The City Ground

SEASON: 1984-85

Total Season: 120Prev Season: 1983-84
League Season: 83This Season: 2025-26
Next Season: 1985-86

DIVISION: Canon First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Brian Clough
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Wimbledon (A) 0-1)
League Cup:: 3rd Round (Sunderland (A) 0-1)
Player Of The Year:: Jim McInally

Top Goalscorer:: Peter Davenport (17 goals)

Competitive Games:: 52
Competitive Goals:: 64
Goals per game:: 1.2
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 64 out of 126 (3 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 50.8%

Highest League Attendance:: 25,902 (Manchester United)
Lowest League Attendance:: 12,649 (Watford)
Average League Attendance:: 16,840
Highest Cup Attendance:: 23,582 (Newcastle United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 14,291 (Sunderland)

Champions:: Everton
FA Cup:: Manchester United
League Cup:: Norwich City
League Trophy:: Wigan Athletic
Community Shield:: Everton
EUROPE
European Cup:: Juventus
UEFA Cup:: Real Madrid
Cup Winners Cup:: Everton
Super Cup:: Juventus

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 5
5-0 (Wed Sep 05, 1984, Aston Villa, Away, League Tier 1)

Biggest Winning Margin: 5
5-0 (Wed Sep 05, 1984, Aston Villa, Away, League Tier 1)

Most Goals Conceded: 5
0-5 (Sat Dec 15, 1984, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)

Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Sat Dec 15, 1984, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)

Clean Sheets:: 16
Yellow Cards:: 3
Red Cards:: 2
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 6
Penalties conceded:: 4
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 2

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1984-85

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Everton	42	28	6	8	88	43	16	3	2	58	17	12	3	6	30	26	45	90		1-0	0-5
2	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	68	35	12	4	5	36	19	10	7	4	32	16	33	77		0-2	0-1
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	23	8	11	78	51	11	3	7	46	31	12	5	4	32	20	27	77		1-2	0-1
4	Manchester United	42	22	10	10	77	47	13	6	2	47	13	9	4	8	30	34	30	76		3-2	0-2
5	Southampton	42	19	11	12	56	47	13	4	4	29	18	6	7	8	27	29	9	68		2-0	0-1
6	Chelsea	42	18	12	12	63	48	13	3	5	38	20	5	9	7	25	28	15	66		2-0	0-1
7	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	61	49	14	5	2	37	14	5	4	12	24	35	12	66		2-0	1-1
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	14	11	58	45	12	7	2	39	21	5	7	9	19	24	13	65		0-0	1-3
9	Nottingham Forest	42	19	7	16	56	48	13	4	4	35	18	6	3	12	21	30	8	64
10	Aston Villa	42	15	11	16	60	60	10	7	4	34	20	5	4	12	26	40	0	56		3-2	5-0
11	Watford	42	14	13	15	81	71	10	5	6	48	30	4	8	9	33	41	10	55		1-1	0-2
12	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	7	19	58	62	11	4	6	36	23	5	3	13	22	39	-4	55		1-2	1-4
13	Luton Town	42	15	9	18	57	61	12	5	4	40	22	3	4	14	17	39	-4	54		3-1	2-1
14	Newcastle United	42	13	13	16	55	70	11	4	6	33	26	2	9	10	22	44	-15	52		0-0	1-1
15	Leicester City	42	15	6	21	65	73	10	4	7	39	25	5	2	14	26	48	-8	51		2-1	0-1
16	West Ham United	42	13	12	17	51	68	7	8	6	27	23	6	4	11	24	45	-17	51		1-2	0-0
17	Ipswich Town	42	13	11	18	46	57	8	7	6	27	20	5	4	12	19	37	-11	50		2-0	0-1
18	Coventry City	42	15	5	22	47	64	11	3	7	29	22	4	2	15	18	42	-17	50		2-0	3-1
19	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	11	18	53	72	11	6	4	41	30	2	5	14	12	42	-19	50		2-0	0-3
20	Norwich City	42	13	10	19	46	64	9	6	6	28	24	4	4	13	18	40	-18	49	Relegated	3-1	1-0
21	Sunderland	42	10	10	22	40	62	7	6	8	20	26	3	4	14	20	36	-22	40	Relegated	3-1	2-0
22	Stoke City	42	3	8	31	24	91	3	3	15	18	41	0	5	16	6	50	-67	17	Relegated	1-1	4-1

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	13 times	9 times	8 times	1 time	1 time
Conceded	24 times	8 times	2 times	1 time	1 time
Won By	6 times	12 times	2 times		1 time
Lost By	13 times	4 times	2 times		1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	9	1	2	1	-	1	1	5	3	Everton (0-5), Everton (1-0)
2	13	2	2	1	-	1	3	4	3	Manchester United (3-2), Manchester United (0-2)
3	15	3	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Tottenham Hotspur (0-1)
4	3	4	2	-	-	2	1	3	0	Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Liverpool (0-1)
5	17	5	1	1	-	-	2	0	3	Southampton (2-0)
6	14	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	38	7	4	-	4	-	2	2	4	West Ham United (0-0), Newcastle United (1-1), Sheffield Wednesday (0-0), Arsenal (1-1)
8	73	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	47	9	3	2	-	1	5	2	6	Sunderland (3-1), Southampton (0-1), Chelsea (2-0)
10	20	10	2	2	-	-	6	0	6	Aston Villa (5-0), Norwich City (1-0)
11	15	11	3	-	1	2	1	5	1	Queens Park Rangers (0-3), Chelsea (0-1), Watford (1-1)
12		12	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Newcastle United (0-0)
13	8	13	1	1	-	-	2	0	3	Sunderland (2-0)
14		14	3	1	-	2	3	3	3	Queens Park Rangers (2-0), West Bromwich Albion (1-2), Leicester City (0-1)
15		15	3	2	-	1	5	3	6	Arsenal (2-0), Norwich City (3-1), Watford (0-2)
16		16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17		17	2	1	-	1	4	6	3	West Bromwich Albion (1-4), Aston Villa (3-2)
18	2	18	2	2	-	-	5	2	6	Coventry City (3-1), Luton Town (2-1)
19	1	19	4	3	-	1	8	4	9	Luton Town (3-1), Leicester City (2-1), Ipswich Town (2-0), West Ham United (1-2)
20	1	20	3	1	1	1	3	3	4	Stoke City (1-1), Liverpool (0-2), Coventry City (2-0)
21		21	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Ipswich Town (0-1)
22		22	1	1	-	-	4	1	3	Stoke City (4-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Sheffield Wednesday (1-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 25, 1984	3:00 pm	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-3	31,925	18	Davenport (37')
2	Wed Aug 29, 1984	7:45 pm	Arsenal	H	2-0	17,972	10	Metgod (63'), Davenport (67')
3	Sat Sep 01, 1984	3:00 pm	Sunderland	H	3-1	15,760	4	Davenport (13', 53', 63')
4	Wed Sep 05, 1984	7:45 pm	Aston Villa	A	5-0	17,730	1	Bowyer (33'), Christie (60', 68', 88'), Hodge (78')
5	Sat Sep 08, 1984	3:00 pm	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-3	13,507	3
6	Sun Sep 16, 1984	3:00 pm	Luton Town	H	3-1	17,434	1	Hodge (60', 75'), Davenport (74')
7	Sat Sep 22, 1984	3:00 pm	West Ham United	A	0-0	17,434	3
8	Sat Sep 29, 1984	3:00 pm	Norwich City	H	3-1	15,166	2	Dave Watson (22' OG), Hodge (88'), Christie (90')
9	Sat Oct 06, 1984	3:00 pm	Stoke City	H	1-1	14,129	2	Davenport (83' pen)
10	Sat Oct 13, 1984	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-4	13,056	5	Bowyer (47')
11	Sat Oct 20, 1984	3:00 pm	Newcastle United	A	1-1	19,838	6	Hodge (44')
12	Sun Oct 28, 1984	3:00 pm	Liverpool	H	0-2	19,838	7
13	Sat Nov 03, 1984	3:00 pm	Southampton	A	0-1	17,818	10
14	Sat Nov 10, 1984	3:00 pm	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-2	21,306	13	Davenport (56')
15	Sat Nov 17, 1984	3:00 pm	Coventry City	A	3-1	9,894	9	Micky Adams (42' OG), Walsh (78'), Riley (85')
16	Sun Nov 25, 1984	3:00 pm	Leicester City	H	2-1	21,463	9	Davenport (23', 28' pen)
17	Sat Dec 01, 1984	3:00 pm	Watford	A	0-2	17,758	11
18	Sat Dec 08, 1984	3:00 pm	Manchester United	H	3-2	25,902	10	Hodge (63'), Mills (78'), Metgod (90')
19	Sat Dec 15, 1984	3:00 pm	Everton	A	0-5	22,487	11
20	Sun Dec 23, 1984	3:00 pm	Sunderland	A	2-0	21,086	10	Christie (37'), Wigley (89')
21	Wed Dec 26, 1984	7:45 pm	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	17,123	7	Hodge (53'), Metgod (55')
22	Sat Dec 29, 1984	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	H	3-2	17,676	5	Davenport (40', 86' pen), Metgod (84')
23	Tue Jan 01, 1985	7:45 pm	Chelsea	A	0-1	21,552	7
24	Sat Feb 02, 1985	3:00 pm	Norwich City	A	1-0	14,669	8	Davenport (87')
25	Sat Feb 09, 1985	3:00 pm	Queens Park Rangers	H	2-0	14,752	7	Hodge (78'), Metgod (84')
26	Sat Feb 23, 1985	3:00 pm	Southampton	H	2-0	14,752	5	Hodge (25'), Davenport (29' pen)
27	Sat Mar 02, 1985	3:00 pm	Liverpool	A	0-1	35,696	8
28	Sat Mar 09, 1985	3:00 pm	Newcastle United	H	0-0	17,425	8
29	Sat Mar 16, 1985	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	H	1-2	12,663	8	Davenport (55')
30	Wed Mar 20, 1985	7:45 pm	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0-0	17,648	8
31	Sat Mar 23, 1985	3:00 pm	Stoke City	A	4-1	7,453	6	Hodge (27'), Hart (34'), Riley (52'), Davenport (78' pen)
32	Sat Mar 30, 1985	3:00 pm	West Ham United	H	1-2	13,560	7	Hodge (55')
33	Sat Apr 06, 1985	3:00 pm	Ipswich Town	A	0-1	16,296	8
34	Wed Apr 10, 1985	7:45 pm	Chelsea	H	2-0	14,666	8	Birtles (49'), Metgod (54')
35	Sat Apr 13, 1985	3:00 pm	Arsenal	A	1-1	24,152	8	Mills (3')
36	Sat Apr 20, 1985	3:00 pm	Coventry City	H	2-0	12,990	8	Mills (24'), Kenny Hibbitt (42' OG)
37	Wed Apr 24, 1985	7:45 pm	Luton Town	A	2-1	10,156	7	Mills (2'), Hodge (89')	Safe
38	Sat Apr 27, 1985	3:00 pm	Leicester City	A	0-1	13,886	8		Safe
39	Sat May 04, 1985	3:00 pm	Watford	H	1-1	12,649	8	Clough (86')	Safe
40	Mon May 06, 1985	7:45 pm	Manchester United	A	0-2	41,775	8		Safe
41	Sat May 11, 1985	3:00 pm	Everton	H	1-0	18,784	9	Birtles (10')	Safe
42	Fri May 17, 1985	7:45 pm	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	20,075	9		Safe

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sun Jan 06, 1985	3:00 pm	Newcastle United	3		H	1-1	23,582	Bowyer (68')
Wed Jan 09, 1985	7:45 pm	Newcastle United	3	1	A	3-1	25,166	Davenport (29' pen), Bowyer (107'), Christie (110')
Sat Jan 26, 1985	3:00 pm	Wimbledon	4		H	0-0	17,184
Wed Jan 30, 1985	7:45 pm	Wimbledon	4	1	A	0-1	10,348

League Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Sep 25, 1984	7:45 pm	Portsmouth	2	1		A	0-1	20,409
Wed Oct 10, 1984	7:45 pm	Portsmouth	2	2		H	3-0	18,182	Hodge (46'), Wigley (91'), Gunn (96')
Wed Oct 31, 1984	7:45 pm	Sunderland	3			H	1-1	14,291	Christie (44')
Tue Nov 06, 1984	7:45 pm	Sunderland	3		1	A	0-1	23,184

UEFA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 19, 1984	7:45 pm	Brugge	Belgium	1	1	H	0-0	18,307
Wed Oct 03, 1984	7:45 pm	Brugge	Belgium	1	2	A	0-1	24,983

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sun Jul 29, 1984	3:00 pm	Keyworth	England	A	2-1	1,800	Walsh (? pen), Riley (?)
Fri Aug 03, 1984	7:45 pm	FK Moss	Norway	A	1-1	2,000	Christie (?)
Sun Aug 05, 1984	3:00 pm	Fredrikstad	Norway	A	3-1	1,216	Bowyer (?), Christie (?, ?)
Tue Aug 07, 1984	7:45 pm	Celtic	Scotland	A	0-0	-
Wed Aug 08, 1984	7:45 pm	Dundee United	Scotland	A	0-2	7,430
Wed Aug 15, 1984	7:45 pm	Lierse	Belgium	A	1-1	3,000	Hodge (?)
Fri Aug 17, 1984	7:45 pm	Den Bosch	Netherlands	A	1-1	2,100	Wigley (?)
Sat Aug 18, 1984	3:00 pm	Volendam	Netherlands	A	5-1	3,000	Carr (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?), Murray (?)
Mon Aug 20, 1984	7:45 pm	Derby County	England	A	0-2	8,085
Wed Aug 22, 1984	7:45 pm	Panathinaikos	Greece	A	2-2	46,424	McInally (?), Hodge (?)

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sun Nov 18, 1984	3:00 pm	Australia	Australia	H	0-0	1,344
Mon Dec 10, 1984	7:45 pm	Al-Hilal	Kuwait	A	2-0	5,000	Riley (?), Hodge (?)
Wed Dec 12, 1984	7:45 pm	Al-Ittihad	Saudi Arabia	A	1-1	8,000	Fairclough (?)
Mon Feb 11, 1985	7:45 pm	Iraq XI	Iraq	A	0-2	-
Wed Feb 13, 1985	7:45 pm	Iraq XI	Iraq	A	1-1	-	Hodge (?)

Testimonial

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Feb 26, 1985	7:45 pm	Notts County	England	A	2-1	1,354	Birtles (44'), Davenport (85')
Mon Apr 29, 1985	7:45 pm	Burton Albion	England	A	6-2	822	? (?), Walsh (?), Birtles (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?)
Sun May 12, 1985	3:00 pm	All Star XI	England	H	-	-

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Brian Clough
Sun Jul 29, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Keyworth				A	2-1	1,800	Walsh (? pen), Riley (?)
Fri Aug 03, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	FK Moss				A	1-1	2,000	Christie (?)
Sun Aug 05, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Fredrikstad				A	3-1	1,216	Bowyer (?), Christie (?, ?)
Tue Aug 07, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Celtic				A	0-0	-
Wed Aug 08, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Dundee United				A	0-2	7,430
Wed Aug 15, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Lierse				A	1-1	3,000	Hodge (?)
Fri Aug 17, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Den Bosch				A	1-1	2,100	Wigley (?)
Sat Aug 18, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Volendam				A	5-1	3,000	Carr (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?), Murray (?)
Mon Aug 20, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Derby County				A	0-2	8,085
Wed Aug 22, 1984	Pre-Season Friendly	Panathinaikos				A	2-2	46,424	McInally (?), Hodge (?)
Sat Aug 25, 1984	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday				A	1-3	31,925	Davenport (37')
Wed Aug 29, 1984	League Tier 1	Arsenal				H	2-0	17,972	Metgod (63'), Davenport (67')
Sat Sep 01, 1984	League Tier 1	Sunderland				H	3-1	15,760	Davenport (13', 53', 63')
Wed Sep 05, 1984	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				A	5-0	17,730	Bowyer (33'), Christie (60', 68', 88'), Hodge (78')
Sat Sep 08, 1984	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers				A	0-3	13,507
Sun Sep 16, 1984	League Tier 1	Luton Town				H	3-1	17,434	Hodge (60', 75'), Davenport (74')
Wed Sep 19, 1984	UEFA Cup	Brugge	1	1		H	0-0	18,307
Sat Sep 22, 1984	League Tier 1	West Ham United				A	0-0	17,434
Tue Sep 25, 1984	League Cup	Portsmouth	2	1		A	0-1	20,409
Sat Sep 29, 1984	League Tier 1	Norwich City				H	3-1	15,166	Dave Watson (22' OG), Hodge (88'), Christie (90')
Wed Oct 03, 1984	UEFA Cup	Brugge	1	2		A	0-1	24,983
Sat Oct 06, 1984	League Tier 1	Stoke City				H	1-1	14,129	Davenport (83' pen)
Wed Oct 10, 1984	League Cup	Portsmouth	2	2		H	3-0	18,182	Hodge (46'), Wigley (91'), Gunn (96')
Sat Oct 13, 1984	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				A	1-4	13,056	Bowyer (47')
Sat Oct 20, 1984	League Tier 1	Newcastle United				A	1-1	19,838	Hodge (44')
Sun Oct 28, 1984	League Tier 1	Liverpool				H	0-2	19,838
Wed Oct 31, 1984	League Cup	Sunderland	3			H	1-1	14,291	Christie (44')
Sat Nov 03, 1984	League Tier 1	Southampton				A	0-1	17,818
Tue Nov 06, 1984	League Cup	Sunderland	3		1	A	0-1	23,184
Sat Nov 10, 1984	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				H	1-2	21,306	Davenport (56')
Sat Nov 17, 1984	League Tier 1	Coventry City				A	3-1	9,894	Micky Adams (42' OG), Walsh (78'), Riley (85')
Sun Nov 18, 1984	Friendly	Australia				H	0-0	1,344
Sun Nov 25, 1984	League Tier 1	Leicester City				H	2-1	21,463	Davenport (23', 28' pen)
Sat Dec 01, 1984	League Tier 1	Watford				A	0-2	17,758
Sat Dec 08, 1984	League Tier 1	Manchester United				H	3-2	25,902	Hodge (63'), Mills (78'), Metgod (90')
Mon Dec 10, 1984	Friendly	Al-Hilal				A	2-0	5,000	Riley (?), Hodge (?)
Wed Dec 12, 1984	Friendly	Al-Ittihad				A	1-1	8,000	Fairclough (?)
Sat Dec 15, 1984	League Tier 1	Everton				A	0-5	22,487
Sun Dec 23, 1984	League Tier 1	Sunderland				A	2-0	21,086	Christie (37'), Wigley (89')
Wed Dec 26, 1984	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				H	2-0	17,123	Hodge (53'), Metgod (55')
Sat Dec 29, 1984	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				H	3-2	17,676	Davenport (40', 86' pen), Metgod (84')
Tue Jan 01, 1985	League Tier 1	Chelsea				A	0-1	21,552
Sun Jan 06, 1985	FA Cup	Newcastle United	3			H	1-1	23,582	Bowyer (68')
Wed Jan 09, 1985	FA Cup	Newcastle United	3		1	A	3-1	25,166	Davenport (29' pen), Bowyer (107'), Christie (110')
Sat Jan 26, 1985	FA Cup	Wimbledon	4			H	0-0	17,184
Wed Jan 30, 1985	FA Cup	Wimbledon	4		1	A	0-1	10,348
Sat Feb 02, 1985	League Tier 1	Norwich City				A	1-0	14,669	Davenport (87')
Sat Feb 09, 1985	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers				H	2-0	14,752	Hodge (78'), Metgod (84')
Mon Feb 11, 1985	Friendly	Iraq XI				A	0-2	-
Wed Feb 13, 1985	Friendly	Iraq XI				A	1-1	-	Hodge (?)
Sat Feb 23, 1985	League Tier 1	Southampton				H	2-0	14,752	Hodge (25'), Davenport (29' pen)
Tue Feb 26, 1985	Testimonial	Notts County				A	2-1	1,354	Birtles (44'), Davenport (85')
Sat Mar 02, 1985	League Tier 1	Liverpool				A	0-1	35,696
Sat Mar 09, 1985	League Tier 1	Newcastle United				H	0-0	17,425
Sat Mar 16, 1985	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				H	1-2	12,663	Davenport (55')
Wed Mar 20, 1985	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday				H	0-0	17,648
Sat Mar 23, 1985	League Tier 1	Stoke City				A	4-1	7,453	Hodge (27'), Hart (34'), Riley (52'), Davenport (78' pen)
Sat Mar 30, 1985	League Tier 1	West Ham United				H	1-2	13,560	Hodge (55')
Sat Apr 06, 1985	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				A	0-1	16,296
Wed Apr 10, 1985	League Tier 1	Chelsea				H	2-0	14,666	Birtles (49'), Metgod (54')
Sat Apr 13, 1985	League Tier 1	Arsenal				A	1-1	24,152	Mills (3')
Sat Apr 20, 1985	League Tier 1	Coventry City				H	2-0	12,990	Mills (24'), Kenny Hibbitt (42' OG)
Wed Apr 24, 1985	League Tier 1	Luton Town				A	2-1	10,156	Mills (2'), Hodge (89')	Safe
Sat Apr 27, 1985	League Tier 1	Leicester City				A	0-1	13,886		Safe
Mon Apr 29, 1985	Testimonial	Burton Albion				A	6-2	822	? (?), Walsh (?), Birtles (?), Hodge (?, ?, ?)
Sat May 04, 1985	League Tier 1	Watford				H	1-1	12,649	Clough (86')	Safe
Mon May 06, 1985	League Tier 1	Manchester United				A	0-2	41,775		Safe
Sat May 11, 1985	League Tier 1	Everton				H	1-0	18,784	Birtles (10')	Safe
Sun May 12, 1985	Testimonial	All Star XI				H	-	-
Fri May 17, 1985	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				A	0-1	20,075		Safe

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Sep 19, 1984	Brugge	Belgium	1	1	H	0-0	18,307
Wed Oct 03, 1984	Brugge	Belgium	1	2	A	0-1	24,983

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue Feb 26, 1985	Notts County	England	A	2-1	1,354
Mon Apr 29, 1985	Burton Albion	England	A	6-2	822
Sun May 12, 1985	All Star XI	England	H	-	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £67,000				Out (5) - £10,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Johnny Metgod	Bought			Trevor Christie	Sold
	Trevor Christie	Bought		Nov 17, 1984	Paul Raynor	Sold
Jul 27, 1984	Hans Segers	Bought	£42,000	May 01, 1985	Paul Hart	Sold
Aug 01, 1984	Franz Carr	Bought	£25,000	May 17, 1985	Kenny Swain	Sold
Dec 01, 1984	Alan Davidson	Bought		Jun 01, 1986	Ronnie Sinclair	Sold	£10,000

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Hans Segers	Netherlands	22	32	15	6	11
GK		Steve Sutton	England	23	20	6	5	9
Defenders
D		Alan Davidson	Australia	24	5	2	1	2
D		Bryn Gunn	England	25	24	8	7	9	1			1
D		Des Walker	England	18	3	1		2
D		Gary Fleming	N. Ireland	17	2	1	1
D		Jim McInally	Scotland	20	28	13	6	9							Player Of The Year
D		Johnny Metgod	Netherlands	26	50	21	10	19	6			1		1
D		Kenny Swain	England	32	47	19	9	19
D		Mark Smalley	England	19	3		2	1				1
D		Paul Hart	England	31	38	17	7	14	1			1
Midfielders
M		Chris Fairclough	England	20	45	19	10	16			1	2
M		Colin Walsh	Scotland	22	18	4	4	10	1	1		1	4	2
M		Gary Mills	England	22	31	11	5	15	4	1		1	10	4
M		Ian Bowyer	England	33	49	19	11	19	4			2
M		Paul Raynor	England	18	4	1		3			1	1
M		Steve Hodge	England	21	51	21	10	20	13	1		1
M		Trevor Christie	England	25	20	9	5	6	7			5		3
Forwards
F		David Campbell	N. Ireland	19	1			1					1	1
F		David Riley	England	23	11	4	1	6	2				3	2
F		Garry Birtles	England	28	15	5	3	7	2			3	1
F		Nigel Clough	England	18	9	5	2	2	1				1	2
F		Peter Davenport	England	23	44	19	9	16	17			1
F		Steve Wigley	England	22	44	18	11	15	2			1	2	2

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 16

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
17 (6)	Peter Davenport	44
13	Steve Hodge	51
7	Trevor Christie	20
6	Johnny Metgod	50
4	Gary Mills	31
4	Ian Bowyer	49
3	Own Goals	52
2	David Riley	11
2	Garry Birtles	15
2	Steve Wigley	44
1	Bryn Gunn	24
1	Colin Walsh	18
1	Nigel Clough	9
1	Paul Hart	38

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Aston Villa	Wed Sep 05, 1984	Away	5-0	Sat Dec 29, 1984	Home	3-2
Coventry City	Sat Nov 17, 1984	Away	3-1	Sat Apr 20, 1985	Home	2-0
Luton Town	Sun Sep 16, 1984	Home	3-1	Wed Apr 24, 1985	Away	2-1
Norwich City	Sat Sep 29, 1984	Home	3-1	Sat Feb 02, 1985	Away	1-0
Sunderland	Sat Sep 01, 1984	Home	3-1	Sun Dec 23, 1984	Away	2-0

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Liverpool	Sun Oct 28, 1984	Home	0-2	Sat Mar 02, 1985	Away	0-1
Tottenham Hotspur	Sat Nov 10, 1984	Home	1-2	Fri May 17, 1985	Away	0-1
West Bromwich Albion	Sat Oct 13, 1984	Away	1-4	Sat Mar 16, 1985	Home	1-2