1985–86 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1985–86 season
ManagerHoward Kendall
GroundGoodison Park
First Division2nd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupQuarter-final
Football League Super CupRunners-up
(continued into 1986–87 season)
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Lineker (30)
All: Gary Lineker (40)
Highest home attendance51,509 vs. Liverpool (21 September 1985)
Lowest home attendance10,329 vs. Norwich City (2 October 1985)

During the 1985–86 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 2nd in the table with 86 points.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Bobby Mimms
— GK Wales WAL Neville Southall
— GK England ENG Mike Stowell
— DF England ENG Alan Harper
— DF England ENG Derek Mountfield
— DF England ENG Neil Pointon
— DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
— DF England ENG Gary Stevens
— DF Wales WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Dave Watson
— MF England ENG Paul Bracewell
— MF England ENG Peter Reid
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Sheedy
— MF England ENG Trevor Steven
— FW England ENG Adrian Heath
— FW England ENG Gary Lineker
— FW England ENG Ian Marshall
— FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp

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Competitions

Win Draw Loss

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1985 FA Charity Shield
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
10 August 1985 Manchester United N 2–0 82,000 Steven, Heath

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Football League Division One

Main article: 1985–86 Football League First Division

League Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 10 6 89 37 +52 88 Disqualified from the European Cup[3]
2 Everton[a] 42 26 8 8 87 41 +46 86 Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup[4]
3 West Ham United 42 26 6 10 74 40 +34 84 Disqualified from the UEFA Cup[5]
4 Manchester United 42 22 10 10 70 36 +34 76
5 Sheffield Wednesday[b] 42 21 10 11 63 54 +9 73
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultLWDWWWLWLDWLWDLWWDWWLWWWDWWWWWWDLWDWWWDLWW
Position19411652426546647666666653322111111122122232
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1985/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost;   = Champions, Disqualified to 1986–87 European Cup;   = Disqualified to 1986–87 UEFA Cup;   = Relegated to Division Two

On June 2, 1985 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.[6]

Matches

17 August 1985 1 Leicester City 3–1 Everton Leicester
Bright 61'
Bright 77'		 24' Mountfield Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,932
20 August 1985 2 Everton 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Walton
Heath 64', 82' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,788
24 August 1985 3 Everton 1–1 Coventry City Walton
Sharp 85 ' 43 ' Gibson Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,691
26 August 1985 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Everton Tottenham
Lineker Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,720
31 August 1985 5 Everton 4–1 Birmingham City Walton
Lineker 11 ', 22 ', 85 '
Steven 79' (pen.)		 25' Kennedy Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,066
3 September 1985 6 Sheffield Wednesday 1–5 Everton Sheffield
Mountfield
, Lineker
Steven
Heath		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,065
7 September 1985 7 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Everton Shepherd's Bush
Bannister 29 ', 55 '
Byrne 42 '		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,544
14 September 1985 8 Everton 2–0 Luton Town Walton
Sheedy 44'
Sharp 86'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,419
21 September 1985 9 Everton 2–3 Liverpool Walton
Sharp 51 '
Lineker 82 '		 1 ' Dalglish
16 ' Rush
43 ' McMahon		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 51,509
28 September 1985 10 Aston Villa 0–0 Everton Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,048
5 October 1985 11 Everton 2–0 Oxford United Walton
Sharp 43 '
Bracewell 89 '		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,553
12 October 1985 12 Chelsea 2–1 Everton Fulham
Dixon 4 '
Speedie 40'		 41'Sheedy Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,634
19 October 1985 13 Everton 4–1 Watford Walton
Heath 45', 60 '
Sharp 81 '
Bracewell 67'		 57' (pen.) Jackett Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,425
26 October 1985 14 Manchester City 1–1 Everton Moss Side
Simpson 47' 35' Heath Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,807
2 November 1985 15 West Ham United 2–1 Everton Upton Park
McAvennie 75'
Mc Avennie 83 '		 60' Steven Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,844
9 November 1985 16 Everton 6–1 Arsenal Walton
Lineker 19 ', 38 ' Heath 50 ', 80 '
Steven 62' (pen.)
Sharp 84 '		 46 ' Nicholas Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,620
16 November 1985 17 Ipswich Town 3–4 Everton Ipswich
D'Avray 6 '
Wilson 28 '
Butcher 72 '		 42 ' Heath
47 ' Sharp
60 ' Sheedy
78' (pen.) Steven		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,910
23 November 1985 18 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest Walton
Bracewell 76' 70' Clough Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,860
30 November 1985 19 Southampton 2–3 Everton Southampton
Cockerill 1'
Moran 70'		 29' Lineker
75' Heath
83' Steven		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,917
7 December 1985 20 West Browmwich Albion 0–3 Everton West Bromwich
3' Sheedy
15' Van Den Hauwe
52' Lineker		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,206
14 December 1985 21 Everton 1–2 Leicester City Walton
Richardson 26' 59' (pen.) McAllister
77' Smith		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,347
21 December 1985 22 Coventry City 1–3 Everton Coventry
Gibson 60 ' 56 ', 86 ' Lineker
62 'Sharp		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,059
26 December 1985 23 Everton 3–1 Manchester United Walton
Sharp 19' Lineker 24 ', 85 ' 51' (o.g.) Stevens Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 42,551
28 December 1985 24 Everton 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Walton
Stevens
Lineker 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,536
1 January 1986 25 Newcastle United 2–2 Everton Newcastle-upon-Tyne

 Steven
Sharp (pen)		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 27,820
11 January 1986 26 Everton 4–3 Queens Park Rangers Walton
Sharp 44' (pen.), 67 '
Lineker 55 '
Wilkinson 56 '		 Bannister 12 '
Bannister 87 '
Byrne 25 '		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,015
18 January 1986 27 Birmingham City 0–2 Everton Birmingham
36 ', 46 'Lineker Attendance: 10,502
1 February 1986 28 Everton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Walton
Reid 82 ' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,178
11 February 1986 29 Everton 4–0 Manchester City Walton
Lineker , ,
Sharp 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,006
22 February 1986 30 Liverpool 0–2 Everton Liverpool
Ratcliffe
Lineker		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,445
1 March 1986 31 Everton 2–0 Aston Villa Walton
Lineker 43 '
Sharp 90 '		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,133
16 March 1986 32 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Walton
Sheedy 86 ' 12 ' Murphy Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,145
22 March 1986 33 Luton Town 2–1 Everton Luton
Foster 82 '
Newell 86 '		 46 'Richardson Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,949
29 March 1986 34 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Walton
Richardson 29 ' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,116
31 March 1986 35 Manchester United 0–0 Everton Greater Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,189
12 April 1986 36 Arsenal 0–1 Everton Islington
Heath Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,251
15 April 1986 37 Watford 0–2 Everton Watford
43' Lineker
90' Sharp		 Attendance: 18,960
19 April 1986 38 Everton 1–0 Ipswich Town Walton
Sharp 64 ' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,055
26 April 1986 39 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Everton West Bridgford
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,171
30 April 1986 40 Oxford United 1–0 Everton Oxford
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 13,939
3 May 1986 41 Everton 6–1 Southampton Walton
Mountfield 10'
Steven 29'
Lineker 31', 34', 63'
Sharp 55'		 59' Puckett Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,057
5 May 1986 42 Everton 3–1 West Ham United Walton
Lineker 38 ', 47 '
Steven Steven 72' (pen.)		 90' Cottee Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,073

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FA Cup

Main article: 1985-86 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 5 January 1986 Exeter City H 1–0 22,726 Stevens
4 25 January 1986 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 41,381 Van Den Hauwe, Lineker (2)
5 4 March 1986 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 23,338 Heath, Lineker
6 8 March 1986 Luton Town A 2–2 15,529 Sharp, Heath
6:R 12 March 1986 Luton Town H 1–0 44,264 Lineker
SF 5 April 1986 Sheffield Wednesday N 2–1 (aet) 47,711 Harper, Sharp
F 10 May 1986 Liverpool N 1–3 98,000 Lineker

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League Cup

Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 25 September 1985 Bournemouth H 3–2 13,930 Lineker, Marshall, Heffernan (o.g.)
2:2 8 October 1985 Bournemouth A 2–0 (agg 5–2) 8,081 Lineker, Richardson
3 29 October 1985 Shrewsbury Town A 4–1 10,246 Sharp, Hughes (o.g.), Sheedy, Heath
4 26 November 1985 Chelsea A 2–2 27,544 Sheedy, Bracewell
4:R 10 December 1985 Chelsea H 1–2 26,373 Lineker

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Football League Super Cup

Main article: Football League Super Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
GS 18 September 1985 Manchester United A 4–2 33,859 Lineker, Sharp, Sheedy (2)
GS 2 October 1985 Norwich City H 1–0 10,329 Lineker
GS 23 October 1985 Norwich City A 0–1 12,196
GS 4 December 1985 Manchester United H 1–0 20,542 Stapleton (o.g.)
SF:1 5 February 1986 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 7,548
SF:2 19 March 1986 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 (agg 3–1) 12,008 Heath, Mountfield, Sharp
F:1 16 September 1986 Liverpool A 1–3 20,660 Sheedy
F:2 30 September 1986 Liverpool H 1–4 (agg 2–7) 26,068 Sharp

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References

  1. ^ 1985–1986 Summary: Appearances and Goals
  2. ^ a b c d e Everton's Record in 1985–86
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Simon Burnton (2 June 2020). "'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.