Everton 2-1 Luton Town 1984-85 FA Cup Semi Final

[@Chigleybus]

My my, 33 years ago. Was there with my Dad. Roof came off when Mountfield got the winner. Imagine that team on a modern pitch.

[@jamesdean3458]

Luton should have been out of sight before then

[@kenspedding4594]

Was at the game and to this day we were lucky, Luton played well and Southall earned us that win.

[@mrlister2000]

I was at this game and the relief at winning the game was unbelievable. I honestly thought Luton had us until Sheedy waved his magic wand and scored from the free-kick.

[@NickEFCMort-gn2fc]

When Everton really were the best!

[@davidhuggan6315]

That team is one of the best I've seen along with Liverpool 1988, Man Utd 1999, Chelsea 2010 and Barcelona 2011-15

[@garethfieldstead7547]

Thanks David - high praise indeed being compared to that Barcelona side! I felt the side that was most like that Everton team was the Utd treble team. Didn't know when it was beaten. Plenty of top class players. If we could have had a bigger squad and more subs like Utd in 99 we would have got our own treble. We had already beaten utd twice that season 5 0 at Goodison that should have been 9.

[@gerardjames9971]

Ricky Hill - he was a terrific midfielder back in the day 👍

[@kailashpatel1706]

Steve Foster was also some defender, and could play at international level (3 caps)..He should have been bedded into the England team around a year earlier than he was..(1981)..He was ruthless in the tackle, good in the air with some pace, read the game very well and his distribution solid..

[@martinkulkarni3569]

I was there and in 1986. We were second best in both, but won and then lost both finals!

[@Jlr-n8i]

Luton should have won that game

[@onthekippaxsince75]

Apart from my own club MCFC, this was my favourite team of title winners in the last 40 years. This 1985 Everton team was magnificent. They would have had a right go at the European cup the following season, and we all know why they were denied that don’t we? Derek Mountfield, a brilliant CH, very underrated, didn’t he score around 15 goals from CH that season? Pity you couldn’t complete the double against the rags in the final.

[@carpediem4290]

Ever Everton...what a beautiful football...Premier is the best.

[@colinwhitehouse7547]

Steve Foster was a finalist with Brighton in 83, not just a semi-finalist.

[@mikealmond4445]

I went this game I was only 12 didn't tell me Mar I was going with 6 mates was in the holt end it was split in half ,half Everton half Luton remember it being shit listening to the Luton fans buzzing off us till we scored then the ground erupted great atmosphere great team we had back then

[@garethfieldstead7547]

Felt so sorry for John Bailey - not sure Psycho gave us anything extra and there was no bigger blue than Bailey. Kendall felt Van den Hauwe was the better defender. As for this game, Luton were beaten once we equalized.

[@tashale76]

I miss the old Holte end

[@kevingill648]

Always great to get one over The Hatters! 🤣

[@darthscouser5255]

sheedy curls it......

[@martinkulkarni3569]

Probably the worst game we played all season and we still won! Oh, and Luton’s goal should have been disallowed for a foul on Stevens.

[@Hoopspur]

Luton were robbed that day.

[@stormytempest3907]

Hi, No, but you did yourselves proud, I was there.

[@zerocool9182]

Not really. Just lost sadly.

[@Prodigy_Fan]

In what way were Luton robbed? They were the better side for large parts but failed to take their chances and teams who do this get punished and that's what ended up happening to them.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

No they weren’t.

[@1878Originals]

They weren’t. But better team on the day. Southall won games for Everton.

[@YJB8CCFC]

Disgraceful racist abuse by Evertonians when Stein conceded the free kick, but expected from them.

[@johncuddy2669]

Oh just forgot only white people are racist . 😡

[@1878Originals]

Behave yourself

[@drcarp7377]

Let's be honest, the quality of football in those days was pretty poor. Lots of long balls hoofed up by the goalies, etc., head tennis, and effort, but not much passing on the floor. Mind you, the pitches were awful. I wonder how that team would fair against today's Everton. There is no doubt some of those players back then would be straight in to today's team.

[@colinowens5587]

Nothing better than a center forward scoring with his head from a cross

[@T0FFII]

Poor? Jesus christ...

[@adriang2053]

Cap't Toffee You’ve replied to a post over a year later 🙄

[@mrlister2000]

@@colinowens5587 Derek Mountfield scored the winner, he played Centre Back alongside Kevin Ratcliffe

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

I would say brutal and I agree awful, football That is why the skillful players could never grow and England never win a WC,,, Look at Grealish Flakegate will not build a team around him