1986 in England

Events from 1986 in England

Events

 * 22 June – The England national football team's hopes of winning the World Cup are ended with a 2–1 defeat in the quarter-finals by Argentina, a game in which Diego Maradona is allowed a blatantly handballed goal.

Births

 * 28 January – Jessica Ennis-Hill, heptathlete
 * 13 May – Robert Pattinson, actor
 * 27 June – Sam Claflin, actor
 * 28 August – Florence Welch, singer-songwriter
 * 30 August – Theo Hutchcraft, Musical artist
 * 23 October – Emilia Clarke, actress
 * 1 December – Andrew Tate, kickboxer and media personality
 * 30 December – Ellie Goulding, singer and songwriter