1984–85 AFC Bournemouth season

Bournemouth
1984–85 season
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Stadium	Dean Court
Third Division	10th
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Southern Section Semi Final
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

During the 1984–85 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	York City	46	20	9	17	70	57	+13	69
9	Reading	46	19	12	15	68	62	+6	69
10	Bournemouth	46	19	11	16	57	46	+11	68
11	Walsall	46	18	13	15	58	52	+6	67
12	Rotherham United	46	18	11	17	55	55	0	65

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
25 August 1984	Derby County	H	1–0	7,794
1 September 1984	Hull City	A	0–3	5,328
8 September 1984	Rotherham United	H	3–0	3,106
15 September 1984	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–0	4,933
18 September 1984	Newport County	A	1–1	2,338
22 September 1984	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–3	3,662
29 September 1984	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1	5,216
2 October 1984	Swansea City	A	0–2	2,847
6 October 1984	Burnley	H	1–1	3,180
13 October 1984	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	4,651
20 October 1984	Lincoln City	A	0–0	2,344
23 October 1984	York City	H	4–0	2,987
27 October 1984	Preston North End	H	2–0	3,509
3 November 1984	Reading	A	2–0	4,193
6 November 1984	Wigan Athletic	H	1–0	3,276
10 November 1984	Walsall	A	0–0	4,519
24 November 1984	Brentford	H	1–0	4,113
1 December 1984	Bradford City	A	2–4	5,578
15 December 1984	Bristol City	H	2–1	4,987
21 December 1984	Orient	H	1–0	3,709
26 December 1984	Cambridge United	A	0–1	2,158
29 December 1984	Millwall	A	1–2	5,000
1 January 1985	Gillingham	H	1–0	5,305
12 January 1985	Hull City	H	1–1	4,454
19 January 1985	Rotherham United	A	0–1	4,468
26 January 1985	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–0	3,695
30 January 1985	Derby County	A	3–2	9,181
2 February 1985	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	5,167
9 February 1985	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–3	2,338
12 February 1985	Swansea City	A	0–0	4,121
23 February 1985	Reading	H	0–3	5,115
2 March 1985	Preston North End	A	1–2	2,991
5 March 1985	York City	A	1–4	4,532
9 March 1985	Lincoln City	H	3–1	2,955
16 March 1985	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–0	2,715
23 March 1985	Burnley	A	1–1	2,655
30 March 1985	Wigan Athletic	A	2–1	2,402
6 April 1985	Cambridge United	H	0–0	3,716
9 April 1985	Gillingham	A	2–3	5,257
13 April 1985	Walsall	H	4–1	2,554
20 April 1985	Brentford	A	0–0	3,599
26 April 1985	Bradford City	H	4–1	3,827
4 May 1985	Bristol City	A	0–2	7,083
8 May 1985	Millwall	H	1–2	2,954
11 May 1985	Orient	A	0–0	3,570
13 May 1985	Newport County	H	3–0	2,511

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	17 November 1984	Kettering Town	A	0–0
R1R	20 November 1984	Kettering Town	H	3–2
R2	8 December 1984	Dartford	A	1–1
R2R	11 December 1984	Dartford	H	4–1
R3	5 January 1985	Manchester United	A	0–3

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes
R1 1st Leg	28 August 1984	Aldershot	A	0–4
R1 2nd Leg	4 September 1984	Aldershot	H	0–1	Aldershot won 5–0 on aggregate

Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Notes
R1 1st Leg	23 January 1985	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–2	2,995
R1 2nd Leg	5 February 1985	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–0	2,748	Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate
R2	19 February 1985	Torquay United	H	2–1	2,637
SQF	18 April 1985	Walsall	H	2–1	2,567
SSF	30 April 1985	Brentford	H	2–3	4,657

Squad

^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Ian Leigh
—	GK	ENG	John Smeulders
—	DF	ENG	Phil Brignull
—	DF	ENG	Roger Brown
—	DF	ENG	Billy Clark
—	DF	ENG	Mark Nightingale
—	DF	ENG	Everald La Ronde
—	DF	ENG	Paul Morrell
—	DF	ENG	Chris Sulley
—	MF	ENG	Keith Williams
—	MF	ENG	Mark Schiavi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	John Beck
—	MF	ENG	Milton Graham
—	MF	IRL	Gary Howlett
—	MF	ENG	Morgan Lewis
—	MF	ENG	Robbie Savage
—	MF	ENG	Chris Shaw
—	MF	IRL	Sean O'Driscoll
—	FW	ENG	Steve Claridge
—	FW	SCO	Billy Rafferty
—	FW	ENG	Colin Russell
—	FW	ENG	Ian Thompson

References

^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1985". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1985".

[1] "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1985". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[2] "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1985".

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