1986–87 Gillingham F.C. season
Southern section semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Cascarino Dave Shearer (16 each) All: Tony Cascarino (30) | ||
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Highest home attendance | 16,775 vs Swindon Town (22 May 1987) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,984 vs Colchester United (26 January 1987) | ||
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During the
During the season, Gillingham also reached the third round of the
Background and pre-season
The 1986–87 season was Gillingham's 55th season playing in the Football League and the 37th since the club was elected back into the League in 1950 after being voted out in 1938. It was the club's 13th consecutive season in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system, since the team gained promotion from the Fourth Division as runners-up in 1974.[1] In the 12 seasons since then, the team had achieved a best finish of fourth place, one position away from promotion to the Second Division, a feat achieved in both the 1978–79 and 1984–85 seasons.[1] The club had never reached the second level of English football in its history.[2] In the 1985–86 season, Gillingham had finished fifth and missed out on promotion by two places.[1]
Following the resolution of the issues behind the scenes, Peacock signed six new players before the season began. In July,
Third Division
August–December
The team's first game of the season was an away match against Newport County; Haylock, Pearce, Pritchard and Quow all made their debuts in a 2–1 victory. Weatherly scored the team's first goal of the season and Dave Shearer scored the winner.[24] The first home league game took place at Priestfield Stadium seven days later against Bristol City in front of a crowd of 4,185, the largest attendance for Gillingham's opening home game since 1981.[25] Shearer scored in a 1–1 draw and then got the only goal of the game away to Rotherham United to give Gillingham the win and seven points out of a possible nine from the first three games of the season.[24] The team's unbeaten run in the league extended to six games with a goalless draw against Middlesbrough and 2–0 wins against both York City and Brentford, before the first defeat of the season came against Mansfield Town.[24] Colin Greenall, a highly rated defender who had been signed from Blackpool for £40,000 at the start of September, made his debut in the Middlesbrough game.[24][26]
A game against
The postponed game away to AFC Bournemouth was played on 2 December; since the start of the season Bournemouth had won every league game played at their home stadium, Dean Court. Gillingham, however, secured a 2–0 win with goals from Martin Robinson and Pritchard, which took the team to the top of the Third Division table.[30][31][32] In the next league game, Gillingham lost 3–0 away to mid-table Bolton Wanderers, a game in which Tony Cascarino was sent off.[33] Gillingham bounced back from the defeat with a 4–1 victory over Bristol Rovers which ensured they were back on top of the division heading into the Christmas period.[34] The team ended 1986 with two games on consecutive days; a draw with Fulham on Boxing Day followed by a defeat to Swindon Town the next day left Gillingham in third place in the Third Division table going into the new year.[24] The game against Swindon, regarded by fans as one of Gillingham's rivals since the 1970s,[35] drew an attendance of 9,982, more than 4,000 higher than that at any other match at Priestfield to that point of the season.[24]
January–May
Gillingham began 1987 with a home win over
In March, Gillingham won three consecutive league matches for the first time since November, beating
The team began April with two consecutive wins against Doncaster Rovers and Blackpool but then lost to Walsall.
Match results
Key
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Results[24]
Date | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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23 August 1986 | Newport County (A)
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2–1 | Weatherly, Shearer | 2,533 |
30 August 1986 | Bristol City (H) | 1–1 | Shearer | 4,185 |
6 September 1986 | Rotherham United (A) | 1–0 | Shearer | 3,243 |
13 September 1986 | Middlesbrough (H) | 0–0 | 4,888 | |
16 September 1986 | York City (H) | 2–0 | Weatherly, Eves | 4,115 |
27 September 1986 | Brentford (H) | 2–0 | Eves, Robinson | 4,710 |
30 September 1986 | Mansfield Town (A) | 0–1 | 3,046 | |
4 October 1986 | Bury (H) | 1–0 | Cascarino | 4,326 |
15 October 1986 | Chester City (A) | 1–1 | Greenall | 2,198 |
18 October 1986 | Carlisle United (H) | 1–0 | Pritchard | 4,204 |
21 October 1986 | Darlington (A) | 1–1 | Shearer | 1,512 |
25 October 1986 | Port Vale (A) | 2–1 | Shearer (pen.), Pritchard | 3,055 |
1 November 1986 | Chesterfield (H) | 3–0 | Greenall, Shearer, Pritchard | 4,373 |
4 November 1986 | Blackpool (H) | 2–1 | Shearer, Weatherly | 5,951 |
7 November 1986 | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 0–2 | 2,691 | |
22 November 1986 | Notts County (H) | 3–1 | Shearer (2), Cascarino | 5,514 |
29 November 1986 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 1–3 | Shearer | 2,492 |
2 December 1986 | AFC Bournemouth (A) | 2–0 | Robinson, Pritchard | 7,756 |
13 December 1986 | Bolton Wanderers (A) | 0–3 | 4,867 | |
19 December 1986 | Bristol Rovers (H) | 4–1 | Pritchard, Robinson, Cascarino (2) | 4,473 |
26 December 1986 | Fulham (A) | 2–2 | Parker (o.g.), Collins | 5,894 |
27 December 1986 | Swindon Town (H) | 1–3 | Greenall | 9,982 |
1 January 1987 | Walsall (H) | 4–0 | Pritchard (3), Elsey | 6,003 |
3 January 1987 | Notts County (A) | 1–3 | Cascarino | 5,832 |
3 February 1987 | Rotherham United (H) | 1–0 | Pritchard | 3,862 |
7 February 1987 | York City (A) | 1–2 | Smith | 2,845 |
14 February 1987 | Chester City (H) | 1–2 | Quow | 4,438 |
17 February 1987 | Newport County (H)
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1–1 | Gordon | 3,643 |
21 February 1987 | Brentford (A) | 2–3 | Cascarino, Gordon | 4,015 |
28 February 1987 | Mansfield Town (H) | 2–0 | Cascarino, Pritchard | 4,251 |
3 March 1987 | Chesterfield (A) | 0–1 | 2,026 | |
7 March 1987 | Port Vale (H) | 0–0 | 3,929 | |
14 March 1987 | Carlisle United (A) | 4–2 | Pritchard, Shearer (2), Cascarino | 2,117 |
17 March 1987 | Darlington (H) | 4–1 | Cascarino (3), Shearer | 3,558 |
21 March 1987 | AFC Bournemouth (H) | 2–1 | Weatherly, Shearer | 7,577 |
28 March 1987 | Bury (A) | 0–1 | 2,197 | |
4 April 1987 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | 2–1 | Elsey, Cascarino | 3,501 |
11 April 1987 | Blackpool (A) | 1–0 | Shearer | 2,558 |
18 April 1987 | Walsall (A) | 0–1 | 5,109 | |
20 April 1987 | Fulham (H) | 4–1 | Shearer (pen.), Lovell, Cascarino (2) | 6,123 |
22 April 1987 | Bristol City (A) | 0–2 | 10,260 | |
25 April 1987 | Bristol Rovers (A) | 1–0 | Cascarino | 3,174 |
28 April 1987 | Middlesbrough (A) | 0–3 | 11,937 | |
2 May 1987 | Wigan Athletic (H) | 0–0 | 5,408 | |
4 May 1987 | Swindon Town (A) | 1–1 | Pritchard | 10,287 |
9 May 1987 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | 1–0 | Cascarino | 5,319 |
Partial league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Bournemouth | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 97 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 94 | Promoted |
3 | Swindon Town | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 87 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 85 | |
5 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 78 | |
6 | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 77 | |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 76 |
Play-offs
Under the original format of the play-offs, the club which had finished immediately above the automatic
Match results
Key
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Results[28]
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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14 May 1987 | Semi-final, first leg | Sunderland (H) | 3–2 | Cascarino (3) | 13,804 |
17 May 1987 | Semi-final, second leg | Sunderland (A) | 3–4 | Cascarino (2), Pritchard | 25,470 |
22 May 1987 | Final, first leg | Swindon Town (H) | 1–0 | Smith | 16,775 |
25 May 1987 | Final, second leg | Swindon Town (A) | 1–2 | Elsey | 14,382 |
29 May 1987 | Final, replay | Swindon Town (N) | 0–2 | 18,491 |
Cup matches
FA Cup
As a Third Division team, Gillingham entered the
Match results
Key
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Results[28]
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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15 November 1986 | First | Kettering Town (A) | 3–1 | Robinson, Hinnigan, Kellock (o.g.) | 2,845 |
6 December 1986 | Second | Chelmsford City (H) | 2–0 | Cascarino (2) | 5,843 |
19 January 1987 | Third | Wigan Athletic (A) | 1–2 | Greenall (pen.) | 3,459 |
Football League Cup
Gillingham entered the 1986–87 Football League Cup in the first round, being drawn against Northampton Town of the Fourth Division. The first round was played over two legs; Gillingham won the first leg at Priestfield 1–0 and drew the second leg at the County Ground 2–2 for a 3–2 aggregate win.[63] In the second round, Gillingham were drawn against the reigning cup-holders, Oxford United of the First Division.[64] The first leg was played at Oxford's home ground, the Manor Ground, where Gillingham were comprehensively outplayed, losing 6–0. Republic of Ireland international striker John Aldridge scored four of the Oxford goals.[65][66] This was the most goals conceded by Gillingham in a match since a 7–1 defeat by York City in November 1984.[67] Although Gillingham managed to hold their First Division opponents to a 1–1 draw at Priestfield in the second leg, they lost 7–1 on aggregate and were eliminated from the League Cup.[68]
Match results
Key
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Results[28]
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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25 August 1986 | First (first leg) | Northampton Town (H) | 1–0 | Weatherly | 2,948 |
3 September 1986 | First (second leg) | Northampton Town (A) | 2–2 | Cascarino (2) | 2,724 |
24 September 1986 | Second (first leg) | Oxford United (A) | 0–6 | 5,246 | |
7 October 1986 | Second (second leg) | Oxford United (H) | 1–1 | Cascarino | 3,033 |
Associate Members' Cup
The
Match results
Key
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Results[28]
Date | Round | Opponents | Result | Goalscorers | Attendance |
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25 November 1986 | Preliminary (southern section) | Notts County (A) | 5–0 | Cascarino (2), Shearer (2), Robinson | 1,668 |
16 December 1986 | Preliminary (southern section) | Northampton Town (H) | 1–0 | Pritchard | 2,047 |
26 January 1987 | First (southern section) | Colchester United (H) | 2–0 | Smith, Cascarino | 1,984 |
10 February 1987 | Quarter-final (southern section) | Port Vale (A) | 3–3 | Elsey, Cascarino, Smith | 2,768 |
10 March 1987 | Semi-final (southern section) | Bristol City (A) | 0–2 | 10,540 |
Players
Pritchard and Haylock made the most appearances of any Gillingham player during the season, both missing only a single game. Pritchard was in the starting line-up for 44 of the 46 league games and came on as a substitute in both the others. He also played in all of the club's games in the FA Cup, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup and play-offs with the sole exception of the match against Chelmsford City in the FA Cup, for a total of 62 games in all competitions.[28] Haylock was absent for one league game, against Middlesbrough in April, but played in every match in the other competitions and thus finished the season with the same number of appearances; unlike Pritchard, he was in the starting line-up for all 62 games in which he played.[28] Cascarino had the next highest number of appearances, with 60; he missed three consecutive league games between December 26 and January 1 but started every other match.[28] Oakes, Graham Westley and youth-team manager Gorman made the fewest appearances, each playing twice. Gorman, aged 37, was named as a substitute in the first leg of the League Cup tie against Oxford United and was in the starting line-up for the second leg; he had not played a professional match in England since 1979.[75] Westley's two appearances were both as a substitute, making him the only player to play for Gillingham during the season without starting a game.[28] The veteran Weatherly made his 500th appearance for the team in April, only the fourth player in the club's history to reach this milestone.[76][77]
Cascarino was the team's leading scorer when considering goals in all competitions. The striker scored 16 goals in Third Division matches, 2 in the FA Cup, 3 in the League Cup, 4 in the Associate Members' Cup and 5 in the play-offs for a total of 30 goals. Shearer scored the same number of goals as Cascarino in Third Division matches but only added 2 in other competitions for a total of 18.[28] Cascarino scored a hat-trick on two occasions, once in the Third Division and once in the play-offs.[28] Pritchard scored the team's only other hat-trick of the season and was the only other player to reach double figures, scoring 12 goals in the Third Division and 14 overall.[28] Both Cascarino and Greenall were elected by their fellow professionals into the PFA Team of the Year for the Third Division.[78]
Player | Position | Third Division
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Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Associate Members' Cup | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mark Beeney | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Les Berry | DF | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Tony Cascarino | FW | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 30 |
Paul Collins | MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Karl Elsey | MF | 43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 4 |
Mel Eves | FW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Irvin Gernon | DF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Colin Gordon | FW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
John Gorman | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Colin Greenall | DF | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
Paul Haylock | DF | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
Ron Hillyard | GK | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
Joe Hinnigan | DF | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
Steve Jacobs | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Phil Kite | GK | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
Steve Lovell | FW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Keith Oakes | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Graham Pearce | DF | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Howard Pritchard | FW | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 14 |
Trevor Quow | MF | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Martin Robinson | FW | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
Dave Shearer | FW | 36 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 18 |
Dave Smith | FW | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 4 |
Mark Weatherly | DF | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 5 |
Graham Westley | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW = Forward, MF = Midfielder, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender
Aftermath
Gillingham manager Peacock noted that he felt "as low as I have ever felt in football" after the play-off final defeat.[57] He also rued the absence of Shearer for parts of the season, contending that if the Scottish striker had been fit throughout, his goalscoring partnership with Cascarino would have secured an automatic promotion place.[79] It had been speculated during the season that if Gillingham again failed to gain promotion, Cascarino, seen as the team's most valued player, would be signed by a club in a higher division, officials from several top clubs having visited Gillingham matches to watch him in action. Shortly after the play-off final defeat he joined Millwall of the Second Division for a transfer fee of £225,000. This was at the time the highest fee which Gillingham had ever received for a player.[80][81] He would go on to play at the highest level in both England and Scotland and represent the Republic of Ireland at Euro 1988, the 1990 World Cup and the 1994 World Cup.[80] Robinson, who had been a regular starter in the first half of the season but featured less frequently in the latter stages, also moved on, joining Southend United for £25,000.[82]
Gillingham began the following season mounting another challenge for promotion, and in the early part of the season beat Southend United 8–1 and Chesterfield 10–0 on consecutive Saturdays.[83] The team's form quickly declined and Peacock was sacked in December 1987, to be replaced by his former assistant Taylor.[84] The team finished the 1987–88 season in 13th place in the Third Division.[85]
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