings: Banfield (2nd), Belgrano (3rd), Huracán (4th), Colón (5th), Deportivo Maipú (6th), Deportivo Mandiyú (7th), Chaco For Ever (8th) and Lanús (9th). The winner was promoted to Primera División.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
1: They kept the points earned in previous editions of the Primera B Metropolitana, although the category was new.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
2: They had to play a tiebreaker triangular to see which team was relegated.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Relegation, Additional Playoff
Chacarita Juniors, Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) and Central Norte were tied in points, they had to play a tiebreaker triangular in a neutral field to see which team was relegated.


1986–87 Primera B Nacional, Relegation, Additional Playoff
As the 3 matches ended in a tie, it was used the overall table and the matches between the 3 teams and Central Norte was the team with less points, so it was relegated to the Liga Salteña de fútbol.


1986–87 Primera División B de Baloncesto
The 1986–87 Primera División B was the second category of the Spanish basketball league system during the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Primera División B de Baloncesto, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 11 sides from the 1986–87 season, three relegated from the 1985–86 ACB, four promoted from the Segunda División and six Wild Cards.


1986–87 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The 1986–87 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament was scheduled to end in December 1986. On October 10th, a 5.7 Earthquake struck San Salvador. The league postponed many games and the final round finally ended on February 1987. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams took part in the final group stage. Alianza, the best team in the final group, won the championship match against a Águila, the best regular season team.


1986–87 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1986-1987. The following players:


1986–87 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, List of foreign players in the league
(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player


1986–87 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was Joe Scott. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team finished second in the Ivy League, earning no postseason invitation to either the 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1987 National Invitation Tournament. The team won its last five games to finish the season with a 16–9 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. However, they finished one game behind a 10–4 Penn Quaker team in the conference race.


1986–87 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by second team All-Ivy League selection Scott and Alan Williams. Although the previous teams of 1983, 1984 and 1986 as well as subsequent teams of 1989–2000 would highlight defense and lead the nation in scoring defense, this team and the subsequent 1998 team highlighted the effective shooting of the Princeton offense. Williams led the nation as the statistical champion in field goal percentage with a 70.3% average on 163 baskets on 232 attempts. Meanwhile, the team led the nation in the same category with a 54.1% on 601 out of 1111 shooting. Williams 70.3% field goal percentage in all games continues to stand as an Ivy League single-season record, and his 67.4% mark in conference games made him the conference's official statistical champion.


1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Pitino, the Friars finished the season 25–9 (10–6 Big East) and made a Cinderella run through the NCAA Tournament to the Final Four.


1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1986–87 college basketball season.


1986–87 QMJHL season
The 1986–87 QMJHL season was the 18th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The two last place teams from previous season both won their divisions. The Granby Bisons finished first overall in the regular season, winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy since relocating from Sorel, Quebec. The Longueuil Chevaliers won their first President's Cup, defeating the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the finals.


1986–87 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1986–87 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1986–87 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Marc Fortier was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 44 points (17 goals, 27 assists).


1986–87 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season in the National Hockey League. An aspect of the Quebec Nordiques season was that it hosted Rendez-vous '87, a series of two matches consisting of NHL All-Stars versus Soviet All-Stars.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
Quebec had a very quiet off-season, as the only notable player movement was Alain Lemieux leaving the club as a free agent, as he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux only appeared in seven regular season games with the Nordiques, getting no points, however, Lemieux did play in a playoff game, earning a goal and three points. He finished second in scoring on the Fredericton Express, earning 74 points.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Quebec started the season off hot, going 6-2-2 in their first ten games, however, a 7-11-2 record over their next twenty games saw the Nordiques fall to 13-13-4. The club continued to struggle, going 6-13-3, to fall to 19-26-7, and battling the Buffalo Sabres for the final playoff spot in the Adams Division. Quebec would finish the season with a 31-39-10 record, earning 72 points, which was the team's worst point total since their first season in 1979–80. The Nordiques finished in fourth place, and earned a playoff spot for the seventh straight season.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, Michel Goulet led the way, scoring 49 goals and 96 points to lead the Nordiques. Peter Stastny had an injury plagued season, missing 18 games, however, he still scored 24 goals and 77 points to finish in second in team scoring. Anton Stastny and Brent Ashton each cleared the 20 goal plateau, as they had 27 and 25 respectively.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
On the blueline, Risto Siltanen had 10 goals and 39 points to lead the defense, while Jeff Brown had seven goals and 29 points in only 44 games played with Quebec.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Clint Malarchuk played the majority of the games, as his 18 wins were a team high. Mario Gosselin had 13 wins, and posted a team best 3.18 GAA in 30 games.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Rendez-vous '87
Rendez-vous '87 was an ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet men's national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League, held in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's All-Star festivities for the 1986–87 NHL season. The Soviet team was paid $80,000 for their appearance in Rendez-vous '87, while the NHLers raised $350,000 for the players' pension fund.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Rendez-vous '87
Rendez-vous '87 was designed as a follow-up to the Challenge Cup series in 1979, hoping that the team of NHL All-Stars could beat the Soviet team, unlike before. To this end, the series was a two-game affair instead of a three-game affair in 1979. The two-game series took place during five days of festivities starting on February 9, 1987, and finishing on February 13. The series was very successful, with some, including Wayne Gretzky, calling for more international hockey, especially between Canada and Russia, the two top powers of hockey at the time.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques 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 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
Quebec opened the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs with a first round matchup against the Hartford Whalers in a best of seven series. The Whalers, who swept the Nordiques in 1986, finished the season in first place in the Adams Division with a 43-30-7 record, earning 93 points, which was 21 more than Quebec.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The series began with two games at the Hartford Civic Center, and the Whalers continued their winning ways against the Nordiques in the playoffs, winning the first game 3–2 in overtime, followed by a narrow 5–4 victory over Quebec in the second game to take a 2–0 series lead. With the series returning to Le Colisée for the next two games, the Nordiques responded, easily defeating Hartford 5–1 in the third game, followed by a 4–1 win in the fourth game to even the series at two. The series shifted back to Hartford for the fifth game, however, the Nordiques came out ahead with a solid 7–5 victory, to take a 3–2 series lead. Quebec would complete the upset, winning 5–4 in overtime in the sixth game in Quebec City, to win the series 4–2.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The Nordiques then moved on to face the Montreal Canadiens, the defending Stanley Cup champions, in the Battle of Quebec in the best of seven Adams Division final. Montreal had a 41-29-10 record, getting 92 points, which was 20 more than the Nordiques. Montreal then swept the Boston Bruins in four games in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum, but it was the Nordiques, who stayed hot, took a 2–0 series lead, defeating the Canadiens 7–5 in the series opener, followed by a 2–1 win in the second game.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
The series moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Canadiens rebounded, easily defeating the Nordiques 7–2 in the third game, then tied the series with a 3–2 overtime win in the fourth game. In the fifth game back in Montreal, the Canadiens held off the Nordiques once again, winning 3–2 to take the series lead. Quebec then tied the series up in the sixth game, hanging on with a 3–2 win, to force a seventh and deciding game. In the seventh game, the Canadiens proved to be too strong for Quebec, defeating the Nordiques 5–3 to win the series. This would be the Nordiques last playoff appearance until 1993.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions
The Nordiques made the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.


1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season, Draft picks
Quebec's draft picks from the 1986 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was the 107th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1986–87 season. The team finished top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time in nine seasons. A total of 69 points were gained from 44 games and a lead of six points over second placed Celtic.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Souness Revolution began with the signing of England internationals, goalkeeper Chris Woods and centre half Terry Butcher. Northern Ireland international Jimmy Nicholl rejoined the club and Colin West was brought in to partner Ally McCoist in attack. In December Graham Roberts arrived from Tottenham Hotspur to strengthen the defence.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
There was a disappointing start to the league campaign, losing 2–1 to Hibernian at Easter Road. Graeme Souness was sent off for a tackle on George McCluskey in the centre circle, with both teams displaying a lack of discipline at that moment.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
On the penultimate day of the season the Championship was secured at Pittodrie with a 1–1 draw against Aberdeen. A Terry Butcher header was enough to bring the league title back to Ibrox for the first time since 1978.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In the cup competitions, Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round, losing 1–0 at Ibrox to Hamilton Academical. The goal ended a run of 1196 minutes without conceding – a British record for goalkeeper Chris Woods.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
They won the League Cup, defeating Celtic 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Davie Cooper. This was an early success for Graeme Souness and helped pave the way towards the Championship.


1986–87 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The European campaign was moderately successful. Rangers reached the third round of the UEFA Cup after beating Ilves Tampere and Boavista before being knocked out by Borussia Mönchengladbach on the away goals rule.


1986–87 Ranji Trophy
The 1986–87 Ranji Trophy was the 53rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Hyderabad won their second title defeating Delhi on first innings lead.


1986–87 Real Madrid CF season
The 1986–87 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 85th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1986–87 Real Madrid CF season, Season
It was the longest season ever for Real Madrid. 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, Real Madrid played only against teams of the same group twice (home and away) and carried their first phase record.


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


1986–87 Real Madrid CF season, Squad, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Real Madrid CF season, Squad, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1986–87 season saw Rochdale compete in their 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1986–87 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1986–87 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 22nd edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1986–87 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Portuguese champions Porto qualified as title holder, Benfica was also admitted as the Portuguese representative.


1986–87 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1986–87 Romanian Hockey League season was the 57th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Four teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1986–87 Ronchetti Cup
The 1986–87 Ronchetti Cup was the 16th edition of FIBA's second-tier competition for European women's basketball clubs. It was contested by 32 clubs from 14 countries, seven more than in the previous edition, and ran from 1 October 1986 to 11 March 1987. The final was played in France, in the Alsacian town of Wittenheim, and confronted 18-times European champion Daugava Riga and Italian vice-champion Deborah Milano. The former won 87–80, thus becoming the fifth Soviet club to win the competition. Iskra Ljubljana and VŠ Prague also reached the semifinals.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season
The 1986–87 Rugby Football League season was the 92nd season of rugby league football. Sixteen clubs competed for the Championship which was determined by League position.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners were Halifax who beat St. Helens 19-18 in the final.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The John Player Special Trophy Winners were Wigan who beat Warrington 18-4 in the final.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Stones Bitter Premiership Trophy Winners were Wigan who beat Warrington 8-0 in the final.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Wigan beat Oldham 27–6 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Castleford beat Hull F.C. 31–24 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Championship
Stones Bitter League Champions were Wigan for the tenth time in their history, losing only two league games all season - both to Warrington. Oldham, Featherstone Rovers, Barrow and Wakefield Trinity were relegated. A one-off 'two-up, four-down' promotion was used to reduce the top division to 14 clubs.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Second Division
A complicated fixture formula was introduced in the Second Division and continued until the 1991–92 season. 2nd Division Champions were Hunslet, and Swinton were also promoted.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Wigan’s 10-8 defeat to Oldham in Round One this season, would be their last Challenge Cup defeat until February 1996.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Halifax and St Helens reached the final with 'Fax coming out victorious with a 19-18 win at Wembley before a crowd of 91,267. A desperate tackle by Halifax's John Pendlebury was seen as instrumental in giving his side the victory, which was their fifth in twelve Final appearances.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Halifax's Australian fullback, Graham Eadie, won the Lance Todd Trophy.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The months of October and November also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1986 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 3–0 by Australia), The Kangaroos played and won matches against 9 Championship teams (Wigan, Hull KR, Leeds, Halifax, St Helens, Oldham, Widnes, Hull, and Bradford Northern) and one county side (Cumbria).


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1986 Kangaroos were coached by Don Furner who had toured as a player in 1956–57 while the team captain was Wally Lewis who had been the vice-captain of the 1982 Kangaroos.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
Dual-rugby international Michael O'Connor of the St George Dragons was the leading point scorer on the tour with 170 from 13 tries and 59 goals. Canterbury-Bankstown stand-off / loose forward Terry Lamb was the leading try scorer with 19, including scoring 5 against Hull Kingston Rovers at Craven Park on 15 October. Lamb also became the first player to appear in every match of a Kangaroo Tour.


1986–87 Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1986 Kangaroos became known as The Unbeatables after their second successive unbeaten Kangaroo Tour.


1986–87 Rugby League Premiership
The 1987 Rugby League Premiership was the 13th end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1986–87 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1986–87 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 87th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1986–87 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won their 11th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season
The 1986–87 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 83rd season in existence and the club's 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, and participated in the  Cup Winners' Cup after winning the Taça de Portugal in the previous season.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season
Following a close-call title race in the past season, Benfica sought to win the title that escaped since 1984. Only small adjustments were made to the squad, a new forward, Chiquinho Carlos, and two new centre-backs, Dito and Edmundo, countered the loss of Nené. Despite a slow start, by early November, Benfica was leading the league by two points after six consecutive wins. A shocking 7–1 defeat to Sporting saw Porto match them in first place, but the team reacted with a 3–1 win against their challengers, bringing back first place isolated.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season
A draw and five wins in a row followed, with Benfica finally securing the title on 24 May, after three consecutive draws that threatened the lead. The season closed with another Taça de Portugal win, the third in a row and the sixth in eight years, therefore completing the double, a feat the club would have to wait nearly 30 years to repeat.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica entered the new season trying to recover from the dramatic season finale of the past league, when John Mortimore squandered a two-point lead in the last two match-days, costing Benfica the title. Mortimore remained in charge, but very few changes were made to his roster. A new forward, Chiquinho Carlos, plus two new centre-backs, Dito and Edmundo. On the other end, Nené retired and Michael Manniche nearly left, but was persuaded to do another season.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The pre-season began on 9 July with medicals, and the first game was on the 26 with Portimonense, followed by the presentation game of Vitória de Setúbal on 1 August. Afterwards Benfica played two games with Southampton, one in Lisbon and one in England, and competed in the Lisbon International Tournament, winning it. Due to the events occurred in the 1986 Taça de Portugal Final, the Portuguese Football Federation punished Benfica with a one-game interdiction of Estádio da Luz. The club selected Estádio Nacional as the alternative for the home reception in match-day two.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica's league campaign started with a Clássico with Porto, which ended with a draw. A win in match-day 2 was followed by another draw. Six consecutive wins propelled Benfica into first place isolated, with two points in hand. In the end of November, Benfica contested the Supertaça with Porto and was defeated by 4–2 at home, after a one-all draw in Antas. On the second week of December, in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting, Benfica conceded their largest loss ever in the Primeira Divisão, losing 7–1.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Fans reacted with anger towards Mortimore and ripped flags and scarfs with the club image. President Fernando Martins responded with "This was an accident that will not happen in 100 years. I believe that this people that insulted Mortimore will think of him as great in the future". Nonetheless, Benfica closed the year tied in first place with Porto, receiving them in their next home match, on 4 January 1987. With the largest crowd ever in Estádio da Luz, 135 000, saw Rui Águas score a hat-trick  for a 3–1 win for Benfica.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Another draw in the following match-day, with Varzim hindered the team progress, but five consecutive wins until day 22 opened a four-point lead to Porto. Benfica managed the difference in the remainder of the campaign, despite three consecutive draws from match-day 26 to 28 that shortened that lead. On 24 May, 125 000 fans witnessed Benfica beat Sporting by a 2–1 and secure their 27th league title. Players chanted: "We do not have the best team, we do not have the best roster, but we won the championship", a clear jab at the team critics. Benfica was not the best attack, or the best defence, but had only lost once and Mortimore was credited for taking everything out an ageing squad in need of renewal.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Earlier in the month, Benfica had progressed to the Final of the Taça de Portugal, which they conquered against Sporting, again by 2–1 on 7 June. It was their third consecutive Taça de Portugal win, and the sixth since 1979–80. Despite completing a double, Mortimore departed the club, saying: "I will not stay in a club where are people that do not want me here", allegedly towards new President, João Santos. Benfica had to wait 27 years to win another double, with the streak ending in 2013–14.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager),  Toni (assistant manager).


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1986–87 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1986-87 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1986–87 S.S. Lazio season
S.S. Lazio finished just above the relegation zone, finishing in 16th in Serie B and reaching the round of 16 in Coppa Italia.


1986–87 S.S.C. Napoli season
S.S.C. Napoli won its first Serie A title with recently crowned World Cup winner Diego Maradona as their most influential player. Central defender Ciro Ferrara got his breakthrough, helping out the team to win the trophy. The two new signings Andrea Carnevale and Fernando De Napoli also proved crucial in the title-winning campaign, which sparked off fanatical celebrations in Naples.


1986–87 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1986–87 SK Rapid Wien season was the 89th season in club history.


1986–87 SM-liiga season
The 1986-87 SM-liiga season was the 12th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.


1986–87 Sacramento Kings season
The 1986-87 NBA season was the Kings' 38th season in the NBA and second in Sacramento.


1986–87 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the Spurs' 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.


1986–87 Saudi Premier League
The 1986–87 Saudi Premier League season reverted to a regular home and away league format instead of the previous season's group phases.


1986–87 Saudi Premier League
Al Ettifaq would win the title for the second time.


1986–87 Saudi Premier League
Newly promoted sides Al-Ansar and Al-Raed would be relegated at the first time of asking proving in the process that it is hard for promoted teams to survive in the first season as few teams have managed to achieve this feat.


1986–87 Saudi Premier League
Al-Raed were the second side, after Al Taawon to represent Buraydah in the top flight.


1986–87 Scottish Cup
The 1986–87 Scottish Cup was the 102nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by St Mirren who defeated Dundee United in the final. It is also the last time the competition was won by a team containing only Scottish players.


1986–87 Scottish First Division
The 1986–87 Scottish First Division season was won by Morton, who were promoted along with Dunfermline Athletic to  the Premier Division. Brechin City and Montrose were relegated to the Second Division.


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Midlands fixtures for the season. Midlands - Edinburgh South - Ulster


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
Edinburgh District: Gavin Hastings (Watsonians), S. W. McAslan (Heriots), Euan Kennedy (Watsonians), S. H. Scott (Stewarts Melville), M. M. Fisken (Boroughmuir), J. F. Paton (Edinburgh Academicals), M. D. Hall (Boroughmuir), Alex Brewster (Stewarts Melville) [


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 1
captain], Kenny Milne (Heriots), Iain Milne (Heriots), J. S. Hamilton (Heriots), Jeremy Richardson (Edinburgh Academicals), Jim Calder (Stewarts Melville), Finlay Calder (Stewarts Melville), K. P. Rafferty (Heriots)Glasgow District: D. H. Drummond (West of Scotland), S. Munro (Ayr), D. R. McKee (Jordanhill), Calum MacGregor (Boroughmuir), P. P. Manning (Ayr), D. R. Barrett (West of Scotland), E. D. McCorkindale (Glasgow High Kelvinside), Gerry McGuinness (West of Scotland), Graham Ellis (Glasgow Academicals), Brian Robertson (Stirling County), H. M. Parker (Kilmarnock), A. F. McDowall (Ayr), W. H. Malcolm (Glasgow Academicals), J. R. Beattie (Glasgow Academicals) [ captain], J. D. Busby (Hillhead). Replacement: D. R. Livingston (West of Scotland) for Beattie.


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Anglo-Scots: S. R. Irvine (London Scottish), J. C. W. Beazley (Edinburgh Wanderers), R. McLean (Gloucester), D. R. M. Bruce Lockhart (London Scottish), T. Paterson-Brown (London Scottish), C. Russell (Wasps), G. J. M. Irvine (Harrogate), P. Jones (Gloucester), I. Kirk (London Scottish), D. Butcher (Sale), Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish) [ captain], Chris Gray (Nottingham), S. Smith (Gosforth), A. J. Macklin (London Scottish), Iain Morrison (London Scottish).


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Replacement: R. Cunningham (Wasps) for Macklin (44 minutes)North and Midlands: C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), R. Harris (Howe of Fife), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), D. K. Graham (Highland), M. Cross (Dunfermline), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), N. Sharp (Dunfermline), P. Flockhart (Highland), D. Wylie (Boroughmuir), J. L. Scobbie (Glasgow Academicals), C. A. Galbraith (Boroughmuir), I. T. Rankin (Howe of Fife), J. G. Bryce (Heriots), D. Leckie (Edinburgh Academicals), H. J. Edwards (Boroughmuir) [ captain]


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Glasgow District: R. Kemp (Kilmarnock), S. Munro (Ayr), D. R. McKee (Jordanhill), A. G. Ker (Glasgow Academicals), P. P. Manning (Ayr), Calum MacGregor (Boroughmuir), A. G. J. Nicolson (Ayr), G. M. McGuinness (West of Scotland), D. R. Livingston (West of Scotland), Brian Robertson (Stirling County), J. Riozzi (West of Scotland), A. F. McDowall (Ayr), W. H. Malcolm (Glasgow Academicals) [ captain], J. D. Busby (Hillhead), K. Young (Kilmarnock).


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
Replacement: R. T. S. Bedford (Jordanhill) for Malcolm (74 minutes)South: Peter Dods (Gala), Alan Tait (Kelso), Keith Murray (Hawick), Roger Baird (Kelso), Iwan Tukalo (Selkirk), John Rutherford (Selkirk), Roy Laidlaw (Jedforest), T. G. Waite (Kelso), Colin Deans (Hawick) [ captain], R. A. Nichol (Hawick), Alister Campbell (Hawick), Iain Paxton (Selkirk), R. E. Paxton (Kelso), John Jeffrey (Kelso), Derek Turnbull (Hawick)


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 3
North and Midlands: G. Spowart (Dundee HSFP), C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), P. F. Rouse (Dundee HSFP), M. Cross (Dunfermline), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), K. Troup (Gordonians), P. Flockhart (Highland), D. Wylie (Boroughmuir), A. Wemyss (Highland), B. H. Bell (Highland) [ captain], I. T. Rankin (Howe of Fife), H. J. Edwards (Boroughmuir), D. Leckie (Edinburgh Academicals), D. McIvor (Dunfermline)South: Peter Dods (Gala), Roger Baird (Kelso), Keith Murray (Hawick), Keith Robertson (Melrose), Iwan Tukalo (Selkirk), John Rutherford (Selkirk), Roy Laidlaw (Jedforest), K. S. Sudlow (Jedforest), Colin Deans (Hawick) [ captain], R. A. Nichol (Hawick), Alister Campbell (Hawick), A. J. Tomes (Hawick),  R. E. Paxton (Kelso), Iain Paxton (Selkirk), John Jeffrey (Kelso)


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 4
North and Midlands: H. M. Murray (Dunfermline), M. Cross (Dunfermline), R. D. K. Graham (Highland), B. Edwards (Boroughmuir), C. J. Macartney (Boroughmuir), N. J. Marshall (Heriots), K. Troup (Gordonians), P. Flockhart (Highland),Edinburgh District:


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Matches outwith the Championship, Trial matches
Blues: A. G. Hastings (Watsonians), M. D. F. Duncan (West of Scotland), D. S. Wylie (Stewart's Melville), S. Hastings (Watsonians), I. Tulako (Selkirk), J. Rutherford (Selkirk), R. J. Laidlaw (Jedforest), D. M. B. Sole (Bath), C. T. Deans (Hawick) [ captain], I. G. Milne (Heriots), A. J. Campbell (Hawick), I. A. M. Paxton (Selkirk), J. Jeffrey (Kelso), J. R. Beattie (Glasgow Academicals), F. Calder (Stewart's Melville).


1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Matches outwith the Championship, Trial matches
Replacement: G. M. McGuinness for D. Sole (74 minutes)Reds: P. W. Dods (Gala), S. W. McAslan (Heriots), Euan Kennedy (Watsonians), A. V. Tait (Kelso), T. Patterson-Brown (London Scottish), A. B. M. Ker (Kelso), G. H. Oliver (Hawick), A. K. Brewster (Stewart's Melville), G. J. Callander (Kelso) [ captain], T. G. Waite (Kelso), H. M. Parker (Kilmarnock), A. J. Tomes (Hawick), Jim Calder (Stewart's Melville), D. B. White (Gala), D. J. Turnbull (Hawick). Replacement: N. A. Rowan (Boroughmujir) for Waite (48 minutes)


1986–87 Scottish League Cup
The 1986–87 Scottish League Cup was the forty-first season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Celtic in the Final.


1986–87 Scottish Premier Division
The 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, six points ahead of Celtic. Clydebank and Hamilton Academical were relegated.


1986–87 Scottish Second Division
The 1986–87 Scottish Second Division was won by Meadowbank Thistle who, along with second placed Raith Rovers, were promoted to the First Division. Berwick Rangers finished bottom.


1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 20th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. Bernie Bickerstaff returned for his second season as head coach of the franchise and, despite a modest improvement over their previous season's 31–51 record, managed to clinch a spot in the playoffs, where they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in four games in the First Round, and then the Houston Rockets in six games in the Semifinals, reaching the Western Conference Finals, only to be swept in four games to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. The 39-43 Sonics remain the last team to date in the NBA to win a playoff series with a losing regular season record.


1986–87 Seattle SuperSonics season
It is also their first year without team captain Jack Sikma as he was traded in the offseason.


1986–87 Segunda División
The 1986–87 Segunda División season saw 18 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league.


1986–87 Segunda División
It was the longest season ever in Spanish football. The league was reduced to 18 teams and 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 twelve teams qualified for promotion groups (Group A1 for teams that finished in an odd position and Group A2 for teams that finished in an even position) and last six qualified for relegation group (Group B).


1986–87 Segunda División
In the second phase, teams played only against teams of the same group twice (home and away) and carried their first phase record. Champions of promotion groups (Valencia CF and Celta de Vigo) and best second (CD Logroñés) were promoted to Primera División. 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 Primera División and Segunda División would be expanded to 20 teams. Finally, there were no relegations to Segunda División B.


1986–87 Segunda División, Second phase, Group B (Relegation)
Since Primera and Segunda División would be expanded to 20 teams, no teams were relegated to Segunda División B.


1986–87 Segunda División B
The 1986–87 Segunda División B season was the 10th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 30 August 1986, and the season ended in 14 June 1987.


1986–87 Segunda División B, Overview before the season
22 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 1985–86 Segunda División and 6 promoted from the 1985–86 Tercera División.


1986–87 Serie A
The 1986–87 Serie A season ended with Napoli doing the "domestic double", winning their first Scudetto and third Coppa Italia, spurred on by their talismanic captain Diego Maradona, who had also just played a key part in World Cup glory for his home country of Argentina.


1986–87 Serie A, Events
Juventus, Internazionale, Hellas Verona and Milan (beating Sampdoria after tie-breaker re-introduction) all qualified for the 1987/1988 UEFA Cup, while Brescia, Atalanta, and Udinese in consequence of Totonero 1986, were all relegated to Serie B.


1986–87 Serie A, Events
Atalanta, while being relegated to Serie B, had the unusual distinction of also qualifying for the 1987/1988 Cup Winners' Cup as 1986–87 Coppa Italia runners-up.


1986–87 Serie A, Teams
Ascoli, Brescia and Empoli had been promoted from Serie B.


1986–87 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1986–87 Serie A season was the 53rd season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 10 teams participated in the league, and AS Varese Hockey won the championship by defeating HC Bozen in the final.


1986–87 Serie B
The Serie B 1986–87 was the fifty-fifth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1986–87 Serie B, Teams
Parma, Modena, Messina and Taranto had been promoted from Serie C, while Pisa, Bari and Lecce had been relegated from Serie A.


1986–87 Sharjah Cup
The 1987 Sharjah Cup was held in Sharjah, UAE, between April 2–10, 1987. Four national teams took part: Australia, England, India and Pakistan,


1986–87 Sharjah Cup
The 1987 Sharjah Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once in a tournament where each team played the other once.


1986–87 Sheffield Shield season
The 1986–87 Sheffield Shield season was the 85th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.


1986–87 Slough Jets season, Players Statistics
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1986–87 South Midlands League
The 1986–87 South Midlands League season was 58th in the history of South Midlands League.


1986–87 South Midlands League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 1 new club, promoted from last season's Division One:


1986–87 South Midlands League, Division One
The Division One featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. A total of 13 tropical cyclones developed during the season.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
During the season twelve tropical cyclones were recorded within the South Pacific basin, which was considered above average when compared to an 18-year average of 10 systems.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Osea
Tropical Cyclone Osea formed about 565 km (350 mi) to the north-northeast of Port Vila on 21 November. It moved on a southerly track parallel to Vanuatu and spent most of its time over the sea. No significant damage was reported.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Patsy
On December 12, TCWC Nadi started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 1,000 km (620 mi) to the north-northwest of Suva, Fiji.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Patsy
The system affected Northern Vanuatu but caused little or no damage to the island nation.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Raja
Cyclone Raja existed from December 21, 1986, to January 5, 1987.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Sally
Cyclone Sally existed from December 26, 1986, to January 6, 1987. It caused A$35 million of damage in the Cook Islands, making a thousand people homeless on Rarotonga and severely damaging 80% of the buildings in Avarua.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tusi
On January 13, TCWC Nadi started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed, within a trough of low pressure near the island nation of Tuvalu. Over the next few days the system gradually developed further before it was named Tusi during January 16, after it had become equivalent to a modern-day category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale. After being named the system gradually intensified as it moved southeastwards along the trough, between the islands of Fakaofo and Swains during January 17.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tusi
Tusi's eye subsequently passed near or over American Samoa's Manu'a Islands early the next day, as the system peaked in intensity with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 150 km/h (95 mph). The system subsequently posed a threat to the Southern Cook Islands, however this threat gradually diminished as Tusi moved southwards and approached 25S on January 20.