Round: FINAL Stadium: Heysel Stadion
Date: Wednesday, 29th May 1985
Attendance: 58,000
Time: 21:40 [20:15] (local time) Referee: Andre Daina
Coach: Joe Fagan Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
VALIDATED
LIVERPOOL
JUVENTUS
1. Bruce Grobbelaar

1. Stefano Tacconi
2. Phil Neal (C)

2. Luciano Favero
3. Jim Beglin

3. Antonio Cabrini
4. Mark Lawrenson 3
4. Massimo Bonini
5. Steve Nicol

5. Sergio Brio
6. Alan Hansen

6. Gaetano Scirea (C)
7. Kenny Dalglish

7. Massimo Briaschi 84
8. Ronnie Whelan

8. Marco Tardelli
9. Ian Rush

9. Paulo Rossi 89
10. Paul Walsh 46
10. Michel Platini 58 0:1
11. John Wark

11. Zbigniew Boniek


17. Chris Pile

14. Claudio Prandelli Briaschi 84

12. Sammy Lee

16. Beniamino Vignola Rossi 89

14. Gary Gillespie Lawrenson 3




15. Jan Molby





16. Craig Johnston Walsh 46



Kick-off delayed for 85 minutes due to stadium tragedy


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Phil Neal - last match in Europe



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Ronnie Whelan - last match in Europe






Newspaper retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) With thanks to The British Library Board and Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Click on a page to read the PDF version.


Heysel Stadion, Brussels, Belgium


Phil Neal's Medal.
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Juventus match pennant.

Tom Saunders's tracksuit top.


Alan Hansen's match worn shirt.
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John Wark's match worn shirt.
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Phil Neal's match worn shirt.


Player issued jacket.






Plaque awarded to Liverpool by the Comune Di Arrezzo, Italy.




Ronnie Whelan's match worn shirt.
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Official Programme. 28 pages.

The programme has been reproduced. It is almost impossible to identify the reproduction without having the original programme to compare it against. The reproduction is on slightly thicker and less glossy paper. The photographs – including the two squads – are darker and less defined. Because the paper is thinner on the original programme, the outline of advertisements can be seen clearly on the preceding page.

Official team sheet.



Autographed page from the programme.
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Stadium Plan.

Stadium plan from the back of a ticket. Liverpool supporters were in the terrace blocks X and Y. Juventus supporters were in blocks O and N at the other end of the stadium. Block Z, where the disaster occurred, was reserved for neutral supporters.



Printers' error programme with two covers.
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Press Communication.

A press communication from UEFA released at 8:20 PM stating they are currently meeting with the match organisers, representatives from the two clubs, and representatives from the two national organisations to assess the situation. Another communication will be released as soon as possible.




Front cover and contents page of the official Juventus JUVE TORO programme issued for the Final. This is the same issue that was produced for the 1984 Super Cup Final and for a number of Juventus home matches at that time. 52 Pages.
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Match issued shirt. The number 15 was unused substitute Jan Molby.
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Official Poster.



















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Match issued shirt. The number 13 was unused in the Final.
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Liverpool fanzine.
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Eight page supplement to the Corriere dello Sport newspaper dated 29th May 1985; the day of the match.
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May 1985 edition of the official Juventus magazine Hurra Juventus which contains some articles previewing the final.



Liverpool FC letter to supporters.
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Liverpool Echo newspaper preview supplement.
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Poster produced before the Final anticipating a Liverpool victory.
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Posters in the May 1985 issue of Onze magazine.
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IL Giorno Sport newspaper previews the Final.
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Supporters cap obtained at the stadium.



Supporters T-Shirt obtained at the stadium.
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Juventus postcard.
Image courtesy of Karl Bolmeer

World Soccer magazine previews the match.

Guerin Sportivo magazine previews the match.









La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, dated the 23rd, 27th, and 29th of May 1985, preview the Final.


The weekly Rome published football small format newspaper Totoguida Sport, dated 28th of May 1985, previews the Final.
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Juventus - 1983-84 Italy League Champions - lineup before the match


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When the dark no longer absorbs - The 1988 autobiography of referee Andre Daina.



























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Football Monthly magazine, dated July 1985, reviews the Final.


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La Juventus – Campoine D’Europa by Virginio Visconti. A 132-page book on Juventus route to the Final, covering the semi-finals (including Liverpool and Panathinaikos) and Final. Sections also on the players and the European Super Cup Final played in January.

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Supporters pennant obtained outside the stadium.
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Supporters pennant obtained outside the stadium.
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Supporters pennant autographed by the players on the plane to Brussels.



















Dish presented to a Liverpool director. We assume the presentation was made in Seville at the 1986 European Cup Final.



Postcard obtained outside the stadium.
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46 page book on the history of football in Belgium. Available for Expo 2012. The book includes an article on the 1985 European Cup Final.
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Colour photograph and signed football cover, mounted and framed, 52cm x 32cm.
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Warning: the supplement includes graphic photographs



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Programme of the 1987 play ‘Wearing Colours' which is set before and in the immediate aftermath of the Heysel Stadium Disaster.
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