1986–87 Coventry City F.C. season

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1986–87 Coventry City F.C. season

Manager	John Sillett
Stadium	Highfield Road
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Cyrille Regis (12) All: Cyrille Regis (16)
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During the 1986–87 English football season, Coventry City competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Coventry City won the FA Cup, defeating Tottenham Hotspur, who had spent much of the season competing for a unique domestic treble of the league and the League and FA Cups, 3–2 in a final considered by many^[who?] to be one of the greatest FA Cup finals of all time. The FA Cup triumph was Coventry's first (and, as of 2014, only) major trophy. The only downside to Coventry's victory was UEFA's decision to extend the ban on English teams competing in European competition to a third season, denying Coventry a place in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

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Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Steve Ogrizovic — DF  ENG Micky Adams — DF  ENG Brian Borrows — DF  ENG Tony Dobson — DF  ENG Greg Downs — DF  ENG Brian Kilcline (captain) — DF  ENG Martin Lane — DF  ENG Trevor Peake — DF  ENG Graham Rodger[notes 1] — DF  ENG Steve Sedgley — MF  ENG Dave Bennett

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Micky Gynn — MF  ENG Lloyd McGrath — MF  ENG Nick Pickering — MF  ENG David Smith — MF  WAL David Phillips[notes 2] — FW  ENG Paul Culpin — FW  ENG Keith Houchen — FW  ENG Steve Livingstone — FW  ENG Ian Painter — FW  ENG Cyrille Regis[notes 3]

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Andy Williams (to Rotherham United)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ENG Gareth Evans (to Rotherham United)

Transfers[]

In[]

• David Phillips - Manchester City
• Keith Houchen - Scunthorpe United, July, £60,000
• Nick Pickering - Sunderland

Out[]

• Andy Williams - Rotherham United, October

Results[]

FA Cup[]

Third Round[]

• Coventry City 3–0 Bolton Wanderers

Fourth Round[]

• Manchester United 0–1 Coventry City

Fifth Round[]

• Stoke City 0–1 Coventry City

Sixth Round[]

• Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Coventry City

Semi-Final[]

Final[]

Coventry

Tottenham

After only two minutes, Clive Allen scored his 49th goal of the season, heading past keeper Steve Ogrizovic at the near-post from a perfect Chris Waddle cross. Within seven minutes though, the Sky Blues were level through Dave Bennett, a Cup Final loser in 1981 for Manchester City, ironically at the hands of Spurs.

The London club were back in front five minutes before the break through past defender Gary Mabbutt. Midway through the second half Coventry were level again – Bennett's pinpoint cross from the right was met by striker Keith Houchen with a diving header for a memorable goal.

The scores stayed level until full-time and the game went into extra time. Six minutes in, Mabbutt scored an own goal after Lloyd McGrath centred the ball and it took a deflection off of the Spurs defender's knee and over keeper Ray Clemence.

English League Cup[]

Second Round[]

• Coventry City 4-2 Rotherham United (On aggregate)
• 1st Leg, Coventry City 3-2 Rotherham United
• 2nd Leg, Rotherham United 0-1 Coventry City

Third Round[]

• Coventry City 2-1 Oldham Athletic

Fourth Round[]

• Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool
• Replay, Liverpool 3-1 Coventry City

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