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1984–85 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1984–85 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman
ManagerGordon Milne
First Division15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLineker (28)

During the 1984–85 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- GK England ENG Mark Grew
- GK England ENG Ian Andrews
- DF England ENG Larry May
- DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill
- DF Scotland SCO David Rennie
- DF Scotland SCO Tommy Williams
- DF England ENG Bob Hazell
- DF England ENG Andy Feeley
- DF Scotland SCO Bobby Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey
- MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald
- MF England ENG Ian Banks
- MF England ENG Steve Lynex
- MF Scotland SCO Ian Wilson
- MF England ENG Andy Peake
- MF England ENG Rob Kelly
- FW England ENG Gary Lineker
- FW England ENG Alan Smith
- FW England ENG Robbie Jones
- FW England ENG Tommy English
- FW England ENG Peter Eastoe
- FW England ENG Mark Bright

Competitions

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Division One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLDLDWDWLLLLWLLWLWWDWWLLDDLWWLWWLLLLLWLWLWL
Position161621211516141618202018202120191717151412141515151615131511101111111314121212151115
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

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

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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

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Second Round

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26 September 1984 1nb Leicester City 4 - 2 Brentford Leicester
O'Neill
Lynex
Banks
Gary Lineker

Stadium: Filbert Street
09 October 1984 2 Brentford 0 – 2 Leicester City
Ramsey
Alan Smith

Third Round

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30 October 1984 Luton Town 3 – 1 Leicester City Luton


- Lineker Stadium: Kenilworth Road

FA Cup

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Third Round

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05 January 1985 Burton Albion 1 – 6 Leicester City
- Lynex
Lineker
Lineker
Lineker
Smith
Smith
Note: Match annulled due to riots.
16 January 1985 replay Burton Albion 0 – 1 Leicester City (N)
- Lineker
Note: Match played in closed doors with zero attendance.

Fourth Round

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26 January 1985 Leicester City 1 – 0 Carlisle United Leicester
Alan Smith - Stadium: Filbert Street

Fifth Round

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19 February 1985 Millwall 2 – 0 Leicester City
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Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Division One
Football League
Cup
FA
Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
- GK England ENG Ian Andrews 36 0 31 0 1 0 4 0
- DF England ENG Andy Feeley 41 0 35 0 2 0 4 0
- DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill 49 3 42 2 3 1 4 0
- DF Scotland SCO Tommy Williams 32 0 27 0 1 0 4 0
- DF Scotland SCO Bobby Smith 36 0 30 0 2 0 4 0
- MF England ENG Steve Lynex 49 15 42 13 3 1 4 1
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey 46 2 38+1 0 3 1 4 1
- MF Scotland SCO Ian Wilson 45 1 38+1 1 2 0 4 0
- MF England ENG Ian Banks 37 10 29+2 9 1+1 1 4 0
- FW England ENG Gary Lineker 48 29 41 24 3 2 4 3
- FW England ENG Alan Smith 45 16 36+3 12 2 1 4 3
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington 13 0 11 0 2 0
- MF England ENG Andy Peake 23 1 21 1 2 0
- DF England ENG Bob Hazell 16 0 14 0 2 0
- MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald 15 0 13 0 2 0
- FW England ENG Peter Eastoe 6 1 6 1
- DF Scotland SCO David Rennie 3 1 3 1
- FW England ENG Mark Bright 18 0 2+14 0 1+1 0
- FW England ENG Robbie Jones 3 0 2 0 1 0
- GK England ENG Mark Grew
- DF England ENG Larry May
- MF England ENG Rob Kelly
- FW England ENG Tommy English

References

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  1. ^ Simon Burnton (2 June 2020). "'Quarantine our sad, sick game': how Heysel tragedy changed English football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.