1986–87_Football_League_Cup
1986–87 Football League Cup
Football tournament season
The 1986–87 Football League Cup (known as the Littlewoods Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.
| League Cup, Littlewoods Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  England Wales |
| Teams | 92 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | John Aldridge (6) |
The competition began on 25 August 1986, and ended with the final on 5 April 1987. The final was played between Arsenal and Liverpool. The match, played in front of 96,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium, was won by Arsenal 2–1.
Luton Town were thrown out of the competition when they refused to allow Cardiff City fans to attend the match at Kenilworth Road. This was at the moment when club's then chairman, Conservative MP David Evans, tried to introduce a scheme effective from the start of 1986–87 banning all visiting supporters from the ground, and requiring home fans to carry identity cards when attending matches.
First leg
Second leg
First leg
Second leg
Luton Town v Cardiff City
Luton Town were thrown out of the competition when they refused to allow Cardiff City fans to attend the match at Kenilworth Road.
This allowed Cardiff a bye into the Third Round.
Ties
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3–1 | Manchester City | 28 October 1986 |
| Bradford City | 3–1 | Portsmouth | 29 October 1986 |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | 28 October 1986 |
| Cardiff City | 2–1 | Chelsea | 28 October 1986 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 October 1986 |
| Coventry City | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | 28 October 1986 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | 29 October 1986 |
| Derby County | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 29 October 1986 |
| Everton | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 October 1986 |
| Liverpool | 4–1 | Leicester City | 29 October 1986 |
| Manchester United | 0–0 | Southampton | 29 October 1986 |
| Norwich City | 4–1 | Millwall | 29 October 1986 |
| Oxford United | 3–1 | Sheffield United | 29 October 1986 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Hull City | 28 October 1986 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Birmingham City | 29 October 1986 |
| Watford | 2–3 | West Ham United | 29 October 1986 |
Replays
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Derby County | 4 November 1986 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | 5 November 1986 |
| Southampton | 4–1 | Manchester United | 4 November 1986 |
Ties
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | 18 November 1986 |
| Bradford City | 0–5 | Nottingham Forest | 18 November 1986 |
| Cambridge United | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 November 1986 |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | Liverpool | 18 November 1986 |
| Norwich City | 1–4 | Everton | 19 November 1986 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | 19 November 1986 |
| Southampton | 2–1 | Aston Villa | 19 November 1986 |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | Oxford United | 26 November 1986 |
Replay
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3–1 | Coventry City | 26 November 1986 |
Ties
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | 21 January 1987 |
| Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool | 21 January 1987 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 January 1987 |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 January 1987 |
Replay
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | West Ham United | 2 February 1987 |
North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were both in the league title race this season and the League Cup semi-final paired them together, where the scores were equal over two legs before Arsenal won the replay. Liverpool, four-time winners earlier in the decade, were held to a 0–0 draw at Southampton in the first leg of the other semi-final before triumphing 3–0 at Anfield.
First leg
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 February 1987 |
| Southampton | 0–0 | Liverpool | 11 February 1987 |
Second leg
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3–0 | Southampton | 25 February 1987 | 3–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2[1] | Arsenal | 1 March 1987 | 2–2 |
Replay
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Arsenal | 4 March 1987 |
Match details
General
- "English League Cup 1986/1987". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1986/1987". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. pp. 447–457. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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