1985–86 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1985–86 season
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Round 3
EFL Cup	Round 3
Full Members' Cup	Runner-up
Biggest win	5–1 (13 Dec 1985 v Coventry City, PL Round 21)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (10 Feb 1986 at Everton, PL Round 38)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 season was Manchester City's 84th season of competitive football and 64th season in the top division of English football.^[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and Full Members' Cup.

First Division[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	7	20	53	64	−11	52
14	Southampton	42	12	10	20	51	62	−11	46
15	Manchester City	42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45
16	Aston Villa	42	10	14	18	51	67	−16	44
17	Coventry City	42	11	10	21	48	71	−23	43

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	11	12	19	43	57	−14	45	7	7	7	25	26	−1	4	5	12	18	31	−13

Source: [1]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

3 January 1986 Third round	Walsall	1–3	Manchester City	showWalsall
				Stadium: Fellows Park

24 January 1986 Fourth round	Manchester City	1–1	Watford	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

2 February 1986 Fourth round	Watford	0–0 aet	Manchester City	showWatford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road

5 February 1986 Fourth round	Manchester City	1–3	Watford	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

EFL Cup[]

24 September 1985 Second round	Bury	1–2	Manchester City	showBury
				Stadium: Gigg Lane

9 October 1985 Second round	Manchester City	2–1	Bury	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

29 October 1985 Third round	Manchester City	1–2	Arsenal	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

Full Members' Cup[]

14 October 1985 First round, Northern section	Manchester City	6–1	Leeds United	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

22 October 1985 First round, Northern section	Sheffield United	1–2	Manchester City	showSheffield
				Stadium: Bramall Lane

4 November 1985 Semi finals, Northern section	Manchester City	0–0(pen)	Sunderland	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

26 November 1985 Final, Northern section 1st Leg	Hull City	2–1	Manchester City	showHull
				Stadium: Boothferry Park

11 December 1985 Final, Northern section 2nd Leg	Hull City	2–0	Hull City	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

23 March 1986 Final	Chelsea	5–4	Manchester City	showManchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

References[]

^ "History". Statto.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "History". Statto.

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