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95th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool 1986β87 football season
The 1986β87 season was
Liverpool Football Club ' s
95th season in existence and their 25th consecutive season in the
First Division . It was their second season under the management of
Kenny Dalglish , and as defending
double winners they finished this season only having (jointly) won the
FA Charity Shield , coming close to silverware as league runners-up and losing finalists in the League Cup. They finished runners-up in the league nine points behind local rivals Everton, after an eventful title race which had seen them fight out with a resurgent Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as well as face surprise challenges during the season from unfancied sides including Norwich City, Luton Town and newly promoted Wimbledon.
At the end of the season, striker
Ian Rush headed to
Italy to sign for
Juventus . His successor in the Liverpool attack,
John Aldridge , had been signed during the season from Oxford United. After the season ended, Dalglish further enhanced Liverpool's forward positions with a move for Newcastle United striker
Peter Beardsley and Watford winger
John Barnes .
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Transfers
In
Out
Pos
Player
To
Fee
Date
MF
Sammy Lee
QPR
Β£200,000
August 1986
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Matches
First Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
23-Aug-86
Newcastle United
A
2β0
Rush 5' , 83'
33,306
Report
Report
25-Aug-86
Manchester City
H
0β0
39,989
Report
Report
30-Aug-86
Arsenal
H
2β1
MΓΈlby pen 19'
Rush 57'
38,637
Report
Report
03-Sep-86
Leicester City
A
1β2
Dalglish 85'
16,344
Report
Report
06-Sep-86
West Ham United
A
5β2
Whelan 24'
Johnston 51'
Dalglish 66' , 90'
Rush 70'
29,807
Report
Report
13-Sep-86
Charlton Athletic
H
2β0
MΓΈlby pen 56'
Rush 80'
37,413
Report
Report
20-Sep-86
Southampton
A
1β2
McMahon 62'
20,452
Report
Report
27-Sep-86
Aston Villa
H
3β3
Wark pen 24' , 43'
McMahon 79'
38,298
Report
Report
04-Oct-86
Wimbledon
A
3β1
MΓΈlby 50'
Rush 56' , 90'
15,978
Report
Report
11-Oct-86
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0β1
43,139
Report
Report
18-Oct-86
Oxford United
H
4β0
Rush 29' , 89'
Dalglish 33'
MΓΈlby pen 53'
34,512
Report
Report
25-Oct-86
Luton Town
A
1β4
MΓΈlby pen 81'
13,140
Report
Report
01-Nov-86
Norwich City
H
6β2
Nicol 15'
Walsh 30' , 58' , 75'
Rush 48' , 70'
36,915
Report
Report
08-Nov-86
Queens Park Rangers
A
3β1
Rush 9'
Nicol 15'
Johnston 76'
24,045
Report
Report
16-Nov-86
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1β1
Rush 58'
28,020
Report
Report
23-Nov-86
Everton
A
0β0
48,247
Report
Report
29-Nov-86
Coventry City
H
2β0
MΓΈlby pen 24'
Wark 90'
31,614
Report
Report
06-Dec-86
Watford
A
0β2
23,954
Report
Report
14-Dec-86
Chelsea
H
3β0
Whelan 31'
Rush 51'
Nicol 78'
25,856
Report
Report
20-Dec-86
Charlton Athletic
A
0β0
16,564
Report
Report
26-Dec-86
Manchester United
H
0β1
40,663
Report
Report
27-Dec-86
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1β0
Rush 64'
40,959
Report
Report
01-Jan-87
Nottingham Forest
A
1β1
Rush 88'
32,854
Report
Report
03-Jan-87
West Ham United
H
1β0
McMahon 86'
41,286
Report
Report
17-Jan-87
Manchester City
A
1β0
Rush 72'
35,336
Report
Report
24-Jan-87
Newcastle United
H
2β0
Walsh 53'
Rush 79'
38,054
Report
Report
14-Feb-87
Leicester City
H
4β3
Rush 29' , 47' , 86'
Walsh 30'
34,259
Report
Report
21-Feb-87
Aston Villa
A
2β2
Johnston 1'
Walsh 62'
32,093
Report
Report
28-Feb-87
Southampton
H
1β0
Aldridge 60'
33,133
Report
Report
07-Mar-87
Luton Town
H
2β0
MΓΈlby pen 17'
Own goal 39'
32,433
Report
Report
10-Mar-87
Arsenal
A
1β0
Rush 20'
47,777
Report
Report
14-Mar-87
Oxford United
A
3β1
Wark 35' , 63'
Rush 53'
14,211
Report
Report
18-Mar-87
Queens Park Rangers
H
2β1
Rush 18' , 71'
28,988
Report
Report
22-Mar-87
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0β1
32,763
Report
Report
28-Mar-87
Wimbledon
H
1β2
Dalglish 47'
36,409
Report
Report
11-Apr-87
Norwich City
A
1β2
Rush 36'
22,879
Report
Report
18-Apr-87
Nottingham Forest
H
3β0
Dalglish 34'
Whelan 51'
Ablett 68'
37,359
Report
Report
20-Apr-87
Manchester United
A
0β1
54,103
Report
Report
25-Apr-87
Everton
H
3β1
McMahon 9'
Rush 45' , 85'
44,827
Report
Report
02-May-87
Coventry City
A
0β1
26,709
Report
Report
04-May-87
Watford
H
1β0
Rush 82'
40,150
Report
Report
09-May-87
Chelsea
A
3β3
Rush 9'
McMahon 77'
Aldridge 84'
29,245
Report
Report
FA Charity Shield
FA Cup
League Cup
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
23-Sep-86
Fulham
H
10β0
Rush 8' , 76'
Wark 10' , 63'
Whelan 28'
McMahon 44' , 66' , 71' , 79'
Nicol 83'
13,498
Report
Report
07-Oct-86
Fulham
A
3β2
McMahon 2'
Own goal 6'
MΓΈlby pen 43'
7,864
Report
Report
29-Oct-86
Leicester City
H
4β1
McMahon 5' , 7' , 60'
Dalglish 30'
20,248
Report
Report
19-Nov-86
Coventry City
A
0β0
26,385
Report
Report
26-Nov-86
Coventry City
H
3β1
MΓΈlby pen 4' , pen 39' , pen 72'
19,179
Report
Report
21-Jan-87
Everton
A
1β0
Rush 83'
53,323
Report
Report
11-Feb-87
Southampton
A
0β0
22,818
Report
Report
25-Feb-87
Southampton
H
3β0
Whelan 67'
Dalglish 75'
MΓΈlby 85'
38,481
Report
Report
Final
Super Cup
Final
First Leg
Second leg
Liverpool won 7β2 on aggregate
Dubai Super Cup
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
9-Dec-86
Celtic
N
1β1 (Liverpool win 4β2 on pens)
Hansen 89'
15,000
Report
References
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1β4 Level 5 Levels 6β7 Levels 8β9
Isthmian League (
Two North ,
Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (
Premier ,
One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
London Spartan League (
Premier ,
One )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (
One ,
Two )
Northern Counties East League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern League (
One ,
Two )
South Midlands League (
Premier ,
One )
Sussex County League (
One ,
Two )
United Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (
Premier ,
One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups