SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1985-86

Back Row: Peter Swan, Ian Baird, Andy Linighan, Neil Aspin, Stephen O'Shaughnessy, Roger Eli,

Andy Ritchie, Martin Dickinson.

Middle Row: Geoff Ladley (Physio), David Bentley (Assistant Manager), Nigel Thompson, Gary Hamson, Mervyn Day,

Trevor Swinburne, Denis Irwin, David Blakey (Chief Scout), Billy Bremner (Manager), Peter Gunby (Coach).

Front Row: Peter Lorimer, John Sheridan, George McCluskey, Scott Sellars, Ian Snodin, Lyndon Simmonds,

Terry Phelan, John Stiles.

SATURDAY 17th AUGUST 1985

FULHAM 3

Scott 78', 79', Coney 88'

Peyton, Cottington, Carr, Scott, Hopkins, Parker, Marshall, Donnellan, Sealy, Coney, Houghton

Unused sub: unknown

Referee: V. Callow

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Lorimer 7'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Unused sub: Ritchie

Attendance: 5,772

Summer signing, Ian Snodin in action on his Leeds debut.

WEDNESDAY 21st AUGUST 1985

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Unused sub: Ritchie

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

WIMBLEDON 0

Beasant, Kay, Gage, Galliers, Gayle, Smith, Evans, Sayer, Cork (Hodges xx'), Sanchez, Thorn

Attendance: 12,426

SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Baird 83'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer (Wright 70'), Sellars

Referee: G. Courtney

DIVISION TWO

HULL CITY 1

Jobson 69'

Norman, Jobson, Pearson, Swann, Skipper, McEwan, Williams, Bunn, Whitehurst, Askew, Roberts

Unused sub: Flounders

Attendance: 16,689

MONDAY 26th AUGUST 1985

STOKE CITY 6

Berry 15', Bertschin 55', 83',

Chamberlain 72', 88', Maskery 75'

Siddall, Bould, Mills, Hudson, Dyson, Berry, Chamberlain, Maskery, Bertschin, Painter, Heath

Unused sub: Saunders

Referee: P. Tyldesley

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 2

Aspin 61', Snodin 70'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey (Wright 45'), Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Attendance: 7,047

SATURDAY 31st AUGUST 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Lorimer penalty 45'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Wright, Sheridan, Baird (McCluskey xx'), Lorimer, Sellars

Referee: I. Hendrick

DIVISION TWO

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2

Flanagan 27', Lee 69'

Johns, Humphrey, Reid, Gritt (Lee xx'), Thompson, Pender, Stuart, Aizlewood, Pearson, Shipley, Flanagan

Attendance: 10,860

WEDNESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 1985

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0

Digweed, Keown, Pearce, Jacobs, Oliver, O'Reilly, Penney, Biley, Saunders, Connor (O'Regan 29'), Mortimer

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCluskey 50'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Wright, Sheridan, McCluskey, Lorimer, Dickinson

Unused sub: Sellars

Attendance: 9,798

SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 1985

SHREWSBURY TOWN 1

Cross 50'

Perks, Williams, Kerr, Cross, Griffin, Stevens, McNally, Hackett, Nardiello (Bates 71'), Robinson, Tester

Referee: J. Deakin

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 3

Wright 32', McCluskey 60', Baird 79'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Wright, Sheridan, McCluskey, Lorimer, Dickinson (Baird 20')

Attendance: 4,168

SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sheridan 81'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Wright (Sellars 77'), Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, McCluskey

Referee: T. Fitzharris

DIVISION TWO

SUNDERLAND 1

Gray 23'

McDonagh, Venison, Gray, Daniel, Bennett, Elliott, Pickering, Hodgson, Swindlehurst, Gates, Walker

Unused sub: Gayle

Attendance: 19,693

SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 2

Lorimer 46', Sellars 84'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan (Wright xx'), Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

BRADFORD CITY 1

Hendrie 70'

Litchfield, Abbott, Withe, McCall, Jackson, Evans, Hendrie, Goodman, Campbell, Singleton, Ellis

Unused sub: unknown

Attendance: 21,104

WEDNESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Dickinson, McCluskey (Wright 69'), Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Referee: J. Worrall

LEAGUE CUP 2nd ROUND, 1st LEG

WALSALL 0

Cherry, Jones, Mower, Shakespeare, Hart, Hawker, Childs, Cross, Naughton, Elliott, Daley

Unused sub: Kelly

Attendance: 8,869

SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Baird 64'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Dickinson, Wright, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Unused sub: McCluskey

Referee: D. Scott

DIVISION TWO

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1

Withe 36'

Burridge, Eckhardt, Bolton, Foley72', Stancliffe, McNaught, Morris, Cockerill, Withe, Lewington60', Edwards

Unused sub: Thompson

Attendance: 15,622

SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER 1985

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3

Tempest 24' Stanton 37', Curran 63'

Cox, J. Jones (Raynor 86'), Bray, Doyle, Webster, P. Jones, Curran, Cork, Tempest, Phil Wilson, Stanton

Missed penalty: Tempest (saved by Day 5')

Referee: J. Hough

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Baird 15'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Dickinson (McCluskey 66'), Wright, Sheridan71', Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Attendance: 9,983

TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 1985

WALSALL 0

Cherry, Jones, Mower, Naughton, Hart, Hawker, Childs, Cross, O'Kelly, Elliott, Daley (Kelly 60')

Referee: N. Ashley

LEAGUE CUP 2nd ROUND, 2nd LEG

LEEDS UNITED 3

Linighan 10', Snodin 40', 81'

Leeds United won 3-0 on aggregate

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Dickinson (McCluskey 87'), Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Hamson

Attendance: 7,085

SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Lorimer penalty 19'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Hamson, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Ritchie (Wright xx')

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

MIDDLESBROUGH 0

Pears, Laws, Heard, McAndrew, Mowbray, Nattrass, Hamilton, O'Riordan, Slaven, Stephens, Beagrie (Currie xx')

Attendance: 14,117

MONDAY 14th OCTOBER 1985

MANCHESTER CITY 6

Davies 15', 28', 32', Baker 49', Lillis 65',

Power 89'

Nixon, Reid, Power, Clements, Johnson, May, Lillis, Baker, Davies (Melrose 51'), McNab, Simpson (Tolmie 66')

Referee: J. Bray

FULL MEMBERS CUP 1st ROUND

LEEDS UNITED 1

Lorimer penalty 62'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Hamson, Linighan (Swan 75'), Aspin, McCluskey (Simmonds 20'), Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Attendance: 4,029

WEDNESDAY 16th OCTOBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sellars 71'

Day, Irwin (Swan 28'), Phelan, Sellars, Linighan, Aspin (Stiles 46'), Simmonds, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Thompson

Referee: M. Peck

FULL MEMBERS CUP 1st ROUND

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1

Morris 79'

Burridge, Eckhardt, McGeeney, Thompson, Stancliffe, McNaught, Morris, Arnott, Withe, Lewington, Edwards

Unused subs: Black, Tomlinson

Attendance: 2,274

SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Baird 66'

Swinburne, Irwin, Phelan, Hamson, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Dickinson, Baird, Lorimer, Ritchie

Unused sub: Sellars

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

GRIMSBY TOWN 1

Hobson 48'

Batch, Barratt, Crombie (Lund xx'), A. Moore, K. Moore, Ford, Gilligan, Hobson, Bonnyman, Cumming

Attendance: 11,244

SUNDAY 27th OCTOBER 1985

BARNSLEY 3

Owen 5', Hirst 59', Walsh 75'

Baker, Joyce, Gray, Goodison, May, Futcher, Owen, Thomas, Walsh, Hirst, Plummer

Unused sub: Burns

Referee: R. Bridges

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Dickinson, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Hamson, Baird, Lorimer, Ritchie

Unused sub: Sellars

Attendance: 8,302

WEDNESDAY 30th OCTOBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Dickinson, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, McCluskey, Hamson

Unused sub: Irwin

Referee: K. Redfern

LEAGUE CUP 3rd ROUND

ASTON VILLA 3

Walters 15', Stainrod 62', 70'

Spink, Williams, Dorigo, Evans, Glover, Gibson, Daley, Stainrod, Gray, Hodge, Walters

Unused sub: Walker

Missed penalty: Evans (saved by Day 52')

Attendance: 15,444

SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 2

Simmonds 64', penalty 71'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, McGregor, Linighan, Aspin, Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, Hamson, Simmonds

Unused sub: Sellars

Referee: T. Jones

SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER 1985

MILLWALL 3

Lovell penalty 41', Lowndes 54',

Baird own goal 65'

Granville, Stevens, Hinshelwood, Briley, Smith, Nutton, Lowndes, Leslie, Fashanu, Lovell, McLeary

Unused sub: Sheringham

Referee: M. Bodenham

DIVISION TWO

PORTSMOUTH 1

Morgan 7'

Knight, Tait, Swain, Dillon, Blake, Gilbert, O'Callaghan, Kennedy, Morgan, Channon (Stanley xx'), Hilaire

Attendance: 15,672

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ritchie 85'

Day, Dickinson, Phelan, McGregor, Linighan, Aspin, Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, McCluskey, Hamson

Unused sub: Sellars

Attendance: 9,158

SATURDAY 16th NOVEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCluskey 55'

Day, McGregor, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan (Dickinson xx'), Aspin, Ritchie, Sheridan, McCluskey, Hamson, Simmonds

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

CRYSTAL PALACE 3

Cannon 19', Finnigan 37', 89'

Wood, O'Doherty, Brush, Taylor, Droy, Cannon, Irvine, Finnigan, Aylott, Barber, Ketteridge

Unused sub: Gray

Attendance: 10,378

SATURDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 1985

CARLISLE UNITED 1

Baker 59'

Endersby, Gorman, McCartney, Ashurst, Saunders, Halsall, Mayes, Cooke, Baker (Hill xx'), Bishop, Halpin

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 2

Linighan 50', Ritchie 78'

Day, Caswell, Robinson, Snodin, Linighan, McGregor, Ritchie, Sheridan, McCluskey, Hamson, Dickinson

Unused sub: Fella

Attendance: 3,504

SATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 0

Swinburne, Caswell, Robinson (Simmonds 46'), Snodin, McGregor, Linighan, Ritchie, Sheridan, McCluskey, Hamson, Dickinson

Referee: C. Trussell

DIVISION TWO

NORWICH CITY 2

Drinkell 38', Bruce 57'

Woods, Culverhouse, Van Wijk, Bruce, Phelan, Watson, Barham (Brooke 46'), Drinkell, Biggins, Mendham, Williams

Attendance: 11,480

SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER 1985

WIMBLEDON 0

Beasant, Kay, Winterburn, Galliers (Cork xx'), Morris, Thorn, Evans, Fishenden, Fairweather, Sanchez, Hodges

Missed penalty: Fishenden (saved by Day 27')

Referee: D. Ashworth

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 3

Snodin 37', Baird 41', Dickinson 47'

Day, Caswell, Robinson, Snodin, Aspin, Linighan, Ritchie, Stiles, Baird77', Hamson, Dickinson

Unused sub: Swan

Attendance: 6,136

SATURDAY 14th DECEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sheridan 67'

Day, Irwin, Robinson, Snodin, Aspin, Linighan, Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, Hamson, Dickinson

Unused sub: McCluskey

Missed penalty: Hamson (saved by Peyton 90')

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

FULHAM 0

Peyton, Cottington (Kerrins xx'), Elkins, Scott, Hopkins, Parker, Marshall, Achampong, Coney, Carr, Barnett

Attendance: 9,998

SUNDAY 22nd DECEMBER 1985

HULL CITY 2

Jobson 29', Bunn 41'

Norman, Jobson, Swann, Doyle, Skipper, McEwan, Williams, Bunn, Saville (Ring xx'), Askew, Roberts

Referee: N. Glover (replaced by B. Eland xx')

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Sheridan 17'

Day, Caswell, Robinson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Ritchie, Sheridan, McCluskey (Phelan xx'), Hamson, Dickinson

Attendance: 11,852

THURSDAY 26th DECEMBER 1985

BLACKBURN ROVERS 2

Brotherston 3', Barker 70'

Gennoe, Branagan, Rathbone, Barker, Mail, Fazackerley, Brotherston, Lowey, Garner, Thompson, Hamilton

Unused sub: Ainscow

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Caswell, Phelan, Snodin, Aspin, Linighan (Sellars xx'), Ritchie, Sheridan, McCluskey, Hamson, Dickinson

Attendance: 8,666

SATURDAY 28th DECEMBER 1985

LEEDS UNITED 2

Baird 48', Snodin 86'

Day, Irwin, Thompson, Snodin, Aspin, Eli (Sellars 46'), Ritchie, Sheridan, Baird, Hamson, Dickinson

Missed penalty: Baird (wide xx')

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3

Connor 21', Snodin own goal 51', Pearce 90'

Digweed, Jacobs, Pearce, Wilson, Young, O'Reilly, Saunders, Penney, Fashanu, Connor, Mortimer

Unused sub: Gatting

Attendance: 13,110

WEDNESDAY 1st JANUARY 1986

LEEDS UNITED 3

Baird 16', 76', Ritchie 73'

Day, Irwin, Sellars, Snodin, Aspin, Swan, Ritchie, Harle, Baird, Hamson, Dickinson

Unused sub: Sheridan

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1

Palmer 21'

Goram, Donachie, Barlow, Hoolickin, Jones, Ryan, Palmer, Henry, Fairclough, Futcher, Atkinson

Unused sub: unknown

Attendance: 10,830

SATURDAY 4th JANUARY 1986

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1

Shepherd 67'

Turner69', Paris, Pike, Cassidy, Wile, Slack, Kowalski, Fuccillo, Gallagher, Kelly (Shepherd 26'), Worrall

When John Turner left the field injured, Martin Pike took over in goal

Referee: P. Tyldesley

FA CUP 3rd ROUND

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Irwin, Sellars86', Snodin, Aspin, Linighan, Ritchie, Swan (Sheridan 78'), Baird, Hamson, Dickinson

Attendance: 10,137

SATURDAY 11th JANUARY 1986

SUNDERLAND 4

Pickering 23', 49', penalty 85', Wallace 67'

Bolder, Burley, Kennedy, Pickering, Corner, Agboola, Atkinson, Venison, Wallace, Gates, Proctor

Unused sub: Armstrong

Referee: N. Midgley

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 2

Baird 47', Sheridan 71'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Ritchie, Harle, Baird, Sheridan, Dickinson

Unused sub: Sellars

Attendance: 15,139

SATURDAY 18th JANUARY 1986

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4

Reid penalty 28', Lee 29', 56', Pearson 40'

Johns, Humphrey, Reid, Curbishley, Thompson, Pender, Stuart, Lee, Pearson, Aizlewood, Flanagan

Unused sub: Shipley

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Irwin, Caswell, Snodin, Dickinson, Aspin, Ritchie, Rennie, Baird, Sheridan, Hamson

Unused sub: Stiles

Attendance: 4,333

SATURDAY 1st FEBRUARY 1986

LEEDS UNITED 4

Stiles 33', Baird 52', Swan 59', 85'

Day, Caswell, Robinson, Snodin, Aspin, Rennie, Ritchie, Swan, Baird, Hamson, Stiles

Unused sub: Dickinson

Missed penalty: Snodin (saved by Fox 80')

Referee: K. Breen

DIVISION TWO

STOKE CITY 0

Fox, Hemming, Mills (Painter 84'), Devine, Dyson, Berry, Adams, Saunders, Bertschin, Shaw, Donowa

Attendance: 10,425

SATURDAY 8th FEBRUARY 1986

GRIMSBY TOWN 1

Hobson 53'

Batch, Robinson, Cumming, Peake, Lyons, Crombie, Ford, Lund (Gilligan 67'), Hobson, Bonnyman, Emson

Referee: G. Napthine

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Caswell (Dickinson 55'), Robinson, Snodin, Aspin, Rennie, Ritchie, Swan, Baird, Hamson, Stiles

Attendance: 6,382

SATURDAY 15th FEBRUARY 1986

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Stiles, Robinson, Snodin, Aspin, Rennie, Ritchie, Swan, Baird, Hamson, Harle (Phelan xx')

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

BARNSLEY 2

Walsh 61', 89'

Baker, Burns, Gray, Thomas, May, Futcher, Owen, Jonsson, Walsh, Hirst (Campbell xx'), Cross

Attendance: 11,765

SATURDAY 8th MARCH 1986

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ormsby 12', Snodin 86'

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Simmonds, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Stiles

Unused sub: McCluskey

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0

Cox, Brown, Bray, Doyle, Webster, J. Jones, Curran, Cork, Tempest, Phil Wilson, Cowling (Raynor xx')

Attendance: 14,667

SATURDAY 15th MARCH 1986

MIDDLESBROUGH 2

Currie 45', 53'

Pears, Laws, Nattrass, Mowbray, O'Riordan, Pallister, Slaven, Gill, Currie, Rowell, Beagrie

Unused sub: Cooper

Referee: V. Callow

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 2

Simmonds 38', Rennie 86'

Day, Aspin, Robinson (Ritchie 80'), Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Simmonds, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Stiles

Attendance: 6,889

SATURDAY 22nd MARCH 1986

LEEDS UNITED 1

Rennie 65'

Day, Aspin, Hamson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Simmonds, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Stiles

Unused sub: Ritchie

Referee: A. Seville

DIVISION TWO

SHREWSBURY TOWN 1

Stevens 89'

Perks, Williams, Johnson, Leonard, Pearson (Bates 78'), Griffin, McNally, Hackett, Stevens, Robinson, Hughes

Attendance: 9,641

FRIDAY 28th MARCH 1986

OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3

Linighan 32', Futcher 47', Jones 56'

Goram, Donachie, Barlow, Jones, Linighan, McGuire (Ryan xx'), Palmer, Smith, Colville, Futcher, Henry

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ritchie xx'

Day, Aspin, Hamsonxx', Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Simmonds, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Unused sub: Stiles

Attendance: 4,937

MONDAY 31st MARCH 1986

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ritchie 74'

Day, Aspin, Hamson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Unused sub: Stiles

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1

Mail 48'

O'Keefe, Branagan, Rathbone, Barker, Keeley, Mail, Miller, Ainscow, Thompson, Garner, Patterson

Unused sub: unknown

Attendance: 9,919

SATURDAY 5th APRIL 1986

PORTSMOUTH 2

Blake 11', 88'

Knight, Swain, Hardyman, Ball, Blake, Gilbert, O'Callaghan, Kennedy, Quinn, Channon (Morgan xx'), Hilaire

Referee: J. Ball

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 3

Ritchie 55', 83', Baird 65'

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Unused sub: Stiles

Attendance: 14,430

WEDNESDAY 9th APRIL 1986

BRADFORD CITY 0

Litchfield, Oliver, Evans, McCall, Jackson, Clegg, Hendrie, Ormondroyd (Thorpe xx'), Campbell, Abbott, Graham

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 1

Aspin 15'

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, McCluskey (Stiles xx'), Sheridan, Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Attendance: 10,751

SATURDAY 12th APRIL 1986

LEEDS UNITED 3

Sellars 9', Swan 14', Ritchie 63'

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Sellars (Simmonds 78'), Stiles, Ritchie, Swan, Taylor

Referee: R. Gifford

DIVISION TWO

MILLWALL 1

Wilson 12'

Sansome, Stevens, Coleman, Briley, Walker, McLeary, Lowndes, Wilson, Sheringham, Lovell, Otalulowski

Unused sub: Leslie

Attendance: 15,067

SATURDAY 19th APRIL 1986

CRYSTAL PALACE 3

Wright 39', Irvine 65', 78'

Wood, Finnegan, Brush, Taylor, Nebbeling, Cannon, Irvine, Ketteridge, Gray, Higginbottom, Wright

Unused sub: unknown

Referee: M. Reed

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Taylor (Sellars xx'), Sheridan57', Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Attendance: 6,285

TUESDAY 22nd APRIL 1986

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3

Morris penalty 38', Frain 64', Walshaw 74'

Burridge, Stancliffe, Bolton, Arnott, Eckhardt, McNaught, Morris, Edwards, Philliskirk, Walshaw, Frain

Unused sub: P. Smith

Referee: C. Seel

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ritchie 18', Snodin 55'

Day, Aspin, Robinson, Snodin, Ormsby, Rennie, Stiles, Sellars, Baird, Swan, Ritchie

Unused sub: Sheridan

Attendance: 9,158

SATURDAY 26th APRIL 1986

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ritchie 10', 63'

Day, Aspin, Hamson, Snodin (Sheridan xx'), Ormsby, Rennie, Ritchie, Sellars, Baird, Swan, Stiles

Referee: unknown

DIVISION TWO

CARLISLE UNITED 0

Endersby, Haigh, McCartney, Ashurst, Saunders, Halsall, Hill, Cooke, Baker, Bishop, Tolmie

Unused sub: unknown

Attendance: 13,868

SATURDAY 3rd MAY 1986

NORWICH CITY 4

Ormsby own goal 33', Drinkell 60', Bruce 66',

Williams 79'

Woods, Culverhouse, Van Wijk, Bruce, Phelan, Watson, Brooke, Drinkell, Deehan, Clayton, Williams

Unused sub: Gordon

Referee: K. Miller

DIVISION TWO

LEEDS UNITED 0

Day, Aspin, Hamson, Robinson, Ormsby, Rennie, Ritchie, Sellars, Baird, Swan, Stiles

Unused sub: Thompson

Attendance: 17,942

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
Norwich City
42
25
9
8
84
37
84
Charlton Athletic
42
22
11
9
78
45
77
Wimbledon
42
21
13
8
58
37
76
4 Portsmouth
42
22
7
13
69
41
73
5 Crystal Palace
42
19
9
14
57
52
66
6 Hull City
42
17
13
12
65
55
64
7 Sheffield United
42
17
11
14
64
63
62
8 Oldham Athletic
42
17
9
16
64
63
62
9 Millwall
42
17
8
17
64
65
59
10 Stoke City
42
14
15
13
48
50
57
11 Brighton & Hove Albion
42
16
8
18
64
64
56
12 Barnsley
42
14
14
14
47
50
56
13 Bradford City
42
16
6
20
51
63
54
14 LEEDS UNITED
42
15
8
19
56
72
53
15 Grimsby Town
42
14
10
18
58
62
52
16 Huddersfield Town
42
14
10
18
51
67
52
17 Shrewsbury Town
42
14
9
19
52
64
51
18 Sunderland
42
13
11
18
47
61
50
19 Blackburn Rovers
42
12
13
17
53
62
49
Carlisle United
42
13
7
22
47
71
46
Middlesbrough
42
12
9
21
44
53
45
Fulham
42
10
6
26
45
69
36

TUESDAY 30th JULY 1985

EXETER CITY 2

Morgan 20', Kirkup 90'

Team line up unknown

unknown

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 2

Sellars 58', Snodin 63'

Day, Irwin, Phelan, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, Wright, Sellars, Baird, Lorimer, Hamson

Unused subs: unknown

Attendance: 1,672

WEDNESDAY 31st JULY 1985

SWINDON TOWN 1

Moss 29'

Findlay (Endersby 45'), Ramsey, Henry, Barnard, Rowland, Calderwood, Wade, Coyne, Gordon, Hall, Moss

Unused subs: unknown

D. Hedges

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 3

Gordon own goal 63', Baird 69', Snodin 77'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Dickinson, McCluskey, Sellars, Ritchie (Baird 45'), Lorimer, Stiles

Unused sub: Aspin

Attendance: 2,730

SATURDAY 3rd AUGUST 1985

WHITBY TOWN 0

L. Smith, Scott, Walker, Sell, Rayner, T. Smith, Lilley, M. Omoni, Balcombe, P. Omoni, Welham

Subs: Nelson, Brame, Watson

unknown

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 9

Sellars 8', 73', McCluskey 16', 43',

Snodin 32', 68', 77', Sheridan 52', Lorimer 62'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Subs: Phelan, Dickinson, Stiles

Missed penalty: Sheridan (wide) xx'

Attendance: 437

MONDAY 5th AUGUST 1985

LEEDS UNITED 2

Baird 68', Lorimer penalty 70'

Swinburne, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Bentley, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Unused subs: Rose, Simmonds

J. MacAulay

WEST RIDING CUP

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1

Tempest 88'

Mason, Wilson, Bray, Cowling, Webster, Jones, Curran, Cork, Tempest, Winter, Cooper (Wardsworth 45')

Unused subs: unknown

Attendance: 2,134

WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST 1985

HALIFAX TOWN 0

Hunt, Podd, Ward, Thornber, Knill (Fleming xx'), Brown, Gallagher (Kendall xx'), Kellock, Lowe, Longhurst, Nicholson

unknown

WEST RIDING CUP

LEEDS UNITED 6

Baird 4', 33', McCluskey 50', 59', Sellars 72', 75'

Day, Irwin, Hamson, Snodin, Linighan, Aspin, McCluskey, Sheridan, Baird, Lorimer, Sellars

Unused subs: Swinburne, Clarke, Phelan, Ritchie

Attendance: 437