On This Day: 15 May 1985

[GrandOldTeam]

Glory in Rotterdam as we beat Rapid Vienna 3-1 to lift the European Cup Winners Cup.

Everton v Rapid Vienna 3–1

15 May 1985European Cup Winners’ Cup FinalStadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam. Attendance: 40,000 Everton: Southall, Stevens, Van Den Hauwe, Ratcliffe, Mountfield, Reid, Steven, Sharp, Gray, Bracewell, Sheedy Rapid Vienna: Konsel, Kienast, Weber, Garger, Lainer, Hristic, Kranjčar, Weinhofer (Panenka)...

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[tommye]

 

[Willo62]

I had to watch the game from a military hospital bed in Germany, where nobody was really interested.
I had already been stuck on an orthopaedic ward for 4 weeks. The day before the match, a Group Captain consultant surgeon did his ward rounds accompanied by other doctors. He asked me how I was feeling, and I said fine Sir, is it possible that I can get a day pass tomorrow to go to Maastricht because the Pope is visiting and I have always wanted to see him.
This Flight Lieutenant doctor piped up from the back of the group and said “F….off, you’re not going to the match”

 

[Kaiser Soysauce]

On this day 1985, I was 7 years and 23 days old. No doubt I was in possession of a 5p packet of meanies and a 10p mix.

 

[Benicetoourboys]

It was just a wonderful day & night, flew there & back the same day.
Great memory & so grateful that I've seen us win stuff.

 

[Sharpies volley]

I was there with my arl fella. Terrible journey on a charra, but worth every minute. Thought it was gonna be forever. Sadly not. Still just as passionate about the blues though always have been, always will be. UTFT.