1984-85 season

1984-85 season
General information
Manager	Joe Fagan
Captain	Phil Neal
Performance
Division 1	Runners-up
FA Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	3rd round
Europe	European Cup: Runners-up
Top scorers
League	Wark (18)
FA Cup	Rush (7)
League Cup	Robinson (1); Whelan (1)
Europe	European Cup: Rush (5); Wark (5)
Overall	Wark (27)
Attendances
Average	33,348
←1983-84	1985-86→

The 1984-85 season was Liverpool's 93rd season of football since they were established. This was a fairly successful season for Liverpool - though they failed to win any trophies. They were runners-up in the league and European Cup, and managed to reach the semi-final of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Man Utd. The League Cup campaign was much less successful, firstly Liverpool barely sneaked past against Stockport in the second round, before being beaten by Tottenham in the following round.

The season ended in controversy with the Heysel Stadium disaster which occurred in the 1985 European Cup Final. Liverpool - along with all other English clubs - were banned from participating in European competitions for an indefinite period as a result of the disaster.

Squad[]

GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
GK. Bob Bolder
GK. Chris Pile
DF. Jim Beglin
DF. Gary Gillespie
DF. Alan Kennedy
DF. Mark Lawrenson
DF. Phil Neal
DF. Phil Thompson
DF. Alan Hansen
DF. John McGregor
MF. Ronnie Whelan
MF. John Wark
MF. Craig Johnston
MF. Kenny Dalglish
MF. Sammy Lee
MF. Kevin MacDonald
MF. Jan Molby
MF. Steve Nicol
FW. Paul Walsh
FW. Michael Robinson
FW. Ian Rush
FW. David West
FW. David Hodgson

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 August 1984	Borussia Dortmund	1-0	Rush
6 August 1984	Charleroi	6-0	Rush, Robinson, Gillespie, Wark, Nicol, Whelan
8 August 1984	Young Boys	1-0	Kennedy (63)
10 August 1984	Grasshoppers	1-0	Wark (72)
12 August 1984	Reykjavik	2-2	Robinson, Neal
20 August 1984	Home Farm	3-0	Whelan 2, Molby

Results[]

League[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
25 August 1984	Norwich	3-3	Bruce (og 2), Dalglish (24), Neal (pen 67)
27 August 1984	West Ham	3-0	Walsh (1), Wark (75, 85)
1 September 1984	Queens Park Rangers	1-1	Whelan (82)
4 September 1984	Luton	2-1	Neal (pen 47), Dalglish (71)
8 September 1984	Arsenal	1-3	Kennedy (82)
15 September 1984	Sunderland	1-1	Walsh (17)
22 September 1984	Man Utd	1-1	Walsh (73)
29 September 1984	Sheffield Wednesday	0-2
6 October 1984	West Brom	0-0
12 October 1984	Tottenham	0-1
20 October 1984	Everton	0-1
28 October 1984	Nottingham Forest	2-0	Whelan (36), Rush (50)
3 November 1984	Stoke	1-0	Whelan (86)
10 November 1984	Southampton	1-1	Rush (46)
18 November 1984	Newcastle	2-0	Nicol (24), Wark (89)
24 November 1984	Ipswich	2-0	Wark (41, 53)
1 December 1984	Chelsea	1-3	Molby (28)
4 December 1984	Coventry	3-1	Wark (8, 89), Rush (pen 23)
15 December 1984	Aston Villa	0-0
21 December 1984	Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Wark (38), Rush (60)
26 December 1984	Leicester	1-2	Neal (pen 60)
29 December 1984	Luton	1-0	Wark (26)
1 January 1985	Watford	1-1	Rush (88)
19 January 1985	Norwich	4-0	Wark (36), Rush (80, 89), Dalglish (86)
2 February 1985	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Lawrenson (85)
12 February 1985	Arsenal	3-0	Rush (32), Neal (52), Whelan (87)
23 February 1985	Stoke	2-0	Nicol (14), Dalglish (28)
2 March 1985	Nottingham Forest	1-0	Wark (pen 49)
16 March 1985	Tottenham	0-1
23 March 1985	West Brom	5-0	Nicol (6), Dalglish (56), Wark (64, 70, 82)
31 March 1985	Man Utd	0-1
3 April 1985	Sunderland	3-0	Rush (1, 30), Wark (70)
6 April 1985	Leicester	1-0	Whelan (82)
20 April 1985	Newcastle	3-1	Wark (57), Gillespie (69), Walsh (80)
27 April 1985	Ipswich	0-0
4 May 1985	Chelsea	4-3	Whelan (4), Nicol (11, 27), Rush (68)
6 May 1985	Coventry	2-0	Walsh (44, 58)
11 May 1985	Aston Villa	2-1	Whelan (66), Rush (68)
14 May 1985	Southampton	1-1	Wark (31)
17 May 1985	Watford	4-3	Rush (52, 81), Dalglish (57), Wark (pen 59)
20 May 1985	West Ham	3-0	Walsh (26, 36), Beglin (56)
23 May 1985	Everton	0-1

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	5 January 1985	Aston Villa	3-0	Rush (4, 74), Wark (49)
4	27 January 1985	Tottenham	1-0	Rush (17)
5	16 February 1985	York	1-1	Rush (52)
5 (R)	20 February 1985	York	7-0	Whelan (15, 55), Wark (28, 58, 79), Neal (72), Walsh (83)
6	10 March 1985	Barnsley	4-0	Rush (55, 80, 84), Whelan (72)
Semi-final	13 April 1985	Man Utd	2-2^[1]	Whelan (87), Walsh (119)
Semi-final (R)	17 April 1985	Man Utd	1-2	McGrath (og 39)

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	24 September 1984	Stockport	0-0
2 (2nd leg)	9 October 1984	Stockport	2-0^[2]	Robinson (97), Whelan (115)
3	31 October 1984	Tottenham	0-1

European Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	19 September 1984	Lech Poznan	1-0	Wark (62)
1 (2nd leg)	3 October 1984	Lech Poznan	4-0	Wark (13, 19, 89), Walsh (38)
2 (1st leg)	24 October 1984	Benfica	3-1	Rush (44, 71, 76)
2 (2nd leg)	7 November 1984	Benfica	0-1
3 (1st leg)	6 March 1985	Austria Memphis	1-1	Nicol (86)
3 (2nd leg)	20 March 1985	Austria Memphis	4-1	Walsh (16, 55), Nicol (39), Obermayer (og 46)
Semi-final (1st leg)	10 April 1985	Panathinaikos	4-0	Wark (35), Rush (48, 49), Beglin (85)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	24 April 1985	Panathinaikos	1-0	Lawrenson (61)
Final	29 May 1985	Juventus	0-1

Other[]

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
18 August 1984	Everton	0-1

European Super Cup:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
16 January 1985	Juventus	0-2

World Club Championship:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
9 December 1984	Independiente	0-1

Tables[]

League[]

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

Player stats[]

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Jim Beglin	10	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	15	2
GK	Bob Bolder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Kenny Dalglish	36	6	7	0	1	0	9	0	53	6
DF	Gary Gillespie	12	1	4	0	3	0	5	0	24	1
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	42	0	7	0	3	0	12	0	64	0
DF	Alan Hansen	41	0	7	0	2	0	12	0	62	0
FW	David Hodgson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	Craig Johnston	11	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	17	0
DF	Alan Kennedy	32	1	5	0	3	0	9	0	49	1
DF	Mark Lawrenson	33	1	4	0	2	0	11	1	50	2
MF	Sammy Lee	17	0	1	0	2	0	5	0	25	0
MF	Kevin MacDonald	13	0	7	0	0	0	4	0	24	0
MF	Jan Molby	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	24	1
DF	Phil Neal	42	4	7	1	3	0	12	0	64	5
MF	Steve Nicol	31	5	6	0	2	0	9	2	48	7
GK	Chris Pile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Michael Robinson	6	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	10	1
FW	Ian Rush	28	14	6	7	1	0	9	5	44	26
DF	Phil Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Paul Walsh	26	8	3	2	2	0	8	3	39	13
MF	John Wark	40	18	7	4	3	0	12	5	62	27
MF	Ronnie Whelan	37	7	7	4	3	1	12	0	59	12

Transfers[]

In[]

Player	From	Fee	Date
Jan Molby	Ajax	£200,000	22 August 1984
Kevin MacDonald	Leicester	£400,000	November 1984
Wayne Harrison	Oldham	£250,000	January 1985

Out[]

Player	To	Fee	Date
Graeme Souness	Sampdoria	£650,000	12 June 1984
David Hodgson	Sunderland	£125,000	24 August 1984
Paul Jewell	Wigan	£15,000	20 December 1984
Michael Robinson	Queens Park Rangers	£100,000	27 December 1984
Bob Bolder	Sunderland	Free	1985
Phil Thompson	Sheffield United	Free	March 1985

Notes[]

↑ After extra time.
↑ After extra time.

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