1985–86 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1985–86 John W Smith Kenny Dalglish First Division Champions Ian Rush (22) Ian Rush (33) FA Cup Winners League Cup Semi-finals Screen Sport Super Cup Final (Played in 1986-87) _liverpool8587h _liverpool8587h _liverpool8587h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 FF0000 FF0000 _redlines _redlines _vneckred _adidasred _3_stripes_red ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _redlines _redlines _vneckred _adidasred _3_stripes_red ffff33 ffff33 ffff33 ffff33 ffff33 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was Liverpool Football Club's 94th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the First Division. This was Kenny Dalglish’s first season as manager. At 34 he was player manager, and with several players in their last seasons as players. The change to the new team would take time during the season, but it ended with them winning the double of the League and FA Cup, and reaching the League Cup semi-finals. It was the fifth time that the league and FA Cup double had been achieved in English football.Shrivathsa Sridhar England's league and FA Cup double winners - Factbox https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-england-double-factbox/englands-league-and-fa-cup-double-winners-factbox-idUKKCN1SO0LZ Reuters 18 May 2019 8 August 2020September 2024 medicmedic As there was a ban on English clubs participating in the European competitions after the Heysel disaster, there was the ScreenSport Super Cup replacing it. As the competition did not end until the 1986-87 season, Liverpool reached the final after getting through the group, and the semi-finals. Squad y y GK ENG Bob Bolder y GK SAF 1928 Bruce Grobbelaar y GK ENG Chris Pile y DF ENG Gary Ablett y DF Republic of Ireland Jim Beglin y DF SCO Gary Gillespie y DF SCO Alan Hansen y DF SCO Steve Nicol y DF ENG Alan Kennedy y DF Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson y DF SCO John McGregor y DF ENG Phil Neal(joined Bolton in December 1985) y y MF Australia Craig Johnston y MF ENG Sammy Lee y MF SCO Kevin MacDonald y MF ENG Steve McMahon y MF DEN Jan Mølby y MF ENG Mark Seagraves y MF SCO John Wark y MF IRL Ronnie Whelan y FW WAL Ian Rush y FW SCO Kenny Dalglish y FW ENG Paul Walsh Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup League Cup Super Cup IRL DF Jim Beglin 34+0 1 7+0 0 7+0 0 5+0 0 SCO FW Kenny Dalglish 17+4 3 6+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 2 SCO DF Gary Gillespie 14+0 3 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 ZIM GK Bruce Grobbelaar 42+0 0 8+0 0 7+0 0 6+0 0 SCO DF Alan Hansen 41+0 0 8+0 0 7+0 0 4+0 0 AUS MF Craig Johnston 38+3 7 6+1 1 7+0 1 5+0 1 ENG DF Alan Kennedy 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Mark Lawrenson 36+2 3 7+0 1 7+0 0 6+0 1 ENG MF Sammy Lee 13+2 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 5+0 0 SCO MF Kevin MacDonald 10+7 1 2+0 1 0+2 1 3+1 2 ENG MF Steve McMahon 23+0 6 4+0 1 5+0 3 4+0 0 DEN MF Jan Mølby 39+0 14 8+0 3 5+0 2 5+1 2 ENG DF Phil Neal 11+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 SCO MF Steve Nicol 33+1 4 4+0 0 3+0 0 6+0 0 WAL FW Ian Rush 40+0 22 8+0 6 6+0 3 2+0 2 ENG DF Mark Seagraves 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Paul Walsh 17+3 11 2+0 1 4+0 4 6+0 2 SCO MF John Wark 7+2 3 2+2 2 2+1 1 0+2 0 IRL MF Ronnie Whelan 39+0 10 7+0 1 7+0 3 4+0 0 |} League table First Division y LIV Results First Division 1985–86 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17-Aug-85 Arsenal H 2–0 Whelan 33 Nicol 61 38,261 Report Report 21-Aug-85 Aston Villa A 2–2 Rush 39 Mølby 85 20,197 Report Report 24-Aug-85 Newcastle United A 0–1 29,670 Report Report 26-Aug-85 Ipswich Town H 5–0 Nicol 15 Rush 23 67 Mølby 27 Johnston 90 29,383 Report Report 31-Aug-85 West Ham United A 2–2 Johnston 52 Whelan 83 19,762 Report Report 03-Sep-85 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Whelan 55 69 27,135 Report Report 07-Sep-85 Watford H 3–1 Neal pen 27 Johnston 67 Rush 72 31,395 Report Report 14-Sep-85 Oxford United A 2–2 Rush 62 Johnston 75 11,474 Report Report 21-Sep-85 Everton A 3–2 Dalglish 1 Rush 16 McMahon 42 51,509 Report Report 28-Sep-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 4–1 Lawrenson 44 Rush 56 Mølby pen 61 pen 67 41,521 Report Report 05-Oct-85 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 Walsh 9 24,621 Report Report 12-Oct-85 Southampton H 1–0 McMahon 60 31,070 Report Report 19-Oct-85 Manchester United A 1–1 Johnston 46 54,492 Report Report 26-Oct-85 Luton Town H 3–2 Walsh 31 35 Mølby 65 31,488 Report Report 02-Nov-85 Leicester City H 1–0 Rush 84 31,718 Report Report 09-Nov-85 Coventry City A 3–0 Beglin 5 Walsh 47 Rush 81 16,947 Report Report 16-Nov-85 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 Nicol 45 Mølby 62 Lawrenson 73 Walsh 87 28,407 Report Report 23-Nov-85 Birmingham City A 2–0 Rush 10 Walsh 26 15,062 Report Report 30-Nov-85 Chelsea H 1–1 Mølby pen 85 38,482 Report Report 07-Dec-85 Aston Villa H 3–0 Mølby 2 Walsh 67 Johnston 81 29,418 Report Report 14-Dec-85 Arsenal A 0–2 35,048 Report Report 21-Dec-85 Newcastle United H 1–1 Nicol 34 30,746 Report Report 26-Dec-85 Manchester City A 0–1 35,584 Report Report 28-Dec-85 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 MacDonald 55 27,141 Report Report 01-Jan-86 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–2 Rush 49 Walsh 76 38,964 Report Report 12-Jan-86 Watford A 3–2 Walsh 44 85 Rush 75 16,967 Report Report 18-Jan-86 West Ham United H 3–1 Mølby pen 58 Rush 67 Walsh 70 41,056 Report Report 01-Feb-86 Ipswich Town A 1–2 Whelan 36 20,551 Report Report 09-Feb-86 Manchester United H 1–1 Wark 40 35,004 Report Report 22-Feb-86 Everton H 0–2 45,445 Report Report 02-Mar-86 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–1 Mølby 66 Rush 90 16,436 Report Report 08-Mar-86 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 McMahon 19 75 Rush 29 Wark 43 26,219 Report Report 15-Mar-86 Southampton A 2–1 Wark 53 Rush 59 19,784 Report Report 22-Mar-86 Oxford United H 6–0 Rush 1 71 Lawrenson 18 Whelan 39 Mølby pen 51 88 37,861 Report Report 29-Mar-86 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 37,946 Report Report 31-Mar-86 Manchester City H 2–0 McMahon 32 58 43,316 Report Report 12-Apr-86 Coventry City H 5–0 Whelan 20 26 83 Mølby 46 Rush 78 42,729 Report Report 16-Apr-86 Luton Town A 1–0 Johnston 17 15,390 Report Report 19-Apr-86 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 Dalglish 23 Rush 55 22,010 Report Report 26-Apr-86 Birmingham City H 5–0 Rush 25 Gillespie 46 58 pen 83 Mølby pen 49 42,021 Report Report 30-Apr-86 Leicester City A 2–0 Rush 20 Whelan 28 25,799 Report Report 03-May-86 Chelsea A 1–0 Dalglish 23 43,900 Report Report FA Cup 1985–86 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 04-Jan-86 Norwich City H 5–0 MacDonald 23 Walsh 33 McMahon 73 Whelan 78 Wark 81 29,082 Report Report 26-Jan-86 Chelsea A 2–1 Rush 45 Lawrenson 47 33,625 Report Report 15-Feb-86 York City A 1–1 Mølby pen 64 12,443 Report Report 18-Feb-86 York City H 3–1 aet Wark 19 Mølby 94 Dalglish 98 29,362 Report Report 11-Mar-86 Watford H 0–0 36,775 Report Report 17-Mar-86 Watford A 2–1 Mølby pen 86 Rush 108 28,097 Report Report 05-Apr-86 Southampton N 2–0 Rush 99 104 44,605 Report Report Final 1986 FA Cup final 10 May 1986 15:00 BST Liverpool 3–1 ReportReport Everton Rush 56 83Johnston 62 Lineker 27 Wembley Stadium, London 98,000 Alan Robinson (Hampshire) _liverpool85 _liverpool85 _liverpool85 _3_stripes_white _adidaswhite DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool _whitehorizontaltop _bluetop 003399 003399 003399 FFFFFF FFFFFF Everton GK 1 ZIM Bruce GrobbelaarCB 2 IRL Mark LawrensonLB 3 IRL Jim BeglinRB 4 SCO Steve NicolLM 5 IRL Ronnie WhelanCB 6 SCO Alan Hansen (c)SS 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish RM 8 AUS Craig JohnstonCF 9 WAL Ian RushCM 10DEN Jan MølbyCM 11SCO Kevin MacDonaldSubstitute:MF 12ENG Steve McMahonPlayer/Manager:SCO Kenny Dalglish GK 1 ENG Bobby MimmsRB 2 ENG Gary Stevens 72LB 3 WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe CB 4 WAL Kevin Ratcliffe (c)CB 5 ENG Derek Mountfield CM 6 ENG Peter ReidCM 7 ENG Trevor StevenCF 8 ENG Gary LinekerCF 9 SCO Graeme SharpRM 10ENG Paul BracewellLM 11IRL Kevin SheedySubstitute:MF 12ENG Adrian Heath 72Manager:ENG Howard Kendall League Cup 1985–86 Football League Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 24-Sep-85 Oldham Athletic H 3–0 McMahon 25 76 Rush 33 16,150 Report Report 09-Oct-85 Oldham Athletic A 5–2 Whelan 5 48 Wark 25 Rush 65 MacDonald 72 7,719 Report Report 29-Oct-85 Brighton & Hove Albion H 4–0 Walsh 11 71 72 Dalglish 80 15,291 Report Report 26-Nov-85 Manchester United H 2–1 Mølby 57 pen 58 41,291 Report Report 21-Jan-86 Ipswich Town H 3–0 Walsh 17 Whelan 28 Rush 66 19,762 Report Report 12-Feb-86 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 15,051 Report Report 05-Mar-86 Queens Park Rangers H 2–2 McMahon 42 Johnston 69 23,863 Report Report Super Cup Football League Super Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17-Sep-85 Southampton H 2–1 Mølby 6 Dalglish 28 16,189 Report Report 22-Oct-85 Southampton A 1–1 Walsh 81 10,503 Report Report 03-Dec-85 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 MacDonald 19 Walsh 34 14,855 Report Report 14-Jan-86 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 Rush 49 61 Lawrenson 56 10,078 Report Report 05-Feb-86 Norwich City A 1–1 Dalglish 79 15,330 Report Report 06-May-86 Norwich City H 3–1 MacDonald 56 Mølby pen 72 Johnston 79 26,696 Report Report References LFC History.net – Games for the 1985–86 season Liverweb - Games for the 1985–86 season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool Category:English football championship–winning seasons