The 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1986–87 Freight Rover Trophy, was the sixth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the fourth staging of the
Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for
English football
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clubs in the
Third Division and the
Fourth Division. The winners were
Mansfield Town
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and the runners-up were
Bristol City
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Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...
.
The competition began on 24 November 1986 and ended with the final on 24 May 1987 at
Wembley Stadium
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.
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Preliminary round
Northern Section
Southern Section
First round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Quarter-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area semi-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area finals
Northern Area final
Southern Area final
Final
References
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EFL Trophy seasons
Associate Members' Cup
Associate Members' Cup