1985–86 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 February 2020 Manchester City 1985–86 Billy McNeill Maine Road First Division 15th FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Third round Full Members' Cup Runners-up 5–1 (13 Dec 1985 v Coventry City, PL Round 21) 4–0 (10 Feb 1986 at Everton, PL Round 38) Mark Lillis (11) Mark Lillis (15) 48,773 vs Manchester United17 September 1985 9,799 vs Bury 8 October 1985 24,229 (4th highest in league) 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was Manchester City's 84th season of competitive football and 64th season in the top division of English football.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history Statto In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Full Members' Cup. First Division 1985–86 Football League League table First Division y MCI Results summary 7 7 7 25 26 4 5 12 18 31 February 2020 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H Result D/D/L/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/D/D/L/D/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/D/L/L/L/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Matches DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance 17 August 1985 Coventry City A Highfield Road 1–1 McIlroy 14,550 21 August 1985 Leicester City H Maine Road 1–1 Lillis (pen) 25,528 24 August 1985 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 1–3 Simpson 26,934 26 August 1985 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 3–2 Lillis, Simpson, Wilson 12,122 31 August 1985 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 2–1 Simpson, Miller (og) 27,789 3 September 1985 Birmingham City A St Andrews 0–1 11,706 7 September 1985 Southampton A The Dell 0–3 14,308 14 September 1985 Manchester United H Maine Road 0–3 48,733 21 September 1985 West Ham United H Maine Road 2–2 Lillis, Melrose 22,001 28 September 1985 Oxford United A Abbey Stadium 0–1 9,796 5 October 1985 Chelsea H Maine Road 0–1 20,104 12 October 1985 Watford A Vicarage Road 2–3 Lillis, McNab 15,418 19 October 1985 Queens Park Rangers A Loftus Road 0–0 13,471 26 October 1985 Everton H Maine Road 1–1 Simpson 28,801 2 November 1985 Arsenal A Highbury 0–1 22,264 9 November 1985 Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1–1 Lillis (pen) 20,853 16 November 1985 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2–0 15,140 23 November 1985 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1–0 Lillis 25,179 30 November 1985 Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 1–2 Lillis (pen) 10,096 7 December 1985 Leicester City A Filbert Street 1–1 Davies 10,289 14 December 1985 Coventry City H Maine Road 5–1 Davies (2), Lillis, Simpson (2) 20,075 21 December 1985 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 2–3 Lillis, McNab 23,177 26 December 1985 Liverpool H Maine Road 1–0 Wilson 35,384 28 December 1985 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1–1 McNab 24,955 1 January 1986 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1–0 Lillis 14,215 11 January 1986 Southampton H Maine Road 1–0 Philips 21,674 18 January 1986 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2–0 Davies, Lillis 17,009 1 February 1986 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2–1 Power, Davies 20,540 8 February 1986 Queens Park Rangers H Maine Road 2–0 Simpson, Davies 20,414 11 February 1986 Everton A Goodison Park 0–4 30,006 1 March 1986 Oxford United H Maine Road 0–3 20,009 8 March 1986 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0–1 17,573 15 March 1986 Watford H Maine Road 0–1 18,899 22 March 1986 Manchester United A Old Trafford 2–2 Wilson, Albiston (og) 51,274 29 March 1986 Aston Villa H Maine Road 0–0 McNab, Wilson 20,935 31 March 1986 Liverpool A Anfield 0–2 43,316 5 April 1986 Arsenal A Maine Road 0–1 19,590 12 April 1986 Ipswich Town A Portman Road 0–0 13,928 19 April 1986 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1–3 Davies 19,715 26 April 1986 Newcastle United A St James Park 1–3 Davies 22,689 28 April 1986 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 0–1 Stewart (pen) 21,753 3 May 1986 Luton Town H Maine Road 1–1 Davies 20,361 FA Cup 1985–86 FA Cup Third round 3 January 1986 Walsall 1–3 Manchester City Fellows Park Walsall W Fourth round 24 January 1986 Manchester City 1–1 Watford Maine Road Manchester D Fourth round 2 February 1986 Watford 0–0 aet Manchester City Vicarage Road Watford D Fourth round 5 February 1986 Manchester City 1–3 Watford Maine Road Manchester L EFL Cup 1986–87 Football League Cup Second round 24 September 1985 Bury 1–2 Manchester City Gigg Lane Bury W Second round 9 October 1985 Manchester City 2–1 Bury Maine Road Manchester W Third round 29 October 1985 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Maine Road Manchester L Full Members' Cup 1985–86 Full Members' Cup First round, Northern section 14 October 1985 Manchester City 6–1 Leeds United Maine Road Manchester W First round, Northern section 22 October 1985 Sheffield United 1–2 Manchester City Bramall Lane Sheffield W Semi finals, Northern section 4 November 1985 Manchester City 0–0 (pen) Sunderland Maine Road Manchester W Final, Northern section 1st Leg 26 November 1985 Hull City 2–1 Manchester City Boothferry Park Hull L Final, Northern section 2nd Leg 11 December 1985 Manchester City 2–0 Hull City Maine Road Manchester W Final 23 March 1986 Chelsea 5–4 Manchester City Maine Road Manchester L References External links https://www.mancity.com Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines