FA Cup 1984/85

FA Cup 1984/85

Cup winners	Manchester United (6th title)
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The FA Cup 1984/85 was the 104th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium on May 18, 1985. The winner of this event was Manchester United . For the first time, a player saw the red card in an FA Cup final. Irish player Kevin Moran of Manchester United was sent off after an emergency brake on Peter Reid in the 78th minute.

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round	date
Preliminary round
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Fourth qualifying round
First main round	17th November 1984
Second main round	December 8, 1984
Third main round	5th January 1985
Fourth main round	January 26, 1985
Fifth main round	February 16, 1985
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)	March 9, 1985
Semifinals	April 13, 1985
final	May 18, 1985

mode

Complete overview at: FA Cup

The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, there will be a second leg. If this does not result in a decision, further repetitions are scheduled; until a winning team is determined. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.

Main round

First main round

The games were played on the weekend of November 17, 1984. The replay took place between November 20th and 26th.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	0: 1	Altrincham FC
2	Darlington FC	3: 2	Chester City
3	Burnley FC	9-0	Penrith FC
4th	Preston North End	4: 3	Bury FC
5	Rochdale AFC	1: 2	Doncaster Rovers
6th	Weymouth FC	0: 3	Millwall FC
7th	Gillingham FC	2: 1	Windsor & Eton FC
8th	Northwich Victoria	3: 1	Crewe Alexandra
9	Macclesfield Town	1: 2	Port Vale
10	Lincoln City	1: 1	Telford United
Replay	Telford United	2: 1	Lincoln City
11	Wrexham FC	0: 2	Wigan Athletic
12	Stockport County	1: 2	Walsall FC
13	Bangor City	1: 1	Tranmere Rovers
Replay	Tranmere Rovers	7-0	Bangor City
14th	Brentford FC	4-0	Bishop's Stortford FC
15th	Bristol Rovers	2: 1	King's Lynn FC
16	Northampton Town	2: 2	Valley Sports Rugby FC
Replay	Valley Sports Rugby FC	0: 1	Northampton Town
17th	Plymouth Argyle	3-0	Barnet FC
18th	Bradford City	7: 2	Tow Law Town
19th	Hull City	2: 1	Bolton Wanderers
20th	Southend United	2: 2	Colchester United
Replay	Colchester United	3: 2	Southend United
21st	Exeter City	2: 2	Enfield FC
Replay	Enfield FC	3-0	Exeter City
22nd	Mansfield Town	2: 1	Rotherham United
23	Halifax Town	2-0	Goole Town
24	AFC Newport County	1: 1	FC Aldershot
Replay	FC Aldershot	4-0	AFC Newport County
25th	Torquay United	2-0	Yeovil Town
26th	York city	2-0	Newcastle Blue Star
27	Metropolitan Police FC	0: 3	Dartford FC
28	Hereford United	3-0	Farnborough Town
29	Kettering Town	0-0	Bournemouth AFC
Replay	Bournemouth AFC	3: 2	Kettering Town
30th	Barry Town	1: 2	Reading FC
31	Nuneaton Borough	1: 1	Scunthorpe United
Replay	Scunthorpe United	2: 1	Nuneaton Borough
32	Whitby Town	1: 3	Chesterfield FC
33	Buckingham Town	0: 2	Leyton Orient
34	Burton Albion	2-0	Staines Town
35	Dagenham FC	0-0	Swindon Town
Replay	Swindon Town	1: 2	Dagenham FC
36	Cambridge United	0: 2	Peterborough United
37	Swansea City	1: 1	Bognor Regis Town
Replay	Bognor Regis Town	3: 1	Swansea City
38	Frickley Athletic	2: 1	Stalybridge Celtic
39	Hartlepool United	2: 1	Derby County
40	Fisher Athletic	0: 1	Bristol City

Second main round

The games were played on the weekend of December 8, 1984. The replay took place from the 11th to the 17th of the month.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Darlington FC	1-0	Frickley Athletic
2	Dartford FC	1: 1	Bournemouth AFC
Replay	Bournemouth AFC	4: 1	Dartford FC
3	Bristol City	1: 3	Bristol Rovers
4th	Burnley FC	3: 1	Halifax Town
5	Preston North End	1: 4	Telford United
6th	Reading FC	6: 2	Bognor Regis Town
7th	Walsall FC	1-0	Chesterfield FC
8th	Tranmere Rovers	0: 3	Hull City
9	Brentford FC	2: 2	Northampton Town
Replay	Northampton Town	0: 2	Brentford FC
10	Plymouth Argyle	0-0	Hereford United
Replay	Hereford United	2-0	Plymouth Argyle
11	Bradford City	2: 1	Mansfield Town
12	Millwall FC	1-0	Enfield FC
13	Altrincham FC	1: 3	Doncaster Rovers
14th	Port Vale	4: 1	Scunthorpe United
15th	FC Aldershot	0: 2	Burton Albion
16	Wigan Athletic	2: 1	Northwich Victoria
17th	Colchester United	0: 5	Gillingham FC
18th	Dagenham FC	1-0	Peterborough United
19th	Leyton Orient	3-0	Torquay United
20th	Hartlepool United	0: 2	York city

Third main round

The games were played on the weekend of January 5, 1985, except for the Gillingham FC game against Cardiff City on January 21. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 8th to 28th. By order of the FA , the game Burton Albion against Leicester City (1: 6) was repeated in camera; after the Burton goalkeeper was hit by an object during the game.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Liverpool FC	3-0	Aston Villa
2	Southampton FC	4-0	Sunderland AFC
3	Watford FC	5-0	Sheffield United
4th	Gillingham FC	2: 1	Cardiff City
5	Notts County	2: 2	Grimsby Town
Replay	Grimsby Town	4: 2	Notts County
6th	Nottingham Forest	1: 1	Newcastle United
Replay	Newcastle United	1: 3	Nottingham Forest
7th	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1: 1	Huddersfield Town
Replay	Huddersfield Town	3: 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
8th	Middlesbrough FC	0-0	Darlington FC
Replay	Darlington FC	2: 1	Middlesbrough FC
9	Luton Town	1: 1	Stoke City
Replay	Stoke City	2: 3	Luton Town
10	Shrewsbury Town	0: 2	Oxford United
11	Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Queens Park Rangers
12	Tottenham Hotspur	1: 1	Charlton Athletic
Replay	Charlton Athletic	1: 2	Tottenham Hotspur
13	Fulham FC	2: 3	Sheffield Wednesday
14th	Barnsley FC	4: 3	Reading FC
15th	Bristol Rovers	1: 2	Ipswich Town
16	Coventry City	2: 1	Manchester City
17th	Portsmouth FC	0-0	Blackburn Rovers
Replay	Blackburn Rovers	2: 1	Portsmouth FC
18th	West Ham United	4: 1	Port Vale
19th	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-0	Hull City
20th	Manchester United	3-0	Bournemouth AFC
21st	Millwall FC	1: 1	Crystal Palace
Replay	Crystal Palace	1: 2	Millwall FC
22nd	Carlisle United	1-0	Dagenham FC
23	Oldham Athletic	2: 1	Brentford FC
24	Chelsea FC	2: 2	Wigan Athletic
Replay	Wigan Athletic	0: 5	Chelsea FC
25th	Wimbledon FC	3: 1	Burnley FC
26th	Leeds United	0: 2	Everton FC
27	York city	3-0	Walsall FC
28	Hereford United	1: 1	Arsenal FC
Replay	Arsenal FC	7: 2	Hereford United
29	Birmingham City	0-0	Norwich City
Replay	Norwich City	1: 1	Birmingham City
Replay	Birmingham City	1: 1	Norwich City
Replay	Norwich City	1-0	Birmingham City
30th	Burton Albion	1: 6	Leicester City
Replay	Burton Albion	0: 1	Leicester City
31	Leyton Orient	2: 1	West Bromwich Albion
32	Telford United	2: 1	Bradford City

Fourth main round

The games took place between January 26 and February 4, 1985. The required replay matches were played on January 30th and February 4th.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Darlington FC	1: 1	Telford United
Replay	Telford United	3-0	Darlington FC
2	Liverpool FC	1-0	Tottenham Hotspur
3	Leicester City	1-0	Carlisle United
4th	Nottingham Forest	0-0	Wimbledon FC
Replay	Wimbledon FC	1-0	Nottingham Forest
5	Sheffield Wednesday	5: 1	Oldham Athletic
6th	Grimsby Town	1: 3	Watford FC
7th	Luton Town	2-0	Huddersfield Town
8th	Everton FC	2-0	Doncaster Rovers
9	Ipswich Town	3: 2	Derby County
10	Barnsley FC	2: 1	Brighton & Hove Albion
11	West Ham United	2: 1	Norwich City
12	Manchester United	2: 1	Coventry City
13	Chelsea FC	2: 3	Millwall FC
14th	York city	1-0	Arsenal FC
15th	Oxford United	0: 1	Blackburn Rovers
16	Leyton Orient	0: 2	Southampton FC

Fifth main round

The matches took place from February 15 to March 4, 1985. The four replay games followed from February 20 to March 9.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Southampton FC	1: 2	Barnsley FC
2	Blackburn Rovers	0: 2	Manchester United
3	Luton Town	0-0	Watford FC
Replay	Watford FC	2: 2	Luton Town
Replay	Luton Town	1-0	Watford FC
4th	Everton FC	3-0	Telford United
5	Ipswich Town	3: 2	Sheffield Wednesday
6th	Millwall FC	2-0	Leicester City
7th	Wimbledon FC	1: 1	West Ham United
Replay	West Ham United	5: 1	Wimbledon FC
8th	York city	1: 1	Liverpool FC
Replay	Liverpool FC	7-0	York city

Sixth main round

The games took place from March 9th to 13th, 1985. The replay followed on March 13.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Luton Town	1-0	Millwall FC
2	Everton FC	2: 2	Ipswich Town
Replay	Ipswich Town	0: 1	Everton FC
3	Barnsley FC	0: 4	Liverpool FC
4th	Manchester United	4: 2	West Ham United

Semifinals

The games were played on April 13, 1985. The first semi-final between Manchester and Liverpool was played at Everton's Goodison Park . The April 17th replay was placed on Maine Road in Manchester . The game between Everton and Luton Town took place in Villa Park in Birmingham .