Seasons · Division Two · Season 67

1986/87

Finished 4th · Manager Billy Bremner

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The season · Record

Played: 55
Won: 25
Drawn: 11
Lost: 19
For: 74
Against: 60
Points: 68

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Plymouth Argyle
Biggest defeat: 2–7; v Stoke City
Clean sheets: 20
Top scorer: Baird; 19 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 15,400

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1986/87
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	42	25	9	8	64	38	+26	84
2	Portsmouth	42	23	9	10	53	28	+25	78
3	Oldham Athletic	42	22	9	11	65	44	+21	75
4	Leeds United	42	19	11	12	58	44	+14	68
5	Ipswich Town	42	17	13	12	59	43	+16	64
6	Crystal Palace	42	19	5	18	51	53	-2	62
7	Plymouth Argyle	42	16	13	13	62	57	+5	61
8	Stoke City	42	16	10	16	63	53	+10	58
9	Sheffield United	42	15	13	14	50	49	+1	58
10	Bradford City	42	15	10	17	62	62	0	55
11	Barnsley	42	14	13	15	49	52	-3	55
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	10	17	45	55	-10	55
13	Reading	42	14	11	17	52	59	-7	53
14	Hull City	42	13	14	15	41	55	-14	53
15	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	12	17	51	49	+2	51
16	Millwall	42	14	9	19	39	45	-6	51
17	Huddersfield Town	42	13	12	17	54	61	-7	51
18	Shrewsbury Town	42	15	6	21	41	53	-12	51
19	Birmingham City	42	11	17	14	47	59	-12	50
20	Sunderland	42	12	12	18	49	59	-10	48
21	Grimsby Town	42	10	14	18	39	59	-20	44
22	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	9	12	21	37	54	-17	39

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1986/87
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
23 Aug	A	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	8,346	Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers
25 Aug	H	Stoke City	2–1	13,334	Won 2–1 v Stoke City
30 Aug	H	Sheffield United	0–1	18,294	Lost 0–1 v Sheffield United
2 Sep	A	Barnsley	1–0	6,839	Won 1–0 v Barnsley
6 Sep	A	Huddersfield Town	1–1	9,306	Drew 1–1 v Huddersfield Town
13 Sep	H	Reading	3–2	12,248	Won 3–2 v Reading
20 Sep	A	Bradford City	0–2	13,525	Lost 0–2 v Bradford City
27 Sep	H	Hull City	3–0	13,551	Won 3–0 v Hull City
4 Oct	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	11,923	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
11 Oct	H	Crystal Palace	3–0	14,316	Won 3–0 v Crystal Palace
18 Oct	H	Portsmouth	3–1	21,361	Won 3–1 v Portsmouth
25 Oct	A	Grimsby Town	0–0	7,223	Drew 0–0 v Grimsby Town
1 Nov	H	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	14,966	Won 1–0 v Shrewsbury Town
8 Nov	A	Millwall	0–1	6,869	Lost 0–1 v Millwall
15 Nov	H	Oldham Athletic	0–2	21,052	Lost 0–2 v Oldham Athletic
21 Nov	A	Birmingham City	1–2	7,836	Lost 1–2 v Birmingham City
29 Nov	H	Derby County	2–0	19,129	Won 2–0 v Derby County
6 Dec	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	19,853	Lost 0–3 v West Bromwich Albion
13 Dec	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	12,014	Won 3–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
21 Dec	A	Stoke City	2–7	12,358	Lost 2–7 v Stoke City
26 Dec	H	Sunderland	1–1	21,286	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
27 Dec	A	Oldham Athletic	1–0	8,477	Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
1 Jan	A	Ipswich Town	0–2	14,125	Lost 0–2 v Ipswich Town
3 Jan	H	Huddersfield Town	1–1	17,983	Drew 1–1 v Huddersfield Town
24 Jan	H	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	14,452	Drew 0–0 v Blackburn Rovers
7 Feb	A	Sheffield United	0–0	12,494	Drew 0–0 v Sheffield United
14 Feb	H	Barnsley	2–2	14,216	Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
28 Feb	H	Bradford City	1–0	21,802	Won 1–0 v Bradford City
7 Mar	H	Grimsby Town	2–0	14,270	Won 2–0 v Grimsby Town
10 Mar	A	Portsmouth	1–1	13,745	Drew 1–1 v Portsmouth
21 Mar	A	Crystal Palace	0–1	8,781	Lost 0–1 v Crystal Palace
28 Mar	H	Plymouth Argyle	4–0	18,618	Won 4–0 v Plymouth Argyle
4 Apr	H	Millwall	2–0	18,304	Won 2–0 v Millwall
8 Apr	A	Hull City	0–0	9,531	Drew 0–0 v Hull City
14 Apr	A	Shrewsbury Town	2–0	4,186	Won 2–0 v Shrewsbury Town
18 Apr	H	Ipswich Town	3–2	24,839	Won 3–2 v Ipswich Town
20 Apr	A	Sunderland	1–1	14,725	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
22 Apr	A	Reading	1–2	7,415	Lost 1–2 v Reading
25 Apr	H	Birmingham City	4–0	19,100	Won 4–0 v Birmingham City
2 May	A	Derby County	1–2	20,087	Lost 1–2 v Derby County
4 May	H	West Bromwich Albion	3–2	24,688	Won 3–2 v West Bromwich Albion
9 May	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	8,139	Won 1–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion

Play-Off · 5 played

Play-Off fixtures, 1986/87
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
14 May	H	Oldham Athletic	1–0	29,472	Won 1–0 v Oldham Athletic
17 May	A	Oldham Athletic	1–2	19,216	Lost 1–2 v Oldham Athletic
23 May	A	Charlton Athletic	0–1	16,680	Lost 0–1 v Charlton Athletic
25 May	H	Charlton Athletic	1–0	31,395	Won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic
29 May	N	Charlton Athletic	1–2	18,000	Lost 1–2 v Charlton Athletic

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1986/87
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
11 Jan	H	Telford United	2–1	6,460	Won 2–1 v Telford United
3 Feb	A	Swindon Town	2–1	14,031	Won 2–1 v Swindon Town
21 Feb	H	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	31,324	Won 2–1 v Queens Park Rangers
15 Mar	A	Wigan Athletic	2–0	12,479	Won 2–0 v Wigan Athletic
12 Apr	N	Coventry City	2–3	51,372	Lost 2–3 v Coventry City

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1986/87
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
23 Sep	A	Oldham Athletic	2–3	5,569	Lost 2–3 v Oldham Athletic
8 Oct	H	Oldham Athletic	0–1	11,449	Lost 0–1 v Oldham Athletic

Full Members Cup · 1 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1986/87
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
1 Oct	H	Bradford City	0–1	3,960	Lost 0–1 v Bradford City