1986–87 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1986–87 season
Manager	Billy McNeill, Jimmy Frizzell
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	21st (relegated)
FA Cup	Round 3
EFL Cup	Round 3
Full Members' Cup	Quarter-final
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 and EFL Cup. The club was relegated to the second division at the end of the season.

First Division[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	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	42	11	11	20	45	55	−10	44	Into play-offs^[a]
20	Leicester City	42	11	9	22	54	76	−22	42	Relegated
21	Manchester City	42	8	15	19	36	57	−21	39
22	Aston Villa	42	8	12	22	45	79	−34	36

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Charlton Athletic were able to retain their place in the 1st Division through play-offs.

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	showManchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

EFL Cup[]

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

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

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

Full Members' Cup[]

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

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

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

References[]

^ "History". Statto.

External links[]

Official website

[table_note_res_RPR0.9462364366959-2] Charlton Athletic were able to retain their place in the 1st Division through play-offs.

[1] "History". Statto.

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