Every competitive match Everton played in 1985–86, in First Division — 63 matches, 39 won, 11 drawn, 13 lost, with scorers and attendances where the record holds them.
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Their season | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1985 | Charity Shield | H | Manchester United | Manchester United 1985–86 | 2–0 | Trevor Steven 27, Adrian Heath 83 | 82,000 |
| 17 Aug 1985 | First Division | A | Leicester City | Leicester City 1985–86 | 1–3 | Derek Mountfield 24 | 16,932 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | First Division | H | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion 1985–86 | 2–0 | Adrian Heath 64, Adrian Heath 82 | 26,788 |
| 24 Aug 1985 | First Division | H | Coventry City | Coventry City 1985–86 | 1–1 | Graeme Sharp 85 | 27,691 |
| 26 Aug 1985 | First Division | A | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 | 1–0 | Gary Lineker | 29,720 |
| 31 Aug 1985 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | Birmingham City 1985–86 | 4–1 | Gary Lineker 11, Gary Lineker 22, Trevor Steven 79, Gary Lineker 85 | 28,066 |
| 3 Sep 1985 | First Division | A | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday 1985–86 | 5–1 | Derek Mountfield, Gary Lineker, Trevor Steven, Adrian Heath | 30,065 |
| 7 Sep 1985 | First Division | A | Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers 1985–86 | 0–3 | 16,544 | |
| 14 Sep 1985 | First Division | H | Luton Town | Luton Town 1985–86 | 2–0 | Kevin Sheedy 44, Graeme Sharp 86 | 26,419 |
| 16 Sep 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | A | Liverpool | Liverpool 1985–86 | 1–3 | Kevin Sheedy 29 | 20,660 |
| 18 Sep 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | A | Manchester United | Manchester United 1985–86 | 4–2 | Kevin Sheedy 24, Gary Lineker 44, Kevin Sheedy 53, Graeme Sharp 79 | 33,859 |
| 21 Sep 1985 | First Division | H | Liverpool | Liverpool 1985–86 | 2–3 | Graeme Sharp 51, Gary Lineker 82 | 51,509 |
| 25 Sep 1985 | League Cup | H | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth 1985–86 | 3–2 | Gary Lineker 22, Ian Marshall 35, Tommy Heffernan 54 | 13,930 |
| 28 Sep 1985 | First Division | A | Aston Villa | Aston Villa 1985–86 | 0–0 | 22,048 | |
| 30 Sep 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | H | Liverpool | Liverpool 1985–86 | 1–4 | Graeme Sharp 88 | 26,068 |
| 2 Oct 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | H | Norwich City | Norwich City 1985–86 | 1–0 | Gary Lineker 70 | 10,329 |
| 5 Oct 1985 | First Division | H | Oxford United | Oxford United 1985–86 | 2–0 | Graeme Sharp 43, Paul Bracewell 89 | 24,553 |
| 7 Oct 1985 | League Cup | A | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth 1985–86 | 2–0 | Gary Lineker 53, Kevin Richardson 64 | 8,081 |
| 12 Oct 1985 | First Division | A | Chelsea | Chelsea 1985–86 | 1–2 | Kevin Sheedy 41 | 27,634 |
| 19 Oct 1985 | First Division | H | Watford | Watford 1985–86 | 4–1 | Adrian Heath 45, Adrian Heath 60, Paul Bracewell 67, Graeme Sharp 81 | 26,425 |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | A | Norwich City | Norwich City 1985–86 | 0–1 | 12,196 | |
| 26 Oct 1985 | First Division | A | Manchester City | Manchester City 1985–86 | 1–1 | Adrian Heath 35 | 28,807 |
| 29 Oct 1985 | League Cup | A | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town 1985–86 | 4–1 | Graeme Sharp 22, Darren Hughes 47, Kevin Sheedy 55, Adrian Heath 89 | 10,246 |
| 2 Nov 1985 | First Division | A | West Ham United | West Ham United 1985–86 | 1–2 | Trevor Steven 60 | 23,844 |
| 9 Nov 1985 | First Division | H | Arsenal | Arsenal 1985–86 | 6–1 | Lineker, Heath 19, Lineker, Heath 38, Lineker, Heath 50, Trevor Steven 62, Lineker, Heath 80, Graeme Sharp 84 | 28,620 |
| 16 Nov 1985 | First Division | A | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town 1985–86 | 4–3 | Adrian Heath 42, Graeme Sharp 47, Kevin Sheedy 60, Trevor Steven 78 | 13,910 |
| 23 Nov 1985 | First Division | H | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest 1985–86 | 1–1 | Paul Bracewell 76 | 27,860 |
| 26 Nov 1985 | League Cup | A | Chelsea | Chelsea 1985–86 | 2–2 | Kevin Sheedy 2, Paul Bracewell 13 | 27,544 |
| 30 Nov 1985 | First Division | A | Southampton | Southampton 1985–86 | 3–2 | Gary Lineker 29, Adrian Heath 75, Trevor Steven 83 | 16,917 |
| 4 Dec 1985 | Screen Sport Super Cup | H | Manchester United | Manchester United 1985–86 | 1–0 | Frank Stapleton 85 | 20,542 |
| 7 Dec 1985 | First Division | A | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion 1985–86 | 3–0 | Kevin Sheedy 3, Pat Van Den Hauwe 15, Gary Lineker 52 | 12,206 |
| 10 Dec 1985 | League Cup | H | Chelsea | Chelsea 1985–86 | 1–2 | Gary Lineker 9 | 26,373 |
| 14 Dec 1985 | First Division | H | Leicester City | Leicester City 1985–86 | 1–2 | Kevin Richardson 26 | 23,347 |
| 21 Dec 1985 | First Division | A | Coventry City | Coventry City 1985–86 | 3–1 | Gary Lineker 56, Graeme Sharp 62, Gary Lineker 86 | 11,059 |
| 26 Dec 1985 | First Division | H | Manchester United | Manchester United 1985–86 | 3–1 | Sharp Lineker 19, Sharp Lineker 24, Sharp Lineker 85 | 42,551 |
| 28 Dec 1985 | First Division | H | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday 1985–86 | 3–1 | Gary Stevens, Gary Lineker | 41,536 |
| 1 Jan 1986 | First Division | A | Newcastle United | Newcastle United 1985–86 | 2–2 | Trevor Steven, Graeme Sharp | 27,820 |
| 5 Jan 1986 | FA Cup | H | Exeter City | Exeter City 1985–86 | 1–0 | Gary Stevens 80 | 22,726 |
| 11 Jan 1986 | First Division | H | Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers 1985–86 | 4–3 | Graeme Sharp 44, Gary Lineker 55, Paul Wilkinson 56, Graeme Sharp 67 | 26,015 |
| 18 Jan 1986 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | Birmingham City 1985–86 | 2–0 | Gary Lineker 36, Gary Lineker 46 | 10,502 |
| 25 Jan 1986 | FA Cup | H | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers 1985–86 | 3–1 | Pat Van Den Hauwe 13, Gary Lineker 39, Gary Lineker 82 | 41,381 |
| 1 Feb 1986 | First Division | H | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 | 1–0 | Peter Reid 82 | 33,178 |
| 5 Feb 1986 | Screen Sport Super Cup | A | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 | 0–0 | 7,548 | |
| 11 Feb 1986 | First Division | H | Manchester City | Manchester City 1985–86 | 4–0 | Gary Lineker, Graeme Sharp | 30,006 |
| 22 Feb 1986 | First Division | A | Liverpool | Liverpool 1985–86 | 2–0 | Kevin Ratcliffe, Gary Lineker | 45,445 |
| 1 Mar 1986 | First Division | H | Aston Villa | Aston Villa 1985–86 | 2–0 | Gary Lineker 43, Graeme Sharp 90 | 32,133 |
| 4 Mar 1986 | FA Cup | A | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 | 2–1 | Adrian Heath 51, Gary Lineker 73 | 23,338 |
| 8 Mar 1986 | FA Cup | A | Luton Town | Luton Town 1985–86 | 2–2 | Graeme Sharp 65, Adrian Heath 77 | 15,529 |
| 12 Mar 1986 | FA Cup | H | Luton Town | Luton Town 1985–86 | 1–0 | Gary Lineker 16 | 44,264 |
| 16 Mar 1986 | First Division | H | Chelsea | Chelsea 1985–86 | 1–1 | Kevin Sheedy 86 | 30,145 |
| 19 Mar 1986 | Screen Sport Super Cup | H | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur 1985–86 | 3–1 | Adrian Heath 77, Derek Mountfield 91, Graeme Sharp 112 | 12,008 |
| 22 Mar 1986 | First Division | A | Luton Town | Luton Town 1985–86 | 1–2 | Kevin Richardson 46 | 10,949 |
| 29 Mar 1986 | First Division | H | Newcastle United | Newcastle United 1985–86 | 1–0 | Kevin Richardson 29 | 41,116 |
| 31 Mar 1986 | First Division | A | Manchester United | Manchester United 1985–86 | 0–0 | 51,189 | |
| 5 Apr 1986 | FA Cup | N | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday 1985–86 | 2–1 | Alan Harper 48, Graeme Sharp 97 | 47,711 |
| 12 Apr 1986 | First Division | A | Arsenal | Arsenal 1985–86 | 1–0 | Adrian Heath | 28,251 |
| 15 Apr 1986 | First Division | A | Watford | Watford 1985–86 | 2–0 | Gary Lineker 43, Graeme Sharp 90 | 18,960 |
| 19 Apr 1986 | First Division | H | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town 1985–86 | 1–0 | Graeme Sharp 64 | 39,055 |
| 26 Apr 1986 | First Division | A | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest 1985–86 | 0–0 | 30,171 | |
| 30 Apr 1986 | First Division | A | Oxford United | Oxford United 1985–86 | 0–1 | 13,939 | |
| 3 May 1986 | First Division | H | Southampton | Southampton 1985–86 | 6–1 | Derek Mountfield 10, Trevor Steven 29, Gary Lineker 31, Gary Lineker 34, Graeme Sharp 55, Gary Lineker 63 | 33,057 |
| 5 May 1986 | First Division | H | West Ham United | West Ham United 1985–86 | 3–1 | Gary Lineker 38, Gary Lineker 47, Trevor Steven 72 | 40,073 |
| 10 May 1986 | FA Cup | N | Liverpool | Liverpool 1985–86 | 1–3 | Gary Lineker 27 | 98,000 |
120 of the goals in this season carry a named scorer.
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