1984–85 FA Cup

September 2020 1984–85 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester United(6th title) Everton Ian Rush (7) 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 FA Cup was the 104th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The competition was won by Manchester United, who defeated Everton 1–0 at Wembley, thus denying Everton the double just 3 days after winning the European Cup Winners' Cup. The final was also notable for seeing the first sending off, with Kevin Moran obtaining the unwanted distinction. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Penrith, Stalybridge Celtic, Goole Town, Blue Star, Whitby Town, Tow Law Town, Macclesfield Town, Frickley Athletic, Nuneaton Borough, Barnet, King's Lynn, Burton Albion, VS Rugby, Kettering Town, Buckingham Town, Metropolitan Police, Fisher Athletic, Bishop's Stortford, Dagenham, Enfield, Dartford, Staines Town, Barry Town, Weymouth, Bognor Regis Town, Yeovil Town, Farnborough Town and Windsor & Eton. Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Blue Star, VS Rugby, Buckingham Town, Fisher Athletic and Staines Town. Of the others, King's Lynn had last featured at this stage in 1973–74, Bognor Regis Town had last done so in 1972–73, Tow Law Town had last done so in 1968–69, Barry Town had last done so in 1961–62, Stalybridge Celtic had last done so in 1947–48 and Metropolitan Police had last done so in 1931–32. Additionally, Barry Town – competing exclusively in the Welsh League this season – became the first club from outside the English football system to reach the first round of the FA Cup since (Northern) Irish side Distillery in 1889–90. all qualifying round results 1984–85 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league qualifiers and Northwich Victoria, Bangor City, Altrincham and Telford United who were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 17–19 November 1984. Replays were played on 19–20 November, except that for Swindon Town and Dagenham, which was played on 26 November. Blue Star, from the Wearside League at Step 10 of the English football system, was ostensibly the lowest-ranked team in the round as the Welsh League was the highest-standard football competition in Wales at the time. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool0–1Altrincham (5)17 November 19842Darlington3–2Chester City17 November 19843Penrith (8)0–9Burnley17 November 19844Preston North End4–3Bury17 November 19845Rochdale1–2Doncaster Rovers17 November 19846Weymouth (5)0–3Millwall17 November 19847Gillingham2–1Windsor & Eton (6)17 November 19848Northwich Victoria (5)3–1Crewe Alexandra17 November 19849Macclesfield Town (6)1–2Port Vale17 November 198410Lincoln City1–1Telford United (5)17 November 1984ReplayTelford United2–1Lincoln City20 November 198411Wrexham0–2Wigan Athletic17 November 198412Stockport County1–2Walsall17 November 198413Bangor City (6)1–1Tranmere Rovers17 November 1984ReplayTranmere Rovers7–0Bangor City20 November 198414Brentford4–0Bishop's Stortford (6)17 November 198415Bristol Rovers2–1King's Lynn (6)17 November 198416Northampton Town2–2VS Rugby (7)17 November 1984ReplayVS Rugby0–1Northampton Town21 November 198417Plymouth Argyle3–0Barnet (5)17 November 198418Bradford City7–2Tow Law Town (8)17 November 198419Hull City2–1Bolton Wanderers17 November 198420Southend United2–2Colchester United17 November 1984ReplayColchester United3–2Southend United21 November 198421Exeter City2–2Enfield (5)17 November 1984ReplayEnfield3–0Exeter City20 November 198422Mansfield Town2–1Rotherham United17 November 198423Halifax Town2–0Goole Town (6)17 November 198424Newport County1–1Aldershot17 November 1984ReplayAldershot4–0Newport County20 November 198425Torquay United2–0Yeovil Town (5)17 November 198426York City2–0Blue Star (10)17 November 198427Metropolitan Police (7)0–3Dartford (5)17 November 198428Hereford United3–0Farnborough Town (7)17 November 198429Kettering Town (5)0–0AFC Bournemouth17 November 1984ReplayAFC Bournemouth3–2Kettering Town20 November 198430Barry Town (*)1–2Reading17 November 198431Nuneaton Borough (5)1–1Scunthorpe United17 November 1984ReplayScunthorpe United2–1Nuneaton Borough20 November 198432Whitby Town (8)1–3Chesterfield17 November 198433Buckingham Town (8)0–2Orient17 November 198434Burton Albion (6)2–0Staines Town (7)17 November 198435Dagenham (5)0–0Swindon Town19 November 1984ReplaySwindon Town1–2Dagenham26 November 198436Cambridge United0–2Peterborough United17 November 198437Swansea City1–1Bognor Regis Town (6)17 November 1984ReplayBognor Regis Town3–1Swansea City21 November 198438Frickley Athletic (5)2–1Stalybridge Celtic (8)17 November 198439Hartlepool United2–1Derby County17 November 198440Fisher Athletic (6)0–1Bristol City17 November 1984 (* Barry Town was competing in the Welsh Football League National Division, outside the English football system, this season.) Second round proper The second round of games were played over 7–8 December 1984, with replays being played on 11, 12 and 17 December. The round featured two teams from Step 6 of the English football system: Bognor Regis Town from the Isthmian League Premier Division and Burton Albion from the Northern Premier League. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington1–0Frickley Athletic (5)8 December 19842Dartford (5)1–1AFC Bournemouth8 December 1984ReplayAFC Bournemouth4–1Dartford11 December 19843Bristol City1–3Bristol Rovers8 December 19844Burnley3–1Halifax Town8 December 19845Preston North End1–4Telford United (5)8 December 19846Reading6–2Bognor Regis Town (6)8 December 19847Walsall1–0Chesterfield8 December 19848Tranmere Rovers0–3Hull City8 December 19849Brentford2–2Northampton Town8 December 1984ReplayNorthampton Town0–2Brentford17 December 198410Plymouth Argyle0–0Hereford United8 December 1984ReplayHereford United2–0Plymouth Argyle12 December 198411Bradford City2–1Mansfield Town8 December 198412Millwall1–0Enfield (5)8 December 198413Altrincham (5)1–3Doncaster Rovers8 December 198414Port Vale4–1Scunthorpe United7 December 198415Aldershot0–2Burton Albion (6)8 December 198416Wigan Athletic2–1Northwich Victoria (5)8 December 198417Colchester United0–5Gillingham8 December 198418Dagenham (5)1–0Peterborough United8 December 198419Orient3–0Torquay United8 December 198420Hartlepool United0–2York City8 December 1984 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. Most of the third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 4–6 January 1985, with the exception of the Gillingham-Cardiff City match. Replays took place at various times over the period 8–28 January. Burton Albion (Step 6) was again the lowest-ranked team in the round. The FA ordered their tie with Leicester City to a replay behind closed doors after the Albion goalkeeper had been struck by a bottle in the first game (played at the Baseball Ground in Derby) which had ended in a 6–1 win for Leicester.The Independent, 8 January 2002August 2021 medicmedic The replay was held at Coventry City's Highfield Road stadium. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool (1)3–0Aston Villa (1)5 January 19852Southampton (1)4–0Sunderland (1)5 January 19853Watford (1)5–0Sheffield United (2)5 January 19854Gillingham (3)2–1Cardiff City (2)21 January 19855Notts County (2)2–2Grimsby Town (2)5 January 1985ReplayGrimsby Town4–2Notts County8 January 19856Nottingham Forest (1)1–1Newcastle United (1)6 January 1985ReplayNewcastle United1–3Nottingham Forest9 January 19857Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)1–1Huddersfield Town (2)5 January 1985ReplayHuddersfield Town3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers23 January 19858Middlesbrough (2)0–0Darlington (4)5 January 1985ReplayDarlington2–1Middlesbrough8 January 19859Luton Town (1)1–1Stoke City (1)5 January 1985ReplayStoke City2–3Luton Town9 January 198510Shrewsbury Town (2)0–2Oxford United (2)5 January 198511Doncaster Rovers (3)1–0Queens Park Rangers (1)5 January 198512Tottenham Hotspur (1)1–1Charlton Athletic (2)5 January 1985ReplayCharlton Athletic1–2Tottenham Hotspur23 January 198513Fulham (2)2–3Sheffield Wednesday (1)5 January 198514Barnsley (2)4–3Reading (3)5 January 198515Bristol Rovers (3)1–2Ipswich Town (1)5 January 198516Coventry City (1)2–1Manchester City (2)5 January 198517Portsmouth (2)0–0Blackburn Rovers (2)5 January 1985ReplayBlackburn Rovers2–1Portsmouth26 January 198518West Ham United (1)4–1Port Vale (4)5 January 198519Brighton & Hove Albion (2)1–0Hull City (3)5 January 198520Manchester United (1)3–0AFC Bournemouth (3)5 January 198521Millwall (3)1–1Crystal Palace (2)5 January 1985ReplayCrystal Palace1–2Millwall23 January 198522Carlisle United (2)1–0Dagenham (5)5 January 198523Oldham Athletic (2)2–1Brentford (3)5 January 198524Chelsea (1)2–2Wigan Athletic (3)5 January 1985ReplayWigan Athletic0–5Chelsea26 January 198525Wimbledon (2)3–1Burnley (3)5 January 198526Leeds United (2)0–2Everton (1)4 January 198527York City (3)3–0Walsall (3)5 January 198528Hereford United (4)1–1Arsenal (1)5 January 1985ReplayArsenal7–2Hereford United22 January 198529Birmingham City (2)0–0Norwich City (1)5 January 1985ReplayNorwich City1–1Birmingham City23 January 1985ReplayBirmingham City1–1Norwich City26 January 1985ReplayNorwich City1–0Birmingham City28 January 198530Burton Albion (6)1–6Leicester City (1)5 January 1985ReplayBurton Albion0–1Leicester City16 January 198531Orient (3)2–1West Bromwich Albion (1)5 January 198532Telford United (5)2–1Bradford City (3)5 January 1985 Fourth round proper The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 26–27 January 1985. Some games were instead played or replayed on 29–30 January or 4 February. Telford United, from the Alliance Premier League (Step 5), was the lowest-ranked team in the round and became the first non-league club to defeat four Football League opponents in one tournament since Tottenham Hotspur in that club's 1900-01 Cup-winning campaign. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Darlington1–1Telford United (5)29 January 1985ReplayTelford United3–0Darlington4 February 19852Liverpool1–0Tottenham Hotspur27 January 19853Leicester City1–0Carlisle United26 January 19854Nottingham Forest0–0Wimbledon26 January 1985ReplayWimbledon1–0Nottingham Forest30 January 19855Sheffield Wednesday5–1Oldham Athletic26 January 19856Grimsby Town1–3Watford26 January 19857Luton Town2–0Huddersfield Town26 January 19858Everton2–0Doncaster Rovers26 January 19859Ipswich Town3–2Gillingham26 January 198510Barnsley2–1Brighton & Hove Albion26 January 198511West Ham United2–1Norwich City4 February 198512Manchester United2–1Coventry City26 January 198513Chelsea2–3Millwall4 February 198514York City1–0Arsenal26 January 198515Oxford United0–1Blackburn Rovers30 January 198516Orient0–2Southampton26 January 1985 Fifth round proper The fifth set of games were intended to be played on 15–16 February 1985, but most of these matches were not played until 4 March, with replays taking place on 6 March. Telford United was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Southampton1–2Barnsley4 March 19852Blackburn Rovers0–2Manchester United15 February 19853Luton Town0–0Watford4 March 1985ReplayWatford2–2Luton Town6 March 1985ReplayLuton Town1–0Watford9 March 19854Everton3–0Telford United (5)16 February 19855Ipswich Town3–2Sheffield Wednesday4 March 19856Millwall2–0Leicester City19 February 19857Wimbledon1–1West Ham United4 March 1985ReplayWest Ham United5–1Wimbledon6 March 19858York City1–1Liverpool16 February 1985ReplayLiverpool7–0York City20 February 1985 Sixth round proper The sixth round of FA Cup games were played either at the weekend on 9–10 March or midweek on 13 March 1985. A replay was also played on this later date. Former Everton manager Harry Catterick collapsed and died at the ground shortly after the first match between Everton and Ipswich Town. Everton players wore black armbands in the replay in his memory. The match between Luton Town and Millwall was suspended for 25 minutes by crowd violence. 9 March 1985 Everton 2–2 Report Ipswich Town Sheedy 5Mountfield 85 Wilson 15Zondervan 31 Goodison Park, Liverpool 36,468 Alan Robinson (Waterlooville) 9 March 1985 Manchester United 4–2 West Ham United Hughes 21Whiteside 39 74 88 pen. Hogg 36 o.g.Allen 84 Old Trafford, Manchester 46,769 Trelford Mills (Barnsley) 10 March 1985 Barnsley 0–4 Report Liverpool Rush 55 80 84Whelan 72 Oakwell, Barnsley 19,838 Colin Downey (Hounslow) 13 March 1985 Luton Town 1 – 0 Millwall B. Stein 31 Kenilworth Road, Luton David Hutchinson (Harrogate) Replay 13 March 1985 Ipswich Town 0–1 Report Everton Sharp 76 pen. Portman Road, Ipswich 27,737 Alan Robinson Semi-finals 13 April 1985 Manchester United 2–2 (a.e.t) Report Liverpool Robson 69Stapleton 98 Whelan 87Walsh 119 Goodison Park, Liverpool 51,690 George Courtney (Spennymoor) 13 April 1985 Everton 2–1 (a.e.t) Report Luton Town Sheedy 85Mountfield 115 Hill 38 Villa Park, Birmingham 45.289 John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) Replay 17 April 1985 Liverpool 1–2 Report Manchester United McGrath 39 o.g. Robson 46 Hughes 58 Maine Road 45,775 Keith Hackett (Sheffield) Final 1985 FA Cup final 18 May 198515:00 BST Manchester United 1–0(a.e.t.) Everton Moran 0 78 Whiteside 110 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Peter Willis (County Durham) Television coverage May 2026 The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV. As per the arrangements of the previous season four games were allowed to be screened Live from the Third round to the sixth and shared between the two companies, as well as the Final. For the first time since 1970 ITV nationally screened a second round tie with highlights of Reading v Bognor Regis Town. Replays were shared between the two companies. First Round BBC Met Police v Dartford (Report only) Second Round BBC Dagenham v Peterborough United (Report only) ITV Reading v Bognor Regis Town (Highlights shown nationally after the league game Southampton v Arsenal and the World Club Championship match from Tokyo with commentary from Peter Brackley) Third Round BBC Leeds United v Everton (Live–Friday Evening) ITV Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday Hereford United v Arsenal Liverpool v Aston Villa Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (Midweek replay) Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur (Midweek replay) Fourth Round BBC York City v Arsenal Orient v Southampton Grimsby Town v Watford Wimbledon v Nottingham Forest (Midweek replay) ITV Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (Live–Sunday Afternoon) Fifth Round BBC Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United (Live–Friday Evening) Luton Town v Watford (Saturday 2nd replay) ITV York City v Liverpool Everton v Telford United Sixth Round BBC Manchester United v West Ham United Everton v Ipswich Town Luton Town v Millwall (Midweek) Ipswich Town v Everton (Midweek replay) ITV Barnsley v Liverpool (Live–Sunday Afternoon) Semi-Finals BBC Everton v Luton Town ITV Liverpool v Manchester United Liverpool v Manchester United (Midweek replay) Final Everton v Manchester United shown Live by both the BBC and ITV. References FA Cup Results Archive Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup