English League Tables
1983/84 Tables◄ 1984/85 Tables ►1985/86 Tables
Football League First Division 1984/85
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Everton | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 90 | Champions |
| 2nd | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 77 | - |
| 4th | Manchester United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 76 | - |
| 5th | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 68 | - |
| 6th | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Watford | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 81 | 71 | +10 | 55 | - |
| 12th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 58 | 62 | -4 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 70 | -15 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 73 | -8 | 51 | - |
| 16th | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 50 | - |
| 19th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 72 | -19 | 50 | - |
| 20th | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 49 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | -22 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Stoke City | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 91 | -67 | 17 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1984/85
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Oxford United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 84 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Birmingham City | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 82 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 74 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Portsmouth | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 73 | - |
| 6th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 72 | - |
| 7th | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 65 | - |
| 10th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 62 | - |
| 11th | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Wimbledon | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 71 | 75 | -4 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 53 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 45 | - |
| 18th | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 44 | - |
| 19th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 73 | -28 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Cardiff City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 79 | -32 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | -42 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division 1984/85
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bradford City | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 94 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Millwall | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 90 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hull City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 87 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Gillingham | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 83 | - |
| 5th | Bristol City | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 81 | - |
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 75 | - |
| 7th | Derby County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 70 | - |
| 8th | York City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Reading | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 69 | - |
| 10th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 68 | - |
| 11th | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 67 | - |
| 12th | Rotherham United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | - |
| 13th | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 62 | - |
| 14th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 15th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 59 | - |
| 16th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 59 | - |
| 17th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 75 | -6 | 54 | - |
| 18th | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 47 | - |
| 21st | Burnley | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 | 76 | -25 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Preston North End | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 51 | 100 | -49 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Cambridge United | 46 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 95 | -58 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1984/85
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chesterfield | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 91 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Blackpool | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 86 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Darlington | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 85 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bury | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 84 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Hereford United | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 77 | - |
| 6th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 75 | - |
| 7th | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 74 | - |
| 8th | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 72 | - |
| 9th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 71 | - |
| 10th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 66 | - |
| 11th | Peterborough United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 62 | - |
| 12th | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 | - |
| 13th | Aldershot | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 59 | - |
| 14th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 57 | - |
| 15th | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Chester City | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 17th | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 53 | - |
| 18th | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 79 | -22 | 53 | - |
| 19th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 52 | - |
| 20th | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 83 | -25 | 50 | - |
| 21st | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 42 | 69 | -27 | 50 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 58 | 79 | -21 | 47 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 47 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 41 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Bath City in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 52 | Northampton Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 50 | Stockport County | Re Elected to the League |
| 50 | Torquay United | Re Elected to the League |
| 48 | Halifax Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 8 | Bath City | Not Elected to the League |
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