# 1984–85 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1984–85 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | York City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 69 |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 69 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 68 |
| 11 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 67 |
| 12 | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 |

## Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Third Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 25 August 1984 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | 7,794 |
| 1 September 1984 | Hull City | A | 0–3 | 5,328 |
| 8 September 1984 | Rotherham United | H | 3–0 | 3,106 |
| 15 September 1984 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 | 4,933 |
| 18 September 1984 | Newport County | A | 1–1 | 2,338 |
| 22 September 1984 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–3 | 3,662 |
| 29 September 1984 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–1 | 5,216 |
| 2 October 1984 | Swansea City | A | 0–2 | 2,847 |
| 6 October 1984 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 3,180 |
| 13 October 1984 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 4,651 |
| 20 October 1984 | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 | 2,344 |
| 23 October 1984 | York City | H | 4–0 | 2,987 |
| 27 October 1984 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 3,509 |
| 3 November 1984 | Reading | A | 2–0 | 4,193 |
| 6 November 1984 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | 3,276 |
| 10 November 1984 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | 4,519 |
| 24 November 1984 | Brentford | H | 1–0 | 4,113 |
| 1 December 1984 | Bradford City | A | 2–4 | 5,578 |
| 15 December 1984 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | 4,987 |
| 21 December 1984 | Orient | H | 1–0 | 3,709 |
| 26 December 1984 | Cambridge United | A | 0–1 | 2,158 |
| 29 December 1984 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 5,000 |
| 1 January 1985 | Gillingham | H | 1–0 | 5,305 |
| 12 January 1985 | Hull City | H | 1–1 | 4,454 |
| 19 January 1985 | Rotherham United | A | 0–1 | 4,468 |
| 26 January 1985 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–0 | 3,695 |
| 30 January 1985 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | 9,181 |
| 2 February 1985 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 5,167 |
| 9 February 1985 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–3 | 2,338 |
| 12 February 1985 | Swansea City | A | 0–0 | 4,121 |
| 23 February 1985 | Reading | H | 0–3 | 5,115 |
| 2 March 1985 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 2,991 |
| 5 March 1985 | York City | A | 1–4 | 4,532 |
| 9 March 1985 | Lincoln City | H | 3–1 | 2,955 |
| 16 March 1985 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | 2,715 |
| 23 March 1985 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 2,655 |
| 30 March 1985 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–1 | 2,402 |
| 6 April 1985 | Cambridge United | H | 0–0 | 3,716 |
| 9 April 1985 | Gillingham | A | 2–3 | 5,257 |
| 13 April 1985 | Walsall | H | 4–1 | 2,554 |
| 20 April 1985 | Brentford | A | 0–0 | 3,599 |
| 26 April 1985 | Bradford City | H | 4–1 | 3,827 |
| 4 May 1985 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 7,083 |
| 8 May 1985 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 2,954 |
| 11 May 1985 | Orient | A | 0–0 | 3,570 |
| 13 May 1985 | Newport County | H | 3–0 | 2,511 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 17 November 1984 | Kettering Town | A | 0–0 |
| R1R | 20 November 1984 | Kettering Town | H | 3–2 |
| R2 | 8 December 1984 | Dartford | A | 1–1 |
| R2R | 11 December 1984 | Dartford | H | 4–1 |
| R3 | 5 January 1985 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes |
| R1 1st Leg | 28 August 1984 | Aldershot | A | 0–4 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 4 September 1984 | Aldershot | H | 0–1 | Aldershot won 5–0 on aggregate |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Notes |
| R1 1st Leg | 23 January 1985 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–2 | 2,995 | |
| R1 2nd Leg | 5 February 1985 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–0 | 2,748 | Bournemouth won 3–2 on aggregate |
| R2 | 19 February 1985 | Torquay United | H | 2–1 | 2,637 | |
| SQF | 18 April 1985 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 2,567 | |
| SSF | 30 April 1985 | Brentford | H | 2–3 | 4,657 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Ian Leigh |
| — | GK | ENG | John Smeulders |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil Brignull |
| — | DF | ENG | Roger Brown |
| — | DF | ENG | Billy Clark |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Nightingale |
| — | DF | ENG | Everald La Ronde |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Morrell |
| — | DF | ENG | Chris Sulley |
| — | MF | ENG | Keith Williams |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Schiavi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | John Beck |
| — | MF | ENG | Milton Graham |
| — | MF | IRL | Gary Howlett |
| — | MF | ENG | Morgan Lewis |
| — | MF | ENG | Robbie Savage |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Shaw |
| — | MF | IRL | Sean O'Driscoll |
| — | FW | ENG | Steve Claridge |
| — | FW | SCO | Billy Rafferty |
| — | FW | ENG | Colin Russell |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Thompson |