1985–86 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1985–86 season
Manager	Howard Kendall
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	2nd
FA Cup	Finalists
League Cup	Quarter-Final
Football League Super Cup	Finalists (in 1986–87 season)
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Lineker (30); All: Gary Lineker (40)
Highest home attendance	51,509 vs. Liverpool (21 September 1985)
Lowest home attendance	10,329 vs. Norwich City (2 October 1985)

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.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Liverpool	42	16	4	1	58	14	10	6	5	31	23	89	37	+52	88	Excluded from the 1986–87 European Cup [notes 1][notes 2]
2	Everton	42	16	3	2	54	18	10	5	6	33	23	87	41	+46	86	Excluded from the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup^{[notes 1]} [notes 3]
3	West Ham United	42	17	2	2	48	16	9	4	8	26	24	74	40	+34	84	Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup^{[notes 1]}
4	Manchester United	42	12	5	4	35	12	10	5	6	35	24	70	36	+34	76	Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup^{[notes 1]}
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	6	2	36	23	8	4	9	27	31	63	54	+9	73	Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup^{[notes 1]}
6	Chelsea	42	12	4	5	32	27	8	7	6	25	29	57	56	+1	71
7	Arsenal	42	13	5	3	29	15	7	4	10	20	32	49	47	+2	69
8	Nottingham Forest	42	11	5	5	38	25	8	6	7	31	28	69	53	+16	68
9	Luton Town	42	12	6	3	37	15	6	6	9	24	29	61	44	+17	66
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	12	2	7	47	25	7	6	8	27	27	74	52	+22	65
11	Newcastle United	42	12	5	4	46	31	5	7	9	21	41	67	72	–5	63
12	Watford	42	11	6	4	40	22	5	5	11	29	40	69	62	+7	59
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	12	3	6	33	20	3	4	14	20	44	53	64	–11	52
14	Southampton	42	10	6	5	32	18	2	4	15	19	44	51	62	–11	46
15	Manchester City	42	7	7	7	25	26	4	5	12	18	31	43	57	–14	45
16	Aston Villa	42	7	6	8	27	28	3	8	10	24	39	51	67	–16	44
17	Coventry City	42	6	5	10	31	35	5	5	11	17	36	48	71	–23	43
18	Oxford United	42	7	7	7	34	27	3	5	13	28	53	62	80	–18	42	Excluded from the 1986–87 UEFA Cup^{[notes 1]} [notes 4]
19	Leicester City	42	7	8	6	35	35	3	4	14	19	41	54	76	–22	42
20	Ipswich Town	42	8	5	8	20	24	3	3	15	12	31	32	55	–23	41
21	Birmingham City	42	5	2	14	13	25	3	3	15	17	48	30	73	–43	29
22	West Bromwich Albion	42	3	8	10	21	36	1	4	16	14	53	35	89	–54	24

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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
Liverpool also won the 1986 FA Cup.
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.
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

10 August 1985	Everton	2–0	Manchester United	London
	Steven 27' Heath 83'			Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 82,000

[1]

Football League First Division

17 August 1985 1	Leicester City	3–1	Everton	Leicester
	R. Smith 44' Bright 61', 77'		Mountfield 24'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,932

20 August 1985 2	Everton	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Heath 64', 82'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,788

24 August 1985 3	Everton	1–1	Coventry City	Liverpool
	Sharp 85'		Gibson 43'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,691

26 August 1985 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Everton	London
			Lineker 75'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,720

31 August 1985 5	Everton	4–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
	Lineker 11', 22', 85' Steven 79' (pen.)		Kennedy 25'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,066

3 September 1985 6	Sheffield Wednesday	1–5	Everton	Sheffield
	Marwood 22' (pen.)		Mountfield 36' Steven 57' Lineker 62', 72' Heath 83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 30,065

7 September 1985 7	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Everton	London
	Bannister 29', 55' Byrne 42'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,544

14 September 1985 8	Everton	2–0	Luton Town	Liverpool
	Sheedy 44' Sharp 86'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,419

21 September 1985 9	Everton	2–3	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Sharp 51' Lineker 82'		Dalglish 1' Rush 16' McMahon 43'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,509

28 September 1985 10	Aston Villa	0–0	Everton	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,048

5 October 1985 11	Everton	2–0	Oxford United	Liverpool
	Sharp 43' Bracewell 89'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,553

12 October 1985 12	Chelsea	2–1	Everton	London
	Dixon 4' Speedie 42'		Sheedy 43'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,634

19 October 1985 13	Everton	4–1	Watford	Liverpool
	Heath 45' Sharp 60', 81' Bracewell 67'		Jackett 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,425

26 October 1985 14	Manchester City	1–1	Everton	Manchester
	Simpson 47'		Heath 35'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 28,807

2 November 1985 15	West Ham United	2–1	Everton	London
	McAvennie 75', 83'		Steven 60'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,844

9 November 1985 16	Everton	6–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Lineker 19', 38' Heath 50', 80' Steven 62' (pen.) Sharp 84'		Nicholas 46'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,620

16 November 1985 17	Ipswich Town	3–4	Everton	Ipswich
	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 18	Everton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
	Bracewell 76'		Clough 70'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,860

30 November 1985 19	Southampton	2–3	Everton	Southampton
	Cockerill 1' Moran 70'		Lineker 29' Heath 75' Steven 83'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,917

7 December 1985 20	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Everton	West Bromwich
			Sheedy 3' Van Den Hauwe 15' Lineker 52'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,206

14 December 1985 21	Everton	1–2	Leicester City	Liverpool
	Richardson 26'		McAllister 59' (pen.) A. Smith 77'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,347

21 December 1985 22	Coventry City	1–3	Everton	Coventry
	Gibson 60'		Lineker 50', 86' Sharp 62'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,059

26 December 1985 23	Everton	3–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Sharp 18', 47' Lineker 41'		Stapleton 14'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 42,551

28 December 1985 24	Everton	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Stevens 19' Lineker 24', 85'		Stevens 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,536

1 January 1986 25	Newcastle United	2–2	Everton	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Gascoigne 59' Beardsley 73'		Steven 26' Sharp 82' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,820

11 January 1986 26	Everton	4–3	Queens Park Rangers	Liverpool
	Sharp 44' (pen.), 67' Lineker 55' Wilkinson 56'		Bannister 12', 87' Byrne 25'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,015

18 January 1986 27	Birmingham City	0–2	Everton	Birmingham
			Lineker 36', 46'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 10,502

1 February 1986 28	Everton	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Reid 82'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,178

11 February 1986 29	Everton	4–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Lineker 5', 46', 56' Sharp 76'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,006

22 February 1986 30	Liverpool	0–2	Everton	Liverpool
			Ratcliffe 73' Lineker 78'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,445

1 March 1986 31	Everton	2–0	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Sharp 76' Lineker 82'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,133

16 March 1986 32	Everton	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Sheedy 86'		Murphy 12'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,145

22 March 1986 33	Luton Town	2–1	Everton	Luton
	Foster 82' Newell 86'		Richardson 46'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,949

29 March 1986 34	Everton	1–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Richardson 29'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,116

31 March 1986 35	Manchester United	0–0	Everton	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 51,189

12 April 1986 36	Arsenal	0–1	Everton	London
			Heath 81'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 28,251

15 April 1986 37	Watford	0–2	Everton	Watford
			Lineker 43' Sharp 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,960

19 April 1986 38	Everton	1–0	Ipswich Town	Liverpool
	Sharp 64'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,055

26 April 1986 39	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Everton	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,171

30 April 1986 40	Oxford United	1–0	Everton	Oxford
	Phillips 88'			Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 13,939

3 May 1986 41	Everton	6–1	Southampton	Liverpool
	Mountfield 10' Steven 29' Lineker 31', 34', 63' Sharp 55'		Puckett 59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,057

5 May 1986 42	Everton	3–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
	Lineker 38', 47' Steven 72' (pen.)		Cottee 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,073

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ScreenSport Super Cup

18 September 1985 Group 1	Manchester United	2–4	Everton	Manchester
	Robson 45' (pen.) Stapleton 61'		Sheedy 24', 53' Lineker 44' Sharp 79'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 33,859

2 October 1985 Group 1	Everton	1–0	Norwich City	Liverpool
	Lineker 70'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 10,329

23 October 1985 Group 1	Norwich City	1–0	Everton	Norwich
	Mendham 61'			Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 12,196

4 December 1985 Group 1	Everton	1–0	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Stapleton 85' (o.g.)			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,542

5 February 1986 Semi-Final 1st Leg	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 7548

19 March 1986 Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Everton	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Heath 77' Mountfield 91' Sharp 112'		Falco 48'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 12,008

16 September 1986 Final 1st Leg	Liverpool	3–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Rush 6', 65' McMahon 56'		Sheedy 29'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 20,660

30 September 1986 Final 2nd Leg	Everton	1–4	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Sharp 88' (pen.)		Rush 10', 27', 84' Nicol 62'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,068

[1]

Milk Cup

25 September 1985 2nd Round 1st Leg	Everton	3–2	Bournemouth	Liverpool
	Lineker 22' Marshall 35' Heffernan 54' (o.g.)		Clarke 1' Russell 11'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 13,930

8 October 1985 2nd Round 2nd Leg	Bournemouth	0–2	Everton	Bournemouth
			Lineker 43' Richardson 64'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8081

29 October 1985 3rd Round	Shrewsbury Town	1–4	Everton	Shrewsbury
	Robinson 51'		Sharp 22' Hughes 47' (o.g.) Sheedy 55' Heath 89'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 10,246

26 November 1985 4th Round	Chelsea	2–2	Everton	London
	Dixon 1' Nevin 39'		Sheedy 2' Bracewell 13'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 27,544

10 December 1985 4th Round Replay	Everton	1–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Lineker 9'		Dixon 1' McLaughlin 74'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,373

[1]

FA Cup

5 January 1986 3rd Round	Everton	1–0	Exeter City	Liverpool
	Stevens 80'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,726

25 January 1986 4th Round	Everton	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Van Den Hauwe 13' Lineker 39', 82'		Van Den Hauwe 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,381

4 March 1986 5th Round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Everton	London
	Falco 79'		Heath 51' Lineker 73'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,338

8 March 1986 6th Round	Luton Town	2–2	Everton	Luton
	Harford 22' M. Stein 63'		Sharp 65' Heath 77'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 15,529

12 March 1986 6th Round Replay	Everton	1–0	Luton Town	Liverpool
	Lineker 16'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 44,264

5 April 1986 Semi-Final	Everton	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield Wednesday	Birmingham
	Harper 48' Sharp 97'		Shutt 51'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 47,711

10 May 1986 Final	Liverpool	3–1	Everton	London
	Rush 56', 83' Johnston 62'		Lineker 27'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 98,000

[1]

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

[2]

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References

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[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.

[8586results-5] Everton's Record in 1985-86 - evertonresults.com

[6] 1985-1986 Summary: Appearances and Goals