1986–87 Colchester United F.C. season
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The 1986–87 season was Colchester United's 45th season in their history and sixth consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.
1986–87 season | ||
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Chairman | Jonathan Crisp[1] | |
Manager | Mike Walker | |
Stadium | Layer Road | |
Fourth Division | 5th | |
Play-offs | Semi-final (eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
FA Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Aldershot) | |
League Cup | 1st round (eliminated by Peterborough United) | |
Associate Members' Cup | 1st round (southern section) (eliminated by Gillingham) | |
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Adcock (11) All: Tony Adcock Tommy English (12) | |
Highest home attendance | 4,829 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 May 1987[2] | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,404 v Peterborough United, 25 November 1986[3] | |
Average home league attendance | 2,753[4] | |
Biggest win | 5–1 v Stockport County, 6 March 1987 | |
Biggest defeat | 2–5 v Scunthorpe United, 21 November 1986 | |
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The play-offs were introduced in 1987 for clubs finishing in fourth, fifth and sixth positions. United ended the campaign in fifth place, ten points adrift of automatic promotion. They faced fourth placed Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-final, but were eliminated following a 2–0 defeat in the first leg and a 0–0 draw at Molineux Stadium in the second leg.
Colchester were eliminated from the FA Cup by eventual play-off winners Aldershot in the second round, and were defeated by Peterborough United and Gillingham respectively in the League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.