18 May 1985: Manchester United win the FA Cup for the sixth time, beating Everton 1–0 thanks to a goal by Norman Whiteside in extra time. 19 January 1985: Arctic conditions decimate today's fixture programme with only 10 matches played across the four divisions. Leeds United 1983-84 | Leeds United Season Stats 1984-85 | Leeds United 1985-86 Back Row: Martin Dickinson, Neil Aspin, Andy Linighan, Tony Brown, George McCluskey, John Donnelly. [2] With Oxford losing 1–0 at Manchester City – their first defeat away from home since February – Portsmouth are now the only side yet to be beaten in the league this season. 12 October 1984: Tottenham move ahead of Arsenal on goal difference at the top of the table with a 1–0 win over Liverpool. Altrincham win 1–0 at Blackpool and Northwich Victoria beat Crewe Alexandra 3–1 while seven other non-league clubs take league opposition to a replay. Despite the tragedy, the match was played and Juventus beat Liverpool 1–0. They lose 1–0 at Portsmouth. 01-12-1984. Three survive in Division One – Liverpool beat Norwich 4–0 while Aston Villa win 3–0 at Coventry and Chelsea draw 1–1 with Arsenal. Ex-Evertonian John Gidman heads the winner into his own goal. Oxford beat Shrewsbury 1–0 and are promoted to Division One. 26 December 1984: Nigel Clough, 18-year-old striker and son of manager Brian Clough, makes his debut for Nottingham Forest in a 2–1 home win over Ipswich Town in the First Division. 20 May 1985: After sinking as low as 20th earlier in the season, Liverpool clinch the runners-up spot with a 3–0 win at West Ham in their penultimate League match. Oxford United scores, results and fixtures on BBC Sport, including live football scores, goals and goal scorers. Swansea hold Bristol City to a goalless draw, a result which relegates Burnley to the Fourth Division. Otthonuk a Kassam stadion Oxfordban 12,500 férőhelyes. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. The home side go on to win 3–0. Other non-league clubs through to round three are Burton Albion, winners at Aldershot, and Dagenham, who knock out Peterborough United. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. 28 October 1984: Having slipped into the bottom three, Liverpool begin the climb to safety with a 2–0 win at Nottingham Forest. Brighton & Hove Albion (h) 1-0 (W) Ritchie. A frozen pitch causes Sunderland's match with Liverpool at Roker Park to be abandoned at half-time. Founded 1893 Address Grenoble Road OX4 4XP Oxford, Oxfordshire Country England Phone +44 (1865) 337 500 Fax +44 (1865) 337 555 E-mail admin@oufc.co.uk Norwich City won the Football League Cup but were relegated from the First Division. Manchester United beat Newcastle 5–0 to register their first win after four draws. Manchester United and Tottenham also win away but Arsenal are held at home by Aston Villa. 16 January 1985: Leicester win their replayed FA Cup tie with Burton 1–0 behind closed doors at Highfield Road. Oct 28, 2018 - Oxford Utd 5 Leeds Utd 2 in Nov 1984 at the Manor Ground. On the pitch, the Gunners beat Sunderland 3–2 to retain top spot. 27 November 1984: QPR and Southampton play out a goalless Milk Cup replay at Loftus Road. Manchester United hammer Stoke 5–0 but Tottenham are held to a 1–1 draw at West Ham. 21 November 1984: Kerry Dixon scores his second hat-trick of the month as Chelsea beat Manchester City 4–1 in the Milk Cup. Non-League Telford United reached the fifth round proper, collecting four League Scalps in the process. Stoke suffer another pasting, this time 4–0 at Coventry. Middle Row: Geoff Ladley (Physio), Keith Mincher (Coach), John Stiles, John Sheridan, Just like the present day, the U's were targeting promotion from the third tier - although in March 1984 they were the division's runaway leaders. Attendance 24,755. Ian Rush scores after 52 seconds to set Liverpool on course for a 3–0 win at Sunderland. Jim Smith's Oxford United beat Plymouth 5-0 in 1984 - listen. County eventually run out 3–2 winners to improve their chances of avoiding relegation and deal a blow to City's promotion hopes. Manchester United won their second FA Cup in three years after a Norman Whiteside goal gave them an extra-time 1–0 victory over Everton at Wembley. In the FA Cup fifth round, Southampton suffer a surprise home defeat to Barnsley while a late goal by Alan Sunderland gives Ipswich a 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday. 18 August 1984: Everton win the Charity Shield by beating Merseyside rivals Liverpool 1–0 at Wembley. 15 September 1984: Clive Allen scores twice against his former club as Tottenham beat Queens Park Rangers 5–0 to displace North London rivals Arsenal from top spot. In Division Two, Portsmouth move up to second by winning 3–1 at Fulham as Manchester City are beaten at home by Leeds. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea introduce their new 'electric fence' aimed at combating hooliganism. 6 March 1985: An Andy Gray hat-trick helps Everton to a comfortable win over Fortuna Sittard in the Cup Winners' Cup while Liverpool gain a useful 1–1 away draw with Austria Vienna in the European Cup. Earlier in the week, Wilson scored four in a Milk Cup tie against Hartlepool United. 20 March 1985: A mixed night for English clubs in Europe. The Gold years. In FA Cup replays, West Ham beat Wimbledon 5–1 with Tony Cottee scoring three while Watford and Luton draw 2–2 after extra time at Vicarage Road. In Division One, leaders Everton beat bottom club Stoke 4–0 at Goodison Park. 9 March 1985: Norman Whiteside scores a hat-trick as Manchester United make the FA Cup semi-finals with a 4–2 win over West Ham. 56 people are burnt to death and more than 200 others injured at Valley Parade, Bradford in a fire caused by a discarded cigarette which set light to waste beneath the wooden main stand. Garth Crooks also scores three as league leaders Tottenham win 5–1 at Halifax Town. Luton score two early goals on their way to a 3–2 win at Stoke while Nottingham Forest win 3–1 in extra time at Newcastle. Torquay United, Northampton Town, Stockport County and Halifax Town propped up the Fourth Division but were re-elected to the league. In the FA Cup, Blackburn win at Oxford and Wimbledon beat Nottingham Forest in a replay. Bobby McDonald (left) and Steve Biggins scored five goals between them when Oxford United thrashed Plymouth Argyle in March 1984. 14 October 1984: Cardiff move off the bottom of Division Two at the expense of Notts County with a 2–0 win at Meadow Lane. 23 March 1985: Martin Allen, 19-year-old midfielder, makes his debut for Queen's Park Rangers in a 2–0 away defeat against Luton Town in the First Division. Ipswich Town's decline since the departure of Bobby Robson to the England job three years earlier continued as the Suffolk club finished 17th, with most of Robson's fine team now gone. 23 years after joining the Football League, Oxford United reached the First Division by clinching the Second Division title and securing a second successive promotion, the only downside to their promotion being the departure soon afterwards of manager Jim Smith to QPR, leaving Maurice Evans to try and build an Oxford side capable of defying the odds and surviving at the highest level. Everton are surprisingly held by University College Dublin in the Cup Winners' Cup. 20 November 1984: In the Milk Cup fourth round, Second Division Grimsby Town cause a shock by winning at Everton through a last minute header by Paul Wilkinson. Oxfordshire Health & Social Care Awards 2021. 16 September 1984: Nottingham Forest return to the top with a 3–1 win over Luton Town at the City Ground. Brighton and Hove Albion score their first goal in six matches but are beaten 2–1 at home by Middlesbrough. Liverpool suffer a surprise home defeat to Leicester but Everton win at Sunderland. 6. This occurrence would not be repeated for some 26 years when Birmingham City suffered the same fate; also relegated after lifting the League Cup earlier in the season. 3 October 1984: Forest and Southampton are knocked out of Europe but Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham all make progress. 11 May 1985: Dennis Wise, 18-year-old winger, makes his debut for Wimbledon in 2–1 home win over Cardiff City in the Second Division. A Gannett Company. Ref John Key. Non-league Enfield and Telford United win through in FA Cup replays but Kettering Town and Bangor City are knocked out. The Birmingham–Norwich marathon continues as the two sides draw a second replay 1–1 at St Andrew's. 30 March 1985: Two goals by reserve midfielder Kevin Richardson give Everton a 2–1 win at Southampton which takes them three points clear of Tottenham, who lose 2–0 at home to Aston Villa. No post-war non-League side has bettered Telford's cup-run, although it has been equalled. A goal credited to Steve Bruce at last sees Norwich overcome Birmingham in the FA Cup third round. Hereford, second in Division Four, hold Arsenal and Wigan Athletic draw at Chelsea after being two goals ahead. ©Copyright 2001-2021. Oxford United 1. 5 January 1985: FA Cup third round shocks include Orient's 2–1 win over West Bromwich Albion and Doncaster Rovers beating QPR 1–0. Leeds United beat Oldham Athletic 6–0 with Andy Ritchie scoring three. Andy Blair scores a hat-trick of penalties in Sheffield Wednesday's 4–2 win over Luton. In the Third Division, Hull City come from 4–1 down to win 5–4 at Orient. 19 February 1985: Millwall make the FA Cup quarter-finals with a deserved 2–0 win over Leicester at The Den. Improving Watford enjoy a comprehensive 4–0 win at Leeds. An illustrated historical record of Oxford United's match-worn football kits featured during the 1984/85 season. Debt-ridden Swansea City, who had finished sixth in the First Division in 1982, narrowly avoided a third successive relegation. Middlesbrough, another club faced with mounting debts, narrowly avoided relegation to the Third Division for the first time in 20 years. 29 May 1985: 39 spectators, most of them Italian, are killed when a wall collapses at the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Second half goals from Sharp, Steven and Sheedy clinch their second trophy of the season and keep alive hopes of a 'treble' with the FA Cup final to follow. QPR finally put out Southampton 4–0 in their second replay. The only goal is inadvertently deflected into his own net by Reds' goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. Notts County and debt-ridden Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered a second successive relegation, while Cardiff City returned to the Third Division after just two years away.