1985–86 Full Members' Cup

The 1985-86 Full Members' Cup was the first edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Chelsea, who beat Manchester City 5–4 in the final at Wembley Stadium.

1985–86 Full Members' Cup

Tournament details
Country	England
Teams	21
Final positions
Champions	Chelsea (1st title)
Runner-up	Manchester City
Semifinalists	Hull City Oxford United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	92 (3.29 per match)

The tournament attracted just 21 entries from the 44 eligible clubs. Only five First Division clubs entered (Chelsea, Coventry City, Manchester City, Oxford United and West Bromwich Albion).

The second division teams who didn't enter were Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City, Oldham Athletic and Wimbledon.

Southern section

First round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Portsmouth	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
3	Charlton Athletic	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0

Source: FCHD

Portsmouth (2) v Charlton Athletic (2)

17 September 1985	Portsmouth (2)	4–1	Charlton Athletic (2)	Fratton Park
		Report

Chelsea (1) v Portsmouth (2)

2 October 1985	Chelsea (1)	3–0	Portsmouth (2)	Stamford Bridge
		Report

Charlton Athletic (2) v Chelsea (1)

23 October 1985	Charlton Athletic (2)	1–3	Chelsea (1)	Selhurst Park
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Oxford United	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Fulham	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
3	Shrewsbury Town	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1

Source: FCHD

Oxford United (1) v Shrewsbury Town (2)

18 September 1985	Oxford United (1)	3–0	Shrewsbury Town (2)	Manor Ground
		Report

Shrewsbury Town (2) v Fulham (2)

15 October 1985	Shrewsbury Town (2)	0–0	Fulham (2)	Gay Meadow
		Report

Fulham (2) v Oxford United (1)

22 October 1985	Fulham (2)	0–2	Oxford United (1)	Craven Cottage
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Stoke City	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Millwall	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
3	Coventry City	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: FCHD

Stoke City (2) v Coventry City (1)

18 September 1985	Stoke City (2)	3–0	Coventry City (1)	Victoria Ground
		Report

Millwall (2) v Stoke City (2)

2 October 1985	Millwall (2)	2–2	Stoke City (2)	The Old Den
	Fashanu Lovell	Report	Bertschin pen.' Maskery

Coventry City (1) v Millwall (2)

15 October 1985	Coventry City (1)	1–1	Millwall (2)	Highfield Road
		Report

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bromwich Albion	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source: FCHD

Brighton & Hove Albion (2) v West Bromwich Albion (1)

2 October 1985	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	1–2	West Bromwich Albion (1)	Goldstone Ground
		Report

Crystal Palace (2) v Brighton & Hove Albion (2)

16 October 1985	Crystal Palace (2)	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	Selhurst Park
		Report

West Bromwich Albion (1) v Crystal Palace (2)

23 October 1985	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–1	Crystal Palace (2)	The Hawthorns
		Report

Semi-finals

Stoke City (2) v Oxford United (1)

6 November 1985	Stoke City (2)	0–1	Oxford United (1)	Victoria Ground
		Report

West Bromwich Albion (1) v Chelsea (1)

13 November 1985	West Bromwich Albion (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Chelsea (1)	The Hawthorns
		Report

Final

First leg

Oxford United (1) v Chelsea (1)

4 December 1985	Oxford United (1)	1–4	Chelsea (1)	Manor Ground
		Report

Second leg

Chelsea (1) v Oxford United (1)

17 December 1985	Chelsea (1)	0–1	Oxford United (1)	Stamford Bridge
		Report

Chelsea won 4–2 on aggregate.

Northern section

First round

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester City	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	6	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Sheffield United	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	1

Source: FCHD

Manchester City (1) v Leeds United (2)

14 October 1985	Manchester City (1)	6–1	Leeds United (2)	Maine Road
		Report

Leeds United (2) v Sheffield United (2)

16 October 1985	Leeds United (2)	1–1	Sheffield United (2)	Elland Road
		Report

Sheffield United (2) v Manchester City (1)

22 October 1985	Sheffield United (2)	1–2	Manchester City (1)	Bramall Lane
		Report

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Carlisle United	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Source: FCHD

Middlesbrough (2) v Carlisle United (2)

8 October 1985	Middlesbrough (2)	2–0	Carlisle United (2)	Ayresome Park
		Report

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sunderland	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Grimsby Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3

Source: FCHD

Grimsby Town (2) v Sunderland (2)

17 September 1985	Grimsby Town (2)	3–2	Sunderland (2)	Blundell Park
		Report

Sunderland (2) v Grimsby Town (2)

1 October 1985	Sunderland (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Grimsby Town (2)	Roker Park
		Report

Sunderland qualified on penalties after both teams tied on aggregate and points.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hull City	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Bradford City	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0

Source: FCHD

Hull City (2) v Bradford City (2)

23 October 1985	Hull City (2)	4–1	Bradford City (2)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Semi-finals

Manchester City (1) v Sunderland (2)

4 November 1985	Manchester City (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Sunderland (2)	Maine Road
		Report

Hull City (2) v Middlesbrough (2)

5 November 1985	Hull City (2)	3–1	Middlesbrough (2)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Final

First leg

Hull City (2) v Manchester City (1)

26 November 1985	Hull City (2)	2–1	Manchester City (1)	Boothferry Park
		Report

Second leg

Manchester City (1) v Hull City (2)

11 December 1985	Manchester City (1)	2–0	Hull City (2)	Maine Road
		Report

Manchester City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

See also: 1986 Full Members' Cup Final

23 March 1986

15:00 BST

Chelsea	5–4	Manchester City
Speedie 23', 51', 58' Lee 36', 79'		Kinsey 9' Lillis 85', 89' (pen.) Rougvie 88' (o.g.)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 67,236

Referee: Alan Saunders (Newcastle)