During the 1985–86 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 2nd in the table with 86 points.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
^ Since the FA Cup winners, Liverpool, would have instead qualified for the European Cup, qualification would have instead been passed down to runners-up Everton.
^ Since Everton would have instead qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup qualification would have been passed down to Sheffield Wednesday.
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
17 August 1985
Leicester City
A
1–3
16,932
Mountfield
20 August 1985
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–0
26,788
Heath (2)
24 August 1985
Coventry City
H
1–1
27,691
Sharp
26 August 1985
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–0
29,720
Lineker
31 August 1985
Birmingham City
H
4–1
28,066
Lineker (3), Steven (pen)
3 September 1985
Sheffield Wednesday
A
5–1
30,065
Mountfield , Lineker (3), Steven , Heath
7 September 1985
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–3
16,544
14 September 1985
Luton Town
H
2–0
26,419
Sheedy , Sharp
21 September 1985
Liverpool
H
2–3
51,509
Sharp , Lineker
28 September 1985
Aston Villa
A
0–0
22,048
5 October 1985
Oxford United
H
2–0
24,553
Sharp , Bracewell
12 October 1985
Chelsea
A
1–2
27,634
Sheedy
19 October 1985
Watford
H
4–1
26,425
Heath , Sharp (2), Bracewell
26 October 1985
Manchester City
A
1–1
28,807
Heath
2 November 1985
West Ham United
A
1–2
23,844
Steven
9 November 1985
Arsenal
H
6–1
28,620
Lineker (2), Heath (2), Steven (pen), Sharp
16 November 1985
Ipswich Town
A
4–3
13,910
Heath , Sharp , Sheedy , Steven (pen)
23 November 1985
Nottingham Forest
H
1–1
27,860
Bracewell
30 November 1985
Southampton
A
3–2
16,917
Lineker , Heath , Steven
7 December 1985
West Browmwich Albion
A
3–0
12,206
Steven , Sheedy , Van Den Hauwe , Lineker
14 December 1985
Leicester City
H
1–2
23,347
Richardson
21 December 1985
Coventry City
A
3–1
11,059
Lineker , Sharp
26 December 1985
Manchester United
H
3–1
42,551
Sharp , Lineker
28 December 1985
Sheffield Wednesday
H
3–1
41,536
Stevens , Lineker
1 January 1986
Newcastle United
A
2–2
27,820
Steven , Sharp (pen)
11 January 1986
Queens Park Rangers
H
4–3
26,015
Sharp (2 including 1 pen), Lineker , Wilkinson
18 January 1986
Birmingham City
A
2–0
10,502
Lineker (2)
1 February 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
33,178
Reid
11 February 1986
Manchester City
H
4–0
30,006
Lineker (3), Sharp
22 February 1986
Liverpool
A
2–0
45,445
Ratcliffe , Lineker
1 March 1986
Aston Villa
H
2–0
32,133
Sharp , Lineker
16 March 1986
Chelsea
H
1–1
30,145
Sheedy
22 March 1986
Luton Town
A
1–2
10,949
Richardson
29 March 1986
Newcastle United
H
1–0
41,116
Richardson
31 March 1986
Manchester United
A
0–0
51,189
12 April 1986
Arsenal
A
1–0
28,251
Heath
15 April 1986
Watford
A
2–0
18,960
Lineker (3), Sharp
19 April 1986
Ipswich Town
H
1–0
39,055
Sharp
26 April 1986
Nottingham Forest
A
0–0
30,171
30 April 1986
Oxford United
A
0–1
13,939
3 May 1986
Southampton
H
6–1
33,057
Mountfield , Steven , Lineker (3), Sharp
5 May 1986
West Ham United
H
3–1
40,073
Lineker (2), Steven (pen)
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
3
5 January 1986
Exeter City
H
1–0
22,726
Stevens
4
25 January 1986
Blackburn Rovers
H
3–1
41,381
Van Den Hauwe , Lineker (2)
5
4 March 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–1
23,338
Heath , Lineker
6
8 March 1986
Luton Town
A
2–2
15,529
Sharp , Heath
6:R
12 March 1986
Luton Town
H
1–0
44,264
Lineker
SF
5 April 1986
Sheffield Wednesday
N
2–1 (aet)
47,711
Harper , Sharp
F
10 May 1986
Liverpool
N
1–3
98,000
Lineker
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
2:1
25 September 1985
Bournemouth
H
3–2
13,930
Lineker , Marshall , Heffernan (o.g. )
2:2
8 October 1985
Bournemouth
A
2–0 (agg 5–2)
8,081
Lineker , Richardson
3
29 October 1985
Shrewsbury Town
A
4–1
10,246
Sharp , Hughes (o.g. ), Sheedy , Heath
4
26 November 1985
Chelsea
A
2–2
27,544
Sheedy , Bracewell
4:R
10 December 1985
Chelsea
H
1–2
26,373
Lineker
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
GS
18 September 1985
Manchester United
A
4–2
33,859
Lineker , Sharp , Sheedy (2)
GS
2 October 1985
Norwich City
H
1–0
10,329
Lineker
GS
23 October 1985
Norwich City
A
0–1
12,196
GS
4 December 1985
Manchester United
H
1–0
20,542
Stapleton (o.g. )
SF:1
5 February 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–0
7,548
SF:2
19 March 1986
Tottenham Hotspur
H
3–1 (agg 3–1)
12,008
Heath , Mountfield , Sharp
F:1
16 September 1986
Liverpool
A
1–3
20,660
Sheedy
F:2
30 September 1986
Liverpool
H
1–4 (agg 2–7)
26,068
Sharp
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