The 1884–85 season was the 14th season of competitive

football in England Association football is the most popular sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of ...

National team

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

finished second in the

British Home Championship The British Home Championship * sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp * gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta * cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ...

, which was won by Scotland. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * BHC =

Note – Some sources credit England's third goal as a

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goal, but match reports clearly state an Eames own goa

Honours

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

External links

Report on England v Ireland match on thefa.com
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