1985–86 Full Members' Cup

1985–86 Full Members' Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
Teams	21
Final positions
Champions	Chelsea (1st title)
Runner-up	Manchester City
Semifinalists	Hull City; Oxford United;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	92 (3.29 per match)
	1986–87 →

The 1985-86 Full Members' Cup was the first edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Chelsea, who beat Manchester City 5–4 in the final at Wembley Stadium.

The tournament attracted just 21 entries from the 44 eligible clubs. Only five First Division clubs entered (Chelsea, Coventry City, Manchester City, Oxford United and West Bromwich Albion).

The second division teams who didn't enter were Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic and Wimbledon.

Southern section

First round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	2	2	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Portsmouth	2	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Charlton Athletic	2	0	2	2	7	−5	0

Source: FCHD

17 September 1985	Portsmouth (2)	4–1	Charlton Athletic (2)	Fratton Park
		Report

2 October 1985	Chelsea (1)	3–0	Portsmouth (2)	Stamford Bridge
		Report

23 October 1985	Charlton Athletic (2)	1–3	Chelsea (1)	Selhurst Park
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oxford United	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Fulham	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
3	Shrewsbury Town	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

Source: FCHD

18 September 1985	Oxford United (1)	3–0	Shrewsbury Town (2)	Manor Ground
		Report

15 October 1985	Shrewsbury Town (2)	0–0	Fulham (2)	Gay Meadow
		Report

22 October 1985	Fulham (2)	0–2	Oxford United (1)	Craven Cottage
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Stoke City	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Millwall	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
3	Coventry City	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: FCHD

18 September 1985	Stoke City (2)	3–0	Coventry City (1)	Victoria Ground
		Report

2 October 1985	Millwall (2)	2–2	Stoke City (2)	The Old Den
	Fashanu Lovell	Report	Bertschin pen.' Maskery

15 October 1985	Coventry City (1)	1–1	Millwall (2)	Highfield Road
		Report

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bromwich Albion	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Crystal Palace	2	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source: FCHD

2 October 1985	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	1–2	West Bromwich Albion (1)	Goldstone Ground
		Report

16 October 1985	Crystal Palace (2)	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	Selhurst Park
		Report

23 October 1985	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–1	Crystal Palace (2)	The Hawthorns
		Report

Semi-finals

6 November 1985	Stoke City (2)	0–1	Oxford United (1)	Victoria Ground
		Report

13 November 1985	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Chelsea (1)	The Hawthorns
		Report

Final

First leg

4 December 1985	Oxford United (1)	1–4	Chelsea (1)	Manor Ground
		Report

Second leg

17 December 1985	Chelsea (1)	0–1	Oxford United (1)	Stamford Bridge
		Report

Chelsea won 4–2 on aggregate.^[1]

Northern section

First round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Sheffield United	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	1

Source: FCHD

14 October 1985	Manchester City (1)	6–1	Leeds United (2)	Maine Road
		Report

16 October 1985	Leeds United (2)	1–1	Sheffield United (2)	Elland Road
		Report

22 October 1985	Sheffield United (2)	1–2	Manchester City (1)	Bramall Lane
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Carlisle United	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Source: FCHD

8 October 1985	Middlesbrough (2)	2–0	Carlisle United (2)	Ayresome Park
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Grimsby Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3

Source: FCHD

17 September 1985	Grimsby Town (2)	3–2	Sunderland (2)	Blundell Park
		Report

1 October 1985	Sunderland (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Grimsby Town (2)	Roker Park
		Report

Sunderland qualified on penalties after both teams tied on aggregate and points.^[1]

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hull City	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Bradford City	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0

Source: FCHD

23 October 1985	Hull City (2)	4–1	Bradford City (2)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Semi-finals

4 November 1985	Manchester City (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Sunderland (2)	Maine Road
		Report

5 November 1985	Hull City (2)	3–1	Middlesbrough (2)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Final

First leg

26 November 1985	Hull City (2)	2–1	Manchester City (1)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Second leg

11 December 1985	Manchester City (1)	2–0	Hull City (2)	Maine Road
		Report

Manchester City won 3–2 on aggregate.^[1]

Final

23 March 1986

15:00 BST

Chelsea	5–4	Manchester City
Speedie 23', 51', 58' Lee 36', 79'		Kinsey 9' Lillis 85', 89' (pen.) Rougvie 88' (o.g. )

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 67,236

Referee: Alan Saunders (Newcastle)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "1985-86 Football League Full Members' Cup". www.fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

[1985-86-1] "1985-86 Football League Full Members' Cup". www.fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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