| Final | | date | Winnner _________ | score | Away _________ | HT | att. | | Sun 05.04.87 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | 1-1 | 96,000 |  Charlie Nicholas 2 --- Ian Rush Wembley Stadium. |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Sun 08.02.87 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | | 41,306 | | Wed 04.03.87 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Arsenal | | 41,005 | | Wed 11.02.87 | Southampton | 0-0 | Liverpool | 0-0 | 22,818 | | Wed 25.02.87 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | | 38,481 |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Wed 21.01.87 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest | | 38,617 | | Wed 21.01.87 | Everton | 0-1 | Liverpool | | 53,323 | | Tue 27.01.87 | Southampton | 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town | | 12,940 | | Tue 27.01.87 | West Ham United | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | | 28,648 | | Mon 02.02.87 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5-0 | West Ham United | | 41,995 |
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Round 4 - Eight-Finals (1/8) | | Midweek Tuesday, 18th November 1986. Replays Midweek Tuesday, 25th November 1986 |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Tue 18.11.86 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Charlton Athletic | | 28,301 | | Tue 18.11.86 | Shrewsbury Town | 1-0 | Cardiff City | | 4,673 | | Tue 18.11.86 | Southampton | 2-1 | Aston Villa | | 13,402 | | Tue 18.11.86 | West Ham United | 1-0 | Oxford United | | 20,530 | | Wed 19.11.86 | Bradford City | 0-5 | Nottingham Forest | | 16,009 | | Wed 19.11.86 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Liverpool | 0-0 | 26,385 | | Wed 26.11.86 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Coventry City | | 19,179 | | Wed 19.11.86 | Norwich City | 1-4 | Everton | | 17,988 | | Wed 26.11.86 | Cambridge United | 1-3 | Tottenham Hotspur | | 10,033 |
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Round 3 - Sixteen-Finals (1/16) | | Midweek Tuesday, 28th October 1986. Replays Midweek Tuesday, 4th November 1986 |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Tue 28.10.86 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Manchester City | | 21,604 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Cambridge United | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | | 8,893 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Chelsea | | 8,018 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers | | 6,926 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Oldham Athletic | | 8,575 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Everton | 4-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | | 24,638 | | Tue 28.10.86 | Shrewsbury Town | 1-0 | Hull City | | 3,077 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Bradford City | 3-1 | Portsmouth | | 4,885 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest | | 12,020 | | Wed 05.11.86 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | | 13,029 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Derby County | 1-1 | Aston Villa | | 19,374 | | Tue 04.11.86 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Derby County | | 19,477 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Leicester City | | 20,248 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Southampton | 0-0 | 23,639 | | Tue 04.11.86 | Southampton | 4-1 | Manchester United | | 17,915 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Norwich City | 4-1 | Millwall | | 10,277 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Oxford United | 3-1 | Sheffield United | | 6,502 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5-0 | Birmingham City | | 15,542 | | Wed 29.10.86 | Watford | 2-3 | West Ham United | | 17,523 |
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