1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1984–85 season
Chairman	John W Smith
Manager	Joe Fagan
First Division	2nd
FA Charity Shield	Runners-up
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Third round
European Super Cup	Runners-up
European Cup	Runners-up
Intercontinental Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: John Wark (18); All: John Wark (27)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 1984–85 season was Liverpool Football Club's 93rd season in existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the First Division. As European champions, Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo, where they lost 1–0.

ChairmanJohn W Smith

ManagerJoe Fagan

First Division2nd

FA Charity ShieldRunners-up

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Liverpool reached the 1985 European Cup Final where they faced Juventus. They lost the match 1–0, but the game was overshadowed by crowd trouble where thirty-nine Juventus fans died. Just hours before the match, Liverpool manager Joe Fagan had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		Charity Shield		League Cup		European Cups		World Club Champ.
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	IRL	Jim Beglin	15	2	10+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kenny Dalglish	53	6	36+0	6	7+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gary Gillespie	24	1	10+2	1	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+2	0	1+0	0
	GK	ZIM	Bruce Grobbelaar	64	0	42+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Hansen	62	0	41+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	AUS	Craig Johnston	17	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Kennedy	49	1	32+0	1	5+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	IRL	Mark Lawrenson	50	2	33+0	1	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	10+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Sammy Lee	25	0	16+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin MacDonald	24	0	13+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	DEN	Jan Mølby	24	1	19+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Neal	64	5	42+0	4	7+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0	10+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steve Nicol	48	7	29+2	5	6+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	2	1+0	0
	FW	IRL	Michael Robinson	10	1	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	WAL	Ian Rush	44	26	28+0	14	6+0	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	5	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Walsh	39	13	22+4	8	1+2	2	0+1	0	2+0	0	7+0	3	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	John Wark	63	27	40+0	18	7+0	4	1+0	0	3+1	0	10+0	5	1+0	0
	MF	IRL	Ronnie Whelan	59	12	35+2	7	7+0	4	1+0	0	3+0	1	10+0	0	0+1	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Everton (C)	42	28	6	8	88	43	+45	90	Qualified for the Football League Super Cup and disqualified from the European Cup^[1]
2	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	68	35	+33	77	Qualified for the Football League Super Cup and disqualified from the UEFA Cup^[2]
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	23	8	11	78	51	+27	77
4	Manchester United^[a]	42	22	10	10	77	47	+30	76	Qualified for the Football League Super Cup and disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup^[3]
5	Southampton	42	19	11	12	56	47	+9	68	Qualified for the Football League Super Cup and disqualified from the UEFA Cup^[4]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
25-Aug-84	Norwich City	A	3–3	Own goal 2' Dalglish 24' Neal (pen 67)	22,005	Report	Report
27-Aug-84	West Ham United	H	3–0	Walsh 1' Wark 75', 85'	32,633	Report	Report
01-Sep-84	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–1	Whelan 82'	33,982	Report	Report
04-Sep-84	Luton Town	A	2–1	Neal (pen 47) Dalglish 71'	14,127	Report	Report
08-Sep-84	Arsenal	A	1–3	Kennedy 82'	50,006	Report	Report
15-Sep-84	Sunderland	H	1–1	Walsh 17'	34,044	Report	Report
22-Sep-84	Manchester United	A	1–1	Walsh 73'	56,638	Report	Report
29-Sep-84	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–2		40,196	Report	Report
06-Oct-84	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0		29,346	Report	Report
12-Oct-84	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1		28,599	Report	Report
20-Oct-84	Everton	H	0–1		45,545	Report	Report
28-Oct-84	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0	Whelan 36' Rush 50'	19,838	Report	Report
03-Nov-84	Stoke City	A	1–0	Whelan 86'	20,611	Report	Report
10-Nov-84	Southampton	H	1–1	Rush 46'	36,382	Report	Report
18-Nov-84	Newcastle United	A	2–0	Nicol 24' Wark 89'	28,003	Report	Report
24-Nov-84	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	Wark 41', 53'	34,918	Report	Report
01-Dec-84	Chelsea	A	1–3	Mølby 28'	40,972	Report	Report
04-Dec-84	Coventry City	H	3–1	Wark 8', 89' Rush (pen 23)	27,237	Report	Report
15-Dec-84	Aston Villa	A	0–0		24,007	Report	Report
21-Dec-84	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–0	Wark 38' Rush 60'	11,007	Report	Report
26-Dec-84	Leicester City	H	1–2	Neal (pen 60)	38,419	Report	Report
29-Dec-84	Luton Town	H	1–0	Wark 26'	35,403	Report	Report
01-Jan-85	Watford	A	1–1	Rush 88'	27,073	Report	Report
19-Jan-85	Norwich City	H	4–0	Wark 36' Rush 80', 89' Dalglish 86'	30,627	Report	Report
02-Feb-85	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Lawrenson 85'	48,246	Report	Report
12-Feb-85	Arsenal	H	3–0	Rush 32' Neal 52 Whelan 87'	28,645	Report	Report
23-Feb-85	Stoke City	H	2–0	Nicol 14' Dalglish 28'	31,368	Report	Report
02-Mar-85	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	Wark (pen 49)	35,696	Report	Report
16-Mar-85	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1		43,852	Report	Report
23-Mar-85	West Bromwich Albion	A	5–0	Nicol 6' Dalglish 56' Wark 64', 70', 82'	20,500	Report	Report
31-Mar-85	Manchester United	H	0–1		34,886	Report	Report
03-Apr-85	Sunderland	A	3–0	Rush 1', 30' Wark 70'	24,096	Report	Report
06-Apr-85	Leicester City	A	1–0	Whelan 82'	22,942	Report	Report
20-Apr-85	Newcastle United	H	3–1	Wark 57' Gillespie 69' Walsh 80'	34,733	Report	Report
27-Apr-85	Ipswich Town	A	0–0		24,484	Report	Report
04-May-85	Chelsea	H	4–3	Whelan 4' Nicol 11', 27' Rush 68'	33,733	Report	Report
06-May-85	Coventry City	A	2–0	Walsh 44', 58'	18,951	Report	Report
11-May-85	Aston Villa	H	2–1	Whelan 66' Rush 68'	33,001	Report	Report
14-May-85	Southampton	A	1–1	Wark 31'	23,001	Report	Report
17-May-85	Watford	H	4–3	Rush 52', 81' Dalglish 57' Wark (pen 59)	29,130	Report	Report
20-May-85	West Ham United	A	3–0	Walsh 26', 36' Beglin 56'	22,408	Report	Report
23-May-85	Everton	A	0–1		51,045	Report	Report

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
05-Jan-85	Aston Villa	H	3–0	Rush 4', 74' Wark 49'	36,877	Report	Report
27-Jan-85	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	Rush 17'	27,905	Report	Report
16-Feb-85	York City	A	1–1	Rush 52'	13,485	Report	Report
20-Feb-85	York City	H	7–0	Whelan 15', 55' Wark 28', 58', 79' Neal 72' Walsh 83'	43,010	Report	Report
10-Mar-85	Barnsley	A	4–0	Rush 55', 80', 84' Whelan 72'	19,838	Report	Report
13-Apr-85	Manchester United	N	2–2	Whelan 87' Walsh 119'	51,690	Report	Report
17-Apr-85	Manchester United	N	1–2	McGrath 39' (o.g.)	45,775	Report	Report

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
24-Sep-84	Stockport County	A	0–0		11,169	Report	Report
09-Oct-84	Stockport County	H	2–0	Robinson 97' Whelan 115'	13,422	Report	Report
31-Oct-84	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–1		38,690	Report	Report

1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

League table

Results

First Division

FA Charity Shield

FA Cup

League Cup

European Cup

Intercontinental Cup

European Super Cup

Notes

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Sep-84	Lech Poznań	A	1–0	Wark 62'	35,000	Report	Report
03-Oct-84	Lech Poznań	H	4–0	Wark 13', 19', 89' Walsh 38'	22,143	Report	Report
24-Oct-84	Benfica	H	3–1	Rush 44', 71', 76'	27,733	Report	Report
07-Nov-84	Benfica	A	0–1		50,000	Report	Report
06-Mar-85	Austria Vienna	A	1–1	Nicol 86'	21,000	Report	Report
20-Mar-85	Austria Vienna	H	4–1	Walsh 16', 55' Nicol 39' Own goal 46'	32,761	Report	Report^{[link removed]}
10-Apr-85	Panathinaikos	H	4–0	Wark 35' Rush 48', 49' Beglin 85'	39,488	Report	Report
24-Apr-85	Panathinaikos	A	1–0	Lawrenson 61'	56,400	Report	Report