1985–86 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.
1985–86 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Don Howe (to 22 March) ; Steve Burtenshaw (caretaker, for remainder of season)
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Woodcock (11); All: Charlie Nicholas (18)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	John Lukic
		DF	Viv Anderson
		DF	Kenny Sansom
		MF	Stewart Robson
		DF	David O'Leary
		DF	Martin Keown
		MF	Ian Allinson
		MF	Paul Davis
		FW	Charlie Nicholas
		FW	Tony Woodcock
		MF	Graham Rix

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Tommy Caton
		MF	Steve Williams
		MF	David Rocastle
		FW	Martin Hayes
		DF	Tony Adams (captain)
		FW	Niall Quinn
		DF	Chris Whyte
		FW	Paul Mariner
		DF	Gus Caesar
		GK	Rhys Wilmot

Results

First Division

17 August 1985 1	Liverpool	2–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

20 August 1985 2	Arsenal	3–2	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

24 August 1985 3	Arsenal	1–2	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

27 August 1985 4	Luton Town	2–2	Arsenal	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

31 August 1985 5	Arsenal	1–0	Leicester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

3 September 1985 6	Queen's Park Rangers	0–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road

7 September 1985 7	Coventry City	0–2	Arsenal	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road

14 September 1985 8	Arsenal	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
				Stadium: Highbury

21 September 1985 9	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

28 September 1985 10	Arsenal	0–0	Newcastle United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

5 October 1985 11	Arsenal	3–2	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Highbury

12 October 1985 12	West Ham United	0–0	Arsenal	London
	Hayes pen.' Rocastle			Stadium: Upton Park

19 October 1985 13	Arsenal	1–0	Ipswich Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 October 1985 14	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Arsenal	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground

2 November 1985 15	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 November 1985 16	Everton	6–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park

16 November 1985 17	Arsenal	2–1	Oxford United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

23 November 1985 18	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Arsenal	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

30 November 1985 19	Arsenal	0–0	Birmingham City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

7 December 1985 20	Southampton	3–0	Arsenal	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell

14 December 1986 21	Arsenal	2–0	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Highbury

21 December 1985 22	Manchester United	0–1	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

28 December 1985 23	Arsenal	3–1	Queen's Park Rangers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

1 January 1986 24	Arsenal	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Highbury

18 January 1986 25	Leicester City	2–2	Arsenal	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street

1 February 1986 26	Arsenal	2–1	Luton Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

1 March 1986 27	Newcastle United	1–0	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James Park

8 March 1986 28	Aston Villa	1–4	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

11 March 1986 29	Ipswich Town	1–2	Arsenal	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road

15 March 1986 30	Arsenal	1–0	West Ham United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

22 March 1986 31	Arsenal	3–0	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 March 1986 32	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

31 March 1986 33	Arsenal	0–2	Watford	London
				Stadium: Highbury

1 April 1986 34	Watford	3–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

5 April 1986 35	Manchester City	0–1	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

8 April 1986 36	Arsenal	1–1	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Highbury

12 April 1986 37	Arsenal	0–1	Everton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

16 April 1986 38	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Arsenal	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough

26 April 1986 39	Arsenal	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	London
				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 14,843

29 April 1986 40	Arsenal	2–0	Chelsea	London
				Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,025

3 May 1986 41	Birmingham City	0–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 6,234

5 May 1986 42	Oxford United	3–0	Arsenal	Oxford
				Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 13,651

Football League Cup

25 September 1985 Second round (1st Leg)	Hereford United	0 – 0	Arsenal	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street

8 October 1985 Second round (2nd Leg)	Arsenal	2 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Hereford United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

30 October 1985 Third round	Manchester City	1 – 2	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

19 November 1985 Fourth round	Arsenal	0 – 0	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 November 1985 Fourth round (replay)	Southampton	0 – 3	Arsenal	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell, Southampton

22 January 1986 Fifth round	Aston Villa	1 – 1	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

4 February 1986 Fifth round (replay)	Arsenal	1 – 2	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Highbury

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Grimsby Town.

4 January 1986 Third round	Grimsby Town	3 – 4	Arsenal	Grimsby
				Stadium: Blundel Park

25 January 1986 Fourth round	Arsenal	5 – 1	Rotherham United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

3 March 1986 Fifth round	Arsenal	0 – 0	Luton Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

5 March 1986 Fifth round (replay)	Luton Town	3 – 0	Arsenal	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

Top scorers

First Division

References

External links

Arsenal 1985–86 on statto.com

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