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1984–85 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1984–85 season
ChairmanPhilip Carter
ManagerHoward Kendall
First Division1st (champions)
FA CupRunners-up
League CupFourth round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
European Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Graeme Sharp (21)

All:
Graeme Sharp (27)
Highest home attendance51,045 v Liverpool (23 May 1985)
Lowest home attendance16,277 v University College Dublin (3 October 1984)
Average home league attendance32,131

During the 1984–85 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division and finished as champions for the first time in 15 years, also winning the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Season summary

Everton enjoyed a hugely successful season, winning the First Division with 90 points (13 more than runners-up Liverpool) and the Cup Winners' Cup with a 3–1 win over Rapid Vienna. In recognition of these achievements, Howard Kendall was voted Manager of the Year while goalkeeper Neville Southall and midfielder Peter Reid picked up the FWA Footballer of the Year and PFA Players' Player of the Year awards respectively. Domestically, the only downside to the season was the FA Cup Final defeat to Manchester United which prevented Kendall's team from completing a domestic double and continental treble. Further disappointment would follow when UEFA's blanket ban on English clubs following the Heysel stadium disaster denied Everton the opportunity to compete in the following season's European Cup.

Everton had ended the 1983–84 campaign by beating Watford 2–0 in the FA Cup final to claim their first piece of silverware for 14 years. Kendall saw little need to make major alterations to his squad although midfielder Paul Bracewell was a notable acquisition, signed for £425,000 from Sunderland, and another was made a few weeks into the new season when Everton paid Birmingham City £100,000 for Pat Van Den Hauwe who quickly made the left-back spot his own. Southall was by now established as first-choice goalkeeper with the defence augmented by right-back Gary Stevens and the centre-back pairing of Derek Mountfield and skipper Kevin Ratcliffe. Reid and Bracewell were flanked in midfield by Trevor Steven and Kevin Sheedy while Graeme Sharp and Andy Gray ended the season as the regular forward line after a serious knee injury suffered against Sheffield Wednesday ended Adrian Heath's season prematurely.

Although the season opened with victory over Liverpool in the Charity Shield, Everton's league campaign began poorly with a 4–1 thrashing by Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park followed two days later by a 2–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion. However, a Kevin Richardson goal gave them victory at Chelsea on the last day of August and they went through September unbeaten, notching up further away wins at Newcastle United and Watford, although three home matches produced only a narrow win over Coventry City and two draws.

October began with defeat at Arsenal but Everton then found their best form with successive victories over Aston Villa, Liverpool and Manchester United. Sharp's wonder goal clinched their first win at Anfield since the 1969-70 championship season and they were arguably even more impressive in beating Ron Atkinson's United the following week. Sheedy (twice), Heath, Stevens and Sharp scored in a 5–0 win that in no way flattered Everton. As if to prove a point, they went to Old Trafford three days later and beat United again, this time in the third round of the Milk Cup.

A 3–0 win over Leicester City saw Everton go top of the league and further victories over West Ham United and Stoke City cemented their position. However, a shock home defeat by Grimsby Town in the Milk Cup triggered a dip in form that saw Everton win only once in six matches and a 4–3 defeat by Chelsea at Goodison just before Christmas saw them surrender the leadership to Tottenham.

Thereafter, Everton were virtually unstoppable. A 2–1 win at Sunderland on Boxing Day began an unbeaten run of 28 matches which saw them collect 50 out of a possible 54 league points and reach two cup finals along the way. They reclaimed top spot in January by beating Newcastle 4–0 and victory at Tottenham at the start of April opened up a four-point lead with games in hand on their closest challengers. A 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 4 May secured the title with five league matches still to play.

The Cup Winners' Cup campaign began with a surprisingly tight aggregate win over University College Dublin but Everton breezed past Inter Bratislava and Fortuna Sittard to set up a semi-final against Bayern Munich. After a goalless first leg in West Germany, they fell behind to a Dieter Hoeness goal at Goodison but roared back to reach the final thanks to goals from Sharp, Gray and Steven. Rapid Vienna were no match in Rotterdam's Feyenoord Stadium and goals from Gray, Steven and Sheedy clinched Everton's first ever European trophy.

In the FA Cup, Everton beat Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and non-league Telford United without too much difficulty but needed a late Mountfield equaliser in the quarter-final to take Ipswich Town to a replay which they won courtesy of a Sharp penalty. In the semi-final against Luton Town, they were again trailing with time running out when Sheedy equalised with a free kick, and Mountfield headed the winner near the end of extra time.

Ultimately, the final against Manchester United - played just three days after the Cup Winners' Cup final - proved a match too far and Everton went down to a single Norman Whiteside goal in extra time. It could not take the shine off what is regarded by many as the greatest season ever in the history of the club.

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
GK England ENG Jim Arnold
GK Wales WAL Neville Southall
DF England ENG Ian Atkins
DF England ENG John Bailey
DF England ENG Alan Harper
DF England ENG Darren Hughes
DF England ENG Derek Mountfield
DF England ENG Darren Oldroyd
DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe (captain)
DF England ENG Gary Stevens
DF Wales WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
MF England ENG Paul Bracewell
MF England ENG Terry Curran
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jason Danskin
MF England ENG John Morrissey
MF England ENG Peter Reid
MF England ENG Kevin Richardson
MF England ENG Neill Rimmer
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Sheedy
MF England ENG Trevor Steven
MF England ENG Derek Walsh
FW Scotland SCO Andy Gray
FW England ENG Adrian Heath
FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp
FW England ENG Robbie Wakenshaw
FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson

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Transfers

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Results

Charity Shield

18 August 1984 Everton 1–0 Liverpool London
Grobbelaar (o.g.) 56' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 100,000

[2]

Canon League Division One

25 August 1984 1 Everton 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Heath 16' (pen.) Falco 39'
Allen 41', 55'
Chiedozie 51'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,630
27 August 1984 2 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Everton West Bromwich
Hunt 57'
Thompson 80'
Heath 89' (pen.) Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 13,464
31 August 1984 3 Chelsea 0–1 Everton London
Richardson 57' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,734
4 September 1984 4 Everton 1–1 Ipswich Town Liverpool
Heath 78' Gates 64' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,314
8 September 1984 5 Everton 2–1 Coventry City Liverpool
Steven 72'
Sharp 81'
Gibson 35' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,013
15 September 1984 6 Newcastle United 2–3 Everton Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Beardsley 12' (pen.)
Wharton 46'
Sheedy 25'
Steven 52'
Gray 88'
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 26,944
22 September 1984 7 Everton 2–2 Southampton Liverpool
Mountfield 5'
Sharp 9'
Moran 39', 54' (pen.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,354
29 September 1984 8 Watford 4–5 Everton Watford
Reilly 15'
Mountfield 55' (o.g.)
Callaghan 70'
Barnes 87'
Steven 33'
Heath 34', 45'
Mountfield 61'
Sharp 72'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 18,335
6 October 1984 9 Arsenal 1–0 Everton London
Nicholas 45' (pen.) Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,049
13 October 1984 10 Everton 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
Sharp 26'
Heath 74'
Withe 43' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,089
20 October 1984 11 Liverpool 0–1 Everton Liverpool
Sharp 48' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,545
27 October 1984 12 Everton 5–0 Manchester United Liverpool
Sheedy 5', 24'
Heath 35'
Stevens 81'
Sharp 86'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,742
3 November 1984 13 Everton 3–0 Leicester City Liverpool
Steven 55'
Sheedy 59'
Heath 80'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 27,784
10 November 1984 14 West Ham United 0–1 Everton London
Heath 78' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24,089
17 November 1984 15 Everton 4–0 Stoke City Liverpool
Heath 28', 34'
Reid 69'
Steven 73'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,705
24 November 1984 16 Norwich City 4–2 Everton Norwich
Deehan 15', 64'
Gordon 17'
Donowa 25'
Sharp 27'
Sheedy 50'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,925
1 December 1984 17 Everton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Sharp 29' (pen.) Blair 8' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,440
8 December 1984 18 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Everton London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,338
15 December 1984 19 Everton 5–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Sharp 20', 76'
Sheedy 32'
Steven 43'
Reid 50'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,487
22 December 1984 20 Everton 3–4 Chelsea Liverpool
Bracewell 35'
Sharp 69' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Davies 9', 40', 72'
Pates 61'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,887
26 December 1984 21 Sunderland 1–2 Everton Sunderland
Proctor 66' Mountfield 12', 19' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 19,714
29 December 1984 22 Ipswich Town 0–2 Everton Ipswich
Sharp 61', 86' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,045
1 January 1985 23 Everton 2–1 Luton Town Liverpool
Steven 11', 69' Harford 80' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,682
12 January 1985 24 Everton 4–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Sharp 17'
Mountfield 32'
Sheedy 62', 86'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,156
2 February 1985 25 Everton 4–0 Watford Liverpool
Stevens 56', 62'
Sheedy 69'
Steven 77'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,026
23 February 1985 26 Leicester City 1–2 Everton Leicester
Lynex 81' Gray 66', 82' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,345
2 March 1985 27 Manchester United 1–1 Everton Manchester
Olsen 36' Mountfield 41' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 51,150
16 March 1985 28 Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Birmingham
Evans 83' (pen.) Richardson 42' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,625
23 March 1985 29 Everton 2–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Gray 27'
Sharp 89'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,387
30 March 1985 30 Southampton 1–2 Everton Southampton
Jordan 90' Richardson 48', 51' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,754
3 April 1985 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Everton London
Roberts 73' Gray 9'
Steven 62'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 48,108
6 April 1985 32 Everton 4–1 Sunderland Liverpool
Gray 34', 37'
Steven 50'
Sharp 68'
Wallace 1' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,978
16 April 1985 33 Everton 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Atkins 3'
Sharp 26', 78' (pen.)
Sheedy 54'
Grealish 66' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,750
20 April 1985 34 Stoke City 0–2 Everton Stoke-on-Trent
Sharp 23'
Sheedy 46'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 18,258
27 April 1985 35 Everton 3–0 Norwich City Liverpool
Mountfield 42'
Steven 48'
Bracewell 56'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,085
4 May 1985 36 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Everton Sheffield
Gray 26' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 37,381
6 May 1985 37 Everton 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Liverpool
Mountfield 24'
Sharp 82'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 50,514
8 May 1985 38 Everton 3–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Gray 12'
Mountfield 43', 78'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,657
11 May 1985 39 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Everton Nottingham
Birtles 10' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,784
23 May 1985 40 Everton 1–0 Liverpool Everton
Wilkinson 67' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 51,045
26 May 1985 41 Coventry City 4–1 Everton Coventry
Regis 4', 47'
Adams 17'
Gibson 78'
Wilkinson 42' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,224
28 May 1985 42 Luton Town 2–0 Everton Luton
Nwajiobi 3'
Hill 39'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,509

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Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton 42 28 6 8 88 43 +45 90
2 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 68 35 +33 77
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 23 8 11 78 51 +27 77

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

European Cup Winners' Cup

19 September 1984 1st Round 1st Leg University College Dublin 0–0 Everton Dublin
Stadium: Tolka Park
Attendance: 9750
3 October 1984 1st Round 2nd Leg Everton 1–0 University College Dublin Liverpool
Sharp 10' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 16,277
24 October 1984 2nd Round 1st Leg Inter Bratislava 0–1 Everton Bratislava
Bracewell 6' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 15,000
7 November 1984 2nd Round 2nd Leg Everton 3–0 Inter Bratislava Liverpool
Sharp 12'
Sheedy 43'
Heath 63'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,007
6 March 1985 Quarter-Final 1st Leg Everton 3–0 Fortuna Sittard Liverpool
Gray 47', 74', 77' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,782
20 March 1985 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Everton Sittard
Sharp 15'
Reid 75'
Stadium: De Baandert
Attendance: 16,425
10 April 1985 Semi-Final 1st Leg Bayern Munich 0–0 Everton Munich
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 67,000
24 April 1985 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Everton 3–1 Bayern Munich Liverpool
Sharp 48'
Gray 75'
Steven 86'
Hoeness 37' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 49,476
15 May 1985 Final Everton 3–1 Rapid Vienna Rotterdam
Gray 57'
Steven 72'
Sheedy 86'
Krankl 85' Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 40,000

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Milk Cup

26 September 1984 2nd Round 1st Leg Sheffield United 2–2 Everton Sheffield
Morris 43' (pen.)
Edwards 70'
Sharp 69'
Mountfield 78'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,383
10 October 1984 2nd Round 2nd Leg Everton 4–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
Mountfield 6'
Bracewell 56'
Sharp 67'
Heath 74'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 18,740
30 October 1984 3rd Round Manchester United 1–2 Everton Manchester
Brazil 23' Sharp 42' (pen.)
Gidman 84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 50,918
20 November 1984 4th Round Everton 0–1 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Wilkinson 90' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,298

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FA Cup

4 January 1985 3rd Round Leeds United 0–2 Everton Leeds
Sharp 40' (pen.)
Sheedy 85'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,211
26 January 1985 4th Round Everton 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Liverpool
Steven 19'
Stevens 33'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,537
16 February 1985 5th Round Everton 3–0 Telford United Liverpool
Reid 67'
Sheedy 71' (pen.)
Steven 87'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 47,402
9 March 1985 6th Round Everton 2–2 Ipswich Town Liverpool
Sheedy 5'
Mountfield 85'
Wilson 15'
Zondervan 31'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,468
13 March 1985 6th Round Replay Ipswich Town 0–1 Everton Ipswich
Sharp 76' (pen.) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,737
13 April 1985 Semi-Final Everton 2–1 (a.e.t.) Luton Town Birmingham
Sheedy 86'
Mountfield 115'
Hill 37' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 45,289
18 May 1985 Final Manchester United 1–0 (a.e.t.) Everton London
Whiteside 113' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 100,000

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References