1985–86 Football League
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
|
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
|
|
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (16th English title) |
| Relegated |
Birmingham City Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion |
| FA Cup winners | Liverpool (3rd FA Cup title) |
| European Cup 1986–87 | No qualifications |
| European Cup Winners' Cup 1986–87 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
| UEFA Cup 1986–87 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1288 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Lineker (Everton), 30 |
| Biggest home win |
West Ham United – Newcastle United 8–1 (21 Apr 1986); Luton Town – Southampton 7–0 (19 Oct 1985) |
| Biggest away win |
Sheffield Wednesday – Everton 1–5 (3 Sep 1985); West Brom – Manchester United 1–5 (21 Sep 1985); Chelsea – Watford 1–5 (5 May 1986); Chelsea – West Ham 0–4 (29 Mar 1986) |
| Highest scoring | West Ham United –Newcastle United 8–1 (21 Apr 1986) |
| Longest winning run | Manchester United (10 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | West Ham United (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | West Bromwich Albion (9 games) |
|
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
|
|
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Norwich City (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon |
| Relegated |
Carlisle United, Fulham, Middlesbrough |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1264 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Drinkell (Norwich City), 22 |
|
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
|
|
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Reading (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Derby County, Plymouth Argyle |
| Relegated |
Cardiff City, Lincoln City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea City |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1550 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Senior (Reading), 27 |
|
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
|
|
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swindon Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Chester City, Mansfield Town, Port Vale |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1576 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Steve Taylor (Rochdale), 25 Richard Cadette (Southend United), 25 |
|
← 1984–85
1986–87 →
|
|
The 1985–1986 season was the 87th completed season of The Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website, with home and away statistics separated.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.
In a close three horse race, Liverpool F.C. pipped Everton F.C. and West Ham United to the First Division title, while also defeating Everton F.C. in the F.A. Cup Final, thereby completing an historic double.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Enfield won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
...
Wikipedia