# 1986–87 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1986–87 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 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 | Promoted through play-offs |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 85 | Participated in play-offs |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 78 | Participated in play-offs |
* ↑ Swindon Town were winners of the play-offs and were thus promoted.

## Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Third Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 23 August 1986 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | 3,856 |
| 30 August 1986 | Newport County | H | 2–1 | 2,799 |
| 6 September 1986 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | 3,619 |
| 13 September 1986 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 3,031 |
| 16 September 1986 | Chester City | H | 2–0 | 3,027 |
| 20 September 1986 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | 2,841 |
| 27 September 1986 | Bristol City | H | 2–0 | 5,975 |
| 30 September 1986 | York City | A | 0–2 | 3,769 |
| 4 October 1986 | Darlington | A | 3–0 | 2,006 |
| 18 October 1986 | Bury | A | 1–0 | 2,453 |
| 21 October 1986 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–2 | 4,195 |
| 25 October 1986 | Wigan Athletic | H | 3–1 | 4,911 |
| 1 November 1986 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–4 | 10,702 |
| 4 November 1986 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | 5,056 |
| 8 November 1986 | Carlisle United | H | 2–1 | 4,284 |
| 22 November 1986 | Chesterfield | H | 2–0 | 4,312 |
| 2 December 1986 | Gillingham | H | 0–2 | 7,756 |
| 13 December 1986 | Rotherham United | A | 2–4 | 2,092 |
| 26 December 1986 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3–0 | 3,573 |
| 27 December 1986 | Fulham | H | 3–2 | 6,670 |
| 1 January 1987 | Swindon Town | H | 1–0 | 10,537 |
| 3 January 1987 | Chesterfield | A | 1–1 | 3,029 |
| 10 January 1987 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | 4,682 |
| 24 January 1987 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | 6,022 |
| 31 January 1987 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 4,219 |
| 3 February 1987 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | 6,242 |
| 7 February 1987 | Chester City | A | 2–2 | 2,838 |
| 14 February 1987 | Mansfield Town | H | 4–1 | 5,261 |
| 21 February 1987 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 14,539 |
| 24 February 1987 | Newport County | A | 1–0 | 2,143 |
| 28 February 1987 | York City | H | 3–0 | 5,804 |
| 3 March 1987 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 13,835 |
| 14 March 1987 | Bury | H | 1–0 | 6,806 |
| 17 March 1987 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 3–0 | 1,777 |
| 21 March 1987 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 7,304 |
| 28 March 1987 | Darlington | H | 1–0 | 6,370 |
| 31 March 1987 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | 3,228 |
| 4 April 1987 | Carlisle United | A | 0–0 | 2,005 |
| 11 April 1987 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | 8,626 |
| 14 April 1987 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–0 | 4,672 |
| 18 April 1987 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 14,302 |
| 20 April 1987 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | 10,034 |
| 5 April 1987 | Blackpool | A | 3–1 | 2,866 |
| 2 May 1987 | Port Vale | H | 0–0 | 9,559 |
| 4 May 1987 | Fulham | A | 3–1 | 9,239 |
| 9 May 1987 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 11,310 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 15 November 1986 | Fareham Town | H | 7–2 |
| R2 | 6 December 1986 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–1 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes |
| R1 1st Leg | 26 August 1986 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 2 September 1986 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Bristol City won 2–1 on aggregate |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Notes |
| PR | 16 December 1986 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–4 | 1,923 | |
| PR | 6 January 1987 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | 1,482 | |
| 1R | 28 January 1987 | Swindon Town | A | 2–2 | 4,524 | Swindon won 4–2 on penalties |

## Squad

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 | IRL | Gerry Peyton |
| — | DF | ENG | Roger Brown |
| — | DF | ENG | John Williams |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Newson |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Whitlock |
| — | DF | ENG | Billy Clark |
| — | DF | WAL | Tony Pulis |
| — | DF | ENG | David Coleman |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Morrell |
| — | DF | ENG | Tom Heffernan |
| — | MF | IRL | Gary Howlett |
| — | MF | IRL | Tommy Keane |
| — | MF | ENG | Morgan Lewis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | Mark O'Connor |
| — | MF | ENG | Adrian Randall |
| — | MF | ENG | Robbie Savage |
| — | MF | ENG | Keith Williams |
| — | MF | IRL | Sean O'Driscoll |
| — | MF | ENG | Richard Cooke |
| — | FW | ENG | Trevor Aylott |
| — | FW | ENG | David Puckett |
| — | FW | JAM | Carl Richards |
| — | MF | ENG | Shaun Brooks |
| — | MF | ENG | David Armstrong |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Sealy |