1986–87 Gillingham F.C. season

Gillingham
1986–87 season
Chairman	Roy Wood
Manager	Keith Peacock
Football League Third Division	5th
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Second Round
Associate Members' Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Cascarino Dave Shearer (16 each) All: Tony Cascarino (32)
Highest home attendance	16,775 vs Swindon Town (22 May 1987)
Lowest home attendance	1,984 vs Colchester United (26 January 1987)

The 1986–87 season was the fifty-fifth season in which football club Gillingham competed in the Football League, and the thirty-seventh since the club's return to the League in 1950.

Summary

Gillingham finished the season in fifth place in the Football League Third Division, thus qualifying for the play-offs in the first year in which they were contested. After beating Sunderland in the semi-finals, the Gills faced long-time rivals Swindon Town in the final. The two teams drew 2–2 on aggregate in the final, necessitating a play-off at a neutral venue, which Swindon won 2–0 to claim a place in the Second Division.^[1] Gillingham also reached the third round of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the Associate Members' Cup.^[1]

References

1 2 Brown, Tony (2003). The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. Soccerdata. p. 96. ISBN 1-899468-20-X.

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