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1985–86 Everton F.C. season

During the 1985–86 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 2nd in the table with 86 points.

1985–86 season
Philip Carter
Howard Kendall
Goodison Park
2nd
Runners-up
Quarter-Final
Runners-up(continued into 1986–87 season)
Winners
League: Gary Lineker (30)All: Gary Lineker (40)
51,509 vs. Liverpool (21 September 1985)
10,329 vs. Norwich City (2 October 1985)

Home colours	Home colours
Home colours

During the 1985–86 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 2nd in the table with 86 points.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pos.	Nation	Player
GK	ENG	Bobby Mimms
GK	WAL	Neville Southall
GK	NIR	Pat Jennings
GK	ENG	Mike Stowell
DF	ENG	Alan Harper
DF	ENG	Derek Mountfield
DF	ENG	Peter Billing
DF	ENG	Neil Pointon
DF	WAL	Kevin Ratcliffe
DF	ENG	Gary Stevens
DF	WAL	Pat Van Den Hauwe
DF	ENG	Dave Watson
DF	ENG	John Bailey
MF	ENG	Paul Bracewell
MF	ENG	Peter Reid
MF	IRL	Kevin Sheedy
MF	ENG	Trevor Steven
MF	ENG	Kevin Richardson
MF	ENG	Warren Aspinall
FW	ENG	Adrian Heath
FW	ENG	Gary Lineker
FW	ENG	Ian Marshall
FW	SCO	Graeme Sharp
FW	ENG	Paul Wilkinson

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
10 August 1985	Manchester United	N	2–0	82,000	Steven 27', Heath 83'

On 2 June 1985, English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the 1985–86 season until the 1989–90 season because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	5 January 1986	Exeter City	H	1–0	22,726	Stevens 80'
4	25 January 1986	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–1	41,381	Van Den Hauwe 13', Lineker 39', 82'
5	4 March 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1	23,338	Heath 51', Lineker 73'
6	8 March 1986	Luton Town	A	2–2	15,529	Sharp 65', Heath 77'
6:R	12 March 1986	Luton Town	H	1–0	44,264	Lineker 16'
SF	5 April 1986	Sheffield Wednesday	N	2–1 (aet)	47,711	Harper 48', Sharp 97'
F	10 May 1986	Liverpool	N	1–3	98,000	Lineker 27'

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2:1	25 September 1985	Bournemouth	H	3–2	13,930	Lineker 22', Marshall 35', Heffernan 54' (o.g.)
2:2	8 October 1985	Bournemouth	A	2–0 (agg 5–2)	8,081	Lineker 53', Richardson 64'
3	29 October 1985	Shrewsbury Town	A	4–1	10,246	Sharp 22', Hughes 47',(o.g.), Sheedy 55', Heath 89'
4	26 November 1985	Chelsea	A	2–2	27,544	Sheedy 2', Bracewell 13'
4:R	10 December 1985	Chelsea	H	1–2	26,373	Lineker 9'

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
GS	18 September 1985	Manchester United	A	4–2	33,859	Lineker 44', Sharp 79', Sheedy 24', 53'
GS	2 October 1985	Norwich City	H	1–0	10,329	Lineker 70'
GS	23 October 1985	Norwich City	A	0–1	12,196
GS	4 December 1985	Manchester United	H	1–0	20,542	Stapleton 85' (o.g.)
SF:1	5 February 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0	7,548
SF:2	19 March 1986	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1 (a.e.t.) (agg 3–1)	12,008	Heath 77', Mountfield 91', Sharp 112'
F:1	16 September 1986	Liverpool	A	1–3	20,660	Sheedy 29'
F:2	30 September 1986	Liverpool	H	1–4 (agg 2–7)	26,068	Sharp 88' (pen)

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