1984–85 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.
1984–85 season
Manager	Don Howe
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Allinson/Talbot/Woodcock (10); All: Tony Woodcock (13)

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	Brian Talbot
		DF	David O'Leary
		DF	Tommy Caton
		MF	Stewart Robson
		MF	Paul Davis
		FW	Paul Mariner
		FW	Tony Woodcock
		FW	Charlie Nicholas

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ian Allinson
		MF	Graham Rix
		DF	Tony Adams
		GK	Pat Jennings
		FW	Steve Williams
		FW	Raphael Meade
		DF	Colin Hill

Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Southampton	42	19	11	12	56	47	+9	68	Excluded from the 1985–86 UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	63	48	+15	66
7	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	61	49	+12	66
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	14	11	58	45	+13	65
9	Nottingham Forest	42	19	7	16	56	48	+8	64

Source:

25 August 1984 1	Arsenal	1–1	Chelsea	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 August 1984 2	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Arsenal	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground

1 September 1984 3	Watford	3–4	Arsenal	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarge Road

4 September 1984 4	Arsenal	2–0	Newcastle United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

8 September 1984 5	Arsenal	3–1	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Highbury

15 September 1984 6	Ipswich Town	2–1	Arsenal	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road

22 September 1984 7	Arsenal	4–0	Stoke City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 September 1984 8	Coventry City	1–2	Arsenal	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road

6 October 1984 9	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

13 October 1984 10	Leicester City	1–4	Arsenal	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street

20 October 1984 11	Arsenal	3–2	Sunderland	London
				Stadium: Highbury

27 October 1984 12	West Ham United	3–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Upton Park

2 November 1984 13	Manchester United	4–2	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

10 November 1984 14	Arsenal	1–1	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Highbury

17 November 1984 15	Arsenal	1–0	Queen's Park Rangers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

25 November 1984 16	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Arsenal	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough

1 December 1984 17	Arsenal	3–1	Luton Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

8 November 1984 18	Southampton	1–0	Arsenal	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell

15 December 1984 19	Arsenal	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
				Stadium: Highbury

22 December 1984 20	Arsenal	1–1	Watford	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 December 1984 21	Norwich City	1–0	Arsenal	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road

29 December 1984 22	Newcastle United	1–3	Arsenal	Newcastle
				Stadium: St James' Park

1 January 1985 23	Arsenal	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Highbury

19 January 1985 24	Chelsea	1–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

2 February 1985 25	Arsenal	2–1	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

12 February 1985 26	Liverpool	3–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

23 February 1985 27	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

2 March 1985 28	Arsenal	2–1	West Ham United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 March 1985 29	Sunderland	0–0	Arsenal	Sunderland
				Stadium: Roker Park

13 March 1985 30	Aston Villa	0–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

16 March 1985 31	Arsenal	2–0	Leicester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

19 March 1985 32	Arsenal	1–1	Ipswich Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

23 March 1985 33	Everton	2–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park

30 March 1985 34	Stoke City	2–0	Arsenal	Stoke
				Stadium: Victoria Ground

6 April 1985 35	Arsenal	2–0	Norwich City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

13 April 1985 36	Arsenal	1–1	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Highbury

17 April 1985 37	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

20 April 1985 38	Queen's Park Rangers	1–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road

27 April 1985 39	Arsenal	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	London
				Stadium: Highbury

4 May 1985 40	Luton Town	3–1	Arsenal	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

6 May 1985 41	Arsenal	1–0	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

11 May 1985 42	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Arsenal	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

Football League Cup

25 September 1984 Second round (1st Leg)	Arsenal	4 – 0	Bristol Rovers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 October 1984 Second round (2nd Leg)	Bristol Rovers	1 – 1 (1 – 5 agg.)	Arsenal	Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium

31 October 1984 Third round	Oxford United	3 – 2	Arsenal	Oxford
				Stadium: Manor Ground, Oxford

FA Cup

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

5 January 1985 Third round	Hereford United	1 – 1	Arsenal	Hereford
				Stadium: Edgar Street

22 January 1985 Third round replay	Arsenal	7 – 2	Hereford United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

26 January 1985 Fourth round	York City	1 – 0	Arsenal	York
				Stadium: Bootham Crescent

Top scorers

First Division

Martin Hayes 19
Niall Quinn 8
Tony Adams 6
Viv Anderson 4
Charlie Nicholas 4
Paul Davis 4

References

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.

External links

Arsenal 1984–85 on statto.com

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[BAN-1] 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.