1985–86 Liverpool F.C. season
94th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1985–86 football season
The 1985–86 season was Liverpool Football Club ' s 94th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the First Division . This was Kenny Dalglish ’s first season as manager. At 34 he was player manager , 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]
As there was a ban on English clubs participating in the European competitions after the Heysel disaster , there was the ScreenSport Super Cup replacing it. 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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
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
Final
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
References
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