1984–85 Leicester City F.C. season

1984–85 season of Leicester City May 2019 noref (GreenC bot) October 2019 October 2019 Leicester City 1984–85 Gordon Milne Terry Shipman First Division 15th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Lineker (28) _chelsea1981h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _ncfc1516a _ncfc1516a _ncfc1516a _ncfc1516a _ncfc1516a ffffff 1983–84 1985–86 During the 1984–85 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Squad yes yes ENG GK Mark Wallington 11 0 yes ENG GK Mark Grew yes ENG GK Ian Andrews 31 0 yes ENG DF Larry May yes NIR DF John O'Neill 42 2 yes SCO DF David Rennie 3 1 yes SCO DF Tommy Williams 27 0 yes ENG DF Bob Hazell 14 0 yes ENG DF Andy Feeley 35 0 yes SCO DF Bobby Smith 30 0 yes NIR MF Paul Ramsey 38+1 0 yes SCO MF Kevin MacDonald 13 0 yes yes ENG MF Ian Banks 29+2 9 yes ENG MF Steve Lynex 42 13 yes SCO MF Ian Wilson 38+1 1 yes ENG MF Andy Peake 21 1 yes ENG MF Rob Kelly yes ENG FW Gary Lineker 41 24 yes ENG FW Alan Smith 36+3 12 yes ENG FW Robbie Jones 2 0 yes ENG FW Tommy English yes ENG FW Peter Eastoe 6 1 yes ENG FW Mark Bright 2 14 Competitions Division One 1984–85 Football League League table First Division y LEI Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A Result L/D/L/D/W/D/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/L/D/D/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/W/L Position 16/16/21/21/15/16/14/16/18/20/20/18/20/21/20/19/17/17/15/14/12/14/15/15/15/16/15/13/15/11/10/11/11/11/13/14/12/12/12/15/11/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Qualified to 1985–86 European Cup blue2 Qualified to 1985–86 UEFA Cup red1 Relegated to Division Two complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/1985/ September 2023 On 2 June 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jun/02/how-heysel-tragedy-changed-english-football-clubs-banned-europe 'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football theguardian.com 2 June 2020 Simon Burnton 2 September 2023 Matches 25 August 1984 1 16 L 2–3 Leicester City Newcastle United Leicester Filbert Street attendance: 18,636 Lineker39Lineker 74 3Carney52McCreery 80 Waddle 27 August 1984 2 16 D 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City Roberts 35 Roberts 59 pen 19 Alan Smith79 Ian Banks Tottenham White Hart Lane 30,046 01 September 1984 3 21 L 0–2 Leicester City Coventry City Coventry Highfield Road 05 September 1984 4 21 D 1–1 Leicester City Watford Gary Lineker 85 56 Taylor Leicester Filbert Street 12,055 08 September 1984 5 15 W 2–1 Leicester City Ipswich Town Leicester Filbert Street 10,737 Lineker 49 Lynex89 73 Gates 15 September 1984 6 16 D 2–2 Leicester City Stoke City Hemming67Bould68 54 Lineker75 pen Lynex Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground 11,579 22 September 1984 7 14 W 2–1 Leicester City West Bromwich Albion Leicester Filbert Street 11,960 Lynex 46Lynex 76 pen 60 Cross 29 September 1984 15:00 8 16 L 3–0 Leicester City Chelsea Kerry Dixon13Kerry Dixon 58Pat Nevin60 Fulham Stamford Bridge Leslie Burden 06 October 1984 9 L West Ham United 3–1 18 Leicester City Stewart 68 penBonds 75Cottee 90 28 Lynex Upton Park Boleyn Ground 15,306 13 October 1984 10 L Leicester City 1–4 20 Arsenal Leicester Filbert Street Viv Anderson 1 o.g. 13 Talbot24 Rix75 Anderson85 Talbot 19,944 20 October 1984 11 Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 20 Leicester City Varadi 5Varadi 26Varadi 59Blair 76Ryan84 Sheffield Hillsborough 23,621 L 27 October 1984 12 Leicester City 5–0 18 Aston Villa Leicester Filbert Street 0 pen Lynex Lineker Lineker Lineker Eastoe W 03 November 1984 13 20 L 3–0 Leicester City Everton Steven55Sheedy 59Heath 80 Walton Goodison Park 27,784 10 November 1984 14 21 L 2–3 Leicester City Manchester United Leicester Filbert Street 23,840 Banks 35Lineker 82 26 Brazil60 Hughes88 pen Strachan 17 November 1984 15 Leicester City 2–0 20 Norwich City Leicester Filbert Street 9,693 Banks 13Lynex 88 pen W 25 November 1984 16 19 L 1–2 Leicester City Nottingham Forest Banks West Bridgford City Ground 01 December 1984 17 17 W 4–0 Leicester City Queens Park Rangers Leicester Filbert Street Lineker 11Alan Smith 15Lynex 46Banks 58 10,218 08 December 1984 18 17 W 4–0 Leicester City Sunderland Alan Smith 16Lineker 38Alan Smith 42Lynex 71 Sunderland Roker Park 16,441 15 December 1984 19 15 D 2–2 Leicester City Luton Town Leicester Filbert Street Lynex 51 Alan Smith56 36 Stein89 Harford 10,476 23 December 1984 20 14 W 5–1 Leicester City Coventry City Leicester Filbert Street Lynex 0 penRennie Lineker Lineker Alan Smith 26 December 1984 21 12 Liverpool 1–2 Leicester City 11 Alan Smith 35 Lineker Neal 60 pen Liverpool Anfield 38,419 W 29 December 1984 22 14 Watford 4–1 Leicester City Barnes 35Reilly 57Terry61Sterling85 14 O'Neill Watford Vicarage Road 19,491 L 01 January 1985 23 Leicester City 1–2 15 Southampton Banks34 19Armstrong74Wallace Leicester Filbert Street 15,257 L 12 January 1985 24 15 D 0–0 Leicester City Stoke City Leicester Filbert Street 02 February 1985 25 Leicester City 1–1 15 Chelsea Leicester Filbert Street 15,657 Lineker 4 45 pen Speedie Trevor Simpson D 23 February 1985 26 16 1–2 Leicester City Everton Leicester Filbert Street Lynex81 66Gray82 Gray 17,345 L 02 March 1985 27 15 W Aston Villa 1–0 Leicester City 48 Alan Smith 16,285 Birmingham Villa Park 09 March 1985 28 Leicester City 3–1 13 Sheffield Wednesday Leicester Filbert Street 43 Varadi Lineker 72 O’Neill 82 Smith 87 14,037 W 16 March 1985 29 15 L 0–2 Leicester City Arsenal Williams 27 Meade 87 Islington Highbury 20,663 20 March 1985 30 Newcastle United 4–1 11 Leicester City Banks Banks Lineker Smith Newcastle-upon-Tyne St. James' Park W 23 March 1985 31 10 W 1–0 Leicester City West Ham United Leicester Filbert Street Lineker 30 March 1985 32 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 11 Leicester City Hunt 57 Hunt 76 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 9,346 L 03 April 1985 33 Manchester United 1–2 11 Leicester City Lineker Greater Manchester Old Trafford L 06 April 1985 34 11 L 0–1 Leicester City Liverpool Leicester Filbert Street 09 April 1985 35 13 L 1–3 Leicester City Southampton 0 pen Lynex Southampton The Dell 13 April 1985 36 14 L 1–2 Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur Leicester Filbert Street Peake 80 53 Hoddle 89 Falco 15,609 20 April 1985 37 W Norwich City 3–1 12 Leicester City Smith 44Smith 89 Banks 74 10 Donowa Norwich Carrow Road 13,395 23 April 1985 38 12 L 0–2 Leicester City Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 27 April 1985 39 12 W 1–0 Leicester City Nottingham Forest Leicester Filbert Street Lineker 32 13,886 04 May 1985 40 15 L Queens Park Rangers 4–3 Leicester City Gregory 2 Bannister 30 Robinson 52 Fillery 83 44 Lineker55 Wilson80 Lineker White City Loftus Road 9,071 06 May 1985 41 11 W 2–0 Leicester City Sunderland Leicester Filbert Street Lineker 14Lineker 21 11,455 11 May 1985 42 15 L 4–0 Leicester City Luton Town Nwajiobi 14 Preece 28 Stein 54 Harford 86 Luton Kenilworth Road 11,802 League Cup 1984–85 Football League Cup Second Round 26 September 1984 1nb W 4–2 Leicester City Brentford Leicester Filbert Street O'NeillLynexBanksGary Lineker 09 October 1984 2 W 0–2 Brentford Leicester City Ramsey Alan Smith Third Round 30 October 1984 - L 3–1 Leicester City Luton Town Lineker Luton Kenilworth Road FA Cup 1984–85 FA Cup Third Round 05 January 1985 Burton Albion 1–6 - Leicester City Lynex Lineker Lineker Lineker Smith Smith W Match annulled due to riots. 16 January 1985 replay - W 0–1 Leicester City Burton Albion Lineker (N) Match played in closed doors with zero attendance. Fourth Round 26 January 1985 - W 1–0 Leicester City Carlisle United Leicester Filbert Street Alan Smith Fifth Round 19 February 1985 - L 2–0 Leicester City Millwall Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision One Football LeagueCup FACup - ENG GK Ian Andrews 31 0 1 0 4 0 - ENG DF Andy Feeley 35 0 2 0 4 0 - NIR DF John O'Neill 42 2 3 1 4 0 - SCO DF Tommy Williams 27 0 1 0 4 0 - SCO DF Bobby Smith 30 0 2 0 4 0 - ENG MF Steve Lynex 42 13 3 1 4 1 - NIR MF Paul Ramsey 38+1 0 3 1 4 1 - SCO MF Ian Wilson 38+1 1 2 0 4 0 - ENG MF Ian Banks 29+2 9 1+1 1 4 0 - ENG FW Gary Lineker 41 24 3 2 4 3 - ENG FW Alan Smith 36+3 12 2 1 4 3 - ENG GK Mark Wallington 11 0 2 0 - ENG MF Andy Peake 21 1 2 0 - ENG DF Bob Hazell 14 0 2 0 - SCO MF Kevin MacDonald 13 0 2 0 - ENG FW Peter Eastoe 6 1 - SCO DF David Rennie 3 1 - ENG FW Mark Bright 2+14 0 1+1 0 - ENG FW Robbie Jones 2 0 1 0 - ENG GK Mark Grew - ENG DF Larry May - ENG MF Rob Kelly - ENG FW Tommy English http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1984 January 2026 References Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons Leicester City