1987 Eastern League season
The 1987 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1987 Eastern League season
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Vermont Reds three games to one to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1987 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1987 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), was coached by Jim Harkema, and played their homes game at Rynearson Stadium. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–1 in MAC play, won Eastern's only MAC championship, went to the 1987 California Bowl and upset 171/2 point favorite San Jose State University for the only bowl game win in EMU history.


1987 Eastern Province massacres
The 1987 Eastern Province massacres were a series of massacres of the Sinhalese population in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka by Tamil mobs and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam  during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Though they began spontaneously, they became more organized, with the LTTE leading the violence. Over 200 Sinhalese were killed by mob and militant  violence, and over 20,000 fled the Eastern Province. The violence has been described as having had the appearance of a pogrom.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Background
The Eastern province was a highly contested zone between the Sinhalese and Tamils. Since the 1930s, the majority Sinhalese government settled Sinhalese in the Eastern province, with the explicit intention to restore what they saw as lost ancient Sinhala settlements, as well as to reduce the Tamils' claim to local autonomy. Tamil nationalists viewed this as an attempt to alter the demographics of their 'traditional Tamil homeland', thus weakening the Tamils' stake in it.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Background
During the 1983 riots, Trincomalee was the site of anti-Tamil violence at the hands of Sinhalese sailors. During 1985 massacres, there was widespread, systematic destruction of Tamil villages and massacres in Trincomalee District, by the Sri Lankan Army with the help of Sinhalese settlers nearly destroying the Trincomalee Town and displacing its population.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Background
The year 1987 saw notorious violent incidents against Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE in or near the Eastern Province. On April 17, an LTTE unit had waylaid a bus carrying southbound Sinhalese from Trincomalee at Aluth Oya and massacred them. The week after, the village of Jayantipura near Kantale was attacked and over 15 Sinhalese were killed. On June 2, an LTTE unit massacred novice Buddhist monks and other Sinhalese civilians in Aranthalawa.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Background
In July 1987, India sent the IPKF to the island as part of an attempt to negotiate a political solution between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil militant groups. The Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed on 29 July 1987, and one of its terms was that the Sri Lankan security forces would be confined to their barracks in the north and east. Sinhalese settlers were also disarmed.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Background
In late September 1987, Thileepan began a hunger strike. On the 21st of September, a scuffle broke out between a Tamil group of 'satyagrahis' who gathered in support of Thileepan and a Sinhalese group at the Anuradhapura Junction in Trincomalee. Ethnic violence had begun where the Sinhalese and Tamils were both perpetrators and victims. On September 24, Sinhalese from Mihindupura had left in bullock carts; the next morning, the carts returned without them and 9 charred bodies were found with a burnt cart. The LTTE was suspected to have perpetrated the killings. Thileepan eventually died from his hunger strike, inviting grief from the Tamil community. Around the same time, the IPKF had nominated members for the Interim Council of the North and East, a majority of them being LTTE representatives.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Incident, Trincomalee riots
After the Interim Council was announced to be mostly LTTE nominees, anti-Sinhalese violence flared in Trincomalee, an ethnically heterogeneous city, on September 29. On September 30, 2 Tamils were found hacked to death; in retaliation, a Tamil group killed 3 Sinhalese men in a truck. The violence became more organized on October 1, with LTTE members leading rioters and warning Sinhalese to evacuate their homes lest they be killed. In Trincomalee and throughout the Eastern Province, properties were set on fire, and over 2,000 people, mostly Sinhalese, were rendered homeless.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Incident, Trincomalee riots
In Trincomalee, Tamil rioters, with the help of militant leaders, brutally killed Sinhalese men and raped Sinhalese women. A Sinhalese truck driver was burnt to death along with his truck and an elderly Sinhalese man was beaten to death. Sinhalese had been burned in their homes, and Sinhalese patients had been thrown out of the hospital, killing some. Around 50 Sinhalese who were well established in the community had been killed in the area of the main Sinhalese school. Corpses were thrown into wells that were covered up. The IPKF prevented any intervention by the Sri Lankan Army.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Incident, Trincomalee riots
They fired at a crowd of Sinhalese gathered at the King's Hotel Junction, killing one. At J. R. Jayawardene's request, the IPKF had 11 platoons come into Trincomalee to restore order. On October 4, the IPKF shot a Sinhalese Buddhist monk who had demonstrated against them. On the same day, the IPKF had attacked Abeypura, a Sinhalese colony near Trincomalee. The Indian soldiers engaged in assault, arson, and murder of the Sinhalese in the colony.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Incident, Militant action
Following the suicide of the 11 Tamil Tigers in Sri Lankan police custody on October 5, Tamil militant violence spread throughout the Eastern Province. In Batticaloa, Sinhalese who had long coexisted amicably with Tamils had been attacked, even upsetting some LTTE leaders. According to Batticaloa residents, the family of a Sinhalese taxi driver had been killed by an LTTE member called Niranjan Kingsley, and a Sinhalese goldsmith had been murdered by two brothers named Dayalan and Puruchotan. Sinhalese and Muslims were massacred in buses, trains, and villages in various regions in the Eastern province.


1987 Eastern Province massacres, Incident, Militant action
One massacre in Kiran was masterminded by an LTTE leader named Devi. As in Trincomalee, the IPKF did little to prevent the violence and in some cases appeared to be supporting the militants. Sinhalese refugees specifically accused the Madrasi regiment of the IPKF, composed of Tamils, of complicity in violence against them. The Sri Lankan military was still prevented from protecting the Sinhalese. When one Sinhalese man from Mihindupura attempted to inform the Sri Lankan military of an assault on the village, the Indian soldiers would not allow them through, and the man was even assaulted by an Indian soldier. By the end of the violence, over 200 Sinhalese civilians were estimated to be dead, and 20,000 were made refugees. The actual number of dead may be higher as some people disappeared and their fates were unknown.


1987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season
The 1987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season was the 80th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1987 Winfield Cup Premiership, finishing the regular season 2nd (out of 13), before competing in the play-offs and coming within one match of the grand final only to lose to the Canberra Raiders. The Roosters also competed in the 1987 National Panasonic Cup.


1987 Eastern Suburbs Roosters season, Line-up
Russell Bartlett,Brian Battese,Wayne Challis,Paul Danes,David French,Trevor Gillmeister,Brendon Hall,Steve Hardy,Kevin Hastings, Peter Johnston, Glenn Leggott, Joe Lydon, Terry Matterson, Hugh McGahanMike McLean, John Mackay, Tony Melrose, Steve Morris, Trevor Patterson, Wayne Portlock, Gary Prohm, Tony Rampling, John Richards, Ron Ryan, Craig Salvatori, Danny Shepherd, Kurt Sherlock, Robert Simpkins, David Smith, Laurie Spina, Brad Tassell, Brad Tessmann, John Thomas, John Tobin, David Trewhella, Mark Wheeler, Gary Wurth.


1987 Ebel German Open
The 1987 Ebel German Open was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the Super Series of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. It was the 78th edition of the event and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany from 27 April until 3 May 1987. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title.


1987 Ebel German Open, Finals, Doubles
Miloslav Mečíř /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Claudio Mezzadri /  Jim Pugh 4–6, 7–6, 6–2


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor
The 1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from February 2 to February 9, 1987. Fifth-seeded Tim Mayotte won the singles title.


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez defeated  Christo Steyn /  Danie Visser 3–6, 6–1, 7–6


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Scott Davis and David Pate were the defending champions, but Pate did not participate this year. Davis partnered Brad Gilbert, losing in the quarterfinals.


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title, defeating Christo Steyn and Danie Visser 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 in the final.


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1987 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles
Tim Mayotte won the title, defeating John McEnroe, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


1987 Eckerd Open
The 1987 Eckerd Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Bardmoor Country Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from April 27 through May 3, 1987. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $30,500 first-prize money.


1987 Eckerd Open, Finals, Doubles
Chris Evert /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Elise Burgin /  Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–3


1987 Ecuador earthquakes
The 1987 Ecuador earthquakes occurred over a six-hour period on March 6. The sequence of shocks measured 6.7, 7.1, and 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquakes were centered in Napo Province in northeast Ecuador; the epicenters were on the eastern slopes of the Andes, about 75 km ENE of Quito and 25 km north of Reventador Volcano. The earthquakes caused about 1,000 deaths. Four thousand were missing and an estimated US$1 billion in damage was caused.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake measured 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale and struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand at 1:42 pm on 2 March. The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 8 km. The epicentre was 2.24 kilometres (1.39 mi) south-south-east of the town of Matata, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-north-west of Edgecumbe, on the Rangitaiki Plains (the floodplain of the Rangitaiki River, the Tarawera River and the Whakatane River). It was the most damaging earthquake New Zealand had experienced since the 1968 Inangahua earthquake.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
The main shock was preceded for two weeks by earthquake swarms in two areas of the Bay of Plenty. A swarm started on 21 February off-shore from Maketu, near Te Puke, 40 kilometres from the main shock's epicentre, and another swarm started on 26 February between Matata and Thornton, very close to the epicentre. Then there was a 5.2 ML earthquake at 1:35 pm on 2 March, followed by the main shock seven minutes later. The main shock appears to have actually consisted of two ruptures, and possibly a third.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
There were indications that the first rupture propagated towards the south-west, triggering a second rupture 9 kilometres to the south-west and three seconds after the first. There is also the possibility of a third, significantly smaller, rupture another ten seconds later. The largest aftershock measured 5.6 and struck nine minutes later at 1.51 pm.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
Eleven ground-surface ruptures occurred in the Rangitaiki Plains, though no active faults had previously been recognised on the Plains. The largest rupture, the Edgecumbe Fault, was 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and formed on, and extended, a late Holocene fault scarp. The old scarp had previously been unrecognised, but was later seen in aerial photographs taken before the earthquake. The northern end of the scarp is one kilometre east of Edgecumbe, and the scarp runs southwest to a point three kilometres north of Te Teko.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
The land on the north-western side dropped by up to 2.1 metres (6.9 ft), and that area is now more prone to flooding. The most spectacular feature of the scarp was a deep prominent fissure up to 3 metres wide and 3–4 metres deep, mostly with near-vertical walls, that opened up along the fault. It appears that the fault has ruptured at least once previously in the past 1800 years. The intense ground shaking led to a large number of ground surface failures, including sand boils, ridge-top shatters and debris avalanches on steeper slopes.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
The Rangitaiki Plains lie within the Taupo Volcanic Zone, which is widening. During the Edgecumbe earthquake, the area widened by 1.2 metres.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
The most damage was in the towns of Edgecumbe, Te Teko, Kawerau, Matata and Thornton, where chimneys toppled and poorly constructed houses were seriously damaged. The hardest hit was Edgecumbe, with damage to approximately 50% of its houses. There was extensive damage to its milk factory, with large storage tanks toppled. Railway tracks in the town were bent and buckled, and an 80-tonne New Zealand Railways DC class locomotive toppled over.


1987 Edgecumbe earthquake, Main Event
Twenty-five people suffered injuries that needed medical attention, but no-one was killed. The foreshock seven minutes before the main shock had cut the power supply, and many people had moved away from heavy machinery and out of buildings that then collapsed in the main earthquake.


1987 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1987 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the West Division with an 11–7 record and defeated the Toronto Argonauts to win the 75th Grey Cup.


1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum
A referendum on electoral reform was held in Egypt on 12 February 1987. The reform would set aside 48 seats for independent candidates at elections. The change in the law had been hastily adopted in December 1986 in order to pre-empt the Constitutional Court ruling that the 1984 elections had been unconstitutional as they had not allowed independent candidates to stand. The changes were approved by 88.9% of voters, leading to the early dissolution of the People's Assembly and early elections in April.


1987 Egyptian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April. They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats. Following the election, the People's Assembly nominated incumbent Hosni Mubarak for the post of president, whose candidacy was put to voters in a referendum on 5 October.


1987 Egyptian parliamentary election
Voter turnout was reported to be 50.45%, but was estimated to be closer to 25%.


1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak, who had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. Just over 97% of voters voted in favour with an 88.5% turnout.


1987 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 32 teams, and Yomiuri won the championship.


1987 Emperor's Cup, Results, Final
Yomiuri won the championship Excluded from the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1988.


1987 Emperor's Cup Final
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1987 Emperor's Cup Final
1987 Emperor's Cup Final was the 67th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1988. Yomiuri won the championship.


1987 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Defending champion Yomiuri won their 3rd title, by defeating Mazda 2–0. Yomiuri was featured a squad consisting of Yasutaro Matsuki, Hisashi Kato, Satoshi Tsunami, Ruy Ramos and Tetsuya Totsuka.


1987 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Yomiuri SC Beleza won the championship.


1987 Empress's Cup Final
1987 Empress's Cup Final was the 9th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 27, 1988. Yomiuri SC Beleza won the championship.


1987 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Yomiuri SC Beleza won their 1st title, by defeating defending champion Shimizudaihachi SC 2–0.


1987 English Greyhound Derby
The 1987 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 30 June 1987 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner was Signal Spark and the winning owner Towfiq Al-Aali received £30,000. The competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.


1987 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
Short head, 3, neck, ¾, 3½ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1987 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the opening heat of the qualifying round a greyhound called Tapwatcher recorded 28.65sec a time which propelled him up into being one of the favourites for the competition outright. He followed this up in round one by defeating Mollifrend Lucky. Local runner and leading contender Monroe Luck (Phil Rees), Pagan Chimes and Old Sloucher (Ger McKenna) all won well on heavy going in round two but Tapwatcher and Signal Spark were the only favourites to win during this round.


1987 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
In the quarter-finals Mollifrend Lucky broke his hock as he came out of the traps finishing badly lame, Pagan Chimes went on to win the heat from Hot Sauce Yankee. Tapwatcher defeated Signal Spark in heat two and Enecee from the DeMulder kennels won the third heat in 28.66. Serserry beat Stouke Whisper and Flashy Sir to finish off the round.


1987 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
Rikasso Tiller staked his claim in the semi-finals with victory from Enecee and the strong finishing Stouke Whisper. Pagan Chimes, Hot Sauce Yankee and Flashy Sir were eliminated. The second semi was won by Tapwatcher who comfortably beat a field which included Slaneyside Speed and Signal Spark.


1987 English Greyhound Derby, Competition report
The final betting sent off Tapwatcher as the strong favourite but it was Enecee that started best with Tapwatcher and Signal Spark tucked in behind, the pair touched when overtaking Enecee allowing Signal Spark to take the lead. Tapwatcher began to pull the lead back and as they reached the finishing line the pair crossed line together in a photo finish. Wimbledon Racing Manager Bob Rowe stated that it was the closest Derby finish in history with the verdict going to Signal Spark.


1987 English National Badminton Championships
The 1987 English National Badminton Championships were held in Crawley, from 3-4 February, 1987. The event was sponsored by Carlsberg.


1987 English Professional Championship
The 1987 Tolly Ales English Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in February 1987 in Ipswich, England.


1987 English Professional Championship
Tony Meo won the title by defeating Les Dodd 9–5 in the final.


1987 English cricket season
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1987 English cricket season
The 1987 English cricket season was the 88th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Nottinghamshire achieved a Championship and NatWest Trophy "double". John Player ended their sponsorship of the Sunday League after an eighteen-year spell and the competition sponsorship was taken over by Refuge Assurance. Pakistan defeated England in the Test series with one win and four draws.


1987 Epsom Derby
The 1987 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Wednesday 3 June 1987. It was the 208th running of the Derby, and it was won by the pre-race favourite Reference Point. The winner was ridden by Steve Cauthen and trained by Henry Cecil.


1987 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


1987 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1986.


1987 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1987 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


1987 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1987 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Love The Groom (12th) - Exported to Italy - Maktub (thrice placed in Italian Group One contests)Ibn Bey (13th) - Exported to Japan - Damsire of Big Grass (3rd February Stakes 2007)Entitled (5th) - Minor flat and jumps winners - Damsire of River CharmPersifleur (10th) - Minor jumps winners in FranceSadjiyd (8th) - Exported to Saudi ArabiaLegal Bid (14th) - Exported to Canada - Exported to GermanyAlwasmi (18th) - Exported to Canada - Exported to Germany - Exported to Italy


1987 Erewash Borough Council election
Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 7 May 1987 as part of nationwide local elections.


1987 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1987 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tempo.


1987 Ethiopian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Ethiopia on 1 February 1987. The new constitution would make the country a one-party state with the Workers' Party of Ethiopia as the sole legal party. It was approved by 81% of voters, with a 96.3% turnout, and was promulgated on 22 February.


1987 Ethiopian constitutional referendum, Background
The ruling Workers' Party of Ethiopia established a Constitutional Commission in February 1986. In August it presented a draft constitution with 119 articles, which was modelled on the constitution of the Soviet Union and created a one-party state.


1987 Ethiopian constitutional referendum, Aftermath
The results were published on 21 February and the constitution came into force on 22 February. General elections were held on 14 June, and the country was officially renamed the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 12 September.


1987 Ethiopian general election
General elections were held in Ethiopia on 14 June 1987 for seats in its Shengo. This was the first election since Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in the Ethiopian Revolution as well as the first–and as it turned out, only–election under the 1987 constitution, which replaced the Derg regime with the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE).


1987 Ethiopian general election, Background
The new Ethiopian Constitution, adopted by a referendum held on 1 February 1987, provided for a national parliament, the Shengo, as the nominal supreme organ of state power. The date of the general elections was officially announced only two days in advance. In the running for the Shengo's 835 seats were some 2,500 candidates, mostly nominated by the Workers' Party of Ethiopia, the country's only legally permitted party. The WPE won 795 seats, with communist independents taking the remaining 40 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 90.5%.


1987 Ethiopian general election, Background
In May 1991, four years into the Shengo's five-year term, the PDRE was overthrown by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. Following a three-year transition period, elections for a Constituent Assembly were held in 1994.


1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Torino, Italy from 28 May to 7 June. The 27th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 178 fighters from 25 countries participating.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
The 1987 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 24 to 28 June at Golfclub Murhof, in Frohnleiten, 15 kilometers north of Graz in Styria, Austria. It was the 15th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
The club was founded in 1963 and its course was constructed by Dr. Bernhard von Limburger.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Team England won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 6 under par 714.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Individual leader was Jeremy Robinson, England, with a 6-under-par score of 138, one stroke ahead of John McHenry, Ireland.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Ireland won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating England in the final 4.5–2.5. Team France earned the bronze on third place, after beating Sweden 5.5–1.5 in the bronze match.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


1987 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.


1987 European Aquatics Championships
The 1987 European Aquatics Championships, organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation, were held in an indoor pool (50 m) in Strasbourg, France from 16 August to 23 August 1987. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming (women) and water polo. For the first time the 50 m freestyle event was included in the tournament.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 18th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France, on 21 and 22 February 1987.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk
The men's 5000 metres walk event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 5000 metres walk, Results, Heats
First 6 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres walk
The women's 3000 metres walk event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February. It was the first time that women's racewalking was contested at the European Indoor Championships.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 and 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 21 February.


1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event  at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.


1987 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 1987 European Athletics Junior Championships was the ninth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom between 6 and 9 August.


1987 European Baseball Championship
The 1987 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.


1987 European Competition for Women's Football
The 1987 European Competition for Women's Football took place in Norway. It was won by the hosts in a final against defending champions Sweden. Once again, the competition began with four qualifying groups, but this time a host nation was selected for the semi-final stage onwards after the four semi-finalists were identified.


1987 European Competition for Women's Football, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads


1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying
The qualification for the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football was held between September 26, 1984 & October 12, 1986. The first-placed teams qualified.


1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads
This article lists all the confirmed national football squads for the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football.


1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad.


1987 European Cup (athletics)
The 1987 European Cup was the 11th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1987 European Cup Final
The 1987 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Prater Stadium, Vienna, on 27 May 1987, that saw Porto of Portugal defeat Bayern München of West Germany 2–1. Both sides were missing key players: the Portuguese were without their injured striker Fernando Gomes, while the Germans were missing their sweeper, and captain, Klaus Augenthaler, who was suspended, along with striker Roland Wohlfarth and midfield player Hans Dorfner, who were both injured.


1987 European Cup Final
The Portuguese side fought back from 1–0 down to win their first European Cup, with the goals coming from a back heel by Rabah Madjer and a volley from Juary, after a Ludwig Kögl header had given Bayern the lead in the first half. The final was the first European Cup final that Bayern, and their captain Lothar Matthäus would lose to successive late goals, repeated 12 years later in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester United.


1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Ajax of Netherlands and 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig of East Germany. It was the final match of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 27th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Ajax won the match 1–0 with a 20th-minute header from Marco van Basten.


1987 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1987 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina) on February 3-8, 1987. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1987 European Indoors
The 1987 European Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zürich in Switzerland and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1987 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October until 1 November 1987. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second successive singles title  and earned $30,000 first-prize money and 210 Virginia Slims points.


1987 European Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Nathalie Herreman /  Pascale Paradis defeated  Jana Novotná /  Catherine Suire 6–3, 2–6, 6–3


1987 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 1987 European Junior Badminton Championships was the tenth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Warsaw, Poland, in the month of April. Danish players won the Girls' singles, Boys' doubles and Mixed doubles while Finland won Boy's singles and Sweden won Girls' doubles title.


1987 European Karate Championships
The 1987 European Karate Championships, the 22nd edition, was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom from 2 to 4 May 1987.


1987 European Open
The 1987 European Open  was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Geneva, Switzerland that was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1987 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1987. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title, her third at the event after 1981 and 1982.


1987 European Open, Finals, Doubles
Betsy Nagelsen /  Elizabeth Smylie defeated  Laura Gildemeister /  Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 6–4, 6–3


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal
The European Parliament election of 1987 in Portugal took place on 19 July 1987. It was the election of all 24 MEPs representing the Portugal constituency for the remainder of the 1984–1989 term of the European Parliament. Portugal had acceded to the European Community on 1 January 1986 and had been represented in the European Parliament by 24 appointed delegates until elections could be held. These elections took place on the same day of the legislative elections of 1987.


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal
The Social Democrats (PSD) won the 1st European election by a landslide over the Socialists. The PSD won more than 37% of the votes, 15 points ahead of the PS. Note that a large chunk of the PSD vote in the 1987 legislative elections, held simultaneously with the European election, was from CDS voters that voted PSD in the general election and CDS in the EU elections. Nonetheless, the CDS won 15% of the votes, compared with the 4% in the general election ballot. Together, the center-right parties won 53% of the votes.


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal
The Socialists, headed by former PM Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, suffered a huge defeat, polling just 22%, matching their general election score. The Communist/Green alliance, Democratic Unity Coalition, polled 4th place and won 11.5% of the votes. Finally, the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), also suffered a very heavy defeat, winning just 4% of the votes and electing a sole member for the EU Parliament.


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal
Turnout in these elections was quite high, with 72.4% of voters casting a ballot.


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal, Electoral System
The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 1987 EU election, Portugal had 24 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal, Parties and candidates
The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:


1987 European Parliament election in Portugal, National summary of votes and seats, Maps
Most voted political force by district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)


1987 European Parliament election in Spain
The 1987 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the MEP delegation from the country for the 2nd European Parliament. All 60 seats allocated to Spain as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain
Spain had acceded the European Communities on 1 January 1986 and had been represented in the European Parliament by 60 temporarily-appointed delegates until a proper election could be held. As a European-wide election was due in 1989, elected MEPs only served for the remainder of the European Parliament term.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Overview, Background
The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) designated former Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Morán to lead their campaign. The main opposition People's Alliance party (AP), running on its own after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Liberal Party (PL) broke away from the People's Coalition, chose Manuel Fraga—who had resigned as party leader in December 1986—to lead the party list.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Overview, Background
Adolfo Suárez had considered running as main candidate for his Democratic and Social Centre party (CDS), but declined after the electoral law was amended by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party to make elected MEPs incompatible for posts in the Cortes Generales—Suárez was deputy in the Congress of Deputies, and would have been forced to renounce one of the two offices if elected—.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Overview, Electoral system
The 60 members of the European Parliament allocated to Spain as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. However, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold depending on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, they were required to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Overview, Electoral system
Parties, federations and coalitions were allowed to replace this requirement with the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils—. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Parties and coalitions
Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election:


1987 European Parliament election in Spain, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.


1987 European Super Cup
The 1987 UEFA Super Cup was played between Porto and Ajax, with Porto winning 2–0.


1987 European Tour
The 1987 European Tour was the 16th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1987 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Wales' Ian Woosnam.


1987 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1987 European Tour schedule which was made up of 27 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and several non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Moroccan Open and the German Masters, the return of the Belgian Open, and the loss of the Car Care Plan International.


1987 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1987 European Touring Car Championship
The 1987 European Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Group A Touring Cars. It was the 26th European series for Touring cars and the 19th to carry the European Touring Car Championship name. The Drivers Championship was won by Winfried Vogt driving a BMW M3 and the Manufacturers’ Championship by the BMW Linder #47 entry.


1987 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1987 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Reims, France from May 3 to May 9, 1987. This was the 66th edition of the event. There were 160 men in action.


1987 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 16th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Moscow.


1987 European Wrestling Championships
The 1987 European Wrestling Championships were held in the men's Freestyle style in Veliko Tarnovo 1 – 4 May 1987; the Greco-Romane style in Tampere 8 – 11 May 1987.


1987 Extremaduran regional election
The 1987 Extremaduran regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Assembly of the autonomous community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.


1987 Extremaduran regional election
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won the election with a new absolute majority of seats, albeit losing 1 seat from its 1983 result. The People's Alliance (AP), which had undergone an internal crisis after the breakup of the People's Coalition in 1986, lost support and fell from the coalition's 30% of the share to 24%, losing 3 seats as a result.


1987 Extremaduran regional election
The main election winner was the centrist Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), a party led by the former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, which entered the Assembly for the first with 8 seats and 12% of the vote, becoming the only party within the Assembly that made gains, as all others (including regionalist United Extremadura (EU)) lost votes. United Left, an electoral coalition comprising the Communist Party of Spain and other left-wing parties, also lost 2 seats.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies were also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they ran candidates in both districts and reached five percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 2 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Assembly of Extremadura expired four years after the date of its previous election. The election Decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of Extremadura, with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication and set so as to make it coincide with elections to the regional assemblies of other autonomous communities.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 14 April 1987, with the election taking place no later than the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Assembly on Saturday, 13 June 1987.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Overview, Election date
The Assembly of Extremadura could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.


1987 Extremaduran regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 33 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Extremadura.


1987 FA Charity Shield
The 1987 FA Charity Shield (also known as the General Motors FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th Charity Shield, a football match contested by the holders of the Football League First Division and FA Cup. This edition was contested between Everton and Coventry City at Wembley Stadium on 1 August 1987. Everton had won the 1986–87 Football League while Coventry City had defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final to qualify for the season opener for the first time. It was played two weeks before the new league season began. This was Everton's fourth successive appearance in the Charity Shield. The match was shown live on ITV.


1987 FA Charity Shield
The match was played in front of 88,000 spectators in sunny conditions and was refereed by Ray Lewis. Just before half-time, Trevor Steven who sprinted down the pitch and delivered a pass into the centre, over Trevor Peake, and Wayne Clarke struck the ball into the roof of the Coventry City net to give Everton a 1–0 lead. Early in the second half, David Speedie missed an opportunity to score after a pass from Greg Downs, Bobby Mimms saving his strike with his toe.


1987 FA Charity Shield
In the 67th minute, Everton came close to doubling their lead but Paul Power's shot was over the Coventry City crossbar. Nick Pickering then struck the Everton crossbar with an overhead kick. In the last moments of the match, Steve Ogrizovic saved a shot from Sharp and the match ended 1–0 to Everton who won the Charity Shield for the eighth time.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of The Football League and the Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was contested by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time. The 1987 FA Charity Shield was the 65th edition of the event.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
Coventry City had qualified to participate in the Charity Shield after they defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final, winning 3–2. Everton were eligible to play in the Charity Shield after they had ended the 1986–87 season as league champions. This was Everton's tenth appearance in the Charity Shield, and the fourth consecutive season, as well as their eighth visit to Wembley Stadium in four years. Coventry City were making their debut in the competition and playing at Wembley Stadium for the second time in their history, the first being their victory in the previous season's FA Cup. The most recent meeting between the sides was in the First Division on 7 February 1987 at Goodison Park which Everton had won 3–1 with goals from Trevor Steven, Adrian Heath and Gary Stevens, with Cyrille Regis scoring Coventry City's solitary goal.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
During the off-season, Everton's manager Howard Kendall had left the club to take over at Spanish side Athletic Bilbao, with whom he was able to participate in European football competition while English clubs were banned after the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. He was replaced at Everton by then-coach Colin Harvey in what was his first managerial role. Coventry City's John Sillett became the sole manager after George Curtis had moved into an administrative role at the club.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
Everton were without their first-choice goalkeeper Neville Southall following a knee operation, so Bobby Mimms took his place in the starting line-up. Paul Bracewell, Pat Van Den Hauwe and Ian Snodin were also out with injury and while doubt remained over Heath's fitness following an ankle injury, he started for Everton. Coventry City's side included Scottish international David Speedie who had signed for them during the previous month for £750,000 from Chelsea: he was included in the starting eleven in place of Regis who had failed to recover from a groin injury. Everton came into the Charity Shield after having defeated Swedish side Linköpings FF 4–1 with two goals from Graeme Sharp, and one each from Snodin and Ian Marshall. Coventry City adopted a 4–3–3 formation while Everton played as 4–4–2.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
The match was officially referred to as the "General Motors FA Charity Shield" as part of a sponsorship deal between The Football Association and American vehicle manufacturer General Motors. It was played at Wembley Stadium, which first hosted the Shield in 1974. The referee for the match was Ray Lewis from Great Bookham in Surrey.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
The fixture had been brought forward by one week in order to allow the Football League Centenary match to be hosted at the national stadium, which would see a "Football League XI" play against a "Rest of the World XI", which included Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Michel Platini and Josimar. The Charity Shield was broadcast live in several regions on the ITV network.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Background
Coventry City's allocation of tickets for the match was higher than the 25,000 they had received for the FA Cup Final, and the size of their support was reported at the time as setting a new record for a single club in the Charity Shield. The figure varies between sources, with The Guardian placing it at 35,000, while club historians David Brassington and Jim Brown gave the figure as 40,000 and 50,000 respectively. Brassington described it as "the largest exodus Coventry had ever experienced".


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, Pre-match
Everton had to make a change to their line-up on the morning of the match, when full-back Stevens became ill with a virus. He was replaced by Heath, while Alan Harper switched to the defence. Despite Curtis no longer being involved in day-to-day management, Coventry chose him to lead the team out on to the field before the game. This was as a result of Sillett having led them out on his own before the FA Cup Final, following an FA denial of Coventry's request for both men to lead. Sillett said that they had decided before the FA Cup game to split the honours this way, "because we were sure to win the Cup".


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
The match kicked off around 3 p.m. on 1 August 1987 at Wembley Stadium in front of 88,000 spectators in sunny conditions. Coventry's Lloyd McGrath was penalised for a strong challenge on Heath early in the game, but the Everton free kick came to nothing when Sharp fouled goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic. Coventry striker Dave Bennett then made a run towards the Everton goal after Peter Reid had given the ball away, but the attack ended when Nick Pickering was given offside. Speedie received headed a pass from Greg Downs towards Mimms, but was also offside.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
Ten minutes into the game, Harper sent a free kick deep into Coventry's penalty area which was caught by Ogrizovic. He immediately sent the ball down the field towards Speedie, but Everton's Dave Watson was able to clear the danger. Ogrizovic initiated a similar attack minutes later, when his up-field clearance was laid off by Speedie to Micky Gynn. Gynn ran towards Everton's goal and was brought down by a defender. Keith Houchen stopped playing to take a free kick, but the referee had already decided to play advantage and Coventry lost the ball.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
Both sides continued to attack, with Sharp hitting a shot which was too weak, and Pickering then kicking wide of the goal. The award of a corner to Everton, from which Sharp narrowly missed with a header, sparked a mass argument with the referee by Coventry's players. Both teams had started the game with full commitment, with 10 fouls recorded in the first 20 minutes.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
The attacks continued, with Ogrizovic launching Coventry forward a third time, but Houchen's shot went high over the Everton crossbar after a pass from Pickering. Everton's Steven then attempted to score after Coventry full-back David Phillips had given away the ball, but Downs's tackle denied him. Everton had more of the possession in the latter part of the first half, but both sides continued to attack. Sharp made a run down the right wing, with Coventry's defence stretched, but Phillips stopped the attack with a well-timed tackle.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
Speedie then had another chance from an Ogrizovic clearance, but Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe won the ball easily. Paul Power ran down the right, crossing the ball into the penalty area over Ogrizovic's head, but Pickering cleared the ball over the crossbar. Coventry then had what Coventry Evening Telegraph reporter Roger Draper called their "best move of the match", with Houchen, Pickering and Bennett all involved in the build-up, but Speedie's header went wide. Just before half-time, Heath back-heeled the ball to Steven who sprinted down the pitch and delivered a pass into the centre.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, First half
Trevor Peake was unable to reach the ball as it flew over his head and Wayne Clarke was able to strike it firmly into the roof of the Coventry City net to give Everton a 1–0 lead. During the interval, Everton were forced to make a change to their team, as Kevin Sheedy had picked up an Achilles tendon injury, and Neil Pointon came on in his place.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, Second half
Early in the second half, Speedie missed an opportunity to score after a pass from Downs when Mimms saved his strike with his toe. Everton's Watson then became the first player of the match to be booked after he fouled McGrath, who soon after had to be substituted with Steve Sedgley coming on to replace him in the 56th minute. Houchen's diving header from a Gynn cross was then deflected out for a corner, and in the 67th minute, Everton came close to doubling their lead. Heath played a long cross-field pass to Sharp who headed the ball to Power.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Match, Second half
Despite being kicked in the face by Phillips, Power managed to shoot but his strike was over the Coventry City crossbar. Pickering then struck the Everton crossbar with an overhead kick. With five minutes of the match remaining, Gynn was injured by Heath and had to be substituted for Brian Borrows. In the last moments of the match, Ogrizovic saved a shot from Sharp to maintain Everton's lead and the match ended 1–0 to Everton who won the Charity Shield for the eighth time.


1987 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Speaking of the timing of Everton's goal, Sillett noted "it was a terrible time to give away a goal". However, he indicated that his side's performance "proved we're not a flash in the pan – we're going to be in there with the top teams this season." He reflected on the timing of the match, suggesting that neither side had been sufficiently prepared for the game: "You don't expect an athlete like Sebastian Coe to train for two weeks and then go straight into the Olympic Games, do you? The occasion has come too early for both of us."


1987 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
Despite his side's victory, Harvey bemoaned the various injuries afflicting the club: "We were a few players short and I think it showed particularly in the second half". Harvey also tipped Coventry as possible title winners for the upcoming season. He said "I was recently asked who I thought were the outsiders for our title. I said Coventry City. ... After this performance, I see no reason to change my mind."


1987 FA Charity Shield, Post-match
The clubs faced one another in the First Division in the 1987–88 season, with both matches ending in 2–1 wins for the away sides, Coventry City winning at Goodison Park in September 1987 and Everton victorious at Highfield Road the following April. Everton ended the league season in fourth place in the First Division, and were it not for the ban on English clubs in European football, would have qualified to play in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup. Coventry City finished in tenth position in the First Division.


1987 FA Cup Final
The 1987 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur on 16 May 1987 at Wembley Stadium in London, England to determine the winner of the 1986–87 FA Cup. The showpiece match of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), English football's primary cup competition, the 1987 final was the 106th since the competition's inauguration. It was the third final for Tottenham Hotspur in seven years, having won the trophy in 1981 and 1982, while Coventry were making their first appearance in a domestic cup final.


1987 FA Cup Final
Both clubs were in the Football League First Division that season, giving them entry into the competition in the third round. They each won five games en route to the final, with Coventry beating Leeds United 3–2 and Tottenham beating Watford 4–1 in their respective semi-finals. Both clubs recorded songs to commemorate reaching the final. After a December league match between the two sides had finished 4–3 to Coventry, both Tottenham manager David Pleat and Coventry joint-manager John Sillett anticipated an exciting final.


1987 FA Cup Final
Neil Midgley refereed the match in front of a crowd of 96,000. Within two minutes of the kick-off, Tottenham took the lead. Chris Waddle played in a cross from the right wing and Clive Allen beat defender Trevor Peake to the ball to head it past Steve Ogrizovic in the Coventry goal. The scores were level seven minutes later: a deep cross from Greg Downs was headed on by Keith Houchen to Dave Bennett who rounded Ray Clemence and struck the ball past Steve Hodge into the corner of the Tottenham goal.


1987 FA Cup Final
Coventry's Cyrille Regis had a goal disallowed and then, five minutes before half-time, Tottenham restored their one-goal lead. A free kick from Waddle was touched on by Gary Mabbutt and bounced into the far corner of the Coventry goal. Midway through the second half, Coventry were level once again, with Houchen converting a Bennett cross with a diving header, which would later be selected as the BBC Goal of the Season. With the game even at full time, extra time was needed to decide the match. The only goal of extra time was scored in its first period when a cross from Lloyd McGrath looped off Mabbutt's left knee and over Clemence for an own goal, making the final score 3–2 to Coventry.


1987 FA Cup Final
The match is regarded by many pundits as one of the greatest finals in the history of the competition, with BBC TV commentator John Motson calling it "the finest Cup Final I've had the pleasure of commentating on". Allen's goal was his 49th goal of the season for Tottenham which, as of 2021, remains a club record. Having won the FA Cup, Coventry would normally have qualified to participate in the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup. However, the ban on English clubs in European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster meant they were disallowed from taking part, along with Tottenham who would have qualified for the 1987–88 UEFA Cup having finished third in the league.


1987 FA Cup Final, Background
The FA Cup is an annual knockout tournament involving professional and amateur men's football clubs in the English football league system. It is the world's oldest football cup competition. The 1986–87 tournament began in August 1986 with the preliminary round, followed by qualification rounds and then the rounds of the tournament itself culminating in the showpiece final. According to their level within the league system, many teams received byes through to later rounds. As First Division clubs, Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur both received byes through to the third round which featured the last 64 teams in the competition. The 1987 final was the 106th final to be played since it was first held in 1872.


1987 FA Cup Final, Background
In the two league matches between Coventry and Tottenham during the season, each side won their home games. The fixture at White Hart Lane in November 1986 was won 1–0 by Tottenham, with Allen scoring the only goal. The return match at Coventry's Highfield Road was held one month later, shortly after Christmas. In a match described by Coventry City historian Jim Brown as an "epic encounter", Tottenham led 2–1 at half-time but Dave Bennett turned the game around after the interval with two goals in four minutes.


1987 FA Cup Final, Background
Tottenham thought they had salvaged a point with a Nico Claesen equaliser two minutes before the end but Cyrille Regis scored in injury time to secure a 4–3 win for Coventry. Tottenham finished the league campaign in third place, while Coventry ended in tenth position. The 1987 final was Tottenham Hotspur's third FA Cup final in seven years and eighth overall, their most recent appearance being the 1982 FA Cup Final where they beat Queens Park Rangers 1–0 in a replay after drawing the original final 1–1. Coventry were making their first domestic cup final appearance.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Coventry City
Coventry began their FA Cup campaign in the third round with a match against Third Division side Bolton Wanderers at Highfield Road in early January. Coventry won 3–0 in frozen conditions, with Greg Downs, Regis and Bennett scoring the goals. The club's manager for the 1986–87 season was George Curtis, with John Sillett as first-team coach; the two were effectively joint managers. Their fourth-round match was away against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Curtis told the press before the game that "our name is on the cup", but United were the firm favourites. The game was once again played on a frozen pitch and Coventry won 1–0 through a Keith Houchen goal. Recently appointed United manager Alex Ferguson cited Coventry's better play for his team's defeat, saying "their players were prepared to risk life and limb – ours weren't".


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Coventry City
Another away match followed in the fifth round, this time at Stoke City of the Second Division, who had suffered only one defeat since November. The home side played better in the first half but Coventry withstood the pressure and once again took the game 1–0, Micky Gynn scoring on the rebound after David Phillips had failed to convert a Nick Pickering cross in the 72nd minute. The quarter-final was at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday and scores were level after a first-half Regis goal was cancelled out by a 67th-minute equaliser by Gary Megson. But Coventry scored twice in the final stages to progress to their first ever semi-final, against Leeds United.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Coventry City
The semi-final was also played at Hillsborough, this time as a neutral venue, and 27,000 Coventry supporters travelled to Sheffield for the game. Leeds were in the Second Division at the time and Coventry were pre-match favourites, but Leeds started better, forcing goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic to make two early saves and taking the lead after 14 minutes. Coventry played better after going behind, with Regis going close to scoring on three occasions, and eventually equalised after 69 minutes through a Gynn goal. Houchen's goal ten minutes later gave them a 2–1 lead but Leeds equalised with seven minutes remaining. Bennett scored nine minutes into extra time and Coventry held on for the win.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham also began their FA Cup campaign in the third round, with a home match against Fourth Division side Scunthorpe United. It was Scunthorpe's first game at White Hart Lane, and despite the large separation in league position, the two sides were evenly matched in the first half. Gary Mabbutt opened the scoring for Tottenham on 19 minutes, before Steve Johnson equalised for the visitors four minutes later. With the cold wind at their backs, Tottenham began to control the game after half-time, opening up a 3–1 lead through Claesen and Chris Waddle goals.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
Ken DeMange made it 3–2 late in the game, and Scunthorpe had the chance to force a replay in the final minute through a Johnson header, but it was saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Ray Clemence. Tottenham's fourth-round match was more straightforward, as they beat Second Division Crystal Palace 4–0 at White Hart Lane. Mabbutt and a Gary O'Reilly own-goal made it 2–0 at half-time, before a Clive Allen penalty and Claesen goal sealed the game.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
In a match described by Martin Howey of the Newcastle Journal as "captivating", Tottenham beat fellow First Division side Newcastle United 1–0 in the fifth round. The game's only goal was scored by Allen, again from the penalty spot, after Newcastle's Peter Jackson was deemed by the referee to have fouled Richard Gough. Their quarter-final opponents were Wimbledon, who had advanced to that round of the competition for the first time.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
In a scrappy game, featuring numerous free kicks and offside decisions, Wimbledon held on until 80 minutes after which late goals by Glenn Hoddle and Waddle sealed a 2–0 win for Tottenham. Manager David Pleat said afterwards that his team had performed well defensively, despite Wimbledon's style of play being "difficult to contend with".


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
In the semi-final, played in April 1987 at the neutral venue of Villa Park in Birmingham, Tottenham faced Graham Taylor's Watford. Despite playing into the wind in the first half, Tottenham dominated the game from the start. They took the lead after 11 minutes when Steve Hodge followed up a long-range Allen shot, which Watford goalkeeper Gary Plumley had failed to hold. Two minutes later, Plumley was beaten again when John McClelland deflected another Allen shot into his own goal. Watford began to create more chances as Tottenham eased off, forcing Clemence to make two difficult saves in succession.


1987 FA Cup Final, Route to the final, Tottenham Hotspur
But the Londoners reasserted control 10 minutes before half-time as Paul Allen retrieved a cleared corner, beat two defenders and fired a left-footed shot past Plumley. Claesen replaced the injured Allen on 75 minutes, helping to set up Tottenham's fourth goal with his first touch. Claesen's pass reached Ossie Ardiles, who in turn passed to Waddle, whose lay-off was finished by Hodge. Watford then scored a late consolation goal through Malcolm Allen, giving a final score of 4–1 to Tottenham.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Both clubs recorded songs to commemorate reaching the final. London musicians Chas & Dave released a song called "Hot Shot Tottenham!" which reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. Coventry's single "Go For It" reached number 61. Having never lost in their seven previous finals, Tottenham were considered by bookmakers as heavy favourites to win. All but one of the 13 players in their squad had played international football, many with considerable Wembley experience, and striker Allen had netted 48 goals in the season to date.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
By contrast, Coventry had only one international in Phillips, and only four of their players had appeared at the national stadium. Speaking a week before the game, Irish defender Jimmy Holmes, who had previously played for both clubs, predicted that with the talent of Hoddle, Ardiles, Waddle, Hodge and Allen, Tottenham would be hard to beat. He did not write off Coventry's chances altogether, however, noting that "if they go at [Tottenham], and keep them under pressure, anything is possible".


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Recalling the league game at Highfield Road, Pleat predicted an exciting game, noting that "neither side knows how to defend, and both have pace in midfield"; he also expressed optimism that the players and supporters would approach match "in a good spirit" citing improved refereeing, a reduction in hooliganism in English football, and increased crowds. Sillett also predicted an exciting final, saying "it could be a classic – and it won't be for the want of trying".


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Both sides adopted a 4–4–2 formation. Coventry had to play without regular full-back Brian Borrows, after he suffered an injury in the season's final league game. His place in the starting 11 was taken by midfielder Gynn, with Phillips moving from the midfield to the defence to replace Borrows. Tottenham fielded a full-strength squad, with Chris Hughton playing at right back in place of Gary Stevens.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Hughton had missed all but ten of the team's games since November due to an injury but was fit for the final, and Pleat's decision was influenced in part by Stevens's potential versatility as a substitute. It was the first season in which teams were allowed to select two substitutes for an FA Cup match.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Pre-match
Tottenham wore all-white kit while Coventry played in blue-and-white striped shirts, navy shorts and blue socks. In the league match at Highfield Road, the referee had deemed the two kits too similar in colour and, because they had not brought their away kit, Tottenham had been ordered to wear Coventry's yellow away shirts. There was no such issue with their kit for the final, although due to a mix-up only half of the Tottenham players wore the Holsten sponsorship on their shirts. The referee for the match was Neil Midgley of Greater Manchester. After the national anthem was played, the Duchess of Kent was introduced to both sides by their respective captains, while accompanied by Bert Millichip, chairman of the Football Association.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
Tottenham kicked off the match around 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 96,000 and in hot conditions. Within two minutes of the kick-off, Tottenham took the lead. Waddle played in a cross from the right wing and Clive Allen beat defender Trevor Peake to the ball to head it past Coventry's Ogrizovic for his 49th goal of the season. In the fifth minute, Regis played a pass to Downs on the left wing, whose deep cross was fingertipped out by Clemence for a corner, which came to nothing.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
Three minutes later, Mitchell Thomas fouled Gynn deep in the Tottenham half: the resulting free kick was eventually cleared to Gynn who passed to Regis whose cross was cleared but the ball fell to Phillips and his snap-shot was deflected away. Coventry maintained the pressure and in the ninth minute levelled the score. A deep cross from Downs was headed on by Houchen to Bennett who rounded Clemence and struck the ball past Hodge into the corner of the Tottenham goal. Two minutes later, a high cross from Houchen was dropped by Clemence but cleared by Hughton. In the 18th minute, Hoddle was fouled by Pickering around 25 yards (23 m) from the Coventry goal:  Waddle's left-footed direct free kick flew narrowly over the bar.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
Midway through the first half, Coventry won a throw-in deep in Tottenham territory. The long throw from Phillips was flicked on by Houchen before Regis headed it into the goal past a diving Clemence but it was disallowed for a push on Thomas. In the 27th minute, Hoddle's out-swinging corner was headed goalbound by Gough but was defended by Peake whose defensive header looped into the hands of Ogrizovic. Three minutes later, a backpass from Peake was chased down by Clive Allen, forcing Orgizovic to run from his area and make a hurried clearance which was intercepted by Hoddle.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
The Tottenham midfielder's shot was blocked by Peake whose pass to Ogrizovic was misplaced, allowing Clive Allen another chance which this time he struck into the side-netting. In the 32nd minute, Waddle shot from around 25 yards (23 m) but his low strike was gathered by Ogrizovic before Clive Allen could capitalise. Waddle then dribbled the ball from just outside the centre circle before taking a diagonal shot which was stopped by Ogrizovic. The Coventry goalkeeper made another save from Waddle minutes later with another low shot from outside the area.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
In the 35th minute, a quick break from Coventry saw Regis run at the Tottenham defence before passing the ball through to Gynn. His shot was low and hard to Clemence's right-hand side but the Tottenham goalkeeper saved before Mabbutt cleared it out. Two minutes later, Thomas passed the ball to Hodge on the left side,  halfway into the Coventry half. He took the ball to the goal line before his cross-cum-shot had to be tipped behind by Ogrizovic.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
A long free kick from just over the halfway line was lofted by Brian Kilcline to the edge of the Tottenham penalty area where Houchen headed it on: the ball fell to Pickering who held off his marker to turn and shoot but the ball bounced into Clemence's hands. Late in the half, Pickering fouled Paul Allen on the right-hand touchline, midway into the Coventry half. Hoddle's free kick into the penalty area flew over three defenders and fell to Mabbutt whose left-footed strike bounced into the Coventry goal to make it 2–1 to Tottenham after 41 minutes.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, First half
In the final minute of the first half, a high cross from Kilcline from the right-hand side of the pitch was headed by Mabbutt into the path of Regis. He flicked it first time to Pickering whose shot on the turn was defended by Gough to allow Clemence to gather the ball. After a brief period of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the half.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
Neither side made any changes to their teams during the half-time period, and Coventry got the second half underway. In the 49th minute, Hoddle was dispossessed by Lloyd McGrath and the ball fell to Gynn. His run down the right wing culminated in a low cross into the Tottenham penalty area which was cleared by Gough. From the resulting throw-in, Tottenham made a quick break from deep in their own half, and a high ball from Hoddle found Clive Allen with space on the right-hand side of the pitch.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
He dribbled towards the Coventry penalty area, cut onto his left foot and struck the ball high and wide of the goal. On 54 minutes, a poor defensive clearance from Peake was collected by Hughton who played the ball to Hoddle: his mazy run towards the Coventry area ended with a cross which was narrowly missed by Clive Allen but caught by Ogrizovic. Almost immediately, a long ball upfield from Kilcline found Gynn amongst four Tottenham defenders: he strode towards the penalty area but his attempted pass was cut out by Gough. In the 59th minute, a free kick from Downs was headed on to Kilcline whose header was caught by Clemence.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
In the 63rd minute, a long goal-kick from Ogrizovic was headed on by Regis to Houchen. He controlled the ball before passing out to Bennett on the right wing while continuing his run into the Tottenham penalty area. Bennett controlled the ball before producing a right-footed cross which Houchen struck past Clemence with a diving header into the bottom-left corner of the goal to make it 2–2.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
Six minutes later, Waddle cut in from the right wing and passed to Hoddle who held the ball up before nutmegging McGrath to find Paul Allen in the penalty area: his shot was caught by Ogrizovic. In the 70th minute, a quick throw-in from Bennett found Phillips whose cross into the box was headed goalward by Houchen but was saved by Clemence low to his left. Paul Allen's 73rd minute shot from distance cleared the Coventry bar. On 79 minutes, Hoddle played the ball from deep in the Coventry half on the right wing into the penalty area to Hodge. He turned his defender to make a low cross which was struck high and wide by Clive Allen. Waddle then received the ball from a throw-in just into the Coventry half: he advanced and struck a left-footed shot from around 30 yards (27 m) past the post.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
In the 82nd minute, Regis received the ball following a flick-on from an Ogrizovic goal-kick, and ran with it into the Tottenham penalty area. With six defenders in his way, eventually the ball was collected by Clemence. With less than two minutes of regulation time remaining, Hughton crossed from the right into the Coventry box, where Clive Allen controlled it before shooting on the turn from close range: Ogrizovic saved it with his foot. In the 89th minute, Coventry made the first substitution of the match, with Graham Rodger coming on to replace Kilcline who had sustained an injury in an earlier mis-timed tackle on Mabbutt. The scores stayed level until full-time and the game went into extra time.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
During the break, Tottenham made their first substitution of the game, with Stevens coming on to replace Ardiles, before Tottenham kicked off the first period of extra time. Five minutes into extra time, Hodge received the ball in his own half and ran towards the Coventry goal, beating three defenders before his shot was blocked by Downs on the edge of the penalty area. In the 96th minute, Rodger picked up a loose ball from Tottenham and he advanced over the half-way line before sending a left-footed pass out to McGrath in space on the right wing.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
McGrath then ran into the Tottenham penalty area and crossed the ball which Mabbutt deflected upwards off his left knee and over Clemence to score an own goal, making it 3–2 to Coventry. Before the teams kicked off again, Tottenham made their second and final substitution, Claeson coming on to replace Hughton. With five minutes of the first period of extra time remaining, Coventry broke quickly from their own half, as Bennett found Gynn.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
He dribbled to the edge of the Tottenham box before being fouled by Gough;  the resulting free kick was struck straight into Hoddle in the defensive wall. Two minutes later, Bennett played the ball into the penalty area to the feet of Houchen whose low first-time shot was saved by Clemence down to his right. The referee brought the first period of extra time to a close, with the score 3–2 to Coventry.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
No changes were made by the Coventry team during the break and they kicked off the second period of extra time. Neither side dominated the early stages, but in the 109th minute, Gynn made an incisive run towards the edge of the Tottenham area, laying the ball off to Pickering whose placed shot went wide and high of the goal. With ten minutes to go, a corner from Hoddle was punched away by Ogrizovic and Bennett cleared the danger.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
In the 112th minute, Regis had the ball on the corner of the Tottenham penalty area and passed to Gynn who ran towards the goal but his strike was wide of the post. Clive Allen then saw his weak shot easily picked up by Ogrizovic. With three minutes remaining, a wayward pass from Mabbutt was intercepted by Bennett who quickly passed to Gynn. He ran into the Tottenham area, rode the challenge of Stevens and took the ball wide before shooting, but Clemence caught the strike.


1987 FA Cup Final, Match, Extra time
Coventry began to run down the clock by keeping possession but Tottenham still had a long-range volley from Hoddle which was gathered by Ogrizovic. It proved to be the final chance of the game as the referee blew the whistle for full time, with Coventry winning the FA Cup for the first time in their history.


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Sillett said he was confident that his side was going to win but was humble in victory: "The longer the game went on, the more certain I was that we were going to win it ... But there should be credit all round here. We saw two sides trying to play attacking football as we both showed the best of the English game." His counterpart Pleat bemoaned not capitalising on the 2–1 lead his side held but was gracious in defeat: "We were in a lovely position at half-time. A third goal for us would have killed it ...


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
In the end I thought they deserved to finish in front. We were stretched and they might have scored more. But we contributed to a fair game." Pleat suggested that "a couple of our players did not do what they have been doing or are capable of doing. The players who did not quite get to grips with it know who they are." It was Hoddle's last game for the club before he moved to AS Monaco.


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Clive Allen scored his 49th goal of the season for Tottenham in the final which, as of 2021, remains a club record. His scoring exploits earned him the FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. Mabbutt became the third person to score both for and against his own club in an FA Cup final, the others being Bert Turner (Charlton Athletic in 1946) and Tommy Hutchison (for Manchester City in 1981).


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Tottenham had been knocked out of the Football League Cup in the semi-finals by North London rivals and eventual winners Arsenal and had finished third in the league, and so, having spent most of the season challenging for a unique domestic treble, they ended it with no major trophies at all.


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The day after the match, Coventry paraded the trophy on an open-top bus tour of the city. Around 250,000 people celebrated along the route from Hinckley Road to Speakers' Corner, while the bells of the old Coventry Cathedral were rung for the first time in over a century. Sillett praised the support saying "we expected a good response to our win but this is beyond our wildest dreams." Regis was also complimentary to the supporters, noting: "It is absolutely wonderful, the fans have been fantastic." The bus was already in the collection of the Coventry Transport Museum who had acquired the vehicle the previous year, and as of 2021 it remains as an exhibit in the museum.


1987 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Because English clubs were banned from taking part in European competition following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, Coventry were disallowed from taking part in the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup. Tottenham would also have qualified for Europe, securing a place in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup for finishing third in the league, but for the ban. The FA Cup win coincided with an attempt to resurrect the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1987–88 as the Anglo Scottish Challenge Cup. It saw Coventry pitted with 1986–87 Scottish Cup winners St Mirren. However poor attendances at the first leg (a 1–1 draw at Highfield Road) meant that the revival was halted, and the second leg was never played.


1987 FA Cup Final, Legacy
The 1987 FA Cup Final is regarded by many pundits as one of the greatest finals in the history of the competition. In a 2020 article, Daily Telegraph sports reporter Luke Edwards ranked the match top of his list of ten greatest finals, ahead of the 1953 "Stanley Matthews" final. A similar assessment in 2020 by the staff of football magazine FourFourTwo placed the match in its top ten, as did a 2001 "tour around some of the greatest FA Cup finals" by BBC Sport. BBC TV commentator John Motson stated that it was "the finest Cup Final I've had the pleasure of commentating on". Houchen's header was awarded the BBC Goal of the Season for 1987. One of Coventry's fanzines is entitled Gary Mabbutt's Knee in commemoration of the deciding goal.


1987 FAMAS Awards
The 34th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1987  in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different  films for the year 1986.


1987 FAMAS Awards
Magdusa ka  won the most awards with four wins but it was Gabi na Kumader that won FAMAS Award for Best Picture both were produced by Viva Films. On the other hand,  Nora Aunor earned her 15th consecutive nomination from FAMAS


1987 FIA European Formula 3 Cup
The 1987 FIA European Formula Three Cup was the third European Formula Three Cup race and the first to be held at the Silverstone Circuit on October 4, 1987. The race was won by Briton Steve Kempton, driving for Reynard R&D outfit, who finished ahead of Italian Alberto Apicella and Frenchman Bertrand Gachot.


1987 FIBA Club World Cup
The 1987 FIBA Club World Cup took place at PalaTrussardi, Milan. It was the 21st edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It was the fourth edition of the competition that was held under the name of FIBA Club World Cup. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Tracer Milano, Maccabi Elite, Cibona, Žalgiris, and FC Barcelona. From the South American Club Championship participated Monte Líbano, and Ferro Carril Oeste. Representing the Division I (NCAA) was the State of Washington NCAA All-Stars Team.


1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1987 European Championship for Cadets) was the 9th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Székesfehérvár and Kaposvár, in Hungary, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the fifth time. It was its third title in a row and fourth in the last five tournaments.


1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Final standings
Živko Badžim, Oliver Popović, Rastko Cvetković, Žan Tabak, Ante Perica, Nenad Grmuša, Boris Orcev, Marijan Kraljević, Obrad Ignjatović, Arijan Komazec, Mirko Pavlović, and Bojan Popović. Head Coach: Janez Drvarič.


1987 FIBA European Champions Cup Final
The 1987 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was the deciding game of the 1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup season. The game was played on 2 April 1987, at the Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, in Lausanne, Switzerland.


1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 7th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, from 26 July to 2 August 1987.


1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The Soviet Union won their seventh title in a row.


1987 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.


1987 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1987 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Timaru and Christchurch. For the first time, a team other than Australia and New Zealand competed after French Polynesia decided to send a team to the tournament. Australia won its 8th consecutive Oceania Championship to qualify for Olympics.


1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Italian: 1987 Campionato del mondo FIBA Under 19) was the third edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Bormio, Italy from July 29 to August 5, 1987. Yugoslavia won their first and only championship (as Yugoslavia) in the tournament after beating the defending champions, the United States, 86–76 in the final. Toni Kukoč was named the tournament MVP.


1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Several players who played at the tournament have been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, including Vlade Divac and Toni Kukoč, while Gary Payton, Dino Rađa, Kukoč, and Divac are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, Medal rosters
4 Zoran Kalpić, 5 Luka Pavićević, 6 Nebojša Ilić, 7 Toni Kukoč, 8 Miroslav Pecarski, 9 Teoman Alibegović, 10 Aleksandar Đorđević, 11 Samir Avdić, 12 Vlade Divac, 13 Radenko Dobraš, 14 Dino Rađa, 15 Slaviša Koprivica (Head coach: Svetislav Pešić)