1986–87 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 60th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Cardiff City
1986–87 season
ChairmanTony Clemo
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division13th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup4th round
Welsh Cup4th round
Freight Rover TrophyPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wimbleton (8)
All: Paul Wimbleton (11)
Highest home attendance11,505 (v Swansea, 26 December 1986)
Lowest home attendance1,510 (v Hartlepool, 7 May 1987)
Average home league attendance3,128

Players

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First team squad. [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 Graham Moseley
-- GK   WAL Mel Rees
-- DF   WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF   ENG Phil Brignull
-- DF   ENG Mike Ford
-- DF   ENG Andy Kerr
-- DF   WAL Jason Perry
-- DF   ENG Nick Platnauer
-- DF   ENG Steve Sherlock
-- MF   WAL Gareth Davies
-- MF   WAL Brian Flynn
-- MF   WAL David Giles
-- MF   WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF   ENG Steve Mardenborough
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   WAL Chris Marustik
-- MF   ENG Paul McLoughlin
-- MF   WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF   ENG Alan Rogers
-- MF   WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- MF   ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF   ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW   ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW   WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW   ENG Dean Horrix
-- FW   WAL Chris Pike
-- FW   ENG Tony Simmons
-- FW   ENG Robbie Turner

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Cambridge United 46 17 11 18 60 62 −2 62
12 Swansea City 46 17 11 18 56 61 −5 62
13 Cardiff City 46 15 16 15 48 50 −2 61
14 Exeter City 46 11 23 12 53 49 +4 56
15 Halifax Town 46 15 10 21 59 74 −15 55
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHA
ResultDDWLDDWWDLLDDWLLWWWDLDLWWLLDWDLLDDWDLDWLWLLDWW
Position~~812141610591216161513141814109101112161613131716131314141414131313131314141414141413
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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23 August 1986 (1986-08-23) 1 Hartlepool United 1–1 Cardiff City Hartlepool
15:00 Tony Smith     83' Robbie Turner Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,800
30 August 1986 (1986-08-30) 2 Cardiff City 0–0 Rochdale Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,546
Referee: Noel Butler (Surrey)
6 September 1986 (1986-09-06) 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00   89' Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 5,740
13 September 1986 (1986-09-13) 4 Cardiff City 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Cardiff
15:00   John Morrissey
  45' John Morrissey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,868
16 September 1986 (1986-09-16) 5 Cardiff City 1–1 Lincoln City Cardiff
19:45 Alan Rogers     Tony Simmons Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,402
20 September 1986 (1986-09-20) 6 Exeter City 0–0 Cardiff City Exeter
15:00 Stadium: St James's Park
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Paul Vanes (Warley)
27 September 1986 (1986-09-27) 7 Cardiff City 4–1 Hereford United Cardiff
15:00 Paul Wheeler   8'
Nigel Vaughan   27'
Paul Wimbleton   (pen)
Alan Curtis  
  77' John Delve Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,353
1 October 1986 (1986-10-01) 8 Peterborough United 1–2 Cardiff City Peterborough
19:30 Les Lawrence   4'   Nigel Vaughan
  65' Paul Wheeler
Attendance: 2,600
4 October 1986 (1986-10-04) 9 Cardiff City 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan   42'   60' Geoff Thomas Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,570
11 October 1986 (1986-10-11) 10 Wrexham 5–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
15:00 Jim Steel   6'
Steve Charles   24' (pen)
Barry Horne   41'
Barry Horne   49'
Steve Massey   67'
  88' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 2,926
17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) 11 Colchester United 3–1 Cardiff City Colchester
19:30 John Reeves   18'
Tony English   55'
Simon Burman   81'
  83' Paul Wheeler Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Alf Buksh (London)
25 October 1986 (1986-10-25) 12 Cardiff City 1–1 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
15:00 Terry Boyle   72'   81' Steve Johnson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,145
31 October 1986 (1986-10-31) 13 Halifax Town 1–1 Cardiff City Halifax
19:30 Phil Brown   (pen)   33' Nick Platnauer Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,640
4 November 1986 (1986-11-04) 14 Preston North End 0–1 Cardiff City Preston
19:30   53' Mike Ford Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,614
8 November 1986 (1986-11-08) 15 Cardiff City 0–2 Southend United Cardiff
15:00   15' Roy McDonough
  Richard Cadette
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)
22 November 1986 (1986-11-22) 16 Stockport County 2–0 Cardiff City Stockport
15:00 Vernon Allatt   13'
Levi Edwards   86'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,674
29 November 1986 (1986-11-29) 17 Cardiff City 3–0 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Bartlett   9'
Kevin Bartlett   78'
Paul Wimbleton   25' (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,071
13 December 1986 (1986-12-13) 18 Cardiff City 2–0 Aldershot Cardiff
15:00 Nick Platnauer   9'
Nigel Vaughan   78'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,443
19 December 1986 (1986-12-19) 19 Burnley 1–3 Cardiff City Burnley
19:30 Ashley Hoskin   65'   57' Nigel Vaughan
  58' Chris Pike
  79' Paul Wimbleton
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
26 December 1986 (1986-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 0–0 Swansea Town Cardiff
11:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,505
Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil)
28 December 1986 (1986-12-28) 21 Northampton Town 4–1 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 Ian Benjamin  
Dave Gilbert   (pen)
Trevor Morley  
Richard Hill  
  Chris Pike Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,138
Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Camberley, Surrey)
3 January 1987 (1987-01-03) 22 Cardiff City 1–1 Stockport County Cardiff
15:00 Paul Wheeler   29'   20' Vernon Allatt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,038
24 January 1987 (1987-01-24) 23 Cardiff City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00   39' (pen) Andy Thompson
  42' Steve Bull
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,331
Referee: NJ Ashley (Nantwich)
7 February 1987 (1987-02-07) 24 Lincoln City 0–1 Cardiff City Lincoln
15:00   48' (pen) Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,954
Referee: K Redfern
21 February 1987 (1987-02-21) 25 Hereford United 0–2 Cardiff City Hereford
  48' (og) Wayne Cegielski
  70' Dean Horrix
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,969
24 February 1987 (1987-02-24) 26 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Birkenhead
19:30 Stephen Vickers  
Andy Muir  
  Tony Simmons Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,456
28 February 1987 (1987-02-28) 27 Cardiff City 0–1 Peterborough United Cardiff
15:00   Noel Luke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,620
3 March 1987 (1987-03-03) 28 Cardiff City 0–0 Halifax Town Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,784
7 March 1987 (1987-03-07) 29 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:00 Brian Smith   22'   19' Andy Kerr
  24', 81' Dean Horrix
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1,935
10 March 1987 (1987-03-10) 30 Rochdale 0–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
19:30 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)
14 March 1987 (1987-03-14) 31 Cardiff City 0–2 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00   49' Simon Lowe
  51' Simon Lowe
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,222
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
17 March 1987 (1987-03-17) 32 Orient 2–0 Cardiff City Orient
19:30 Alan Comfort   3'
Alan Comfort   38'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,401
21 March 1987 (1987-03-21) 33 Cardiff City 0–0 Wrexham Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,805
24 March 1987 (1987-03-24) 34 Cardiff City 1–1 Orient Cardiff
19:45 Nick Platnauer   89'   3' Andy Sussex Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,562
28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) 35 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Cardiff City Crewe
15:00 Geoff Thomas   48'   Paul Wheeler
  78' Paul Wheeler
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1,762
31 March 1987 (1987-03-31) 36 Cardiff City 0–0 Exeter City Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,825
3 April 1987 (1987-04-03) 37 Southend United 2–0 Cardiff City Southend
19:30 Derek Hall  
Richard Cadette  
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,917
11 April 1987 (1987-04-11) 38 Cardiff City 1–1 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Paul Wimbleton   90'   John Thomas Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,528
18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) 39 Cardiff City 3–1 Torquay United Cardiff
15:00 Steve Mardenborough   38'
Alan Curtis   59'
Paul Wheeler   61'
  16' Mark Loram Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,840
20 April 1987 (1987-04-20) 40 Swansea Town 2–0 Cardiff City Swansea
11:30 Paul Atkinson   26'
Terry Boyle   77' (og)
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 6,653
25 April 1987 (1987-04-25) 41 Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Paul Wimbleton   64' (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
28 April 1987 (1987-04-28) 42 Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City Torquay
19:30 Mark Gardiner   Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,365
1 May 1987 (1987-05-01) 43 Cambridge United 2–1 Cardiff City Cambridge
19:45 Mark Schiavi  
David Crown  
  Jason Gummer Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,563
4 May 1987 (1987-05-04) 44 Cardiff City 1–1 Northampton Town Cardiff
15:00 Alan Curtis   47'   Ian Benjamin Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,682
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 45 Cardiff City 4–0 Hartlepool United Cardiff
15:00 Alan Curtis   20'
Jason Gummer   32'
Kevin Bartlett  
Paul Wimbleton   86'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,510
9 May 1987 (1987-05-09) 46 Aldershot 1–2 Cardiff City Aldershot
19:45 Bobby Barnes   49'   41' Jason Gummer
  Kevin Bartlett
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,680

Source [2] [3]

Littlewoods Cup

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26 August 1986 (1986-08-26) Round 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 5–4 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
19:45 Nigel Vaughan   29', 56'
Terry Boyle   70'
Robbie Turner   54'
Paul Wheeler   83'
  4' John Matthews
  18', 38' Russell Coughlin
  44' Kevin Summerfield
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,503
2 September 1986 (1986-09-02) Round 1 (Second Leg) Plymouth Argyle 0–1
(4–6 agg.)
Cardiff City Plymouth
19:30   David Giles Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,829
28 October 1986 (1986-10-28) Round 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Chelsea Cardiff
19:45 Nick Platnauer   48'
Nick Platnauer   75'
  47' (pen) Keith Jones Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,018
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
18 November 1986 (1986-11-18) Round 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
19:30 Bernard McNally   87' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,634

FA Cup

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15 November 1986 (1986-11-15) Round 1 Ton Pentre 1–4 Cardiff City Ton Pentre
14:30 Gareth Bees   45'   42' Chris Marustik
  71' Chris Marustik
  38' Paul Wimbleton
  89' Paul Wheeler
Stadium: Ynys Park
Attendance: 2,700
9 December 1986 (1986-12-09) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–0 Brentford Cardiff
19:45 Paul Wimbleton   1'
Kevin Bartlett  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,531
Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
10 January 1987 (1987-01-10) Round 3 Millwall 0–0 Cardiff City Millwall
15:00 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,615
20 January 1987 (1987-01-20) Round 3 (Replay) Cardiff City 2–2 (a.e.t.) Millwall Cardiff
19:45 Nigel Vaughan   33'
Chris Marustik   73'
  2' John Leslie
  84' Darren Morgan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,585
Referee: John Moules (Kent)
26 January 1987 (1987-01-26) Round 3 (2nd Replay) Cardiff City 1–0 Millwall Cardiff
19:45 Chris Pike   47' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)
31 January 1987 (1987-01-31) Round 4 Stoke City 2–1 Cardiff City Stoke
15:00 Carl Saunders   33'
Phil Heath   70'
  Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 20,423
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Welsh Cup

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25 November 1986 (1986-11-25) Round 3 Cardiff City 4–0 Taff's Well Cardiff
19:45 Kevin Bartlett   12'
Kevin Bartlett   62'
Paul Wheeler   77'
Terry Boyle   84'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 581
3 February 1987 (1987-02-03) Round 4 Wrexham 1–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:30 Steve Buxton   25' Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 1,915

Freight Rover Trophy

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2 December 1986 (1986-12-02) Round 1 (Group) Cardiff City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
19:45   75' Steve Bull Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
6 January 1987 (1987-01-06) Round 1 (Group) Bournemouth 1–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:30 Sean O'Driscoll   83' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 1,482

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1986-87 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987-88. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-14354-6.