![]() ![]() The 5-0 win at Goodison shows we were the better team. Over the season we won the league, so we were the best side in the league. Sheedy holds no doubt over the Toffees being a better side that United that year. The fact Everton had little time to rest after the Cup-Winners’ Cup triumph, it could be argued that a combination of travelling and competitive football took its toll. “I think in the end we ran out of legs a little bit and obviously Norman Whiteside scored that great goal to win it.” “We played Rapid Vienna on the Wednesday, won the Cup-Winners’ Cup Final and it was straight to London for the final,” Sheedy continued. “We were going for a treble but one of the best performances I have been involved in was the 5-0 at Goodison.”Īn 18-match unbeaten run saw Everton win their first league title since 1970, and days prior to the FA Cup final they had won the European Cup-Winners’ Cup after beating Rapid Vienna 3-1 in Rotterdam. The 55-year-old reflects back on the 1984/85 season when the Toffees pushed for the treble and had already beaten United 5-0 in the league. Kevin Sheedy, who started in midfield for Everton that day, currently works with the youths at Goodison Park. Fast-forward twelve months and they’ve reached the final again but were up against Ron Atkinson’s Manchester United.īryan Robson, Paul McGrath, Gordon Strachan and Mark Hughes – this was a United side that many ought to fear, although one that was still considered a cup side that did not have the consistency required to win league titles. ![]() A flashback as such should bring back some memories in the build-up to Saturday’s 3 o’clock kick-off at Goodison Park.ġ985 FA Cup Final Everton 0-1 Manchester UnitedĮverton reached a consecutive FA Cup final after beating Watford 2-0 the previous year thanks to goals from Graeme Sharp and Andy Gray. Here, with the help of Everton legend Kevin Sheedy, we focus on the 1985 FA Cup Final. Everton may not be the main sporting institution on Merseyside, but the club has had some magnificent encounters with Manchester United throughout the years. Those are some common grounds of competitiveness between these two great cities of the North West. ![]() EXCLUSIVE BY DALE O’DONNELL OF STRETTY NEWSįootball. ![]()
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