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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Blackpool 46 16 16 14 74 59 +15 64
10 Mansfield Town 46 15 16 15 52 55 −3 61
11 Brentford 46 15 15 16 64 66 −2 60
12 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 76 70 +6 57
13 Doncaster Rovers 46 14 15 17 56 62 −6 57
Source: [5]

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
29 July 1986Ashford Town (Middlesex)A5–0 n/aF. Joseph, Maddy, Allen, untraced (og)
2 August 1986Baldock TownA1–1 n/aBater
5 August 1986West Ham UnitedH1–2 1,970F. Joseph
9 August 1986Oxford UnitedH1–2 1,144Maddy
13 August 1986Queens Park RangersH0–1 2,245
16 August 1986OrientA1–1 540Stevens
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

Football League Third Division

No. DateOpponentVenueResult AttendanceScorer(s)
1 23 August 1986BournemouthH1–1 3,856Cooke (pen)
2 30 August 1986Doncaster RoversA0–2 1,675
3 6 September 1986Port ValeH0–2 3,150
4 13 September 1986FulhamA3–1 4,820Stevens, Cooke, R. Joseph
5 16 September 1986Carlisle UnitedA0–0 2,904
6 20 September 1986DarlingtonH5–3 3,265Stevens (2), Bater, Cooke (pen)
7 27 September 1986GillinghamA0–2 4,710
8 30 September 1986BuryH0–2 3,238
9 4 October 1986Newport CountyH2–0 3,231Sinton, Maddy
10 11 October 1986Mansfield TownA0–1 3,456
11 18 October 1986York City H3–1 3,457Cooke, Stevens (2)
12 25 October 1986WalsallA2–5 4,495Cooke, Millen
13 1 November 1986Bolton Wanderers H1–2 3,522Maddy
14 4 November 1986Notts CountyH1–0 3,057Carroll
15 8 November 1986Chester CityA1–1 2,055Cooke
16 22 November 1986BlackpoolH1–1 4,471Stevens
17 30 November 1986Rotherham UnitedA3–2 3,148Sinton, Cooke (2)
18 13 December 1986Wigan AthleticA1–1 2,411Cooke
19 21 December 1986Middlesbrough H0–1 5,504
20 26 December 1986Swindon Town A0–2 8,086
21 28 December 1986 Bristol Rovers H 1–2 4,500 Cooke
22 1 January 1987ChesterfieldH2–2 3,622Cooke, Bater
23 3 January 1987Blackpool A0–2 4,384
24 10 January 1987BournemouthA1–1 4,682Millen
25 24 January 1987Port ValeA1–4 3,062Cooke
26 1 February 1987FulhamH3–3 5,340Stevens, Sinton, Bates
27 7 February 1987Carlisle UnitedH3–1 3,032Maddy, F. Joseph, Wright (og)
28 15 February 1987DarlingtonA1–1 2,303Droy
29 21 February 1987Gillingham H3–2 4,015Maddy, Stevens, Cooke
30 28 February 1987BuryA1–1 2,317Stevens
31 3 March 1987Bolton WanderersA2–0 3,465Stevens, Cooke (pen)
32 7 March 1987WalsallH0–1 3,442
33 14 March 1987York CityA1–2 2,426Cooke
34 17 March 1987Bristol CityH1–1 4,051Maddy
35 21 March 1987Mansfield TownH3–1 3,336Carroll (2), Cooke
36 4 April 1987 Chester City H 3–1 3,496 Droy (2), Blissett (pen)
37 7 April 1987Newport County A2–2 1,596Nogan, Blissett
38 11 April 1987 Notts County A 1–1 4,358 Priest
39 14 April 1987Doncaster Rovers H1–1 3,426Blissett
40 18 April 1987 Chesterfield A 2–1 2,116 Cooke, Williamson (og)
41 20 April 1987Swindon Town H1–1 7,443Cooke
42 25 April 1987MiddlesbroughA0–2 9,942
43 28 April 1987Bristol CityA2–0 9,050Carroll, Blissett
44 2 May 1987Rotherham UnitedH2–0 3,425Cooke, Nogan
45 4 May 1987Bristol Rovers A1–0 3,513Sinton
46 9 May 1987Wigan AthleticH2–3 4,235Sinton, Blissett (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer
1R 3 December 1986 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 3,035
1R (replay) 6 December 1986 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 3,848 Stevens (2)
2R9 December 1986Cardiff City A0–2 2,531

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s)
1R (1st leg) 26 August 1986 Southend United A 0–1 1,539
1R (2nd leg)2 September 1986Southend United H2–3 (lost 2–4 on aggregate) 2,632 F. Joseph, Cooke

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResult Attendance Scorer(s)
SPR (match 1) 15 December 1986 Orient A 5–1 749 Cooke (4), Geddis
SPR (match 2) 6 January 1987 Swindon Town H 4–2 1,110 Stevens, Sinton (2), Carroll
SR1 26 January 1987 Walsall H 4–2 1,774 F. Joseph (2), Stevens, Maddy
SQF 10 February 1987 Bristol City A 0–3 7,425
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[6] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[7][8] Statto

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1986–87 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Richard Key England 13 April 1956 (aged 30) Swindon Town 1985
GK Gary Phillips England 20 September 1961 (aged 24) Barnet 1984
GK John Power England 10 December 1959 (aged 26) Kingstonian 1987 On loan from Kingstonian
Defenders
DF Phil Bater Wales 26 October 1955 (aged 30) Bristol Rovers 1986
DF Jamie Bates England 24 February 1968 (aged 18) Youth 1986
DF Micky Droy England 7 May 1951 (aged 35) Crystal Palace 1986
DF Terry Evans England 12 April 1965 (aged 21) Hillingdon 1985
DF Roger Joseph England 24 December 1965 (aged 20) Southall 1984
DF Keith Millen England 26 September 1966 (aged 19) Youth 1985
DF Jamie Murray Scotland 27 December 1958 (aged 27) Cambridge United 1984
DF Steve Perryman England 21 December 1951 (aged 34) Oxford United 1986 Manager
Midfielders
MF Bob Booker England 25 January 1958 (aged 28) Bedmond Sports & Social 1978
MF Robbie Carroll England 15 February 1968 (aged 18) Gosport Borough 1986
MF Ian Holloway England 12 March 1963 (aged 23) Wimbledon 1986 Loaned to Torquay United
MF Paul Maddy Wales 17 August 1962 (aged 24) Hereford United 1986
MF Andy Sinton England 19 March 1966 (aged 20) Cambridge United 1985
MF Wayne Turner (c) England 9 March 1961 (aged 25) Coventry City 1986
Forwards
FW Gary Blissett England 29 May 1964 (aged 22) Crewe Alexandra 1987
FW Robbie Cooke England 16 February 1957 (aged 29) Cambridge United 1984
FW Francis Joseph England 6 March 1960 (aged 26) Wimbledon 1982 Loaned to Wimbledon
FW Lee Nogan Wales 21 May 1969 (aged 17) Oxford United 1987 On loan from Oxford United
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Henry Hughton Republic of Ireland 18 November 1959 (aged 26) Crystal Palace 1986 Released
DF Steve Wignall England 17 September 1954 (aged 31) Colchester United 1984 Transferred to Aldershot
MF Paul Merson England 20 March 1968 (aged 18) Arsenal 1987 Returned to Arsenal after loan
MF Tony Obi England 15 September 1965 (aged 20) Oxford United 1986 Returned to Oxford United after loan
MF Philip Priest England 6 September 1966 (aged 19) Chelsea 1987 Returned to Chelsea after loan
FW David Geddis England 12 May 1958 (aged 28) Birmingham City 1986 Returned to Birmingham City after loan
FW Gary Stevens England 3 August 1954 (aged 32) Shrewsbury Town 1986 Transferred to Hereford United
  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[9] Timeless Bees[10]

Coaching staff

Frank McLintock (23 August 1986 – 24 January 1987)

Name Role
Scotland Frank McLintock Manager
England Steve Perryman Assistant Manager
Republic of Ireland Terry Mancini Coach
England Ron Woolnough Physiotherapist
England Sammy Chung Chief Scout

Steve Perryman (24 January – 9 May 1987)

Name Role
England Steve Perryman Player-Manager
England Phil Holder Assistant Manager

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Richard Key 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK England Gary Phillips 44 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 52 0
DF Wales Phil Bater 19 2 3 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 24 (1) 2
DF England Jamie Bates 20 (4) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 (4) 1
DF England Micky Droy 19 3 3 0 — 2 0 24 3
DF England Terry Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Republic of Ireland Henry Hughton 5 (3) 0 0 (2) 0 — 1 0 6 (5) 0
DF England Roger Joseph 32 1 0 (1) 0 2 0 3 0 37 (1) 1
DF England Keith Millen 39 2 3 0 2 0 1 (1) 0 45 (1) 2
DF Scotland Jamie Murray 39 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 47 0
DF England Steve Perryman 23 (1) 0 3 0 — 0 0 26 (1) 0
DF England Steve Wignall 3 0 — 2 0 — 5 0
MF England Bob Booker 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
MF England Robbie Carroll 16 (6) 4 1 0 — 2 (1) 1 19 (7) 5
MF England Ian Holloway 13 (3) 0 3 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 18 (4) 0
MF Wales Paul Maddy 29 (2) 5 2 0 2 0 3 1 36 (2) 6
MF England Andy Sinton 46 5 3 0 2 0 4 2 55 7
MF England Wayne Turner 32 0 0 0 — 4 0 36 0
FW England Gary Blissett 10 5 — — — 10 5
FW England Robbie Cooke 40 20 3 0 1 (1) 1 2 (1) 4 46 (2) 25
FW England Francis Joseph 10 (3) 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 15 (3) 4
FW England Gary Stevens 29 (3) 10 3 2 1 (1) 0 4 2 37 (4) 14
Players loaned in during the season
GK England John Power 2 0 — — — 2 0
MF England Paul Merson 6 (1) 0 — — 1 (1) 0 7 (2) 0
MF England Tony Obi 10 0 — — — 10 0
MF England Philip Priest 3 (2) 1 — — — 3 (2) 1
FW England David Geddis 4 0 — — 1 1 5 1
FW Wales Lee Nogan 10 (1) 2 — — — 10 (1) 2
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC FLC FLT Total
FW England Robbie Cooke 20 0 1 4 25
FW England Gary Stevens 10 2 0 2 14
MF England Andy Sinton 5 0 0 2 7
MF Wales Paul Maddy 5 0 0 1 6
FW England Gary Blissett 5 — — — 5
MF England Robbie Carroll 4 0 — 1 5
FW England Francis Joseph 1 0 1 2 4
DF England Micky Droy 3 0 — 0 3
FW Wales Lee Nogan 2 — — — 2
DF Wales Phil Bater 2 0 0 0 2
DF England Keith Millen 2 0 0 0 2
MF England Philip Priest 1 — — — 1
DF England Jamie Bates 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Roger Joseph 1 0 0 0 1
FW England David Geddis 0 — — 1 1
Opponents 2 0 0 0 2
Total642 2 1381
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[11]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Frank McLintock Scotland 23 August 1986 24 January 1987 329815028.13 256712024.00
Steve Perryman England 26 January 1987 9 May 1987 231085043.48 21984042.86

Summary

Games played55 (46 Third Division, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Games won19 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn16 (15 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost20 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored81 (64 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 13 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded80 (66 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 8 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets9 (7 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win2–0 on two occasions; 3–1 on five occasions; 5–3 versus Darlington, 20 September 1986
Worst league defeat4–1 versus Port Vale, 24 January 1987; 5–2 versus Walsall, 25 October 1986
Most appearances55, 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

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Ref.
26 June 1986 DF Wales Phil Bater England Bristol Rovers Free [3]
July 1986 MF England Ian Holloway England Wimbledon £28,000 [3]
July 1986 MF Wales Paul Maddy England Hereford United £5,000 [3]
July 1986 FW England Gary Stevens England Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
September 1986 MF England Robbie Carroll England Gosport Borough Non-contract [3]
September 1986 DF Republic of Ireland Henry Hughton England Crystal Palace Non-contract [3]
September 1986 MF England Wayne Turner England Coventry City £35,000 [3]
November 1986 DF England Micky Droy England Crystal Palace Free [3]
November 1986 DF England Steve Perryman England Oxford United n/a [3]
March 1987 FW England Gary Blissett England Crewe Alexandra £60,000 [3]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
28 August 1986 MF England Tony Obi England Oxford United October 1986 [3]
November 1986 FW England David Geddis England Birmingham City December 1986 [3]
January 1987 MF England Paul Merson England Arsenal March 1987 [3]
March 1987 FW Wales Lee Nogan England Oxford United End of season [3]
March 1987 MF England Philip Priest England Chelsea n/a [3]
April 1987 GK England John Power England Kingstonian End of season [3]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
11 August 1986 DF England Danis Salman England Millwall £20,000 [12]
September 1986 DF England Steve Wignall England Aldershot £8,000 [3]
March 1987 FW England Gary Stevens England Hereford United £5,000 [3]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
February 1987 MF England Ian Holloway England Torquay United March 1987 [3]
March 1987 FW England Francis Joseph England Wimbledon n/a [3]
1987 FW England Francis Joseph Finland HJK Helsinki July 1987 [13]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
December 1986 DF Republic of Ireland Henry Hughton England Orient December 1986 [3]
May 1987 DF England Micky Droy Retired [13]
May 1987 GK England Richard Key England Millwall December 1987 [14]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 White, p. 331-333.
  2. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 173.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 194-199.
  4. 1 2 "Brentford results for the 1986–1987 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 178-193.
  8. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 400-403.
  9. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  10. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  11. 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 428.
  12. ↑ "Transfer In". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  13. 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 218.
  14. ↑ "Swindon Town FC – Profile – Richard Key". TownEnders.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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