1985–86 Everton F.C. season

During the 1985–86 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 2nd in the table with 86 points.

Everton
1985–86 season
ManagerHoward Kendall
GroundGoodison Park
First Division2nd
FA CupFinalists
League CupQuarter-Final
Football League Super CupFinalists (in 1986–87 season)
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Lineker (30)
All: Gary Lineker (40)
Highest home attendance51,509 vs. Liverpool (21 September 1985)
Lowest home attendance10,329 vs. Norwich City (2 October 1985)

Final League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 4216415814106531238937+5288Excluded from the 1986–87 European Cup [notes 1][notes 2]
2Everton4216325418105633238741+4686Excluded from the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup[notes 1] [notes 3]
3West Ham United421722481694826247440+3484Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup[notes 1]
4Manchester United4212543512105635247036+3476Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup[notes 1]
5Sheffield Wednesday421362362384927316354+973Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup[notes 1]
6Chelsea421245322787625295756+171
7Arsenal4213532915741020324947+269
8Nottingham Forest421155382586731286953+1668
9Luton Town421263371566924296144+1766
10Tottenham Hotspur421227472576827277452+2265
11Newcastle United421254463157921416772–563
12Watford4211644022551129406962+759
13Queens Park Rangers4212363320341420445364–1152
14Southampton4210653218241519445162–1146
15Manchester City427772526451218314357–1445
16Aston Villa427682728381024395167–1644
17Coventry City4265103135551117364871–2343
18Oxford United427773427351328536280–1842Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup[notes 1] [notes 4]
19Leicester City427863535341419415476–2242
20Ipswich Town428582024331512313255–2341
21Birmingham City4252141325331517483073–4329
22West Bromwich Albion4238102136141614533589–5424
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. All English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985
  2. Liverpool also won the 1986 FA Cup.
  3. Everton were the runners-up in the FA Cup, and Liverpool having won the Double, they should have claimed a place in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup.
  4. Oxford United won the 1986 League Cup and therefore should have claimed a place in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.
Key
League Champions, but excluded from the European Cup
FA Cup runners-up, but excluded from the Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup spot, but excluded
League Cup winners, but excluded from the UEFA Cup
Relegated

Results
Win Draw Loss

Charity Shield
Main article: 1985 FA Charity Shield
10 August 1985 Everton2–0Manchester UnitedLondon
Steven  27'
Heath  83'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 82,000

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Football League First Division
17 August 1985 1Leicester City3–1EvertonLeicester
R. Smith  44'
Bright  61', 77'		 Mountfield  24' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,932
20 August 1985 2Everton2–0West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
Heath  64', 82' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,788
24 August 1985 3Everton1–1Coventry CityLiverpool
Sharp  85' Gibson  43' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,691
26 August 1985 4Tottenham Hotspur0–1EvertonLondon
Lineker  75' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,720
31 August 1985 5Everton4–1Birmingham CityLiverpool
Lineker  11', 22', 85'
Steven  79' (pen.)		 Kennedy  25' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,066
3 September 1985 6Sheffield Wednesday1–5EvertonSheffield
Marwood  22' (pen.) Mountfield  36'
Steven  57'
Lineker  62', 72'
Heath  83'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,065
7 September 1985 7Queens Park Rangers3–0EvertonLondon
Bannister  29', 55'
Byrne  42'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,544
14 September 1985 8Everton2–0Luton TownLiverpool
Sheedy  44'
Sharp  86'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,419
21 September 1985 9Everton2–3LiverpoolLiverpool
Sharp  51'
Lineker  82'		 Dalglish  1'
Rush  16'
McMahon  43'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 51,509
28 September 1985 10Aston Villa0–0EvertonBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,048
5 October 1985 11Everton2–0Oxford UnitedLiverpool
Sharp  43'
Bracewell  89'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,553
12 October 1985 12Chelsea2–1EvertonLondon
Dixon  4'
Speedie  42'		 Sheedy  43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,634
19 October 1985 13Everton4–1WatfordLiverpool
Heath  45'
Sharp  60', 81'
Bracewell  67'		 Jackett  57' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,425
26 October 1985 14Manchester City1–1EvertonManchester
Simpson  47' Heath  35' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,807
2 November 1985 15West Ham United2–1EvertonLondon
McAvennie  75', 83' Steven  60' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,844
9 November 1985 16Everton6–1ArsenalLiverpool
Lineker  19', 38'
Heath  50', 80'
Steven  62' (pen.)
Sharp  84'		 Nicholas  46' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,620
16 November 1985 17Ipswich Town3–4EvertonIpswich
d'Avray  6'
Wilson  28'
Butcher  72'		 Heath  42'
Sharp  47'
Sheedy  60'
Steven  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,910
23 November 1985 18Everton1–1Nottingham ForestLiverpool
Bracewell  76' Clough  70' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,860
30 November 1985 19Southampton2–3EvertonSouthampton
Cockerill  1'
Moran  70'		 Lineker  29'
Heath  75'
Steven  83'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,917
7 December 1985 20West Bromwich Albion0–3EvertonWest Bromwich
Sheedy  3'
Van Den Hauwe  15'
Lineker  52'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 12,206
14 December 1985 21Everton1–2Leicester CityLiverpool
Richardson  26' McAllister  59' (pen.)
A. Smith  77'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,347
21 December 1985 22Coventry City1–3EvertonCoventry
Gibson  60' Lineker  50', 86'
Sharp  62'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,059
26 December 1985 23Everton3–1Manchester UnitedLiverpool
Sharp  18', 47'
Lineker  41'		 Stapleton  14' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 42,551
28 December 1985 24Everton3–1Sheffield WednesdayLiverpool
Stevens  19'
Lineker  24', 85'		 Stevens  51' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,536
1 January 1986 25Newcastle United2–2EvertonNewcastle-upon-Tyne
Gascoigne  59'
Beardsley  73'		 Steven  26'
Sharp  82' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,820
11 January 1986 26Everton4–3Queens Park RangersLiverpool
Sharp  44' (pen.), 67'
Lineker  55'
Wilkinson  56'		 Bannister  12', 87'
Byrne  25'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,015
18 January 1986 27Birmingham City0–2EvertonBirmingham
Lineker  36', 46' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 10,502
1 February 1986 28Everton1–0Tottenham HotspurLiverpool
Reid  82' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,178
11 February 1986 29Everton4–0Manchester CityLiverpool
Lineker  5', 46', 56'
Sharp  76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,006
22 February 1986 30Liverpool0–2EvertonLiverpool
Ratcliffe  73'
Lineker  78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,445
1 March 1986 31Everton2–0Aston VillaLiverpool
Sharp  76'
Lineker  82'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,133
16 March 1986 32Everton1–1ChelseaLiverpool
Sheedy  86' Murphy  12' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 30,145
22 March 1986 33Luton Town2–1EvertonLuton
Foster  82'
Newell  86'		 Richardson  46' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,949
29 March 1986 34Everton1–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Richardson  29' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,116
31 March 1986 35Manchester United0–0EvertonManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,189
12 April 1986 36Arsenal0–1EvertonLondon
Heath  81' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 28,251
15 April 1986 37Watford0–2EvertonWatford
Lineker  43'
Sharp  90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,960
19 April 1986 38Everton1–0Ipswich TownLiverpool
Sharp  64' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,055
26 April 1986 39Nottingham Forest0–0EvertonNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,171
30 April 1986 40Oxford United1–0EvertonOxford
Phillips  88' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 13,939
3 May 1986 41Everton6–1SouthamptonLiverpool
Mountfield  10'
Steven  29'
Lineker  31', 34', 63'
Sharp  55'		 Puckett  59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,057
5 May 1986 42Everton3–1West Ham UnitedLiverpool
Lineker  38', 47'
Steven  72' (pen.)		 Cottee  90' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,073

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ScreenSport Super Cup
Main article: Football League Super Cup
18 September 1985 Group 1Manchester United2–4EvertonManchester
Robson  45' (pen.)
Stapleton  61'		 Sheedy  24', 53'
Lineker  44'
Sharp  79'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 33,859
2 October 1985 Group 1Everton1–0Norwich CityLiverpool
Lineker  70' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 10,329
23 October 1985 Group 1Norwich City1–0EvertonNorwich
Mendham  61' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,196
4 December 1985 Group 1Everton1–0Manchester UnitedLiverpool
Stapleton  85' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,542
5 February 1986 Semi-Final 1st LegTottenham Hotspur0–0EvertonLondon
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 7548
19 March 1986 Semi-Final 2nd LegEverton3–1 (a.e.t.)Tottenham HotspurLiverpool
Heath  77'
Mountfield  91'
Sharp  112'		 Falco  48' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 12,008
16 September 1986 Final 1st LegLiverpool3–1EvertonLiverpool
Rush  6', 65'
McMahon  56'		 Sheedy  29' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,660
30 September 1986 Final 2nd LegEverton1–4LiverpoolLiverpool
Sharp  88' (pen.) Rush  10', 27', 84'
Nicol  62'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,068

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Milk Cup
Main article: 1985–86 Football League Cup
25 September 1985 2nd Round 1st LegEverton3–2BournemouthLiverpool
Lineker  22'
Marshall  35'
Heffernan  54' (o.g.)		 Clarke  1'
Russell  11'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 13,930
8 October 1985 2nd Round 2nd LegBournemouth0–2EvertonBournemouth
Lineker  43'
Richardson  64'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8081
29 October 1985 3rd RoundShrewsbury Town1–4EvertonShrewsbury
Robinson  51' Sharp  22'
Hughes  47' (o.g.)
Sheedy  55'
Heath  89'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 10,246
26 November 1985 4th RoundChelsea2–2EvertonLondon
Dixon  1'
Nevin  39'		 Sheedy  2'
Bracewell  13'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 27,544
10 December 1985 4th Round ReplayEverton1–2ChelseaLiverpool
Lineker  9' Dixon  1'
McLaughlin  74'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,373

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FA Cup
5 January 1986 3rd RoundEverton1–0Exeter CityLiverpool
Stevens  80' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,726
25 January 1986 4th RoundEverton3–1Blackburn RoversLiverpool
Van Den Hauwe  13'
Lineker  39', 82'		 Van Den Hauwe  53' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,381
4 March 1986 5th RoundTottenham Hotspur1–2EvertonLondon
Falco  79' Heath  51'
Lineker  73'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,338
8 March 1986 6th RoundLuton Town2–2EvertonLuton
Harford  22'
M. Stein  63'		 Sharp  65'
Heath  77'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 15,529
12 March 1986 6th Round ReplayEverton1–0Luton TownLiverpool
Lineker  16' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 44,264
5 April 1986 Semi-FinalEverton2–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield WednesdayBirmingham
Harper  48'
Sharp  97'		 Shutt  51' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 47,711
10 May 1986 FinalLiverpool3–1EvertonLondon
Rush  56', 83'
Johnston  62'		 Lineker  27' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 98,000

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Neil Adams
8 FW  ENG Gary Lineker
— MF  ENG Paul Bracewell
— FW  ENG Wayne Clarke
— DF  ENG Alan Harper
— FW  ENG Adrian Heath
— FW  ENG Ian Marshall
— GK  ENG Bobby Mimms
— DF  ENG Derek Mountfield
— DF  ENG Neil Pointon
— DF  ENG Paul Power
— DF  WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
— MF  ENG Peter Reid
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SCO Graeme Sharp
— MF  IRL Kevin Sheedy
— DF  ENG Ian Snodin
— GK  WAL Neville Southall
— MF  ENG Trevor Steven
— DF  ENG Gary Stevens
— DF  WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
— DF  ENG Dave Watson
— MF  SCO Ian Wilson
— GK  ENG Alec Chamberlain
— GK  ENG Mike Stowell

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References
  1. Everton's Record in 1985-86 - evertonresults.com
  2. 1985-1986 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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