1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for second place.


1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The team lost forward Bobby Lee Hurt to graduation, but key additions were freshman forwards Michael Ansley from Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and William DeVaughn from Birmingham.


1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The Tide made it to the 1986 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament final, but lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Xavier and Illinois and reached the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. In the Sweet 16, however, the Tide lost to Kentucky for the fourth time in the 1985–86 season.


1985–86 Albanian Cup
1985–86 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the thirty-fourth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1985 with the First Round and ended on May 1986 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1986-87 first round of the UEFA Cup. KS Flamurtari were the defending champions, having won their first Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KF Tirana.


1985–86 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


1985–86 Albanian Cup, First round
Games were played on August & September 1985. Flamurtari were received a bye as a cup holders.


1985–86 Albanian Cup, Second round
All sixteen teams of the 1984–85 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First and second legs were played on January 1986.


1985–86 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.


1985–86 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.


1985–86 Albanian National Championship
The 1985–86 Albanian National Championship was the 47th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.


1985–86 Albanian National Championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Dinamo Tirana won the championship.


1985–86 Albanian National Championship, League table
Note: '17 Nëntori' is Tirana, 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta, 'Traktori' is Lushnja, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani


1985–86 Algerian Championnat National
The 1985–86 Algerian Championnat National was the 24th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 20 teams contested the league, with JE Tizi-Ouzou as the defending champions.


1985–86 Algerian Cup
The 1985–86 Algerian Cup is the 24th edition of the Algerian Cup. MP Oran are the defending champions, having beaten CRE Constantine 2–0 in the previous season's final.


1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.


1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 16 March 1986, St. Mary's Burren won the championship following a 1–10 to 1–06 defeat of Castleisland Desmonds in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their first ever championship title.


1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 August 1985 and ended on 16 March 1986.


1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
St. Martin's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Glenmore in the semi-final of the Kilkenny Championship.


1985–86 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
On 16 March 1986, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 1-15 to 2-10 defeat of Buffers Alley in the final at Croke Park. It remains their only All-Ireland triumph.


1985–86 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1985–86 (known as the Gola League 1985–86 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Alliance Premier League. This was the first year where a team from the Isthmian League had been promoted to the APL.


1985–86 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Enfield won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1985–86 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:


1985–86 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As a result Enfield did not gain membership of the Football League. This was the final season in which the team who won the Conference National had to apply for election to the Football League, and from the 1986–87 season onward the winning team was automatically promoted, on the provision that they met the various conditions that the Football League set for all its members.


1985–86 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1985–86 Allsvenskan was the 52nd season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. Redbergslids IK won the regular season and also won the playoffs to claim their tenth Swedish title. IFK Kristianstad and H 43 Lund were relegated.


1985–86 Alpha Ethniki
The 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki was the 50th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 7 September 1985 and ended on 27 April 1986. Panathinaikos won their 14th Greek title.


1985–86 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season
Statistics of the American Indoor Soccer Association in season 1985–86.


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, Overview
The only change in teams from the inaugural season was that Chicago changed its name from the Vultures to the Shoccers. Zoran Savic of Louisville won the scoring title, but Canton’s Kia Zolgharnain netted the most goals with 52. League assists leader, Don Tobin, also of Canton was voted MVP, while his coach Trevor Dawkins took home Coach of the Year honors.


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, Overview
Canton and Louisville finished top of the table, well ahead the rest of the league. Both swept their semifinal opponents, to again face each other in the finals. In the championship round, the Thunder proved to be no match for the Invaders and were themselves swept in three games.


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, Regular season
G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Behind Leader, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, AISA League Leaders, Scoring
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, AISA League Leaders, Goalkeeping
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Sho = Shots faced; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, All-Star game
On February 5 the defending champion, Canton Invaders, hosted the first ever AISA All-Star Game at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. The Invaders faced a team of all-stars from the rest of the league’s teams. This gave the hosts a distinct advantage, because unlike their opponent, they had been playing together all season. This was never more evident than in the fact that Canton scored the final seven goals of the match to pull away, 9–4. Canton forward Ian Anderson (1 goal, 2 assists) was named the game’s MVP. Additionally the league announced that Toledo would join the league next season along with three to five others teams.


1985–86 American Indoor Soccer Association season, All-Star game, Canton Invaders’ All-Stars
The following Canton players were also selected by their peers as all-stars, but because of the match format, played for the host team.


1985–86 Argentine Primera División
The 1985–86 Argentine Primera División was the 95th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on July 6, 1985 and ended on April 20, 1986.


1985–86 Argentine Primera División
This tournament saw a major reform in Argentine football, as the European calendar was adopted as well as the tournament format. The league title was won by River Plate achieving its 21st league title.


1985–86 Argentine Primera División, Relegation
Relegation was determined by averaging the number of points obtained over the three previous seasons


1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats won the Pac-10 regular season title, finished with an overall record of 23–9 (14–4 Pac-10), and reached the NCAA Tournament, but lost in the opening round for the second straight season.


1985–86 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1985–86 Arsenal F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Grimsby Town.


1985–86 Asian Club Championship
The 1985–86 Asian Club Championship was the 5th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. The tournament returned to Asia for the first time in 14 years. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1985. The final tournament was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 19 to 29 January 1986.


1985–86 Asian Club Championship, Qualifying Tournament, Central Asia (Coca-Cola Cup)
Played in Sri Lanka. The tournament was called as Coca-Cola Cup. East Bengal FC defender Tarun Dey was awarded the Man of the Tournament award for leading the team to all wins without conceding a single goal in the tournament.


1985–86 Asian Club Championship, Group stage
NB :  Seiko withdrew from the final tournament, so  Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian who finished Group 4 in 1st place, but lost the playoff, participated.


1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
The 1985–86 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1985–86 Freight Rover Trophy, was the third staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Bristol City and the runners-up were Bolton Wanderers.


1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
The competition began on 14 January 1986 and ended with the final on 24 May 1986 at Wembley Stadium.


1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the 1985–86 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the Football League First Division.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
10 July 1985 – Everton sell striker Andy Gray to Aston Villa for £150,000, six years after he first left Villa Park to sign for Wolves. The departure of Gray from Goodison Park comes despite calls from fans for manager Howard Kendall to retain the striker who played a crucial role in Everton winning three major trophies in his two seasons at the club.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
17 August 1985 – The Football League season begins. FA Cup holders Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4–0 at Old Trafford. The season begins without any live coverage of matches on TV for an indefinite period after the collapse of talks between ITV and the Football League to show live matches this season.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
4 September 1985 – Midweek clashes in the First Division see  a 3–0 away win for Villa over local rivals West Bromwich Albion.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
8 October 1985 – A Football League Cup second round second leg scoring spree at Villa Park sees Aston Villa beat Exeter City 8–1 to make the aggregate score 12–2 over two legs.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
19 October 1985 – The First Division scene produces a string of thrilling matches. West Ham's climb up the table continues with a 4–1 home win over Villa. West Bromwich Albion finally win a league game at the 13th attempt by beating their local rivals Birmingham City 2–1 at The Hawthorns.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
26 November 1985 – League Cup fourth round action sees Aston Villa win 2–1 away to local rivals West Bromwich Albion.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
29 November 1985 – Manchester United sign Aston Villa midfielder Colin Gibson for £275,000.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
7 December 1985 – Kenny Dalglish's team beat Aston Villa 3–0 at Anfield.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
14 December 1985 – Manchester United move five points ahead at the top of the First Division with a 3–1 win at struggling Aston Villa, who are in danger of relegation four seasons after winning the European Cup and five years after being league champions.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
28 December 1985 – A local derby at Villa Park sees Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion draw 1–1.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
29 January 1986 – The FA Cup fourth round replays sees Millwall beat Aston Villa 1–0.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
12 February 1986 – The first legs of the League Cup semi-finals are played. Aston Villa draw 2–2 at home with Oxford United while Liverpool suffers a surprise 1–0 defeat at QPR.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
28 February 1986 – Aston Villa have slipped into the relegation zone alongside West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
1 March 1986 – Everton strengthen their hold on the top position in the First Division by beating Aston Villa 2–0 at home.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
8 March 1986 – On the league scene, Aston Villa remain in the relegation zone after losing 4–1 at home to Arsenal.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
12 March 1986 – Oxford United reach the League Cup final for the first time after beating Aston Villa 4–3 on aggregate.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
22 March 1986 – A relegation crunch clash at Villa Park sees Birmingham City boost their own survival hopes and dent those of their local rivals Aston Villa with a 3–0 victory.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
26 March 1986 – The return leg of the under-21 European Championship quarter-final sees England reach the next stage by drawing 1–1 with Denmark at Maine Road, with Aston Villa defender Paul Elliott equalising after the Danes took a 1–0 lead in the first half.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
9 April 1986 – Aston Villa climb out of the bottom three with a 4–1 home win over Watford.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
16 April 1986 – In a scrap to stay clear of the relegation zone at Villa Park, Aston Villa beat Ipswich Town 1–0. Birmingham City lose 2–0 at Tottenham and now need to win all three of their remaining games to stand any chance of avoiding relegation.


1985–86 Aston Villa F.C. season, Diary of the season
26 April 1986 – Wolverhampton Wanderers become the third West Midlands club to be relegated this season, and become only the second English league club ever to suffer three successive relegations, after their descent into the Fourth Division is confirmed. Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie scores a hat-trick in a 5–0 league win over relegated Birmingham City at Anfield. Chelsea's title challenge is over after they lose 3–1 at Aston Villa, whose victory takes them closer to survival. The First Division relegation battle takes a dramatic turn when Ipswich Town climb three places clear of the drop zone with a 3–2 win over Oxford United, who are still in the bottom three.


1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season
The Hawks entered the season with rookies Jon Koncak and Spud Webb. The Hawks were transformed into one of the youngest teams in the NBA. The Hawks were led by "The Human Highlight Reel" Dominique Wilkins. He would have an outstanding year as he led the NBA in scoring with an average of 30.3 points per game. One of the highlights of the season came when Webb (measuring five feet, seven inches) won the NBA Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend. In the second half of the season, the Hawks would be one of the strongest teams in the league.


1985–86 Atlanta Hawks season
The club won 35 of their final 52 games to finish the season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses. In the playoffs, the Hawks would eliminate the Detroit Pistons in 4 games. In the 2nd round, the Hawks would be defeated by the Boston Celtics in 5 games.


1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his eighth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in SEC play. They lost to Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Arizona, St. John's, and UNLV to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Louisville.


1985–86 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The only real loss of note from the prior season for Auburn was starting center Carey Holland. Also, center Darren Guest would be found academically ineligible and eventually transfer. Key additions were freshman forward Mike Jones and guard Aundrae Davis, a sophomore transfer from West Virginia University who would not be eligible until the next season. Senior Chuck Person would have a stellar season and make several All-America teams.


1985–86 Australian Tri-Series
The 1985–86 Benson & Hedges World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to India and New Zealand. Australia and India reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.


1985–86 Australian Tri-Series, Final series
Australia won the best of three final series against India 2–0.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season
The 1985–86 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season. It officially started on 1 November 1985, and officially ended on 30 April 1986.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas
Tropical Cyclone Nicholas originated from a broad area of low pressure associated with a monsoonal trough south of Sumatra on November 25. It tracked south and gradually organized itself and became a tropical cyclone early on November 29. It then began to move east and passed through major shipping routes near Christmas Island, though none of the ships record any extensive winds from the nearby cyclone.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nicholas
Nicholas, while remaining a small system, continued to intensify and by December 3 reached a peak intensity as a category four cyclone with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) 10-min sustained and a pressure of 945 hPa. Afterwards the cyclone turned almost directly south and gradually weakened. On December 7 the Nicholas's convection began to wane and the system had fully dissipated by that evening.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 03P
Tropical Cyclone 03S existed from December 11 to December 14.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ophelia
Tropical Cyclone Ophelia occurred from 7 January until 12 January 1986 near Cocos Island. Its estimated lowest pressure was 985 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone 08S
Tropical Cyclone 08S existed from January 11 to January 14.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hector
Tropical Cyclone Hector occurred from 17 January until 24 January 1986. It crossed the coast near Wyndham, Western Australia and its estimated lowest pressure was 973 hPa. Hector caused significant flooding in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Pancho
Tropical Cyclone Pancho occurred from 18 January until 22 January 1986 and remained entirely within the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. Its estimated lowest pressure was 976 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Vernon
Vernon was a weak cyclone that occurred from 21 January until 24 January 1986 and formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It crossed Cape York and continued on into the Coral Sea. Its estimated lowest pressure was 990 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
The precursor tropical low to Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred was first observed on 27 January, about 450 km (280 mi) north of Cairns, Queensland. Initially drifting toward the east, the low pressure system showed signs of slow development. Early on 29 January, the system turned south as it gradually continued to gain in strength. Based on data from the GMS, the low had become sufficiently well-organized to be classified as a tropical cyclone by 30 January, retaining a minimum central pressure of 995 mbar (hPa; 29.38 inHg). Accordingly, the system was assigned the name Winifred at 1400 UTC that same day, as it slowly proceeded southward.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
Steady intensification continued, and the cyclone reached winds of 118 km/h (73 mph) early on 1 February, the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. During all of Winifred's existence, a canopy of high-level cirrus clouds covered the eye and rainbands of the cyclone, preventing precise location of its centre through satellite observation. Initially, estimates showed the intensifying cyclone retracing to the southeast on the evening of 30 January, almost immediately turning to the southwest overnight on 31 January.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
Though the eye retained a relatively large diameter of approximately 51 km (32 mi), Winifred continued to deepen as it approached the coast of north Queensland; however, a contraction of the eyewall became evident by 0300 UTC the next day. With time, the eye further decreased in size, with the smallest diameter assessed at 41 km (26 mi) just prior to landfall.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
In addition, this decrease suggested a reach of peak intensity, and correspondingly, minimum central pressure dropped to 957 mbar (hPa; 957 mbar (28.26 inHg) upon landfall near Silkwood, Queensland at 0445 UTC, the lowest recorded throughout the duration of the cyclone. This pressure, combined with peak winds of around 155 km/h (100 mph 10-minute sustained), would designate Winifred as the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Moving further inland, Winifred began to lose its discernible radar features and quickly decreased in intensity; however, the cyclone persisted as a weakening tropical depression for approximately five days. Operationally, Winifred was declared dissipated on 6 February.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
Prior to the formation of a tropical depression, Tropical Cyclone Advices were initiated at 0600 UTC 29 January. At the time, the precursor low was located about 340 km (210 mi) northeast of Cooktown, Queensland. Consequently, a cyclone watch was declared for coastal areas between Thursday Island and Cooktown; in subsequent advices, the area under watch was extended further to the south.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
As the storm approached the coastline, the watch was upgraded to a warning from Cape Flattery to Townsville by 1900 UTC 30 January, though watches remained in effect to the north from Lockhart River and to the south from St Lawrence. Over the subsequent days, the area under threat extended further, and by late 31 January, a cyclone warning was in effect from Cooktown to Bowen, as well as a cyclone watch for areas between Cairns and Bowen extending southward to St Lawrence.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
As the storm turned more toward the south, however, a Flash Tropical Cyclone Advice was issued at 0100 UTC on 1 February, warning of locally destructive winds between Fitzroy Island and Innisfail, as far south as Cardwell. Initially, the forecast position of landfall was pinned near Babinda, where specialists warned of maximum gusts near of 190 km/h (120 mph).


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Winifred
Winifred struck Innisfail, Queensland in February 1986 causing extensive damage. There were three deaths attributed to Winifred.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Rhonda
Tropical Cyclone Rhonda occurred from 17 February until 21 February 1986. It formed off the Pilbara coast and followed the Western Australian coast before weakening and crossing near Perth. Areas around Perth received heavy rain. Its estimated lowest pressure was 968 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Selwyn
Tropical Cyclone Selwyn occurred from 21 February until 26 February 1986 and remained away from land in the Indian Ocean. Its estimated lowest pressure was 980 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Tiffany
Tropical Cyclone Tiffany occurred from 25 February until 1 March 1986 and remained away from land in the Indian Ocean. Its estimated lowest pressure was 984 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Victor
Tropical Cyclone Victor occurred from 2 March until 9 March 1986 and was the most severe cyclone of the Australian region for the season. It remained off the Western Australian coast for all its life. Its estimated lowest pressure was 930 hPa and highest gusts about 255 km/h.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alison–Krisostoma
Tropical Cyclone Alison occurred from 4 April until 14 April 1986 within the Indian Ocean. It moved westward into the Mauritius area of responsibility and was renamed Krisostoma. Its estimated lowest pressure was 974 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Manu
Tropical Cyclone Manu occurred from 21 April until 27 April 1986 off the Queensland coast. Its estimated lowest pressure was 970 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Billy–Lila
Tropical Cyclone Billy occurred from 4 May until 15 May 1986. It temporarily moved west into the Mauritius area of responsibility where it was renamed Lila but then moved back again. It crossed the Western Australian coast near Geraldton just after dissipating. Its estimated lowest pressure was 950 hPa.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu
Cyclone Namu was responsible for the deaths of 103 people and caused US$100 million in economic losses in the Solomon Islands. It was considered the worst tropical cyclone to impact the area in five years. The storm was estimated to have caused a maximum wave height of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). Much of the damage caused by Namu was due to phenomenal flooding, and was widespread across the island chain. At Honiara International Airport, 340 mm (13 in) of rain was measured over a three-day period.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu
Increased river flow caused by the depositing of saturated material in rivers was the cause for much of the flood damage that occurred. Of all the islands, Malaita was the worst affected by the cyclone. On the island of Guadalcanal, a single mudslide was responsible for killing 38 villagers. Attaining a clean water supply was issue on Guadalcanal, and 22% of homes on the island were either damaged or destroyed.


1985–86 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Namu
As a result of the havoc caused by the cyclone, approximately 90,000 people, equal to a third of the country's population, were reported as homeless. The government of the Solomon Islands declared a national state of emergency for the entirety of the island chain. The United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, the United States, and Japan also sent supplies and goods to the Solomon Islands.


1985–86 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
Fall season is performed in 12 teams, and higher eight teams go into Meister playoff. Lower four teams fought in Mittlere Playoff with higher four teams of Austrian Football First League.


1985–86 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1985–86 Austrian Hockey League season was the 56th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Six teams participated in the league, and EC KAC won the championship.


1985–86 BHL season
The 1985–86 BHL season was the fourth season of the British Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Great Britain. 10 teams participated in the league, and the Durham Wasps won the league title by finishing first in the regular season. The Murrayfield Racers were playoff champions.


1985–86 Bahraini Premier League
In the 1985–86 Bahraini Premier League, Muharraq Club won the championship.


1985–86 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was performed by 18 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship, while K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk & Lierse S.K. were relegated.


1985–86 Biathlon World Cup
The 1985–86 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 16 January 1986 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, and ended on 16 March 1986 in Boden, Sweden. It was the ninth season of the Biathlon World Cup.


1985–86 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1985–86 season.


1985–86 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.


1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1985–86 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 83rd in the Football League and their 50th in the First Division, to which they were promoted in 1984–85. They finished in 21st position in the 22-team division, so were relegated back to the Second Division after only one season. They entered the 1985–86 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost in that round, at home to non-league club Altrincham, a result that prompted the resignation of Ron Saunders as manager. They were eliminated from the League Cup by Southampton in a third-round replay. John Bond succeeded Saunders as manager.


1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season
The top scorer was Andy Kennedy with just nine goals, of which seven were scored in league competition.


1985–86 Birmingham City F.C. season
With the team already in the relegation positions, chairman Keith Coombs resigned in December 1985, selling his 70% shareholding to the former chairman of Walsall F.C., Ken Wheldon, who took over as chairman. The club's serious financial situation, not helped by low attendances, led to the departure of several senior administrative staff.


1985–86 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 78th season (75th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English league football, finishing twelfth.


1985–86 Blackpool F.C. season
Eamon O'Keefe was the club's top scorer, with seventeen goals.


1985–86 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.


1985–86 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
They finished the regular season at 12–15 overall, with a 6–8 record in the Big Sky Conference, tied for sixth in the standings.


1985–86 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
In the conference tournament in Reno, Nevada, the fifth-seeded Broncos were defeated at the buzzer by Weber State in the quarterfinal round.


1985–86 Boston Bruins season
The 1985–86 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 62nd season.


1985–86 Boston Bruins season, Offseason
Captain Terry O'Reilly retires. Forward Rick Middleton and defenceman Ray Bourque are named co-captains. Retiring as a player during the offseason, Butch Goring is named the 15th head coach in Boston Bruins history. Defenseman Mike Milbury also retires and is named assistant coach, but returns to active duty Feb. 11, 1986, due to a mounting injury list on the blueline. Despite missing over a month of the season with an MCL injury, Bruins left winger Charlie Simmer bounces back scoring 17 goals and 26 points in his first 20 games. The winger is sent to the sidelines yet again, however, after sufferings a right eye injury from a high stick by Gates Orlando of the Buffalo Sabres. The injury is so scary that it inspires several players on the team to wear visors.


1985–86 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season
In 1985–86, the Boston Celtics won 67 games, going 40–1 at home (37–1 at the Boston Garden, 3–0 at the Hartford Civic Center). Those 40 home wins set an NBA record which would only be matched by the San Antonio Spurs in 2016. Widely regarded among the greatest teams in NBA history, their 67 total wins were one win shy of tying their franchise record of 68 wins set in 1972–73, and tied for seventh all-time for total wins by a team in a single season.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season
The Celtics were coming off of an NBA Finals loss in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers, marking the first instance the Celtics were defeated by the Lakers in the NBA Finals.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season
Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP award and Bill Walton won the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The team was anchored by the"Big Three" frontcourt of Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, which is frequently ranked among the best frontcourts in NBA history.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Chicago Bulls in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. In the NBA Finals, the Celtics faced off against the Houston Rockets in a rematch of the 1981 NBA Finals, which the Celtics won in six games.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season
The Celtics would go on to win their 16th championship and the last for 22 years, defeating the Houston Rockets in six games in the NBA Finals, and had won 82 combined regular season and playoff games, a record that stood until the Chicago Bulls racked up 87 combined wins en route to a title (the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors broke that record with 88 combined wins).


1985–86 Boston Celtics season, NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams could not intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season, Season Synopsis
The Celtics were coming from a 6-game NBA Finals series against their arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers. They ended with a record 63-19 during the regular season, a league-best record, earning home court advantage throughout the playoffs.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season, Season Synopsis, November
They started their 1985–86 season campaign with a 109-113 OT loss to the New Jersey Nets, despite a near quadruple-double performance from Larry Bird who recorded 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 steals for the Celtics. The next day, Kevin McHale's 26 points and 15 rebounds led the Celtics towards a 105-100 road win over the Cavaliers. Four days later, the Celtics defeated the visiting Bucks, 117–106, with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson, all scoring at least 20 points. They ended the month of November with a 2–1 record.


1985–86 Boston Celtics season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1985–86 Boston Celtics season, Playoffs
Following the conclusion of the 1986 NBA Finals, a video documentary of the 1986 NBA season, known as Sweet Sixteen, was released. David Perry was the narrator after Dick Stockton had narrated the last three NBA season documentaries.


1985–86 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1985–86 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 73rd in the club's history.


1985–86 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 13th in Division Two, reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, and the 2nd round of the Milk Cup.


1985–86 Bradford City A.F.C. season
Following damage to home stadium Valley Parade at the end of the 1984–85 season during the Bradford City fire, the club played all 'home' matches during the 1985–86 season at neutral grounds, namely Elland Road in Leeds, Leeds Road in Huddersfield and Odsal in Bradford. It cost £2.6million to redevelop Valley Parade.


1985–86 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Carver Arena. The team rode a 22–game winning streak on their way to a new school record for wins by finishing the season at 32–3. After sweeping through MVC regular season play with a 16–0 league mark, Bradley earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Braves defeated UTEP to open the tournament, but fell to Louisville, the eventual national champions, in the second round.


1985–86 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1985–86 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Inferior home form and a number of key player departures meant that the Bees could finish no higher than 10th position.


1985–86 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After the recent Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, the financial implications of the work needed to bring Griffin Park up to standard hampered Brentford manager Frank McLintock's movement in the transfer market during the 1985 off-season. The core of the previous season's Football League Trophy final team would be sold off, with midfielder Chris Kamara and forward Keith Cassells leaving before the beginning of the season and captain Terry Hurlock would later be sold for a club-record £95,000 fee in February 1986.


1985–86 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Goalkeeper Trevor Swinburne and defender Paul Roberts were released and the mid-season retirement of goalscoring winger Gary Roberts also compounded the break-up of the team. McLintock re-signed bit-part goalkeeper Richard Key and midfielder Terry Bullivant on free transfers and also brought in 20-year-old centre back Terry Evans from non-league Hillingdon, a transfer which would go on to be an important contributor the club's success in the early 1990s.


1985–86 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The 1985–86 season proved to be one of consolidation in the Third Division for Brentford, with the team briefly challenging for promotion in August and for a three-month period in late 1985, but otherwise being rooted in mid-table. There was little cheer to be had in the cup competitions, but manager Frank McLintock was able to make some incoming mid-season transfers, bringing in midfielder Andy Sinton for a £25,000 fee and loaning wingers Steve Burke and Ian Holloway from Queens Park Rangers and Wimbledon respectively. Forward Francis Joseph, top scorer during the 1982–83 season, returned from a long injury layoff in April 1986 and boosting the attack, which had been led alone by Robbie Cooke. Brentford finished the season in 10th place, with an away record superior to that of at Griffin Park.


1985–86 British Collegiate American Football League
The 1985–86 BCAFL was the 1st full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.


1985–86 British Collegiate American Football League
For this initial season, four 'charter' Universities competed in a straight double round-robin schedule, without end-of-season playoffs.


1985–86 British Collegiate American Football League, Regular season
Owing to Manchester being unable to fulfill their schedule, the season ended early.


1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season was the 16th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Sabres finish in last place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 37 losses, and 6 ties for 80 points. They missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 1974.


1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season, Divisional standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


1985–86 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1985–86 Bulgarian Cup
The 1985–86 Bulgarian Cup was the 46th season of the Bulgarian Cup. Levski Sofia won the competition, beating CSKA Sofia 2–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.


1985–86 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1985–86 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 34th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Five teams participated in the league, and HK CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1985–86 Bundesliga
The 1985–86 Bundesliga was the 23rd season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 9 August 1985 and ended on 26 April 1986. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.


1985–86 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.


1985–86 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1984–85
Karlsruher SC and Eintracht Braunschweig were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by 1. FC Nürnberg and Hannover 96. Karlsruhe and Braunschweig were eventually joined in demotion by relegation/promotion play-off participant Arminia Bielefeld, who lost on aggregate against 1. FC Saarbrücken.


1985–86 Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
Borussia Dortmund and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team SC Fortuna Köln had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 3–3 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Dortmund won this match, 8–0, and retained their Bundesliga status.


1985–86 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Hans Pflügler (34 / 6); Norbert Eder (34 / 2); Klaus Augenthaler (31 / 4); Holger Willmer (20 / 2); Bertram Beierlorzer (12). Midfielders: Søren Lerby  (31 / 8); Norbert Nachtweih  (27 / 4); Lothar Matthäus (23 / 10); Helmut Winklhofer (13 / 2); Manfred Schwabl (7); Hansi Flick (6); Wolfgang Dremmler (4). Forwards: Dieter Hoeneß (31 / 15); Michael Rummenigge (31 / 10); Roland Wohlfarth (25 / 13); Ludwig Kögl (22); Frank Hartmann (19 / 4); Reinhold Mathy (19 / 2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1985–86 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: Christiaan Pförtner; Wolfgang Grobe; Ugur Tütüneker.


1985–86 Burnley F.C. season
The 1985–1986 season was Burnley's first season in the fourth tier of English football. They were initially managed by Martin Buchan until October 1985, when he was replaced by Tommy Cavanagh as manager.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season
The 1985–86 Calgary Flames season was the sixth season in Calgary and 14th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). It was a banner season for the Flames, who overcame a franchise record eleven game losing streak to finish 2nd in the Smythe Division and captured the franchise's first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Campbell Conference champions. In doing so, they became the first Calgary team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals since the Calgary Tigers in 1923–24. The Flames season ended at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, who defeated Calgary in five games in the final.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season
The season began with the departure of franchise leading scorer Kent Nilsson who was sent to the Minnesota North Stars in a trade. Rookie goaltender Mike Vernon emerged as the team's top goaltender and Joe Mullen was acquired in a major trade midway through the season. Gary Suter captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie while also being named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. Additionally, Suter was the team's lone representative at the 1986 All-Star Game. Hakan Loob captured the Molson Cup.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season
The Flames upset the heavily favoured Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe Division final to end the Oilers' hopes of winning a third consecutive championship. The series winning goal was scored into his own net by Oilers rookie Steve Smith. As Smith collapsed to the ice, Flames players celebrated the difference maker in what would finish as a 3–2 Calgary win. Smith's error remains one of the most legendary blunders in hockey history.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
The Flames began the year with a similar roster as finished the 1984–85 season, with one major exception. Kent Nilsson, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, was dealt to the Minnesota North Stars for two draft picks. Nilsson was viewed as a player with immense talent who ended each season as a perennial disappointment in the playoffs. Though he scored 99 points the season before, the Flames received few offers before agreeing to send him to Minnesota.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
As the deal provided no immediate help for the team, co-captain Doug Risebrough anticipated that 1985–86 would be a transitional year for the Flames and the loss of Nilsson might force the team to play a more defensive style when compared to the team that finished second in league scoring the year previous.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
The season opened in Calgary with a game against the Winnipeg Jets, the team that eliminated the Flames in the first round of the previous spring's playoffs. It ended with an 8–3 victory for the Flames, but not before a bench-clearing brawl resulted in the ejection of five players. Calgary was one of the top teams in the league in the early going, standing third overall on December 10 with a 15–8–3 record.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
Four nights later, they were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks, 4–3, and continued losing for nearly a month. After the Hartford Whalers handily defeated the Flames 9–1 on January 7, 1986, to send Calgary to its 11th consecutive defeat, a franchise record, coach Bob Johnson promised changes. Among them was the recall of goaltender Mike Vernon from the Moncton Golden Flames, who was given the start ahead of Rejean Lemelin in their next game, against Vancouver. He held the Flames in the game long enough for Jim Peplinski to score in the first minute of overtime for a 5–4 victory that ended the eighth-longest losing streak in NHL history.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
During the losing streak, on December 29, the Flames hosted Soviet team Dynamo Moscow in an exhibition game as part of the 1986 Super Series. Vernon was given the start for the game to let Lemelin rest and led Calgary to a 4–3 victory over Dynamo. It was the Flames' second victory in three years against a Soviet league club, and came despite what the team considered biased officiating by the Russian referee working the game.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
The team enjoyed greater success in the second half of the season, finishing the final 40 games with a record of 22–12–5. Vernon established himself as the starting goaltender by mid February and finished the regular season with only three losses in 15 decisions. The Flames ended the season in second place in the Smythe Division, sixth overall in the NHL, with 89 points.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
Seeking to upgrade the team's offence as the playoffs approached, general manager Cliff Fletcher completed a six-player trade with the St. Louis Blues that brought Joe Mullen, a player who had scored at least 40 goals each of his previous two seasons, to Calgary. A second deal in March had the Flames acquire four-time Stanley Cup champion John Tonelli from the New York Islanders and initiated a war of words with Edmonton Oilers general manager and coach Glen Sather, who accused Islanders general manager Bill Torrey of trying to help Fletcher eliminate the Oilers in the upcoming playoffs.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The Flames began the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs with a Smythe semi-final match-up against the Winnipeg Jets, the team that eliminated them in the first round the previous season. Calgary won the best-of-five series in three consecutive games, eliminating the Jets on a Lanny McDonald overtime goal in the third game. The victory set up a best-of-seven Smythe Division final against the two-time defending champion Edmonton Oilers who swept the Vancouver Canucks in the opening round. The Flames opened the series in Edmonton with a 4–1 victory, the first loss the Oilers had suffered on home ice in 18 playoff games.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The two teams traded victories through the first six games, leading to a deciding seventh game in Edmonton. The Flames stepped out to an early 2–0 lead before the Oilers tied it. Disaster then struck Edmonton at the 5:14 mark of the third period. Oilers' rookie defenceman Steve Smith, attempting to play the puck from behind his own goal line, accidentally shot the puck off Oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr's skate and into his own net. As Smith collapsed to the ice in shock, the Flames celebrated the goal that was ultimately credited to Perry Berezan.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
He was the last Flame to touch the puck, though he was no longer on the ice when it went in. The Oilers were unable to come back, losing the game, 3–2, series, 4–3, and ending their hopes of winning a third consecutive Stanley Cup. Smith's blunder remains one of the most legendary errors in NHL history.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The Campbell Conference Final against the St. Louis Blues was also a back and forth affair in which the Flames take a 3–2 series lead into the sixth game in St. Louis. Calgary led the sixth game 5–2 with 12 minutes to play before three quick goals by the Blues sent the game into overtime. Doug Wickenheiser scored to win the game for the Blues. The comeback came to be known as the Monday Night Miracle in St. Louis.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The Flames rebounded in game seven, winning 2–1 to claim the first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl in franchise history as Campbell Conference champions. The victory also sent the Flames to their first Stanley Cup final. It was the first time a team representing the city played in the final since the Calgary Tigers lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the 1924 Stanley Cup Finals.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
Their opponent in 1986 was also the Canadiens in what constituted the first all-Canadian final since 1967. Calgary opened the series with a 5–2 victory at home in the battle of rookie goaltenders: Vernon against Patrick Roy. Montreal evened the series with a 3–2 overtime victory in game two in which Brian Skrudland set an NHL record for the fastest overtime goal in playoff history when he scored nine seconds into the extra frame.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
Already missing three key players in Carey Wilson, Colin Patterson and Nick Fotiu due to injury, the Flames lost their top scorer in Joe Mullen to a neck injury during a game two loss. The Canadiens also won the third game as the series shifted to Montreal, and  1–0 Calgary loss in game four pushed the Flames to the brink of elimination. Montreal broke out to a 4–1 lead in the fifth game, at Calgary, before the Flames made a comeback attempt.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
They scored with less than four minutes remaining, and then moved within one goal when Mullen – who returned for game five wearing a neck brace – scored with 46 seconds remaining. A desperate push for the tying goal fell short when Roy made several key saves as time expired. Montreal celebrated the 23rd Stanley Cup championship in their franchise history as the fans loudly chanted "thank you Flames, thank you Flames" in appreciation of their team's efforts.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Battle of Alberta
The Battle of Alberta dominated the Flames' focus late in the season as they continued to struggle against their provincial rival. The two-time defending champion Oilers were nearly unbeatable against Calgary, losing just five of 31 matchups over three years. Calgary's frustration against Edmonton was highlighted by a mid-season game where, after a large brawl that resulted in the ejection of five players from the game, Calgary's Doug Risebrough ended up in the penalty box with Marty McSorley's Oilers jersey. Risebrough shredded the jersey with his skates before tossing it back onto the ice. Oilers' coach Glen Sather, enraged by the act, called Risebrough "childish" and threatened to send him a $1000 bill to replace the sweater.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Battle of Alberta
Realizing Calgary's path to the Stanley Cup would go through Edmonton, coach Bob Johnson devised a seven-point plan for beating the Oilers that focused on limiting Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and Jari Kurri's creativity, limiting access to the left side of the ice where the Oilers' top stars liked to skate, leaving their physical players on the ice by not engaging them and utilizing Neil Sheehy and Colin Patterson in roles designed to frustrate the Oiler players. Johnson first utilized the strategy in a late season game that ended in a 4–4 tie. The Flames then defeated the Oilers 9–3 in their final regular season meeting, a game that ended with another brawl and accusations by both teams that the other was sending their goons out after talented players.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Battle of Alberta
The rivalry extended into the stands in the second game of the Smythe Division final in Edmonton. During the game, trainer Bearcat Murray went into the stands to rescue his son Al, also a trainer for the Flames, and tore ligaments in his leg in the process. Al had gone into the stands in an attempt to retrieve Gary Suter's stick, which had been knocked into the crowd and was being hidden by Oiler fans. Fearing for his son's safety, Bearcat jumped into the fray himself, suffering the injury.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Battle of Alberta
While being wheeled into an ambulance, Murray blew kisses for the cameras. The incident caught the attention of a group of fans in Boston, who formed the "Bearcat Murray Fan Club", and began showing up at the Boston Garden wearing skull caps and oversized moustaches mimicking Murray's looks when the Flames played there. The Flames lost players on the ice during the physical series as well, as Carey Wilson required surgery to remove his spleen after he was "skewered" by Steve Smith, according to Johnson. Suter had his season ended after suffering torn ligaments in his knee following a low hit by Mark Messier.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Battle of Alberta
When the seventh game ended in victory, Flames fans in both Calgary and at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton spilled onto the streets in celebration. The "C of Red" was born in that playoff series as fans responded to a promotion to wear the colour with such enthusiasm that many stores across the city sold out of red clothing. The effect was most pronounced during games, where nearly every fan in the Saddledome was in red. The C of Red inspired the Winnipeg Jets to create their White Out the following year.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Mullen scored 44 goals and 90 points combined between St. Louis and Calgary, both totals led the Flames over a full season. Eaves came out of retirement May 4, 1986, to replace Carey Wilson, who was injured in the Stanley Cup playoffs. †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
Listed at five feet, nine inches tall by NHL Central Scouting, defenceman Gary Suter was considered too small for the NHL and went unselected at both the 1982 and 1983 NHL Entry Drafts. Suter moved on to the University of Wisconsin where Flames scouts noted that he had grown two inches and was a leading player for his team. Calgary selected him with their 9th round selection in 1984. He joined the Flames in 1985–86 and quickly established himself as the team's top defenceman in the eyes of his coaches and teammates.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
Suter finished the season with 18 goals and 68 points and was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie in addition to being named to the All-Rookie Team. Additionally, Suter was the Flames' lone representative at the 1986 All-Star Game. Suter's 68 points was the second highest total by a rookie defenceman in league history, behind Larry Murphy's 76.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The draft-day trade that sent franchise scoring leader Kent Nilsson to Minnesota, along with a third round selection, for second round draft picks in 1985 and 1987 was immediately controversial in Calgary as players and fans were divided on the merit of dealing Nilsson. While some players felt the trade was inevitable, others expressed their disappointment at the move, including co-captain Lanny McDonald, who wondered how the team would replace Nilsson's offensive production. Former teammate Willi Plett supported the trade, noting Nilsson's inconsistency: "Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, but trading a player like him, it never hurts you."


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames completed a second significant trade in February, acquiring scoring forward Joe Mullen along with defencemen Terry Johnson and Rik Wilson from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Ed Beers, Charlie Bourgeois and Gino Cavallini. The Flames had targeted Mullen, who had scored 40+ goals each of his previous two seasons and had 28 for the Blues at the time of the deal, believing he could be a game breaker for them heading into the playoffs.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held in Toronto, Ontario on June 15. The Flames used their first round pick, 17th overall, on American defenceman Chris Biotti. The team was surprised that he had fallen to them, believing Biotti to be the best defenceman available and expressing confidence he would be a star in the NHL. Their predictions ultimately proved unfounded. After spending two seasons at Harvard University, Biotti played three seasons for their minor league team in Salt Lake and another two in Europe before retiring. He never appeared in a National Hockey League game.


1985–86 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
With the second round pick acquired from Minnesota in the Nilsson trade, Calgary selected East Coast Athletic Conference rookie of the year Joe Nieuwendyk from Cornell University. Labeled "Joe who?" by media and fans unsure of his potential, Nieuwendyk ultimately had the longest NHL career of any Flames' selection in this draft. He appeared in 1,257 games, scoring 1,126 points and won the Stanley Cup with Calgary in 1989, the Dallas Stars in 1999 and the New Jersey Devils in 2003, in addition to a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011.


1985–86 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 1985–86 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the 1st season since its establishment. Seventeen teams competed and S.C. Faetano won the championship.


1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 59th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation to Division Four.


1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season
At the end of the season manager Alan Durban was sacked as manager. It ended a disastrous spell in charge as the team suffered two relegations in two years.


1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1985–86 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1985–86 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.


1985–86 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1985–86 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.


1985–86 Challenge Cup
The 1985–86 Challenge Cup was the 85th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons,. The Preliminary, 1st and 2nd rounds.


1985–86 Challenge Cup
and Quarter Finals was hit by the Winter of 1985-86 in Great Britain and Ireland with the Preliminary Round ties not being completed until 31 January and the 1st Round not being completed until 26 February and only 2 2nd Round ties being played on 23 February with 1 1st Round tie being played the day before on 22 February in front of the BBC Grandstand cameras the other 2 being played on 24 and 26 February and the remaining 2nd Round ties being played between 8–12 March 1986 (including a replay).


1985–86 Challenge Cup
This meant that the Quarter Finals were not played until 16 March 1986 with no television coverage this led to the Last 16, Quarter Finals and the Semi Finals being played on consecutive weekends for the first time in the Challenge Cup's 89-year history. The final on 3 May 1986 was contested by Castleford and  Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley. Castleford won the match 15–14.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
In the 1985-86 season Chelsea played in the First Division for the second successive season.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
It was the first season under the management of John Hollins, who had previously been a member of Chelsea's victories in the 1970 FA Cup Final and 1971 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. On 1 January 1986 Chelsea were second, two points behind leaders Manchester United and in March the club were still in second, four points behind Everton with two games in hand. The two games in hand were lost 4–0 at home to West Ham United and 6–0 away at Queens Park Rangers. After gaining just 9 points from a possible 33 in the last 11 games, Chelsea finished 6th for the second season in succession.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
On 23 March 1986 Chelsea won the 1986 Full Members Cup Final 5–4 at Wembley Stadium against Manchester City with David Speedie (the club's joint top scorer in the league along with Kerry Dixon on 14 goals) scoring Chelsea's only Wembley hat-trick. Colin Lee scored Chelsea's other two goals. Due to the widespread negativity over English football after the 1985 Heysel disaster, victorious manager Hollins was quoted as saying "If football is dying, I hope it's dying like that".


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
After an away win at Shrewsbury Town in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, Chelsea lost 2–1 at home to eventual Champions Liverpool in the fourth round.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season
In the 1985-86 Football League Cup Chelsea beat Mansfield Town in a two-legged second round but required replays to advance past Fulham and Everton in the subsequent rounds. After drawing 1–1 away to Queens Park Rangers Chelsea lost the fifth round replay 2–0 at Stamford Bridge.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season, Kit
Chelsea's kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif for the final of five seasons (starting 1981–82). The home kit was only worn this season, and re-introduced blue socks in favour of white for the first time since 1967–68. The shirt had shadow-stripes, a popular 1980s style, and the only white was around the v-neck and sleeves. The kit was unsponsored, as it had been since the end of Chelsea's first-ever sponsorship, with Gulf Air in the 1983–84 season.


1985–86 Chelsea F.C. season, Kit
The away kit closely followed the design of the home, but in red with white trim. While the home kit had plain white socks, the red socks of the away kit featured four hoops: a white and blue on both the turnover and the leg. For a third kit, the white away kit from the 1984–85 season was retained. As well as a V-neck, it included red and blue horizontal pinstripes on the shirt and hoops of blue and red on the socks.


1985–86 Chester City F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was the 48th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1985–86 Chester City F.C. season
Also, it was the fourth season spent in the Fourth Division after the relegation from the Third Division in 1982. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 60th season of the Hawks' existence.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
After a successful 1984–85 season in which the Black Hawks made it to the Campbell Conference finals, the club was happy with their roster and did not make any major off-season moves. The club did announce that general manager Bob Pulford would remain the head coach, as he took over on an interim basis after Orval Tessier was fired in February.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Offseason
At the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, the club selected defenceman Dave Manson with their first round, 11th overall pick. Manson played with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL, where he helped the club win the 1985 Memorial Cup. A tough player, Manson appeared in 72 games with Prince Albert, scoring eight goals and 38 points, as well as 247 penalty minutes during the 1984-85 season.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Very early into the season, the Black Hawks acquired goaltender Bob Sauve from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a third round draft pick in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Sauve was coming off a 13-10-3 record with the Sabres in 1984–85 with a 3.22 GAA and a .855 save percentage in 27 games. He would split time with Murray Bannerman, replacing Warren Skorodenski, who was sent back to the AHL.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Hawks started slow, posting a 4-9-1 record in their first 14 games, however, the club was in third place in the weak Norris Division, only two points out of first place. The Black Hawks would continue to sputter along throughout the first half of December, as following a five-game losing streak, Chicago had a record of 9-15-4, although they still remained in third place, just ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Hawks eventually heated up, going 16-4-3 through their next 23 games, vaulting them into first place in the division with a 25-19-7 record. The team battled the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues for first place in the Norris Division, and Chicago would eventually win the division with a 39-33-8 record, earning 86 points, winning the division for the first time since the 1982–83 season.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
On offense, the Black Hawks finished third in the NHL with 351 goals. Denis Savard led the way with 49 goals and 116 points in 80 games, while Troy Murray had a breakout season offensively, scoring 45 goals and 99 points and a club high +32 rating in 80 games played. Eddie Olczyk also saw his offensive production increase significantly, scoring 29 goals and 79 points in 79 games played, as did Al Secord, who scored 40 goals and 76 points in 80 games, as well as leading Chicago with 201 penalty minutes. Steve Larmer had another solid season, scoring 36 goals and 76 points in 80 games, while Curt Fraser added 29 goals and 68 points in only 61 games played.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
On defense, Doug Wilson led the way with 17 goals and 64 points in 79 games, while Behn Wilson had 13 goals and 50 points in 69 games. Keith Brown broke out offensively, scoring 11 goals and 40 points in 70 games, while Bob Murray had nine goals and 38 points in 80 games. Ken Yaremchuk scored 14 goals and 34 points in 78 games.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Murray Bannerman led the club with a 20-19-6 record in 48 games, while posting a 4.48 GAA and a .869 save percentage, and earning one shutout. Bob Sauve had a 19-13-2 record in 38 games with a 3.94 GAA and a .886 save percentage. The Black Hawks finished the season allowing 349 goals, the fifth highest total in the league.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
The Black Hawks opened the 1986 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs struggled throughout the 1985-86 season, earning a record of 25-48-7, earning 57 points, placing them in fourth place in the Norris Division, which was 29 fewer points than the heavily favored first place Black Hawks.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
The series opened at Chicago Stadium with Bob Sauve getting the start in goal, and the Leafs took an early 1-0 after a goal by Steve Thomas only 3:46 into the game. The Black Hawks tied it up midway through the period on a goal by Doug Wilson, however, Toronto retook the lead before the end of the period on a goal by Wendel Clark, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead. The teams then played to a scoreless second period.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
Early in the third, Chicago tied the game on a goal by Darryl Sutter 4:48 into the frame, however, just over a minute later, the Leafs took the lead again on a Gary Leeman goal. Walt Poddubny scored again for Toronto just over three minutes later, giving the Leafs a 4-2 lead. Late in the period, the Leafs Steve Thomas scored his second goal of the game, giving Toronto a 5-2 lead. The Hawks Tom Lysiak scored late in the game, as the final score was 5-3 for the Maple Leafs.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
In game two, the Hawks changed goaltenders, as Murray Bannerman was given the start. In the first period, Dan Daoust scored early for Toronto, giving the Leafs a 1-0 lead 4:01 into the game. Denis Savard tied it up for Chicago midway through the period, however, Steve Thomas restored the lead for Toronto with just under five minutes remaining in the period. The Hawks' Denis Savard tied the game with 32 seconds remaining in the first period, as the score was 2-2 after one period.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
In the second, Denis Savard completed the hat trick just 1:04 into the period, giving the Black Hawks a 3-2 lead. With the goal, the Hawks then pulled Murray Bannerman and replaced him with Bob Sauve. With just over five minutes remaining in the second period, Denis Savard scored his fourth goal of the game, giving the Hawks a 4-2 lead. Toronto's Wendel Clark scored just over a minute later, making the score 4-3 for Chicago after two periods.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
In the third, there was no scoring until just over five minutes remaining in the period, when the Leafs Peter Ihnacak scored, tying the game at 4-4. Then, with only 56 seconds remaining, the Leafs Walt Poddubny scored, giving Toronto a late 5-4 lead. The Leafs sealed the win with an empty net goal by Steve Thomas, giving Toronto the 6-4 victory, and a 2-0 series lead. Leafs goaltender Allan Bester made 42 saves for the win.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
The series shifted to Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario for the third game. The Black Hawks started goaltender Murray Bannerman for this game after the late collapse by Bob Sauve in the previous game. The Maple Leafs came out strong in the first period, as Russ Courtnall and Rick Vaive scored, making it 2-0 for Toronto. In the second period, the Leafs continued to dominate the game, as they took a 5-0 lead after goals by Tom Fergus, Miroslav Frycer and Wendel Clark.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Black Hawks 0
The Black Hawks eventually scored two goals of their own, as Ken Yaremchuk and Tom Lysiak scored 17 seconds apart late in the period, cutting the Leafs lead to 5-2. In the third, the Leafs put the game out of reach after goals by Walt Poddubny and Russ Courtnall, as Toronto defeated the Black Hawks 7-2, and stunned the hockey world by sweeping Chicago out of the playoffs.


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Player stats, Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals; MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Roster
7 – LaVarre •8 – Fraser •10 – J. Larmer •11 – Watson •12 – Lysiak •14 – Gardner •15 – Yaremchuk •16 – Olczyk •17 – Presley •18 – Savard •19 – T. Murray •20 – Secord •22 – McMurchy •26 – Paterson •27 – Sutter •28 – S. Larmer •29 – Ludzik •32 – Boudreau •34 – Posa


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Roster
2 – Bergevin •3 – Cassidy •4 – Brown •5 – O'Callahan •6 – B. Murray •23 – B. Wilson •24 – D. Wilson •25 – Dupont


1985–86 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.


1985–86 Chicago Bulls season
The 1985–86 Chicago Bulls season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, they signed free agent John Paxson. The season was a near disaster as Michael Jordan was lost for much of the regular season due to a broken foot. Despite the injury to Jordan, the team managed to qualify for the NBA Playoffs.


1985–86 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.


1985–86 Chicago Bulls season, Playoffs
At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history. Michael Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history, Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in game 2. The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.


1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1985–86 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 16th season in the NBA.


1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The season saw the team draft Charles Oakley and John "Hot Rod" Williams with the 9th and 45th picks in the 1985 NBA draft, respectively. Oakley's draft rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls. Williams played in the United States Basketball League during the 1986 season, as he was unable to play in the NBA due to a trial in which he was charged for sports bribery and conspiracy. However, Williams would later spend nine seasons with the Cavaliers franchise starting in the 1986–87 season.


1985–86 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The Cavaliers finished the season with a 29–53 record, missing the playoffs.


1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Kevin Mackey. In 1984–85, the Vikings finished 21–8 (11–3 in the AMCU-8). It was the 55th season of Cleveland State basketball.


1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Regular season
Cleveland State finished the regular season with a 24–3 record and 13–1 in the AMCU-8. That record earned them a #1 seed in the AMCU-8 postseason tournament. They defeated Northern Iowa, Illinois-Chicago, and Eastern Illinois to win the AMCU-8 tournament, however the AMCU-8 would not receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament until the 1986-87 season. Nonetheless, Cleveland State received an at large invitation to the NCAA Tournament based on their overall resume. Cleveland State also won 14 games in a row, a school record that still stands today. The streak started on February 27 at Kent State and lasted all the way until they lost to Navy in the Sweet Sixteen on March 21. In the final AP Top 20 poll of the season Cleveland State received 4 points.


1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Postseason
Cleveland State earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were the #14 seed. They defeated Indiana, and St. Joseph, before losing to Navy 71–70. Cleveland State became the first #14 seed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. The next season the Vikings started the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll. There was no post NCAA Tournament coaches poll in 1986. Cleveland State was ranked 17th in the final USA Today poll. Cleveland State also set a school record for wins in a season at 29, a record that also still stands today.


1985–86 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Postseason
Clinton Smith was named Cleveland States Varsity "C" Club Player of the Year. Ken McFadden was named an All-American fifth team by Basketball Weekly. Clinton Ransey was also a Sporting News honorable mention All-American. Clinton Ransey and Clinton Smith were each named to the AMCU-8 first team. Ken McFadden was named to the AMCU-8 all-newcomer team. Keven Mackey was named the AMCU-8 coach of the year for the 2nd year in a row. Finally Ken McFadden and Clinton Smith were named to the AMCU-8 all-tournament team.


1985–86 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was Clydebank's twentieth season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish Premier Division for the second time in their history and finished at the foot of the table but spared relegation due to league reconstruction when the Premier League expanded to 12 teams from the following season. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1985–86 season was Colchester United's 44th season in their history and fifth consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester finished sixth in the league table come the end of the season, but were nine points distant of promoted Port Vale in fourth place. The U's were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League opposition in Wycombe Wanderers in the first round, and exited the League Cup in the first round to Millwall. Despite a win against Southend United in the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester were defeated by Northampton Town who progressed from the group stages to the knockout phase of the competition.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season
Three weeks prior to the end of the season, manager Cyril Lea was sacked and replaced by former U's goalkeeper Mike Walker.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Following regulation changes in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster and the Bradford City stadium fire, Layer Road was facing £500,000 of safety improvements to bring the ground up to standards. With the club ailing financially, sections of the ground were closed, reducing capacity to 4,900.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Manager Cyril Lea continued a trend of recruiting former Ipswich Town by bringing in forwards Robin Turner and Trevor Whymark during the season.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In October, the club were top of the table, but after suffering six successive league defeats, four without scoring, the club slid down the table and crashed out of the FA Cup to non-League Wycombe Wanderers. They had already made an early exit to Millwall in the League Cup and would soon follow suit in the Associate Members' Cup.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Lea struggled to find a strike partner for Tony Adcock following a car crash that ended Keith Bowen's playing career. The side were otherwise free scoring, and despite a good record, Lea was sacked three weeks ahead of the end of the campaign and replaced by Reserve team coach Mike Walker. Walker, initially in a caretaker capacity, took the U's on an unbeaten run for their final eight games of the season, winning five. This left the club in sixth position in the table, nine points shy of promotion.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The season was notable for hat-tricks, with Perry Groves twice achieving the feat against Southend United and brothers Tommy and Tony English scoring hat-tricks within five days of one another. The brothers were also both sent off at Crewe Alexandra in April, a game which Colchester won 2–0.


1985–86 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1985–86 Combined Counties Football League
The 1985–86 Combined Counties Football League season was the eighth in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


1985–86 Combined Counties Football League
The league was won by British Aerospace (Weybridge) for the second time. Newcomers Chertsey Town finished as runners-up and were promoted back to the Isthmian League.


1985–86 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league remained at 19 clubs after Southwick were promoted to the Isthmian League and one new club joined:


1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1985–86 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–13 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-year head coach Dom Perno.


1985–86 Copa del Rey
The 1985–86 Copa del Rey was the 84th staging of the Copa del Rey, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 142 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.


1985–86 Copa del Rey
The tournament began on 11 September 1985 and ended on 26 April 1986 with the final, held in Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid.


1985–86 Copa del Rey
Real Zaragoza won their third title and got reedit the title after 20 years. The final ended with a 1–0 victory over Barcelona with a solitary goal from Rubén Sosa.


1985–86 Copa del Rey
The defending champions, Atlético Madrid, were defeated 2–1 (on the aggregate score) by Barcelona in the quarter-finals.


1985–86 Copa del Rey, Format
(*) Teams playing European competition / Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid started the tournament in the round of 16.


1985–86 Copa del Rey, First round
Bye: Mallorca Atlético, Lugo, Siero, Alcoyano, CD Maspalomas, Orihuela, UD Güímar, Sabiñánigo, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Osasuna, Sporting Gijón.


1985–86 Copa del Rey, First round
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1985–86 Copa del Rey, Second round
Bye: AD Alcorcón, CD Lalín, CD Mensajero, CD Mestalla, Polideportivo Almería, Hércules CF, CP Mérida, Real Betis,  Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, CA Osasuna.


1985–86 Copa del Rey, Fourth round
Bye: Castilla, Sabadell, Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid.


1985–86 Coppa Italia
The 1985–86 Coppa Italia, the 39th Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Roma.


1985–86 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1985–1986 was its 69th edition. It was won by Girondins de Bordeaux which defeated Olympique de Marseille in the Final.


1985–86 Cuban National Series
The 25th Cuban National Series season (1985-1986) was the first to feature four-team-playoffs with the first- and second-place teams from each of the new Western and Eastern League divisions, following the lead of Major League Baseball. This season marked the silver jubilee year since the league was founded.


1985–86 Cuban National Series
Four teams qualified for the postseason playoffs: Industriales, Vegueros, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara. Industriales went undefeated as they swept the competition in the round-robin tournament, earning their sixth National Series title in with a walk off home run in extras against Vegueros on January 19, 1986, in front of their home fans. Agustin Marquetti hit the walk off homer that secured the sixth ever national championship for the Industriales organization, the first ever championship walk off home run in modern Cuban baseball following the adoption of postseason play.


1985–86 Cupa României
The 1985–86 Cupa României was the 48th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1985–86 Cupa României
The title was won by Dinamo București against Steaua București.


1985–86 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1985–86 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1985–86 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup
The 1985–86 Cypriot Cup was the 44th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 41 clubs entered the competition. It began on 4 December 1985 with the preliminary round and concluded on 23 June 1986 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Apollon won their 3rd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating APOEL 2–0 in the final.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1985–86 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, 13 of 14 teams from the Cypriot Second Division and all the teams of the Cypriot Third Division.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next four rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
In the first preliminary draw, all 14 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and four teams from the Cypriot Second Division (last four of the league table of each group at the day of the draw) participated.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
Before the start of 1985–86 season, the Cypriot Second Division club Orfeas Athienou was expelled from Cyprus Football Association after they were accused of bribing an opponent goalkeeper. So, play-off matches were played to determine which team would take Orfeas's place in the Cypriot Second Division. In the play-offs participated the two teams which were relegated from the 1984-85 Cypriot Second Division (Chalkanoras and Digenis Akritas Ypsona) and the third-placed team of the 1984-85 Cypriot Third Division, Ethnikos Assia.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
The play-offs were played at the same time along with Cypriot Second and Third Division, so the play-offs teams would play their matches later, depending on which division they would participate. So, the Third Division consisted of 13 teams, as one of the 14 teams would be promoted to the Second Division, after taking Orfeas's place. Digenis Akritas Ypsona was the play-offs winner, so they won their promotion to Cypriot Second Division.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
According to Cypriot Cup regulations, in the preliminary round draw participated the 13 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and the five last placed teams of the Cypriot Second Division. The draw took place one day after play-offs were finished, so Digenis Akritas Ypsona which did not play any Cypriot Second Division match up to that day, was obviously one of the 5 last placed teams which participated in the preliminary round. Later, Orfeas Athienou's objection against Cyprus Football Association's original decision was accepted, so they eventually participated in the 1985–86


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
Cypriot Second Division and Digenis Akritas Ypsona participated to the 1985-86 Cypriot Third Division. But the Cypriot Cup already advanced, so Orfeas Athienou didn't participate in the competition. So, in the 1985–86 Cypriot Cup, eventually participated all the 14 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and the 13 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot second Division.


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, First round
14 clubs from the Cypriot First Division and the rest clubs from the Cypriot Second Division met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


1985–86 Cypriot Cup, First round
1The THOI-AEL match was abandoned at 45' at 0-1. The match awarded 0-2 to AEL.


1985–86 Cypriot First Division
The 1985–86 Cypriot First Division was the 47th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 13th title.


1985–86 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. No team was relegated to the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.


1985–86 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 1986–87 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup.


1985–86 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Omonia Aradippou and Evagoras Paphos were relegated from previous season and played in the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1984–85 Cypriot Second Division, Ermis Aradippou and APOP Paphos.


1985–86 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 1985–86 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 1st season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. The championship was split into three geographical groups, representing the Districts of Cyprus. The winners were:


1985–86 Cypriot Fourth Division
The three winners were promoted to the 1986–87 Cypriot Third Division. No team were relegated to regional leagues.


1985–86 Cypriot Second Division
The 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division was the 31st season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Ethnikos Achna FC won their 1st title.


1985–86 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot First Division.


1985–86 Cypriot Third Division
The 1985–86 Cypriot Third Division was the 15th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. APEP FC won their 1st title.


1985–86 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1985–86 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division.


1985–86 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1985–86 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1985–86 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 43rd season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and VSZ Kosice won the championship.


1985–86 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and FC Vítkovice won the championship. Stanislav Griga was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.


1985–86 DDR-Oberliga
The 1985–86 DDR-Oberliga was the 37th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1985–86 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's eighth of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.


1985–86 DDR-Oberliga
Ralf Sträßer of 1. FC Union Berlin was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, while René Müller of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1985–86 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1985–86 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Brøndby IF in the second round. Second-placed club 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and advanced all the way to the final where it lost to Ajax. Third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1986–87 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Bayer 05 Uerdingen in the first round while fourth-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Athletic Bilbao in the first round and fifth-placed Stahl Brandenburg was eliminated by IFK Göteborg in the second round.


1985–86 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1985–86 season saw two newly promoted clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin and BSG Sachsenring Zwickau.