The Football League 1984–85
| Season | 1984–85 |
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| Champions | Everton |
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| Season | 1984–85 |
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| Champions | Everton (8th English title) |
| Relegated |
Norwich City Stoke City Sunderland |
| FA Cup winners | Manchester United (6th FA Cup title) |
| European Cup 1985–86 | No qualifications |
| European Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
| UEFA Cup 1985–86 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,288 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), 24 Gary Lineker (Leicester City), 24 |
| Biggest home win | Chelsea – Coventry City 6–2 (3 Nov 1984) |
| Biggest away win | Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 0–5 (5 Sep 1984) |
| Highest scoring | QPR – Newcastle United 5–5 (22 Sep 22 1984) |
| Longest winning run | Everton (10 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Everton (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Stoke City (10 games) |
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| Season | 1984–85 |
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| Champions | Oxford United (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Birmingham City, Manchester City |
| Relegated |
Cardiff City, Notts County, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,255 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Oxford United), 30 |
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| Season | 1984–85 |
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| Champions | Bradford City (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Hull City, Millwall |
| Relegated |
Burnley, Cambridge United, Orient, Preston North End |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,503 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Tynan (Plymouth Argyle), 31 |
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| Season | 1984–85 |
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| Champions | Chesterfield (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Blackpool, Bury, Darlington |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,478 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Clayton (Tranmere Rovers), 31 |
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The 1984–1985 season was the 86th 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.
Howard Kendall’s Everton side beat neighbours Liverpool to the league championship, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United followed closely behind. The blue half of Merseyside also collected the Cup Winners' Cup. Stoke City finished bottom of the First Division with just three league wins all season and just 17 points – a record low under the 3 points for a win system in any division, which would stand for twenty-one years. Norwich City and Sunderland – the two League Cup finalists – occupied the two other relegation places.
Liverpool manager Joe Fagan retired after the season and striker Kenny Dalglish was appointed player-manager.
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