# 1984–85 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was Liverpool Football Club's 93rd season in existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the First Division. As European champions, Liverpool took part in the 1984 Intercontinental Cup in December 1984 against Independiente in Tokyo, where they lost 1–0.
Liverpool reached the 1985 European Cup Final where they faced Juventus. They lost the match 1–0, but the game was overshadowed by crowd trouble where thirty-nine Juventus fans died. Just hours before the match, Liverpool manager Joe Fagan had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Bob Bolder
* Bruce Grobbelaar
* Chris Pile

### Defenders

* Jim Beglin
* Gary Gillespie
* Alan Hansen
* Alan Kennedy
* Mark Lawrenson
* John McGregor
* Phil Neal

### Midfielders

* Craig Johnston
* Sammy Lee
* Kevin MacDonald
* Jan Mølby
* Steve Nicol
* John Wark
* Ronnie Whelan

### Attackers

* Kenny Dalglish
* David Hodgson
* Michael Robinson
* Ian Rush
* Paul Walsh
* David West

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | Charity Sheild | Charity Sheild | League Cup | League Cup | European Cups | European Cups | World Club Champ. | World Club Champ. |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | DF | IRL | Jim Beglin | 15 | 2 | 10+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kenny Dalglish | 53 | 6 | 36+0 | 6 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gary Gillespie | 24 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ZIM | Bruce Grobbelaar | 64 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Hansen | 62 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | AUS | Craig Johnston | 17 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Kennedy | 49 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Mark Lawrenson | 50 | 2 | 33+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sammy Lee | 25 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Kevin MacDonald | 24 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | DEN | Jan Mølby | 24 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Neal | 64 | 5 | 42+0 | 4 | 7+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Steve Nicol | 48 | 7 | 29+2 | 5 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Michael Robinson | 10 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Ian Rush | 44 | 26 | 28+0 | 14 | 6+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Walsh | 39 | 13 | 22+4 | 8 | 1+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Wark | 63 | 27 | 40+0 | 18 | 7+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 10+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Ronnie Whelan | 59 | 12 | 35+2 | 7 | 7+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 | Disqualified from the European Cup |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
* ↑ Manchester United would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
* ↑ Since the FA Cup winners, Manchester United, would have qualified for the UEFA Cup based on league position, this would have been passed down to the next best-placed team, Southampton.

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 25-Aug-84 | Norwich City | A | 3–3 | Own Goal 2' Dalglish 24' Neal pen 67' | 22,005 | Report | Report |
| 27-Aug-84 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Walsh 1' Wark 75', 85' | 32,633 | Report | Report |
| 01-Sep-84 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–1 | Whelan 82' | 33,982 | Report | Report |
| 04-Sep-84 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | Neal pen 47' Dalglish 71' | 14,127 | Report | Report |
| 08-Sep-84 | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | Kennedy 82' | 50,006 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-84 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | Walsh 17' | 34,044 | Report | Report |
| 22-Sep-84 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | Walsh 73' | 56,638 | Report | Report |
| 29-Sep-84 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | | 40,196 | Report | Report |
| 06-Oct-84 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | | 29,346 | Report | Report |
| 12-Oct-84 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 28,599 | Report | Report |
| 20-Oct-84 | Everton | H | 0–1 | | 45,545 | Report | Report |
| 28-Oct-84 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | Whelan 36' Rush 50' | 19,838 | Report | Report |
| 03-Nov-84 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Whelan 86' | 20,611 | Report | Report |
| 10-Nov-84 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | Rush 46' | 36,382 | Report | Report |
| 18-Nov-84 | Newcastle United | A | 2–0 | Nicol 24' Wark 89' | 28,003 | Report | Report |
| 24-Nov-84 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | Wark 41', 53' | 34,918 | Report | Report |
| 01-Dec-84 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Mølby 28' | 40,972 | Report | Report |
| 04-Dec-84 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | Wark 8', 89' Rush pen 23' | 27,237 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-84 | Aston Villa | A | 0–0 | | 24,007 | Report | Report |
| 21-Dec-84 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–0 | Wark 38' Rush 60' | 11,007 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-84 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 | Neal pen 60' | 38,419 | Report | Report |
| 29-Dec-84 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Wark 26' | 35,403 | Report | Report |
| 01-Jan-85 | Watford | A | 1–1 | Rush 88' | 27,073 | Report | Report |
| 19-Jan-85 | Norwich City | H | 4–0 | Wark 36' Rush 80', 89' Dalglish 86' | 30,627 | Report | Report |
| 02-Feb-85 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | Lawrenson 85' | 48,246 | Report | Report |
| 12-Feb-85 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | Rush 32' Neal 52 Whelan 87' | 28,645 | Report | Report |
| 23-Feb-85 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | Nicol 14' Dalglish 28' | 31,368 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-85 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 | Wark pen 49' | 35,696 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–1 | | 43,852 | Report | Report |
| 23-Mar-85 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 5–0 | Nicol 6' Dalglish 56' Wark 64', 70', 82' | 20,500 | Report | Report |
| 31-Mar-85 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | | 34,886 | Report | Report |
| 03-Apr-85 | Sunderland | A | 3–0 | Rush 1', 30' Wark 70' | 24,096 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-85 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | Whelan 82' | 22,942 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-85 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | Wark 57' Gillespie 69' Walsh 80' | 34,733 | Report | Report |
| 27-Apr-85 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | | 24,484 | Report | Report |
| 04-May-85 | Chelsea | H | 4–3 | Whelan 4' Nicol 11', 27' Rush 68' | 33,733 | Report | Report |
| 06-May-85 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | Walsh 44', 58' | 18,951 | Report | Report |
| 11-May-85 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | Whelan 66' Rush 68' | 33,001 | Report | Report |
| 14-May-85 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Wark 31' | 23,001 | Report | Report |
| 17-May-85 | Watford | H | 4–3 | Rush 52', 81' Dalglish 57' Wark pen 59' | 29,130 | Report | Report |
| 20-May-85 | West Ham United | A | 3–0 | Walsh 26', 36' Beglin 56' | 22,408 | Report | Report |
| 23-May-85 | Everton | A | 0–1 | | 51,045 | Report | Report |

### FA Charity Shield

| Everton | Liverpool |
Neville Southall :
| DF | 2 | Gary Stevens |
| DF | 3 | John Bailey |
| DF | 4 | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| DF | 5 | Derek Mountfield |
| MF | 6 | Peter Reid |
| MF | 7 | Trevor Steven |
| FW | 8 | Adrian Heath |
| FW | 9 | Graeme Sharp |
| MF | 10 | Paul Bracewell |
| MF | 11 | Kevin Richardson |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | | Jim Arnold |
| FW | | Andy Gray |
| DF | | Alan Harper |
| MF | | Kevin Sheedy |
| FW | | Ian Marshall |
| Manager: |||
| Howard Kendall ||||
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| DF | 2 | Phil Neal |
| DF | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| DF | 4 | Mark Lawrenson |
| MF | 5 | Ronnie Whelan |
| DF | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| FW | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| MF | 8 | Sammy Lee | 53' |
| FW | 9 | Ian Rush |
| MF | 10 | Steve Nicol |
| MF | 11 | John Wark |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | | Paul Walsh | 53' |
| FW | | David Hodgson | |
| Manager: |||
| Joe Fagan ||||

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 05-Jan-85 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Rush 4', 74' Wark 49' | 36,877 | Report | Report |
| 27-Jan-85 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Rush 17' | 27,905 | Report | Report |
| 16-Feb-85 | York City | A | 1–1 | Rush 52' | 13,485 | Report | Report |
| 20-Feb-85 | York City | H | 7–0 | Whelan 15', 55' Wark 28', 58', 79' Neal 72' Walsh 83' | 43,010 | Report | Report |
| 10-Mar-85 | Barnsley | A | 4–0 | Rush 55', 80', 84' Whelan 72' | 19,838 | Report | Report |
| 13-Apr-85 | Manchester United | N | 2–2 | Whelan 87' Walsh 119' | 51,690 | Report | Report |
| 17-Apr-85 | Manchester United | N | 1–2 | McGrath 39' (o.g.) | 45,775 | Report | Report |

### League Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 24-Sep-84 | Stockport County | A | 0–0 | | 11,169 | Report | Report |
| 09-Oct-84 | Stockport County | H | 2–0 | Robinson 97' Whelan 115' | 13,422 | Report | Report |
| 31-Oct-84 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 38,690 | Report | Report |

### European Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 19-Sep-84 | Lech Poznań | A | 1–0 | Wark 62' | 35,000 | Report | Report |
| 03-Oct-84 | Lech Poznań | H | 4–0 | Wark 13', 19', 89' Walsh 38' | 22,143 | Report | Report |
| 24-Oct-84 | Benfica | H | 3–1 | Rush 44', 71', 76' | 27,733 | Report | Report |
| 07-Nov-84 | Benfica | A | 0–1 | | 50,000 | Report | Report |
| 06-Mar-85 | Austria Vienna | A | 1–1 | Nicol 86' | 21,000 | Report | Report |
| 20-Mar-85 | Austria Vienna | H | 4–1 | Walsh 16', 55' Nicol 39' Own Goal 46' | 32,761 | Report | Report |
| 10-Apr-85 | Panathinaikos | H | 4–0 | Wark 35' Rush 48', 49' Beglin 85' | 39,488 | Report | Report |
| 24-Apr-85 | Panathinaikos | A | 1–0 | Lawrenson 61' | 56,400 | Report | Report |
Final
| Juventus | Liverpool |
Stefano Tacconi :
| DF | 2 | Luciano Favero |
| DF | 3 | Antonio Cabrini |
| MF | 4 | Massimo Bonini |
| DF | 5 | Sergio Brio |
| DF | 6 | Gaetano Scirea (c) |
| FW | 7 | Massimo Briaschi | 84' |
| MF | 8 | Marco Tardelli |
| FW | 9 | Paolo Rossi | 89' |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini |
| FW | 11 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Luciano Bodini |
| DF | 13 | Nicola Caricola |
| FW | 14 | Cesare Prandelli | 84' |
| MF | 15 | Bruno Limido |
| MF | 16 | Beniamino Vignola | 89' |
| Manager: |||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||||
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal (c) |
| LB | 3 | Jim Beglin |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson | | 4' |
| RM | 5 | Steve Nicol |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| CM | 8 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| LM | 10 | Paul Walsh | | 46' |
| CM | 11 | John Wark | 38' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 13 | Sammy Lee |
| DF | 14 | Gary Gillespie | | 4' |
| MF | 15 | Jan Mølby |
| MF | 16 | Craig Johnston | | 46' |
| GK | 17 | Chris Pile |
| Manager: |||
| Joe Fagan ||||

### Intercontinental Cup

| Independiente | Liverpool |
Carlos Goyén :
| DF | 2 | Hugo Villaverde | 74' |
| DF | 3 | Carlos Enrique |
| DF | 4 | Néstor Clausen |
| DF | 5 | Enzo Trossero |
| MF | 6 | Claudio Marangoni |
| MF | 7 | Jorge Burruchaga |
| MF | 8 | Ricardo Giusti |
| FW | 9 | José Percudani |
| MF | 10 | Ricardo Bochini |
| FW | 11 | Alejandro Barberón |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 13 | Pedro Monzón | 74' |
| Manager: |||
| José Pastoriza Man of the Match: José Percudani (Independiente) Assistant referees: ||||
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| RB | 4 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 6 | Alan Kennedy |
| CB | 3 | Gary Gillespie |
| LM | 2 | Steve Nicol |
| CB | 5 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Kenny Dalglish |
| CM | 8 | Jan Mølby |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| RM | 10 | Craig Johnston |
| CM | 11 | John Wark | 76' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 14 | Ronnie Whelan | 76' |
| GK | 12 | Bob Bolder |
| MF | 13 | Kevin MacDonald |
| FW | 15 | Michael Robinson |
| Manager: |||
| Joe Fagan ||||

### European Super Cup

Luciano Bodini :
| DF | 2 | Luciano Favero |
| DF | 3 | Antonio Cabrini |
| MF | 4 | Massimo Bonini |
| DF | 5 | Sergio Brio |
| DF | 6 | Gaetano Scirea |
| FW | 7 | Massimo Briaschi |
| MF | 8 | Marco Tardelli |
| FW | 9 | Paolo Rossi |
| MF | 10 | Michel Platini |
| MF | 11 | Zbigniew Boniek |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Stefano Tacconi |
| DF | 13 | Nicola Caricola |
| MF | 14 | Cesare Prandelli |
| MF | 15 | Bruno Limido |
| MF | 16 | Beniamino Vignola |
| Manager: |||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||||
Bruce Grobbelaar :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Alan Kennedy |
| CB | 4 | Mark Lawrenson | 46' |
| RM | 5 | Steve Nicol |
| CB | 6 | Alan Hansen |
| CF | 7 | Paul Walsh |
| LM | 8 | Ronnie Whelan |
| CF | 9 | Ian Rush |
| CM | 10 | Kevin MacDonald |
| CM | 11 | John Wark |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | 12 | Jim Beglin |
| GK | 13 | Bob Bolder |
| DF | 14 | Gary Gillespie | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Sammy Lee |
| MF | 16 | Jan Mølby |
| Manager: |||
| Joe Fagan ||||