1985–86 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was the 94th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 24th consecutive year in the top-flight.
1985–86 season | ||||
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Chairman | John W Smith | |||
Manager | Kenny Dalglish | |||
First Division | Champions | |||
FA Cup | Winners | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
Screen Sport Super Cup | Final (Played in 1986-87) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ian Rush (22) All: Ian Rush (31) | |||
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This was to be Kenny Dalglish’s first season as manager. At the relatively young age of 34 he took over a side that he was still playing in, and with several players in their last seasons as players. The change to the new team would take time during the season, but it ended with them winning the double of the League and FA Cup, and reaching the League Cup semi-finals. It was the fifth time that the league and FA Cup double had been achieved in English football.[1]
Also, as the ban on English clubs participating in the European competitions after Heysel was in force, there was the Super Cup replacing it instead, sponsored by Screen Sport. As the competition did not end until the 1986-87 season, Liverpool reached the final after getting through the group, and the semi-finals.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Gary Ablett
Jim Beglin
Gary Gillespie
Alan Hansen
Steve Nicol
Alan Kennedy
Mark Lawrenson
John McGregor
Phil Neal (Joined Bolton in December 1985)
Midfielders
Attackers
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 88 | Excluded from the European Cup[2] |
2 | Everton[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 86 | Excluded from the European Cup Winners' Cup[3] |
3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 84 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup[4] |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 76 | |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday[lower-alpha 2] | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 73 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:
- Since the FA Cup winners, Liverpool, would have instead qualified for the European Cup, qualification would have instead been passed down to runners-up Everton.
- Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
Results
First Division
FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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04-Jan-86 | Norwich City | H | 5–0 | MacDonald ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 29,082 | Report | Report |
26-Jan-86 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Rush ![]() ![]() | 33,625 | Report | Report |
15-Feb-86 | York City | A | 1–1 | Mølby ![]() | 12,443 | Report | Report |
18-Feb-86 | York City | H | 3–1 aet | Wark ![]() ![]() ![]() | 29,362 | Report | Report |
11-Mar-86 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 36,775 | Report | Report | |
17-Mar-86 | Watford | A | 2–1 | Mølby ![]() ![]() | 28,097 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-86 | Southampton | N | 2–0 | Rush ![]() | 44,605 | Report | Report |
Final
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League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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24-Sep-85 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | McMahon ![]() ![]() | 16,150 | Report | Report |
09-Oct-85 | Oldham Athletic | A | 5–2 | Whelan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 7,719 | Report | Report |
29-Oct-85 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4–0 | Walsh ![]() ![]() | 15,291 | Report | Report |
26-Nov-85 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | Mølby ![]() | 41,291 | Report | Report |
21-Jan-86 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | Walsh ![]() ![]() ![]() | 19,762 | Report | Report |
12-Feb-86 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 15,051 | Report | Report | |
05-Mar-86 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–2 | McMahon ![]() ![]() | 23,863 | Report | Report |
Super Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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17-Sep-85 | Southampton | H | 2–1 | Mølby ![]() ![]() | 16,189 | Report | Report |
22-Oct-85 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Walsh ![]() | 10,503 | Report | Report |
03-Dec-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | MacDonald ![]() ![]() | 14,855 | Report | Report |
14-Jan-86 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–0 | Rush ![]() ![]() | 10,078 | Report | Report |
05-Feb-86 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 15,330 | Report | Report |
06-May-86 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | MacDonald ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26,696 | Report | Report |
References
- Sridhar, Shrivathsa (18 May 2019). "England's league and FA Cup double winners - Factbox". Reuters. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
- English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.