1986–87 season of Brentford F.C.
Brentford 1986–87 football season
During the 1986–87 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division . Frank McLintock resigned as manager in January 1987 and his replacement Steve Perryman saved the club's season, elevating the Bees to an 11th-place finish.
Season summary [ edit ] It was all change at Griffin Park during the 1986 off-season.[1] Assistant manager John Docherty left the club to become manager of Millwall and took long-serving defender Danis Salman with him, for a "ridiculous" £20,000 fee which was settled by tribunal.[1] Manager Frank McLintock released midfielders Terry Bullivant , Tony Lynch , George Torrance and forwards Rowan Alexander and Steve Butler .[2] Wimbledon winger Ian Holloway 's loan was made permanent for a £28,000 fee and also arriving at Griffin Park were defender Phil Bater , midfielder Paul Maddy and forward Gary Stevens .[3] The marquee signing of Chelsea winger Paul Canoville was set to be decided by tribunal, but fell through after Reading won the day with a £60,000 bid.[1]
A poor start to the season led manager Frank McLintock to continue to act in the transfer market during the opening months.[3] [4] £35,000 midfielder Wayne Turner was installed as the new captain , Tony Obi arrived on loan and Henry Hughton and Robbie Carroll joined on non-contract terms.[3] Brentford continued to tread water in the lower reaches of mid-table through November and December 1986 and McLintock attempted to remedy the situation by signing experienced defenders Steve Perryman and Micky Droy .[1] By January 1987, the Brentford supporters were calling for the sacking of McLintock and after a 4–1 defeat to Port Vale on 24 January, the club's board announced that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season.[1] McLintock immediately left the club.[1]
After Frank McLintock's departure, player Steve Perryman was announced as caretaker manager .[1] An immediate turnaround in the team's form led the board, who had reportedly shown interest in Wimbledon's Dave Bassett , to appoint Perryman to the role on a permanent basis in late-February 1987.[1] He made two important additions to the club's staff, appointing Phil Holder as assistant manager and signing forward Gary Blissett for a £60,000 fee from Crewe Alexandra .[1] Perryman lost just five of his first 23 games in the job and steered Brentford to an 11th-place finish.[4]
League table [ edit ]
Results [ edit ] Brentford's goal tally listed first. Pre-season and friendlies [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 29 July 1986 Ashford Town (Middlesex) A 5–0 n/a F. Joseph , Maddy , Allen, untraced (og ) 2 August 1986 Baldock Town A 1–1 n/a Bater 5 August 1986 West Ham United H 1–2 1,970 F. Joseph 9 August 1986 Oxford United H 1–2 1,144 Maddy 13 August 1986 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 2,245 16 August 1986 Orient A 1–1 540 Stevens 28 October 1986 Arsenal XI H 6–3 412 F. Joseph (2), Carroll , og (2) 15 May 1987 Queens Park Rangers H 2–3 7,049 Bowles , og
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s) 1 23 August 1986 Bournemouth H 1–1 3,856 Cooke (pen ) 2 30 August 1986 Doncaster Rovers A 0–2 1,675 3 6 September 1986 Port Vale H 0–2 3,150 4 13 September 1986 Fulham A 3–1 4,820 Stevens , Cooke , R. Joseph 5 16 September 1986 Carlisle United A 0–0 2,904 6 20 September 1986 Darlington H 5–3 3,265 Stevens (2), Bater , Cooke (pen ) 7 27 September 1986 Gillingham A 0–2 4,710 8 30 September 1986 Bury H 0–2 3,238 9 4 October 1986 Newport County H 2–0 3,231 Sinton , Maddy 10 11 October 1986 Mansfield Town A 0–1 3,456 11 18 October 1986 York City H 3–1 3,457 Cooke , Stevens (2) 12 25 October 1986 Walsall A 2–5 4,495 Cooke , Millen 13 1 November 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 3,522 Maddy 14 4 November 1986 Notts County H 1–0 3,057 Carroll 15 8 November 1986 Chester City A 1–1 2,055 Cooke 16 22 November 1986 Blackpool H 1–1 4,471 Stevens 17 30 November 1986 Rotherham United A 3–2 3,148 Sinton , Cooke (2) 18 13 December 1986 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 2,411 Cooke 19 21 December 1986 Middlesbrough H 0–1 5,504 20 26 December 1986 Swindon Town A 0–2 8,086 21 28 December 1986 Bristol Rovers H 1–2 4,500 Cooke 22 1 January 1987 Chesterfield H 2–2 3,622 Cooke , Bater 23 3 January 1987 Blackpool A 0–2 4,384 24 10 January 1987 Bournemouth A 1–1 4,682 Millen 25 24 January 1987 Port Vale A 1–4 3,062 Cooke 26 1 February 1987 Fulham H 3–3 5,340 Stevens , Sinton , Bates 27 7 February 1987 Carlisle United H 3–1 3,032 Maddy , F. Joseph , Wright (og ) 28 15 February 1987 Darlington A 1–1 2,303 Droy 29 21 February 1987 Gillingham H 3–2 4,015 Maddy , Stevens , Cooke 30 28 February 1987 Bury A 1–1 2,317 Stevens 31 3 March 1987 Bolton Wanderers A 2–0 3,465 Stevens , Cooke (pen ) 32 7 March 1987 Walsall H 0–1 3,442 33 14 March 1987 York City A 1–2 2,426 Cooke 34 17 March 1987 Bristol City H 1–1 4,051 Maddy 35 21 March 1987 Mansfield Town H 3–1 3,336 Carroll (2), Cooke 36 4 April 1987 Chester City H 3–1 3,496 Droy (2), Blissett (pen ) 37 7 April 1987 Newport County A 2–2 1,596 Nogan , Blissett 38 11 April 1987 Notts County A 1–1 4,358 Priest 39 14 April 1987 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 3,426 Blissett 40 18 April 1987 Chesterfield A 2–1 2,116 Cooke , Williamson (og ) 41 20 April 1987 Swindon Town H 1–1 7,443 Cooke 42 25 April 1987 Middlesbrough A 0–2 9,942 43 28 April 1987 Bristol City A 2–0 9,050 Carroll , Blissett 44 2 May 1987 Rotherham United H 2–0 3,425 Cooke , Nogan 45 4 May 1987 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 3,513 Sinton 46 9 May 1987 Wigan Athletic H 2–3 4,235 Sinton , Blissett (pen )
Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[6] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7] [8] Statto Playing squad [ edit ] Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1986–87 season. Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[9] Timeless Bees[10] Coaching staff [ edit ] Frank McLintock (23 August 1986 – 24 January 1987) [ edit ] Steve Perryman (24 January – 9 May 1987) [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Appearances and goals [ edit ] Substitute appearances in brackets. Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11] Goalscorers [ edit ] Players listed in italics left the club mid-season. Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11] Management [ edit ] Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League P W D L W % P W D L W % Frank McLintock 23 August 1986 24 January 1987 32 9 8 15 0 28.13 25 6 7 12 0 24.00 Steve Perryman 26 January 1987 9 May 1987 23 10 8 5 0 43.48 21 9 8 4 0 42.86
Summary [ edit ] Games played 55 (46 Third Division , 3 FA Cup , 2 League Cup , 4 Football League Trophy ) Games won 19 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy) Games drawn 16 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Games lost 20 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) Goals scored 81 (64 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 13 Football League Trophy) Goals conceded 80 (66 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 8 Football League Trophy) Clean sheets 9 (7 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) Biggest league win 2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 on five occasions; 5–3 versus Darlington , 20 September 1986 Worst league defeat 4–1 versus Port Vale , 24 January 1987; 5–2 versus Walsall , 25 October 1986 Most appearances 55, Andy Sinton (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy) Top scorer (league) 20, Robbie Cooke Top scorer (all competitions) 25, Robbie Cooke
Transfers & loans [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d e f g h i White, p. 331-333. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 173. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 194-199. ^ a b "Brentford results for the 1986–1987 season" . Statto.com . Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017 . ^ "League Division Three end of season table for 1986–87 season" . 11v11 . AFS Enterprises. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021 . ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200 . ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 178-193. ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 400-403. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties . Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716 . ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914 . ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 428. ^ "Transfer In" . www.millwall-history.org.uk . Retrieved 25 June 2022 . ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 218. ^ a b Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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