CITY 1 LIVERPOOL 0
League Division 1
26th December 1985
attendance 35,384
Scorer Wilson(61)
Ref Alan Seville
City Nixon, Reid, Power, Clements, McCarthy, Phillips, Melrose, May, Davies, McNab, Wilson – sub Simpson(unused)
Liverpool Grobbelaar, Nicol, Lawrenson, Hansen, Beglin. Johnston, MacDonald, McMahon, Whelan, Walsh, Rush – sub Dalglish(62)
A festive Boxing Day crowd saw City defend well against Championship contenders Liverpool and against the run of play Clive Wilson pounced on a loose ball in the box to grab the winner for City
