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(Redirected from 1884-85 in English football) 14th season of competitive football in England

Football in England
Season1884–85
Men's football
FA CupBlackburn Rovers
← 1883–84 England 1885–86 →

The 1884–85 season was the 14th season of competitive football in England.

National team

England finished second in the British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland.

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp England scorers
28 February 1885 Whalley Range, Manchester (H)  Ireland 4–0 BHC Charles Bambridge (Swifts), James Brown (Blackburn Rovers) & Benjamin Spilsbury (Cambridge University)
William Eames (Own goal)
14 March 1885 Leamington Road, Blackburn (H)  Wales 1–1 BHC Clement Mitchell (Upton Park) (35 mins)
21 March 1885 Kennington Oval, London (H)  Scotland 1–1 BHC Charles Bambridge (Swifts) (57 mins)

* England score given first

Key

Note – Some sources credit England's third goal as a Joe Lofthouse goal, but match reports clearly state an Eames own goal.

Honours

Competition Winner
FA Cup Blackburn Rovers (2)
Home Championship  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

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Seasons in English football
1870s
1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79
1880s
1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89
1890s
1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99
1900s
1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09
1910s
1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19
1920s
1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29
1930s
1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39
1940s
1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s
1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s
1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s
1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s
1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s
1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
2010s
2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
2020s
2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.
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