1984–85 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester United 1984–85 Ron Atkinson Martin Edwards First Division 4th FA Cup Winners League Cup Third round UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Mark Hughes (16) Mark Hughes (24) 56,638 vs Liverpool (22 September 1984) 28,383 vs Burnley (26 September 1984) 41,772 _manutdh8486 _manutdh8486 _manutdh8486 _manutd8486 _manutdh8486 E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 _manutda8486 _manutda8486 _manutda8486 _manutd8486 _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _manutdh8486 _manutd38486 _manutdh8486 _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 season was Manchester United's 83rd season in the Football League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1985.html Manchester United Season 1984/85 21 December 2011 StretfordEnd.co.uk They defeated Everton 1–0 in the FA Cup Final to win the trophy for the sixth time, and finished fourth in the league. It was the first season at the club for new signings Gordon Strachan, Jesper Olsen and Alan Brazil, while Mark Hughes became established in the forward line alongside Frank Stapleton, with Norman Whiteside moving into central midfield to replace the departed Ray Wilkins. Hughes ended the season as United's top scorer with 24 goals (16 in the league) and was also voted PFA Young Player of the Year. Brazil, however, failed to establish himself as a regular player, with Atkinson alternating between him and Frank Stapleton as the club's second striker to play alongside the prolific Hughes. United began the season with four successive draws, having led in three of them, and remained unbeaten in their opening 11 matches (eight in the league) before going down 3–0 at Aston Villa. Their next away trip resulted in a 5–0 thrashing at Everton, and league form was somewhat erratic throughout the season. Before Christmas, United squandered 2–0 leads in further defeats at Sunderland and Nottingham Forest, and on Boxing Day they were beaten 2–1 at bottom club Stoke City, again after taking the lead. United entered 1985 unbeaten at Old Trafford to stay in contention at the top of the table, but lost successive home matches to Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City, before embarking on a 10-match unbeaten run which took in big wins over Villa (Hughes scoring a hat-trick) and Stoke. Defeats at Hillsborough and Luton – not to mention the exceptional form of a resurgent Everton – effectively ended United's title hopes, and a 5–1 defeat at Watford in their final fixture saw them overhauled by both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to finish fourth. By that stage, the players' thoughts were probably elsewhere as they prepared for an FA Cup Final showdown with champions Everton. United's path to Wembley had seen them ease past Bournemouth, Coventry, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United to set up a semi-final clash with Liverpool. United led twice but had to settle for a 2–2 draw, and a Paul McGrath own goal left them trailing at half-time in the replay before fine goals by Bryan Robson and Hughes saw them through. An uneventful final came to life 12 minutes from time when, with the score goalless, Kevin Moran was dismissed by referee Peter Willis for a 'professional foul' on Peter Reid – the first ever sending-off in an FA Cup final. United's ten men held on to force extra time, where they found extra reserves of energy and won the trophy thanks to Whiteside's brilliant curling effort in the 110th minute. United exited the Milk Cup at the third round stage as Everton came from behind to beat them 2–1 at Old Trafford. The UEFA Cup campaign took United to the quarter-final but defeat on penalties against Videoton of Hungary would prove to be their final European fixture for five years. They had qualified to compete in the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup, as the Heysel disaster involving Liverpool and Juventus fans at the European Cup final 11 days later resulted in all English clubs being banned from European competitions for an indefinite period. The ban would not be lifted until 1990. First Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance25 August 1984WatfordH1–1Strachan (pen)53,66828 August 1984SouthamptonA0–022,1831 September 1984Ipswich TownA1–1Hughes20,8765 September 1984ChelseaH1–1Olsen48,3988 September 1984Newcastle UnitedH5–0Olsen, Strachan 2 (1 pen), Hughes, Moses 54,91515 September 1984Coventry CityA3–0Whiteside 2, Robson18,31222 September 1984LiverpoolH1–1Strachan (pen)56,63829 September 1984West Bromwich AlbionA2–1Robson, Strachan (pen)26,2926 October 1984Aston VillaA0–337,13113 October 1984West Ham UnitedH5–1McQueen, Brazil, Strachan, Moses, Hughes47,55920 October 1984Tottenham HotspurH1–0Hughes54,51627 October 1984EvertonA0–540,7422 November 1984ArsenalH4–2Robson, Strachan 2, Hughes32,27910 November 1984Leicester CityA3–2Brazil, Hughes, Strachan (pen)23,84017 November 1984Luton TownH2–0Whiteside 241,63024 November 1984SunderlandA2–3Robson, Hughes25,4051 December 1984Norwich CityH2–0Robson, Hughes36,6358 December 1984Nottingham ForestA2–3Strachan 2 (1 pen)25,90215 December 1984Queens Park RangersH3–0Brazil, Duxbury, Gidman36,13422 December 1984Ipswich TownH3–0Gidman, Robson, Strachan (pen)35,16826 December 1984Stoke CityA1–2Stapleton20,98529 December 1984ChelseaA3–1Hughes, Moses, Stapleton42,1971 January 1985Sheffield WednesdayH1–2Hughes47,62512 January 1985Coventry CityH0–135,9922 February 1985West Bromwich AlbionH2–0Strachan 236,6819 February 1985Newcastle UnitedA1–1Moran32,55523 February 1985ArsenalA1–0Whiteside48,6122 March 1985EvertonH1–1Olsen51,15012 March 1985Tottenham HotspurA2–1Hughes, Whiteside42,90815 March 1985West Ham UnitedA2–2Stapleton, Robson16,67423 March 1985Aston VillaH4–0Hughes 3, Whiteside40,94131 March 1985LiverpoolA1–0Stapleton34,8863 April 1985Leicester CityH2–1Robson, Stapleton35,9506 April 1985Stoke CityH5–0Hughes 2, Olsen 2, Whiteside42,9409 April 1985Sheffield WednesdayA0–139,38021 April 1985Luton TownA1–2Whiteside10,32024 April 1985SouthamptonH0–031,29127 April 1985SunderlandH2–2Robson, Moran38,9794 May 1985Norwich CityA1–0Moran15,5026 May 1985Nottingham ForestH2–0Gidman, Stapleton41,77511 May 1985Queens Park RangersA3–1Brazil 2, Strachan20,48313 May 1985WatfordA1–5Moran20,500 First Division MUN y FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance5 January 1985Round 3BournemouthH3–0McQueen, Stapleton, Strachan32,08026 January 1985Round 4Coventry CityH2–1Hughes, McGrath38,03915 February 1985Round 5Blackburn RoversA2–0Strachan, McGrath22,6929 March 1985Round 6West Ham UnitedH4–2Hughes, Whiteside 3 (1 pen)46,76913 April 1985Semi-finalLiverpoolN2–2Robson, Stapleton51,69017 April 1985Semi-finalReplayLiverpoolN2–1Robson, Hughes45,77518 May 1985FinalEvertonN1–0Whiteside100,000 League Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance26 September 1984Round 2First legBurnleyH4–0Robson, Hughes 328,3839 October 1984Round 2Second legBurnleyA3–0Brazil 2, Olsen12,69030 October 1984Round 3EvertonH1–2Brazil50,918 UEFA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance19 September 1984Round 1First legRába ETO GyőrH3–0Robson, Mühren, Hughes33,1193 October 1984Round 1Second legRába ETO GyőrA2–2Brazil, Mühren (pen)26,00024 October 1984Round 2First legPSV EindhovenA0–027,5007 November 1984Round 2Second legPSV EindhovenH1–0Strachan (pen)39,28128 November 1984Round 3First legDundee UnitedH2–2Strachan (pen), Robson48,27812 December 1984Round 3Second legDundee UnitedA3–2Hughes, McGinnis (og), Mühren21,8216 March 1985Quarter-finalFirst legVideotonH1–0Stapleton35,43220 March 1985Quarter-finalSecond legVideotonA0–1(4–5 p)25,000 Squad statistics Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Gary Bailey380603080550GKENG Stephen Pears4010000050DFSCO Arthur Albiston390703080570DFENG Mike Duxbury27(3)12(1)0206037(4)1DFENG Billy Garton2000100(1)03(1)0DFENG John Gidman27360106(1)040(1)3DFSCO Graeme Hogg290503060430DFIRL Paul McGrath230720020322DFSCO Gordon McQueen121110020152DFIRL Kevin Moran194302040284MFWAL Clayton Blackmore1000100020MFSCO Arthur Graham0000100010MFENG Remi Moses263303060383MFNED Arnold Mühren7(5)010103312(5)3MFDEN Jesper Olsen36560216(1)050(1)6MFENG Bryan Robson32(1)942217245(1)14MFSCO Gordon Strachan41157220625619MFNIR Norman Whiteside23(4)964104(1)034(5)13FWSCO Alan Brazil17(3)50(1)02(1)32121(5)9FWWAL Mark Hughes38167323825524FWIRL Frank Stapleton21(3)6521(1)04(1)131(5)9–Own goals–0–0–0–1–1 Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref. Reference June 1984 FW SCO Alan Brazil Tottenham Hotspur £625k 29 June 1984 MF DEN Jesper Olsen NED Ajax £350k 1 July 1984 MF SCO Gordon Strachan SCO Aberdeen £600k Out Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref. Reference May 1984 MF ENG Ray Wilkins ITA Milan £1.5m July 1984 FW SCO Scott McGarvey Portsmouth £85k July 1984 FW SCO Lou Macari Swindon Town Free May 1985 GK ENG Jeff Wealands Altrincham References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Manchester United