1985–86 Manchester City F.C. season

1985–86 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 1985–86 football season

Manchester City
1985–86 season
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Third round
Full Members' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Lillis (11) All: Mark Lillis (15)
Highest home attendance	48,773 vs Manchester United 17 September 1985
Lowest home attendance	9,799 vs Bury 8 October 1985
Biggest win	5–1 (13 Dec 1985 v Coventry City, PL Round 21)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (10 Feb 1986 at Everton, PL Round 38)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 season was Manchester City's 84th season of competitive football and 64th season in the top division of English football.^[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Full Members' Cup.

First Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	7	20	53	64	−11	52
14	Southampton	42	12	10	20	51	62	−11	46
15	Manchester City	42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45
16	Aston Villa	42	10	14	18	51	67	−16	44
17	Coventry City	42	11	10	21	48	71	−23	43

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45	7	7	7	25	26	−1	4	5	12	18	31	−13

Source: [1]

Results by matchday

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Walsall v Manchester City

3 January 1986 Third round	Walsall	1–3	Manchester City	Walsall
				Stadium: Fellows Park

Manchester City v Watford

24 January 1986 Fourth round	Manchester City	1–1	Watford	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Watford v Manchester City

2 February 1986 Fourth round	Watford	0–0 aet	Manchester City	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

Manchester City v Watford

5 February 1986 Fourth round	Manchester City	1–3	Watford	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

EFL Cup

Bury v Manchester City

24 September 1985 Second round	Bury	1–2	Manchester City	Bury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane

Manchester City v Bury

9 October 1985 Second round	Manchester City	2–1	Bury	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Manchester City v Arsenal

29 October 1985 Third round	Manchester City	1–2	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Full Members' Cup

Manchester City v Leeds United

14 October 1985 First round, Northern section	Manchester City	6–1	Leeds United	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Sheffield United v Manchester City

22 October 1985 First round, Northern section	Sheffield United	1–2	Manchester City	Sheffield
				Stadium: Bramall Lane

Manchester City v Sunderland

4 November 1985 Semi finals, Northern section	Manchester City	0–0 (pen)	Sunderland	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Hull City v Manchester City

26 November 1985 Final, Northern section 1st Leg	Hull City	2–1	Manchester City	Hull
				Stadium: Boothferry Park

Manchester City v Hull City

11 December 1985 Final, Northern section 2nd Leg	Manchester City	2–0	Hull City	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Chelsea v Manchester City

23 March 1986 Final	Chelsea	5–4	Manchester City	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

References

^ "History". Statto.

External links

Official website

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Manchester City F.C. seasons

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1940–41
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1944–45
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1946–47
1947–48
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1986–87 in English football

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National teams

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, One) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Everton Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stoke City Sunderland West Bromwich Albion
Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Darlington Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Mansfield Town Middlesbrough Newport County Port Vale Notts County Rotherham United Swindon Town Walsall Wigan Athletic York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Northampton Town Orient Peterborough United Preston North End Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham