First Division 1984/85

Everton won the 1984/85 First Division with 90 points, 13 points ahead of Liverpool. Norwich City, Sunderland and Stoke City were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,288 goals, 2.79 a game.

Everton

Champions

1,288

Goals

2.79

Goals a game

51%

Home wins

Final table


1	EvertonEverton	42	28	6	8	88	43	+45	90
2	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	22	11	9	68	35	+33	77
3	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	23	8	11	78	51	+27	77
4	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	22	10	10	77	47	+30	76
5	SouthamptonSouthampton	42	19	11	12	56	47	+9	68
6	ChelseaChelsea	42	18	12	12	63	48	+15	66
7	ArsenalArsenal	42	19	9	14	61	49	+12	66
8	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	17	14	11	58	45	+13	65
9	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	19	7	16	56	48	+8	64
10	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	15	11	16	60	60	0	56
11	WatfordWatford	42	14	13	15	81	71	+10	55
12	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	7	19	58	62	-4	55
13	Luton TownLuton Town	42	15	9	18	57	61	-4	54
14	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	13	13	16	55	70	-15	52
15	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	15	6	21	65	73	-8	51
16	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	13	12	17	51	68	-17	51
17	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	13	11	18	46	57	-11	50
18	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	15	5	22	47	64	-17	50
19	Queens Park RangersQPR	42	13	11	18	53	72	-19	50
20	Norwich CityNorwich	42	13	10	19	46	64	-18	49
21	SunderlandSunderland	42	10	10	22	40	62	-22	40
22	Stoke CityStoke	42	3	8	31	24	91	-67	17

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The 1984/85 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Tue 28 May 1985

Everton

Liverpool

Tottenham

Man United

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1984/85 · Tue 28 May 1985

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The 1984/85 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

2 1

1 1

4 4 1 2

6 11 11 4 4

18 29 21 6 7 2 1

28 51 37 30 5 7

30 49 46 22 13 8

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1984/85 had happened before.

Biggest wins

September 5, 1984Aston Villa 0–5 Nott'm Forest5-goal away win

September 8, 1984Man United 5–0 Newcastle5-goal home win

September 15, 1984Tottenham 5–0 QPR5-goal home win

October 20, 1984Sheffield Wed 5–0 Leicester City5-goal home win

October 27, 1984Everton 5–0 Man United5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

September 22, 1984QPR 5–5 Newcastle10 goals

September 29, 1984Watford 4–5 Everton9 goals

November 3, 1984Chelsea 6–2 Coventry City8 goals

November 24, 1984West Brom 5–2 Coventry City7 goals

April 27, 1985Aston Villa 5–2 QPR7 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw51 · 11%

#21–0 home win49 · 11%

#32–0 home win46 · 10%

#42–1 home win37 · 8%

#53–1 home win30 · 6%

How 1984/85 compares

At 2.79 goals a game, 1984/85 was the 33rd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 51% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 26% away wins.

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