# 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.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | 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 |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | 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 |

## Competitions

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### FA Charity Shield

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

### Football League Division One
#### League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 88 | Disqualified from the European Cup |
| 2 | Everton | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 87 | 41 | +46 | 86 | Disqualified from the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | West Ham United | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 84 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 76 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 73 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
* ↑ Since the FA Cup winners, Liverpool, would have instead qualified for the European Cup, qualification would have instead been passed down to runners-up Everton.
* ↑ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 19 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
On June 2, 1985 English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.

#### Matches
### FA Cup

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

### League Cup

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

### Football League Super Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| GS | 18 September 1985 | Manchester United | A | 4–2 | 33,859 | Lineker, Sharp, Sheedy (2) |
| GS | 2 October 1985 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 10,329 | Lineker |
| GS | 23 October 1985 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 12,196 | |
| GS | 4 December 1985 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | 20,542 | Stapleton (o.g.) |
| SF:1 | 5 February 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 7,548 | |
| SF:2 | 19 March 1986 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 (agg 3–1) | 12,008 | Heath, Mountfield, Sharp |
| F:1 | 16 September 1986 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 20,660 | Sheedy |
| F:2 | 30 September 1986 | Liverpool | H | 1–4 (agg 2–7) | 26,068 | Sharp |