NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1986-1987

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1986-1987 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1986-1987.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1986-1987 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	25	15	4	6	41	19	+22	60.00
A	23	2	11	10	20	33	-13	8.70
Total	48	17	15	16	61	52	+9	35.42

First Match Played:	23 Aug 1986 Arsenal L 0-1 League Division One @ Highbury
Last Match Played:	09 May 1987 Aston Villa W 3-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance:	(54294) 10 Jan 1987 Manchester City W 1-0 FA Cup @ Old Trafford
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(4) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Davenport, Peter	16	45
2.	Whiteside, Norman	10	37
3.	Stapleton, Frank	9	40
4.	Robson, Bryan	7	33
5.	Strachan, Gordon	4	38
6.	Olsen, Jesper	3	32
7.	Moses, Remi	2	22
8.	McGrath, Paul	2	40
9.	Barnes, Peter	1	9
10.	Blackmore, Clayton	1	13
11.	Gibson, Terry	1	20
12.	Gibson, Colin	1	26
13.	Sivebaek, Johnny	1	31
14.	Duxbury, Mick	1	37

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Davenport, Peter	45	16
2.	McGrath, Paul	40	2
3.	Stapleton, Frank	40	9
4.	Moran, Kevin	38	0
5.	Strachan, Gordon	38	4
6.	Duxbury, Mick	37	1
7.	Whiteside, Norman	37	10
8.	Robson, Bryan	33	7
9.	Olsen, Jesper	32	3
10.	Sivebaek, Johnny	31	1
11.	Turner, Chris	29	0
12.	Albiston, Arthur	26	0
13.	Gibson, Colin	26	1
14.	Moses, Remi	22	2
15.	Gibson, Terry	20	1
16.	Walsh, Gary	14	0
17.	Blackmore, Clayton	13	1
18.	Hogg, Graeme	13	0
19.	O'Brien, Liam	11	0
20.	Garton, Billy	11	0
21.	Barnes, Peter	9	1
22.	Bailey, Gary	5	0
23.	Wood, Nicky	3	0
24.	Gill, Tony	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Nicholl, Chris	4
2.	Frizzell, Jimmy	3
3.	Curtis, George	3
4.	Graham, George	2
5.	Lyall, John	2
6.	Lawrence, Lennie	2
7.	Hamilton, Bryan	2
8.	Taylor, Graham	2
9.	Kendall, Howard	2
10.	Rudge, John	2
11.	Hollins, John	2
12.	Clough, Brian	2
13.	Wilkinson, Howard	2
14.	Moore, John	2
15.	Evans, Maurice	2
16.	Brown, Ken	2
17.	Smith, Jim	2
18.	Bassett, Dave	2
19.	Pleat, David	2
20.	McNeill, Billy	2
21.	Dalglish, Kenny	2
22.	McFaul, Willie	2

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Ferguson, Alex	31
2.	Atkinson, Ron	17

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	25
2.	The Dell	2
3.	Anfield	1
4.	Boleyn Ground	1
5.	Carrow Road	1
6.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
7.	Filbert Street	1
8.	Goodison Park	1
9.	Highbury	1
10.	Highfield Road	1
11.	Hillsborough	1
12.	Kenilworth Road	1
13.	Loftus Road	1
14.	Maine Road	1
15.	Manor Ground	1
16.	Plough Lane	1
17.	Selhurst Park	1
18.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
19.	Stamford Bridge	1
20.	Vale Park	1
21.	Vicarage Road	1
22.	Villa Park	1
23.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	42
2.	League Cup	4
3.	FA Cup	2

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Southampton	4
2.	Coventry City	3
3.	Manchester City	3
4.	Arsenal	2
5.	Aston Villa	2
6.	Charlton Athletic	2
7.	Chelsea	2
8.	Everton	2
9.	Leicester City	2
10.	Liverpool	2
11.	Luton Town	2
12.	Newcastle United	2
13.	Norwich City	2
14.	Nottingham Forest	2
15.	Oxford United	2
16.	Port Vale	2
17.	Queens Park Rangers	2
18.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
19.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
20.	Watford	2
21.	West Ham United	2
22.	Wimbledon	2

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Date	Player	Opponent

03-01-1987

O'Brien, Liam

Southampton

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

No cup finals recorded.

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent

1.	13-09-1986	Olsen, Jesper	1	Southampton
2.	07-10-1986	Davenport, Peter	1	Port Vale
3.	11-10-1986	Davenport, Peter	1	Sheffield Wednesday
4.	07-12-1986	Davenport, Peter	1	Tottenham Hotspur
5.	14-02-1987	Davenport, Peter	1	Watford
6.	21-02-1987	Davenport, Peter	1	Chelsea

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
07-10-1986	Port Vale	1	5-2	Andy Jones 52' (pen), Johnny Sivebaek 80' (o.g.)
08-11-1986	Oxford United	1	0-2	John Aldridge 15' (pen), Neil Slatter 79'
13-12-1986	Aston Villa	1	3-3	Steve Hodge 22', Gary Thompson 66', Allan Evans 72' (pen)
04-05-1987	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0-4	Mitchell Thomas 30', 63', Clive Allen 47' (pen) Paul Allen 74'

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
01-01-1987	1	4-1	Newcastle United	Peter Jackson 4' (o.g.), Norman Whiteside 9', Frank Stapleton 56', Jesper Olsen 90'
07-03-1987	1	2-0	Manchester City	Nicky Reid 62' (o.g.), Bryan Robson 85'

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
07-10-1986	1	5-2	Sivebaek, Johnny	Port Vale
07-12-1986	1	3-3	Moran, Kevin	Tottenham Hotspur
04-04-1987	1	3-2	Duxbury, Mick	Oxford United

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
13-09-1986	Southampton	W	5-1	H	League Division One
07-10-1986	Port Vale	W	5-2	A	League Cup

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
04-11-1986	Southampton	L	1-4	A	League Cup
04-05-1987	Tottenham Hotspur	L	0-4	A	League Division One

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
No hat-tricks recorded.

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	23-08-1986	Arsenal	Div 1	0-1	A		Charlie Nicholas 80'
2.	25-08-1986	West Ham United	Div 1	2-3	H	Frank Stapleton 40', Peter Davenport 46'	Frank McAvennie 1', 82', Alan Devonshire 39'
3.	30-08-1986	Charlton Athletic	Div 1	0-1	H		Micky Stuart 49'
4.	06-09-1986	Leicester City	Div 1	1-1	A	Norman Whiteside 52'	Robert Kelly 31'
5.	13-09-1986	Southampton	Div 1	5-1	H	Jesper Olsen 22' (pen), Peter Davenport 25', Frank Stapleton 36', 83', Norman Whiteside 53'	Colin Clarke 23'
6.	16-09-1986	Watford	Div 1	0-1	A		Iwan Roberts 75'
7.	21-09-1986	Everton	Div 1	1-3	A	Bryan Robson 12'	Graeme Sharp 6', Kevin Sheedy 44', Adrian Heath 89'
8.	24-09-1986	Port Vale	LC	2-0	H	Frank Stapleton 51', Norman Whiteside 81'
9.	28-09-1986	Chelsea	Div 1	0-1	H		Kerry Dixon 2'
10.	04-10-1986	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	1-1	A	Bryan Robson 73'	*Garry Birtles 51'
11.	07-10-1986	Port Vale	LC	5-2	A	Frank Stapleton 34', Peter Barnes 71', Remi Moses 75', 89', Peter Davenport 77' (pen)	Andy Jones 52' (pen), Johnny Sivebaek 80' (o.g.)
12.	11-10-1986	Sheffield Wednesday	Div 1	3-1	H	Peter Davenport 35' (pen), 85', Norman Whiteside 83'	Mark Chamberlain 4'
13.	18-10-1986	Luton Town	Div 1	1-0	H	Frank Stapleton 9'
14.	26-10-1986	Manchester City	Div 1	1-1	A	Frank Stapleton 47'	Mick McCarthy 50'
15.	29-10-1986	Southampton	LC	0-0	H
16.	01-11-1986	Coventry City	Div 1	1-1	H	Peter Davenport 31'	David Phillips 52'
17.	04-11-1986	Southampton	LC	1-4	A	Peter Davenport 88'	George Lawrence 43', *Danny Wallace 71', Matt Le Tissier 78', 84'
18.	08-11-1986	Oxford United	Div 1	0-2	A		John Aldridge 15' (pen), Neil Slatter 79'
19.	15-11-1986	Norwich City	Div 1	0-0	A
20.	22-11-1986	Queens Park Rangers	Div 1	1-0	H	Jonny Sivebaek 32'
21.	29-11-1986	Wimbledon	Div 1	0-1	A		Vinnie Jones 42'
22.	07-12-1986	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	3-3	H	Norman Whiteside 11', Peter Davenport 36', 88' (pen)	Gary Mabbutt 57', Kevin Moran 59' (o.g.), Clive Allen 73'
23.	13-12-1986	Aston Villa	Div 1	3-3	A	Peter Davenport 18', 55', Norman Whiteside 54'	Steve Hodge 22', Gary Thompson 66', Allan Evans 72' (pen)
24.	20-12-1986	Leicester City	Div 1	2-0	H	Colin Gibson 11', Frank Stapleton 67'
25.	26-12-1986	Liverpool	Div 1	1-0	A	Norman Whiteside 78'
26.	27-12-1986	Norwich City	Div 1	0-1	H		Kevin Drinkell 80'
27.	01-01-1987	Newcastle United	Div 1	4-1	H	Peter Jackson 4' (o.g.), Norman Whiteside 9', Frank Stapleton 56', Jesper Olsen 90'	Darren Jackson 20'
28.	03-01-1987	Southampton	Div 1	1-1	A	Jesper Olsen 11'	Nick Holmes 4'
29.	10-01-1987	Manchester City	FAC	1-0	H	Norman Whiteside 66'
30.	24-01-1987	Arsenal	Div 1	2-0	H	Gordon Strachan 55', Terry Gibson 90'
31.	31-01-1987	Coventry City	FAC	0-1	H		Keith Houchen 19'
32.	07-02-1987	Charlton Athletic	Div 1	0-0	A
33.	14-02-1987	Watford	Div 1	3-1	H	Paul McGrath 26', Peter Davenport 48' (pen), Gordon Strachan 65'	Kenny Jackett 87'
34.	21-02-1987	Chelsea	Div 1	1-1	A	Peter Davenport 61' (pen)	Mickey Hazard 80'
35.	28-02-1987	Everton	Div 1	0-0	H
36.	07-03-1987	Manchester City	Div 1	2-0	H	Nicky Reid 62' (o.g.), Bryan Robson 85'
37.	14-03-1987	Luton Town	Div 1	1-2	A	Bryan Robson 88'	Mick Harford 3', Brian Stein 41'
38.	21-03-1987	Sheffield Wednesday	Div 1	0-1	A		David Hirst 90'
39.	28-03-1987	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	2-0	H	Paul McGrath 12', Bryan Robson 44'
40.	04-04-1987	Oxford United	Div 1	3-2	H	Peter Davenport 25', 35', Bryan Robson 90'	Tommy Caton 18', Mick Duxbury 62' (o.g.)
41.	14-04-1987	West Ham United	Div 1	0-0	A
42.	18-04-1987	Newcastle United	Div 1	1-2	A	Gordon Strachan 41'	Glenn Roeder 11', Paul Goddard 80'
43.	20-04-1987	Liverpool	Div 1	1-0	H	Peter Davenport 88'
44.	25-04-1987	Queens Park Rangers	Div 1	1-1	A	Gordon Strachan 49'	John Byrne 66'
45.	02-05-1987	Wimbledon	Div 1	0-1	H		Dennis Wise 89'
46.	04-05-1987	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	0-4	A		Mitchell Thomas 30', 63', Clive Allen 47' (pen) Paul Allen 74'
47.	06-05-1987	Coventry City	Div 1	1-1	A	Norman Whiteside 25'	Micky Gynn 80'
48.	09-05-1987	Aston Villa	Div 1	3-1	H	Clayton Blackmore 55', Mick Duxbury 63, Bryan Robson 65'	Paul Birch 73'