1986–87 Coventry City F.C. season
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| 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
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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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 City | 3 – 2 (aet) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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)  96' |
C. Allen 2' Mabbutt 40' |
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Tottenham
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After only two minutes,
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 United0-1 Coventry City
Third round
- Coventry City 2-1 Oldham Athletic
Fourth round
References
Notes
- ^ Rodger was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Phillips was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in May 1984.
- ^ Regis was born in Maripasoula, French Guiana, and qualified to represent France internationally, but was raised in England from the age of 5 and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for England in February 1982.