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The 1985–86 season was Liverpool Football Club's 94th season in existence and their 24th consecutive season in the First Division. This was Kenny Dalglish ’s first season as manager. At 34 he was player manager , and with several players in their last seasons as players.
Liverpool lost 1–0 to Manchester City at Maine Road, and West Ham lost 1–0 to Tottenham. [50] 28 December 1985: Everton won 3–1 against Sheffield Wednesday. Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion drew 1–1 at Villa Park. Chelsea won 2–0 against Tottenham. Liverpool drew 1–1 with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
The 1986 FA Cup final was the 105th final of the FA Cup.It took place on 10 May 1986 at Wembley Stadium and was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton.The match was played seven days after Liverpool had secured the league title, with Everton finishing as runners-up.
In order to participate in European competition in 1985–86, they needed to win the European Cup. [14] Liverpool had finished second behind Everton in the 1984–85 Football League First Division, and thus qualified for the UEFA Cup, but victory in the final would enable them to compete in the European Cup the following season. [15]
Liverpool first participated in European competition during the 1964–65 season, a season which represented Liverpool's first FA Cup triumph. [6] They won their first European trophy, the UEFA Cup, during the 1972–73 season. [7] The club won the European Cup during the 1976–77 season and retained the trophy the following year.
Liverpool began the 1985–86 season poorly and were ten points behind Manchester United at the end of September. [1] The club continued to struggle until the end of the season when they won eleven of their last twelve matches, as their rivals were dropping points.
1985–86: Champions: Liverpool: ← 1984–85. 1986–87 → . The 1985–86 season was the 87th completed season of The Football League. Final league tables and results
Replicas of the four European Champion Clubs' Cup Liverpool won from 1977 to 1984 on display in the club's museum. The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1959 to 1985 covers the period from the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager of the then-Second Division club, to the Heysel Stadium disaster and its aftermath.
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