1985–86 season of Everton F.C.
Everton 1985–86 football 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.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
^ Since the FA Cup winners, Liverpool, would have instead qualified for the European Cup, qualification would have instead been passed down to runners-up Everton.
^ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1985
Leicester City
A
1–3
16,932
Mountfield
20 August 1985
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–0
26,788
Heath (2)
24 August 1985
Coventry City
H
1–1
27,691
Sharp
26 August 1985
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–0
29,720
Lineker
31 August 1985
Birmingham City
H
4–1
28,066
Lineker (3), Steven (pen)
3 September 1985
Sheffield Wednesday
A
5–1
30,065
Mountfield , Lineker (3), Steven , Heath
7 September 1985
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–3
16,544
14 September 1985
Luton Town
H
2–0
26,419
Sheedy , Sharp
21 September 1985
Liverpool
H
2–3
51,509
Sharp , Lineker
28 September 1985
Aston Villa
A
0–0
22,048
5 October 1985
Oxford United
H
2–0
24,553
Sharp , Bracewell
12 October 1985
Chelsea
A
1–2
27,634
Sheedy
19 October 1985
Watford
H
4–1
26,425
Heath , Sharp (2), Bracewell
26 October 1985
Manchester City
A
1–1
28,807
Heath
2 November 1985
West Ham United
A
1–2
23,844
Steven
9 November 1985
Arsenal
H
6–1
28,620
Lineker (2), Heath (2), Steven (pen), Sharp
16 November 1985
Ipswich Town
A
4–3
13,910
Heath , Sharp , Sheedy , Steven (pen)
23 November 1985
Nottingham Forest
H
1–1
27,860
Bracewell
30 November 1985
Southampton
A
3–2
16,917
Lineker , Heath , Steven
7 December 1985
West Browmwich Albion
A
3–0
12,206
Steven , Sheedy , Van Den Hauwe , Lineker
14 December 1985
Leicester City
H
1–2
23,347
Richardson
21 December 1985
Coventry City
A
3–1
11,059
Lineker , Sharp
26 December 1985
Manchester United
H
3–1
42,551
Sharp , Lineker
28 December 1985
Sheffield Wednesday
H
3–1
41,536
Stevens , Lineker
1 January 1986
Newcastle United
A
2–2
27,820
Steven , Sharp (pen)
11 January 1986
Queens Park Rangers
H
4–3
26,015
Sharp (2 including 1 pen), Lineker , Wilkinson
18 January 1986
Birmingham City
A
2–0
10,502
Lineker (2)
1 February 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
33,178
Reid
11 February 1986
Manchester City
H
4–0
30,006
Lineker (3), Sharp
22 February 1986
Liverpool
A
2–0
45,445
Ratcliffe , Lineker
1 March 1986
Aston Villa
H
2–0
32,133
Sharp , Lineker
16 March 1986
Chelsea
H
1–1
30,145
Sheedy
22 March 1986
Luton Town
A
1–2
10,949
Richardson
29 March 1986
Newcastle United
H
1–0
41,116
Richardson
31 March 1986
Manchester United
A
0–0
51,189
12 April 1986
Arsenal
A
1–0
28,251
Heath
15 April 1986
Watford
A
2–0
18,960
Lineker (3), Sharp
19 April 1986
Ipswich Town
H
1–0
39,055
Sharp
26 April 1986
Nottingham Forest
A
0–0
30,171
30 April 1986
Oxford United
A
0–1
13,939
3 May 1986
Southampton
H
6–1
33,057
Mountfield , Steven , Lineker (3), Sharp
5 May 1986
West Ham United
H
3–1
40,073
Lineker (2), Steven (pen)
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
3
5 January 1986
Exeter City
H
1–0
22,726
Stevens
4
25 January 1986
Blackburn Rovers
H
3–1
41,381
Van Den Hauwe , Lineker (2)
5
4 March 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–1
23,338
Heath , Lineker
6
8 March 1986
Luton Town
A
2–2
15,529
Sharp , Heath
6:R
12 March 1986
Luton Town
H
1–0
44,264
Lineker
SF
5 April 1986
Sheffield Wednesday
N
2–1 (aet)
47,711
Harper , Sharp
F
10 May 1986
Liverpool
N
1–3
98,000
Lineker
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
2:1
25 September 1985
Bournemouth
H
3–2
13,930
Lineker , Marshall , Heffernan (o.g. )
2:2
8 October 1985
Bournemouth
A
2–0 (agg 5–2)
8,081
Lineker , Richardson
3
29 October 1985
Shrewsbury Town
A
4–1
10,246
Sharp , Hughes (o.g. ), Sheedy , Heath
4
26 November 1985
Chelsea
A
2–2
27,544
Sheedy , Bracewell
4:R
10 December 1985
Chelsea
H
1–2
26,373
Lineker
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
GS
18 September 1985
Manchester United
A
4–2
33,859
Lineker , Sharp , Sheedy (2)
GS
2 October 1985
Norwich City
H
1–0
10,329
Lineker
GS
23 October 1985
Norwich City
A
0–1
12,196
GS
4 December 1985
Manchester United
H
1–0
20,542
Stapleton (o.g. )
SF:1
5 February 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–0
7,548
SF:2
19 March 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
H
3–1 (agg 3–1)
12,008
Heath , Mountfield , Sharp
F:1
16 September 1986
Liverpool
A
1–3
20,660
Sheedy
F:2
30 September 1986
Liverpool
H
1–4 (agg 2–7)
26,068
Sharp
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National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
London Spartan League (Premier , Senior )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups