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.

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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 11 12 19 43 57  −14 45 7 7 7 25 26  −1 4 5 12 18 31  −13

Source: [1]

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDLWWLLLDLLLDDLDWWLDWLWDWWWWWLLLLDDLLDLLLD
Source: [2]
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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Manchester_City_F.C._season
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