1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1984–85 season
ChairmanJohn W Smith
ManagerJoe Fagan
First Division2nd
FA Charity ShieldRunners-up
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupThird round
European Super CupRunners-up
European CupRunners-up
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: John Wark (18)
All: John Wark (27)

The 1984–85 season was Liverpool Football Club's 93rd season in existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the First Division. As European champions, Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo, where they lost 1–0.

Liverpool reached the 1985 European Cup Final where they faced Juventus. They lost the match 1–0, but the game was overshadowed by crowd trouble where thirty-nine Juventus fans died. Just hours before the match, Liverpool manager Joe Fagan had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup Charity Sheild League Cup European Cups World Club Champ.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Beglin 15 2 10+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Dalglish 53 6 36+0 6 7+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Gillespie 24 1 10+2 1 3+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
GK Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar 64 0 42+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 10+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan Hansen 62 0 41+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 10+0 0 1+0 0
MF Australia AUS Craig Johnston 17 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+3 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Alan Kennedy 49 1 32+0 1 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Lawrenson 50 2 33+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 10+0 1 0+0 0
MF England ENG Sammy Lee 25 0 16+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald 24 0 13+0 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
MF Denmark DEN Jan Mølby 24 1 19+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Phil Neal 64 5 42+0 4 7+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 10+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steve Nicol 48 7 29+2 5 6+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 2 1+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Robinson 10 1 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Wales WAL Ian Rush 44 26 28+0 14 6+0 7 1+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 5 1+0 0
FW England ENG Paul Walsh 39 13 22+4 8 1+2 2 0+1 0 2+0 0 7+0 3 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Wark 63 27 40+0 18 7+0 4 1+0 0 3+1 0 10+0 5 1+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ronnie Whelan 59 12 35+2 7 7+0 4 1+0 0 3+0 1 10+0 0 0+1 0

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 28 6 8 88 43 +45 90 Disqualified from the European Cup[1]
2 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 68 35 +33 77 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[2]
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 23 8 11 78 51 +27 77
4 Manchester United[a] 42 22 10 10 77 47 +30 76 Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[3]
5 Southampton[b] 42 19 11 12 56 47 +9 68 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[2]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Since the FA Cup winners, Manchester United, would have qualified for the UEFA Cup based on league position, this would have been passed down to the next best-placed team, Southampton.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1984–85 Football League First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
25-Aug-84 Norwich City A 3–3 Own Goal 2' Dalglish 24' Neal pen 67' 22,005 Report Report
27-Aug-84 West Ham United H 3–0 Walsh 1' Wark 75', 85' 32,633 Report Report
01-Sep-84 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 Whelan 82' 33,982 Report Report
04-Sep-84 Luton Town A 2–1 Neal pen 47' Dalglish 71' 14,127 Report Report
08-Sep-84 Arsenal A 1–3 Kennedy 82' 50,006 Report Report
15-Sep-84 Sunderland H 1–1 Walsh 17' 34,044 Report Report
22-Sep-84 Manchester United A 1–1 Walsh 73' 56,638 Report Report
29-Sep-84 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 40,196 Report Report
06-Oct-84 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 29,346 Report Report
12-Oct-84 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 28,599 Report Report
20-Oct-84 Everton H 0–1 45,545 Report Report
28-Oct-84 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 Whelan 36' Rush 50' 19,838 Report Report
03-Nov-84 Stoke City A 1–0 Whelan 86' 20,611 Report Report
10-Nov-84 Southampton H 1–1 Rush 46' 36,382 Report Report
18-Nov-84 Newcastle United A 2–0 Nicol 24' Wark 89' 28,003 Report Report
24-Nov-84 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Wark 41', 53' 34,918 Report Report
01-Dec-84 Chelsea A 1–3 Mølby 28' 40,972 Report Report
04-Dec-84 Coventry City H 3–1 Wark 8', 89' Rush pen 23' 27,237 Report Report
15-Dec-84 Aston Villa A 0–0 24,007 Report Report
21-Dec-84 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 Wark 38' Rush 60' 11,007 Report Report
26-Dec-84 Leicester City H 1–2 Neal pen 60' 38,419 Report Report
29-Dec-84 Luton Town H 1–0 Wark 26' 35,403 Report Report
01-Jan-85 Watford A 1–1 Rush 88' 27,073 Report Report
19-Jan-85 Norwich City H 4–0 Wark 36' Rush 80', 89' Dalglish 86' 30,627 Report Report
02-Feb-85 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 Lawrenson 85' 48,246 Report Report
12-Feb-85 Arsenal H 3–0 Rush 32' Neal 52 Whelan 87' 28,645 Report Report
23-Feb-85 Stoke City H 2–0 Nicol 14' Dalglish 28' 31,368 Report Report
02-Mar-85 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 Wark pen 49' 35,696 Report Report
16-Mar-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 43,852 Report Report
23-Mar-85 West Bromwich Albion A 5–0 Nicol 6' Dalglish 56' Wark 64', 70', 82' 20,500 Report Report
31-Mar-85 Manchester United H 0–1 34,886 Report Report
03-Apr-85 Sunderland A 3–0 Rush 1', 30' Wark 70' 24,096 Report Report
06-Apr-85 Leicester City A 1–0 Whelan 82' 22,942 Report Report
20-Apr-85 Newcastle United H 3–1 Wark 57' Gillespie 69' Walsh 80' 34,733 Report Report
27-Apr-85 Ipswich Town A 0–0 24,484 Report Report
04-May-85 Chelsea H 4–3 Whelan 4' Nicol 11', 27' Rush 68' 33,733 Report Report
06-May-85 Coventry City A 2–0 Walsh 44', 58' 18,951 Report Report
11-May-85 Aston Villa H 2–1 Whelan 66' Rush 68' 33,001 Report Report
14-May-85 Southampton A 1–1 Wark 31' 23,001 Report Report
17-May-85 Watford H 4–3 Rush 52', 81' Dalglish 57' Wark pen 59' 29,130 Report Report
20-May-85 West Ham United A 3–0 Walsh 26', 36' Beglin 56' 22,408 Report Report
23-May-85 Everton A 0–1 51,045 Report Report

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1984 FA Charity Shield
Everton1–0Liverpool
Grobbelaar 55' (o.g.) Report
Report
Attendance: 100,000


Everton
Liverpool
GK 1 Wales Neville Southall
DF 2 England Gary Stevens
DF 3 England John Bailey
DF 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe
DF 5 England Derek Mountfield
MF 6 England Peter Reid
MF 7 England Trevor Steven
FW 8 England Adrian Heath
FW 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
MF 10 England Paul Bracewell
MF 11 England Kevin Richardson
Substitutes:
GK England Jim Arnold
FW Scotland Andy Gray
DF England Alan Harper
MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy
FW England Ian Marshall
Manager:
England Howard Kendall
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
DF 2 England Phil Neal
DF 3 England Alan Kennedy
DF 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
MF 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
DF 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
FW 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
MF 8 England Sammy Lee downward-facing red arrow 53'
FW 9 Wales Ian Rush
MF 10 Scotland Steve Nicol
MF 11 Scotland John Wark
Substitutes:
FW England Paul Walsh upward-facing green arrow 53'
FW England David Hodgson
Manager:
England Joe Fagan

FA Cup

Main article: 1984–85 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
05-Jan-85 Aston Villa H 3–0 Rush 4', 74' Wark 49' 36,877 Report Report
27-Jan-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Rush 17' 27,905 Report Report
16-Feb-85 York City A 1–1 Rush 52' 13,485 Report Report
20-Feb-85 York City H 7–0 Whelan 15', 55' Wark 28', 58', 79' Neal 72' Walsh 83' 43,010 Report Report
10-Mar-85 Barnsley A 4–0 Rush 55', 80', 84' Whelan 72' 19,838 Report Report
13-Apr-85 Manchester United N 2–2 Whelan 87' Walsh 119' 51,690 Report Report
17-Apr-85 Manchester United N 1–2 McGrath 39' (o.g.) 45,775 Report Report

League Cup

Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
24-Sep-84 Stockport County A 0–0 11,169 Report Report
09-Oct-84 Stockport County H 2–0 Robinson 97' Whelan 115' 13,422 Report Report
31-Oct-84 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 38,690 Report Report

European Cup

Main article: 1984–85 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Sep-84 Lech Poznań A 1–0 Wark 62' 35,000 Report Report
03-Oct-84 Lech Poznań H 4–0 Wark 13', 19', 89' Walsh 38' 22,143 Report Report
24-Oct-84 Benfica H 3–1 Rush 44', 71', 76' 27,733 Report Report
07-Nov-84 Benfica A 0–1 50,000 Report Report
06-Mar-85 Austria Vienna A 1–1 Nicol 86' 21,000 Report Report
20-Mar-85 Austria Vienna H 4–1 Walsh 16', 55' Nicol 39' Own Goal 46' 32,761 Report Report
10-Apr-85 Panathinaikos H 4–0 Wark 35' Rush 48', 49' Beglin 85' 39,488 Report Report
24-Apr-85 Panathinaikos A 1–0 Lawrenson 61' 56,400 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1985 European Cup Final
Juventus Italy1–0England Liverpool
Platini 56' (pen.) Report
Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 59,000
Juventus
Liverpool
GK 1 Italy Stefano Tacconi
DF 2 Italy Luciano Favero
DF 3 Italy Antonio Cabrini
MF 4 San Marino Massimo Bonini
DF 5 Italy Sergio Brio
DF 6 Italy Gaetano Scirea (c)
FW 7 Italy Massimo Briaschi downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 8 Italy Marco Tardelli
FW 9 Italy Paolo Rossi downward-facing red arrow 89'
MF 10 France Michel Platini
FW 11 Poland Zbigniew Boniek
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Luciano Bodini
DF 13 Italy Nicola Caricola
FW 14 Italy Cesare Prandelli upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 15 Italy Bruno Limido
MF 16 Italy Beniamino Vignola upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal (c)
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin
CB 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson downward-facing red arrow 4'
RM 5 Scotland Steve Nicol
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
LM 10 England Paul Walsh downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 11 Scotland John Wark Yellow card 38'
Substitutes:
MF 13 England Sammy Lee
DF 14 Scotland Gary Gillespie upward-facing green arrow 4'
MF 15 Denmark Jan Mølby
MF 16 Australia Craig Johnston upward-facing green arrow 46'
GK 17 England Chris Pile
Manager:
England Joe Fagan

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1984 Intercontinental Cup
Independiente Argentina1–0England Liverpool
Percudani 6' Report
Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 62,000
Independiente
Liverpool
GK 1 Uruguay Carlos Goyén
DF 2 Argentina Hugo Villaverde downward-facing red arrow 74'
DF 3 Argentina Carlos Enrique
DF 4 Argentina Néstor Clausen
DF 5 Argentina Enzo Trossero
MF 6 Argentina Claudio Marangoni
MF 7 Argentina Jorge Burruchaga
MF 8 Argentina Ricardo Giusti
FW 9 Argentina José Percudani
MF 10 Argentina Ricardo Bochini
FW 11 Argentina Alejandro Barberón
Substitutes:
DF 13 Argentina Pedro Monzón upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Argentina José Pastoriza


Man of the Match:
Argentina José Percudani (Independiente)

Assistant referees:

GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 4 England Phil Neal
LB 6 England Alan Kennedy
CB 3 Scotland Gary Gillespie
LM 2 Scotland Steve Nicol
CB 5 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Denmark Jan Mølby
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
RM 10 Australia Craig Johnston
CM 11 Scotland John Wark downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
MF 14 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan upward-facing green arrow 76'
GK 12 England Bob Bolder
MF 13 Scotland Kevin MacDonald
FW 15 Republic of Ireland Michael Robinson
Manager:
England Joe Fagan

European Super Cup

Main article: 1984 European Super Cup
Juventus Italy2–0England Liverpool
Boniek 39', 79' Report
Report[dead link‍]
Attendance: 55,384
GK 1 Italy Luciano Bodini
DF 2 Italy Luciano Favero
DF 3 Italy Antonio Cabrini
MF 4 San Marino Massimo Bonini
DF 5 Italy Sergio Brio
DF 6 Italy Gaetano Scirea
FW 7 Italy Massimo Briaschi
MF 8 Italy Marco Tardelli
FW 9 Italy Paolo Rossi
MF 10 France Michel Platini
MF 11 Poland Zbigniew Boniek
Substitutes:
GK 12 Italy Stefano Tacconi
DF 13 Italy Nicola Caricola
MF 14 Italy Cesare Prandelli
MF 15 Italy Bruno Limido
MF 16 Italy Beniamino Vignola
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CB 4 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 5 Scotland Steve Nicol
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
CF 7 England Paul Walsh
LM 8 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10 Scotland Kevin MacDonald
CM 11 Scotland John Wark
Substitutes:
DF 12 Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin
GK 13 England Bob Bolder
DF 14 Scotland Gary Gillespie upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 15 England Sammy Lee
MF 16 Denmark Jan Mølby
Manager:
England Joe Fagan

Notes

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.