Size: Default Title

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Some small light bobbles & little pulls. A few small faded marks on the sponsor. Size label faded inside the collar

Size: Children's

Chest Measurement: 26-28 Inches / 66-70 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Blue, red & white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1984/1985 & 1985/1986

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Umbro Manchester United 3rd kit football shirt from the 1984/85 season.

Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Some small light bobbles & little pulls. A few small faded marks on the sponsor. Size label faded inside the collar (see photos).

United entered 1985 unbeaten at Old Trafford to stay in contention at the top of the table, but lost successive home matches to Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City, before embarking on a 10-match unbeaten run which took in big wins over Villa (Hughes scoring a hat-trick) and Stoke. Defeats at Hillsborough and Luton – not to mention the exceptional form of a resurgent Everton – effectively ended United's title hopes, and a 5–1 defeat at Watford in their final fixture saw them overhauled by both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to finish fourth.

By that stage, the players' thoughts were probably elsewhere as they prepared for an FA Cup Final showdown with champions Everton. United's path to Wembley had seen them ease past Bournemouth, Coventry, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United to set up a semi-final clash with Liverpool. United led twice but had to settle for a 2–2 draw, and a Paul McGrath own goal left them trailing at half-time in the replay before fine goals by Bryan Robson and Hughes saw them through.

An uneventful final came to life 12 minutes from time when, with the score goalless, Kevin Moran was dismissed by referee Peter Willis for a 'professional foul' on Peter Reid – the first ever sending-off in an FA Cup final. United's ten men held on to force extra time, where they found extra reserves of energy and won the trophy thanks to Whiteside's brilliant curling effort in the 110th minute.

United exited the Milk Cup at the third round stage as Everton came from behind to beat them 2–1 at Old Trafford. The UEFA Cup campaign took United to the quarter-final but defeat on penalties against Videoton of Hungary would end their interest in European competition for the next five years.

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