NUFC Season Summaries
NUFC Season 1986/87
| Manager | Iam McFaul |
| Lge Pos | D1 - 17th |
| FA Cup | 5th |
| Lge Cup | 2nd |
| Euro | |
| Attendance | 24,554 |
| Top Scorer | Goddard 13 |
The Regular Cast
- Thomas M
- Anderson/McDonald
- Wharton/Anderson
- McCreery
- Clarke/Jackson
- Roeder
- McDonald/Stephenson
- Gascoigne/Thomas A
- Whitehurst/Goddard
- Beardsley
- Stewart/Jackson D
But for the goalscoring of Goddard this season would have ended in relegation. Mcfaul had bought well to bring Paul Goddard and Peter Jackson in but with Gascoigne a long-term absentee United (even with Beardsley) struggled badly.
A disastrous run of nine defeats and a draw in ten games from December to February saw United plummet into bottom spot.
A 2-1 home victory over Aston Villa stopped the rot and the return of Gascoigne and a record breaking run of scoring from Goddard resulted in six wins and three draws which pulled United clear of the drop zone.
We progressed to the 5th Round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1980/81 where we were beaten by Tottenham. Bradford City were the latest Division 2 side to knock us out of the League Cup.
Despite the relief of survival the season ended on a low as Peter Beardsley followed Waddle out the door.