1985-12-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | City Ground | 15,317 | |
| Davenport (p) | Lineups | Thomas | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 43 | D | L | D | L | W | 1985-12-07 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 41 | D | W | W | W | W | 1985-12-07 | Aston Villa | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Ham United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 38 | W | W | W | W | W | 1985-12-07 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 37 | D | W | W | W | W | 1985-12-07 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 35 | L | W | D | W | D | 1985-12-07 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 34 | W | D | W | W | L | 1985-12-07 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 7 | 0 | Arsenal | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 32 | D | D | W | L | W | 1985-12-07 | Southampton | A |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 30 | W | W | L | W | W | 1985-12-07 | Newcastle United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 29 | W | L | L | W | D | 1985-12-07 | Luton Town | A |
| 10 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 27 | D | D | L | L | W | 1985-12-07 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 11 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 27 | L | D | W | W | D | 1985-12-07 | West Ham United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 25 | W | D | D | L | L | 1985-12-07 | Oxford United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 23 | D | L | L | D | D | 1985-12-07 | Birmingham City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Coventry City | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 23 | W | L | W | L | L | 1985-12-07 | Chelsea | H |
| 15 | 0 | Southampton | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 21 | L | L | W | D | W | 1985-12-07 | Arsenal | H |
| 16 | 0 | Aston Villa | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 | L | L | D | D | W | 1985-12-07 | Liverpool | A |
| 17 | 1 | Oxford United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -10 | 19 | D | W | L | L | L | 1985-12-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 18 | -1 | Manchester City | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 18 | L | W | W | D | L | 1985-12-07 | Leicester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Leicester City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -13 | 18 | L | W | L | D | L | 1985-12-07 | Manchester City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Birmingham City | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 17 | D | L | L | L | L | 1985-12-07 | Watford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 12 | W | L | L | D | L | 1985-12-07 | Manchester United | A |
| 22 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 30 | -33 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1985-12-07 | Everton | H |
