1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season

93rd season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool F.C. 1984–85 football season

Liverpool F.C.

1984–85 season

Chairman

Manager

2nd

Runners-up

Semi-finals

Third round

Runners-up

Runners-up

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: John Wark (18)
All: John Wark (27)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season was Liverpool Football Club's 93rd season in existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the First Division. As European champions, Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo, where they lost 1–0.

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

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		Charity Sheild		League Cup		European Cups		World Club Champ.
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	IRL	Jim Beglin	15	2	10+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kenny Dalglish	53	6	36+0	6	7+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gary Gillespie	24	1	10+2	1	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+2	0	1+0	0
	GK	ZIM	Bruce Grobbelaar	64	0	42+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Hansen	62	0	41+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	AUS	Craig Johnston	17	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Kennedy	49	1	32+0	1	5+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Lawrenson	50	2	33+0	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	10+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Sammy Lee	25	0	16+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin MacDonald	24	0	13+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	DEN	Jan Mølby	24	1	19+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Neal	64	5	42+0	4	7+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steve Nicol	48	7	29+2	5	6+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	2	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Michael Robinson	10	1	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	WAL	Ian Rush	44	26	28+0	14	6+0	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	5	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Walsh	39	13	22+4	8	1+2	2	0+1	0	2+0	0	7+0	3	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	John Wark	63	27	40+0	18	7+0	4	1+0	0	3+1	0	10+0	5	1+0	0
	MF	IRL	Ronnie Whelan	59	12	35+2	7	7+0	4	1+0	0	3+0	1	10+0	0	0+1	0

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	28	6	8	88	43	+45	90	Disqualified from the European Cup
2	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	68	35	+33	77	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	23	8	11	78	51	+27	77	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup
4	Manchester United	42	22	10	10	77	47	+30	76	Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup
5	Southampton	42	19	11	12	56	47	+9	68	Disqualified from the UEFA Cup

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

Manchester United would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
Since the FA Cup winners, Manchester United, would have qualified for the UEFA Cup based on league position, this would have been passed down to the next best-placed team, Southampton.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1984–85 Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
25-Aug-84	Norwich City	A	3–3	Own Goal 2' Dalglish 24' Neal pen 67'	22,005	Report	Report
27-Aug-84	West Ham United	H	3–0	Walsh 1' Wark 75', 85'	32,633	Report	Report
01-Sep-84	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	Whelan 82'	33,982	Report	Report
04-Sep-84	Luton Town	A	2–1	Neal pen 47' Dalglish 71'	14,127	Report	Report
08-Sep-84	Arsenal	A	1–3	Kennedy 82'	50,006	Report	Report
15-Sep-84	Sunderland	H	1–1	Walsh 17'	34,044	Report	Report
22-Sep-84	Manchester United	A	1–1	Walsh 73'	56,638	Report	Report
29-Sep-84	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–2		40,196	Report	Report
06-Oct-84	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0		29,346	Report	Report
12-Oct-84	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1		28,599	Report	Report
20-Oct-84	Everton	H	0–1		45,545	Report	Report
28-Oct-84	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	Whelan 36' Rush 50'	19,838	Report	Report
03-Nov-84	Stoke City	A	1–0	Whelan 86'	20,611	Report	Report
10-Nov-84	Southampton	H	1–1	Rush 46'	36,382	Report	Report
18-Nov-84	Newcastle United	A	2–0	Nicol 24' Wark 89'	28,003	Report	Report
24-Nov-84	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	Wark 41', 53'	34,918	Report	Report
01-Dec-84	Chelsea	A	1–3	Mølby 28'	40,972	Report	Report
04-Dec-84	Coventry City	H	3–1	Wark 8', 89' Rush pen 23'	27,237	Report	Report
15-Dec-84	Aston Villa	A	0–0		24,007	Report	Report
21-Dec-84	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–0	Wark 38' Rush 60'	11,007	Report	Report
26-Dec-84	Leicester City	H	1–2	Neal pen 60'	38,419	Report	Report
29-Dec-84	Luton Town	H	1–0	Wark 26'	35,403	Report	Report
01-Jan-85	Watford	A	1–1	Rush 88'	27,073	Report	Report
19-Jan-85	Norwich City	H	4–0	Wark 36' Rush 80', 89' Dalglish 86'	30,627	Report	Report
02-Feb-85	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Lawrenson 85'	48,246	Report	Report
12-Feb-85	Arsenal	H	3–0	Rush 32' Neal 52 Whelan 87'	28,645	Report	Report
23-Feb-85	Stoke City	H	2–0	Nicol 14' Dalglish 28'	31,368	Report	Report
02-Mar-85	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	Wark pen 49'	35,696	Report	Report
16-Mar-85	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1		43,852	Report	Report
23-Mar-85	West Bromwich Albion	A	5–0	Nicol 6' Dalglish 56' Wark 64', 70', 82'	20,500	Report	Report
31-Mar-85	Manchester United	H	0–1		34,886	Report	Report
03-Apr-85	Sunderland	A	3–0	Rush 1', 30' Wark 70'	24,096	Report	Report
06-Apr-85	Leicester City	A	1–0	Whelan 82'	22,942	Report	Report
20-Apr-85	Newcastle United	H	3–1	Wark 57' Gillespie 69' Walsh 80'	34,733	Report	Report
27-Apr-85	Ipswich Town	A	0–0		24,484	Report	Report
04-May-85	Chelsea	H	4–3	Whelan 4' Nicol 11', 27' Rush 68'	33,733	Report	Report
06-May-85	Coventry City	A	2–0	Walsh 44', 58'	18,951	Report	Report
11-May-85	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Whelan 66' Rush 68'	33,001	Report	Report
14-May-85	Southampton	A	1–1	Wark 31'	23,001	Report	Report
17-May-85	Watford	H	4–3	Rush 52', 81' Dalglish 57' Wark pen 59'	29,130	Report	Report
20-May-85	West Ham United	A	3–0	Walsh 26', 36' Beglin 56'	22,408	Report	Report
23-May-85	Everton	A	0–1		51,045	Report	Report

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1984 FA Charity Shield 18 August 198415:00

Everton	1–0	Liverpool
Grobbelaar 55' (o.g.)	Report Report

Wembley Stadium, LondonAttendance: 100,000Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Everton

Liverpool



GK	1	Neville Southall
DF	2	Gary Stevens
DF	3	John Bailey
DF	4	Kevin Ratcliffe
DF	5	Derek Mountfield
MF	6	Peter Reid
MF	7	Trevor Steven
FW	8	Adrian Heath
FW	9	Graeme Sharp
MF	10	Paul Bracewell
MF	11	Kevin Richardson
Substitutes:
GK		Jim Arnold
FW		Andy Gray
DF		Alan Harper
MF		Kevin Sheedy
FW		Ian Marshall
Manager:
Howard Kendall



GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
DF	2	Phil Neal
DF	3	Alan Kennedy
DF	4	Mark Lawrenson
MF	5	Ronnie Whelan
DF	6	Alan Hansen
FW	7	Kenny Dalglish
MF	8	Sammy Lee	53'
FW	9	Ian Rush
MF	10	Steve Nicol
MF	11	John Wark
Substitutes:
FW		Paul Walsh	53'
FW		David Hodgson
Manager:
Joe Fagan

FA Cup

Main article: 1984–85 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
05-Jan-85	Aston Villa	H	3–0	Rush 4', 74' Wark 49'	36,877	Report	Report
27-Jan-85	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	Rush 17'	27,905	Report	Report
16-Feb-85	York City	A	1–1	Rush 52'	13,485	Report	Report
20-Feb-85	York City	H	7–0	Whelan 15', 55' Wark 28', 58', 79' Neal 72' Walsh 83'	43,010	Report	Report
10-Mar-85	Barnsley	A	4–0	Rush 55', 80', 84' Whelan 72'	19,838	Report	Report
13-Apr-85	Manchester United	N	2–2	Whelan 87' Walsh 119'	51,690	Report	Report
17-Apr-85	Manchester United	N	1–2	McGrath 39' (o.g.)	45,775	Report	Report

League Cup

Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
24-Sep-84	Stockport County	A	0–0		11,169	Report	Report
09-Oct-84	Stockport County	H	2–0	Robinson 97' Whelan 115'	13,422	Report	Report
31-Oct-84	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1		38,690	Report	Report

European Cup

Main article: 1984–85 European Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Sep-84	Lech Poznań	A	1–0	Wark 62'	35,000	Report	Report
03-Oct-84	Lech Poznań	H	4–0	Wark 13', 19', 89' Walsh 38'	22,143	Report	Report
24-Oct-84	Benfica	H	3–1	Rush 44', 71', 76'	27,733	Report	Report
07-Nov-84	Benfica	A	0–1		50,000	Report	Report
06-Mar-85	Austria Vienna	A	1–1	Nicol 86'	21,000	Report	Report
20-Mar-85	Austria Vienna	H	4–1	Walsh 16', 55' Nicol 39' Own Goal 46'	32,761	Report	Report
10-Apr-85	Panathinaikos	H	4–0	Wark 35' Rush 48', 49' Beglin 85'	39,488	Report	Report
24-Apr-85	Panathinaikos	A	1–0	Lawrenson 61'	56,400	Report	Report

Final

Main article: 1985 European Cup Final 29 May 198520:15 CEST

Juventus	1–0	Liverpool
Platini 56' (pen.)	Report Report

Heysel Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 59,000Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)

Juventus

Liverpool



GK	1	Stefano Tacconi
DF	2	Luciano Favero
DF	3	Antonio Cabrini
MF	4	Massimo Bonini
DF	5	Sergio Brio
DF	6	Gaetano Scirea (c)
FW	7	Massimo Briaschi	84'
MF	8	Marco Tardelli
FW	9	Paolo Rossi	89'
MF	10	Michel Platini
FW	11	Zbigniew Boniek
Substitutes:
GK	12	Luciano Bodini
DF	13	Nicola Caricola
FW	14	Cesare Prandelli	84'
MF	15	Bruno Limido
MF	16	Beniamino Vignola	89'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni



GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	2	Phil Neal (c)
LB	3	Jim Beglin
CB	4	Mark Lawrenson		4'
RM	5	Steve Nicol
CB	6	Alan Hansen
CF	7	Kenny Dalglish
CM	8	Ronnie Whelan
CF	9	Ian Rush
LM	10	Paul Walsh		46'
CM	11	John Wark	38'
Substitutes:
MF	13	Sammy Lee
DF	14	Gary Gillespie		4'
MF	15	Jan Mølby
MF	16	Craig Johnston		46'
GK	17	Chris Pile
Manager:
Joe Fagan

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1984 Intercontinental Cup 9 December 198412:00 JST

Independiente	1–0	Liverpool
Percudani 6'	Report Report

National Stadium, TokyoAttendance: 62,000Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Independiente

Liverpool



GK	1	Carlos Goyén
DF	2	Hugo Villaverde	74'
DF	3	Carlos Enrique
DF	4	Néstor Clausen
DF	5	Enzo Trossero
MF	6	Claudio Marangoni
MF	7	Jorge Burruchaga
MF	8	Ricardo Giusti
FW	9	José Percudani
MF	10	Ricardo Bochini
FW	11	Alejandro Barberón
Substitutes:
DF	13	Pedro Monzón	74'
Manager:
José Pastoriza Man of the Match: José Percudani (Independiente) Assistant referees:



GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	4	Phil Neal
LB	6	Alan Kennedy
CB	3	Gary Gillespie
LM	2	Steve Nicol
CB	5	Alan Hansen
CF	7	Kenny Dalglish
CM	8	Jan Mølby
CF	9	Ian Rush
RM	10	Craig Johnston
CM	11	John Wark	76'
Substitutes:
MF	14	Ronnie Whelan	76'
GK	12	Bob Bolder
MF	13	Kevin MacDonald
FW	15	Michael Robinson
Manager:
Joe Fagan

European Super Cup

Main article: 1984 European Super Cup 16 January 198520:30 CET

Juventus	2–0	Liverpool
Boniek 39', 79'	Report Report

Stadio Comunale, TurinAttendance: 55,384Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)



GK	1	Luciano Bodini
DF	2	Luciano Favero
DF	3	Antonio Cabrini
MF	4	Massimo Bonini
DF	5	Sergio Brio
DF	6	Gaetano Scirea
FW	7	Massimo Briaschi
MF	8	Marco Tardelli
FW	9	Paolo Rossi
MF	10	Michel Platini
MF	11	Zbigniew Boniek
Substitutes:
GK	12	Stefano Tacconi
DF	13	Nicola Caricola
MF	14	Cesare Prandelli
MF	15	Bruno Limido
MF	16	Beniamino Vignola
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni



GK	1	Bruce Grobbelaar
RB	2	Phil Neal
LB	3	Alan Kennedy
CB	4	Mark Lawrenson	46'
RM	5	Steve Nicol
CB	6	Alan Hansen
CF	7	Paul Walsh
LM	8	Ronnie Whelan
CF	9	Ian Rush
CM	10	Kevin MacDonald
CM	11	John Wark
Substitutes:
DF	12	Jim Beglin
GK	13	Bob Bolder
DF	14	Gary Gillespie	46'
MF	15	Sammy Lee
MF	16	Jan Mølby
Manager:
Joe Fagan

Notes

References

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.
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.
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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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Manchester City Middlesbrough Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Portsmouth Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers
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