1986–87 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1986–87 season
Manager	Billy McNeill (to 20 Sept 1986); Jimmy Frizzell (from 21 Sept 1986)
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	21st (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Third round
Full Members' Cup	Quarter-finals
Biggest win	3–0 (25 Apr 1987 v Arsenal, PL Round 39)
Biggest defeat	5–0 (27 Dec 1986 at Charlton Athletic, PL Round 22)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 season was Manchester City's 85th season of competitive football and 65th season in the top division of English football.^[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Full Members' Cup. The club was relegated to the second division at the end of the season.

First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Oxford United	42	11	13	18	44	69	−25	46
19	Charlton Athletic (O)	42	11	11	20	45	55	−10	44	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
20	Leicester City (R)	42	11	9	22	54	76	−22	42	Relegation to the Second Division
21	Manchester City (R)	42	8	15	19	36	57	−21	39
22	Aston Villa (R)	42	8	12	22	45	79	−34	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	8	15	19	36	57	−21	39	8	6	7	28	24	+4	0	9	12	8	33	−25

Source: [1]

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	L

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

9 January 1987 Third round	Manchester United	1–0	Manchester City	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

EFL Cup

22 September 1986 Third round	Southend United	0–0	Manchester City	Southend-on-Sea
				Stadium: Roots Hall

8 October 1986 Third round	Manchester City	2–1	Southend United	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

27 October 1986 Fourth round	Arsenal	3–1	Manchester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

Full Members' Cup

4 November 1986 Second round	Manchester City	3–1	Wimbledon	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

26 November 1986 Third round	Manchester City	1–0	Watford	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

31 January 1987 Quarter final	Manchester City	2–3	Ipswich Town	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

References

^ "History". Statto.

External links

Official website

[1] "History". Statto.

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