As a result of the previous year's Heysel stadium disaster, both Liverpool and Everton missed out on the European Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup respectively, while West Ham United (who secured their highest-ever league finish), Manchester United (who had led the league for much of the season before a disastrous late run of form saw them fall down the table) and Sheffield Wednesday (earning their highest league finish since 1960) all missed out on the UEFA Cup, as did Oxford United, who not only survived in their first-ever top-flight season, but won the League Cup.