League Cup 1984/85

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The League Cup 1984/85 was the 25th edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 27, 1984 with the first round and ended on March 24, 1985 with the final at Wembley . The title went to Norwich City , with a 1-0 final win over Sunderland AFC . Norwich won the League Cup for the second time since 1962 in its fourth game in the final. For the first time, at the end of the season, both finalists from the Football League First Division 1984/85 rose to the second division. The decisive goal came in the 47th minute when Sunderland defender Gordon Chisholm deflected a shot from Norwich's Asa Hartford into his own goal. Just five minutes later, Clive Walker missed the equalizer for Sunderland AFC with a missed hand penalty.

First round

total First leg Return leg
Aldershot Town Bournemouth AFC 4-0 1-0
Blackpool FC Chester City 1-0 3-0
Bolton Wanderers Oldham Athletic 2: 1 4: 4 a.d.
Bradford City Middlesbrough FC 2-0 2: 2
Brentford FC Cambridge United 2-0 0: 1
Bristol City AFC Newport County 2: 1 3-0
Burnley FC Crewe Alexandra 1: 2 3-0
Crystal Palace Northampton Town 1-0 0-0
Darlington FC Rotherham United 1: 2 0: 4
Derby County Hartlepool United 5: 1 1-0
Doncaster Rovers York city 2: 3 0: 5
Exeter City Cardiff City 1-0 0: 2
Gillingham FC Colchester United 3: 2 2-0
Halifax Town Chesterfield FC 1: 1 2: 1
Hereford United Oxford United 2: 2 3: 5
Lincoln City FC Hull City 0: 2 1: 4
Leyton Orient Southend United 2: 1 0-0
Plymouth Argyle Torquay United 1-0 1-0
Portsmouth FC Wimbledon FC 3-0 0: 1
FC Port Vale Bury FC 1-0 1: 2 a.d.
Reading FC Millwall FC 1: 1 3: 4
Scunthorpe United Mansfield Town 0: 1 2: 1 a.d.
Sheffield United Peterborough United 1-0 2: 2 a.d.
Stockport County Rochdale AFC 3: 1 2: 1
Swansea City Walsall FC 0: 2 1: 3
Swindon Town Bristol Rovers 1: 5 1-0
Tranmere Rovers Preston North End 2: 3 2: 2 a.d.
Wrexham FC Wigan Athletic 0: 3 0: 2

Second round

total First leg Return leg
Arsenal FC Bristol Rovers 4-0 1: 1
Birmingham City Plymouth Argyle 4: 1 1-0
Blackburn Rovers Oxford United 1: 1 1: 3 a.d.
Brighton & Hove Albion Aldershot Town 3: 1 0: 3 a.d.
Bristol City West Ham United 2: 2 1: 6
Charlton Athletic Notts County 0: 1 0: 2
Chelsea FC Millwall FC 3: 1 1: 1
Fulham FC Carlisle United 2-0 2: 1
Gillingham FC Leeds United 1: 2 2: 3
Grimsby Town Barnsley FC 3-0 1: 1
Halifax Town Tottenham Hotspur 1: 5 0: 4
Ipswich Town Derby County 4: 2 1: 1
Leicester City Brentford FC 4: 2 2-0
Manchester City Blackpool FC 4: 2 3: 1
Manchester United Burnley FC 4-0 3-0
Newcastle United Bradford City 3: 1 1-0
Leyton Orient Luton Town 1: 4 1: 3
Portsmouth FC Nottingham Forest 1-0 0: 3 a.d.
FC Port Vale Wolverhampton Wanderers 1: 2 0-0
Preston North End Norwich City 3: 3 1: 6
Scunthorpe United Aston Villa 2: 3 1: 3
Sheffield United Everton FC 2: 2 0: 4
Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield Town 3-0 1: 2
Shrewsbury Town Bolton Wanderers 2: 1 1: 2
Southampton FC Hull City 3: 2 2: 2
Stockport County Liverpool FC 0-0 0: 2 a.d.
Stoke City Rotherham United 1: 2 1: 1
Sunderland AFC Crystal Palace 2: 1 0-0
Walsall FC Coventry City 1: 2 3-0
Watford FC Cardiff City 3: 1 0: 1
Wigan Athletic West Bromwich Albion 2-0 1: 1
York city Queens Park Rangers 2: 4 1: 4

Third round

Result
Birmingham City 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Ipswich Town 1: 1 Newcastle United
Leeds United 0: 4 Watford FC
Luton Town 3: 1 Leicester City
Manchester City 0-0 West Ham United
Manchester United 1: 2 Everton FC
Norwich City 0-0 Aldershot Town
Nottingham Forest 1: 1 Sunderland AFC
Notts County 6: 1 Bolton Wanderers
Oxford United 3: 2 Arsenal FC
Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Aston Villa
Rotherham United 0-0 Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday 3: 2 Fulham FC
Southampton FC 2: 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool FC
Walsall FC 2: 2 Chelsea FC

Replay games

Result
West Bromwich Albion 3: 1 Birmingham City
Newcastle United 1: 2 Ipswich Town
West Ham United 1: 2 Manchester City
Aldershot Town 0: 4 Norwich City
Sunderland AFC 1: 0 a.d. Nottingham Forest
Grimsby Town 6: 1 Rotherham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0: 2 Southampton FC
Chelsea FC 3-0 Walsall FC

Fourth round

Result
Chelsea FC 4: 1 Manchester City
Everton FC 0: 1 Grimsby Town
Ipswich Town 2: 1 Oxford United
Norwich City 3-0 Notts County
Sheffield Wednesday 4: 2 Luton Town
Southampton FC 1: 1 Queens Park Rangers
Sunderland AFC 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Watford FC 4: 1 West Bromwich Albion

Replay games

Result
Queens Park Rangers 0: 0 a.d. Southampton FC
Tottenham Hotspur 1: 2 Sunderland AFC

2. Replay

Result
Queens Park Rangers 4-0 Southampton FC

Fifth round

Result
Chelsea FC 1: 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Grimsby Town 0: 1 Norwich City
Ipswich Town 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Watford FC 0: 1 Sunderland AFC

Replay games

Result
Sheffield Wednesday 4: 4 a.d. Chelsea FC
Queens Park Rangers 1: 2 Ipswich Town

2. Replay

Result
Chelsea FC 2: 1 Sheffield Wednesday

Semifinals

total First leg Return leg
Sunderland AFC 5: 2 Chelsea FC 2-0 3: 2
Ipswich Town 1: 2 Norwich City 1-0 0: 2

final

Norwich City Sunderland AFC
Norwich City
Sunday 24 March 1985 in London ( Wembley )
Result: 1: 0 (0: 0)
Spectators: 100,000
Referee: Neil Midgley
Sunderland AFC


Chris Woods - Paul Haylock , Dennis van Wijk , Steve Bruce , Dave Watson - Peter Mendham , Mark Barham , Asa Hartford , Louie Donowa - Mick Channon , John Deehan Trainer: Ken Brown(C)Captain of the crew
Chris Turner - Barry Venison , Nick Pickering , Gary Bennett , Gordon Chisholm - David Corner (64th Howard Gayle ), Peter Daniel , Steve Berry , Clive Walker - Ian Wallace , David Hodgson Trainer: Len Ashurst(C)Captain of the crew
Own goal 1-0 Gordon Chisholm (47th, own goal)

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