FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 1984-85 EVERTON BROKELIVERPOOL’S DOMINANCE
Andy Gray on the run THE STORY OF THE SEASON Everton got off to a bad start, was voted as Footballer of the Year. losing at home Tottenham Other key players included team WHY IT MATTERED on the opening day! But they captain Kevin Ratcliffe at centre- Everton had gone years without a soon recovered and six back, tigerish midfielder Peter trophy since being League champions straight victories in the Reid and strike duo Graeme in . In that time, their city rivals autumn – including a Sharp and Andy Gray. Liverpool became the most successful win over Liverpool and Everton also won the English club, winning the League eight a thrashing of Man European Cup-Winners times between and . Utd – put them on top Neville Cup (the old competition for But Everton finally got some success of the table. Southall national cup holders) by beating when they won the FA Cup. The Toffees clinched Rapid Vienna of Austria in the They won the Charity Shield against the title with five games final. They also had a chance to Liverpool at the start of and left by beating QPR do a domestic double but lost went on to win the League by points! at the start of May. Welsh to Manchester United in the FA goalkeeper Neville Southall Cup final. 46
K12_TSW EVERTON_EG.indd 46 17/07/2019 15:23 DID YOU KNOW? Manager Howard Kendall and his assistant Colin Harvey had also been At a time when Liverpool were stars in Everton’s midfield when they winning almost every trophy going, last won the League title in 1970! it took their Merseyside rivals to EVERTON fi nally knock the Reds off their perch! WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Sadly, Everton did not get the chance to play in the European Cup the following season. This was because English teams were banned from Europe Title-winners for five years after the crowd violence that led to LIVERPOOL’SEverton DOMINANCE deaths at the European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool. Everton added more firepower for by buying England ace Gary Lineker from Leicester. Although he scored goals the team failed to win anything. They lost the FA Cup final again, this time to Liverpool who also won the League and Cup double with Everton finishing second.
Man Utd beat Everton in the FA Cup final
was voted as Footballer of the Year. Other key players included team captain Kevin Ratcliffe at centre- back, tigerish midfielder Peter Reid and strike duo Graeme DIVISION ONE, 1984-85 Sharp and Andy Gray. Everton also won the Top scorers Kerry Dixon, Chelsea and Gary Lineker, TOP FACT European Cup-Winners Leicester City (24) Cup (the old competition for Champions Everton Everton did the double over Liverpool national cup holders) by beating this season with two 1-0 wins – Rapid Vienna of Austria in the Relegated Norwich City, Sunderland, Stoke City final. They also had a chance to FA Cup final Manchester United 1 Everton 0 Gary but they haven’t done it since! do a domestic double but lost League Cup final Norwich City 1 Sunderland 0 Lineker to Manchester United in the FA Cup final. 47
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