1984-85 in English football

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Overview

Bradford City disaster

Bradford City disaster

The Bradford City Fire Disaster occurred on Saturday May 11, 1985 when a flash fire consumed one side of the Valley Parade football stadium in Bradford, England....

Heysel disaster

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Star players

• Everton
  Everton F.C.
  
  Everton Football Club are a professional English association football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other....
  's hugely successful side included PFA Player of the Year Peter Reid
  Peter Reid
  
  Peter Reid is an England association football coach , pundit and former player.In his playing career Reid played for Bolton Wanderers F.C., Everton F.C....
   and FWA Player of the Year Neville Southall
  Neville Southall
  
  Neville Southall MBE is a Wales former association football, best known for his time with Everton F.C.. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985....
  , although the likes of Andy Gray and Trevor Steven
  Trevor Steven
  
  Trevor McGregor Steven was a highly-regarded England national football team football er who shot to fame with the successful Everton F.C. side of the 1980s....
   also hit the headlines with their strong performances. Gary Lineker
  Gary Lineker
  
  Gary Winston Lineker Order of the British Empire is a retired England international soccer striker and is currently a Broadcasting of sports events for the BBC and Eredivisie Live....
   and Kerry Dixon
  Kerry Dixon
  
  Kerry Michael Dixon is a retired English people professional football er who played most notably for Chelsea F.C. and England national football team....
   were the joint top scorers in Division One, with 24 goals each.

• PFA Young Player of the Year
  PFA Young Player of the Year
  
  The Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year is an annual award given to the player under the age of 23 who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Football in England.....
   was Manchester United
  Manchester United F.C.
  
  Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
  's young Welsh
  Wales
  
  native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
   striker Mark Hughes
  Mark Hughes
  
  Leslie Mark Hughes nicknamed Sparky, is a former Wales national football team association football player and currently coach of Manchester City F.C.....
  , who helped his side lift the FA Cup
  FA Cup
  
  The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
  . His team-mates Bryan Robson
  Bryan Robson
  
  Bryan Robson Order of the British Empire is an England former association football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United F.C., where he was the longest serving captain in club history....
  , Gordon Strachan
  Gordon Strachan
  
  Gordon David Strachan Order of the British Empire is a retired Scotland football player, and is now a football head coach.He is currently manager of Celtic F.C., a role that he has held since 2005 and has seen him guide them to Scottish Premier League title in each of his three seasons in charge....
   and Gary Bailey
  Gary Bailey
  
  Gary Richard Bailey was an English football player, and the son of former Ipswich Town F.C. goalkeeper Roy Bailey . Gary Bailey was also a goalkeeper....
   also received praise for their showings throughout the season.

Star managers

• Howard Kendall
  Howard Kendall
  
  Howard Kendall is an England football coach and former player. He is most famous for his connection to Everton F.C., a club that he both played for and managed....
   brought glory to Everton
  Everton F.C.
  
  Everton Football Club are a professional English association football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other....
   as they lifted the league championship trophy and the Cup Winners' Cup.
• Ron Atkinson
  Ron Atkinson
  
  Ronald Franklin Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and "Bojangles" is an England former Association football player and coach ....
   won his second FA Cup
  FA Cup
  
  The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a Single-elimination tournament cup competition in Football in England, run by and named after The Football Association....
   in three years with Manchester United
  Manchester United F.C.
  
  Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
  .
• Jim Smith
  Jim Smith
  
  Jim Smith may refer to:*Jim Smith , Texan animator and co-writer on The Ren and Stimpy Show*Jim Smith , English cricketer*Jim Smith , former NFL and USFL wide receiver...
   brought First Division football to Oxford United
  Oxford United F.C.
  
  Oxford United Football Club is an English association football team who play in the Conference National. The club has been a Non-League football side since relegation from Football League Two in 2005–06....
   less than a quarter of a century after they were elected to the league.
• Ken Brown
  Ken Brown
  
  Ken Brown or Kenny Brown may refer to:*Ken Brown *Ken Brown , Scottish golfer and BBC golf broadcaster*Ken Brown , England and West Ham United football player, later Norwich City manager...
   guided Norwich City to League Cup glory which compensated for their relegation to the Second Division.
• Howard Wilkinson
  Howard Wilkinson
  
  Howard Wilkinson is a former England Association football player and coach .Despite having a low profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career....
   guided newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday to seventh place in the First Division in their first top division season for more than a decade.
• Ron Saunders
  Ron Saunders
  
  Ron Saunders is an England football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa F.C., Birmingham City F.C....
   took Birmingham City back into the First Division at the first time of asking.
• Trevor Cherry
  Trevor Cherry
  
  Trevor John Cherry is a former England national football team and Leeds United A.F.C. association football who also captained his country. He was a Defender who also played for Huddersfield Town F.C....
   guided Bradford City to Third Division championship glory.
• Former Arsenal
  Arsenal F.C.
  
  Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
   player George Graham
  George Graham (footballer)
  
  George Graham is a Scotland former Football player and Coach . He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal F.C., as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995....
   achieved managerial success with Millwall
  Millwall F.C.
  
  Millwall Football Club is an England Association Football team based at The New Den, in Bermondsey, South East London. They currently play in Football League One....
   as they won promotion to the Second Division.
• Brian Horton
  Brian Horton
  
  Brian Horton is an England football manager, currently working as the assistant manager at Hull City. Horton is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games....
   took Hull City to promotion in the Third Division.
• Cyril Knowles
  Cyril Knowles
  
  Cyril Barry Knowles was a association football who played full-back for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and England national football team. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Knowles....
   (who played for Tottenham
  Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
  
  Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, , is an English professional association football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey N postcode area....
   in the late 1960s and early 1970s), enjoyed success in management by getting Darlington
  Darlington F.C.
  
  Darlington Football Club are an England association football team based in the England town of Darlington, currently playing in Football League Two....
   promoted to the Third Division.

Diary of the season

• 31 August 1984: Aston Villa, under their new manager Graham Turner
  Graham Turner
  
  Graham John Turner is an England former footballer, and manager of Hereford United F.C. since the 1995-96 in English football. Now entering his 14th season at the club, he is currently the second longest-serving manager in England behind Sir Alex Ferguson....
  , finish the first month of the season as First Division leaders. Newcastle United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers complete the top five. Stoke City, Everton and Nottingham Forest complete the bottom three.

• 30 September 1984: Tottenham Hotspur, in their first season under the management of Peter Shreeves
  Peter Shreeves
  
  Peter Shreeves is an England former Association football player, manager and coach.Shreeves was born in Neath in South Wales where his mother had been evacuated to during the early stages of World War II, but was brought up in Islington, London....
  , finish September as First Division leaders. Nottingham Forest and Arsenal are level with them on points, followed by Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Everton. Watford, yet to win a game this season, are bottom of the table, joined in the bottom three by Coventry City and Stoke City.

• 17 October 1984: England
  England national football team
  
  The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
   open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 win over Finland
  Finland national football team
  
  The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
   at Wembley.

• 31 October 1984: Arsenal
  Arsenal F.C.
  
  Arsenal Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Holloway, London, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in Football in England, having won thirteen Football League First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cup...
   finish October as leaders of the First Division, with defending champions Liverpool third from bottom, while second place is occupied by Everton, third place by Tottenham and fourth place by a Sheffield Wednesday
  Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
  
  Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
   side who are playing their first top division campaign for 15 years. Liverpool are joind in the bottom three by Stoke City and Watford.

• 14 November 1984: Bryan Robson
  Bryan Robson
  
  Bryan Robson Order of the British Empire is an England former association football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United F.C., where he was the longest serving captain in club history....
   scores a hat-trick as England beat Turkey
  Turkey national football team
  
  The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
   8-0 in Istanbul
  Istanbul
  
  Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
   in their second World Cup qualifying match.

• 30 November 1984: Leading the First Division at the end of the month are Everton, while defending champions Liverpool have climbed from 20th to 7th in the league this month. Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Arsenal are Everton's nearest contenders (level on points) while West Ham United complete the top five. Stoke City, who have only won one game so far, prop up the First Division, and are joined in the relegation zone by Luton Town and Coventry City.

• 12 December 1984: George Best
  George Best
  
  George Best was a Northern Irish professional association football player, best known for his years with Manchester United F.C.. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders....
  , legendary former Manchester United
  Manchester United F.C.
  
  Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
   forward, is sentenced to 12 weeks in prison after being found guilty of drink-driving, assaulting
  Assault
  
  Assault is a crime of violence against another human. In some jurisdictions, including Australia and New Zealand, assault refers to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, while in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, assault may refer only to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of fo...
   a police officer, and failing to answer bail
  Bail
  
  Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from County jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail ....
  . He is released on bail pending an appeal against his sentence.

• 18 December 1984: George Best's appeal against his 12-week prison sentence for drink-driving is rejected and he will spend Christmas
  Christmas
  
  Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
   behind bars.

• 31 December 1984: Tottenham enter 1985 as First Division leaders on goal difference ahead of second-placed Everton, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest completing the top five. Stoke City, Coventry City and Ipswich Town occupy the bottom three places.

• 12 January 1985: The final league fixtures are played in a month blighted by match cancellations, the result of bad weather, with Everton regaining their lead and defending champions Liverpool a lowly 10th. December's month-end leaders Tottenham Hotspur are now two points behind Everton in second place, while Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal complete the top five. Stoke City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town occupy the bottom three places.

• 26 January 1985: The surprise result of the FA Cup fourth round comes at Bootham Crescent, where Third Division underdogs York City defeat First Division title challengers Arsenal 1-0 thanks to a Keith Houchen
  Keith Houchen
  
  Keith Houchen is a retired England professional sports association football player.Houchen, who was born in Middlesbrough, is most famous for scoring a spectacular diving header in the 1987 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium for Coventry City F.C....
   penalty.

• 30 January 1985: Brian Clough's
  Brian Clough
  
  Brian Howard Clough, Order of the British Empire was an England association football and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County F.C....
   latest quest to bring the FA Cup to Nottingham Forest is ended when they suffer a shock 1-0 defeat to Wimbledon in the fourth round replay. Wimbledon, who are mid table in their first season as a Second Division club, are only in their eighth season as Football League members.

• 4 February 1985: Two FA Cup fourth round replays take place, both with shock results - Alliance Premier League side Telford United beat Fourth Division promotion challengers Darlington 3-0 at the Bucks Head, while First Division high flyers Chelsea suffer a 3-2 home defeat against a Millwall side who are in the Third Division.

• 16 February 1985: Telford United's FA Cup adventure ends in the fifth round when they lose 3-0 to Everton at Goodison Park
  Goodison Park
  
  Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40,158 all-seated....
  , while Liverpool are held to a 1-1 draw by York City.

• 20 February 1985: York City's dreams of overcoming another First Division club are quickly blown to pieces as Liverpool beat them 7-0 in the fifth round replay at Anfield
  Anfield
  
  Anfield is an all-seater stadium association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, in Liverpool, England. The stadium was built in 1884 and was originally the home of Everton F.C.....
  .

• 27 February 1985: England beat Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland national football team
  
  The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football . In such events, the individual countries of the United Kingdom compete separately, but do not participate in the Olympic Games....
   1-0 at Windsor Park
  Windsor Park
  
  Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish soccer club, Linfield F.C.. It is also the home of the Northern Ireland national football team and Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals....
   in their third World Cup qualifier.

• 28 February 1985: February ends with Everton still top, with Tottenham Hotspur second and Manchester United third, but Liverpool are continuing to improve by climbing from 10th place to fourth this month and cutting their defecit behind the leaders to 10 points. The top five is completed by Nottingham Forest. Stoke City, Luton Town and Ipswich Town continue to occupy the bottom three places.

• 4 March 1985: Southampton's FA Cup challenge is ended with a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Barnsley.

• 13 March 1985: Luton Town's quest for a first-ever major trophy continues to progress as they defeat Millwall 1-0 at Kenilworth Road
  Kenilworth Road
  
  ,Kenilworth Road is a stadium in Luton, England which is home to Luton Town F.C., a professional football team in the English Football League Two....
   in the FA Cup quarter-final to book a place in the semi-finals, where they will face Everton. Manchester United and Liverpool will contest the other semi-final.

• 31 March 1985: Everton remain leaders of the First Division for the third month-end running, three points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and with a game in hand. Manchester United's title challenge and bid for the double
  The Double
  
  The Double is a term in football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side....
   is fading fast, while Arsenal's late-season push is now very much a UEFA Cup
  UEFA Cup
  
  The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
   bid rather than a title bid, with a similar challenge now being fought by Liverpool, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and Southampton.

• 13 April 1985: Manchester United and Liverpool draw 2-2 in the FA Cup semi-final at Goodison Park
  Goodison Park
  
  Goodison Park is the home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. It was built in 1892 and now has a total capacity of 40,158 all-seated....
  , while Everton end Luton Town's hopes of glory with a 2-1 win.

• 17 April 1985: Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final replay at Maine Road
  Maine Road
  
  Maine Road was a large football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003....
  .

• 21 April 1985: Stoke City, who have only gained three wins and 17 points this season, are relegated from the First Division.

• 30 April 1985: Everton are now looking almost certain to win the league title with an 11-point lead over second placed Manchester United, with a game in hand, as April draws to a close. United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are the only sides now standing a mathematical chance of catching Everton, though the bid for a UEFA Cup place is still open wide with Sheffield Wednesday, Arsenal, Southampton and Chelsea all in contention.

• 1 May 1985: England draw 0-0 with Romania
  Romania national football team
  
  The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil national football team, France national football team, and Belgium national football team, that took part in the first three FIFA World Cu...
   in Bucharest
  Bucharest
  
  Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
   in their fourth World Cup qualifier.

• 4 May 1985: Everton are confirmed league champions of England for the first time in 15 years with a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough
  Hillsborough
  
  Hillsborough is the name of:...
  .

• 11 May 1985: 56 people are burnt death and more than 200 others injured in a fire at Third Division
  Football League Third Division
  
  From the 1992-93 in English football to the 2003-04 in English football, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system....
   champions Bradford City's final league game of the season against Lincoln City
  Lincoln City F.C.
  
  Lincoln City F.C. is an England association football team currently playing in Football League Two .The team play at the 10,127 capacity Sincil Bank in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, and are nicknamed the Imps after the legend of the Lincoln Imp....
  . 54 of the dead are Bradford City fans, the other two Lincoln City fans.

• 18 May 1985: A Norman Whiteside
  Norman Whiteside
  
  Norman Whiteside is a former Northern Ireland national football team football player who represented his country in two FIFA World Cup. He played for Manchester United F.C....
   goal in extra-time seals FA Cup final
  FA Cup Final
  
  The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just The Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the second List of sports attendance figures#Domestic club championship events and the best attended domestic football event....
   victory for Manchester United
  Manchester United F.C.
  
  Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with over 330 million supporters worldwide ? almost 5% of the world's population....
   against league champions Everton
  Everton F.C.
  
  Everton Football Club are a professional English association football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and has contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other....
  , while United defender Kevin Moran
  Kevin Moran
  
  Kevin Bernard Moran is a former Irish people Gaelic football and football player. He is known for his time as a Dublin GAA player, winning two All-Ireland senior football championships with them, and for his footballing career with Manchester United FC and Republic of Ireland national football team....
   becomes the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final.

• 22 May 1985: England draw 1-1 with Finland
  Finland national football team
  
  The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
   in Helsinki
  Helsinki
  
  Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
   in their fifth World Cup qualifier.

• 29 May 1985: 39 spectators, nearly all of them Juventus fans, are killed when rioting Liverpool
  Liverpool F.C.
  
  Liverpool Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and it is the Football records in England#Most successful clubs overall in the history of Football in England; the club has won List of football clubs in England by major honours won than any other English cl...
   fans cause a wall to collapse at the European Cup at Heysel Stadium in Brussels
  Brussels
  
  Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
  . Despite the tragedy, the match is played and Juventus win 1-0 with a Michel Platini
  Michel Platini
  
  Michel Fran?ois Platini is a France former football player, manager and current president of the UEFA.Platini was a member of the France national football team that won the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, a tournament in which he was voted the best player and top goalscorer....
   penalty.

• 31 May 1985: UEFA
  UEFA
  
  The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European association football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
   places an indefinite ban on all English clubs in European competitions, with a proposition that Liverpool have to serve an extra three years once the ban is lifted on all other English clubs. As well as Liverpool missing out on a place in next season's UEFA Cup, Everton will not be able to compete in the European Cup, Manchester United have lost their place in the European Cup Winners' Cup, while Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton and Norwich City have been forced out of the UEFA Cup. However, the five clubs other than Liverpool are intent on appealing against the blanket ban on English clubs, feeling that only Liverpool should be penalised as it was their fans who rioted at Heysel.

• 1 June 1985: Lawrie McMenemy
  Lawrie McMenemy
  
  Lawrie McMenemy Order of the British Empire is a retired association football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club....
   announces his resignation after 12 years as manager of Southampton
  Southampton F.C.
  
  Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
  .

• 6 June 1985: Lawrie McMenemy makes a swift return to football management with Sunderland
  Sunderland A.F.C.
  
  Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League....
  , who have just been relegated from the First Division and have reputedly made him the highest-paid manager in English football.

Honours

League table

First Division

Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....

Second Division

Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...

Third Division

Football League Third Division

From the 1992-93 in English football to the 2003-04 in English football, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system....

Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

The Football League Fourth Division or Division Four of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 in English football season until the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the 1992-93 in English football season....

Deaths

• 14 August 1984 – Mike Barrett, 24, Bristol Rovers
  Bristol Rovers F.C.
  
  Bristol Rovers Football Club are an English professional football club, based in Bristol. They play their home matches at the Memorial Stadium , in the Horfield area of the city, and have played in Football League One since being promoted via the Football League Two playoffs at the end of the Bristol Rovers F.C....
   winger. Died as a result of cancer.
• 6 November 1984 – Micky Cave
  Micky Cave
  
  Michael John "Micky" Cave was an England football midfielder....
  , 35, former Torquay United
  Torquay United F.C.
  
  Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an England Football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon. They play in the Conference National....
  , Bournemouth
  A.F.C. Bournemouth
  
  A.F.C. Bournemouth is an England association football club currently playing in Football League Two. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
   and York City
  York City F.C.
  
  York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football....
   midfielder. Died from accidental carbon monoxide
  Carbon monoxide
  
  Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless and odorless, tasteless, yet highly toxic gas. Its molecules consist of one carbon atom covalent bond to one oxygen atom....
   poisoning.