1984–85 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season November 2020 May 2013 Arsenal F.C. 1984–85 Don Howe First Division 7th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Ian AllinsonBrian TalbotTony Woodcock(10 each) Tony Woodcock(13 goals) _arsenal8485h _arsenal8485h _arsenal8485h _arsenal8283h _arsenal8384hl FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384a _arsenal8384al FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1983–84 1985–86 The 1984–85 season was Arsenal Football Club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- All-time Arsenal James Josh 18 June 2013 Arsenal F.C. 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- 22 June 2023https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 Ross James Heneghan Michael Orford Stuart Culliton Eoin 25 August 2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 22 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html 22 June 2023 After a promising start to the season, they slipped to seventh in the Football League First Division. After the previous season's League Cup exit to Walsall, Arsenal once-again exited cup competition to lower-division opponents. The team lost to second-division Oxford United in the League Cup and third-division York City in the FA Cup. Viv Anderson was one important addition to the squad, strengthening their defense when he joined Arsenal for £250,000.Viv Anderson https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/viv-anderson https://web.archive.org/web/20220303015854/https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/viv-anderson 3 March 2022 27 October 2023 Arsenal 18-year old Tony Adams made sixteen league appearances after his debut the previous season.Arsenal First-Team Line Ups http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 27 October 2023 The Arsenal History 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead Midway through the season, Pat Jennings was replaced by John Lukic as the first choice keeper. Season summary Arsenal's start to the 1984/85 season had been relatively promising, with eight wins in the first eleven league matches. Don Howe had taken over from Terry Neill in December 1983 and results had improved. At the end of October 1984 saw Arsenal looking like a team that could challenge for the title; they had reclaimed their place at the top of Division One. However, that good form soon dipped. After a 4-2 defeat at Old Trafford, Arsenal slowly began to fall. The season overall was a disappointment. Some decent league performances were undermined by a complete lack of consistency, they lost to Second Division Oxford United in the League Cup, and Third Division York City in the FA Cup.James Josh Arsenal: The Complete Record deCoubertin Books 2008Spurling Jon All Guns Blazing: Arsenal in the 1980's Aureus Publishing 2001 York City's victory over Arsenal in the fourth round, still resonates as one of the competition's big shocks. A star-studded Arsenal-side, put together at a cost of more than £4.5 million and featuring eight internationals, arrived at Bootham Crescent on 26 January 1985. But on a snow-bound day in York, Arsenal met their match against a heroic side that defied the odds to record a 1–0 victory, with a last minute penalty by Keith Houchen.2022-04-01 bbcsport BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/307808542022-04-01 yorkcitysouth http://www.yorkcitysouth.co.uk/nf0704.htm The 1984-85 season was Pat Jennings' final season at Arsenal. On Halloween night in 1984, Arsenal played Oxford United away in the League Cup; Arsenal were beaten 3-2 and eliminated from the competition. John Lukic played the next game, but Jennings returned to the side for three more matches, the last being up at Hillsborough against Sheffield Wednesday on 25 November 1984. Lukic returned to the side against Luton Town 1 December 1984, and Jennings never played for Arsenal again.Gary Lawrence Gunnerstown 2017. Jennings played in a farewell match against Tottenham Hotspur 8 May 1985 at Highbury. Squad y y ENG GK John Lukic y ENG DF Viv Anderson y ENG DF Kenny Sansom y ENG MF Brian Talbot y IRL DF David O'Leary y ENG DF Tommy Caton y ENG MF Stewart Robson y ENG MF Paul Davis y ENG FW Paul Mariner y ENG FW Tony Woodcock y SCO FW Charlie Nicholas y y ENG MF Ian Allinson y ENG MF Graham Rix y ENG DF Tony Adams y NIR GK Pat Jennings y ENG MF Steve Williams y ENG FW Raphael Meade y NIR DF Colin Hill Results First Division 1984–85 Football League#First Division First Division y ARS 1 25 August 1984 Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea London Highbury D 2 29 August 1984 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Arsenal Nottingham City Ground L 3 1 September 1984 Watford 3–4 Arsenal Watford Vicarge Road W 4 4 September 1984 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United London Highbury W 5 8 September 1984 Arsenal 3–1 Liverpool London Highbury W 6 15 September 1984 Ipswich Town 2–1 Arsenal Ipswich Portman Road L 7 22 September 1984 Arsenal 4–0 Stoke City London Highbury W 8 29 September 1984 Coventry City 1–2 Arsenal Coventry Highfield Road W 9 6 October 1984 Arsenal 1–0 Everton London Highbury W 10 13 October 1984 Leicester City 1–4 Arsenal Leicester Filbert Street W 11 20 October 1984 Arsenal 3–2 Sunderland London Highbury W 12 27 October 1984 West Ham United 3–1 Arsenal London Upton Park L 13 2 November 1984 Manchester United 4–2 Arsenal Manchester Old Trafford L 14 10 November 1984 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa London Highbury D 15 17 November 1984 Arsenal 1–0 Queen's Park Rangers London Highbury W 16 25 November 1984 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Arsenal Sheffield Hillsborough L 17 1 December 1984 Arsenal 3–1 Luton Town London Highbury W 18 8 November 1984 Southampton 1–0 Arsenal Southampton The Dell L 19 15 December 1984 Arsenal 4–0 West Bromwich Albion London Highbury W 20 22 December 1984 Arsenal 1–1 Watford London Highbury D 21 26 December 1984 Norwich City 1–0 Arsenal Norwich Carrow Road L 22 29 December 1984 Newcastle United 1–3 Arsenal Newcastle St James' Park W 23 1 January 1985 Arsenal 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur London Highbury L 24 19 January 1985 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London Stamford Bridge D 25 2 February 1985 Arsenal 2–1 Coventry City London Highbury W 26 12 February 1985 Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal Liverpool Anfield L 27 23 February 1985 Arsenal 0–1 Manchester United London Highbury L 28 2 March 1985 Arsenal 2–1 West Ham United London Highbury W 29 9 March 1985 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland Roker Park D 30 13 March 1985 Aston Villa 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham Villa Park D 31 16 March 1985 Arsenal 2–0 Leicester City London Highbury W 32 19 March 1985 Arsenal 1–1 Ipswich Town London Highbury D 33 23 March 1985 Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool Goodison Park L 34 30 March 1985 Stoke City 2–0 Arsenal Stoke Victoria Ground L 35 6 April 1985 Arsenal 2–0 Norwich City London Highbury W 36 13 April 1985 Arsenal 1–1 Nottingham Forest London Highbury D 37 17 April 1985 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Arsenal London White Hart Lane W 38 20 April 1985 Queen's Park Rangers 1–0 Arsenal London Loftus Road L 39 27 April 1985 Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday London Highbury W 40 4 May 1985 Luton Town 3–1 Arsenal Luton Kenilworth Road L 41 6 May 1985 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London Highbury W 42 11 May 1985 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Arsenal West Bromwich The Hawthorns D Football League Cup 1984–85 Football League Cup Second round (1st Leg) 25 September 1984 Arsenal 4–0 Bristol Rovers London Highbury W Second round (2nd Leg) 9 October 1984 Bristol Rovers 1–1 1–5 Arsenal Bristol Eastville Stadium W Third round 31 October 1984 Oxford United 3–2 Arsenal Oxford Manor Ground, Oxford L FA Cup 1984–85 FA Cup Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Hereford United. Third round 5 January 1985 Hereford United 1–1 Arsenal Price 34 Woodcock 23 Hereford Edgar Street D Third round replay 22 January 1985 Arsenal 7–2 Hereford United London Highbury W Fourth round 26 January 1985 York City 1–0 Arsenal Houchen 89 pen. York Bootham Crescent L Top scorers First Division ENG Tony Woodcock 10 ENG Brian Talbot 10 ENG Ian Allinson 10 SCO Charlie Nicholas 9 ENG Paul Mariner 7 References External links Arsenal 1984–85 on statto.com Arsenal Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons