European Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 September 1984 – 15 May 1985 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Everton (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Rapid Wien
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 163 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Valery Gazzaev Andy Gray Antonín Panenka(5 goals each) |
The 1984–85 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Everton in the final against Rapid Wien.
Everton also won the English Football League that season and would therefore have entered the European Cup competition the following season.
However, Everton were unable to do so due to the newly enacted 5-year ban on English clubs participating in European competitions as a consequence of the Heysel stadium disaster in May of the same year.
Everton's 1985 trophy win was therefore the last English club success in European competition until Manchester United won this competition again in 1991.
This would also be the last time Everton participated in European competition until the club competed in this tournament once again following its 1995 FA Cup win.
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