1984–85 Leicester City F.C. season
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| 1984–85 season | |||
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| Chairman | Terry Shipman | ||
| Manager | Gordon Milne | ||
| First Division | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Lineker (28) | ||
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During the 1984–85 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Squad
[edit][1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Division One
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 52 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 51 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 51 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 50 |
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 by round
[edit]Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/matches/season/1985/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1985–86 European Cup; = Qualified to 1985–86 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Qualified to 1985–86 European Cup; = Qualified to 1985–86 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to Division Two
On June 2, 1985 English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.[1]
Matches
[edit]| 25 August 1984 1 | Leicester City | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
Lineker 39'Lineker 74' |
16 | 3'Carney 52'McCreery 80' Waddle |
Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 27 August 1984 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 2 | Leicester City | Tottenham |
| Roberts 35' Roberts 59' (pen) |
16 | 19' Alan Smith 79' Ian Banks |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,046 |
| 01 September 1984 3 | Coventry City | 0 – 2 | Leicester City | Coventry |
| 21 | Stadium: Highfield Road |
| 05 September 1984 4 | Leicester City | 1 – 1 | Watford | Leicester |
| Gary Lineker 85' |
21 | 56' Taylor |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,055 |
| 08 September 1984 5 | Leicester City | 2 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| Lineker 49' Lynex 89' |
15 | 73' Gates |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,737 |
| 15 September 1984 6 | Stoke City | 2 – 2 | Leicester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Hemming 67' Bould 68' |
16 | 54' Lineker 75' (pen) Lynex |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 11,579 |
| 22 September 1984 7 | Leicester City | 2 – 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
| Lynex 46' Lynex 76' (pen) |
14 | 60' Cross |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,960 |
| 29 September 1984 8 | Chelsea | 3 – 0 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 | Kerry Dixon 13' Kerry Dixon 58'Pat Nevin 60' |
16 | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Leslie Burden |
| 06 October 1984 9 | West Ham United | 3 – 1 | Leicester City | Upton Park |
| Stewart 68' (pen) Bonds 75'Cottee 90' |
18 | 28' Lynex |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 15,306 |
| 13 October 1984 10 | Leicester City | 1 – 4 | Arsenal | Leicester |
| Viv Anderson 1' (o.g.) |
20 | 13' Talbot 24' Rix 75' Anderson 85' Talbot |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 19,944 |
| 20 October 1984 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 – 0 | Leicester City | Sheffield |
| Varadi 5' Varadi 26'Varadi 59'Blair 76'Ryan 84' |
20 | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,621 |
| 27 October 1984 12 | Leicester City | 5 – 0 | Aston Villa | Leicester |
| 0' (pen) Lynex Lineker Lineker Lineker Eastoe |
18 | Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 03 November 1984 13 | Everton | 3 – 0 | Leicester City | Walton |
| Steven 55' Sheedy 59'Heath 80' |
20 | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,784 |
| 10 November 1984 14 | Leicester City | 2 – 3 | Manchester United | Leicester |
| Banks 35' Lineker 82 ' |
21 | 26' Brazil 60' Hughes 88' (pen) Strachan |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 23,840 |
| 17 November 1984 15 | Leicester City | 2 – 0 | Norwich City | Leicester |
| Banks 13' Lynex 88' (pen) |
20 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 9,693 |
| 25 November 1984 16 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | West Bridgford |
| Banks |
19 | |
Stadium: City Ground |
| 01 December 1984 17 | Leicester City | 4 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Leicester |
| Lineker 11' Alan Smith 15'Lynex 46'Banks 58' |
17 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,218 |
| 08 December 1984 18 | Sunderland | 4 – 0 | Leicester City | Sunderland |
| Alan Smith 16' Lineker 38'Alan Smith 42'Lynex 71' |
17 | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 16,441 |
| 15 December 1984 19 | Leicester City | 2 – 2 | Luton Town | Leicester |
| Lynex 51' Alan Smith 56' |
15 | 36' Stein 89' Harford |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,476 |
| 23 December 1984 20 | Leicester City | 5 – 1 | Coventry City | Leicester |
| Lynex 0' (pen) Rennie Lineker Lineker Alan Smith |
14 | |
Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 26 December 1984 21 | Liverpool | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| Neal 60' (pen) |
12 | 11' Alan Smith 35' Lineker |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,419 |
| 29 December 1984 22 | Watford | 4 – 1 | Leicester City | Watford |
| Barnes 35' Reilly 57'Terry 61'Sterling 85' |
14 | 14' O'Neill |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,491 |
| 01 January 1985 23 | Leicester City | 1 – 2 | Southampton | Leicester |
| Banks 34 ' |
15 | 19'Armstrong 74'Wallace |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,257 |
| 12 January 1985 24 | Leicester City | 0 – 0 | Stoke City | Leicester |
| 15 | Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 02 February 1985 25 | Leicester City | 1 – 1 | Chelsea | Leicester |
| Lineker 4' |
15 | 45' (pen) Speedie |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,657 Referee: Trevor Simpson |
| 23 February 1985 26 | Leicester City | 1 – 2 | Everton | Leicester |
| Lynex 81' |
16 | 66'Gray 82 'Gray |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,345 |
| 02 March 1985 27 | Aston Villa | 1 – 0 | Leicester City | Birmingham |
| 15 | 48' Alan Smith |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 16,285 |
| 09 March 1985 28 | Leicester City | 3 – 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester |
| Lineker 72' O’Neill 82'Smith 87' |
13 | 43' Varadi |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 14,037 |
| 16 March 1985 29 | Arsenal | 0 – 2 | Leicester City | Islington |
| Williams 27' Meade 87' |
15 | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 20,663 |
| 20 March 1985 30 | Newcastle United | 4 – 1 | Leicester City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Banks Banks Lineker Smith |
11 | |
Stadium: St. James' Park |
| 23 March 1985 31 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | West Ham United | Leicester |
| Lineker |
10 | Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 30 March 1985 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 – 0 | Leicester City | West Bromwich |
| Hunt 57' Hunt 76' |
11 | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 9,346 |
| 03 April 1985 33 | Manchester United | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | Greater Manchester |
| 11 | Lineker |
Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 06 April 1985 34 | Leicester City | 0 – 1 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 11 | Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 09 April 1985 35 | Southampton | 1 - 3 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 13 | 0' (pen Lynex) |
Stadium: The Dell |
| 13 April 1985 36 | Leicester City | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| Peake 80' |
14 | 53' Hoddle 89' Falco |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 15,609 |
| 20 April 1985 37 | Norwich City | 3 – 1 | Leicester City | Norwich |
| Smith 44' Smith 89'Banks 74' |
12 | 10' Donowa |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,395 |
| 23 April 1985 38 | Ipswich Town | 0 – 2 | Leicester City | Ipswich |
| 12 | Stadium: Portman Road |
| 27 April 1985 39 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
| Lineker 32' |
12 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 13,886 |
| 04 May 1985 40 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 – 3 | Leicester City | White City |
| Gregory 2' Bannister 30'Robinson 52'Fillery 83' |
15 | 44' Lineker 55' Wilson 80' Lineker |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,071 |
| 06 May 1985 41 | Leicester City | 2 – 0 | Sunderland | Leicester |
| Lineker 14' Lineker 21' |
11 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 11,455 |
| 11 May 1985 42 | Luton Town | 4 – 0 | Leicester City | Luton |
| Nwajiobi 14' Preece 28'Stein 54'Harford 86' |
15 | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,802 |
League Cup
[edit]Second Round
[edit]| 26 September 1984 1nb | Leicester City | 4 - 2 | Brentford | Leicester |
| O'Neill Lynex Banks Gary Lineker |
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Stadium: Filbert Street |
| 09 October 1984 2 | Brentford | 0 – 2 | Leicester City | |
| Ramsey Alan Smith |
Third Round
[edit]| 30 October 1984 | Luton Town | 3 – 1 | Leicester City | Luton |
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- | Lineker |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
FA Cup
[edit]Third Round
[edit]| 05 January 1985 | Burton Albion | 1 – 6 | Leicester City | |
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- | Lynex Lineker Lineker Lineker Smith Smith |
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| Note: Match annulled due to riots. | ||||
| 16 January 1985 replay | Burton Albion | 0 – 1 | Leicester City | (N) |
| - | Lineker |
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| Note: Match played in closed doors with zero attendance. | ||||
Fourth Round
[edit]| 26 January 1985 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | Carlisle United | Leicester |
| Alan Smith |
- | Stadium: Filbert Street |
Fifth Round
[edit]| 19 February 1985 | Millwall | 2 – 0 | Leicester City | |
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Statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Division One |
Football League Cup |
FA Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| - | GK |  ENG
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Ian Andrews | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | DF | ENG
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Andy Feeley | 41 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | DF |  NIR
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John O'Neill | 49 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| - | DF |  SCO
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Tommy Williams | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | DF | SCO
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Bobby Smith | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | MF | ENG
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Steve Lynex | 49 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| - | MF | NIR
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Paul Ramsey | 46 | 2 | 38+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| - | MF | SCO
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Ian Wilson | 45 | 1 | 38+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | MF | ENG
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Ian Banks | 37 | 10 | 29+2 | 9 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| - | FW | ENG
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Gary Lineker | 48 | 29 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| - | FW | ENG
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Alan Smith | 45 | 16 | 36+3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| - | GK | ENG
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Mark Wallington | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| - | MF | ENG
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Andy Peake | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| - | DF | ENG
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Bob Hazell | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| - | MF | SCO
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Kevin MacDonald | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| - | FW | ENG
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Peter Eastoe | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| - | DF | SCO
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David Rennie | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| - | FW | ENG
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Mark Bright | 18 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| - | FW | ENG
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Robbie Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| - | GK | ENG
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Mark Grew | ||||||||
| - | DF | ENG
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Larry May | ||||||||
| - | MF | ENG
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Rob Kelly | ||||||||
| - | FW | ENG
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Tommy English | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Simon Burnton (2 June 2020). "'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.