1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Veli
The precursor tropical low to Cyclone Veli formed within the Australian region on February 5, about 725 km (450 mi) to the south-east of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. During the next day the low moved eastwards and gradually developed further, before it became equivalent to a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, as it reached its 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 85 km/h (55 mph).


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Veli
As the system continued to move eastwards it crossed 160°E and moved into the South Pacific basin during February 7, before the FMS named it Veli later that day on the basis of satellite derived evidence. During that day the system continued to move eastwards, before as it passed near to Espiritu Santo, Veli started to move steadily towards the south-east. Early the next day the JTWC initiated advisories and started to monitor Veli as Tropical Cyclone 16P, with peak 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 45 km/h (30 mph).


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Veli
During that day strong upper level north-westerlies caused vertical windshear to increase over Cyclones Veli and Uma and thus weakened them. During February 9, Cyclone Veli absorbed Uma and formed a complex low, which moved slowly south-eastwards and became extratropical. Damage within Vanautu was either minimal or went unreported, as the island nation was more concerned with the aftermath of Cyclone Uma.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yali
A shallow tropical depression developed within a monsoon trough of low pressure on March 5, about 485 km (300 mi) to the southeast of Honiara, on the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal. Over the next 3 days the system remained as a shallow depression as it moved southwards, before it rapidly developed into a tropical cyclone underneath an upper-level ridge of high pressure.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yali
During March 8, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 22P and initiated advisories on the system, while it was named Yali by the FMS after it had developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. During the next day Yali continued to intensify before as the ridge of high pressure moved northwards, before the system peaked with 1 and 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 120 km/h (75 mph). This made it equivilant to a category 3 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale and a category 1 hurricane on the SSHWS. During the next day, Yali rapidly weakened and dissipated over water during March 11. Despite being within the vicinity of both Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the system did not pass close enough to affect or cause any damage to any inhabited islands.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Blanch
On May 20, TCWC Nadi started to monitor a tropical depression that had developed about 1,440 km (895 mi) to the northeast of Port Vila, Vanuatu.


1986–87 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
In addition to 12 named cyclones, two other systems developed during the season. Cyclone 13P existed from February 2 to February 5. Another system, 19P, existed from February 28 to March 3.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was below average due to an ongoing El Niño and a weak monsoon that suppressed convection and storms. There were only five named storms tracked by the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion. The United States-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) followed four other storms in the basin, which is the waters of the Indian Ocean south of the equator and west of 90° E to the coast of Africa. The JTWC tracked a storm on August 1 in the northeastern portion of the basin, unusual for the time of year. The first named storm was Severe Tropical Storm Alinina, which originated from the Intertropical Convergence Zone east of Madagascar in the middle of January. However, there was an unnamed tropical depression that produced heavy rainfall in Réunion and Madagascar, causing two deaths in the latter country.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
In February, two tropical storms were active near the Mascarene Islands. Tropical Storm Bemezava was a weak storm that took an erratic track around the island of Rodrigues. Tropical Storm Clotilda, the most damaging of the season, stalled near Réunion for three days, producing 2,723 mm (107.2 in) of rainfall at Bébourg. The rainfall totals approached the world record precipitation totals set by Cyclone Hyacinthe in 1980. The rains killed 10 people, destroyed 120 houses, and caused $2 million (1987 USD) in damage. Later, Daodo in March was the strongest storm of the season and the only to attain tropical cyclone status, reaching of 135 km/h (85 mph). Elizabeta was the final storm of the season tracked by the MFR, forming south of Madagascar in April and dissipating on April 29.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
During the season, the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion island issued warnings in tropical cyclones within the basin. Using satellite imagery from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency estimated intensity through the Dvorak technique, and warned on tropical cyclones in the region from the coast of Africa to 90° E, south of the equator. The World Meteorological Organization would later label the MFR as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center in 1993.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force, also issued tropical cyclone warnings for the southwestern Indian Ocean. The season's five named storms and one tropical cyclone – a storm attaining maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph) – were both below the average of nine and five, respectively. The MFR considered the tropical cyclone year to begin on August 1 and continue to July 31 of the following year. There was an ongoing El Niño by December, and by January, the monsoon was weaker than normal across the region. This caused below normal thunderstorm activity in February.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
In addition to the storms classified by the MFR, the JTWC tracked four additional storms. The first, classified as Tropical Cyclone 01S, formed on August 1 in the northeastern portion of the basin, an infrequent event for the time of year. The storm moved westward with peak 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph). It gradually weakened, dissipating on August 3 near Diego Garcia. The JTWC also tracked a short-lived storm in January that they classified as Tropical Cyclone 06S.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The storm formed on January 7 in the eastern portion of the basin near Diego Garcia, and reached winds of 85 km/h (55 mph) while moving southeastward. After stalling on January 9, the system dissipated three days later. Later, the agency monitored Tropical Cyclone 26S beginning on April 24. The storm formed south of Diego Garcia and moved in a counterclockwise direction, first to the southeast and later to the north. After reaching peak 1 minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph), the storm dissipated on April 26.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The final storm tracked by the agency originated on June 25 in the far northeastern portion of the basin between Diego Garcia and the Cocos Islands. It moved slowly to the southwest, failing to intensify beyond winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). Turning to the southeast, the system dissipated on June 27.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The MFR did not track any tropical depressions before January, making Alinina in January the first official storm of the season. However, there was an earlier tropical depression that originated as a low-pressure area on January 1 near Tromelin Island. It was a large system that spread rainfall between Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands for several days. By January 2, the depression consisted of a circulation with spiral rainbands about 150 km (95 mi) west of Tromelin. The system moved southward without intensifying much, and it passed about 130 km (80 mi) west of Réunion on January 4.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
While near the island, the depression dropped heavy rainfall that broke 24‑hour totals at 10 locations, peaking at 600 mm (24 in) at Dos d'Âne. The system intensified slightly afterward, although it turned to the east due to a ridge to the south and was no longer tracked after January 6. In Madagascar, the heavy rainfall led to flooding around the capital Antananarivo, displacing 40,220 people. The floodwaters covered rice fields and entered houses, killing two people. Local Red Cross offices provided shelter and food to victims.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alinina
Toward the middle of January, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) spawned an area of convection between Diego Garcia and St. Brandon. A tropical disturbance formed the next day, characterized by spiral rainbands around a circulation. The JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 09S on January 16. The system moved to the southeast, intensifying into tropical storm status on January 17, whereupon it was named Alinina by the Mauritius Meteorology Service. Later that day, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane due to the storm's quick organization while passing east of Rodrigues.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Alinina
On January 18, the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph), while the JTWC assessed peak 1 minute winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). Subsequently, the storm weakened, and Alinina turned sharply westward on January 20 due to a building ridge to the south. On that day, the storm weakened to tropical depression status, and the JTWC discontinued advisories. However, Alinina quickly retained tropical storm status. Once the ridge turned to the east, the storm turned to the southeast, the same day that the JTWC reissued advisories. Shortly thereafter, the agency upgraded Alinina to the equivalent of a hurricane for a second time. This was short-lived, as Alinina rapidly weakened while accelerating to the southeast, dissipating on January 23 as it was absorbed by the westerlies.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Bemazava
The ITCZ produced an area of convection north of the Mascarene Islands on February 5, organizing into a tropical disturbance that day about 590 km (365 mi) northeast of Rodrigues. The system initially consisted spiral rainbands around an organizing center. Moving quickly to the southwest, the disturbance passed west of Rodrigues on February 6, producing wind gusts of 117 km/h (73 mph) likely due to a localized vortex. Despite only being a disturbance, the Mauritius Meteorology Service named the system Bemezava on February 6.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Bemazava
On the next day, the depression turned sharply to the east due to a nearby ridge, passing 350 km (215 mi) southeast of Mauritius. Bemezava intensified into a moderate tropical storm on February 8, attaining peak 10 minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). It turned back to the northeast and weakened, tracked only by satellite imagery as a weak circulation. Bemezava looped to the west beginning on February 10, turning to the southeast and back to the west. It dissipated on February 17 about 200 km (125 mi) southeast of Rodrigues, or about 680 km (425 mi) south of where it first formed. Bemezava was not tracked by the JTWC.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Clotilda
While Bemezava was still active, another circulation was present between Réunion and Madagascar on February 8. On the next day, a tropical disturbance formed about 150 km (95 mi) east-southeast of Toamasina, Madagascar. A ridge to the south caused the nascent system to move erratic, although generally to the southeast and east. It intensified into Tropical Storm Clotilda on February 10, and on the next day that the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 17S. The storm slowed and approached within 50 km (30 mi) of Réunion before stalling.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Clotilda
It moved slowly near the island for two days, during which it remained about 30 km (18 mi) off the northern coast. On February 13, Clotilda attained peak 10 minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph). A weak ridge steered the storm back to the southwest, and on February 14, Clotilda struck northern Réunion at Sainte-Suzanne. The ridge moved to the east, causing the storm to accelerate and gradually weaken. On February 17, Clotilda became extratropical while turning southeastward due to an approaching trough. The remnants persisted several days until dissipating on February 22 near Île Amsterdam.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Clotilda
While stalling, Clotilda affected Mauritius with gusty winds and heavy rainfall, which flooded several homes. However, effects were worst on Réunion, where wind gusts reached 173 km/h (107 mph) and rainfall totaled 2,723 mm (107.2 in) at Bébourg. The deluge approached the record-setting rains from Cyclone Hyacinthe in 1980 over a 72‑hour period. Clotilda damaged 250 houses, of which 120 were destroyed. About 150,000 people on the island lost access to water, and many roads were damaged. Clotilda killed 10 people on the island, and damage totaled around $2 million (USD).


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Daodo
Several areas of convection persisted within the ITCZ in early March across the open Indian Ocean. One of these organized into a tropical storm on March 2 about 700 km (430 mi) south of Diego Garcia and was given the name Daodo. On the following day, the JTWC began tracking it as Tropical Cyclone 21S. Daodo moved slowly initially while quickly strengthening into a severe tropical storm. On March 4, a weak ridge steered the storm to the east, and the storm weakened slightly during this time.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Daodo
Three days later a stronger ridge to the east turned Daodo to the southwest, bringing it over its former path. On March 8, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. On the following day, the MFR upgraded Daodo to tropical cyclone status, estimating peak 10 minute winds of 135 km/h (85 mph), although it weakened back into a tropical storm on March 10. The storm accelerated to the southeast on the next day and maintained much of its intensity due to baroclinic interactions with a nearby anticyclone. On March 13, Daodo turned back to the southwest before moving more southward and later to the southeast. On March 18, the storm dissipated within a polar trough northwest of Île Amsterdam.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elizabeta
In the middle of April, a plume of moist air from the equator reached a circulation southeast of Madagascar, which was associated with a trough. On April 20, a tropical disturbance formed about 350 km (215 mi) southeast of the southernmost point of Madagascar. A strong ridge to the south steered the system westward, bringing it south of the island on April 22. After several days without much strengthening, the system began intensifying steadily on April 23, becoming a moderate tropical storm.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elizabeta
That day, the Madagascar Meteorological Service named it Elizabeta, and the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 24S. Around that time, the storm turned sharply to the south due to a passing trough. Late on April 23, the JTWC upgraded Elizabeta to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. On the next day, the MFR estimated peak 10 minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph), and the JTWC estimated 1 minute winds of 140 km/h (85 mph). A ridge turned the storm eastward, and Elizabeta gradually weakened, deteriorating to tropical depression status by April 25. Two days later, the system turned to a westward drift due to small ridge, although it turned back to the south the next day due to another ridge. The weak circulation accelerated to the southeast into a polar trough, dissipating on April 29.


1986–87 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Elizabeta
Although Elizabeta passed just south of the Madagascar, effects were minimal there. However, the storm caused a large fall in barometric pressure at Fort Dauphin, with a drop of 8.3 mbar (0.25 inHg) over 24 hours.


1986–87 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 1986–87 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1986, followed by the start of the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1987 and concluded in March, followed by the 1987 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia.


1986–87 Southern Football League
The 1986–87 Southern Football League season was the 84th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1986–87 Southern Football League
Fisher Athletic won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Basingstoke Town, Leamington and Woodford Town left the league at the end of the season. The Southern League Cup was lifted by Waterlooville, who won both legs of the final against Hednesford Town.


1986–87 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division expanded up to 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1986–87 Southern Football League, Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and two new clubs:


1986–87 Southern Football League, Midland Division
At the end of the season Grantham was renamed Grantham Town.


1986–87 Southern Football League, Southern Division
The Southern Division consisted of 20 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and one new club:


1986–87 Southern Football League, Southern Division
At the end of the season Burnham & Hillingdon changed name to Burnham.


1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League
The 1986–87 Southwest Indoor Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues.


1986–87 Soviet Cup
The 1986–87 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Dinamo Kiev qualified for the continental tournament.


1986–87 Soviet League season
The 1986–87 Soviet Championship League season was the 41st season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1986–87 Sporting de Gijón season
The 1985–86 Sporting de Gijón season was the 26th season of the club in La Liga, the 12th consecutive after its last promotion.


1986–87 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
On 28 February 1987, Real Sporting beat Barcelona by 0–4, thus becoming the largest win away of the club in La Liga.


1986–87 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
After the regular season, Real Sporting qualified for the top group and finished the season in the fourth position, finally achieving qualification for the UEFA Cup.


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


1986–87 Sporting de Gijón season, Competitions, La Liga
For the 1986–87 season, La Liga changed its format and after the classical round-robin tournament, teams were divided into three groups according to their league table where the six first teams would play for the title, teams between 7th and 12th for classification and the last six for avoiding the relegation.


1986–87 Sporting de Gijón season, Competitions, La Liga
These groups of the second stage consisted in a new round-robin tournament adding ten more rounds to the calendar.


1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.


1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play. They did not qualify for the NEC Tournament.


1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his nineteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1986–87 St. Louis Blues season
The 1986–87 St. Louis Blues season was the 20th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing with a 32–33–15 record, good for 79 points, as they finished 1st in the Norris Division, clinching the title on the final day of the regular-season. This would be the final division title for the Blues until the 1999–2000 season.


1986–87 St. Louis Blues 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 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs
The Blues lost the Norris Division semifinal series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.


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


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1986–87 season was Stoke City's 80th season in the Football League and 27th in the Second Division.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season
Peter Coates became Stoke's new chairman in September 1986 which helped Mills to make a number of useful signings. After a slow start to the season Stoke hit form in November and went on an eleven-match unbeaten run which lasted until the start of February. During this run Stoke beat Leeds United 7–2 and Sheffield United 5–2 which lifted Stoke up the table and in to contention for a place in newly formed Football League play-offs. However, Stoke could not keep up the good results, winning only four of their last 16 matches, finishing in 8th position.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
With Mills wanting to bring in new players for the 1986–87 season he had to sell before he could buy, with Ian Painter joining Coventry City for £75,000 and youth team product Neil Adams joined Everton for £150,000, a move which angered the Stoke fans. Into the camp came right back Lee Dixon from Bury for £50,000 and winger Tony Ford from Grimsby Town for £35,000. Stoke again participated in the annual Isle of Man Trophy, but they failed to make it out of the group stage. There was a familiar problem as the season got under way - a lack of goals.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
In September 1986 local businessman Peter Coates assumed the role of chairman and a full-strength board backed manager Mills with money for players. In came Mills' former Ipswich Town teammate Brian Talbot from Watford. After 10 matches Stoke were bottom of the table with performances leaving a lot to be desired but the arrival of ex-England international Talbot boosted morale and after striker Nicky Morgan arrived from Portsmouth a remarkable transformation took place. Stoke began to climb the table, going eleven matches without defeat which included a famous 7–2 victory over Leeds United and a 5–2 victory over Sheffield United.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
As well as Morgan, youngster Carl Saunders started to hit form as Stoke leapt into 4th place and there was great excitement that Stoke could make a return to the First Division. Alas it turned out to be a false dawn as just four wins and five draws in a row in their remaining 16 matches meant Stoke finished the season in 8th spot with 58 points, six away from a play-off spot.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke beat Grimsby Town 6–0 in a second replay and then a victory over Cardiff City saw Stoke drawn against Coventry City in the fifth round. A near full house of 31,255 saw the "Sky Blues" narrowly beat Stoke 1–0 and they went on to lift the cup.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Shrewsbury Town who were becoming something of a bogey side for Stoke were able to grind out a 2–1 victory.


1986–87 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Full Members' Cup
Stoke made a quick exit in this season's Full Members' Cup losing at home to Sheffield United 2–1.


1986–87 Superliga Juvenil de Fútbol
The 1986–87 Superliga Juvenil de Fútbol season was the first since its establishment.


1986–87 Sussex County Football League
The 1986–87 Sussex County Football League season was the 62nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1986–87 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1986–87 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1986–87 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1986–87 Svenska Cupen
1986–87 Svenska Cupen was the 32nd season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started in 1986 and concluded in 1987 with the Final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality in Stockholms län. Kalmar FF won the final 2–0 against GAIS.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 11th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 31-7 (12-4) record while making it to the Championship game of the NCAA tournament.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The team was led by junior Rony Seikaly and sophomore Sherman Douglas. Seniors Greg Monroe and Howard Triche, and freshman Derrick Coleman also played key roles.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, Season recap
After the graduation of Rafael Addison and Wendell Alexis and the early departure of Dwayne Washington, expectations for the season were low.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, Season recap
But behind the surprising Sherman Douglas and Derrick Coleman, and despite an early injury to Rony Seikaly, Syracuse won its first 15 games en route to winning the Big East regular season title. The season included thrilling victories over St. Johns (64-63) and Seton Hall (84-80).


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, Season recap
Syracuse would defeat Villanova and Pittsburgh to advance to the Big East Championship game before falling to Georgetown, 69-59.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
After finishing the regular season at 28-6, the Orangemen earned a 2 seed in the East region of the NCAA Tournament.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
Syracuse played its first two tournament games at home in the Carrier Dome. The Orangemen defeated 15 seed Georgia Southern 79-73 and 10 seed Western Kentucky 104-86 to advance to the Sweet 16.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
After winning its first two tournament games at the Carrier Dome, the Orangemen moved on to the Sweet 16  held at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Orangemen defeated 6 seed Florida 87-81.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
Syracuse faced 1 seed North Carolina in the regional finals. The Orangemen had to fight off the Tar Heels down the stretch as they fought to overcome a 15 point Syracuse lead. However, Syracuse was able to hold off the Tar Heels, winning 79-75 to advance to the Final Four.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
In the semi-final game, the Orangemen defeated fellow Big East team and 6 seed Providence 77-63. The Orangemen had an easy time with the Friars, out rebounding them 53-35 with Coleman, Douglas, and Triche each having at least 10 rebounds. The Orangemen held the Friars to 36.4% shooting leading Coach Boeheim to credit the team's defense for the win. The Orangemen also held Providence's leading scorer and future Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan to 8 points, 18 under his season average.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA tournament
In the championship game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Orangemen matched up against the Indiana Hoosiers coached by Bobby Knight. The game was a back and forth battle down until the final whistle. The Orangemen had a one point lead with 28 seconds left in the second half when Coleman missed the front end of a one and one. Indiana grabbed the rebound and tournament MOP Keith Smart made a jumper from the corner with just seconds left on the clock to give the Hoosiers a one point lead and the National Championship.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA Tournament school records
The team's 104 point outburst against Western Kentucky in the second round is tied for the most points in a tournament game.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA Tournament school records
Rony Seikaly's 138 points is a school record and was tied with Indiana's Steve Alford for most in that year's tournament. He also set records for field goals and free throws made with 53 and 51, respectively.


1986–87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team, NCAA Tournament school records
Derrick Coleman's 19 rebounds against Indiana is a school record that still stands as of 2008. He also set tournament records for rebounds and blocked shots with 73 and 16, respectively.


1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1986–87 Tercera División
The 1986–87 Tercera División season is the 10th season since establishment the tier four.


1986–87 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
In order to resolve a lack of goals Torino bought Wim Kieft, who hit the net for several times in every competition. At least in autumn the side paid European efforts, winning only once in Sundays following cup games.


1986–87 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
As 1987 begins, UEFA draw coupled Tirol Innsbruck to the side for quarter-finals. First leg ended up in a 0–0 after a match poor of goal opportunities. Torino came to retour challenge in a crisis trend, missing league win from 5 games and goals from 554'. A cold ground, in Austria, hosted the match. Torino stood up at opponent's attacks, finishing the first half without scoring or conceding. As second round started, Tirol went on 1–0 after a quarter: a corner kick originated the goal. With 10 minutes left, Austrian side came to double.


1986–87 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
Referee was about to blow the end when Francini scored for Torino. The same defender came close to equalizer, but a foul on him was not punished with a penalty (probably because he hit the ball before falling down). European failure could have result in a sacking for Radice who – instead – retained his job.


1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 70th season competing in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Francis "King" Clancy, former defenceman with Ottawa and Toronto, had to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder. Unfortunately, infection from the gall bladder seeped into hisbody during surgery, causing him to go into septic shock. He died November 10, 1986.


1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs 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 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1986-87 season.


1986–87 Toto Cup Artzit
The 1986–87 Toto Cup Artzit was the 3rd season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction.


1986–87 Toto Cup Artzit
It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Artzit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.


1986–87 Toto Cup Artzit
The competition was won by Hapoel Haifa, who had beaten Hapoel Acre 3–2 in the final.


1986–87 Toto Cup Leumit
The 1986–87 Toto Cup Leumit was the 3rd season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.


1986–87 Toto Cup Leumit
It was held in two stages. First, the 16 Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.


1986–87 Toto Cup Leumit
The competition was won by Shimshon Tel Aviv, who had beaten Maccabi Netanya 2–0 in the final.


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


1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Season summary
Tottenham enjoyed a stellar season under David Pleat. Under his management, the club finished third in the First Division, were losing finalists in the FA Cup and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. Striker Clive Allen arguably played the most important role in Tottenham's success, scoring 33 goals in the league and 49 in all competitions as Tottenham played their best football in years. For his achievements, Allen won both the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards.


1986–87 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Kit
Tottenham's kits were manufactured by Hummel and sponsored by Holsten. The club retained the previous season's home shirts and white shorts, but also introduced matching navy shorts to use when necessary. They also kept the all-blue diagonal-striped away kit, and introduced, for the first time, a third kit, identical to the away kit but rendered in a darker shade of blue.


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


1986–87 U.C. Sampdoria season
U.C. Sampdoria started its march towards an eventual Serie A championship and European Cup final with its appointment of Yugoslav coach Vujadin Boškov. With Britons Graeme Souness and Trevor Francis leaving the squad, Boškov built his team around young Italian players, with Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Vialli, Pietro Vierchowod and Moreno Mannini among the bulwark of the squad as Sampdoria finished 6th in a tight battle involving several teams for 3rd in the championship.


1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan. UCI played their first three home games at Crawford Hall until the new Bren Events Center was opened on January 8. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play.


1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1985–86 Anteaters featured only one returning starter and the rest of the starting line-up was made up of transfers, including future NBA head coach Scott Brooks. Despite a slow start, the anteaters finished with an overall record of 16–11 which included an upset of #6 UNLV. They were invited to the 1986 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UCLA and lost to BYU.


1986–87 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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1986–87 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1986–87 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 1st in the conference, and also won the 1987 Pacific-10 Conference Tournament. The Bruins competed in the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to the Wyoming Cowboys in the round of 32.


1986–87 UEFA Cup
The 1986–87 UEFA Cup was won by IFK Göteborg of Sweden on aggregate over Dundee United of Scotland. This was the second season in which all English clubs were banned from European football competitions, preventing West Ham United, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United from competing in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.


1986–87 UEFA Cup, Changes
Following UEFA ranking changes and the English ban, Italy gained a fourth place from Spain, and East Germany a third one from Netherlands.


1986–87 UEFA Cup, Third round, Second leg
The game was abandoned in the 70th minute because of the dense fog and replayed a week later.


1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1986–87 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference, the Mountain West Conference, in 1999.


1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The nickname "Runnin' Rebels" is unique to men's basketball at UNLV. The default nickname for men's sports teams at the school is simply "Rebels", while all women's teams are known as "Lady Rebels".


1986–87 USAC Championship Car season
The 1986–87 USAC Gold Crown Championship season consisted of one race, the 71st Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 1987. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Al Unser.


1986–87 USAC Championship Car season
The schedule was based on a split-calendar, beginning in June 1986 and running through May 1987. Since USAC had dropped out of sanctioning Indy car races outside the Indy 500, the Gold Crown Championship consisted of only one event. The preeminent national championship season was instead sanctioned by CART.


1986–87 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 1986–87 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 25–7 (13–3 in WAC), won the conference regular season title, and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.


1986–87 United Counties League
The 1986–87 United Counties League season was the 80th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1986–87 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1986–87 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:


1986–87 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1986–87 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1986 through August 1987. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1985–86 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1986–87 United States network television schedule
Although Fox debuted as a fourth network effort in October 1986, the network waited until April 1987 to commence offering prime time programming, effectively deferring its first Fall programming season until September 1987.


1986–87 United States network television schedule
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.


1986–87 United States network television schedule
All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.


1986–87 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1986–87 United States network television schedule, By network, ABC
+ Animal Crack-Ups had a short run in prime time before moving to Saturday mornings in the fall of 1987.


1986–87 United States network television schedule, By network, CBS
+ This was a revival of the 1984-1985 series following star Stacy Keach's release from prison on drug charges.


1986–87 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason. An ^ indicates a show that continued in first-run syndication after the network cancelled it.


1986–87 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1986–87 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1986 to August 1987.


1986–87 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1986. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1986–87 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/variety shows are highlighted in yellow, network news programs in gold, and local news & programs are highlighted in white background.


1986–87 Utah Jazz season
The 1986–87 Utah Jazz season was the team's 13th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 42–40 output from the previous season. They bested it by two wins, finishing 44–38 and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.


1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League (NHL).


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


1986–87 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 1986–87 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 15 teams. The national champions were Marítimo.


1986–87 VfL Bochum season
The 1986–87 VfL Bochum season was the 49th season in club history.


1986–87 WHL season
The 1986–87 WHL season was the 21st season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won the President's Cup before going on to also capture the Memorial Cup.


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


1986–87 WHL season, All-Star game
On January 20, the East Division defeated the West Division 4–3 at Regina, Saskatchewan with a crowd of 3,652.


1986–87 WIHL season
1986–87 was the 40th season of the Western International Hockey League.


1986–87 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
Nelson Maple Leafs win the Savage Cup and advanced to the 1986-87 Western Canada Allan Cup Playoffs.


1986–87 Washington Bullets season
The 1986–87 NBA season was the Bullets 26th season in the NBA and their 14th season in the city of Washington, D.C..


1986–87 Washington Capitals season
The 1986–87 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1986–87 Washington Capitals 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 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The 1987 playoff Capitals run was best known for the Easter Epic, when the Caps played the longest game 7 in their franchise history through four overtime periods. Unfortunately, they lost to the New York Islanders 3–2 in that game seven and lost the series 4–3.


1986–87 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Playoffs
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 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.


1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 16–13 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, winning their final two games to tie  for third in the standings. The conference tournament debuted this year and third-seeded Washington advanced to the final, but lost to host and top seed UCLA by twelve points.


1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals. They defeated Montana State in overtime in Bozeman, then Boise State in Seattle, but fell at Nebraska to end the season at 20–15.


1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Len Stevens, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 10–17 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings.


1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The conference tournament debuted this year; seeded ninth, WSU lost to eighth-seed Arizona State by sixteen points in the opening round.


1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
A month after the season ended, Stevens resigned in early April to become head coach at Nevada, then a member of the Big Sky Conference; assistant Kelvin Sampson was soon promoted to head coach, and led the program for seven seasons.


1986–87 Welsh Alliance League
The 1986–87 Welsh Alliance League is the 3rd season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


1986–87 Welsh Cup
The 1986-87 Welsh Cup winners were Merthyr Tydfil. The final and replay were played at Ninian Park in Cardiff in front of attendances of 7,000 and 6,010 respectively.


1986–87 Wessex Football League
The 1986–87 Wessex Football League was the first season of the Wessex Football League. The champions of this inaugural season were Bashley. There was no promotion or relegation.


1986–87 Wessex Football League, League table
The league consisted of one division of 17 clubs. Most of the league's members were drawn from the Hampshire League Division One, except for:


1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season
For the 1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season in English football, West Ham United finished 15th in the league.


1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
John Lyall had made no signings during the close season, and it stayed that way until Stewart Robson was added in January. He was joined two months later by other new signings Gary Strodder, Tommy McQueen and Ireland international Liam Brady.


1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
In this season which saw many player ravaged by injury, several academy players got their chance to play, including Kevin Keen, Paul Ince and future captain Steve Potts.


1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
The West Ham fans were so disappointed with the team's underachievement during the season that Billy Bonds was voted Hammer of the Year, even though he only made 17 league and 7 cup appearances for the team.


1986–87 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Tony Cottee was the club's top scorer with 22 league goals and 28 in all competitions, but his strike partner Frank McAvennie disappointed with just seven league goals (11 in all competitions) after being the top flight's second-highest scorer the previous campaign. This was a large factor in the Hammers finishing a lowly 15th in the league, just a year after finishing third and being just four points short of their first top division title.


1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 87th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs :


1986–87 Western Football League
The 1986–87 season was the 85th in the history of the Western Football League.


1986–87 Western Football League
The league champions for the second time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Swanage Town & Herston.


1986–87 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Shepton Mallet Town were relegated and left to join the Somerset County League. One club joined:


1986–87 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Radstock Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:


1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Murray Arnold and SBC Player of the Year Tellis Frank. The Hilltoppers started the season by advancing to the finals of the Preseason NIT and then being ranked in the top 10 of both major polls. WKU won the SBC championship and received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
This team was one of the most talented in school history with three players being drafted in the early rounds of the NBA draft: Frank in the 1st round, Kannard Johnson in the 2nd, and Clarence Martin in the 3rd. Frank and Johnson were selected to the All-Conference Team; Frank and Brett McNeal made the SBC All-Tournament Team.


1986–87 Wills Cup
The 1986–87 Wills Cup was the sixth edition of the Wills Cup, which was the premiere domestic limited overs cricket competition in Pakistan and afforded List A status. Ten teams participated in the competition which was held from 25 September 1986 to 10 October 1986.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season was the 15th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their eighth in the National Hockey League. The Jets placed third in the Smythe Division to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets defeated the Calgary Flames in the first round but lost the Division Final to the Edmonton Oilers. This was the last playoff series win for the original Jets before they moved to Phoenix, Arizona.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
After a poor 1985–86 season, in which the Jets fired head coach Barry Long and replaced him on an interim basis with general manager John Ferguson, the team hired Dan Maloney to become the new head coach on June 20, 1986. Maloney had previously been the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1984–86, posting a 45-100-15 record with the Leafs during that span.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On June 21, 1986, the Jets selected forward Pat Elynuik with their first round, eighth overall draft pick at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Elynuik spent the 1985-86 season with the Prince Albert Raiders, scoring 53 goals and 106 points in 68 games. In the second round, Winnipeg selected defenseman Teppo Numminen from Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On August 15, 1986, the Jets made a trade with the Montreal Canadiens, acquiring goaltender Steve Penney and Jan Ingman for goaltender Brian Hayward. Penney had a 6-8-2 record with a 4.36 GAA with Montreal during the 1985-86 season as the back-up to Patrick Roy.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets 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 Winnipeg Jets season, Playoffs
The Jets won the Division Semi-Finals (4-2) versus Calgary Flames to advance to the Division Finals, which they lost 4-0 to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.


1986–87 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks
The Jets selected the following players at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario on June 15, 1985.


1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1986–87 Women's IHF Cup
The 1986–87 Women's IHF Cup was the sixth edition of IHF's second-tier women's handball competition.


1986–87 Women's IHF Cup
1985 Cup Winners' Cup champion Budućnost Titograd defeated Štart Bratislava in the final, overcoming an away loss by a 5-goal margin, to become the second Yugoslav team to win the competition. They previously defeated defending champion SC Leipzig and 1983 champion Avtomobilist Baku on away goals.


1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
The 1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. ("Cowboys" is solely used to refer to the university's men's sports; women's teams and athletes are known as "Cowgirls".) The Cowboys, then a member of the Western Athletic Conference, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium.


1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
The Cowboys were led by Fennis Dembo, who led the 1987 NCAA Tournament in scoring by averaging 27.8 points per game.


1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the Cowboys was selected in the 1987 NBA Draft. Fennis Dembo would be drafted in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup
The 1986–87 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-ninth occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition was held. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, and no "leavers", but another new entrant in the form of Mansfield Marksman and so the total of entries increases by one up to eighteen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to increase the number of matches in the preliminary round to reduce the  number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup
In a repeat of the 1983–84 Yorkshire Cup's final pairing, Castleford turned the  tables, reversing the result and beating Hull F.C. by the score of 31-24 to win the  trophy. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 11,132 and receipts were £31,888. This was the fourth time in the incredible eleven-year period in which Castleford. previously only once winners in 1977, will make eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions.


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


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


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * The first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by newly elected to the league Mansfield Marksman


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * This is the first Yorkshire Cup match played at Sheffield Eagles' Owlerton Stadium


1986–87 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1986–87 Yugoslav Cup
The 1986–87 Yugoslav Cup was the 39th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946. Hajduk Split beat Rijeka in the final.


1986–87 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1986–87 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1986–87 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 43rd season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1986–87 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Playoff
Only the top four placed league table teams qualified for the playoffs quarterfinal automatically.


1986–87 Yugoslav First Basketball League, Playoff
Teams placed fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth were joined by the top two Second League teams for an 8-team play-in round. The winner of each best-of-three series advanced to the playoffs quarterfinal round.


1986–87 Yugoslav First League
The 1986–87 Yugoslav First League title was awarded to FK Partizan, as the 6 points deduction that originally made Vardar Skopje champions, was declared invalid.


1986–87 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1986–87 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 45th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. Nine teams participated in the league, and Jesenice have won the championship.


1986–87 Yugoslav Second League
The 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League season was the 41st season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each.


1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
Vojvodina were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Sloga Doboj, Maribor, Mladost Petrinja and Dinamo Pančevo.


1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including thirteen sides from the 1985–86 season, one club relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1985–86 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1986–87 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bokelj, Majdanpek, Pobeda and Vlaznimi Đakovica.


1986–87 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1986–87 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 29th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kolner EC won the championship.


1986–87 in Argentine football
Following are the results of the 1986-87 season in Argentine football.


1986–87 in Argentine football
The competition saw Rosario Central win the Argentine Primera by a single point from fierce local rivals Newell's Old Boys. River Plate won the Copa Libertadores 1986 and followed it up with the Copa Intercontinental.


1986–87 in English football
The 1986–87 season was the 107th season of competitive football in England.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
1 July 1986 – After one season at Everton, Gary Lineker departs to Barcelona of Spain in a £2.75 million deal, where he will play alongside former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes in a side managed by Terry Venables. Ian Rush agrees a £3.2 million transfer to Juventus of Italy in a record fee for a British player, but will remain at Liverpool on loan for a season.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
2 July 1986 – Rangers sign Norwich City goalkeeper Chris Woods for £600,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
3 July 1986 – Coventry City sign striker Keith Houchen from Scunthorpe United for £60,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
7 July 1986 – Two big First Division clubs buy young players from smaller clubs as they prepare to build for the future. Everton sign 20-year-old winger Neil Adams from Stoke City for £150,000, while Tottenham Hotspur sign 21-year-old defender Mitchell Thomas from Luton Town for £233,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
18 July 1986 – Sir Stanley Rous, chairman of The Football Association from 1934 to 1961, dies aged 91.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
25 July 1986 – Ipswich Town, relegated to the Second Division at the end of last season, sell England international defender Terry Butcher to Rangers, managed by former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness, in a £700,000 deal – a record for a Scottish club.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
29 July 1986 – Middlesbrough are wound up in the High Court due to debts in excess of £1million, but have yet to be expelled from the Football League and may yet be included in the first round draw for the Football League Cup.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
30 July 1986 – Wolverhampton Wanderers win a High Court appeal against their winding-up order, enabling them to compete in the Fourth Division campaign – the first time they have played at this level. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough are also reprieved, but the bailiffs have locked them out of Ayresome Park and they are expected to play at least one home game at Hartlepool United's ground.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
31 July 1986 – Liverpool pay £200,000 for Sunderland defender Barry Venison.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
1 August 1986 – Aston Villa sign midfielder Neale Cooper from Aberdeen for £350,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
5 August 1986 – Wolverhampton Wanderers are saved from bankruptcy after Wolverhampton Council and the Asda supermarket chain agree to pay off the club's £3million debts.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
7 August 1986 – David Seaman, goalkeeper at relegated Birmingham City, opts to remain in the First Division and signs for Queens Park Rangers for £225,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
8 August 1986 – Rival gangs of Manchester United and West Ham United hooligans are involved in violence on a Sealink ferry bound for Amsterdam, resulting in dozens of arrests, sparking fears that the ongoing ban on English football clubs in European competition could be extended to friendlies between English and foreign clubs.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
11 August 1986 – Sheffield Wednesday pay £200,000 for 18-year-old Barnsley striker David Hirst.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
16 August 1986 – The first Merseyside derby of the season finishes honours even, in the 1986 FA Charity Shield at Wembley Stadium.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
20 August 1986 – Tottenham Hotspur sign Dundee United and Scotland defender Richard Gough for £700,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 August 1986 – Everton pay a club record £1million to sign the 24-year-old Norwich City defender Dave Watson.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
22 August 1986 – The Football League confirms that the First Division will decrease to 21 clubs for the 1987–88 season, while the Second Division will expand to 23 clubs, and that in 1988–89 the First Division will have 20 clubs and the Second Division will have 24.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 August 1986 – On the first day of the First Division season, Wimbledon's first match in the top division ends in a 3–1 defeat to Manchester City. Southampton record the biggest win of the day, 5–1 against Queens Park Rangers. Champions Liverpool beat Newcastle United 2–0, and Arsenal beat Manchester United 1–0.Colin Clarke scores a hat-trick for Southampton on his debut in a 5-1 home win over QPR.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
25 August 1986 – Manchester United lose 3–2 at home to West Ham, with Frank McAvennie scoring twice for the visitors.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
27 August 1986 – Luton Town ban away fans from the club's Kenilworth Road ground.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
30 August 1986 – Tottenham go top of the First Division on goal difference with a 1–0 home win over Manchester City. They are level on point with Liverpool, who beat Arsenal 2–1 at Anfield, and West Ham, who are held to a goalless draw at Oxford. Manchester United are still looking for their first point of the season after losing 1–0 at home to Charlton.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
31 August 1986 – Tottenham Hotspur finish August as First Division leaders under new manager David Pleat, level on points with Liverpool and West Ham United, while the bottom two places in the league are occupied by Manchester United and Aston Villa, who have yet to gain a point this season. Birmingham City and Hull City occupy the top two places in the Second Division, while the next three places are occupied by Oldham Athletic, Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
2 September 1986 – Wimbledon, Football League members for just 10 seasons, go top of the league with a 1–0 away win over Charlton Athletic. Oldham go top of the Second Division with a 1–0 win over Ipswich at Portman Road.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
4 September 1986 – Watford sign Everton midfielder Kevin Richardson for £225,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 September 1986 – Manchester United, bottom of the table, claim their first point of the First Division campaign with a 1–1 draw at Leicester. Liverpool beat West Ham 5–2 at Upton Park. Wimbledon stay on top with a 1–0 win at Watford. A high-scoring game in the Second Division sees Blackburn climb into second place with a 6–1 win over Sunderland at Ewood Park.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
9 September 1986 – England under-21s draw 1–1 with Sweden, with Arsenal defender Tony Adams scoring their only goal.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
13 September 1986 – Bryan Robson makes his first league appearance since April when he returns from a shoulder injury to help Manchester United record their first league win of the season at the fifth attempt as they beat Southampton 5–1 at Old Trafford and climb off the bottom of the First Division. Nottingham Forest go top with a 6–0 home win over Aston Villa.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
14 September 1986 – Aston Villa sack manager Graham Turner after just over two years at the helm.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
16 September 1986 – Gordon Hill, the 32-year-old former Manchester United and England winger, becomes a high-profile new signing for Conference side Northwich Victoria, managed by former United striker Stuart Pearson.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
20 September 1986 – Leeds United hooligans overturn and immolate a fish and chip van at Odsal Stadium, the temporary home of Bradford City. Nottingham Forest score six for the second League match in succession when they thrash Chelsea 6–2 at Stamford Bridge. Nigel Clough and Garry Birtles both scores hat-trick. Newly promoted Norwich go second with a 4–1 win at Aston Villa. A nine-goal thriller at Leeds Road sees Huddersfield beat Oldham 5–4 in the Second Division.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 September 1986 – The pressure mounts on Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson after a 3–1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park, with his side still second from bottom with one win and four points from their first seven league games.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
22 September 1986 – Luton Town are banned from this season's League Cup for refusing to lift their ban on away fans. Meanwhile, Aston Villa appoint Billy McNeill as manager from Manchester City, who replace him with Jimmy Frizzell.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 September 1986 – Liverpool defeat Fulham 10–0 in the first leg of their second round tie in the League Cup.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
24 September 1986 – When Nottingham Forest play Brighton & Hove Albion in a second round League Cup match, Forest defender Stuart Pearce's brother Ray was one of the linesmen. Pearce had no idea that his brother was officiating until he saw him at the start of the match.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
27 September 1986 – Aston Villa's first league match under Billy McNeill ends in a 3–3 draw with Liverpool at Anfield after the hosts come from behind twice to equalise. Nottingham Forest remain top with a 1–0 win over Arsenal at the City Ground.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
28 September 1986 – Manchester United's dismal start to the season continues as they lose 1–0 at home to Chelsea in the league at Old Trafford – their sixth defeat from their opening eight games. After Kerry Dixon gives Chelsea an early lead, the home side have two penalties saved by goalkeeper Tony Godden.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1986 – Nottingham Forest are First Division leaders at the end of September, two points ahead of surprise contenders Norwich City and four ahead of Liverpool and Coventry City. Aston Villa still occupy bottom place and Manchester United are second from bottom with just four points so far this campaign. In the Second Division, Oldham Athletic and Portsmouth lead the way, followed by Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Sheffield United.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
3 October 1986 – Tottenham Hotspur sign Belgian striker Nico Claesen from Standard Liège for £600,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
4 October 1986 – Sheffield Wednesday go fourth in the First Division with a 6–1 home win over Oxford. An all-London clash at Selhurst Park sees Crystal Palace go top of the Second Division with a 2–1 win over Millwall.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 October 1986 – Luton Town lose an appeal against their expulsion from the League Cup.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
11 October 1986 – Newly promoted Norwich City top the league after a 0–0 away draw with Luton Town. Nottingham Forest fall into second after a 3–1 defeat to East Midlands rivals Leicester at Filbert Street. West Ham go fourth with a 5–3 home win over Chelsea. Portsmouth go top of the Second Division with a 2–0 win over Birmingham at Fratton Park.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
14 October 1986 – Manchester United sign 18-year-old Irish midfielder Liam O'Brien from Shamrock Rovers for £60,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
15 October 1986 – England open their 1988 European Championship qualifying campaign with a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland at Wembley.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
16 October 1986 – QPR put defender Terry Fenwick on the transfer list at his own request. Legendary former Everton goalkeeper Ted Sagar dies aged 76.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
18 October 1986 – Nottingham Forest return to the top of the First Division with a 1–0 home win over QPR. Norwich surrender the top position in the league with a 1–1 draw at home to West Ham. Liverpool keep up the pressure on the leading pair with a 4–0 home win over Oxford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 October 1986 – Out of favour Manchester United defender John Gidman joins neighbours City on a free transfer.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 October 1986 – Norwich City sign 22-year-old goalkeeper Bryan Gunn for £150,000 from Aberdeen.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
25 October 1986 – Mike Newell, a former Liverpool trainee, scores a hat-trick in Luton Town's 4–1 league win over the double winners at Kenilworth Road.Colin Clarke scores his second hat-trick for Southampton in a 3–2 away win over Leicester. Nottingham Forest remain top despite losing 2–1 to Oxford at the Manor Ground due to both Norwich and Liverpool losing, while Everton go third with a 3–2 home win over Watford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
26 October 1986 – The only competitive action of the day is the Manchester derby at Maine Road, which ends in a 1–1 draw. City climb off the bottom of the table on goal difference at the expense of Newcastle, while United are a lowly 19th after 12 games.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
29 October 1986 – In the third round of the League Cup, Fourth Division club Cardiff City upset First Division Chelsea while Second Division Ipswich Town are knocked out by Fourth Division team Cambridge United.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1986 – October ends with Nottingham Forest back on top of the First Division, one point ahead of Norwich City and two ahead of Everton and Arsenal. Manchester United and Aston Villa have both climbed out of the bottom two, ahead of Newcastle United, Manchester City and Chelsea. Portsmouth are now leaders of the Second Division, a point ahead of Oldham Athletic. Leeds United, Plymouth Argyle and Sunderland occupy the playoff places.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
1 November 1986 – Paul Walsh scores a hat-trick for Liverpool in their 6–2 home league win over Norwich City. Nottingham Forest remain top of the table with a 3–2 home win over Sheffield Wednesday. Arsenal go second with a 2–0 away win over Charlton. Manchester United, whose next fixture is a League Cup third round replay at Southampton, are held to a 1–1 draw at home to Coventry and remain fourth from bottom. Wimbledon's return to form continues with a 2–1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
4 November 1986 – Southampton beat Manchester United 4–1 in the League Cup third round replay clash at The Dell, with 18-year-old striker Matt Le Tissier scoring his first two goals for the club. The result increases speculation that United manager Ron Atkinson's dismissal is imminent.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 November 1986 – Ron Atkinson is sacked after five years as manager of Manchester United, who are second from bottom in the First Division and were eliminated from the League Cup 4–1 by Southampton two days ago. Aberdeen's Alex Ferguson is appointed as the new manager. Out of favour West Ham United striker Paul Goddard joins Newcastle United for £450,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
8 November 1986 – Manchester United lose 2–0 to Oxford United in their first game under the management of Alex Ferguson. Liverpool move to the top of the First Division after a 3–1 win at Queens Park Rangers, leading on goals scored after Nottingham Forest lose 1–0 at Coventry.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
11 November 1986 – England under-21s begin their European Championship qualifying campaign with a 1–1 draw with Yugoslavia at London Road, Peterborough. Their only goal comes from Brighton & Hove Albion striker Terry Connor on his debut at this level.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
12 November 1986 – England beat Yugoslavia 2–0 at Wembley in their second World Cup qualifier.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
13 November 1986 – Crystal Palace sign Leicester City striker Mark Bright for £75,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
15 November 1986 – The FA Cup first round sees non-league sides Caernarfon Town and Telford United both beat Football League opposition, while several ties between non-league and Football League opposition end in draws. No such luck though for non-league Fareham town, who lose 7–2 to Third Division promotion contenders AFC Bournemouth at Dean Court. On the league scene, Arsenal go top of the First Division with a 4–0 win at Southampton. Luton climb into fourth place and are just two points off the top of the table after beating Nottingham Forest 4–2 at Kenilworth Road. West Ham keep up their title challenge with a 1–0 win over Wimbledon at Plough Lane. A Second Division promotion crunch game at Elland Road sees Oldham go top of the table with a 2–0 win over Leeds.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
16 November 1986 – Liverpool blow their chance to return to the top of the First Division after being held to a 1–1 draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
20 November 1986 – Wimbledon sign 21-year-old midfielder Vinnie Jones from Conference side Wealdstone for £10,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 November 1986 – Wolverhampton Wanderers continue their rebuilding process and bid for promotion from the Fourth Division by signing midfielder Andy Thompson and striker Steve Bull from neighbours West Bromwich Albion for £35,000 each.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
22 November 1986 – Arsenal remain top of the First Division with a 3–0 home win over Manchester City. Nottingham Forest keep up the pressure in second place with a 3–2 home win over Wimbledon. Chelsea, title contenders last season, fall into second from bottom place with a 3–1 home defeat to bottom club Newcastle. Leicester's relegation fears deepen with a 5–1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road. A John Sivebaek goal gives Alex Ferguson his first win as Manchester United manager as they beat QPR 1–0 at Old Trafford and climb out of the bottom four. Tottenham get back on track with a 4–2 away win over Oxford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 November 1986 – The Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ends in a goalless draw.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
26 November 1986 – Jan Molby scores a hat-trick of penalties in Liverpool's 3–1 League Cup quarter-final win over Coventry City at Anfield.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
29 November 1986 – Vinnie Jones scores his first goal for Wimbledon in a 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Plough Lane. Arsenal remain top with a 4–0 away win over Aston Villa. Nottingham Forest keep up the pressure with a 3–2 away win over Tottenham. Everton keep up the pace with the leaders by beating Manchester City 3–1 at Maine Road.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1986 – Arsenal finish November as First Division leaders, while fifth placed Luton Town are putting up an unlikely title challenge. Nottingham Forest, Everton, Liverpool and Norwich City are also all within five points of the leaders. Newcastle United are bottom, with Chelsea also struggling in the relegation zone. Oldham Athletic and Portsmouth continue to lead the way in the Second Division, with Plymouth Argyle and Leeds United still occupying the play-off zone, joined by Derby County. The only action of the day sees Newcastle beat West Ham 4–0 on Tyneside to climb from 22nd to 18th in the First Division.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
3 December 1986 – Former Southampton and Republic of Ireland winger Austin Hayes dies of lung cancer at the age of 28, 3 weeks after the illness was diagnosed. He had recently returned from a short spell playing in Sweden, and since leaving Southampton in 1981 had also played for Millwall and Northampton Town.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 December 1986 – The top three clubs in the First Division – Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Everton – all record victories. Liverpool's hopes of retaining the title are hit by a 2–0 defeat at Watford. The pressure mounts on Chelsea manager John Hollins after watching his side lose 4–0 at home to Wimbledon.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
7 December 1986 – A six-goal thriller at Old Trafford sees Manchester United and Tottenham draw 3–3.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
9 December 1986 – Liverpool play Celtic in an unofficial 'British Championship' match in the United Arab Emirates. After the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes, Liverpool won 4–2 on penalties to win the first Dubai Super Cup.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
13 December 1986 – Aston Villa come from 3–1 down in the final minutes to draw 3–3 with Manchester United in a First Division clash at Villa Park. Leaders Arsenal draw 1–1 with Norwich at Carrow Road. Everton's title hopes are hit by a 1–0 away defeat to Luton, who climb into fourth place. Manchester City's survival hopes are given a boost with a 3–1 home win over West Ham.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
14 December 1986 – 18 months after the stadium fire that killed 56 spectators, Bradford City return to a revamped Valley Parade. In the First Division, Leicester climb out of the bottom four with a 2–0 home win over Oxford. Chelsea are now bottom after losing 3–0 at Liverpool, whose hopes of retaining the title are given a major boost.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
20 December 1986 – Arsenal go five points clear at the top with a 3–0 home win over Luton Town. Manchester United's revival under Alex Ferguson continues with a 2–0 home win over Leicester. Nottingham Forest's title hopes are hit when they drop two points in a goalless draw at home with Southampton. Portsmouth go top of the Second Division by beating Barnsley 2–1 at home, although Oldham are two points behind them with two games in hand.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 December 1986 – Tottenham Hotspur sell defender Graham Roberts to Rangers for £450,000. Oldham return to the top of the Second Division with a 2–1 home win over Bradford. Promotion contenders Leeds suffer a 7–2 defeat to Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. Derby County go third and boost their hopes of a second successive promotion by beating Grimsby 4–0 at the Baseball Ground.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
22 December 1986 – Graeme Souness continues to buy English-based players for Rangers by making a £120,000 move for Doncaster Rovers striker Neil Woods.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 December 1986 – Tottenham Hotspur sign midfielder Steve Hodge from Aston Villa for £650,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
26 December 1986 – Manchester United beat Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield. It is United's first away win of the season. Leaders Arsenal drop points in a 1–1 draw at Leicester, but Nottingham Forest fail to take advantage as they lose 2–1 at Norwich. Everton boost their title hopes with a 4–0 win at Newcastle. Tottenham climb into fifth place with a 4–0 home win over West Ham. In the Second Division, Bradford's first game back at Valley Parade ends in a 1–0 home defeat to Derby County. Portsmouth return to the top of the Second Division with a 3–2 win over Plymouth at Home Park, as Oldham surrender their lead of the table after being held to a 2–2 draw by Grimsby at Blundell Park.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
27 December 1986 – A day after beating Liverpool 1–0 at Anfield, Manchester United lose 1–0 at home to Norwich. Arsenal remain in pole position with a 1–0 home win over Southampton. Tottenham's erratic league form continues as they lose 4–3 at Coventry. West Ham fall into the bottom half of the table with a 3–2 home defeat to Wimbledon. Chelsea halt their dismal form with a 4–1 home win over Aston Villa. In the Second Division, Stoke City keep up the pressure on the pace-setters with a 5–2 win over Sheffield United. A relegation crunch game sees Huddersfield beat Bradford by the same scoreline at Leeds Road. Derby go top of the table with a 3–2 home win over Barnsley.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
28 December 1986 – Charlton climb off the top of the First Division and jump up five places to 17th with a 5–0 home win over Manchester City. Everton cut Arsenal's lead at the top to four points by beating Leicester 5–1 at Goodison Park. Nottingham Forest drop more points in the title race with a 2–2 draw at home to Luton.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1986 – The year draws to a close with Arsenal leading the league by four points from Everton. Leicester City are bottom of the table, but are within three points of six other teams. The race for First Division football next season is headed by Portsmouth, while Derby County have moved into second.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
1 January 1987 – 1987 begins in style on the Football League scene. Arsenal remain four points ahead at the top of the First Division with a 3–1 home win over Wimbledon, as Everton keep up the pressure with a 3–0 home win over Aston Villa. Manchester United's upswing continues with a 4–1 home win over Newcastle. West Ham climb back into the top half of the table by beating Leicester 4–1 at Upton Park. Chelsea continue their recent revival with a 3–1 win over QPR in a West London derby clash at Stamford Bridge.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
3 January 1987 – Steve Moran scores a hat-trick in Leicester's 6–1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday which lifts the East Midlands side off the bottom of the First Division. Newcastle, who lose 2–1 at home to Coventry, now prop up the table. Everton keep up the pressure on Arsenal with a 1–0 win over QPR at Loftus Road.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
4 January 1987 – Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at White Hart Lane in the North London derby to go four points ahead at the top of the league.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 January 1987 – Ian Snodin joins Everton for £840,000 from Leeds United.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
10 January 1987 – Manchester United beat Manchester City 1–0 in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
11 January 1987 – Nottingham Forest are surprisingly beaten 2–1 by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
13 January 1987 – Winger Peter Barnes becomes the second Manchester United player to transfer to neighbours City this season when he completes his £30,000 return to the club where he started his career more than a decade ago.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
17 January 1987 – Everton and Liverpool both keep up the pressure on leaders Arsenal. Howard Kendall's men beat Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 at Goodison Park, while Kenny Dalglish's defending champions beat Manchester City 1–0 at Maine Road. In the Second Division, Bradford boost their survival bid with a 4–0 home win over Millwall, whose promotion hopes take a major blow as a result.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
18 January 1987 – Chelsea sign 23-year-old defender Steve Clarke from St Mirren for £400,000. The gap at the top of the First Division remains at two points when Arsenal draw 0–0 at home to Coventry.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
19 January 1987 – Portsmouth striker Micky Quinn is found guilty on a double charge of driving while disqualified and receives a 21-day prison sentence.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
20 January 1987 – The country's biggest anti-hooliganism police operation sees 26 suspected football hooligans arrested in raids in the West Midlands and Southern England.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
23 January 1987 – Liverpool's £250,000 move for West Bromwich Albion defender Derek Statham falls through after the player fails a fitness test.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
24 January 1987 – Arsenal lose 2–0 away to Manchester United, their first League defeat since September, giving Everton the chance to go top of the First Division if they win tomorrow. Other key games include West Ham's 3–1 win over Coventry at Highfield Road, Watford winning by the same scoreline at Oxford, and Tottenham's 3–0 home win over Aston Villa.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
25 January 1987 – Everton miss the chance to go top of the First Division by losing 1–0 at Nottingham Forest.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
27 January 1987 – Liverpool sign Oxford United striker John Aldridge, 28, for a fee of £750,000 as player-manager Kenny Dalglish ends his search for a new striker ready to take over from Ian Rush, who will leave for Juventus at the end of the season.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
28 January 1987 – Luton Town knock holders Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a comprehensive 3–0 victory in the third round second replay at Kenilworth Road.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
30 January 1987 – Out-of-favour Arsenal defender Tommy Caton leaves the club after three years and signs for Oxford United in a £100,000 deal.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1987 – In the FA Cup fourth round, Coventry City win 1–0 away to Manchester United, while Arsenal put six goals past Plymouth Argyle at Highbury. The Gunners remain top of the First Division as the month ends, with Everton and Liverpool their nearest contenders and Nottingham Forest occupying fourth place. Aston Villa have slipped back into the relegation zone, joining Leicester City and Newcastle United. Portsmouth are still top of the Second Division with Derby County in second place. The play-off places are occupied by Oldham Athletic, Ipswich Town and Plymouth Argyle.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
5 February 1987 – Watford winger Nigel Callaghan moves to Derby County in a £140,000 deal.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 February 1987 – UEFA confirms that the ban on English clubs in European competition that arose from the Heysel disaster will continue for at least another season.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
7 February 1987 – Everton go top of the First Division with a 3–1 home win over Coventry. Leicester climb out of the bottom four with a 3–1 home win over Wimbledon.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
14 February 1987 – In a thrilling game between one side challenging for the title and the other battling to avoid relegation, Liverpool beat Leicester City 4–3 at Anfield, Ian Rush scoring a hat-trick.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
18 February 1987 – Gary Lineker scores all four goals as England beat Spain 4–2 in a friendly in Madrid. England under-21s beat Spain 2-1 in a friendly in Burgos, with goals from 19-year-old Arsenal midfielder David Rocastle and 21-year-old West Ham United striker Tony Cottee.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
19 February 1987 – Billy McNeill boosts Aston Villa's battle against relegation by paying Everton £300,000 for striker Warren Aspinall.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
21 February 1987 – Wigan Athletic, currently in the Third Division and in only their ninth season as Football League members, reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history by beating Hull City 3–0 in the fifth round at Springfield Park. Liverpool miss the chance to go level on points at the top of the First Division when they are held to a 2–2 draw at Aston Villa.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
22 February 1987 – Title-chasing Everton are knocked out of the FA Cup 3–1 in the fifth round by Wimbledon.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
24 February 1987 – Liverpool sign midfielder Nigel Spackman from Chelsea for £400,000.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
28 February 1987 – Everton finish February as First Division leaders, but only lead on goal difference over second-placed Liverpool. Arsenal are a point behind with a game in hand. Portsmouth, Derby County, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town continue to lead the way in the Second Division.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
1 March 1987 – Plans for a merger between West London rivals Fulham and Queens Park Rangers are scrapped after the Football League vetoed the proposal. Former Arsenal winger Liam Brady returns to England in a £150,000 move to West Ham United from Ascoli of Italy. The Football League Cup semi-final tie between Tottenham and Arsenal goes to a replay after Arsenal win 2–1 at White Hart Lane, following a 1–0 defeat at Highbury in the first leg.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
3 March 1987 – England winger John Barnes is put on the transfer list by Watford. Liverpool and Manchester United are among the teams expected to make a bid for the 23-year-old, who first signed for Watford in 1981.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
4 March 1987 – Arsenal reach the League Cup Final after a 2–1 replay victory over neighbours Tottenham Hotspur. In the league, Aston Villa miss the chance to climb out of the bottom four after Wimbledon hold them to a goalless draw at Villa Park. A clash between the top two clubs in the Second Division at the Baseball Ground sees Derby hold visitors Portsmouth to a goalless draw.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
6 March 1987 – Everton sign striker Wayne Clarke from Birmingham City for £300,000. Oldham go second in the Second Division with a 4–0 home win over Reading.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
7 March 1987 – Charlton Athletic boost their First Division survival hopes and climb out of the bottom four with a 2–1 home win over London rivals West Ham, who drop to 14th. Chelsea continue their climb to mid-table security with a 1–0 home win over Arsenal, denting the title hopes of George Graham's side. A relegation crunch match at The Dell sees Southampton beat Leicester 4–0. Bryan Robson scores once and Nicky Reid scores an own goal as Manchester United win the Manchester derby 2–0 at Old Trafford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
Liverpool go top of the table with a 2–0 home win over Luton Town, although Everton can make a quick return to the top of goal difference if they win tomorrow. Tottenham home in on the top three with a 1–0 home win over QPR. Newcastle stay bottom of the table but boost their survival hopes with a 2–1 home win over an Aston Villa side who are now second from bottom.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
8 March 1987 – Everton squander the chance to return to the top of the table with a 2–1 defeat at Watford.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
11 March 1987 – Blackburn Rovers pay Dundee £30,000 for defender Colin Hendry. Leaders Liverpool beat Arsenal 1–0 at Highbury.


1986–87 in English football, Diary of the season
12 March 1987 – Oxford United pay a club record £600,000 for Brighton & Hove Albion striker Dean Saunders in a bid to avoid relegation.