1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1984–85 season was the 93rd season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 23rd consecutive year in the top-flight. As European champions, Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo, where they lost 1–0.
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Chairman | John W Smith | ||
Manager | Joe Fagan | ||
First Division | 2nd | ||
European Cup | Runners-up | ||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
European Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: John Wark (18) All: John Wark (27) | ||
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Liverpool reached the 1985 European Cup Final where they faced Juventus. They lost the match 1–0, but the game was overshadowed by crowd trouble where thirty-nine Juventus fans died. Just hours before the match, Liverpool manager Joe Fagan had announced he would retire at the end of the season
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Jim Beglin Gary Gillespie Alan Hansen Alan Kennedy Mark Lawrenson John McGregor Phil Neal
Midfielders
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 | Excluded from the 1985–86 European Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | Excluded from the 1985–86 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | FA Cup winners, excluded from the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | Excluded from the 1985–86 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
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Results
First Division
FA Charity Shield
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FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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05-Jan-85 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Rush ![]() ![]() | 36,877 | Report | Report |
27-Jan-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Rush ![]() | 27,905 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-85 | York City | A | 1–1 | Rush ![]() | 13,485 | Report | Report |
20-Feb-85 | York City | H | 7–0 | Whelan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 43,010 | Report | Report |
10-Mar-85 | Barnsley | A | 4–0 | Rush ![]() ![]() | 19,838 | Report | Report |
13-Apr-85 | Manchester United | N | 2–2 | Whelan ![]() ![]() | 51,690 | Report | Report |
17-Apr-85 | Manchester United | N | 1–2 | McGrath ![]() | 45,775 | Report | Report |
League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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24-Sep-84 | Stockport County | A | 0–0 | 11,169 | Report | Report | |
09-Oct-84 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | Robinson ![]() ![]() | 13,422 | Report | Report |
31-Oct-84 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 38,690 | Report | Report |
European Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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19-Sep-84 | Lech Poznań | A | 1–0 | Wark ![]() | 35,000 | Report | Report |
03-Oct-84 | Lech Poznań | H | 4–0 | Wark ![]() ![]() | 22,143 | Report | Report |
24-Oct-84 | Benfica | H | 3–1 | Rush ![]() | 27,733 | Report | Report |
07-Nov-84 | Benfica | A | 0–1 | 50,000 | Report | Report | |
06-Mar-85 | Austria Vienna | A | 1–1 | Nicol ![]() | 21,000 | Report | Report |
20-Mar-85 | Austria Vienna | H | 4–1 | Walsh ![]() ![]() ![]() | 32,761 | Report | Report |
10-Apr-85 | Panathinaikos | H | 4–0 | Wark ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,488 | Report | Report |
24-Apr-85 | Panathinaikos | A | 1–0 | Lawrenson ![]() | 56,400 | Report | Report |
Final
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Intercontinental Cup
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European Super Cup
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Notes
- 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, involving Liverpool fans.
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