1986–87 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1986-87 season
Chairman Robert Maxwell
Manager Arthur Cox
Stadium Baseball Ground
Second Division 1st
FA Cup First round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Bobby Davison (19)
All: Bobby Davison (22)
Highest home attendance 21,485 vs. Portsmouth 4 March 1987
Lowest home attendance 8,531 vs.Chester City 27 August 1986
Average home league attendance 15,237
Home colours
Away colours

The 1986–87 season was the 89th season of association football in the Football League played by Derby County F.C., an English football club based in Derby, Derbyshire.[1][2] Their third-place finish in the 1985–86 season meant they were promoted to the second tier. Arthur Cox was the manager for his third season in charge. Derby won the Second Division in this season.

Overview

Derby County played in three competitions in the 1986-87 season. The Football League Second Division, FA Cup, and Football League Cup.

The league season started on 23 August 1986 and finished on 9 May 1987. Derby finished first in the Second Division and won promotion to the First Division for the following season.

They entered the FA Cup in the first round of the FA Cup and lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday on 26 January 1987.

Derby entered the League Cup in the first round and were knocked out of the League Cup in the third round by Aston Villa, losing 2-1.

Players

Position Nationality Name
GK England Mark Wallington
GK England Eric Steele
GK England Steve Sutton
GK England Martin Taylor
DF England Rob Hindmarch
DF England Richard Pratley
DF England Paul Blades
DF England Mike Forsyth
DF England David Linighan
DF England Ross MacLaren
DF England Graham Harbey
DF England Mel Sage
MF England Mark Lillis
MF England John Gregory
MF England Gary Micklewhite
MF England David Penney
MF Wales Geraint Williams
MF England Mickey Lewis
MF England Steve McClaren
MF England Steve Cross
FW England Nigel Callaghan
FW Republic of Ireland Jeff Chandler
FW England Andy Garner
FW England Bobby Davison
FW England Phil Gee

Kit

The kit for this season was manufactured by sportswear company OSCA. The home kit was traditional white, but with yellow and blue trim on the collar and arms. The away kit had light and dark blue vertical stripes.

The main sponsor for the kit was Sportsweek. This was the only season they sponsored the shirt.

Home
Away

Results

Second Division

League Cup

FA Cup


References

  1. "Derby County Facts And Figures". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "The History Of Derby County". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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