The 1985/86 Season

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Or he might even have gone to a certain place when "King Kenny" cracked up

Now THERE'S something to chill the blood........

He nearly went to Arsenal just before United got him didn't he? He would've been snapped up and I don't reckon bojangles would've got binned 3 months into the season had he won the league in May.

Robbo's greatest sacrifice

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcZDaURphI

albiston and duxbury in the derby.

Originally Posted by Sloppy

The kits for that season were :mmmonkey:

them kits are immense.

Feel a bit sad watching that back, great memories but it reminds me of a simpler time when we just used to turn up for the match, pay £3 on the turnstiles and jump about when we scored, oh, and could smoke profusely when things got a bit tense.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcZDaURphI

I love the way United score at both ends at Maine Road & both ends behind the goals seem to be all United jumping for joy

Happy memories, even though it all collapsed. That was the first time during my childhood I thought we would win the league. I would never feel that gutted again until 92, when some @#%&! called Kenny Brown shinned one in from 20 yards to all but give Leeds the title.

After that game Upton Park in 92 I was convinced we would never win the league

Originally Posted by Marlon Van Baron

After that game Upton Park in 92 I was convinced we would never win the league

Was convinced Labour would never win an election either, after what had happened just weeks earlier

Always darkest before the dawn, eh??

Originally Posted by Marlon Van Baron

I love the way United score at both ends at Maine Road & both ends behind the goals seem to be all United jumping for joy

Happy memories, even though it all collapsed. That was the first time during my childhood I thought we would win the league. I would never feel that gutted again until 92, when some @#%&! called Kenny Brown shinned one in from 20 yards to all but give Leeds the title.

After that game Upton Park in 92 I was convinced we would never win the league

The away section was on the terraces on the kippax as well. Reds every £#%&!ing where!

I found this footage of our match at Luton where our run of consecutive victories at the start of the 1985-86 season came to an end -

1st half

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cad_JlBc74

2nd half

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne_ZSfgvnvc

Thanks for that.

On the basis of those we were lucky to escape with a draw!

I remember "King Kenny" whining like £#%&! about their artificial pitch back then, so it isn't a new thing

Originally Posted by andyroo

Thanks for that.

On the basis of those we were lucky to escape with a draw!

Luton were a decent side back then, especially at home, and I remember our injury count creeping up and thinking we'd be lucky to continue our winning streak at this game.

the season if disillusionment

I was so convinced we were going to do it after that opening run. stopped going after that season and didn't go back until 90/91.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcZDaURphI

Nice to see both Duxbury and Albiston do the 80s 'lickins' gesture with their hand after scoring.

Every goal from the 1985-86 season from the very rare first Utd season review video

The state of the intro music ffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKMsY83F0SM&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAozHT11B0E&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPruciUQ_3s&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09iFkmyBl0w&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF3Z1qcU000&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yHnfQkcYp8&feature=plcp

Great stuff, especially given that some of those early goals were never shown on telly!

http://www.unitedkits.com/seasons/1985.html

des walker's hair on there

Some of the football we played in the first ten games was just superb. The tv blackout ended at the start of the FA cup 3rd round.

Originally Posted by Ashley's Grime

Some of the football we played in the first ten games was just superb. The tv blackout ended at the start of the FA cup 3rd round.

........by which time we were turning to shite

Originally Posted by Time For Heroes

The away section was on the terraces on the kippax as well. Reds every £#%&!ing where!

My first away at city that year. Reds everywhere. It took about 30 mins to get them all out of the kippax. We were in the north stand aged 15. As exciting as it gets but strangely safe given there were reds everywhere.

Never seen anything like it, before or since. Ask a city fan that day whether Manchester was blue or red and there wouldn't have been the slightest debate.

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

My first away at city that year. Reds everywhere. It took about 30 mins to get them all out of the kippax. We were in the north stand aged 15. As exciting as it gets but strangely safe given there were reds everywhere.

Never seen anything like it, before or since. Ask a city fan that day whether Manchester was blue or red and there wouldn't have been the slightest debate.

Sorry Keff, I beg to differ....................not all.

FFS it was tough at HT

Originally Posted by est.1878

http://www.unitedkits.com/seasons/1985.html

des walker's hair on there

Mark Higgins. :shakehead: