On demand: Watch '86 double documentary on LFCTV GO
A feature-length documentary which relives Liverpool's thrilling capture of the coveted league and FA Cup double is available on demand to LFCTV GO subscribers.
‘Double Winners ’86 – On the March with Kenny’s Army’ looks back at what remains one of the club’s greatest ever achievements.
To win the Football League Championship and FA Cup in the same season was a feat deemed almost impossible.
Even the great European Cup-winning Liverpool teams had failed in their quest for a domestic double.
Only two clubs that century had previously achieved it – and at the outset of the 1985-86 season, no-one gave the Reds a chance.
What followed was a triumph against adversity.
Amid mounting chaos on a social and sporting front, Liverpool rose from the ashes of its then darkest hour to create history.
The path to glory began against a backdrop of tragedy and despair.
The Heysel Stadium disaster of May 1985 had cast a huge shadow over Anfield and the critics were queuing up to write about the end of a once-glorious era.
The previous season had seen the Reds finish trophyless for the first time in a decade and with Kenny Dalglish recently appointed as the club’s first-ever player/manager the future was uncertain.
Everton had re-emerged as a major force and Manchester United then swept to a much-heralded 10-game winning start.
What followed has gone down in history and now, three decades later, the most in-depth story of that unforgettable campaign is set to be told.
Through the memories of those who played a key role – the likes of Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Jan Molby and more – the season is brought to life.
Extensive archive footage, some of which has rarely been seen, will bring the memories flooding back and makes ‘On the March with Kenny’s Army’ a documentary not to be missed.
After the documentary was premiered on LFCTV over the weekend, you can watch it in its entirety on LFCTV GO now by clicking play above
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