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Seasons · Division Two · Season 65

1984/85

Finished 7th · Manager Eddie Gray
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The season · Record
Played
46
Won
21
Drawn
12
Lost
13
For
71
Against
52
Points
69
The season · Highlights
Biggest win
6–0
v Oldham Athletic
Biggest defeat
0–4
v Watford
Clean sheets
16
Top scorer
Wright
15 goals
Most assists
-
Avg attendance
14,569
Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1984/85
Pos Club PWDLGD Pts
1 Oxford United 422598+48 84
2 Birmingham City 4225710+26 82
3 Manchester City 42211110+26 74
4 Portsmouth 4220148+19 74
5 Blackburn Rovers 42211011+25 73
6 Brighton and Hove Albion 42201210+20 72
7 Leeds United 42191211+23 69
8 Shrewsbury Town 42181113+13 65
9 Fulham 4219815+4 65
10 Grimsby Town 4218816+8 62
11 Barnsley 421416120 58
12 Wimbledon 42161016-4 58
13 Huddersfield Town 42151017-12 55
14 Oldham Athletic 4215819-18 53
15 Crystal Palace 42121218-19 48
16 Carlisle United 4213821-17 47
17 Charlton Athletic 42111219-12 45
18 Sheffield United 42101418-12 44
19 Middlesbrough 42101022-16 40
20 Notts County 4210725-28 37
21 Cardiff City 429825-32 35
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 428925-42 33
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1984/85
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
25 Aug A Notts County 2–1 Won 2–1 v Notts County
27 Aug H Fulham 2–0 Won 2–0 v Fulham
1 Sep H Wolves 3–2 Won 3–2 v Wolves
8 Sep A Grimsby Town 2–0 Won 2–0 v Grimsby Town
12 Sep A Cardiff City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City
15 Sep H Portsmouth 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Portsmouth
22 Sep A Crystal Palace 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Crystal Palace
29 Sep H Oldham Athletic 6–0 Won 6–0 v Oldham Athletic
6 Oct H Sheffield United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Sheffield United
13 Oct A Barnsley 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Barnsley
20 Oct A Huddersfield Town 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
27 Oct H Middlesbrough 2–0 Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
3 Nov A Charlton Athletic 3–2 Won 3–2 v Charlton Athletic
10 Nov H Carlisle United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Carlisle United
17 Nov H Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Won 1–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
24 Nov A Oxford United 2–5 Lost 2–5 v Oxford United
1 Dec H Wimbledon 5–2 Won 5–2 v Wimbledon
8 Dec A Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Won 3–2 v Shrewsbury Town
15 Dec H Birmingham City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City
22 Dec A Wolves 2–0 Won 2–0 v Wolves
26 Dec A Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers
29 Dec H Cardiff City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Cardiff City
1 Jan H Manchester City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Manchester City
19 Jan H Notts County 5–0 Won 5–0 v Notts County
2 Feb A Oldham Athletic 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Oldham Athletic
9 Feb H Grimsby Town 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Grimsby Town
23 Feb H Charlton Athletic 1–0 Won 1–0 v Charlton Athletic
26 Feb A Carlisle United 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Carlisle United
2 Mar A Middlesbrough 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Middlesbrough
9 Mar H Huddersfield Town 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Huddersfield Town
12 Mar A Portsmouth 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Portsmouth
16 Mar H Barnsley 2–0 Won 2–0 v Barnsley
23 Mar A Sheffield United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Sheffield United
30 Mar A Fulham 2–0 Won 2–0 v Fulham
6 Apr H Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Blackburn Rovers
8 Apr A Manchester City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Manchester City
13 Apr H Crystal Palace 4–1 Won 4–1 v Crystal Palace
20 Apr A Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
27 Apr H Oxford United 1–0 Won 1–0 v Oxford United
4 May A Wimbledon 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Wimbledon
6 May H Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Won 1–0 v Shrewsbury Town
11 May A Birmingham City 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Birmingham City

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1984/85
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
25 Sep A Gillingham 2–1 Won 2–1 v Gillingham
10 Oct H Gillingham 3–2 Won 3–2 v Gillingham
31 Oct H Watford 0–4 Lost 0–4 v Watford

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1984/85
DateH/AOpponentScoreResult
4 Jan H Everton 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Everton