SEASON: 1985-86
- DIVISION:
- Canon First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Blackburn Rovers (A) 2-3)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (Queens Park Rangers (A) 1-3)
- Player Of The Year:
- Nigel Clough
- Top Goalscorer:
- Nigel Clough (18 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 48
- Competitive Goals:
- 82
- Goals per game:
- 1.7
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 68 out of 126 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 54.0%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Bass Charity Vase
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 16 times | 11 times | 9 times | 3 times | 1 time | Conceded | 20 times | 9 times | 5 times | 2 times | Won By | 12 times | 2 times | 6 times | 2 times | Lost By | 7 times | 7 times |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 30,171
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 11,538
- Average League Attendance:
- 16,808
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 12
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE (1985-86)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away |
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 52 | 88 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | Everton | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 46 | 86 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 84 | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 76 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 73 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 71 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 69 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 68 | 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 66 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 65 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 | -5 | 63 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 12 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 59 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | -11 | 52 | 4-0 | 1-2 | 14 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 44 | -11 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | -14 | 45 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -16 | 44 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 17 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -23 | 43 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 80 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | -18 | 42 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 76 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 42 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 20 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | -23 | 41 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 21 | Birmingham City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | -43 | 29 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 53 | -54 | 24 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 04, 1986 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | H | 1-1 | Draw | - | Birtles (?) | ||
Mon Jan 13, 1986 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | Y | 1 | A | 2-3 | Loss | - | Birtles (?), Walsh (?) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Sep 25, 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | H | 4-0 | Win | - | Campbell (?, ?), Clough (?), Rice (?) | ||
Tue Oct 08, 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | A | 3-0 | Win | - | Clough (?), Davenport (?), Rice (?) | ||
Wed Oct 30, 1985 | Derby County | 3 | A | 2-1 | Win | 22,226 | Carr (?), Metgod (?) | |||
Mon Nov 25, 1985 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | A | 1-3 | Loss | - | Clough (?) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 11, 1985 | Notts County | Final | H | 1-2 | Loss | - | Carr (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 03, 1985 | Bournemouth | England | A | 3-3 | Draw | - | Davenport (?), Birtles (?), Pearce (?) |
Mon Aug 05, 1985 | Weymouth | England | A | 5-2 | Win | - | Webb (?, ?), Mills (?), Hodge (?), Davenport (?) |
Wed Aug 07, 1985 | Portsmouth | England | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Blake (? OG), Webb (?), Clough (?) |
Fri Aug 09, 1985 | Brighton and Hove Albion | England | A | 2-5 | Loss | - | Clough (?), Hodge (?) |
Mon Aug 12, 1985 | Barnsley | England | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Hodge (?), Carr (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mon Oct 14, 1985 | Bristol Rovers | England | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Clough (?) |
Tue Oct 22, 1985 | Borrowash Victoria | England | A | 3-1 | Win | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Wed Jan 15, 1986 | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands | H | 0-4 | Loss | - | |
Fri Jan 24, 1986 | Newcastle United | England | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Campbell (?, ?), Bowyer (?) |
Tue Mar 04, 1986 | Stoke City | England | A | 1-2 | Loss | - | Clough (?) |
Wed Mar 19, 1986 | Real Sociedad U-21 | Spain | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Campbell (?, ?) |
Mon Mar 24, 1986 | Ottery St Mary | England | A | 5-1 | Win | - | Campbell (?, ?), Bowyer (?), Clough (? pen), Birtles (?) |
Tue Apr 15, 1986 | Real Sociedad | Spain | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Campbell (?), Rice (?), Carr (?) |
Mon May 05, 1986 | Derry City | Ireland | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Walsh (?), Carr (?) |
Bass Charity Vase
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Fri Aug 02, 1985 | Derby County | Final | A | 0-1 | Loss | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (6) | Out (7) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Aug 01, 1985 | John Robertson | Bought | Brynn Gunn | Sold | Aug 17, 1985 | Ian Butterworth | Bought | Steve Wigley | Sold | Aug 17, 1985 | Neil Webb | Bought | £210,000 | Jun 01, 1983 | John Robertson | Sold | Aug 17, 1985 | Stuart Pearce | Bought | £238,000 | Jan 09, 1985 | Alan Davidson | Sold | Sep 03, 1985 | Brian Rice | Bought | £182,000 | Dec 26, 1985 | Jim McInally | Sold | £112,000 | Nov 23, 1992 | Neil Webb | Bought | £800,000 | Jan 11, 1986 | John Robertson | Sold | Mar 08, 1986 | Peter Davenport | Sold | £657,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Hans Segers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
GK | Steve Sutton | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||
D | Alan Davidson | ||||||||||||
D | Brett Williams | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
D | Des Walker | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
D | Gary Fleming | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
D | Ian Butterworth | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
D | Jim McInally | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
D | Mark Smalley | ||||||||||||
D | Stuart Pearce | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
M | Brynn Gunn | ||||||||||||
F | Brian Rice | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
F | Colin Walsh | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||
F | David Campbell | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
F | Franz Carr | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
F | Garry Birtles | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||
F | Gary Mills | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | Ian Bowyer | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||
F | John Robertson | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Johnny Metgod | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
F | Neil Webb | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
F | Nigel Clough | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | Player Of The Year | ||||
F | Peter Davenport | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 14 | |||||||
F | Steve Chettle | ||||||||||||
F | Steve Hodge | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Steve Wigley | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
F | Kevin Campbell | ||||||||||||
Leigh Palin | |||||||||||||
Raymond Campbell | |||||||||||||
Campbell (1985) |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
18 | Nigel Clough | 45 |
14 | Neil Webb | 44 |
14 | Peter Davenport | 33 |
7 | Colin Walsh | 23 |
7 | Johnny Metgod | 44 |
5 | Brian Rice | 22 |
5 | David Campbell | 18 |
4 | Franz Carr | 25 |
3 | Ian Bowyer | 29 |
2 | Garry Birtles | 30 |
1 | Stuart Pearce | 34 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1985-86
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Birmingham City | Thu Dec 26, 1985 | A | 1-0 | Mon Mar 31, 1986 | H | 3-0 |
Leicester City | Sun Sep 08, 1985 | A | 3-0 | Sat Mar 22, 1986 | H | 4-3 |