SEASON
1986-87
Vauxhall Opel League Division One · 16th
It wasn’t ’til late on in the 1986-87 season that Stevenage Borough were safe from the threat of relegation from Vauxhall Opel League Division One. Boro’ ended the league campaign on a dreadful run of 14 games without a win. Few could have thought that a 1-0 win at Maidenhead United on 28 February would be the last in the league campaign for that season. It can be the wrong time to stop winning for many clubs – no matter what level you’re at.
On the cup front, Halesowen Town halted Boro’s FA Cup run at the third qualifying round stage. Meanwhile, Boreham Wood stopped any hopes of success in the FA Trophy after a second qualifying round replay. We did, however, make the semi-finals of the Herts Senior Cup and Knights Floodlit League; the only two cup runs of notes from a challenging season for us.
The next question would be if we could pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down for the 1987-8 campaign to follow.
Season at a Glance
Season Story
Biggest Win
Stansted 7–1 H · 24 Nov 1986Heaviest Defeat
Boreham Wood 1–5 A · 1 Jan 1987Filter by Competition
Filter by Venue
Saturday 09 August 1986
Saturday 16 August 1986
Tuesday 19 August 1986
Saturday 23 August 1986
Tuesday 26 August 1986
Saturday 30 August 1986
Monday 01 September 1986
Saturday 06 September 1986
Tuesday 09 September 1986
Saturday 13 September 1986
Monday 15 September 1986
Saturday 20 September 1986
Saturday 27 September 1986
Tuesday 30 September 1986
Saturday 04 October 1986
Monday 06 October 1986
Saturday 11 October 1986
Saturday 18 October 1986
Tuesday 21 October 1986
Saturday 25 October 1986
Monday 27 October 1986
Saturday 01 November 1986
Monday 03 November 1986
Saturday 08 November 1986
Tuesday 11 November 1986
Saturday 15 November 1986
Saturday 22 November 1986
Monday 24 November 1986
Saturday 06 December 1986
Monday 08 December 1986
Saturday 13 December 1986
Monday 15 December 1986
Monday 22 December 1986
Saturday 27 December 1986
Thursday 01 January 1987
Monday 05 January 1987
Saturday 10 January 1987
Saturday 24 January 1987
Saturday 31 January 1987
Monday 02 February 1987
Saturday 07 February 1987
Saturday 14 February 1987
Saturday 21 February 1987
Tuesday 24 February 1987
Saturday 28 February 1987
Monday 02 March 1987
Thursday 05 March 1987
Saturday 07 March 1987
Tuesday 10 March 1987
Saturday 14 March 1987
Monday 16 March 1987
Saturday 21 March 1987
Tuesday 24 March 1987
Thursday 26 March 1987
Saturday 28 March 1987
Monday 30 March 1987
Tuesday 31 March 1987
Tuesday 07 April 1987
Saturday 11 April 1987
Tuesday 14 April 1987
Thursday 16 April 1987
Saturday 18 April 1987
Thursday 23 April 1987
Saturday 25 April 1987
Saturday 02 May 1987
Squad Leaders
Full Squad Rollcall
A complete breakdown of every player used during the 1986-87 season.
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Adamson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Allen | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Armsby | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ball | 22 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 40 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cooper | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ? Croft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cumberbatch | 34 (8) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Dance | 17 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinny Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Driver | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Ewins | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Gallagher | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gibbs | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin Gittings | 24 (1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Gittings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Hennessey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Honey | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Jeffrey | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Marshall | 16 (5) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ricky Marshall | 59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy McCollin | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Myers | 47 (6) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Richard Nugent | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Paine | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Pettipher | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Pirie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Shadbolt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shea | 22 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Tansley | 6 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Templeton | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Tyler | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micky Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Watkins | 41 (5) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Wilson | 17 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Table
Final Vauxhall Opel League Division One standings for the 1986-87 season.
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leytonstone Ilford | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 29 | 49 | 95 |
| 2 | Leyton Wingate | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 68 | 31 | 37 | 82 |
| 3 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 48 | 44 | 81 |
| 4 | Southwick | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 66 | 14 | 76 |
| 5 | Wembley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 61 | 47 | 14 | 72 |
| 6 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 64 | 12 | 67 |
| 7 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 67 | 2 | 67 |
| 8 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | Uxbridge | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 63 |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 62 |
| 11 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 59 |
| 12 | Basildon United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 58 |
| 13 | Billericay Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 54 |
| 14 | Staines Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 52 |
| 15 | Lewes | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 51 |
| 16 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 67 | -6 | 47 |
| 17 | Oxford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 72 | -8 | 43 |
| 18 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 43 |
| 19 | Tilbury | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 43 |
| 20 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 43 |
| 21 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 76 | -32 | 37 |
| 22 | Finchley | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 90 | -46 | 29 |
Points Per Game Progression
How Boro's cumulative league points-per-game changed across the 1986-87 season.
