1986–87 FA Cup
| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Coventry City | ||
| Runners-up | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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The 1986–87 FA Cup was the 106th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Coventry City, who beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2, after extra-time, in the final at Wembley Stadium. It was Tottenham's only defeat in eight finals up to that point. The tournament started in August 1986, with non-league teams competing in the qualifying rounds. Clubs from the First and Second Divisions entered in the third round.
The first round of games were played over the weekend 15–16 November 1986, with the exception of the Bristol Rovers – Brentford game. Replays were played either in the midweek fixtures on 17th-18th or on 24th.
The second round of games were played over 6–7 December 1986, with replays being played on 9th–10th.
Most of the third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 10–11 January 1987. Various matches and replays were played as late as 31 January, however.
The fourth round of games were played mainly over the weekend 31 January – 1 February 1987. All other ties took place on 3rd-4 February.
The fifth set of games were played over the weekend 21–22 February 1987, with the first set of replays on 24th-25th.
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 14–15 March 1987. There were no replays.
Seven time winners Tottenham Hotspur were drawn with 1984 finalists Watford for the Villa Park semip-final, which saw the North Londoners win 4-1 and reach their eighth final, having won all of their previous FA Cup finals.
Hillsborough was the venue for the other semi-final. Fallen giants Leeds United were on the comeback trail under the management of former captain Billy Bremner, pushing for promotion in the Second Division and making their first serious challenge for a major trophy in over 10 years. Their opponents were Coventry City, who had never reached an FA Cup semi-final before. In a closely fought game, Coventry won 3-2.
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