1985–86 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1985–86 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Third Division.

Bournemouth
1985–86 season
ManagerHarry Redknapp
StadiumDean Court
Third Division15th
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Football League TrophyPreliminary Round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Darlington 46 15 13 18 61 78 −17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 61 59 +2 57
15 AFC Bournemouth 46 15 9 22 65 72 −7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 14 12 20 51 75 −24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 61 64 −3 53
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Bournemouth's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
17 August 1985 Derby County A 0–3 11,324
24 August 1985 Bristol City H 5–0 4,969
26 August 1985 Brentford A 0–1 4,283
31 August 1985 Newport County H 0–1 3,387
7 September 1985 Chesterfield H 1–0 3,207
14 September 1985 Notts County A 0–0 4,235
17 September 1985 Blackpool H 1–4 3,039
21 September 1985 Wigan Athletic A 0–3 3,057
28 September 1985 Darlington H 4–2 2,775
2 October 1985 Lincoln City A 2–3 1,962
5 October 1985 Cardiff City A 1–0 2,156
12 October 1985 Bury H 2–1 3,122
19 October 1985 Gillingham H 2–3 3,561
22 October 1985 York City A 1–2 4,194
26 October 1985 Bristol Rovers H 6–1 3,798
2 November 1985 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 3,800
5 November 1985 Plymouth Argyle A 1–2 6,816
9 November 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 4,126
23 November 1985 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 2,390
14 December 1985 Walsall A 2–4 4,460
17 December 1985 Rotherham United H 1–2 2,489
21 December 1985 Bristol City A 3–1 5,691
26 December 1985 Reading H 0–1 6,105
28 December 1985 Brentford H 0–0 4,006
1 January 1986 Swansea City A 1–1 6,989
11 January 1986 Newport County A 1–2 2,333
18 January 1986 Derby County H 1–1 4,223
31 January 1986 Chesterfield H 3–2 2,347
4 February 1986 York City H 2–0 2,476
8 February 1986 Gillingham A 0–2 3,895
22 February 1986 Wigan Athletic H 0–2 2,949
1 March 1986 Darlington A 0–0 2,576
4 March 1986 Lincoln City H 2–2 1,873
8 March 1986 Cardiff City H 1–1 2,707
15 March 1986 Bury A 0–3 2,097
18 March 1986 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 2,063
22 March 1986 Bristol Rovers A 3–2 3,296
29 March 1986 Swansea City H 4–0 3,325
31 March 1986 Reading A 2–1 7,342
5 April 1986 Plymouth Argyle H 1–3 5,351
12 April 1986 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–0 3,382
15 April 1986 Notts County A 1–3 2,423
19 April 1986 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 2,799
26 April 1986 Rotherham United A 1–4 2,107
29 April 1986 Blackpool A 0–2 2,259
3 May 1986 Walsall H 0–1 3,047

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 16 November 1985 Dartford H 0–0
R1R 19 November 1985 Dartford A 2–0
R2 7 December 1985 Dagenham H 4–1
R3 4 January 1986 Wigan Athletic A 0–3

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Notes
R1 1st Leg 21 August 1985 Reading A 3–1
R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1985 Reading H 2–0 Bournemouth won 5–1 on aggregate
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1985 Everton A 2–3
R2 2nd Leg 7 October 1985 Everton H 0–2 Everton won 5–2 on aggregate

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
PR 14 January 1986 Leyton Orient A 1–3 947
PR 21 January 1986 Reading H 5–0 1,974

Squad

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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Ian Leigh
GK   ENG John Smeulders
DF   ENG Roger Brown
DF   ENG Mark Newson
DF   ENG Tony White
DF   ENG Mark Nightingale
DF   ENG Billy Clark
DF   ENG David Coleman
DF   ENG Paul Morrell
DF   ENG Tom Heffernan
DF   ENG Chris Sulley
MF   IRL Gary Howlett
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL Tommy Keane
MF   ENG Morgan Lewis
MF   IRL Mark O'Connor
MF   ENG Adrian Randall
MF   ENG Robbie Savage
MF   ENG Keith Williams
MF   IRL Sean O'Driscoll
MF   ENG Chris Shaw
FW   NIR Colin Clarke
FW   ENG Steve Claridge
FW   ENG Colin Russell
FW   ENG Ian Thompson

References

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  1. ^ "AFC Bournemouth match record: 1986". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "All AFC Bournemouth players: 1986".