1985–86 Manchester City F.C. season
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Lowest home attendance | 9,799 vs Bury 8 October 1985 |
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Average home league attendance | 24,229 (4th highest in league) |
Biggest win | 5–1 (13 Dec 1985 v Coventry City, PL Round 21) |
Biggest defeat | 4–0 (10 Feb 1986 at Everton, PL Round 38) |
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The 1985–86 season was Manchester City's 84th season of competitive football and 64th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Full Members' Cup.
First Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 52 |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 46 |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 45 |
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 44 |
17 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 43 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 |
Source: [1]
Results by matchday
Matches
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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17 August 1985 | Coventry City | A | Highfield Road | 1-1 | McIlroy | 14,550 |
21 August 1985 | Leicester City | H | Maine Road | 1-1 | Lillis (pen) | 25,528 |
24 August 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday
|
H | Maine Road | 1-3 | Simpson | 26,934 |
26 August 1985 | West Bromwich Albion
|
A | The Hawthorns | 3-2 | Lillis, Simpson, Wilson | 12,122 |
31 August 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur
|
H | Maine Road | 2-1 | Simpson, Miller (og) | 27,789 |
3 September 1985 | Birmingham City | A | St Andrews
|
0-1 | 11,706 | |
7 September 1985 | Southampton | A | The Dell | 0-3 | 14,308 | |
14 September 1985 | Manchester United
|
H | Maine Road | 0-3 | 48,733 | |
21 September 1985 | West Ham United
|
H | Maine Road | 2-2 | Lillis, Melrose | 22,001 |
28 September 1985 | Oxford United
|
A | Abbey Stadium | 0–1 | 9,796 | |
5 October 1985 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 0-1 | 20,104 | |
12 October 1985 | Watford | A | Vicarage Road | 2-3 | Lillis, McNab | 15,418 |
19 October 1985 | Queens Park Rangers
|
A | Loftus Road | 0-0 | 13,471 | |
26 October 1985 | Everton | H | Maine Road | 1-1 | Simpson | 28,801 |
2 November 1985 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 0-1 | 22,264 | |
9 November 1985 | Ipswich Town | H | Maine Road | 1-1 | Lillis (pen) | 20,853 |
16 November 1985 | Nottingham Forest
|
A | City Ground | 0-0 | 15,140 | |
23 November 1985 | Newcastle United
|
H | Maine Road | 1-0 | Lillis | 25,179 |
30 November 1985 | Luton Town | A | Kenilworth Road | 1-2 | Lillis (pen) | 10,096 |
7 December 1985 | Leicester City | A | Filbert Street | 1-1 | Davies | 10,289 |
14 December 1985 | Coventry City | H | Maine Road | 5-1 | Davies (2), Lillis, Simpson (2) | 20,075 |
21 December 1985 | Sheffield Wednesday
|
A | Hillsborough Stadium | 2-3 | Lillis, McNab | 23,177 |
26 December 1985 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 1-0 | Wilson | 35,384 |
28 December 1985 | Birmingham City | H | Maine Road | 1-1 | McNab | 24,955 |
1 January 1986 | Aston Villa
|
A | Villa Park | 1-0 | Lillis | 14,215 |
11 January 1986 | Southampton | H | Maine Road | 1-0 | Philips | 21,674 |
18 January 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur
|
A | White Hart Lane | 2-0 | Davies, Lillis | 17,009 |
1 February 1986 | West Bromwich Albion
|
H | Maine Road | 2-1 | Power, Davies | 20,540 |
8 February 1986 | Queens Park Rangers
|
H | Maine Road | 2–0 | Simpson, Davies | 20,414 |
11 February 1986 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0-4 | 30,006 | |
1 March 1986 | Oxford United
|
H | Maine Road | 0-3 | 20,009 | |
8 March 1986 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 0-1 | 17,573 | |
15 March 1986 | Watford | H | Maine Road | 0-1 | 18,899 | |
22 March 1986 | Manchester United
|
A | Old Trafford | 2-2 | Wilson, Albiston (og) | 51,274 |
29 March 1986 | Aston Villa
|
H | Maine Road | 0-0 | McNab, Wilson | 20,935 |
31 March 1986 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0-2 | 43,316 | |
5 April 1986 | Arsenal | A | Maine Road | 0-1 | 19,590 | |
12 April 1986 | Ipswich Town | A | Portman Road | 0-0 | 13,928 | |
19 April 1986 | Nottingham Forest
|
A | City Ground | 1-3 | Davies | 19,715 |
26 April 1986 | Newcastle United
|
A | St James Park | 1-3 | Davies | 22,689 |
28 April 1986 | West Ham United
|
A | Boleyn Ground | 0-1 | Stewart (pen) | 21,753 |
3 May 1986 | Luton Town | H | Maine Road | 1-1 | Davies | 20,361 |
FA Cup
3 January 1986 Third round | Walsall | 1–3 | Manchester City | Walsall |
Stadium: Fellows Park |
24 January 1986 Fourth round | Manchester City | 1–1 | Watford | Manchester |
Stadium: Maine Road |
2 February 1986 Fourth round | Watford | 0–0 aet | Manchester City | Watford |
Stadium: Vicarage Road |
5 February 1986 Fourth round | Manchester City | 1–3 | Watford | Manchester |
Stadium: Maine Road |
EFL Cup
24 September 1985 Second round | Bury | 1–2 | Manchester City | Bury |
Stadium: Gigg Lane |
9 October 1985 Second round | Manchester City | 2–1 | Bury | Manchester |
Stadium: Maine Road |
29 October 1985 Arsenal | Manchester | |||
Stadium: Maine Road |
Full Members' Cup
14 October 1985 Leeds United | Manchester | |||
Stadium: Maine Road |
22 October 1985 Sheffield United | 1–2 | Manchester City | Sheffield | |
Stadium: Bramall Lane |
4 November 1985 Sunderland | Manchester | |||
Stadium: Maine Road |
26 November 1985 Hull City | 2–1 | Manchester City | Hull | |
Stadium: Boothferry Park |
11 December 1985 Hull City | Manchester | |||
Stadium: Maine Road |
23 March 1986 Final | Chelsea | 5–4 | Manchester City | Manchester |
Stadium: Maine Road |