Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1984–85 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year1984–85
other_titlesMilk Cup, League Cup
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
winnersNorwich City
count2
secondSunderland
prev_season[1983–84](1983-84-football-league-cup)
next_season[1985–86](1985-86-football-league-cup)

Wales 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.

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. 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

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

Home teamFirst LegSecond LegAgg.Away teamDatesFirst LegSecond Leg
**Aldershot**4–01–05–0Bournemouth28 August 19844 September 1984
**Blackpool**1–03–04–0Chester City28 August 19845 September 1984
**Bolton Wanderers**2–14–46–5Oldham Athletic28 August 19844 September 1984
**Bradford City**2–02–24–2Middlesbrough29 August 19844 September 1984
**Brentford**2–00–12–1Cambridge United28 August 19844 September 1984
**Bristol City**2–13–05–1Newport County28 August 19844 September 1984
**Burnley**1–23–04–2Crewe Alexandra28 August 19844 September 1984
**Crystal Palace**1–00–01–0Northampton Town27 August 19844 September 1984
Darlington1–20–41–6**Rotherham United**28 August 19844 September 1984
**Derby County**5–11–06–1Hartlepool United29 August 19845 September 1984
Doncaster Rovers2–30–52–8**York City**28 August 19844 September 1984
Exeter City1–00–21–2**Cardiff City**29 August 19844 September 1984
**Gillingham**3–22–05–2Colchester United28 August 19844 September 1984
**Halifax Town**1–12–13–2Chesterfield28 August 19844 September 1984
Hereford United2–23–55–7**Oxford United**29 August 19844 September 1984
Lincoln City0–21–41–6**Hull City**29 August 19844 September 1984
**Leyton Orient**2–10–02–1Southend United28 August 19845 September 1984
**Plymouth Argyle**1–01–02–0Torquay United27 August 19844 September 1984
**Portsmouth**3–00–13–1Wimbledon28 August 19844 September 1984
**Port Vale**1–01–22–2Bury28 August 19844 September 1984
Reading1–13–44–5**Millwall**29 August 19844 September 1984
**Scunthorpe United**0–12–12–2Mansfield Town28 August 19845 September 1984
**Sheffield United**1–02–23–2Peterborough United28 August 19845 September 1984
**Stockport County**3–12–15–2Rochdale27 August 19844 September 1984
Swansea City0–21–31–5**Walsall**28 August 19844 September 1984
Swindon Town1–51–02–5**Bristol Rovers**27 August 19844 September 1984
Tranmere Rovers2-32–24–5**Preston North End**28 August 19844 September 1984
Wrexham0–30–20–5**Wigan Athletic**28 August 19844 September 1984

Second round

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

Home teamFirst LegSecond LegAgg.Away teamDatesFirst LegSecond Leg
**Arsenal**4–01–15–1Bristol Rovers25 September 19849 October 1984
**Birmingham City**4–11–05–1Plymouth Argyle25 September 19849 October 1984
Blackburn Rovers1–11–32–4**Oxford United**25 September 198410 October 1984
Brighton & Hove Albion3–10–33–4**Aldershot**25 September 19849 October 1984
Bristol City2–21–63–8**West Ham United**25 September 19849 October 1984
Charlton Athletic0–10–20–3**Notts County**25 September 19849 October 1984
**Chelsea**3–11–14–2Millwall26 September 19849 October 1984
**Fulham**2–02–14–1Carlisle United25 September 19849 October 1984
Gillingham1–22–33–5**Leeds United**25 September 198410 October 1984
**Grimsby Town**3–01–14–1Barnsley25 September 19849 October 1984
Halifax Town1–50–41–9**Tottenham Hotspur**26 September 19849 October 1984
**Ipswich Town**4–21–15–3Derby County25 September 198410 October 1984
**Leicester City**4–22–06–2Brentford26 September 19849 October 1984
**Manchester City**4–23–17–3Blackpool25 September 19849 October 1984
**Manchester United**4–03–07–0Burnley26 September 19849 October 1984
**Newcastle United**3–11–04–1Bradford City26 September 198410 October 1984
Leyton Orient1–41–32–7**Luton Town**25 September 19849 October 1984
Portsmouth1–00–31–3**Nottingham Forest**25 September 198410 October 1984
Port Vale1–20–01–2**Wolverhampton Wanderers**24 September 19849 October 1984
Preston North End3–31–64–9**Norwich City**25 September 198410 October 1984
Scunthorpe United2–31–33–6**Aston Villa**24 September 198410 October 1984
Sheffield United2–20–42–6**Everton**26 September 198410 October 1984
**Sheffield Wednesday**3–01–24–2Huddersfield Town25 September 19849 October 1984
Shrewsbury Town2–21–23–4**Bolton Wanderers**25 September 19849 October 1984
**Southampton**3–22–25–4Hull City25 September 19849 October 1984
Stockport County0–00–20–2**Liverpool**24 September 19849 October 1984
Stoke City1–21–12–3**Rotherham United**26 September 19849 October 1984
**Sunderland**2–10–02–1Crystal Palace25 September 198410 October 1984
**Walsall**1–23–04–2Coventry City25 September 19849 October 1984
**Watford**3–10–13–2Cardiff City25 September 19849 October 1984
Wigan Athletic0–01–31–3**West Bromwich Albion**25 September 198410 October 1984
York City2–41–43–8**Queens Park Rangers**25 September 19849 October 1984

Third round

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

Ties

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Birmingham City0–0West Bromwich Albion30 October 1984
Ipswich Town1–1Newcastle United30 October 1984
Leeds United0–4**Watford**31 October 1984
**Luton Town**3–1Leicester City30 October 1984
Manchester City0–0West Ham United31 October 1984
Manchester United1–2**Everton**30 October 1984
Norwich City0–0Aldershot31 October 1984
Nottingham Forest1–1Sunderland31 October 1984
**Notts County**6–1Bolton Wanderers30 October 1984
**Oxford United**3–2Arsenal31 October 1984
**Queens Park Rangers**1–0Aston Villa30 October 1984
Rotherham United0–0Grimsby Town30 October 1984
**Sheffield Wednesday**3–2Fulham30 October 1984
Southampton2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers30 October 1984
**Tottenham Hotspur**1–0Liverpool31 October 1984
Walsall2–2Chelsea30 October 1984

Replays

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Aldershot0–4**Norwich City**6 November 1984
**Chelsea**3–0Walsall6 November 1984
**Grimsby Town**6–1Rotherham United6 November 1984
Newcastle United1–2**Ipswich Town**7 November 1984
**Sunderland**1–0Nottingham Forest6 November 1984
**West Bromwich Albion**3–1Birmingham City7 November 1984
West Ham United1–2**Manchester City**6 November 1984
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2**Southampton**6 November 1984

Fourth round

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

Ties

Home teamResultAway teamDate
**Chelsea**4–1Manchester City21 November 1984
Everton0–1**Grimsby Town**20 November 1984
**Ipswich Town**2–1Oxford United20 November 1984
**Norwich City**3–0Notts County21 November 1984
**Sheffield Wednesday**4–2Luton Town20 November 1984
Southampton1–1Queens Park Rangers20 November 1984
Sunderland0–0Tottenham Hotspur21 November 1984
**Watford**4–1West Bromwich Albion20 November 1984

Replays

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Queens Park Rangers0–0Southampton27 November 1984
Tottenham Hotspur1–2**Sunderland**5 December 1984
**Queens Park Rangers**4–0Southampton12 December 1984

Fifth round

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

Ties

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Chelsea1–1Sheffield Wednesday28 January 1985
Grimsby Town0–1**Norwich City**16 January 1985
Ipswich Town0–0Queens Park Rangers23 January 1985
Watford0–1**Sunderland**23 January 1985

Replays

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Queens Park Rangers1–2**Ipswich Town**28 January 1985
Sheffield Wednesday4–4Chelsea30 January 1985
**Chelsea**2–1Sheffield Wednesday6 February 1985

Semi-finals

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

Second leg

Pat Nevin Colin West Sunderland win 5–2 on aggregate Steve Bruce Norwich win 2–1 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 1985 Football League Cup Final

References

General

Specific

References

  1. Paul Felton. "Season 1984–85". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. [[After extra time]].
  3. Win on [[away goals rule]].
  4. Match went on to second replay.
  5. "Sunderland 2 Chelsea 0". The Stat Cat.
  6. "Ipswich Town (1) 1–0 (0) Norwich City". Pride of Anglia.
  7. "Chelsea 2 Sunderland 3". The Stat Cat.
  8. "Norwich City (1) 2–0 (0) Ipswich Town". Pride of Anglia.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1984–85-football-league-cup efl-cup-seasons 1984–85-in-english-football-cups 1984–85-football-league
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1984–85 Football League Cup — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report