Liverpool Won : League Cup (1984), League Championship (1984), European Cup (1984)
Runner-up : Charity Shield (1983), Charity Shield (1984), Intercontinental Cup (1984), European Super Cup (1984), League Championship (1985), European Cup (1985)
Long-serving coach Joe Fagan was assigned as manager to Liverpool on Paisley’s retirement and in 1983–84 season got off to a fine start for Liverpool. Despite some uncharacteristic results, such as a 4-0 defeat by Coventry City, Liverpool were remained top of the table throughout the season. They collected their first silverware of the season on 28 March, beating neighbours Everton 1–0 in the League Cup Final replay three days after a goalless draw in the first match. The league title was sealed on 12 May with a goalless draw at relegation bound Notts County, and 18 days later became the first English club to win three major competitions in the same season. After a 1–1 draw in open play, Liverpool defeated Roma in the European Cup final. The Italians equalised after an early Liverpool goal by Phil Neal. The game went to penalties with victory for Liverpool secured after an extrovert performance by Bruce Grobbelaar.
1983–84 had also seen young striker Ian Rush continue to establish himself as a world class goalscorer, with fellow rising stars like Ronnie Whelan and Steve Nicol continuing to put on impressive performances on a regular basis. The close season, however, saw the sale of key midfielder Graeme Souness who joined Sampdoria of Italy. Fagan signed John Wark from Ipswich Town to fill the gap in midfield.Liverpool made a slow start to the 1984–85 season, but by Christmas had climbed up to fifth place. Liverpool eventually finished second behind Everton. Their FA Cup run was ended at the semi-final stage on 17 April when they lost 2–1 to Manchester United after a replay. On the continental scene, Liverpool had booked their place in the European Cup final for the fifth time in their history. They were drawn to play Juventus of Italy at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium on 29 May 1985. Liverpool lost the game 1-0, but the result was almost irrelevant following the off-field events which occurred before kick off.Liverpool supporters broke down a dividing fence and charged the Juventus supporters resulting in the death of 39 people who were crushed to death when a wall collapsed. The sequel to the tragedy was an indefinite ban on all English clubs in European competitions, with a recommendation by UEFA that Liverpool should serve an extra three years once all other English clubs were readmitted. Fagan announced his retirement shortly after the Heysel Disaster and was replaced by Liverpool striker Kenny Dalglish, who was given the role of player-manager. Fagan died at the age of 80 in July 2001 after a long illness.
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