1985–86 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
198586 season
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)

The 1985–86 season was the 94th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 23rd consecutive year in the top-flight.

This was to be Kenny Dalglish’s first season as manager. At the relatively young age of thirty-four 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 in both the League and FA Cup, and reaching the League Cup Semi-Finals.

Also as the ban on English clubs after Heysel was in force, there was the Super Cup, 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

Midfielders

Attackers

Table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1Liverpool42261068937+5288
2Everton4226888741+4686
3West Ham United42266107440+3484
4Manchester United422210107036+3476
5Sheffield Wednesday422110116354+973
6Chelsea422011115756+171
7Arsenal42209134947+269
8Nottingham Forest421911126953+1668
9Luton Town421812126144+1766
10Tottenham Hotspur42198157452+2265
11Newcastle United421712136772−563
12Watford421611156962+759
13Queens Park Rangers42157205364−1152
14Southampton421210205162−1146
15Manchester City421112194357−1445
16Aston Villa421014185167−1644
17Coventry City421110214871−2343
18Oxford United421012206280−1842
19Leicester City421012205476−2242
20Ipswich Town42118233255−2341
21Birmingham City4285293073−4329
22West Bromwich Albion42412263589−5424

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Aug-85 Arsenal H 2–0 Whelan  33' Nicol  61' 38,261 Report Report
21-Aug-85 Aston Villa A 2–2 Rush  39' Mølby  85' 20,197 Report Report
24-Aug-85 Newcastle United A 0–1 29,670 Report Report
26-Aug-85 Ipswich Town H 5–0 Nicol  15' Rush  23', 67' Mølby  27' Johnston  90' 29,383 Report Report
31-Aug-85 West Ham United A 2–2 Johnston  52' Whelan  83' 19,762 Report Report
03-Sep-85 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Whelan  55', 69' 27,135 Report Report
07-Sep-85 Watford H 3–1 Neal  pen 27' Johnston  67' Rush  72' 31,395 Report Report
14-Sep-85 Oxford United A 2–2 Rush  62' Johnston  75' 11,474 Report Report
21-Sep-85 Everton A 3–2 Dalglish  1' Rush  16' McMahon  42' 51,509 Report Report
28-Sep-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–1 Lawrenson  44' Rush  56' Mølby  pen 61', pen 67' 41,521 Report Report
05-Oct-85 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 Walsh  9' 24,621 Report Report
12-Oct-85 Southampton H 1–0 McMahon  60' 31,070 Report Report
19-Oct-85 Manchester United A 1–1 Johnston  46' 54,492 Report Report
26-Oct-85 Luton Town H 3–2 Walsh  31', 35' Mølby  65' 31,488 Report Report
02-Nov-85 Leicester City H 1–0 Rush  84' 31,718 Report Report
09-Nov-85 Coventry City A 3–0 Beglin  5' Walsh  47' Rush  81' 16,947 Report Report
16-Nov-85 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 Nicol  45' Mølby  62' Lawrenson  73' Walsh  87' 28,407 Report Report
23-Nov-85 Birmingham City A 2–0 Rush  10' Walsh  26' 15,062 Report Report
30-Nov-85 Chelsea H 1–1 Mølby  pen 85' 38,482 Report Report
07-Dec-85 Aston Villa H 3–0 Mølby  2' Walsh  67' Johnston  81' 29,418 Report Report
14-Dec-85 Arsenal A 0–2 35,048 Report Report
21-Dec-85 Newcastle United H 1–1 Nicol  34' 30,746 Report Report
26-Dec-85 Manchester City A 0–1 35,584 Report Report
28-Dec-85 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 MacDonald  55' 27,141 Report Report
01-Jan-86 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 Rush  49' Walsh  76' 38,964 Report Report
12-Jan-86 Watford A 3–2 Walsh  44', 85' Rush  75' 16,967 Report Report
18-Jan-86 West Ham United H 3–1 Mølby  pen 58' Rush  67' Walsh  70' 41,056 Report Report
01-Feb-86 Ipswich Town A 1–2 Whelan  36' 20,551 Report Report
09-Feb-86 Manchester United H 1–1 Wark  40' 35,004 Report Report
22-Feb-86 Everton H 0–2 45,445 Report Report
02-Mar-86 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 Mølby  66' Rush  90' 16,436 Report Report
08-Mar-86 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 McMahon  19', 75' Rush  29' Wark  43' 26,219 Report Report
15-Mar-86 Southampton A 2–1 Wark  53' Rush  59' 19,784 Report Report
22-Mar-86 Oxford United H 6–0 Rush  1', 71' Lawrenson  18' Whelan  39' Mølby  pen 51', 88' 37,861 Report Report
29-Mar-86 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 37,946 Report Report
31-Mar-86 Manchester City H 2–0 McMahon  32', 58' 43,316 Report Report
12-Apr-86 Coventry City H 5–0 Whelan  20', 26', 83' Mølby  46' Rush  78' 42,729 Report Report
16-Apr-86 Luton Town A 1–0 Johnston  17' 15,390 Report Report
19-Apr-86 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 Dalglish  23' Rush  55' 22,010 Report Report
26-Apr-86 Birmingham City H 5–0 Rush  25' Gillespie  46', 58', pen 83' Mølby  pen 49' 42,021 Report Report
30-Apr-86 Leicester City A 2–0 Rush  20' Whelan  28' 25,799 Report Report
03-May-86 Chelsea A 1–0 Dalglish  23' 43,900 Report Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1985-86 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04-Jan-86 Norwich City H 5–0 MacDonald  23' Walsh  33' McMahon  73' Whelan  78' Wark  81' 29,082 Report Report
26-Jan-86 Chelsea A 2–1 Rush  45' Lawrenson  47' 33,625 Report Report
15-Feb-86 York City A 1–1 Mølby  pen 64' 12,443 Report Report
18-Feb-86 York City H 3–1 Wark  19' Mølby  94' Dalglish  98' 29,362 Report Report
11-Mar-86 Watford H 0–0 36,775 Report Report
17-Mar-86 Watford A 2–1 Mølby  pen 86' Rush  108' 28,097 Report Report
05-Apr-86 Southampton A 2–0 Rush  99', 104' 44,605 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1986 FA Cup Final

10 May 1986
15:00 BST
Liverpool 3–1 Everton
Rush  56', 83'
Johnston  62'
Report
Report
Lineker  27'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Alan Robinson (Hampshire)
Liverpool
Everton
GK 1 Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
CB 2 Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin
RB 4 Scotland Steve Nicol
LM 5 Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB 6 Scotland Alan Hansen (c)
SS 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 England Craig Johnston
CF 9 Wales Ian Rush
CM 10Denmark Jan Mølby
CM 11Scotland Kevin MacDonald
Substitute:
MF 12England Steve McMahon
Player/Manager:
Scotland Kenny Dalglish
GK 1 England Bobby Mimms
RB 2 England Gary Stevens  72'
LB 3 Wales Pat Van Den Hauwe
CB 4 Wales Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
CB 5 England Derek Mountfield
CM 6 England Peter Reid
CM 7 England Trevor Steven
CF 8 England Gary Lineker
CF 9 Scotland Graeme Sharp
RM 10England Paul Bracewell
LM 11Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy
Substitute:
MF 12England Adrian Heath  72'
Manager:
England Howard Kendall

League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
24-Sep-85 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 McMahon  25', 76' Rush  33' 16,150 Report Report
09-Oct-85 Oldham Athletic A 5–2 Whelan  5', 48' Wark  25' Rush  65' MacDonald  72' 7,719 Report Report
29-Oct-85 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–0 Walsh  11', 71', 72' Dalglish  80' 15,291 Report Report
26-Nov-85 Manchester United H 2–1 Mølby  57', pen 58' 41,291 Report Report
21-Jan-86 Ipswich Town H 3–0 Walsh  17' Whelan  28' Rush  66' 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  42' Johnston  69' 23,863 Report Report

Super Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Sep-85 Southampton H 2–1 Mølby  6' Dalglish  28' 16,189 Report Report
22-Oct-85 Southampton A 1–1 Walsh  81' 10,503 Report Report
03-Dec-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 MacDonald  19' Walsh  34' 14,855 Report Report
14-Jan-86 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 Rush  49', 61' Lawrenson  56' 10,078 Report Report
05-Feb-86 Norwich City A 1–1 Dalglish  79' 15,330 Report Report
06-May-86 Norwich City H 3–1 MacDonald  56' Mølby  pen 72' Johnston  79' 26,696 Report Report

References

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