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1984–85 Football League Cup

The 1984–85 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

1984–85 Football League Cup
Milk Cup, League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsNorwich City (2nd title)
Runner-upSunderland

The competition began on 27 August 1984, and ended with the final on 24 March 1985 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Norwich City, who beat Sunderland 1–0 in the final. An own goal from Sunderland's Gordon Chisholm gave Norwich the victory. At the end of the 1984–85 league season both Norwich and Sunderland were relegated to the Second Division.[1] There was serious violence and a pitch invasion by some home supporters at the Stamford Bridge leg of the Chelsea-Sunderland semi-final, and although Norwich initially thought they had won a place in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, they were denied what would have been their first season of European football by the ban that followed the Heysel Stadium disaster. Norwich eventually played in the UEFA Cup in 1993–94.

First round

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56 teams took part in the First round. All ties were decided over two legs.

Home team First Leg Second Leg Agg. Away team Dates
First Leg Second Leg
Aldershot 4–0 1–0 5–0 Bournemouth 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Blackpool 1–0 3–0 4–0 Chester City 28 August 1984 5 September 1984
Bolton Wanderers 2–1 4–4[2] 6–5 Oldham Athletic 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Bradford City 2–0 2–2 4–2 Middlesbrough 29 August 1984 4 September 1984
Brentford 2–0 0–1 2–1 Cambridge United 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Bristol City 2–1 3–0 5–1 Newport County 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Burnley 1–2 3–0 4–2 Crewe Alexandra 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Crystal Palace 1–0 0–0 1–0 Northampton Town 27 August 1984 4 September 1984
Darlington 1–2 0–4 1–6 Rotherham United 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Derby County 5–1 1–0 6–1 Hartlepool United 29 August 1984 5 September 1984
Doncaster Rovers 2–3 0–5 2–8 York City 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Exeter City 1–0 0–2 1–2 Cardiff City 29 August 1984 4 September 1984
Gillingham 3–2 2–0 5–2 Colchester United 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Halifax Town 1–1 2–1 3–2 Chesterfield 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Hereford United 2–2 3–5 5–7 Oxford United 29 August 1984 4 September 1984
Lincoln City 0–2 1–4 1–6 Hull City 29 August 1984 4 September 1984
Leyton Orient 2–1 0–0 2–1 Southend United 28 August 1984 5 September 1984
Plymouth Argyle 1–0 1–0 2–0 Torquay United 27 August 1984 4 September 1984
Portsmouth 3–0 0–1 3–1 Wimbledon 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Port Vale 1–0 1–2[2] 2–2[3] Bury 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Reading 1–1 3–4 4–5 Millwall 29 August 1984 4 September 1984
Scunthorpe United 0–1 2–1[2] 2–2[3] Mansfield Town 28 August 1984 5 September 1984
Sheffield United 1–0 2–2[2] 3–2 Peterborough United 28 August 1984 5 September 1984
Stockport County 3–1 2–1 5–2 Rochdale 27 August 1984 4 September 1984
Swansea City 0–2 1–3 1–5 Walsall 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Swindon Town 1–5 1–0 2–5 Bristol Rovers 27 August 1984 4 September 1984
Tranmere Rovers 2-3 2–2[2] 4–5 Preston North End 28 August 1984 4 September 1984
Wrexham 0–3 0–2 0–5 Wigan Athletic 28 August 1984 4 September 1984

Second round

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A total of 64 teams took place in this round. All ties were settled over two legs.

Home team First Leg Second Leg Agg. Away team Dates
First Leg Second Leg
Arsenal 4–0 1–1 5–1 Bristol Rovers 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Birmingham City 4–1 1–0 5–1 Plymouth Argyle 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 1–3[2] 2–4 Oxford United 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 0–3[2] 3–4 Aldershot 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Bristol City 2–2 1–6 3–8 West Ham United 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Charlton Athletic 0–1 0–2 0–3 Notts County 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Chelsea 3–1 1–1 4–2 Millwall 26 September 1984 9 October 1984
Fulham 2–0 2–1 4–1 Carlisle United 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Gillingham 1–2 2–3 3–5 Leeds United 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Grimsby Town 3–0 1–1 4–1 Barnsley 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Halifax Town 1–5 0–4 1–9 Tottenham Hotspur 26 September 1984 9 October 1984
Ipswich Town 4–2 1–1 5–3 Derby County 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Leicester City 4–2 2–0 6–2 Brentford 26 September 1984 9 October 1984
Manchester City 4–2 3–1 7–3 Blackpool 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Manchester United 4–0 3–0 7–0 Burnley 26 September 1984 9 October 1984
Newcastle United 3–1 1–0 4–1 Bradford City 26 September 1984 10 October 1984
Leyton Orient 1–4 1–3 2–7 Luton Town 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Portsmouth 1–0 0–3[2] 1–3 Nottingham Forest 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Port Vale 1–2 0–0 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 September 1984 9 October 1984
Preston North End 3–3 1–6 4–9 Norwich City 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Scunthorpe United 2–3 1–3 3–6 Aston Villa 24 September 1984 10 October 1984
Sheffield United 2–2 0–4 2–6 Everton 26 September 1984 10 October 1984
Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 1–2 4–2 Huddersfield Town 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Shrewsbury Town 2–2 1–2 3–4 Bolton Wanderers 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Southampton 3–2 2–2 5–4 Hull City 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Stockport County 0–0 0–2[2] 0–2 Liverpool 24 September 1984 9 October 1984
Stoke City 1–2 1–1 2–3 Rotherham United 26 September 1984 9 October 1984
Sunderland 2–1 0–0 2–1 Crystal Palace 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
Walsall 1–2 3–0 4–2 Coventry City 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Watford 3–1 0–1 3–2 Cardiff City 25 September 1984 9 October 1984
Wigan Athletic 0–0 1–3 1–3 West Bromwich Albion 25 September 1984 10 October 1984
York City 2–4 1–4 3–8 Queens Park Rangers 25 September 1984 9 October 1984

Third round

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The competitors in the Third round were made up from the 32 winners from the Second round.

Ties

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Home team Result Away team Date
Birmingham City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion 30 October 1984
Ipswich Town 1–1 Newcastle United 30 October 1984
Leeds United 0–4 Watford 31 October 1984
Luton Town 3–1 Leicester City 30 October 1984
Manchester City 0–0 West Ham United 31 October 1984
Manchester United 1–2 Everton 30 October 1984
Norwich City 0–0 Aldershot 31 October 1984
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sunderland 31 October 1984
Notts County 6–1 Bolton Wanderers 30 October 1984
Oxford United 3–2 Arsenal 31 October 1984
Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Aston Villa 30 October 1984
Rotherham United 0–0 Grimsby Town 30 October 1984
Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Fulham 30 October 1984
Southampton 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 October 1984
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Liverpool 31 October 1984
Walsall 2–2 Chelsea 30 October 1984

Replays

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Home team Result Away team Date
Aldershot 0–4 Norwich City 6 November 1984
Chelsea 3–0 Walsall 6 November 1984
Grimsby Town 6–1 Rotherham United 6 November 1984
Newcastle United 1–2 Ipswich Town 7 November 1984
Sunderland 1–0[2] Nottingham Forest 6 November 1984
West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Birmingham City 7 November 1984
West Ham United 1–2 Manchester City 6 November 1984
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Southampton 6 November 1984

Fourth round

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The 16 winners from the Third round took part in the Fourth round. All ties were played over one leg.

Ties

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Home team Result Away team Date
Chelsea 4–1 Manchester City 21 November 1984
Everton 0–1 Grimsby Town 20 November 1984
Ipswich Town 2–1 Oxford United 20 November 1984
Norwich City 3–0 Notts County 21 November 1984
Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Luton Town 20 November 1984
Southampton 1–1 Queens Park Rangers 20 November 1984
Sunderland 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 21 November 1984
Watford 4–1 West Bromwich Albion 20 November 1984

Replays

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Home team Result Away team Date
Queens Park Rangers 0–0[2][4] Southampton 27 November 1984
Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Sunderland 5 December 1984
Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Southampton 12 December 1984

Fifth round

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The eight winners from the Fourth round took part in the Fifth round. This round was played over one leg.

Ties

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Home team Result Away team Date
Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 28 January 1985
Grimsby Town 0–1 Norwich City 16 January 1985
Ipswich Town 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 23 January 1985
Watford 0–1 Sunderland 23 January 1985

Replays

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Home team Result Away team Date
Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Ipswich Town 28 January 1985
Sheffield Wednesday 4–4[2] Chelsea 30 January 1985
Chelsea 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 6 February 1985

Semi-finals

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As with the first two rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs. Relegation threatened East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town and Norwich City met in the first leg at Portman Road, where the Suffolk side won 1–0, only to be overhauled 2–0 at Carrow Road in the return match. Sunderland, also threatened by relegation, took on a thriving Chelsea side in the other semi-final, winning the first leg 2–0 and confirming their place in the final for the first time ever with a 3–2 win in the return match at Stamford Bridge.

First leg

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Sunderland2 – 0Chelsea
Colin West (2) [5]
Attendance: 32,440
Referee: Don Shaw (Sandbach)
Ipswich Town1 – 0Norwich City
Mich d'Avray [6]
Attendance: 27,404
Referee: David Hutchinson (Harrogate)

Second leg

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Chelsea2 – 3Sunderland
David Speedie
Pat Nevin		 [7] Clive Walker (2)
Colin West
Attendance: c. 44,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)

Sunderland win 5–2 on aggregate

Norwich City2 – 0Ipswich Town
John Deehan
Steve Bruce		 [8]
Attendance: 23,545
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Norwich win 2–1 on aggregate

Final

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Main article: 1985 Football League Cup Final
Norwich City1–0Sunderland
Chisholm   46' (o.g.)
Attendance: 100,000

References

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General

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  • "English League Cup 1984/1985". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

Specific

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  1. ^ Paul Felton. "Season 1984–85". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l After extra time.
  3. ^ a b Win on away goals rule.
  4. ^ Match went on to second replay.
  5. ^ "Sunderland 2 Chelsea 0". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Ipswich Town (1) 1–0 (0) Norwich City". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Chelsea 2 Sunderland 3". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Norwich City (1) 2–0 (0) Ipswich Town". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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