First Division 1985/86

Liverpool won the 1985/86 First Division with 88 points, 2 points ahead of Everton. Ipswich Town, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,288 goals, 2.79 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,288

Goals

2.79

Goals a game

50%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	26	10	6	89	37	+52	88
2	EvertonEverton	42	26	8	8	87	41	+46	86
3	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	26	6	10	74	40	+34	84
4	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	22	10	10	70	36	+34	76
5	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	21	10	11	63	54	+9	73
6	ChelseaChelsea	42	20	11	11	57	56	+1	71
7	ArsenalArsenal	42	20	9	13	49	47	+2	69
8	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	19	11	12	69	53	+16	68
9	Luton TownLuton Town	42	18	12	12	61	44	+17	66
10	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	19	8	15	74	52	+22	65
11	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	17	12	13	67	72	-5	63
12	WatfordWatford	42	16	11	15	69	62	+7	59
13	Queens Park RangersQPR	42	15	7	20	53	64	-11	52
14	SouthamptonSouthampton	42	12	10	20	51	62	-11	46
15	Manchester CityMan City	42	11	12	19	43	57	-14	45
16	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	10	14	18	51	67	-16	44
17	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	11	10	21	48	71	-23	43
18	Oxford UnitedOxford United	42	10	12	20	62	80	-18	42
19	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	10	12	20	54	76	-22	42
20	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	11	8	23	32	55	-23	41
21	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	8	5	29	30	73	-43	29
22	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	4	12	26	35	89	-54	24

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The 1985/86 title race

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

Points, Mon 5 May 1986

Liverpool

Everton

West Ham

Man United

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1985/86 · Mon 5 May 1986

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The 1985/86 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

3 1

1 4 1 1 2

11 9 9 2 3 1

19 29 25 12 4 2

35 55 37 26 12 6 2

26 55 32 22 6 5 2 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1985/86 had happened before.

Biggest wins

April 21, 1986West Ham 8–1 Newcastle7-goal home win

October 19, 1985Luton Town 7–0 Southampton7-goal home win

March 22, 1986Liverpool 6–0 Oxford United6-goal home win

March 31, 1986QPR 6–0 Chelsea6-goal home win

November 9, 1985Everton 6–1 Arsenal5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

April 21, 1986West Ham 8–1 Newcastle9 goals

May 5, 1986Tottenham 5–3 Southampton8 goals

October 2, 1985Leicester City 4–4 Oxford United8 goals

February 16, 1986Coventry City 4–4 Birmingham8 goals

October 19, 1985Luton Town 7–0 Southampton7 goals

Most common results

#11–0 home win55 · 12%

#21–1 draw55 · 12%

#32–1 home win37 · 8%

#40–1 away win35 · 8%

#52–0 home win32 · 7%

How 1985/86 compares

At 2.79 goals a game, 1985/86 was the 32nd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 27% away wins.

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