1985–86 Everton F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Everton 1985–86 Philip Carter Howard Kendall Ground Goodison Park First Division 2nd FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Quarter-Final Football League Super Cup Runners-up(continued into 1986–87 season) FA Charity Shield Winners Gary Lineker (30) Gary Lineker (40) 51,509 vs. Liverpool (21 September 1985) 10,329 vs. Norwich City (2 October 1985) _whitehorizontaltop _bluetop 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF FFFFFF 1984–85 1986–87 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 yes yes ENG GK Bobby Mimms yes WAL GK Neville Southall yes NIR GK Pat Jennings yes ENG GK Mike Stowell yes ENG DF Alan Harper yes ENG DF Derek Mountfield yes ENG DF Peter Billing yes ENG DF Neil Pointon yes WAL DF Kevin Ratcliffe yes ENG DF Gary Stevens yes WAL DF Pat Van Den Hauwe yes yes ENG DF Dave Watson yes ENG DF John Bailey yes ENG MF Paul Bracewell yes ENG MF Peter Reid yes IRL MF Kevin Sheedy yes ENG MF Trevor Steven yes ENG MF Kevin Richardson yes ENG MF Warren Aspinall yes ENG FW Adrian Heath yes ENG FW Gary Lineker yes ENG FW Ian Marshall yes SCO FW Graeme Sharp yes ENG FW Paul Wilkinson 1985–1986 Summary: Appearances and Goals Competitions WinDrawLoss FA Charity Shield 1985 FA Charity Shield +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers10 August 1985Manchester UnitedN2–082,000Steven 27', Heath 83' Football League Division One 1985–86 Football League First Division League Table First Division EVE y Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A Result L/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/L/W/W Position 19/4/11/6/5/2/4/2/6/5/4/6/6/4/7/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/5/3/3/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/1/2/2/2/3/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Lost #FFD700 Champions, Disqualified to 1986–87 European Cup blue2 Disqualified to 1986–87 UEFA Cup red1 Relegated to Division Two complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/nottingham-forest/tab/matches/season/1985/ September 2023 On 2 June 1985, English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the 1985–86 season until the 1989–90 season 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 1 17 August 1985 Leicester City 3–1 Everton Bright 61Bright 77 24 Mountfield Leicester Filbert Street 16,932 L 2 20 August 1985 Everton 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Heath 64,82 26,788 Walton Goodison Park W 3 24 August 1985 Everton 1–1 Coventry City Sharp 85 43 Gibson Walton Goodison Park 27,691 D 4 26 August 1985 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Everton Lineker Tottenham White Hart Lane 29,720 W 5 31 August 1985 Everton Birmingham City 4–1 28,066 Lineker 11 ,22 ,85 Steven 79 pen 25 Kennedy Walton Goodison Park W 6 3 September 1985 Sheffield Wednesday 1–5 Everton 30,065 Mountfield, Lineker Steven Heath Sheffield Hillsborough W 7 7 September 1985 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Everton 16,544 Bannister 29 , 55 Byrne 42 Shepherd's Bush Loftus Road L 8 14 September 1985 Everton 2–0 Luton Town 26,419 Sheedy44 Sharp86 Walton Goodison Park W 9 21 September 1985 Everton Liverpool 2–3 51,509 Sharp 51 Lineker 82 1 Dalglish 16 Rush 43 McMahon Walton Goodison Park L 10 28 September 1985 Aston Villa 0–0 Everton 22,048 Birmingham Villa Park D 11 5 October 1985 Everton Oxford United 2–0 Sharp 43 Bracewell 89 Walton Goodison Park 24,553 W 12 12 October 1985 Chelsea 2–1 Everton 27,634 Dixon 4 Speedie 40 41Sheedy Fulham Stamford Bridge L 13 19 October 1985 Everton Watford 4–1 26,425 Heath 45, 60 Sharp 81 Bracewell67 57 pen Jackett Walton Goodison Park W 14 26 October 1985 Manchester City Everton 1–1 28,807 Simpson47 35 Heath Moss Side Maine Road D 15 2 November 1985 West Ham United 2–1 Everton 23,844 McAvennie75Mc Avennie 83 60 Steven Upton Park Boleyn Ground L 16 9 November 1985 Everton Arsenal 6–1 28,620 Lineker 19 ,38 Heath 50 ,80 Steven 62 pen Sharp84 46 Nicholas Walton Goodison Park W 17 16 November 1985 Ipswich Town 3–4 Everton 13,910 D'Avray 6 Wilson28 Butcher 72 42 Heath 47 Sharp 60 Sheedy 78 pen Steven Ipswich Portman Road W 18 23 November 1985 Everton 1–1 Nottingham Forest 27,860 Bracewell 76 70 Clough Walton Goodison Park D 19 30 November 1985 Southampton Everton 2–3 16,917 29 Lineker 75 Heath 83 Steven Cockerill1Moran70 Southampton The Dell W 20 7 December 1985 West Browmwich Albion 0–3 Everton 12,206 3 Sheedy 15 Van Den Hauwe 52 Lineker West Bromwich The Hawthorns W 21 14 December 1985 Everton Leicester City 1–2 23,347 Richardson 26 59 pen McAllister77 Smith Walton Goodison Park L 22 21 December 1985 Coventry City 1–3 11,059 Everton Gibson 60 56 ,86 Lineker 62 Sharp Coventry Highfield Road W 23 26 December 1985 Everton Manchester United 3–1 42,551 Sharp19 Lineker 24 ,85 51 o.g. Stevens Walton Goodison Park W 28 December 1985 24 Everton 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday 41,536 Stevens Lineker Walton Goodison Park W 1 January 1986 25 Newcastle United 2–2 Everton 27,820 Steven Sharp (pen) Newcastle-upon-Tyne St. James' Park D 26 11 January 1986 Everton Queens Park Rangers 4–3 26,015 Sharp 44 pen , 67 Lineker 55 Wilkinson 56 Bannister 12 Bannister 87 Byrne25 Walton Goodison Park W 27 18 January 1986 Birmingham City 0–2 Everton 10,502 36 , 46 Lineker Birmingham W 28 1 February 1986 Everton Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 33,178 Reid 82 Walton Goodison Park W 29 11 February 1986 Everton 4–0 Manchester City Lineker , , Sharp 30,006 Walton Goodison Park W 30 22 February 1986 Liverpool Everton 0–2 45,445 Ratcliffe Lineker Liverpool Anfield W 31 1 March 1986 Everton 2–0 Aston Villa 32,133 Lineker 43 Sharp 90 Walton Goodison Park W 32 16 March 1986 Everton Chelsea 1–1 30,145 Sheedy 86 12 Murphy Walton Goodison Park D 33 22 March 1986 Luton Town 2–1 Everton 10,949 Foster 82 Newell 86 46 Richardson Luton Kenilworth Road L 34 29 March 1986 Everton Newcastle United 1–0 41,116 Richardson 29 Walton Goodison Park W 35 31 March 1986 Manchester United 0–0 Everton 51,189 Greater Manchester Old Trafford D 36 12 April 1986 Arsenal 0–1 Everton 28,251 Heath Islington Highbury W 37 15 April 1986 Watford 0–2 Everton 18,960 43 Lineker90 Sharp Watford W 38 19 April 1986 Everton Ipswich Town 1–0 39,055 Sharp 64 Walton Goodison Park W 39 26 April 1986 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Everton 30,171 West Bridgford City Ground D 40 30 April 1986 Oxford United 1–0 Everton 13,939 Oxford Manor Ground L 41 3 May 1986 Everton 6–1 Southampton Mountfield 10 Steven29 Lineker 31,34,63Sharp55 59 Puckett 33,057 Walton Goodison Park W 42 5 May 1986 Everton 3–1 West Ham United 40,073 Lineker 38 , 47 Steven Steven 72 pen 90 Cottee Walton Goodison Park W Everton's Record in 1985–86 FA Cup 1985–86 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers 35 January 1986Exeter CityH1–022,726Stevens 80' 425 January 1986Blackburn RoversH3–141,381Van Den Hauwe 13', Lineker 39', 82' 54 March 1986Tottenham HotspurA2–123,338Heath 51', Lineker 73' 68 March 1986Luton TownA2–215,529Sharp 65', Heath 77' 6:R12 March 1986Luton TownH1–044,264Lineker 16' SF5 April 1986Sheffield WednesdayN2–1 (aet)47,711Harper 48', Sharp 97' F10 May 1986LiverpoolN1–398,000Lineker 27' League Cup 1985–86 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers 2:125 September 1985BournemouthH3–213,930Lineker 22', Marshall 35', Heffernan 54' (o.g.) 2:28 October 1985BournemouthA2–0 (agg 5–2)8,081Lineker 53', Richardson 64' 329 October 1985Shrewsbury TownA4–110,246Sharp 22', Hughes 47',(o.g.), Sheedy 55', Heath 89' 426 November 1985ChelseaA2–227,544Sheedy 2', Bracewell 13' 4:R10 December 1985ChelseaH1–226,373Lineker 9' Football League Super Cup Football League Super Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers GS18 September 1985Manchester UnitedA4–233,859Lineker 44', Sharp 79', Sheedy 24', 53' GS2 October 1985Norwich CityH1–010,329Lineker 70' GS23 October 1985Norwich CityA0–112,196 GS4 December 1985Manchester UnitedH1–020,542Stapleton 85' (o.g.) SF:15 February 1986Tottenham HotspurA0–07,548 SF:219 March 1986Tottenham HotspurH3–1 (a.e.t.) (agg 3–1)12,008Heath 77', Mountfield 91', Sharp 112' F:116 September 1986LiverpoolA1–320,660Sheedy 29' F:230 September 1986LiverpoolH1–4 (agg 2–7)26,068Sharp 88' (pen) References 1985-86 Everton