1985 FA Charity Shield

The 1985 FA Charity Shield (also known as the General Motors FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 63rd FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 10 August 1985 at Wembley Stadium and contested by Everton, who had won the 1984–85 First Division, and Manchester United, who had won the 1984–85 FA Cup. Everton won 2–0 with goals from Trevor Steven and Adrian Heath. Trevor Steven put Everton into the lead when he swept home from six yards after a cross from the left in the first half. The second goal came in the second half when Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey dropped a cross from the left to allow Adrian Heath to tip the ball past him into the left corner of the net.

1985 FA Charity Shield
The match programme cover
Date10 August 1985
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeJoe Worrall (Cheshire)
Attendance82,000

The Charity Shield was the first competitive game that new striker Gary Lineker played for Everton, and although he failed to get on the scoresheet in the game he made up for it by scoring 40 goals in all competitions that season. He took the place in the team previously occupied by Andy Gray. Kevin Moran of Manchester United had been sent off in the final and he was suspended for this game, with his place in the side being taken by understudy Graeme Hogg, and Gordon Strachan was replaced by Mike Duxbury. These were the only differences between the first XI of this game and the FA Cup final earlier in May 1985.

Match details

Everton20Manchester United
Steven
Heath
Report
Attendance: 82,000
GK Neville Southall
DF Gary Stevens
DF Kevin Ratcliffe (c)
DF Derek Mountfield
DF Pat Van Den Hauwe
MF Trevor Steven
MF Paul Bracewell
MF Peter Reid
MF Kevin Sheedy
FW Graeme Sharp
FW Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
DF John Bailey
MF Adrian Heath
Manager:
Howard Kendall
GK1 Gary Bailey
DF2 John Gidman
DF3 Arthur Albiston
MF4 Norman Whiteside
DF5 Paul McGrath
DF6 Graeme Hogg
MF7 Bryan Robson (c)
MF8 Mike Duxbury
FW9 Mark Hughes
FW10 Frank Stapleton
MF11 Jesper Olsen
Substitutes:
FW12 Alan Brazil
GK13 Chris Turner
MF14 Remi Moses
MF15 Peter Barnes
DF16 Clayton Blackmore
Manager:
Ron Atkinson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also

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