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14. Lineker celebrates another goal, while Adrian Heath rushes up to congratulate his teammate. The Everton striker’s eventual haul would be 40 goals for the season, but he was unable to bring his team any silverware.
15. The changing face of the game: Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson were part of the first wave of black players in English football at West Bromwich Albion. They were nicknamed, rather insultingly, ‘the Three Degrees’ after the American female soul group at a time when black players had their manhood and fortitude questioned on a regular basis.
16. Frank McAvennie celebrates after scoring for West Ham. The Scot was sensational in the first half of the 1985–86 season when the television blackout was in force. That he was unrecognizable added to his glamour. Everyone knew his name, but not his face.
17. McAvennie was a hit off the pitch, too, becoming a tabloid darling with his taste for nightlife. Wags claimed that Stringfellows was ‘as much his club as West Ham’.
18. Craig Johnston blocks a cross from Kevin Sheedy in the FA Cup final. The midfielder had struggled to break into the Liverpool team, but his performances in the 1985–86 season – and his goal at Wembley – gave the Australian some vindication.
19. Jan Mølby: ‘Corpulent enough to be playing darts for Denmark,’ said Brian Glanville, marvelling at the midfielder’s unathletic physique. No one doubted the Dane’s ability with the ball at his feet, and Mølby’s brilliance turned the cup final.
20. Ken Bates: Chelsea’s chairman rallied the smaller clubs in their battle against the ‘Big Five’. Eccentric, opinionated and forthright, he installed electric fences at Stamford Bridge to combat hooliganism. The council would not let Bates turn on the current, much to his regret.
21. Kenny Dalglish turns away to celebrate the goal that sealed the title for Liverpool in the 1–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In his first year as a manager, the Scot guided the club through the aftermath of Heysel and on to the Double.
22. Fans went to extreme lengths to attend the 1985–86 cup final. Young men were willing to face a 30-foot drop and risk their lives to gain entry to Wembley for the biggest game in Merseyside’s history.
23. Liverpool celebrate after their 3–1 victory over Everton at Wembley. Just a year earlier, the club were the pariahs of Europe. Now they had completed the most glorious season in Anfield’s history.
24. A disappointed Gary Lineker (centre), applauds the crowd. The striker had played his last game for Everton. He would move to Barcelona during the summer and win the Golden Boot in the Mexico World Cup.
25. The open-top bus tour was another humiliation for Everton. Liverpool, the winners, were in the first vehicle, taking the plaudits of the crowd. The press came behind in another bus. The defeated team trailed the convoy, almost an afterthought. Howard Kendall’s side deserved better treatment.
Selected Bibliography
John Belchem, Irish, Catholic and Scouse: The History of the Liverpool–Irish, 1800–1939, Liverpool University Press, 2007
Eric Dunning, Patrick J Murphy and John Williams, The Roots of Football Hooliganism: An Historical and Sociological Study, Routledge, 2014
Diane Frost and Peter North, Militant Liverpool: A City on the Edge, Liverpool University Press, 2013
Howard Gayle, 61 Minutes in Munich: The Story of Liverpool FC’s First Black Footballer, DeCoubertin, 2016
David Goldblatt, The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football, Penguin, 2007
Howard Kendall, Love Affairs & Marriage: My Life in Football, DeCoubertin, 2013
Anthony King, The End of the Terraces: The Transformation of English Football, Leicester University Press, 1998
Tony McDonald and Danny Francis, Boys of ’86: The Untold Story of West Ham United’s Greatest-Ever Season, Mainstream Publishing, 2001
Gary Shaw and Mike Nevin, On the March with Kenny’s Army, published privately, 2011
Peter Taaffe and Tony Mulhearn, Liverpool: A City that Dared to Fight, Fortress, 1998
Rogan Taylor and Andrew Ward with John Williams, Three Sides of The Mersey: An Oral History of Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers, Robson Books, 1994
Pat Van Den Hauwe, The Autobiography of the Everton Legend, John Blake, 2012
The End, Every issue of the ground breaking 80’s fanzine, Sabotage Times, 2011
Websites
Blue Kipper
Liverweb
Toffeeweb
TV
The Mayfair Set, producer Alan Curtis, BBC, 1999
Picture Acknowledgements
Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders where known. Those who have not been acknowledged are invited to get in touch with the publishers.
1. Emily Place and Ben Johnson Street: both © City Engineer, Liverpool City Council.
2. Emily Place and Ben Johnson Street: both © City Engineer, Liverpool City Council.
3. Aquitania: © National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside.
4. Liverpool FC in 1892: © EMPICS/EMPICS Sport.
5. Liverpool FC in 1892: © EMPICS/EMPICS Sport.
6. National Dockworkers’ Strike: © PA/PA Archive/PA Images.
7. Tony Mulhearn and Derek Hatton and youngsters protesting: both © David Sinclair.
8. Tony Mulhearn and Derek Hatton and youngsters protesting: both © David Sinclair.
9. Margaret Thatcher visiting Liverpool: © Mirrorpix.
10. Kenilworth Road riot: © PA/PA Archive/PA Images.
11. Heysel Stadium, 1985: © David Cannon/Getty.
12. Valley Parade fire: © Hulton Deutsch/Getty.
13. Howard Kendall and Gary Lineker: © Mirrorpix.
14. Lineker with Adrian Heath: © Bildbyran/Press Association Images.
15. Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis and Brendon Batson: reproduced courtesy of Wolverhampton Express & Star.
16. Frank McAvennie: © Jim Steel.
17. McAvennie with Jenny Blyth: reproduced courtesy of Landmark Media.
18. Craig Johnston and Kevin Sheedy: © Bob Thomas/Getty.
19. Jan Mølby: © S&G/S&G and Barratts/EMPICS Sport.
20. Ken Bates: © PA/PA Archive/PA Images.
21. Kenny Dalglish: © David Cannon/Getty.
22. extreme fans: © Mirrorpix.
23. Liverpool celebrate: © Professional Sport/Getty.
24. Gary Lineker walking off pitch: © Mirrorpix.
25. Liverpool celebration bus: © Getty Images.
Index
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Abramovich, Roman 278
adidas 55–6
alcohol
clampdown on in stadiums and transport to grounds 68
Aldridge, John 210
Archibald, Steve 231
Argentina
v England in World Cup (1986) 270–1
Arsenal 16, 69–70, 74–5, 105
Aston Villa 80
Athletic Bilbao 276
Atkinson, Ron 9, 80–1, 82, 106–107, 130–2, 139, 145, 149, 152–3, 165, 184, 228, 278–9
Bailey, John 135, 140
Ball, Alan 139
Bangles, The
‘Going Down to Liverpool’ 62
Barcelona 226–7, 231–2, 268
and European Cup (1986) 231–3
Barnes, John 84, 271–2
Bates, Ken 122–4, 125, 162, 163, 177, 278
Batson, Brendon 80–1
BBC 85–6, 123, 126
Beardsley, Peter 203–4, 270
Beatles, the 21, 111
Beglin, Jim 165–6, 253
Best, George 93–4
Big Bang (1986) 120
Big Five 105, 123–4, 126–7, 162–3, 266, 276
Birmingham City 75–6, 204–5
Birmingham race riots 88
black players 80–1, 89
racism against
83–5, 159
Blakelock, Keith 88
Booth, Hartley 88
Bracewell, Paul 136–7
Bradford City fire 58–9, 69
Branfoot, Ian 117
Brazil, Alan 145, 158
Bread (sitcom) 62–3
Bright, Mark 60, 78–9, 83, 84
Brittan, Leon 9
Brixton race riots 88
Bromley, John 60, 123–4
Brown, James 43, 45, 46
Burgess, Charlie 7
Busby, Matt 112
Byrne, Gerry 187
Byrne, Tony 97, 125
Cable Street, Battle of (1936) 161
Calvin, Michael 9
Canoville, Paul 83–4
Carter, Philip 124, 126–7
Catterick, Harry 142
Celtic 70
Charlton Athletic 127–8
Charlton, Jack 259
Chelsea 122–5, 176
1985/86 season 124–5, 176–8
game against West Ham 177–8
games against Liverpool 215–19, 220–1, 222–3
win Full Members’ Cup 176–7
and Bates 122–3
epilogue 278
fan violence 124, 216–17
Chippington, Ted 45
Clarke, John Cooper 146
Clemence, Ray 157, 171
Combat 18 84, 217
Cottee, Tony 67, 68, 76, 92, 121, 145, 165, 178, 227, 228
Cunningham, Laurie 80–1
Cup-Winners’ Cup (1985) 13, 28–9
Curry, Steve 215
Daily Telegraph 19
Dalglish, Kenny 3, 31, 69–74, 231, 265
appointed player-manager at Liverpool 7, 72–4
attributes and qualities 71, 73
Bell’s Manager of the Year award 236
early playing career at Liverpool 70–2
epilogue 277–8
and FA Cup final (1986) 247, 252, 263
international career 174
Manager of the Month award 154–5
as player-manager and goals scored 69–70, 169–70, 221
resignation from Liverpool (1991) 277
and Rush 169
and Super Cup 98
tactics 101–2, 220
Dean, Brenda 244
Devonshire, Alan 118, 120
Dixon, Kerry 176
Dodd, Jegsy 45
Dunnett, Jack 11, 230
Eastenders 92
Edwards, Martin 151, 162
Ellis, Mike 7
End, The 14
England fans
and hooliganism 12
England, Mike 87
England team 85–6, 174
and World Cup (1986) 269–72
European Cup
(1977) 54
(1984) 13
(1986) 231–3
banning of English clubs from after Heysel 9, 10–11, 13, 30, 232–3, 265
Evans, David 68
Evans, Graham 44
Evans, Maurice 182–3
Evans, Roy 73
Everton 25–9
1983/84 season 26–8
1984/85 season 28–9
1985/86 season 77–9, 94, 154, 164, 179, 184, 204–5
aftermath of FA Cup Final defeat 260–1, 262–4
Charity Shield game against Manchester United 69
evaporation of lead 179
FA Cup 190–1
final against Liverpool 2–3, 202, 234–58
game against Leicester 77–9
game against Nottingham 205
game against Oxford United 205–6, 208–14
game against Southampton 219–20, 221
game against West Ham 227
games against Liverpool 100–5, 133–4, 154–6
Lineker and influence on team 179–81
loss of goalkeeper Southall to injury 174
opening game against Leicester City 77–9
Super Cup 97–8, 274
appointment of Kendall as manager 26
attendances 132
buy Lineker 130–2
and Cup-Winners’ Cup final (1985) 13
drinking culture 108, 138, 141
epilogue 279–80
European ban after Heysel 29–30
FA Cup record 185, 187–90
fan violence 48–9, 216–17, 224–5
fans and politics 159–60
and Hillsborough 279–80
Lineker’s transfer to Barcelona 268
origins and early history 15, 16, 25–30
players/squad 134–8
relationship with Liverpool players and fans 214, 224–5, 260
training 133, 141–2
win Cup-Winners’ Cup (1985) 13, 28–9, 132
win FA Cup (1966) 187–9
win league title (1987) 276, 279
see also Kendall, Howard
FA Cup 127–8, 185–92
(1965) 185–7
(1966) 187–8
(1980) 194
(1984) 27, 28
(1985) 28, 29, 132
(1986) 2–3, 190–1, 193–4, 201–2, 234–58
(1989) 279–80
and television 126
FA (Football Association)
and television 105–6
withdrawal of clubs from Europe after Heysel tragedy 9, 10–11
Fagan, Joe 6–7, 31, 71, 73
Falklands War 33, 270–1
Fall, The 147
fans
identity card scheme proposal 69, 117
and radios 204
see also hooliganism
Farm, The 43, 45–6, 110, 148 see also Hooton, Peter
Ferguson, Alex 153, 236
FIFA 11, 87–8
Fish, Ken 183
Football
origins/beginnings 15–16
Football Association see FA
football clubs
attendances and admission prices 59, 61, 75
banning of from Europe after Heysel tragedy 9, 10–11, 13, 30, 232–3, 265
compulsory ID card scheme proposal 69, 117
and television 59–60
Football League 229
polling structure 162–3
Francis, Trevor 70–1
Full Members’ Cup 98–9, 105, 176–7
Gale, Tony 120
Garino, Mauro 42
Garnett, Alf 119
Gayle, Howard 84–5
Geey, David 64
Geldof, Bob 46
Gibson, Terry 145
Gillespie, Gary 166, 237–8
Gillingham 28
Glanville, Brian 7–8, 75, 106
Goddard, Paul 76, 118
Goldblatt, David
The Ball is Round 23
Goldsmith, Sir James 32
Grantham, Leslie 92
Gray, Andy 27, 30, 131, 138
Grobbelaar, Bruce 6, 24, 31, 155, 156–9, 165, 171, 253–4
Groundpig 43–5
Hambridge, Ian 58, 76
Hamilton, Billy 210, 211
Hansen, Alan 71, 72, 138, 166, 174, 236, 257, 259
Hargreaves, Ian 74
Harper, Alan 138
Harvey, Colin 133, 137, 139, 279
Hateley, Mark 270
Hatton, Derek 13–14, 17, 29, 32, 36–7, 39–41, 95–6, 140, 180, 258, 266, 275–6
Havelange, João 30
Heath, Adrian 27, 103, 103–4, 138, 180, 210, 255–6
Heysel Stadium tragedy (1985) 5–11, 13, 14, 16–17, 24, 29–30, 39–41, 64–5, 231, 275
Hill, Jimmy 163
Hillsborough disaster 275, 277, 279–80
Hollins, John 124–5, 177
hooliganism, football 11–13, 16, 48–51, 58–9, 61–2, 159, 196–201
and Chelsea fans 124, 216–17
deaths 58
decline 266
and England fans 12
and Everton fans 48–9, 216–17, 224–5
and ‘football excursion trains’ 48–9
and Liverpool fans 13, 58, 61–2, 150–
2, 217–18, 224–5
and Manchester United fans 12, 49–50, 58
and National Front 159
tabloid coverage of 51
Thatcher’s response to 8–9, 10
see also Heysel Stadium tragedy
Hooton, Peter 2, 14, 23, 41–2, 46, 64–5, 96, 97, 110, 147–8, 218
Houlding, John 25–6
Howe, Geoffrey 22–3
Hughes, Mark 108
Hurst, Geoff 119
Hurt, John 262
identity card scheme proposal 69, 117
Inner City Firm (ICF) 51, 57, 76, 119
Ireland 174
ITV 123, 126
Jenkin, Patrick 37
Johnston, Craig 5, 71–2, 73, 100–1, 166, 247, 249, 250, 259–60
Jones, Peter 7
Jones, Stuart 104
Jones, Trevor 39
Juventus 5–6, 9–10, 232, 233, 273
Kavanagh, Eddie 188–9
Keegan, Kevin 70
Keith, John 7, 104
Kelly, Graham 60
Kendall, Cynthia 261
Kendall, Howard 26–7, 37, 70–1, 78–9, 101, 131, 136, 139–43, 226, 232
and Atkinson 139–40
in charge of Goodison 276
death 276
drinking habits 139, 140
epilogue 279
and FA Cup Final 252, 255–6, 263
on Lineker 268
management style and ethos 133–4, 142–3
moves to Athletic Bilbao 276
playing career 139, 141
relationship with players 141, 142
training ideas 141
Kennedy, Alan 115, 165–6
Kinnock, Neil 95, 96, 97
Lane, Carla 62–3
Lawrenson, Mark 6, 73, 74, 101, 166, 170, 181, 215, 220, 223, 237–8, 241, 247, 251, 253, 257, 260, 265
League Cup (1984) 27, 28, 36
Lee, Sammy 167, 260
Leeds United 12, 186–7
Leicester City 130, 228
game against Everton 77–9
game against Liverpool 205, 206, 207–8, 209–10, 212
Letwin, Oliver 88
Lineker, Gary 30, 77–8, 79, 129–32, 206, 208–9, 213–14, 220, 227, 241, 266
awards 236, 272
background 129–30
bought by Everton 130–2
epilogue 277
and FA Cup Final 247, 251, 260–1
