Football League Third Division 1986/87
Football League Third Division 1986/87 | |
master | Bournemouth AFC |
Climbers | AFC Bournemouth FC Middlesbrough Swindon Town (as play-off winner) |
Relegation ↓ | Bolton Wanderers |
Relegated |
Bolton Wanderers Carlisle United FC Darlington Newport County |
Teams | 24 |
Games | 552 |
Gates | 1,471 (ø 2.66 per game) |
Top scorer | Andy Jones ( Port Vale ) |
← Football League Third Division 1985/86 | |
^ Football League Second Division 1986/87 |
The Football League Third Division 1986/87 was the 60th season of the Football League Third Division as the third highest English football league . Third division champions became the AFC Bournemouth and next rose the second-placed Middlesbrough FC and after play-off successes against Wigan Athletic and Gillingham FC also the third-placed Swindon Town in the Football League Second Division . For the three promoted teams in the following third division season 1987/88, the second division clubs AFC Sunderland (as a play-off loser against Gillingham FC), Grimsby Town and Brighton & Hove Albion, ranked in the table below, took their places. Carlisle United , Darlington FC and Newport County had to relegate directly from the Third Division to the Football League Fourth Division . In addition, the Bolton Wanderers failed in the play-off round against the fourth division clubs FC Aldershot , Wolverhampton Wanderers and Colchester United in the semi-finals at Aldershot. Aldershot as the later winner took in the following season 1987/88 as well as the fourth division winner Northampton Town as well as the Preston North End and Southend United ranked behind the free positions.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Bournemouth AFC | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7th | 76:40 | +36 | 97 |
2. | Middlesbrough FC (A) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8th | 67:30 | +37 | 94 |
3. | Swindon Town (N) | 46 | 25th | 12 | 9 | 77:47 | +30 | 87 |
4th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25th | 10 | 11 | 83:60 | +23 | 85 |
5. | Gillingham FC | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14th | 65:48 | +17 | 78 |
6th | Bristol City | 46 | 21st | 14th | 11 | 63:36 | +27 | 77 |
7th | Notts County | 46 | 21st | 13 | 12 | 77:56 | +21 | 76 |
8th. | Walsall FC | 46 | 22nd | 9 | 15th | 80:67 | +13 | 75 |
9. | Blackpool FC | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14th | 74:59 | +15 | 64 |
10. | Mansfield Town (N) | 46 | 15th | 16 | 15th | 52:55 | −3 | 61 |
11. | Brentford FC | 46 | 15th | 15th | 16 | 64:66 | −2 | 60 |
12. | Port Vale (N) | 46 | 15th | 12 | 19th | 76:70 | +6 | 57 |
13. | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14th | 15th | 17th | 56:62 | −6 | 57 |
14th | Rotherham United | 46 | 15th | 12 | 19th | 48:57 | −9 | 57 |
15th | Chester City (N) | 46 | 13 | 17th | 16 | 61:59 | +2 | 56 |
16. | Bury FC | 46 | 14th | 13 | 19th | 54:60 | −6 | 55 |
17th | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 13 | 15th | 18th | 56:69 | −13 | 54 |
18th | Fulham FC (A) | 46 | 12 | 17th | 17th | 59:77 | −18 | 53 |
19th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21st | 49:75 | −26 | 51 |
20th | York city | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21st | 55:79 | −24 | 49 |
21st | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 15th | 21st | 46:58 | −12 | 45 |
22nd | Carlisle United (A) | 46 | 10 | 8th | 28 | 39:78 | −39 | 38 |
23. | Darlington FC | 46 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 45:77 | −32 | 37 |
24. | Newport County | 46 | 8th | 13 | 25th | 49:86 | −37 | 37 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(A) | Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1985/86 |
(N) | Newcomers from the Football League Fourth Division 1985/86 |
Play-off games
Play-off round to participate in the Second Division
Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) | final | |||||||||||
SD 20 | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 4th | 6th | ||||||||
5 | Gillingham FC | 3 | 3 | 6th | ||||||||
5 | Gillingham FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
4th | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-off round to participate in the Third Division
Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) | final | |||||||||||
21st | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
FD 6 | FC Aldershot | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
FD 6 | FC Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
FD 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
FD 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
FD 5 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andy Jones | Port Vale | 29 |
2 | Ian McParland | Notts County | 24 |
3 | David Kelly | Walsall FC | 23 |
4th | Robbie Cooke | Brentford FC | 20th |
5 | Keith Walwyn | York city | 18th |
Web links
References and footnotes
- ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
- ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987-88, p. 429
- ↑ Swindon Town won 2-0 goals in a play-off held in London's Selhurst Park .