1986–87 Fulham RLFC season

The 1986–87 Fulham RLFC season was the seventh in the club's history. They competed in the 1986–87 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1987 Challenge Cup, 1986–87 Lancashire Cup and the 1986–87 League Cup. They finished the season in 12th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.

1986–87 Fulham RLFC season
1986–87 Rank12th
Challenge CupFirst Round
1986–87 recordWins: 9; draws: 2; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 461; against: 632
Team information
ChairmanBarbara Close
CoachBill Goodwin
StadiumPolytechnic of Central London
Stadium, Chiswick
Avg. attendance759
High attendance1575 vs. Halifax
Top scorers
TriesSteve Mills - 12
GoalsColin Fenn - 65
PointsColin Fenn - 134
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1986-87 Second Division table

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A complicated fixture formula was introduced in the Second Division and continued until the 1991–92 season.[1]

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Hunslet 28 25 0 3 722 218 50
2 Swinton 28 23 1 4 713 323 47
3 Whitehaven 28 21 1 6 577 304 43
4 Doncaster 28 20 1 7 586 388 41
5 Rochdale Hornets 28 19 1 8 519 369 39
6 Sheffield Eagles 28 17 0 11 625 426 34
7 Bramley 28 16 0 12 407 440 32
8 Carlisle 28 15 1 12 463 446 31
9 Blackpool Borough 28 14 0 14 530 477 28
10 York 28 11 0 17 492 537 22
11 Runcorn Highfield 28 10 1 17 391 533 21
12 Fulham 28 8 2 18 461 632 18
13 Batley 28 9 0 19 335 528 18
14 Workington Town 28 9 0 19 405 652 18
15 Huddersfield Barracudas 28 8 0 20 456 673 16
16 Mansfield Marksman 28 8 0 20 366 592 16
17 Dewsbury 28 8 0 20 328 563 16
18 Keighley 28 7 0 21 366 641 14
  Champions   Play-offs   Promoted   Relegated

1986-87 squad

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Name Starts Substitute Total Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
Neil Bibby 1 5 6 1 0 0 4
Mark Birmingham 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Karl Bowen 5 1 6 0 0 0 0
Russ Bridge 28 2 30 5 0 0 20
Adrian Cambriani 14 1 15 1 0 0 4
Andy Collier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dominic Cooper 12 1 13 0 0 1 1
Martin Dean 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Frank Feighan 17 2 19 2 0 0 8
Colin Fenn 22 2 24 1 65 0 134
John Fisoh 1 1 2 1 0 0 4
Brian Flashman 4 0 4 1 0 0 4
Russ Gibson 6 5 11 1 6 0 16
Dave Gillan 20 1 21 7 0 0 28
Steve Goyer 6 0 6 1 0 0 4
Gavin Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mick Grimaldi 8 2 10 0 0 0 0
Glen Haggath 18 0 18 3 2 0 16
Martin Herdman 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Mick Hutchinson 4 1 5 0 0 0 0
Charlie Jones 27 1 28 6 0 0 24
Bob Knight 24 0 24 1 0 0 4
Geordie Lawrie 10 2 12 1 0 0 4
John Mayo 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
Craig Miller 6 0 6 3 0 0 12
Wayne Millington 2 0 2 1 0 0 4
Steve Mills 28 1 29 12 3 0 54
Simon Mitchell 3 2 5 0 0 0 0
Keiron Murphy 23 0 23 8 0 3 35
Gary O'Brien 3 0 3 2 0 0 8
Pat O'Doherty 18 1 19 7 0 0 28
Greg Pratt 16 0 16 1 0 0 4
Darren Rampling 2 6 8 0 0 0 0
Huw Rees 25 0 25 8 7 2 48
Brian Rendall 11 5 16 2 0 0 8
Gary Scott 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Craig Taylor 17 0 17 1 0 0 4
Peter White 22 1 23 7 0 0 28
Wilkinson 10 0 10 1 6 3 19
Trialists 3 3 6 0 0 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Season summary". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1987). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1987-88. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780356146201.
  3. ^ Gains & Losses
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