1984–85 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2014 Football League Cup 1984–85 Milk Cup, League Cup MilkCup.png The Milk Cup EnglandWales 92 Liverpool Norwich City 2 Sunderland Kerry Dixon (8 goals) 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 27 August 1984, and ended with the final on 24 March 1985 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Norwich City, who beat Sunderland 1–0 in the final. An own goal from Sunderland's Gordon Chisholm gave Norwich the victory. At the end of the 1984–85 league season both Norwich and Sunderland were relegated to the Second Division.https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1984-85.html Season 1984–85 Paul Felton Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 23 January 2011 There was serious violence and a pitch invasion by some home supporters at the Stamford Bridge leg of the Chelsea-Sunderland semi-final, and although Norwich initially thought they had won a place in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, they were denied what would have been their first season of European football by the ban that followed the Heysel Stadium disaster. Norwich eventually played in the UEFA Cup in 1993–94. First round 56 teams took part in the First round. All ties were decided over two legs. Home teamFirst LegSecond LegAgg.Away teamDatesFirst LegSecond LegAldershot4–01–05–0Bournemouth28 August 19844 September 1984Blackpool1–03–04–0Chester City28 August 19845 September 1984Bolton Wanderers2–14–4After extra time.6–5Oldham Athletic28 August 19844 September 1984Bradford City2–02–24–2Middlesbrough29 August 19844 September 1984Brentford2–00–12–1Cambridge United28 August 19844 September 1984Bristol City2–13–05–1Newport County28 August 19844 September 1984Burnley1–23–04–2Crewe Alexandra28 August 19844 September 1984Crystal Palace1–00–01–0Northampton Town27 August 19844 September 1984Darlington1–20–41–6Rotherham United28 August 19844 September 1984Derby County5–11–06–1Hartlepool United29 August 19845 September 1984Doncaster Rovers2–30–52–8York City28 August 19844 September 1984Exeter City1–00–21–2Cardiff City29 August 19844 September 1984Gillingham3–22–05–2Colchester United28 August 19844 September 1984Halifax Town1–12–13–2Chesterfield28 August 19844 September 1984Hereford United2–23–55–7Oxford United29 August 19844 September 1984Lincoln City0–21–41–6Hull City29 August 19844 September 1984Leyton Orient2–10–02–1Southend United28 August 19845 September 1984Plymouth Argyle1–01–02–0Torquay United27 August 19844 September 1984Portsmouth3–00–13–1Wimbledon28 August 19844 September 1984Port Vale1–01–22–2Win on away goals rule.Bury28 August 19844 September 1984Reading1–13–44–5Millwall29 August 19844 September 1984Scunthorpe United0–12–12–2Mansfield Town28 August 19845 September 1984Sheffield United1–02–23–2Peterborough United28 August 19845 September 1984Stockport County3–12–15–2Rochdale27 August 19844 September 1984Swansea City0–21–31–5Walsall28 August 19844 September 1984Swindon Town1–51–02–5Bristol Rovers27 August 19844 September 1984Tranmere Rovers2-32–24–5Preston North End28 August 19844 September 1984Wrexham0–30–20–5Wigan Athletic28 August 19844 September 1984 Second round A total of 64 teams took place in this round. All ties were settled over two legs. Home teamFirst LegSecond LegAgg.Away teamDatesFirst LegSecond LegArsenal4–01–15–1Bristol Rovers25 September 19849 October 1984Birmingham City4–11–05–1Plymouth Argyle25 September 19849 October 1984Blackburn Rovers1–11–32–4Oxford United25 September 198410 October 1984Brighton & Hove Albion3–10–33–4Aldershot25 September 19849 October 1984Bristol City2–21–63–8West Ham United25 September 19849 October 1984Charlton Athletic0–10–20–3Notts County25 September 19849 October 1984Chelsea3–11–14–2Millwall26 September 19849 October 1984Fulham2–02–14–1Carlisle United25 September 19849 October 1984Gillingham1–22–33–5Leeds United25 September 198410 October 1984Grimsby Town3–01–14–1Barnsley25 September 19849 October 1984Halifax Town1–50–41–9Tottenham Hotspur26 September 19849 October 1984Ipswich Town4–21–15–3Derby County25 September 198410 October 1984Leicester City4–22–06–2Brentford26 September 19849 October 1984Manchester City4–23–17–3Blackpool25 September 19849 October 1984Manchester United4–03–07–0Burnley26 September 19849 October 1984Newcastle United3–11–04–1Bradford City26 September 198410 October 1984Leyton Orient1–41–32–7Luton Town25 September 19849 October 1984Portsmouth1–00–31–3Nottingham Forest25 September 198410 October 1984Port Vale1–20–01–2Wolverhampton Wanderers24 September 19849 October 1984Preston North End3–31–64–9Norwich City25 September 198410 October 1984Scunthorpe United2–31–33–6Aston Villa24 September 198410 October 1984Sheffield United2–20–42–6Everton26 September 198410 October 1984Sheffield Wednesday3–01–24–2Huddersfield Town25 September 19849 October 1984Shrewsbury Town2–21–23–4Bolton Wanderers25 September 19849 October 1984Southampton3–22–25–4Hull City25 September 19849 October 1984Stockport County0–00–20–2Liverpool24 September 19849 October 1984Stoke City1–21–12–3Rotherham United26 September 19849 October 1984Sunderland2–10–02–1Crystal Palace25 September 198410 October 1984Walsall1–23–04–2Coventry City25 September 19849 October 1984Watford3–10–13–2Cardiff City25 September 19849 October 1984Wigan Athletic0–01–31–3West Bromwich Albion25 September 198410 October 1984York City2–41–43–8Queens Park Rangers25 September 19849 October 1984 Third round The competitors in the Third round were made up from the 32 winners from the Second round. Ties Home teamResultAway teamDateBirmingham City0–0West Bromwich Albion30 October 1984Ipswich Town1–1Newcastle United30 October 1984Leeds United0–4Watford31 October 1984Luton Town3–1Leicester City30 October 1984Manchester City0–0West Ham United31 October 1984Manchester United1–2Everton30 October 1984Norwich City0–0Aldershot31 October 1984Nottingham Forest1–1Sunderland31 October 1984Notts County6–1Bolton Wanderers30 October 1984Oxford United3–2Arsenal31 October 1984Queens Park Rangers1–0Aston Villa30 October 1984Rotherham United0–0Grimsby Town30 October 1984Sheffield Wednesday3–2Fulham30 October 1984Southampton2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers30 October 1984Tottenham Hotspur1–0Liverpool31 October 1984Walsall2–2Chelsea30 October 1984 Replays Home teamResultAway teamDateAldershot0–4Norwich City6 November 1984Chelsea3–0Walsall6 November 1984Grimsby Town6–1Rotherham United6 November 1984Newcastle United1–2Ipswich Town7 November 1984Sunderland1–0Nottingham Forest6 November 1984West Bromwich Albion3–1Birmingham City7 November 1984West Ham United1–2Manchester City6 November 1984Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Southampton6 November 1984 Fourth round The 16 winners from the Third round took part in the Fourth round. All ties were played over one leg. Ties Home teamResultAway teamDateChelsea4–1Manchester City21 November 1984Everton0–1Grimsby Town20 November 1984Ipswich Town2–1Oxford United20 November 1984Norwich City3–0Notts County21 November 1984Sheffield Wednesday4–2Luton Town20 November 1984Southampton1–1Queens Park Rangers20 November 1984Sunderland0–0Tottenham Hotspur21 November 1984Watford4–1West Bromwich Albion20 November 1984 Replays Home teamResultAway teamDateQueens Park Rangers0–0Match went on to second replay.Southampton27 November 1984Tottenham Hotspur1–2Sunderland5 December 1984Queens Park Rangers4–0Southampton12 December 1984 Fifth round The eight winners from the Fourth round took part in the Fifth round. This round was played over one leg. Ties Home teamResultAway teamDateChelsea1–1Sheffield Wednesday28 January 1985Grimsby Town0–1Norwich City16 January 1985Ipswich Town0–0Queens Park Rangers23 January 1985Watford0–1Sunderland23 January 1985 Replays Home teamResultAway teamDateQueens Park Rangers1–2Ipswich Town28 January 1985Sheffield Wednesday4–4Chelsea30 January 1985Chelsea2–1Sheffield Wednesday6 February 1985 Semi-finals As with the first two rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs. Relegation threatened East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town and Norwich City met in the first leg at Portman Road, where the Suffolk side won 1–0, only to be overhauled 2–0 at Carrow Road in the return match. Sunderland, also threatened by relegation, took on a thriving Chelsea side in the other semi-final, winning the first leg 2–0 and confirming their place in the final for the first time ever with a 3–2 win in the return match at Stamford Bridge. First leg 13 February 1985 Sunderland 2 – 0 http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Match.aspx?MatchID=952&LU=S&LUID=106 Sunderland 2 Chelsea 0 The Stat Cat 13 November 2011 Chelsea Colin West (2) Roker Park 32,440 Don Shaw (Sandbach) 23 February 1985 Ipswich Town 1 – 0 http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/match_report.phtml?level=1&tablename1=extended_results&tablename2=results&levelname=First%20Team&day=23&month=2&year=1985&sequence=0 Ipswich Town (1) 1–0 (0) Norwich City Pride of Anglia 13 November 2011 Norwich City Mich d'Avray Portman Road 27,404 David Hutchinson (Harrogate) Second leg 4 March 1985 Chelsea 2 – 3 http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Match.aspx?MatchID=953&LU=S&LUID=106 Chelsea 2 Sunderland 3 The Stat Cat 13 November 2011 Sunderland David SpeediePat Nevin Clive Walker (2)Colin West Stamford Bridge c. 44,000 Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill) Sunderland win 5–2 on aggregate 6 March 1985 Norwich City 2 – 0 http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/match_report.phtml?level=1&tablename1=extended_results&tablename2=results&levelname=First%20Team&day=6&month=3&year=1985&sequence=0 Norwich City (1) 2–0 (0) Ipswich Town Pride of Anglia 13 November 2011 Ipswich Town John DeehanSteve Bruce Carrow Road 23,545 Keith Hackett (Sheffield) Norwich win 2–1 on aggregate Final 1985 Football League Cup Final 24 March 1985 Norwich City 1–0 Sunderland Chisholm 46 o.g. Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Neil Midgley (Manchester) References General http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?seasonid=114&competitionid=60 English League Cup 1984/1985 23 January 2011 Soccerbase 4 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504045143/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=60&seasonid=114 dead https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 23 January 2011 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Specific External links Official Carling Cup website Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup