# 1986–87 Everton F.C. season

During the 1986–87 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 1st in the table with 86 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Wimbledon, and to the quarter finals of the League Cup, losing to Liverpool.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 86 | Disqualified from the European Cup |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 77 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 71 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 70 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 68 | |
* ↑ Arsenal would have qualified as League Cup winners.

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 23 August 1986 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 35,198 | Sheedy (2) |
| 25 August 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–2 | 33,007 | Sharp, Langley |
| 30 August 1986 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 13,504 | Marshall |
| 2 September 1986 | Oxford United | H | 3–1 | 26,018 | Steven (pen), Harper, Langley |
| 6 September 1986 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 30,173 | |
| 13 September 1986 | Wimbledon | A | 2–1 | 11,708 | Sheedy, Sharp |
| 21 September 1986 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 25,843 | Sharp, Sheedy, Heath |
| 27 September 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 28,007 | |
| 4 October 1986 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 30,007 | |
| 11 October 1986 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | 10,564 | Sheedy (2) |
| 18 October 1986 | Southampton | A | 2–0 | 18,009 | Steven (pen), Wilkinson |
| 25 October 1986 | Watford | H | 3–2 | 28,577 | Mountfield (2), Steven (pen) |
| 2 November 1986 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 19,094 | |
| 8 November 1986 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 29,727 | Steven (pen), Sheedy |
| 15 November 1986 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | 13,450 | Heath, Sheedy |
| 23 November 1986 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 48,247 | |
| 29 November 1986 | Manchester City | A | 3–1 | 27,097 | Heath (2), Power |
| 6 December 1986 | Norwich City | H | 4–0 | 26,476 | Power, Steven (pen), Pointon, Heath |
| 13 December 1986 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 11,151 | |
| 20 December 1986 | Wimbledon | H | 3–0 | 25,553 | Steven, Sheedy, Heath |
| 26 December 1986 | Newcastle United | A | 4–0 | 47,024 | Steven (2), Power, Heath |
| 28 December 1986 | Leicester City | H | 5–1 | 39,730 | Heath (2), Wilkinson, O'Neil (o.g.), Sheedy |
| 1 January 1987 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | 40,203 | Harper, Steven, Sheedy, |
| 3 January 1987 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–0 | 19,287 | Sharp |
| 17 January 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–0 | 33,011 | Steven (pen), Watson |
| 25 January 1987 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 17,009 | |
| 7 February 1987 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | 30,402 | Stevens, Steven, Heath |
| 14 February 1987 | Oxford United | A | 1–1 | 11,878 | Wilkinson |
| 28 February 1987 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | 47,421 | |
| 8 March 1987 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 14,014 | Heath |
| 14 March 1987 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | 26,564 | Wright (o.g.), Power, Watson |
| 21 March 1987 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | 27,291 | Steven (pen), Stevens |
| 28 March 1987 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | 36,218 | Clarke |
| 4 April 1987 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 21,914 | McLaughlin (o.g.), Harper |
| 11 April 1987 | West Ham United | H | 4–0 | 35,731 | Clarke, Reid, Stevens, Watson |
| 18 April 1987 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | 31,218 | Sheedy |
| 20 April 1987 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | 43,576 | Clarke (3) |
| 25 April 1987 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 44,827 | Sheedy |
| 2 May 1987 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 37,541 | |
| 4 May 1987 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | 23,489 | Van Den Hauwe |
| 9 May 1987 | Luton Town | H | 3–1 | 44,092 | Steven (2 pens), Sharp |
| 11 May 1987 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | 28,287 | Mountfield |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 10 January 1987 | Southampton | A | 2–1 | 32,320 | Sharp (2) |
| 4 | 31 January 1987 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 15,519 | Snodin |
| 5 | 22 February 1987 | Wimbledon | A | 1–3 | 9,924 | Wilkinson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2:1 | 24 September 1986 | Newport County | H | 4–0 | 11,957 | Wilkinson (2), Langley, Heath |
| 2:2 | 7 October 1986 | Newport County | A | 5–1 (agg 9–1) | 7,172 | Wilkinson (3), Sharp, Mullen (o.g.) |
| 3 | 28 October 1986 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 4–0 | 24,638 | Wilkinson (2), Heath, Mountfied |
| 4 | 19 November 1986 | Norwich City | A | 4–1 | 17,988 | Sheedy, Sharp, Steven (pen), Heath |
| QF | 21 January 1987 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | 53,323 | |

### Full Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 4 | 3 December 1986 | Newcastle United | H | 5–2 | 7,530 | Sharp (3 including 1 penalty), Heath, Sheedy |
| QF | 3 March 1987 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–2 | 7,914 | Steven, Wilkinson |

### FA Charity Shield

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 16 August 1986 | Liverpool | N | 1–1 | 88,231 | Heath |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Adams |
| — | MF | ENG | Warren Aspinall |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Bracewell |
| — | FW | ENG | Wayne Clarke |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Harper |
| — | FW | ENG | Adrian Heath |
| — | MF | ENG | Kevin Langley |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall |
| — | GK | ENG | Bobby Mimms |
| — | DF | ENG | Derek Mountfield |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Pointon |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Power |
| — | DF | WAL | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Reid |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SCO | Graeme Sharp |
| — | MF | IRL | Kevin Sheedy |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| — | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| — | MF | ENG | Trevor Steven |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Stevens |
| — | DF | WAL | Pat Van Den Hauwe |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Watson |
| — | GK | ENG | Bobby Mimms |
| — | GK | ENG | Mike Stowell |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Wilkinson |