1985–86 Manchester City F.C. season

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.

Manchester City
1985–86 season
ManagerBilly McNeill
StadiumMaine Road
First Division15th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupThird round
Full Members' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Lillis (11)
All: Mark Lillis (15)
Highest home attendance48,773 vs Manchester United
17 September 1985
Lowest home attendance9,799 vs Bury
8 October 1985
Average home league attendance24,229 (4th highest in league)
Biggest win5–1 (13 Dec 1985 v Coventry City, PL Round 21)
Biggest defeat4–0 (10 Feb 1986 at Everton, PL Round 38)

First Division
Main article: 1985–86 Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
42 11 12 19 43 57  −14 45 7 7 7 25 26  −1 4 5 12 18 31  −13

Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDLWWLLLDLLLDDLDWWLDWLWDWWWWWLLLLDDLLDLLLD
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
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
Main article: 1985–86 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
Main article: 1986–87 Football League 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 Third round Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road

Full Members' Cup
Main article: 1985–86 Full Members' Cup
14 October 1985 First round, Northern section Manchester City 6–1 Leeds United Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
22 October 1985 First round, Northern section Sheffield United 1–2 Manchester City Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
4 November 1985 Semi finals, Northern section Manchester City 0–0 (pen) Sunderland Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
26 November 1985 Final, Northern section 1st Leg Hull City 2–1 Manchester City Hull
Stadium: Boothferry Park
11 December 1985 Final, Northern section 2nd Leg Manchester City 2–0 Hull City Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
23 March 1986 Final Chelsea 5–4 Manchester City Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road

References
  1. "History". Statto.
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