1984–85 in English football
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The 1984–85 season was the 105th season of competitive football in England.
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Overview
The 1984–85 season was dominated by two major disasters, at Bradford and at Heysel.
Bradford City disaster
56 spectators died and more than 200 were injured when a fire ripped through the Main Stand at Valley Parade during Bradford City's Third Division fixture with Lincoln City on 11 May. This tragedy was seen by many as a wake-up call for English clubs to improve the state of their grounds and take more drastic safety measures to bring an end to problems which had been plaguing the game for years without any effective action being taken.
Heysel disaster
Less than three weeks after the Bradford fire, 39 spectators (mostly Italian) were trampled to death on the terraces of Heysel Stadium where Liverpool took on Juventus in the European Cup final. As a result, all English clubs were banned indefinitely from European competition with Liverpool ordered to serve an extra three years whenever the other English sides were re-admitted. Despite the tragedy, the match was played and Juventus beat Liverpool 1–0.
First Division
Howard Kendall's Everton side beat neighbours Liverpool to the league championship, while Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United followed closely behind. The blue half of Merseyside also collected the Cup Winners' Cup to complete a cup double, for the club. Despite winning the championship with a record breaking ninety points and completing the double, Everton were denied entry into the following season's European Cup, following the ban by UEFA on all English clubs following the Heysel tragedy. Stoke City finished bottom of the First Division with just three league wins all season and just 17 points – a record low under the 3 points for a win system in any division, which would stand for twenty-one years. Norwich City and Sunderland – the two League Cup finalists – occupied the two other relegation places.
Liverpool manager Joe Fagan retired after the season and striker Kenny Dalglish was appointed player-manager.
Second Division
Jim Smith's Oxford United side won a successive promotion as Second Division champions and reached the First Division after just 23 years as Football League members. Following them into the big time were Birmingham City and Manchester City.
Slipping out of the league's second tier were Cardiff City, joined by Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers – both relegated for the second season in succession. Veteran manager Tommy Docherty had tried his hand at reversing financially-troubled Wolves' rapid decline at the Molineux, but without success.
Third Division
Bradford City's Third Division championship glory was overshadowed on the final day of the season when a fire at their Valley Parade ground killed 56 spectators – including two followers of their opponents Lincoln City.
The other two promotion places in the Third Division were occupied by Millwall and Hull City.
Going down from the Third Division were Cambridge United (who won just four games all season), Orient, Burnley and Preston North End. Burnley and Preston were founder members of the Football League who had reached great heights in the past – just 25 years ago Burnley had been league champions. But those successes were now very much a distant memory as both clubs slid into the league's fourth tier for the first time.
Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division just three years earlier, continued to suffer as a result of their financial problems as they narrowly avoided a third successive relegation.
Fourth Division
Chesterfield, Blackpool, Darlington and Bury were promoted to the Third Division after occupying the Fourth Division's top four places.
The bottom four clubs, Halifax Town, Stockport County, Northampton Town (who had spent a season in the First Division some 20 years earlier) and Torquay United, all retained their league status after a successful re-election campaign at the expense of Football Conference champions Maidstone United.
FA Cup
Manchester United won their second FA Cup in three years after a Norman Whiteside goal gave them an extra-time 1–0 victory over Everton at Wembley. Defender Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final after he brought down Peter Reid in what he insisted was a misjudged tackle. United's triumph ended Everton's hopes of completing a treble of trophies – they had already lifted the league title and UEFA Cup Winners Cup. Millwall fans rioted in their 6th round match against Luton Town, causing Luton to ban away fans from their ground. Non-League Telford United reached the fifth round proper, collecting four League Scalps in the process. No post-war non-League side has bettered Telford's cup-run, although it has been equalled.
League Cup
Norwich became the first club to win a major trophy in a relegation season as they lifted the League Cup after beating Sunderland, who went down with them to the Second Division. This occurrence would not be repeated for some 26 years when Birmingham City suffered the same fate; also relegated after lifting the League Cup earlier in the season.
Notable players
- Everton's hugely successful side included PFA Player of the Year Peter Reid and FWA Player of the Year Neville Southall, although the likes of Andy Gray and Trevor Steven also hit the headlines with their strong performances. Gary Lineker and Kerry Dixon were the joint top scorers in Division One, with 24 goals each. Lineker's tally perhaps more impressive considering he did it at a Leicester City side who only escaped relegation by 2 points.
- PFA Young Player of the Year was Manchester United's young Welsh striker Mark Hughes, who helped his side lift the FA Cup. His team-mates Bryan Robson, Gordon Strachan and Gary Bailey also received praise for their showings throughout the season.
Notable managers
- Howard Kendall brought glory to Everton as they lifted the league championship trophy and the Cup Winners' Cup.
- Ron Atkinson won his second FA Cup in three years with Manchester United.
- Jim Smith brought First Division football to Oxford United less than a quarter of a century after they were elected to the league.
- Ken Brown guided Norwich City to League Cup glory which compensated for their relegation to the Second Division.
- Howard Wilkinson guided newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday to seventh place in the First Division in their first top division season for more than a decade.
- Ron Saunders took Birmingham City back into the First Division at the first time of asking.
- Trevor Cherry guided Bradford City to Third Division championship glory.
- Former Arsenal player George Graham achieved managerial success with Millwall as they won promotion to the Second Division.
- Brian Horton took Hull City to promotion in the Third Division.
- Cyril Knowles (who played for Tottenham in the late 1960s and early 1970s), enjoyed success in management by getting Darlington promoted to the Third Division.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Gary Lineker (Leicester City) and Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) – 24 goals
Second Division
- John Aldridge (Oxford United) – 30 goals
Third Division
- Tommy Tynan (Plymouth Argyle) – 31 goals
Fourth Division
- John Clayton (Tranmere Rovers) – 31 goals[1]
Diary of the season
- 1 August 1984: Manchester United sign Danish winger Jesper Olsen from Ajax of Holland for £600,000.[2]
- 2 August 1984: Winger Franz Carr, 18 next month, joins Nottingham Forest in a £100,000 move from Blackburn Rovers.
- 3 August 1984: Arsenal sign full back Viv Anderson from Nottingham Forest for £250,000.[3]
- 13 August 1984: Manchester United pay £500,000 for Aberdeen midfielder Gordon Strachan in order to fill the gap in the team left by Ray Wilkins.
- 14 August 1984: Dutch goalkeeper Hans Segers signs for Nottingham Forest in a £50,000 deal from PSV Eindhoven.
- 16 August 1984: Tottenham Hotspur sign striker Clive Allen from Queens Park Rangers for £700,000.
- 24 August 1984: Liverpool pay £575,000 for Ajax and Denmark midfielder Jan Molby, while Norwich City pay £125,000 for Gillingham defender Steve Bruce and Sheffield Wednesday sign striker Lee Chapman from Sunderland for £100,000.
- 31 August 1984: Aston Villa, under their new manager Graham Turner, finish the first month of the season as First Division leaders. Newcastle United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers complete the top five. Stoke City, Everton and Nottingham Forest fill the bottom three places in the table.[4]
- 15 September 1984: Brian Clough signs his 18-year-old son Nigel, a striker, for Nottingham Forest from non-league Heanor Town.
- 27 September 1984: Watford sign goalkeeper Tony Coton from Birmingham City for £300,000.[3]
- 30 September 1984: Tottenham Hotspur, in their first season under the management of Peter Shreeves, finish September as First Division leaders. Nottingham Forest and Arsenal are level with them on points, followed by Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton. Watford, yet to win a game this season, are bottom of the table, and are joined in the bottom three by Coventry City and Stoke City.[5] The Second Division is being dominated by leaders Birmingham City, who have collected seven wins from their first eight games. Oxford United stand second and are in the hunt for a second successive promotion, which would give them top flight football for the first time in their history – just 23 years after joining the Football League. Blackburn Rovers complete the top three.[6]
- 5 October 1984: Birmingham City boost their bid for an immediate return to the First Division by paying Peterborough United £100,000 for 21-year-old goalkeeper David Seaman.
- 11 October 1984: After one year at Watford, Mo Johnston returns to Scotland in a £400,000 move to Celtic, while Cyrille Regis moves from West Bromwich Albion to Coventry City for £250,000.
- 17 October 1984: England open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5–0 win over Finland at Wembley.
- 31 October 1984: Arsenal finish October as leaders of the First Division, with defending champions Liverpool third from bottom, while second place is occupied by Everton, third place by Tottenham and fourth place by Sheffield Wednesday, who are playing in their first top division campaign for 15 years. Liverpool are joined in the bottom three by Stoke City and Watford.[7] Oxford United's dream run continues as they top the Second Division. Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers remain in the top three.[8] Notts County are bottom of the Second Division, and in danger of a second successive relegation, after nine defeats from their first eleven games.[8]
- 14 November 1984: Bryan Robson scores a hat-trick as England beat Turkey 8–0 in Istanbul in their second World Cup qualifying match.
- 30 November 1984: Leading the First Division at the end of the month are Everton, while defending champions Liverpool have climbed to seventh in the table. Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Arsenal are Everton's nearest contenders, while West Ham United complete the top five. Stoke City, who have won only one game so far, prop up the First Division, and are joined in the relegation zone by Luton Town and Coventry City.[9] Oxford United continue to lead the way in the Second Division, followed by Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth. Birmingham City have slipped to fifth in the table, five points adrift of the promotion places, after collecting just two points in November. Notts County remain bottom of the table.[10]
- 12 December 1984: George Best is sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after being found guilty of drink-driving, assaulting a police officer, and failing to answer bail. He is released on bail pending an appeal.
- 13 December 1984: Luton Town sign striker Mick Harford from Birmingham City for £250,000.[3]
- 18 December 1984: George Best's appeal against his 12-week prison sentence for drink-driving is rejected and he will spend Christmas behind bars.[11]
- 31 December 1984: Tottenham Hotspur enter 1985 as First Division leaders on goal difference ahead of second-placed Everton, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest completing the top five. Stoke City, Coventry City and Ipswich Town occupy the bottom three places.[12] Blackburn Rovers now lead the Second Division, with Oxford United and a resurgent Birmingham City completing the top three. Notts County have been joined in the relegation zone by Wolverhampton Wanderers, also relegated from the First Division the previous season.[13]
- 5 January 1985: In the FA Cup third round, Arsenal are held to a 1-1 draw by Fourth Division Hereford United. Leicester City beat Burton Albion 6-1, but the Football Association order the match to be replayed after an object was thrown from the crowd onto the pitch.
- 12 January 1985: In a month blighted by match cancellations owing to bad weather, Everton regain their lead in the First Division after beating Newcastle United 4-0. Liverpool lie in a lowly 10th position. Tottenham Hotspur are two points behind Everton in second place, while Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal complete the top five. Stoke City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town occupy the bottom three places.[14] Blackburn Rovers, Oxford United and Birmingham City continue to head the Second Division promotion race. [15]
- 15 January 1985: Southampton sign 21-year-old Irish midfielder Andy Townsend from Alliance Premier League club Weymouth for £35,000.
- 26 January 1985: The surprise result of the FA Cup fourth round comes at Bootham Crescent, where Third Division York City defeat Arsenal 1–0 thanks to a Keith Houchen penalty.
- 30 January 1985: Brian Clough's latest attempt to bring the FA Cup to Nottingham Forest ends when they suffer a shock 1–0 defeat to Wimbledon in a fourth round replay. Wimbledon, in their first season as a Second Division club, are playing in only their eighth season as Football League members.
- 4 February 1985: Alliance Premier League side Telford United beat Fourth Division promotion challengers Darlington 3–0 in an FA Cup fourth round replay, while First Division high flyers Chelsea suffer a 3–2 home defeat against Third Division Millwall.
- 16 February 1985: Telford United's FA Cup adventure ends in the fifth round when they lose 3–0 to Everton at Goodison Park, while Liverpool are held to a 1–1 draw by York City.
- 20 February 1985: York City's FA cup run finally ends when Liverpool beat them 7–0 in the fifth round replay at Anfield.
- 23 February 1985: David Platt, an 18-year-old Manchester United midfielder, is given a free transfer and signs for Crewe Alexandra.
- 27 February 1985: England beat Northern Ireland 1–0 at Windsor Park in their third World Cup qualifier.
- 28 February 1985: February ends with Everton still top of the First Division, with Tottenham Hotspur second and Manchester United third, but Liverpool improve to fourth position, cutting their deficit behind the leaders to 10 points. The top five is completed by Nottingham Forest. Stoke City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town continue to occupy the bottom three places.[14] Blackburn Rovers remain top of the Second Division, while Manchester City have muscled into the top three to occupy second place, with Oxford United dropping to third. Notts County and Wolverhampton Wanderers remain in the bottom three.[16]
- 4 March 1985: Sunderland beat Chelsea 5-2 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final. Southampton's FA Cup challenge ends with a shock 2–1 defeat at home to Barnsley.
- 6 March 1985: Norwich City overturn a first-leg deficit to defeat Ipswich Town 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the League Cup.
- 13 March 1985: Luton Town defeat Millwall 1–0 at Kenilworth Road to book a place in the semi-finals, where they will face Everton. Manchester United and Liverpool will contest the other semi-final.
- 20 March 1985: Jimmy Case joins Southampton from Brighton & Hove Albion for £30,000.
- 24 March 1985: In the League Cup final, Norwich City beat Sunderland 1-0 with a goal scored when Gordon Chisholm deflects a shot from Asa Hartford into his own net. Clive Walker misses a penalty for Sunderland in the second half.
- 28 March 1985: Southampton's 18-year-old midfielder Dennis Wise joins Wimbledon on a free transfer.
- 31 March 1985: Everton remain leaders of the First Division, three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, and with a game in hand. Manchester United's title challenge and bid for the double is fading fast, while Arsenal and Liverpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and Southampton are pushing for UEFA Cup places.[17] Manchester City are now top of the Second Division, joined in the promotion places by Oxford United and Birmingham City. Blackburn Rovers have fallen into fourth place, while a minor upturn in fortunes for Notts County keeps their hopes of avoiding a second successive relegation alive.[18]
- 13 April 1985: Manchester United and Liverpool draw 2–2 in the FA Cup semi-final at Goodison Park, while Everton end Luton Town's hopes of glory with a 2–1 win at Villa Park.
- 17 April 1985: Manchester United beat Liverpool 2–1 in the FA Cup semi-final replay at Maine Road.
- 20 April 1985: Stoke City, who have only gained three wins and 17 points this season, are relegated from the First Division.[19]
- 24 April 1985: Everton reach the European Cup Winners' Cup final with a 3–1 win over Bayern Munich in the semi-final second leg at Goodison Park, after the first leg ended in a goalless draw at the Olympiastadion. Goals from Graeme Sharp, Andy Gray and Trevor Steven secure the Toffeemen's place in their first European final.[20]
- 30 April 1985: Everton are now looking almost certain to win the league title with an 11-point lead over second placed Manchester United, with a game in hand, as April draws to a close. United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are the only sides now standing a mathematical chance of catching Everton, though the bid for a UEFA Cup place is still open wide with Sheffield Wednesday, Arsenal, Southampton and Chelsea all in contention.[21] Oxford United have sealed promotion to the First Division for the first time, though Birmingham City, who only need two points from their final three games to ensure promotion, could still beat them to the Second Division title. Manchester City occupy third place, with Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Portsmouth still pushing Billy McNeill's men for the final promotion place.[22]
- 6 May 1985: Everton are confirmed league champions of England for the first time in 15 years with a 2–0 win over QPR at Goodison Park.[23]
- 11 May 1985: 56 people are burnt to death and more than 200 others injured in a fire at Third Division champions Bradford City's final league game of the season against Lincoln City. 54 of the dead are Bradford City fans, the other two Lincoln City fans. Birmingham City's promotion from the Second Division is marred by a riot by Leeds United fans in which a 14-year-old spectator is crushed to death by a collapsing wall. Manchester City win the final promotion place with a goal difference advantage over Portsmouth. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Notts County are relegated for a second season in succession, and are joined in the Third Division in 1985-86 by Cardiff City. League Cup winners Norwich City join Sunderland and Stoke City in relegation from the First Division.[24]
- 15 May 1985: Everton lift the European Cup Winners' Cup with a 3–1 win over Rapid Vienna in Rotterdam, with goals from Graeme Sharp, Trevor Steven and Kevin Sheedy.[25]
- 18 May 1985: A Norman Whiteside goal in extra-time seals victory in the 1985 FA Cup Final for Manchester United against league champions Everton. United defender Kevin Moran becomes the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.
- 22 May 1985: England draw 1–1 with Finland in Helsinki in their fifth World Cup qualifier.
- 29 May 1985: 39 spectators, most of them Italian, die when a wall collapses at the European Cup Final between Juventus and Liverpool at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Despite the tragedy, the match is played, and Michel Platini scores from a penalty as Juventus win 1–0.
- 30 May 1985: Everton sign 21-year-old goalkeeper Bobby Mimms from Rotherham United for £150,000 as a backup for Neville Southall. Kenny Dalglish becomes Liverpool's player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan.[26]
- 31 May 1985: The Football Association bans all English clubs from European competitions until further notice as a result of the Heysel disaster.[27]
- 1 June 1985: Lawrie McMenemy announces his resignation after 12 years as manager of Southampton.
- 2 June 1985: UEFA places an indefinite ban on English clubs playing overseas, and rules that Liverpool should be banned for an extra three years when all other English clubs are eventually readmitted to European competitions.[28]
- 3 June 1985: Neil Webb, 22-year-old Portsmouth midfielder, signs for Nottingham Forest in a £250,000 deal after the South Coast club failed to win promotion to the First Division. Also joining Brian Clough's team is 23-year-old Coventry City defender Stuart Pearce, for £200,000.
- 6 June 1985: Lawrie McMenemy makes a swift return to football management with Sunderland.
- 13 June 1985: West Ham United sign 25-year-old Scottish striker Frank McAvennie from St Mirren for £340,000. [29]
- 19 June 1985: West Ham United sell 23-year-old midfielder Paul Allen to Tottenham Hotspur for £400,000, where he links up with his cousin Clive.[3]
Notable debutants
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25 August 1984: Dale Gordon, 17-year-old winger, makes his debut for Norwich City in a 3–3 away draw with Liverpool in the First Division.
26 December 1984: Nigel Clough, 18-year-old striker and son of manager Brian Clough, makes his debut for Nottingham Forest in a 2–1 home win over Ipswich Town in the First Division.
23 March 1985: Martin Allen, 19-year-old midfielder, makes his debut for Queen's Park Rangers in a 2–0 away defeat against Luton Town in the First Division.
13 April 1985: Paul Gascoigne, 17-year-old midfielder, makes his debut for Newcastle United in a 1-0 First Division home win over Queen's Park Rangers.[30]
11 May 1985: Dennis Wise, 18-year-old winger, makes his debut for Wimbledon in 2–1 home win over Cardiff City in the Second Division.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
League table
First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 |
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 66 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 65 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 64 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 60 | +0 | 56 |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 55 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 55 |
| 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 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 50 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 49 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 91 | −67 | 17 |
Second Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 84 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 82 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 74 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 74 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 73 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 72 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 69 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 65 |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 65 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 62 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 42 | +0 | 58 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 58 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 55 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 53 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 48 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 47 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 45 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 44 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 40 |
| 20 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 37 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 35 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 33 |
Third Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 94 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 90 |
| 3 | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 87 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 83 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 81 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 75 |
| 7 | Derby County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 70 |
| 8 | York City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 69 |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 69 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 68 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 67 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 | +0 | 65 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 62 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 | −2 | 59 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 59 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 59 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 54 |
| 18 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 52 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 51 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 47 |
| 21 | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 46 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 46 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 | −49 | 46 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 95 | −58 | 21 |
Administration entrance = Cambridge United
Fourth Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 91 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 86 |
| 3 | Darlington | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 85 |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 84 |
| 5 | Hereford United | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 77 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 75 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 74 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 72 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 71 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 66 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 59 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 57 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 54 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 53 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 53 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 52 |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 50 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 50 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 47 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 47 |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 41 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Deaths
- 14 August 1984 – Mike Barrett, 24, Bristol Rovers winger. Died as a result of cancer.
- 6 November 1984 – Micky Cave, 35, former Torquay United, Bournemouth and York City midfielder. Died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
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