# 1984–85 John Player Cup

The 1984–85 John Player Cup was the 14th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Bath won the competition for the second consecutive year defeating London Welsh in the final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

## Draw and results
### First round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Alnwick | Wakefield | 9-34 |
| Aspatria | Birkenhead Park | 19-7 |
| Barkers Butts | Bromsgrove | 10-9 |
| Bedford | Rushton & Higham | 51-0 |
| Devon & Cornwall Police | Lydney | 4-15 |
| Fullerians | Rosslyn Park | + |
| Havant | King's College School Old Boys | 24-11 |
| Hendon | Crawley | 15-18 |
| Lichfield | Loughborough Students | + |
| Maidenhead | Old Redcliffians | 3-9 |
| Nuneaton | Paviors | 16-14 |
| Oxford Old Boys | Swindon | 13-12 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Hartlepool Rovers | 9-9* |
| Redruth | Bletchley | 26-9 |
| Sidcup | Ipswich | 13-6 |
+Result from Sat 22 Sep missing

### Second round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Nuneaton | Wakefield | 13-17 |
| Hartlepool Rovers | Aspatria | 10-16 |
| Bedford | Barkers Butts | 10-4 |
| Lichfield | Stourbridge | 17-10 |
| Sidcup | Old Redcliffians | 24-7 |
| Redruth | Crawley | 14-4 |
| Havant | Berry Hill | 7-27 |
| Blackheath | Sutton & Epsom | 40-6 |
| Rosslyn Park | North Walsham | 15-7 |
| Oxford Old Boys | Lydney | 12-21 |

### Third round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | Berry Hill | 24-3 |
| Bedford | Waterloo | 6-7 |
| Gloucester | Richmond | 29-0 |
| Harlequins | Ealing | 29-12 |
| Leicester | Bristol | 43-4 |
| Lichfield | Sidcup | 11-4 |
| Liverpool | London Scottish | 16-13 |
| Nottingham | Northampton | 15-3 |
| Plymouth | Coventry | 6-42 |
| Redruth | Lydney | 11-29 |
| Sale | Aspatria | 33-10 |
| Saracens | Gosforth | 16-13 |
| Wasps | Rosslyn Park | 23-10 |
| Headingley | London Welsh | 10-18 |
| Wakefield | Blackheath | 6-6* |
| West Hartlepool | Moseley | 9-12 |
Away team progress*

### Fourth round

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Bath | Blackheath | 37-3 |
| Gloucester | Saracens | 29-3 |
| Harlequins | Lichfield | 16-6 |
| Liverpool | Leicester | 9-37 |
| Lydney | Sale | 9-16 |
| Moseley | Coventry | 9-29 |
| Nottingham | London Welsh | 11-12 |
| Waterloo | Wasps | 21-13 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Sale | Bath | 15-25 |
| Coventry | Leicester | 10-10* |
| Gloucester | Harlequins | 31-12 |
| London Welsh | Waterloo | 21-10 |
Coventry progress due to more tries*

### Semi-finals

| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Gloucester | Bath | 11-12 |
| Coventry | London Welsh | 10-10* |
London Welsh progress due to more tries*

### Final

* 27 April 1985
| Bath | 24–15 | London Welsh |
| Try: David Trick Gareth Chilcott Con: John Palmer 2 Pen: John Palmer 4 | | Pen: Colyn Price 5 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (London)
| | 16 | Chris Martin |
| | 15 | David Trick |
| | 14 | John Palmer |
| | 12 | Simon Halliday |
| | 11 | Barry Trevaskis |
| | 10 | John Horton |
| | 9 | Richard Hill |
| | 8 | Paul Simpson |
| | 7 | Jon Hall |
| | 6 | Roger Spurrell (c) |
| | 5 | Nigel Redman |
| | 4 | Nigel Gaymond |
| | 3 | Maurice 'Richard' Lee |
| | 2 | Greg Bess |
| | 1 | Gareth Chilcott |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Jeremy Guscott replaced Trevaskis |
| | 17 | Chris Stanley |
| | 18 | Alun Rees |
| | 19 | Jimmy Deane |
| | 20 | David Sole |
| | 21 | David Egerton |
| Coach: ||
| Jack Rowell ||
| | 15 | Matthew Ebsworth |
| | 14 | Jeremy Hughes |
| | 13 | Bob Ackerman |
| | 12 | Dan Fouhy |
| | 11 | Clive Rees (c) |
| | 10 | Colyn Price |
| | 9 | Mark Douglas |
| | 8 | Kevin Bowring |
| | 7 | Matthew Watkins |
| | 6 | Stuart Russell |
| | 5 | John Collins |
| | 4 | Ted Lewis |
| | 3 | Bruce Bradley |
| | 2 | Byron Light |
| | 1 | Tim Jones |
| Replacements: ||
| | 16 | Ian George |
| | 17 | Simon Page |
| | 18 | Julian Davies |
| | 19 | Richard John |
| | 20 | Guy Leleu |
| | 21 | Peter Greenway |
| Coach: ||