1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
The preliminaries to this tour were shrouded in uncertainty and selectionannouncements containing players whose availability had not been confirmed. Dick Greenwood, England's current coach, announced he was not available having just taken a new job, and eventually 2 coaches were appointed under Derek Morgan, Martin Green and Brian Ashton.


1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
The party as a whole was very short of experience, and only three players had previous experience of New Zealand rugby at test level; Jamie Salmon, who had won 3 caps for the All Blacks, and Paul Dodge and Steve Bainbridge who had played in the 1983 match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham.


1985 English Greyhound Derby
The 1985 Daily Mirror Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 22 June 1985 at Wimbledon Stadium. It was the first time that Wimbledon hosted the event following the closure of the White City Stadium. The winner was Pagan Swallow and the winning owner David Hawthorn received £25,000. The competition was sponsored by the Daily Mirror.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
½, head, 2, ½, ½ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Fearless Champ started as the 10-1 ante post favourite  followed by Pall Mall Stakes champion Hong Kong Mike (12-1) and Daleys Gold (14-1). Ballyregan Bob bypassed the event due to the fact that the distance of the race was considered too short.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Wimbledon's standard distance was 460 metres so a new distance of 480 metres was created for the 1985 Derby. This meant that track records would be set and beaten and the first to break the record went to Bertie Gaynor’s Lloydsboro Flash in 28.71. Three races later tFearless Champ from the De Mulder kennels recorded 28.66. On the final night of qualifying Morans Beef recorded 28.60.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In round one Hong Kong Mike and Rugged Mick won well but the following night weather conditions played a big part in the elimination of Fearless Champ when heavy rain contributed to his exit. Morans Beef, Daleys Gold, Ballintubber One and Smokey Pete all progressed from wet heats.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Morans Beef won his second round heat to remain unbeaten but chipped a bone in his foot and was eventually withdrawn and retired to stud. Smokey Pete caught leader Daleys Gold to win his heat and Keeper Tom won a race that ended with Laurels champion Amenhotep sustaining severe cuts. Hong Kong Mike, Ballintubber One and Rugged Mick all went out.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Daleys Gold won his quarter-final by ten lengths missing a melee that saw Keeper Tom finish third but go lame and add his name to the list of casualties. The other quarter-final heat winners were Minestrone, Clod Hopper and Smokey Pete.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Daleys Gold and One to Note vied for the lead in the first semi-final before bumping caused them to lose ground meaning Walstone, House Hunter and Jack the Hiker all qualified. The remaining semi-final saw Smokey Pete outstay Pagan Swallow and Carrigeen Chimes.


1985 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Smokey Pete lined up for the final at odds of 8-11 favourite. Jack the Hiker and Carrigeen Chimes challenged for the lead throughout until Pagan Swallow came with a late run to take the victory. Smokey Pete had found crowding and finished a disappointing fifth. A Wimbledon greyhound had won the first Derby that they had hosted with the Rees family becoming the second father and son to each win the Derby. On the supporting card both Ballyregan Bob and Scurlogue Champ eased to twelve and ten length victories respectively.


1985 English National Badminton Championships
The 1985 English National Badminton Championships were held at Coventry Sports Centre, from 12-14 April, 1985. The competition was missing many top players after they chose to miss the event, claiming that there were too many tournaments and they neede to prepare for the 1985 IBF World Championships.


1985 English Professional Championship
The 1985 Tolly Cobbold English Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in February 1985 in Ipswich, England.


1985 English Professional Championship
Steve Davis won the title by defeating Tony Knowles 9–2 in the final.


1985 English cricket season
The 1985 English cricket season was the 86th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. England recovered The Ashes against an Australian team that had lost several players to a "rebel tour" of South Africa. The Britannic Assurance County Championship was won by Middlesex.


1985 English cricket season, Test series
England won the Ashes thanks to the batting of Mike Gatting, Tim Robinson and David Gower; and some excellent seam bowling by Richard Ellison. As in 1981, this was another disappointing Australian team, but their recovery was complete by the time of their next visit in 1989.


1985 English cricket season, Zimbabwe tour
Zimbabwe made their second tour of England and played in 8 first-class matches, mostly against county opposition.


1985 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
Viv Richards of Somerset topped the batting averages with 1836 runs at an average of 76.50.


1985 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
The leading run scorer was Essex and England batsman Graham Gooch with 2208 runs at 71.22 from 33 innings.


1985 English cricket season, Leading bowlers
Richard Ellison of Kent  and England topped the bowling averages, taking 65 wickets at an average of 17.20.


1985 English cricket season, Leading bowlers
Worcestershire bowler Neal Radford was the leading wicket taker with 101, at an average of 24.68.


1985 Epsom Derby
The 1985 Epsom Derby (known as the Ever Ready Derby for sponsorship reasons) was the 206th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 5 June 1985.


1985 Epsom Derby
The race was won by Lord Howard de Walden's Slip Anchor, at odds of 9/4 ridden by jockey Steve Cauthen and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil. The win was a first success in the race for owner, trainer and jockey. Cauthen became the first man to ride the winners of both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby.


1985 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1984:


1985 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1985 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


1985 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1985 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of Group/Grade One winners
Law Society (2nd) – Damsire of five classic winners – Scorpion, Love Divine, Manhattan Cafe, Moonstone and Brametot


1985 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other stallions
Petoski (11th) – Night Petticoat (1st Preis der Diana 1996 – dam of Next Desert and Next Gina), Mouseski (12 wins over jumps)Reach (6th) – Minor flat and jumps winners – later exported to JapanSeurat (12th) – Minor flat and jumps winners in FranceRoyal Harmony (9th) – Exported to Brazil


1985 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1985 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Pärnu Kalakombinaat/MEK.


1985 Estonian Supreme Soviet election
Elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR were held on 24 February 1985. The Bloc of Communists and Non-Party Candidates was the only party able to contest the elections, and won all 285 seats.


1985 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1985 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from May 25 to June 2; 1985. The 26th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 142 fighters from across many European countries participated in the competition.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
The 1985 European Amateur Team Championship took place from 26 to 30 June at Halmstad Golf Club, in Tylösand, Halmstad Municipality, 9 kilometers west of  Halmstad city center in Halland County, Sweden. It was the 14th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
The tournament was played at the club's North course. The club was founded in 1930. Its first 18-hole course was constructed by Rafael Sundblom and approved in 1938. A new course was inaugurated in 1967. Together with the last nine holes of the old course, this formed the new course, called the North Course.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of an opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
Host country Sweden won the opening 36-hole competition, with a score of 14 over par 734.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
Individual leaders were Jesper Parnevik, Sweden and Erkki Välimää, Finland, each of them with a score of 2-under-par 142, two strokes ahead of Peter McEvoy, England.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
The seven teams placed 9–15 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–19 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play to decide their final positions.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
Team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their third title, beating Sweden in the final 4.5–2.5. Team Spain earned the bronze on third place, after beating England 4.5–2.5 in the bronze match.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship
José María Olazábal, Spain, made a hole-in-one on the 13th hole, during his 3 and 2 single match win over Colin Montgomerie in the semi final between Spain and Scotland.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship, Teams
19 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of five or six players.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual scores.


1985 European Amateur Team Championship, Results
* Note: Game declared halved, since team match already decided.


1985 European Aquatics Championships
The 1985 European Aquatics Championships were held in "Cherveno zname" swim complex in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 August until 11 August 1985. Besides swimming there were titles contested in diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. The first ever women's tournament at the European Championships was played in Oslo, Norway.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 16th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Attica, Greece, on 2 and 3 March 1985.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
The winner from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The women's 3000 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March.


1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event  at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March.


1985 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships was the eighth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Cottbus, East Germany between 22 and 25 August.


1985 European Baseball Championship
The 1985 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.


1985 European Cup (athletics)
The 1985 European Cup was the 10th edition of the European Cup of athletics.


1985 European Cup (athletics)
The Super League Finals were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.


1985 European Cup Final
The 1985 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Juventus of Italy on 29 May 1985 at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium. It was the final match of the 1984–85 season of the European Cup, Europe's premier cup competition. Liverpool were the reigning champions and were appearing in their fifth final, having won the competition in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984. Juventus were appearing in their third European Cup final; they lost both of their previous appearances in 1973 and 1983.


1985 European Cup Final
Each club needed to progress through four rounds to reach the final. Matches were contested over two legs, with a match at each team's home ground. All but one of Juventus' matches were won by two goals or more; in the semi-finals, they beat French team Bordeaux 3–2 on aggregate. Liverpool also won the majority of their matches by more than two goals, except in the second round when they beat Portuguese team Benfica 3–2 on aggregate.


1985 European Cup Final
The match is overshadowed for the disaster that occurred before the kick-off. Liverpool fans breached a fence separating the two groups of supporters and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 people and injuring hundreds. Despite calls for an abandonment, the match went ahead due to authorities and organizers' making a joint decision for public policy doctrine reasons after a state of siege in the city was declared. The disaster prompted UEFA to ban English clubs from European football for five years.


1985 European Cup Final
Watched by a crowd of 58,000, the first half was goalless. Juventus took the lead in the 56th minute when Michel Platini scored from a penalty after Gary Gillespie was adjudged to have brought down Zbigniew Boniek in the penalty area, although the foul was actually committed nearly a yard outside the area and the referee was far from the action. The score remained the same throughout the remainder of the match and Juventus won 1–0, achieving their first European Cup win and became the first club to have won all three major European trophies (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the Cup Winners' Cup).


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Juventus
Juventus gained entry to the competition by winning the 1983–84 Serie A, entering as Italian champions. Their opponents in the first round were Ilves of Finland. The first leg in Finland, held at the Ratina Stadion, was won 4–0 by Juventus with a hat-trick by Paolo Rossi and a goal from Michel Platini. They won the second leg 2–1 at their home ground, Stadio Comunale, to win the tie 6–1 on aggregate.


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Juventus
In the second round, Juventus were drawn against Swiss team Grasshopper. Juventus won the first leg 2–0 in Italy, and achieved a 4–2 victory in the second leg in Switzerland, which meant that they won the tie 6–2 on aggregate. Juventus' opponents in the quarter-finals were Sparta Prague of Czechoslovakia. Goals from Marco Tardelli, Paolo Rossi and Massimo Briaschi ensured a 3–0 victory for Juventus in the first leg in Italy. They lost the second leg at Sparta's home ground, Letná stadium 1–0, but progressed to the semi-finals due to a 3–1 aggregate victory.


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Juventus
In the semi-finals, Juventus played French team Bordeaux and won the first leg 3–0 in Italy with goals from Zbigniew Boniek, Briaschi and Platini. The second leg was held at Bordeaux's home ground, the Stade Chaban-Delmas. Despite winning the match 2–0, Bordeaux lost 3–2 on aggregate.


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool were the reigning European champions; they defeated Roma to win the 1983–84 European Cup, and were also the reigning English champions, having won the English league during the same season. They were drawn against Polish team Lech Poznań in the first round, and won the first leg at Poznań's home ground, Stadion Lecha, 1–0. Liverpool won the second leg 4–0 with a hat-trick from John Wark and a goal from Paul Walsh at their home ground, Anfield, to win the tie 5–0 on aggregate.


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Liverpool played Portuguese team Benfica in the second round. Liverpool won the first leg 3–1 in England with a hat-trick by Ian Rush. They lost the second leg 1–0 at Benfica's home ground, Estádio da Luz, but still progressed to the quarter-finals due to a 3–2 aggregate victory. Liverpool's opponents in the quarter-finals were Austria Wien of Austria. The first leg at Wien's home ground, the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, was drawn 1–1, but a 4–1 victory in the second leg in England meant that Liverpool qualified for the semi-finals with a 5–2 aggregate win.


1985 European Cup Final, Route to the final, Liverpool
Panathinaikos of Greece were the opposition in the semi-finals. The first leg at Anfield was won 4–0 by Liverpool; Rush scored twice, and Wark and Jim Beglin each scored one goal. The second leg was held at the Olympic Stadium and was won 1–0 by Liverpool. Thus, Liverpool won the tie 5–0 on aggregate to progress to their fifth European Cup final and their second in succession.


1985 European Cup Final, Background
Juventus were appearing in their third European Cup final, having lost their previous appearances in 1973 and 1983. Liverpool were appearing in their fifth final, they were the reigning champions after beating Italian team Roma 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the 1984 final finished 1–1. Liverpool had also won the competition in 1977, 1978 and 1981.


1985 European Cup Final, Background
Since Juventus won the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, both teams had to face each other, during the season, in the 1984 European Super Cup at Juventus' home ground, the Stadio Comunale, due to both clubs experiencing fixture congestion, which was won 2–0 by the Torinese team with two goals from Zbigniew Boniek.


1985 European Cup Final, Background
Juventus finished the 1984–85 Serie A in fifth position, which was outside of the European qualification positions. In order to participate in European competition in 1985–86, they needed to win the European Cup. Liverpool had finished second behind Everton in the 1984–85 Football League First Division, and thus qualified for the UEFA Cup, but victory in the final would enable them to compete in the European Cup the following season.


1985 European Cup Final, Background
The final was to be played at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Liverpool had objected to the choice of venue as they were concerned about the condition of the stadium, which was crumbling, and the decision to allocate a neutral section for Belgian fans.


1985 European Cup Final, Disaster
The neutral zone that had been allocated to Belgian fans was largely occupied by Juventus supporters, many of whom lived in Italy and travelled in Belgium only to see the match in the stadium. The neutral zone was in section Z, on the same side of the ground as the Liverpool fans. Thus, the two groups stood yards apart, separated only by chicken wire. At approximately 7 p.m., missiles began to be thrown between the two sets of fans; because the stadium was crumbling, fans could pick stones up and throw them across the divide.


1985 European Cup Final, Disaster
The throwing became more intense as kick-off approached. Moments later, a group of Liverpool fans charged into section Z, causing the fans there to retreat. As they had nowhere to go, they moved towards the side perimeter wall. As more people moved up against the wall, it collapsed, which resulted in 39 deaths and injuries to 600 people. At the other end of the ground, Juventus fans began to riot in retaliation for the events in section Z. They advanced down the pitch towards the Liverpool fans and were stopped by the police. The resulting confrontation lasted two hours and was still going on when the match kicked off. Consequently, the Belgian government declared a state of siege in the City of Brussels.


1985 European Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match was delayed for over an hour as a result of the disaster but was played for public policy doctrine reasons because officials felt that abandoning the match would result in further violence due to a joint arrangement between the European confederation, the Italian, English and Belgian national associations—the latter being responsible for organising the event—as well as the country's Ministry of the Interior, the city's mayor and police force despite Juventus' explicit request that the match not be played.


1985 European Cup Final, Match, Summary
Two minutes into the match, Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson was replaced by Gary Gillespie after Lawrenson suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury. Juventus deployed Zbigniew Boniek on the right-hand side of the pitch and Massimo Briaschi on the left. Juventus' plan was to use the pace of Briaschi to threaten Liverpool full-back Phil Neal. Juventus' first chance came in the 30th minute when Antonio Cabrini, advanced from the left-back position, but his shot was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar. Liverpool immediately countered – John Wark ran onto Ronnie Whelan's chipped pass, but his shot was saved by Juventus goalkeeper Stefano Tacconi. Minutes later, Liverpool had another chance, but Whelan's shot was pushed over the Juventus goal by Tacconi.


1985 European Cup Final, Match, Summary
Five minutes before half-time, Juventus were awarded a free-kick. Boniek, who had beaten three Liverpool players with a run, was brought down outside the Liverpool penalty area by Wark, who received a yellow card for the foul. The resulting free-kick came to nothing, and at half-time the score was 0–0. Almost immediately after the restart, Liverpool suffered another injury. Paul Walsh stretched to reach a pass from Neal, aggravated a stomach strain and was replaced by Craig Johnston. Juventus were gaining an ascendancy in the match, and in the 56th minute they were awarded a penalty kick.


1985 European Cup Final, Match, Summary
After getting on the end of a Platini long ball, Boniek again went on a run through the centre of the Liverpool defence and was brought down by Gillespie. Liverpool believed that the foul was outside the area, but the Swiss referee, from some 25 yards (22.86 m.) behind the ball, awarded the penalty. Michel Platini scored the subsequent penalty to give Juventus a 1–0 lead.


1985 European Cup Final, Match, Summary
Liverpool tried to find a way back into the match. With 16 minutes left, Whelan was brought down in the Juventus penalty area by Massimo Bonini, but the referee decided that it was not a foul. Liverpool created more chances near the end of the match; Tacconi saved a shot from Whelan. Wark and Steve Nicol saw headers go wide of the Juventus goal. No further goals were scored and at full-time the score was 1–0 to Juventus, who had won their first European Cup and became the first club to win all three seasonal UEFA competitions.


1985 European Cup Final, Post-match
Despite being considered, from a sporting point of view, as one of the better European finals played until then, after the match, much discussion centred on the disaster that occurred before kick-off. UEFA was adamant that the Liverpool fans were responsible; UEFA official Gunter Schneider stated, "Only the English fans were responsible. Of that there is no doubt." British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher put pressure on The Football Association to withdraw English clubs from European competition and two days later, UEFA banned English clubs for "an indeterminate period of time". On 6 June, FIFA extended the ban to worldwide matches, but this was modified a week later to exclude friendly matches and did not affect the English national team.


1985 European Cup Final, Post-match
English clubs were banned indefinitely from European competition, with a condition that when the ban was lifted, Liverpool would serve an extra three-year ban. The ban eventually lasted for five years, clubs returning to European competition in the 1990–91 season. Liverpool returned to European competition a season later in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.


1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Everton of England and Rapid Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 25th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 15 May 1985. Everton, which dominated throughout, won the match 3–1 thanks to goals by Andy Gray, Trevor Steven and Kevin Sheedy. Everton were unable to defend the trophy: as league champions they would have entered the 1985–86 European Cup, but they were not permitted to play in either competition following the events at the Heysel Stadium, which saw all English clubs banned from European competitions.


1985 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1985 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden from February 4 to 10. Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship
The 1985 European Formula 3000 Championship was the inaugural season of the Formula 3000 category. The European Formula 3000 Championship replaced Formula Two as the official feeder series to Formula One. It was scheduled over 12 rounds and contested over 11 rounds. 14 different teams tried their luck with 33 different drivers and 7 different chassis. The series was won by the German Christian Danner driving for BS Automotive.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship
Danner, who was laying second in the championship at the time, would graduate to Formula One when he made his Grand Prix debut for the German Zakspeed team at the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on 15 September, a week before he won the final round of the F3000 championship at Donington Park to clinch the title from Mike Thackwell.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship
Danner had the dubious honour of being the first in a long line of Formula 3000 champions who would fail to make an impact on Formula One, despite the championship being seen as the highest level FIA single-seater championship behind Grand Prix racing. Only future champions Jean Alesi, Olivier Panis and Juan Pablo Montoya would actually go on to win a Formula One Grand Prix.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
At the start, the track was wet, and Emanuele Pirro took the lead from the second row, with pole sitter Michel Ferté dropping through the field. Alessandro Santin went off and out the race at the first corner. At Maggots, Mike Thackwell took the lead from Pirro, and began to pull out a lead. By the end of the first lap, Christian Danner was up to second from sixth on the grid, with Ferté back into third place already. Pirro had fallen back to fourth, and Roberto Moreno was in fifth.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
At the Woodcote Chicane, Ferté got back past Danner into second place. Gabriele Tarquini spun exiting the Woodcote Chicane, but was miraculously avoided by everyone, and continued. On the drying track, Johnny Dumfries crashed, and Ferté took the lead back from Thackwell at the Woodcote Chicane. Not long after this, the heavens opened again, and Thackwell got back past Ferté while they both lapped Pirro. Moreno spun at the Woodcote Chicane, but quickly got back going again. Ferté also spun at the chicane, and badly damaged the front end of his car. John Nielsen got past Ferté's damaged car before Thackwell took his third Silverstone International Trophy victory, 32 seconds ahead of second placed Nielsen. Ferté finished third, Danner finished a lap down in fourth, and Tarquini and Moreno finished fifth and sixth respectively, despite them both spinning.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Gabriele Tarquini got the best start, going from fifth to first in one corner, but while going past Mike Thackwell, he clipped the front nose of the New Zealander's car, causing it to bend. Going into Campbell, Roberto Moreno slid off the track and out of the race. Johnny Dumfries harmlessly spun off at the next corner, Cobb, and he quickly rejoined the race. Michel Ferté took the lead from Thackwell into the Club Chicane, with Tomas Kaiser passing him on the pit straight afterwards.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Thackwell pitted for a new front nosecone, and soon after, his teammate, John Nielsen pitted for a new nosecone himself. Ferté, who had started on wet tires, pitted for dry tires, as the track was almost completely dry. Kaiser then held a brief lead, before being overtaken by Emanuele Pirro. Then Thackwell, who had recovered most of the time he lost in the pit stop, overtook Ferté into Church. On the last lap, the back markers of Tarquini and Eric Lang were all that separated Pirro and Thackwell, but Lang had handling issues and slowed Thackwell down. After being overtaken, Lang promptly spun. Thackwell couldn't make up the lost time, and finished second to Pirro. Ferté finished third again, and Kaiser, Tarquini and Danner made up the rest of the points scorers.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
For the first time, Formula 3000 supported a round of Formula One. At the start, Thackwell got a good start, and Pirro nearly spun on the grass while trying to make up positions from tenth. After pulling out a big lead, Thackwell slowed because of electrical problems, leaving his teammate Nielsen to inherit the lead. Ferté and Tarquini fought for second place, while Nielsen pulled out a large lead. Pirro took fourth place from Moreno, and Nielsen took victory, with Ferté beating out Tarquini for second, with Pirro in fourth, Moreno in fifth, and Olivier Grouillard in sixth, taking his first point of the year.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Round 4 was planned to take place at the still new Nurburgring GP Track, but heavy snow halted racing, and teams, fans, and drivers had to pack up and head to the next race.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
At the start, Ferté took the lead from pole sitter Thackwell, with his teammate Nielsen up into third, and local hero Pirro settling into fourth. The front four stuck together like glue for most of the race, with Ferté keeping the door firmly shut to Thackwell. Nielsen overtook his teammate for second, but seemingly couldn't do anything about the Frenchman either. A collision between Ivan Capelli and Lamberto Leoni that launched Capelli into the air and heavily damaged his car, and damaged Leoni's rear wing. Pirro overtook Thackwell for third place, before quickly overtaking Nielsen for second.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Then, while overtaking a back marker, Pirro made his move on Ferté, going three wide to make the overtake. Thackwell crashed out of the race when he had to avoid his teammate when he made a mistake. Ferté suffered an electrical fault that ended his race. Pirro won at his home race, with Nielsen second, Danner third, Grouillard in fourth, Philippe Streiff in fifth, and Dumfries sixth.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Ferté overtook Thackwell for second at the start, while Pirro held onto the lead. Nielsen was fourth and Alain Ferté, older brother of Michel, dropped from third to fifth. Michel Ferté spun, and he took Thackwell out with him, sidelining the New Zealander. Ferté continued further down the field. Nielsen also went out of the race, and Danner in third was chasing down second placed Alain. Pirro started to slow because of overheating while Danner took second place. Danner made quick work of the Italian, and took the lead of the race. Alain Ferté retired with gearbox issues, while Danner held on to win the race, with Pirro holding onto second. Leoni was third, Grouillard fourth, Streiff in fifth, and Juan Manuel Fangio II in sixth, albeit 21 laps down.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
The track at Spa-Francorchamps had been recently shortened from the 14 kilometer, mostly flat out original layout, to the shorter 7 kilometer version. The track had also been resurfaced, and it was very slippery. The two Ferté brothers were 1-2 at the start, with Michel ahead of Alain, and Pirro was in third place. Belgian Thierry Tassin was quickly up to sixth at his home race, passing Danner along the way. Streiff and Pirro fought hard over third and fourth, both ended up pushing too hard and retired with damaged cars.


1985 European Formula 3000 Championship, Season review
Michel Ferté was next to make a mistake, damaging his car too badly to continue. Tassan was next, being forced to retire from third. Alain Ferté was the most fortunate, as he spun and clipped the barrier, but was able to continue, even if he lost the lead to Thackwell. Nielsen took second from Alain, but nearly spun after. It wasn't too long until Nielsen's engine gave up on him, and Alain inherited second again. Thackwell won by 50 seconds to Alain, with Danner taking the final podium spot. Tarquini was fourth, Guido Daccò was fifth, and Fangio II finished sixth.


1985 European Grand Prix
The 1985 European Grand Prix (formally the Shell Oils Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 6 October 1985. It was the fourteenth race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship.


1985 European Grand Prix
The 75-lap race was won by Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Honda. It was Mansell's first Formula One victory in his 72nd race start. Ayrton Senna finished second in a Lotus-Renault, having started from pole position, while Mansell's teammate Keke Rosberg finished third. Alain Prost finished fourth in his McLaren-TAG which, combined with Michele Alboreto's retirement with a turbo failure, secured the Frenchman his first Drivers' Championship.


1985 European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Ayrton Senna took his sixth pole position of the season in his Lotus-Renault, averaging 140.106 mph (225.479 km/h), the first time anyone had lapped the Brands Hatch circuit faster than 140 mph. Compatriot Nelson Piquet was second in his Brabham-BMW, 0.3 seconds behind, followed by the Williams-Hondas of Nigel Mansell and Keke Rosberg. Philippe Streiff was a surprise fifth in his Ligier, ahead of Alain Prost's McLaren; the top ten was completed by Marc Surer in the second Brabham, Derek Warwick in the Renault, Elio de Angelis in the second Lotus and Jacques Laffite in the second Ligier. Prost's Drivers' Championship rival, Michele Alboreto, could only manage 15th in his Ferrari.


1985 European Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Prost's teammate Niki Lauda was unfit to race due to the wrist injury he had suffered at the previous race in Belgium. His place was taken by former McLaren stalwart John Watson, in his first F1 race since the end of 1983; the Ulsterman qualified 21st, over five seconds behind Senna. Tyrrell had re-expanded to two cars, with Martin Brundle joined by Italian newcomer Ivan Capelli, who qualified 24th.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna led off the line from a fast-starting Mansell, while Prost slid onto the grass and fell to 14th. Mansell then ran wide at Druids, allowing Rosberg and Piquet past.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 7, Rosberg spun at Surtees Corner while attempting to overtake Senna, and was hit by Piquet. The Brabham was out on the spot, while Rosberg limped back to the pits for repairs, losing a full lap in the process. Mansell was now second again, followed by de Angelis, Stefan Johansson in the second Ferrari and Surer, with Prost up to seventh following a charge through the field. When Rosberg rejoined he blocked Senna, allowing teammate Mansell to catch up to the Lotus before getting past at Surtees. The Englishman then set about building a lead, while Rosberg continued to hold up Senna.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 14 Alboreto, who had made a good start and had run as high as sixth, suffered a fiery turbo failure, effectively ending his Championship challenge. Prost, running sixth at this point, now only needed to finish fifth to secure the title. Surer had moved ahead of Johansson by this stage and was closing on de Angelis, while Laffite was also on a charge, passing Prost and Johansson in quick succession.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Surer overtook de Angelis on lap 21, followed soon after by Laffite. The two then closed up to Senna, Surer getting past on lap 35 and Laffite one lap later. At this point, Mansell's lead was 14 seconds, while Prost was still seventh.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 51, having just been re-passed by Senna, Laffite pitted for new tyres, dropping to eighth and promoting Johansson to fourth. Shortly afterwards, Prost passed de Angelis for fifth as the two were lapping Watson; this became fourth when Johansson started to suffer an electrical problem. Laffite retired on lap 59 with an engine failure, followed one lap later by Johansson.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Surer was still running second when, on lap 63, he suffered a turbo failure similar to Alboreto's. This left Mansell around 20 seconds clear of Senna, with Prost now third, de Angelis fourth and Rosberg back up to fifth. Rosberg soon passed de Angelis before Prost, taking no chances, allowed the Finn through into the final podium position.


1985 European Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Up front, Mansell cruised to his first Formula One victory, his final margin over Senna being 21.4 seconds. Rosberg finished 37 seconds behind Senna and eight ahead of Prost, who celebrated becoming France's first Formula One Drivers' Champion. De Angelis and the Arrows of Thierry Boutsen rounded out the top six, Boutsen holding off Watson for the final point in what would turn out to be the Ulsterman's last F1 race.


1985 European Indoors
The 1985 European Indoors  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Saalsporthalle Allmend in Zurich, Switzerland that was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 28 October through 3 November 1985. Third-seeded Zina Garrison won her second consecutive singles title at the event.


1985 European Indoors, Finals, Doubles
Hana Mandlíková /  Andrea Temesvári defeated  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /  Helena Suková 6–4, 3–6, 7–5


1985 European Junior Badminton Championships
The 1985 European Junior Badminton Championships was the ninth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Pressbaum, Austria, in the month of March and April. Denmark won all the titles except Boys' singles which was won by England.


1985 European Junior Swimming Championships
The 1985 European Junior Swimming Championships were held from July 25 to July 28, 1985, in Geneva, Switzerland.


1985 European Karate Championships
The 1985 European Karate Championships, the 20th edition, was held  in Oslo, Norway from May 5 to 7, 1985.


1985 European Marathon Cup
The 1985 European Marathon Cup was the 3rd edition of the European Marathon Cup of Athletics and were held in Rome, Italy.


1985 European Rallycross Championship
The 1985 European Rallycross Championship season was the tenth season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship under that name and the thirteenth season overall since it began as the Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship. It was held across nine rounds starting at the Thermoton-Ring in Austria on March 31 and ending at the Eurocircuit in the Netherlands on October 13.


1985 European Rallycross Championship
The champions were Anders Norstedt (Division 1) who defended his title and Matti Alamäki (Division 2).


1985 European Tour
The 1985 European Tour was the 14th official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour.


1985 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle, who won twice during the season including his first major, The Open Championship. Spain's Seve Ballesteros finished third on the money list despite recording four official tournament wins, including the French and Spanish Opens.


1985 European Tour, Rule changes
In 1985, the European Tour became "All-Exempt", meaning that for the first time tournaments did not have their own pre-qualifying rounds. The final two rounds of all major tournaments were played as two-balls, having previously been three-balls.


1985 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1985 European Tour schedule which was made up of 26 tournaments counting for the Order of Merit, and some non-counting "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the GSI L'Equipe Open replacing the Timex Open; the return of the British Masters and the Bob Hope Classic, which was rebranded as the Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity; and the loss of the Tournament Players Championship and the Celtic International.


1985 European Tour, Schedule
In addition, the Dunhill Cup, a new team event devised by Mark McCormack and held over the Old Course at St Andrews, was added to the schedule but did not count towards the Order of Merit; with a prize fund of US$1.2 million it was the richest tournament in the world, surpassing the Million Dollar Challenge in South Africa.


1985 European Tour, Order of Merit
The PGA European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on prize money earned during the season and calculated in Pound sterling.


1985 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1985 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Katowice, Poland from May 21 to May 26, 1985. This was the 64th edition of the event. There were 120 men in action from 22 nations.


1985 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 15th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Helsinki.


1985 European Wrestling Championships
The 1985 European Wrestling Championships  was held from 23 to 28 April 1985 in Leipzig, East Germany.


1985 F.C. Portland season
The 1985 season was the first season of existence for the second incarnation of the Portland Timbers. The club was then branded as F.C. Portland for the season and competed in the Western Alliance Challenge Series. Including the first Timbers franchise, this was the ninth season all together.


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.


1985 FA Charity Shield
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 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.


1985 FA Cup Final
The 1985 FA Cup Final was the 104th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 18 May 1985 at Wembley Stadium, and was contested by Manchester United and holders Everton. United won by a single goal, scored in extra time by Norman Whiteside, when he curled the ball into the net past the reach of Neville Southall after a run from the right.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Everton were playing for the opportunity to win an unprecedented Treble, having won the First Division title by a margin of 13 points with three games to spare and beaten Rapid Wien in the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final in Rotterdam just three days earlier. Meanwhile, Manchester United had finished fourth in the league and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
The two sides met three times during the 1984–85 season prior to the FA Cup final; first, a 5–0 Everton win in the league at Goodison Park on 27 October 1984, followed by a 2–1 Everton win in the third round of the League Cup at Old Trafford three days later (Everton were ultimately knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby Town in the following round). The third meeting, also at Old Trafford, was a 1–1 league draw on 2 March 1985.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Eight of United's starting 11 had been members of the cup-winning side from two years earlier, while Arthur Albiston was the only remaining player from the team that won the 1977 FA Cup Final. When United next won the trophy in 1990, Mark Hughes and Bryan Robson were the only players from the 1985 side to feature in the winning team. Everton's last remaining player from this match was Neville Southall, who stayed with them until 1998 and helped them win a league title in 1987 and the FA Cup in 1995, when he and his Welsh compatriot Hughes were the only survivors of the 1985 final.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of those who had died in the Bradford City stadium fire a week earlier.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Everton's Peter Reid had the first chance of the game after about 15 minutes; Manchester United goalkeeper Gary Bailey came to meet a long throw-in from Gary Stevens, but his punch was poor and only went as far as Reid on the edge of the penalty area. Reid volleyed the ball goalwards, but it was deflected onto the post by a sliding John Gidman.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
With just under 15 minutes left in the second half, Kevin Moran of Manchester United became the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final, for committing a professional foul on Peter Reid, who was clean through on goal.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match remained goalless after 90 minutes and went to extra time. Five minutes after half-time in extra time, Manchester United's Norman Whiteside scored the winner, curling a low shot around Everton's Pat Van Den Hauwe and past goalkeeper Neville Southall into the bottom corner of the net.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Having been sent off, Moran was not allowed to collect his medal with the rest of the Manchester United team as they received the trophy, although The Football Association later voted to allow him to receive one while the team was on holiday in Trinidad.


1985 FA Cup Final, Match, Summary
Two weeks after the match, rioting between Liverpool and Juventus fans at the 1985 European Cup Final caused the Heysel disaster, in which 39 fans were killed. As a result, UEFA banned all English clubs from competing in European competitions indefinitely, which meant United were unable to compete in the following season's Cup Winners' Cup. Everton were also banned from competing as league winners in the 1985–86 European Cup. The ban stood for five years, with Liverpool receiving a further year's exclusion.


1985 FAMAS Awards
The 33rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1985 at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different  films for the year 1984.


1985 FAMAS Awards
'Ang Padrino won the most awards including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and best director for Fernando Poe Jr.. This is also Nora Aunor's 10th straight nominations and 3rd win as best actress for the film Bulaklak sa City Jail. Aunor shared the recognition with Sharon Cuneta for her movie "Dapat ka bang Mahalin", this is only the second time in FAMAS history. FAMAS also gave out the first Best Visual Effects award which was won by "Ang Panday" and Best Sound Effects


1985 FIA European Formula 3 Cup
The 1985 European Formula Three Cup was the inaugural European Formula Three Cup race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on October 27, 1985. It was won by Italian Alex Caffi in dominant fashion having achieved pole position, fastest lap and the race win, driving for Team Gulf Coloni, who finished ahead of Swede Thomas Danielsson and German Volker Weidler.


1985 FIBA Club World Cup
The 1985 FIBA Club World Cup was the 19th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It was the second edition of the competition that was held under the name of FIBA Club World Cup. It took place at Barcelona and Girona. From the FIBA European Champions Cup participated Banco di Roma Virtus, Limoges, Cibona, and FC Barcelona. Also participating were Monte Líbano, San Andrés, and Guantánamo from the South American Club Championship. The Team USA NCAA Olympics Select Team, called the Golden Eagles, took part from the Division I (NCAA), and Maxaquene took part from the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. The Northern Cement, the Philippines, took part from the FIBA Asia Championship.


1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1985 European Championship for Cadets) was the 8th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Ruse, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the fourth time and became the most winning country in the tournament. It was its second title in a row and third in the last four tournaments.


1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.


1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, Final standings
Emilio Kovačić, Nenad Trunić, Zoran Kalpić, Toni Kukoč, Slaviša Koprivica, Nebojša Ilić, Nebojša Razić, Rade Milutinović, Vlade Divac, Dževad Alihodžić, Nenad Videka, and Radenko Dobraš. Head Coach: Svetislav Pešić.


1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 6th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Tuzla, then Yugoslavia, from 20 to 27 July 1985.


1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The Soviet Union won their sixth title in a row.


1985 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.


1985 FIBA Oceania Championship
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 1985 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1986 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Sydney and Newcastle. Australia won the series 3-0 to win its seventh consecutive Oceania Championship.


1985 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 1985 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament, a two-game series between  Australia and  New Zealand, was held in Melbourne. Australia won the series 2–0 to win its fourth consecutive Oceania Championship.


1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
The 1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women took place in the United States from 13 to 21 August 1985. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and USA Basketball.


1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
Ten national teams competed for the championship. Soviet Union came away with the Gold medal by defeating South Korea 80-75 in the final.


1985 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women, Qualification
It is unknown how Canada, Cuba, and Australia qualified and why Czechoslovakia who finished 3rd in the previous year's European championship did not participate.


1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, can participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976 but in 2017 India U-17 World cup surpassed this with a record attendance of 1,347,133.


1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, Squads
For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads.


1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, Goalscorers
Marcel Witeczek of West Germany won the Golden Shoe award for scoring eight goals. In total, 91 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.


1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fifth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union (USSR) from 24 August to 7 September 1985. The tournament took place in ten venues within eight host cities — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk (2 stadiums), Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilisi (2 stadiums) and Sumqayit — where a total of 32 matches were played. The winner was Brazil, which managed to retain the title, by beating Spain by 1–0, in the final played at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.


1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, Venues
10 different stadiums were used during the championship in 8 host cities, divided among 5 Soviet republics: Armenian SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Azerbaijan SSR (2 venues in 2 host cities), Byelorussian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), Georgian SSR (2 venues in 1 host city), and Russian SFSR (2 venues in 2 host cities).


1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads


1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, Goalscorers
Sebastián Losada of Spain won the Golden Shoe award for scoring three goals. In total, 80 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.


1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads
Below are the rosters for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Soviet Union. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.


1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Duisburg, West Germany and was constested at the Schwimmstadion pool. The eight participating teams, the first eight of the 1984 Summer Olympics, played a round robin to decide the winner of what would be a bi-annual event until 1999.


1985 FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup
The 2nd FINA Synchronized Swimming World Cup was held 1985 in Indianapolis, USA. It featured swimmers from 3 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet and Team.


1985 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
The 1985 FIRS Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played between the 23 and 25 of August, 1985. This second edition saw a drastic change in format, as the winner of the CERH European Cup played the winner of the Roller Hockey South American Club Championship, in a two-legged final. Unión Vecinal de Trinidad won the cup, defeating FC Barcelona.


1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team).


1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
The 1985 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in many Italian cities from September 12 to 22, 1985. 15 teams participated in the tournament.


1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship, Qualification
A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Italy, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.


1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
The 1985 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 10 to 20 November 1985 in four cities in Japan such as Sapporo, Iwamizawa, Fukuoka, and Tokyo.


1985 Falkland Islands general election
The Falkland Islands general election of 1985 was held on Thursday 3 October 1985 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stanley).


1985 Falkland Islands general election
It was the first election since Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 came into force which increased the number of elected Councillors to eight (four from each constituency) and abolished four constituencies (East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland and West Stanley).


1985 Falkland Islands general election, Results
Candidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.


1985 Family Circle Cup
The 1985 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1985 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from April 8 through April 14, 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title, her second consecutive and eighth in total at the event.


1985 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank /  Pam Shriver defeated  Svetlana Parkhomenko /  Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–1


1985 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1985 Federation Cup was the 23rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Nagoya Green Tennis Club in Nagoya, Japan, from 6–14 October. Czechoslovakia defeated the United States in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their 4th and 3rd consecutive title.


1985 Federation Cup (tennis), Qualifying Round
All ties were played at the Nagoya Green Tennis Club in Nagoya, Japan, on hard courts.


1985 Federation Cup (tennis), Qualifying Round
Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in Consolation Rounds.


1985 Fermanagh District Council election
Elections to Fermanagh District Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used four district electoral areas to elect a total of 23 councillors.


1985 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Enniskillen
1985: 3 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP


1985 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne East
1985: 3 x Sinn Féin, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP


1985 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne North
1985: 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Féin


1985 Fermanagh District Council election, Districts results, Erne West
1985: 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x IIP, 1 x SDLP


1985 Fiesta Bowl
The 1985 Fiesta Bowl was the fourteenth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1984–85 bowl game season, it matched the fourteenth-ranked UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-10 Conference, and the #13 Miami Hurricanes, an independent.


1985 Fiesta Bowl
At the time, it was the fourth highest-scoring Fiesta Bowl at 76 points. Miami was the defending national champion, but had four losses in the regular season under new head coach Jimmy Johnson. Underdog UCLA regained the lead in the final minute to win 39–37.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, UCLA
The Bruins had won consecutive Pac-10 championships and Rose Bowl games in their new home stadium in the 1982 and 1983 seasons. In the last game of the 1984 season, they defeated Pac-10 champions and Rose Bowl-bound USC for the third time in a row.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Miami
The Hurricanes were the defending national champions. Having defeated top-ranked Auburn, and then Florida, they rose to be ranked number one before their game at Michigan. They remained in the top ten after that loss. They lost again to Florida State. They beat ranked Notre Dame in South Bend to return to the top 10. The Hurricanes earned three more wins, but then suffered two of the most notable losses in college football history.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Miami
On November 10 at the Orange Bowl, the Maryland Terrapins defeated the Hurricanes with the largest (at that time) comeback in college football. Down 31–0 at halftime, Frank Reich, who had been injured, came off the bench and led the comeback. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on multiple scoring drives. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. Maryland completed a 42–9 second half, and won 42–40.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Miami
The next week at Orange Bowl, the Hurricanes faced the Boston College Eagles in a nationally televised game that has become known as "Hail Flutie." It has been regarded by FOX Sports writer Kevin Hench as among the most memorable moments in sports. The game is most notable for a last-second Hail Mary pass from quarterback Doug Flutie to wide receiver Gerard Phelan to give Boston College the win.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
The first game of a tripleheader (Rose, Orange) on NBC, the Fiesta kicked off shortly after 11:30 a.m. MST, as did the Cotton Bowl on CBS.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
UCLA took an early lead off a six-yard touchdown run by freshman halfback Gaston Green. Miami responded following a 34-yard touchdown run by tailback Darryl Oliver, knotting the game at seven. Later in the quarter, All-American wide receiver Eddie Brown fielded a punt, and took it 68 yards for a Hurricane touchdown, giving Miami a 14–7 lead.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the second quarter, quarterback Bernie Kosar threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brian Blades to increase Miami's lead to 21–7. UCLA responded in a big way, riding a 72-yard touchdown run by Green to pull within 21–14. The defense continued the momentum by forcing a safety on punter Rick Tuten, bringing the score to 21–16. All-American kicker John Lee kicked two field goals of 51 and 33 yards to give UCLA a 22–21 lead at halftime.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Miami reclaimed the lead in the third quarter, after Greg Cox drilled a 31-yard field goal, putting them up 24–22. Bruin quarterback Steve Bono found wide receiver Mike Sherrard for a ten-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead for UCLA, 29–24.


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, Bono found Mike Young for a 33-yard touchdown pass, increasing UCLA's lead to 36–24. Miami responded with a 19-yard touchdown run from running back Melvin Bratton. The attempted two-point conversion failed, leaving the score 36–30. Kosar later found Bratton on a three-yard slant pass, giving Miami a 37–36 lead. With 2:58 remaining, Bono moved the Bruins down the field. Lee scored the winning points on a 23-yard field goal, giving UCLA the 39–37 win. Miami mounted one last charge, but Terry Tumey forced a fumble after a sack of Kosar to seal the win. Green had 144 yards rushing on 21 attempts, and was named the game's offensive MVP


1985 Fiesta Bowl, Aftermath
Three Pac-10 teams participated in New Year's Day bowl games, and all were victorious. #4 Washington won the Orange Bowl over #2 Oklahoma, and #18 USC won the Rose Bowl over #6 Ohio State. BYU of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) was the lone undefeated team and was ranked first in the final AP poll, after handing unranked Michigan its sixth loss of the season in the Holiday Bowl on December 21. UCLA climbed to ninth and Miami fell to eighteenth.


1985 Fiji rugby union tour of Australia
The 1985 Fiji rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in July–August 1985 in Australia by Fiji national rugby union team.


1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles
The 1985 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of matches played in October 1985 in Wales, Ireland, and England by the Fiji national rugby union team.


1985 Fila German Open
The 1985 Fila German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, West Germany that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 May through 19 May 1985. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title.


1985 Fila German Open, Finals, Doubles
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch /  Helena Suková defeated  Steffi Graf /  Catherine Tanvier 6–4, 6–1


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix
The 1985 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna in Austria that was part of the 1985 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and took place from 18 November until 25 November 1985. Jan Gunnarsson won the singles title.


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix, Finals, Singles
Jan Gunnarsson defeated  Libor Pimek 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Mike De Palmer /  Gary Donnelly defeated  Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–3


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Wojciech Fibak and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Mike De Palmer and Gary Donnelly won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez.


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Tim Wilkison was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1985 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Jan Gunnarsson won in the final 6–7, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 against Libor Pimek.


1985 Five Nations Championship
The 1985 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 February and 20 April. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


1985 Five Nations Championship
The championship winner was Ireland, winning their tenth title (excluding eight other shared titles); it would prove to be their last in 24 years, until their Grand Slam in 2009. Ireland also claimed the Triple Crown, their sixth, which would be their last until 2004.


1985 Five Nations Championship
The tournament suffered three match postponements due to bad weather. The opening fixtures, Ireland v England and France v Wales, were postponed to late March and the Wales v England match was put back from February to April because of a frozen pitch in Cardiff. The rescheduled match was notable for the debut, at fly half for Wales, of Jonathan Davies.


1985 Five Nations Championship squads, Scotland
* captain in the first game** captain in the other three games


1985 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl was the 40th held. It featured the BYU Cougars and the Ohio State Buckeyes.


1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background
Both teams were ranked coming into the Citrus Bowl, with BYU playing in their eighth consecutive bowl game. The Cougars appeared in nine more before the streak ended in 1994. Ohio State was playing their second bowl game in 1985, having played in the 1985 Rose Bowl, in their 14th consecutive bowl season, that streak that ended in 1987. Robbie Bosco had 338 of 511 passes for 4,273 yards and 30 touchdowns for BYU, and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting. The game was to be predicted to be high scoring affair.


1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
The game was anything but high scoring for the offense. BYU lead at halftime 7–3 after Robbie Bosco threw a touchdown pass to David Miles. Ohio State's offense could only muster a field goal by Rich Spangler late in the half. But it was in the third quarter when the game turned around for Ohio State. BYU was deep in their own territory at the 11-yard line when Bosco threw an interception to Larry Kolic, who returned it 14 yards for a touchdown and a 10–7 lead.


1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
BYU had three chances to rally in the fourth quarter, but were stopped each time. Their last drive went 50 yards (in 46 seconds), but with 10 seconds remaining, Bosco threw his fourth interception of the day, this time to Terry White. Bosco went 26 for 50 with only 261 yards in a game that saw eight combined turnovers.


1985 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
The game was also known for an acrobatic sideline catch by Ohio State receiver Cris Carter caught a ball, one-handed, on a pass quarterback Jim Karsatos was meaning to throw away. Karsatos has claimed that catch by Carter was the greatest in the history of college football: "When I finally saw it on film, he was tiptoeing the sidelines and he jumped up and caught the ball left-handed by the point of the football at least a yard out of bounds. Then he somehow levitated back in bounds to get both his feet in bounds. I swear to this day he actually levitated to get back in bounds. When I saw it on film, it just blew me away."


1985 Florida Federal Open
The 1985 Florida Federal Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Bardmoor Country Club in Largo, Florida in the United States and was part of the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from November 4 through November 10, 1985. Eighth-seeded Stephanie Rehe won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


1985 Florida Federal Open, Finals, Doubles
Carling Bassett /  Gabriela Sabatini defeated  Lisa Bonder /  Laura Gildemeister 6–0, 6–0


1985 Florida Gators football team
The 1985 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the second for Galen Hall as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, having coached the 1984 Gators' final eight games as their interim coach. Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.


1985 Florida Gators football team, Postseason
After the season, Sagarin Ratings (ELO-Chess), one of two NCAA recognized selectors created by Jeff Sagarin, an MIT math graduate and sports statistician, named Florida as the 1985 national champions, though Florida does not claim the title. Florida finished with a 9–1–1 overall record and an SEC record of 5–1, tying for first place in the ten-team SEC.


1985 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1985 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1985 Florida State Seminoles football team
The Seminoles offense scored 402 points while the defense allowed 258 points. Florida State competed in the Gator Bowl.


1985 Football League Cup Final
The 1985 Football League Cup Final was won by Norwich City. The Canaries defeated Sunderland 1–0 at Wembley Stadium on 24 March 1985 with an own goal scored by Gordon Chisholm, who deflected Asa Hartford's shot past goalkeeper Chris Turner. Later in the second half, Clive Walker missed a penalty awarded for a handball by Norwich defender Dennis van Wijk.


1985 Football League Cup Final
Looking back on the final, Norwich striker Mick Channon described the final as a "lovely day", and praised his teammates skill saying "we had some tremendous players like Steve Bruce and Dave Watson in the middle of the defence, Asa Hartford in midfield and John Deehan up front with me." In the lead-up to Norwich's goal Sunderland defender David Corner was attempting to usher the ball out of play for a Sunderland goal kick. However, Norwich kept the ball in play and promptly scored.


1985 Football League Cup Final
In November 2011 Corner looked back on the incident stating "I should have kicked the ball out" and that he doesn't "think there's a day goes by where that game isn't mentioned". He then went on to say "It was a great honour for me to be playing for my hometown club in a national final, but I have to hold my hands up and say the goal was my fault." Norwich's victory was celebrated with an open-top bus parade.


1985 Football League Cup Final
Despite Norwich and Sunderland appearing in the final, they were both relegated to the Second Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.


1985 Football League Cup Final
As a result of the good faith shared between Norwich and Sunderland supporters during the final, the Friendship Trophy is contested every time the two clubs meet.


1985 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final
Norwich and Sunderland were both playing in the First Division and both entered the competition at the second round stage, under the tournament format in place at the time which saw First Division teams enter in this round. Norwich had reached the Football League Cup final on three occasions, winning one of them. Sunderland had never reached a final – the closest they came was the 1962–63 edition where they were semi-finalists. Norwich faced Preston North End in their second round tie, and played out a 3–3 stalemate in the first leg.


1985 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final
In the second leg they defeated Preston 6–1, a 9–4 victory on aggregate. Having drawn the third round game against Aldershot 0–0, Norwich beat Aldershot in the replay 4–0 to progress to the next round. A tie against Second Division side Notts County awaited Norwich in the fourth round, which they won 3–0. They dispatched Grimsby Town 1–0 in the fifth round to set up an all East Anglian semi-final with Ipswich Town. Ipswich had beaten Norwich 1–0 in the first leg, but Norwich prevailed by winning 2–0 in the second leg, and 2–1 on aggregate.


1985 Football League Cup Final, Route to the final
North East Sunderland began the tournament against Crystal Palace, winning it 2–1 on aggregate, which was the same score as the first leg. Next Sunderland beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the third round replay, having drawn 1–1 in the original match. The fourth round went similarly the third, Sunderland played out a 0–0 draw at Roker Park forcing the game into a replay. Goals from Gordon Chisholm and Clive Walker in the replay ensured that Sunderland would progress in the fifth round. Sunderland beat Watford in the fifth round to seal a tie against Chelsea in the semi-finals. Sunderland beat Chelsea 5–2 on aggregate and secured their first ever League Cup final spot.


1985 Ford Open Draw Cup
The 1985 Ford Open Draw Cup was a Gaelic Games competition arranged by the Gaelic Athletic Association as follow-on to the high successful 1984 Centenary Cup. This was a far less popular event and there was widespread resistance. A number of counties refused to participate. The hurling competition was won by Tipperary and the football competition was won by Kerry.


1985 Formula One World Championship
The 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 39th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It began on 7 April and ended on 3 November after sixteen races. The World Championship for Drivers was won by Alain Prost, and the World Championship for Manufacturers was won by McLaren for the second consecutive year.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved from late October to mid April.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Belgian Grand Prix was originally scheduled on 2 June but was moved to 15 September because of the track surface breaking up badly.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The French Grand Prix was held at Paul Ricard Circuit after FISA instituted a policy of long-term contracts with only one circuit per Grand Prix and Dijon-Prenois was dropped.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Brands Hatch, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The German Grand Prix returned to the Nürburgring for 1985 replacing the Hockenheimring.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The South African Grand Prix was moved from early April to mid October.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Australian Grand Prix hosted its first World Championship Grand Prix in 1985 with a multi-year contract. The race was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in South Australia on 3 November.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
A final attempt to put on a Grand Prix in New York City was scheduled for 22 September after the Italian Grand Prix, but this race was cancelled. A Grand Prix in Rome was also scheduled for 6 October, but it too was cancelled. The European and the rescheduled Belgian Grands Prix replaced these events.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Dallas Grand Prix, originally supposed to be held as the first race of the season on 25 March was cancelled because of safety and organizational concerns.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The 1985 Formula One season saw continued success for the McLaren-TAG team. After losing the Drivers' Championship by two points to Nelson Piquet in 1983, and by just half a point the previous year to teammate Niki Lauda, Alain Prost would ultimately secure his first of four titles by a 23-point margin. The Formula One writer Koen Vergeer remarked that "It was about time, everyone knew he was the best", reflecting a general feeling that Prost had been unlucky to finish runner-up in the previous two years, even though he had won more races than Piquet in 1983 and Lauda in 1984.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The reigning Drivers' Champion Lauda competed in his final season of Formula One, but he was unable to match Prost for results; he won only a single race, at Zandvoort. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis tried to persuade him to continue driving, but Lauda announced his decision to retire for good at the season's end in a press conference before practice for his home Grand Prix in Austria.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
For most of the season, the points table was headed by Ferrari's Michele Alboreto, who enjoyed his best season in F1. He won the Canadian and German Grands Prix, and was on the podium eight times. However, Ferrari's results faded badly in the second half of the season as other emerging drivers took the fight to Prost.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
Among these were Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell, both of whom scored their first victories in 1985. Lotus team manager Peter Warr had replaced Mansell with Senna going into the season, a decision which seemed justified when Senna took his debut win in the wet in Portugal in Round 2. Despite only scoring seven championship points up until Round 13 in Belgium, Mansell fought back the Williams-Honda, and chalked up two victories near the season's end, including his breakthrough win in the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. After Mansell had crashed his Lotus 95T out of the lead in the wet 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, Warr had said that he would "never win a Grand Prix as long as I have a hole in my arse". Mansell went on to mount a serious title challenge in 1986.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
Mansell's teammate Keke Rosberg in the other Williams used the powerful Honda engine to set a new lap record around Silverstone in qualifying for the British Grand Prix and becoming the first man to lap at an average speed of more than 160 mph (257 km/h). He finished third in the standings after wins on the street circuits of Detroit and Adelaide, but he lacked the reliability to overcome Prost.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
1.5-litre turbocharged engines had become universal during 1985, heralding the extinction of the 3.0-litre naturally aspirated Ford Cosworth DFY engine. Between 1985 and 1986, Formula One engines would achieve the highest levels of power ever seen in the sport. The specially-built Renault qualifying engine reportedly put out more than 1,150 bhp (858 kW; 1,166 PS) by the end of 1985, before serious restrictions and their phasing out began in 1987.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The power output of the engines was controlled in racing conditions by means of a strict fuel limit; however, in qualifying trim teams were commonly able to increase the boost of their engines for optimum power while the use of special qualifying tyres also saw speeds increase. This fuel economy was key to successful race strategy in 1985; Nigel Mansell recalled the added interest of planning his fuel use in his autobiography. It also proved costly for Ayrton Senna, who lost victory just four laps from home at Imola when he ran out of fuel. After Prost was disqualified for an underweight McLaren (2 kg), victory fell to Senna's Lotus teammate Elio de Angelis in what would prove to be his second and last Grand Prix win.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
Michelin retired from Formula One for the 1985 season, leaving Goodyear and Pirelli as tyre suppliers. The top four teams in the Constructors' Championship used Goodyear tyres.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
1985 also saw a return to the calendar of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium after the Belgian Grand Prix had been held at Zolder in 1984. Although shortened from its dangerous 1947–1970 14 km form, it remained a fast, flowing circuit and was popular with the drivers. It also caused one of the few cancellations of Grands Prix in the sport's history, when the new all-weather track surface laid down in the months before the race melted during the summer conditions in practice. The race was originally scheduled between Monaco and Canada, and extensive repairs were needed and the race was rescheduled for later in the year; on a semi-wet track, Senna was the winner, with Prost finishing on the podium again to take a big step towards his first championship.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The Dutch Grand Prix was the last Grand Prix for German driver Stefan Bellof, who died on 1 September 1985 in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) race at Spa at the high speed Eau Rouge corner. Bellof had won the 1984 World Endurance Championship driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team, but decided against driving for the factory in 1985 to concentrate on Formula One. He nevertheless still drove in various WEC races for the private Brun team in a Porsche 956.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
Until his death, Bellof was considered one of the rising stars in racing and was rumored to have an offer to drive for Ferrari in 1986. Manfred Winkelhock was also killed in a WEC race. Winkelhock, who drove for the Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team, died at Mosport Park in Canada when his Kremer Racing Porsche 962C crashed head on into the turn 2 wall at high speed. His co-driver for that race had been Brabham's Marc Surer.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The Australian Grand Prix, which was one of the world's oldest Grands Prix having first run in 1928, was added to the Formula One World Championship for the first time in 1985. The race was held in Adelaide, South Australia on a street circuit on 3 November as the last race of the season. The Adelaide Street Circuit was praised by the Formula One fraternity. The circuit featured a 900-metre long straight where the faster cars reached over 200 mph (322 km/h).


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The 50th running of the Australian Grand Prix won the Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter as the best race meeting of the year. Formula One Constructors Association (FOCA) boss and Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone said that Adelaide had raised the standards of what would be expected in the future and that several tracks in Europe already on the calendar, or hoping to be, would have to lift their own games in order to match it.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The 1985 season was the first championship win out of four for Prost, the first two race wins (out of 31) for Mansell, and the first two race wins (out of 41) for Senna. Keke Rosberg's win in Adelaide was his final race for Williams as he was moving to McLaren in 1986 for what would be his final season in F1, and would prove to be the final win of his career.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
This season was also the last full season for Alfa Romeo as a factory effort. It was also the last for Renault as a factory effort until 2002, and the last to include a Dutch Grand Prix, which was the last Formula One race at Zandvoort until 2021. It also saw the last race at the original Kyalami and Zandvoort circuits, and the last South African Grand Prix until 1992 due to political pressure over South Africa's Apartheid laws.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
1985 also saw the last race at the full Paul Ricard Circuit with its 1.8 km long Mistral Straight, the longest straight on the calendar, with the much shorter "Club" version of the circuit used from 1986 following the death of Elio de Angelis in a testing accident. The full circuit was used again in 2018.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Summary
The season also saw the last European Grand Prix to be held at Brands Hatch, the last race with Monaco's dog leg corner and the last British Grand Prix at Silverstone with the Woodcote chicane, and the permanent addition of the Spa-Francorchamps as the venue for the Belgian Grand Prix, and the last win of 25 for Niki Lauda in his final season in Formula One.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 1: Brazil
The first race of the season was the Brazilian Grand Prix in April, at the Autodromo De Jacarepagua in Rio de Janeiro. Michele Alboreto took pole in his Ferrari ahead of Keke Rosberg in a Williams-Honda and the two Lotuses of Ayrton Senna and Elio de Angelis. Rosberg retired with turbo failure, and McLaren-TAG/Porsche driver Alain Prost took 2nd after taking advantage of an accident involving Briton Nigel Mansell at the start. Prost chased Alboreto during the first half, unable to pass because of the Ferrari's superior straight-line speed. However, on the pit straight, Alboreto missed a gear, allowing Prost to take the lead and win the race from Alboreto and Elio de Angelis.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 2: Portugal
The 4½-month-long European tour started with the news that Ferrari driver René Arnoux had been sacked and replaced by Swede Stefan Johansson. No official explanation has ever been given by either Ferrari or Arnoux for the dismissal. The Portuguese Grand Prix was held at the Estoril Circuit near the capital of Lisbon. Although the practice sessions were held in good weather, it rained heavily for the race. Conditions were extremely difficult, and Ayrton Senna drove a race often regarded as one of Formula One's great wet-weather drives. He led the race from start to finish, and lapped everyone except 2nd-placed Alboreto on the way to his debut victory.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 3: San Marino (Imola, Italy)
The first of two Italian races was held at the fast Autodromo Dino Ferrari near Bologna. Ayrton Senna took pole again, and led until the final laps when his car ran out of fuel. The lead was taken by Stefan Johansson, who had started 15th and then dropped to 17th, but he too ran out of fuel after an electronics failure. Prost then took the lead, and barely made it over the finish line after having also run out of fuel. Prost was later disqualified for his car being underweight, and victory was handed to Elio de Angelis driving a Lotus-Renault.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 4: Monaco
The Monaco Grand Prix was originally supposed to be cancelled due to political wrangling, but it took place as scheduled. After pole-sitter Senna went out with engine problems, Alboreto took the lead, followed by Prost. Alboreto then slid on some oil at the first corner which had been dropped from the gearbox of Riccardo Patrese's Alfa Romeo after a collision with Nelson Piquet's Brabham-BMW. Prost took the lead after Alboreto's slip-up, but the Italian took the lead again from the Frenchman at the same place where he had gone off.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 4: Monaco
However, another accident involving Patrese and Piquet caused more problems: Alboreto then punctured a tire, came into the pits to get his tires changed, dropping to 4th place behind Prost, and de Angelis and Andrea de Cesaris. He passed his fellow countrymen, but was not able to catch Prost, who won ahead of him and de Angelis.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 5: Canada
There was a 4-week gap between the Monaco and Canadian Grands Prix as the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps was postponed until September, after the newly-laid track surface, to help deal with wet weather, melted due to the hot weather conditions. The Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal produced a Ferrari 1–2, with Alboreto winning ahead of Johansson, and Prost finishing third. It was Ferrari's first 1–2 since the 1983 Dutch Grand Prix and their last until the 1987 Australian Grand Prix.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 6: Detroit (USA)
The slowest and toughest race of the year was in the United States, at the angular Renaissance Center street circuit in the center of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Ayrton Senna took pole, 1.2 seconds ahead of the next fastest qualifier, Nigel Mansell. The Lotus proved to be well-suited to slow tracks, and Senna decided to take a chance by using harder tires than the rest of the field and try to go a greater distance.


1985 Formula One World Championship, Season review, Race by race, Race 6: Detroit (USA)
Keke Rosberg passed Prost, Mansell and Senna to take the lead – a lead he kept from start to finish on a circuit that, under the intense heat and humidity, broke up and made half the field retire. Prost, Mansell and Senna all crashed at the same corner at Atwater and St. Antoine Streets. Behind Rosberg were the two Ferraris of Johansson and Alboreto, the former pushing Rosberg hard for the lead.