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The season was overshadowed by two terrible stadium disasters. The fire at Bradford City that killed 56 people. 39 died at the Heysel stadium after crowd trouble at the start of the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus. English teams were banned from Europe for five years.

Howard Kendall's Everton side were all conquering, beating Liverpool into second place as Canon First Division Champions, winning the European Cup Winners Cup and reaching the FA Cup Final. Peter Reid won PFA Player of the Year and Neville Southall was voted FWA Player of the Year.

Oxford United were the Second Division Champions, Bradford won the Third Division and Chesterfield led the Fourth Division.

Manchester United won a dramatic FA Cup Final 1-0 against Everton through a famous goal by Norman Whiteside.

Michel Platini was selected as European Player of the Year.

 

DPIB Chairman Frank McKenna is a fanatical Evertonian and said “This was the club’s most successful season, as they won the League Championship; the European Cup Winners Cup and missed out on a unique treble by a whisker, losing to Manchester United in the F.A. Cup Final after extra time. The European Semi Final at Goodison Park against Bayern Munich was the best match I have ever attended.”