The City Ground

SEASON: 1979-80

Prev Season: 1978-79
This Season: 1979-80
Next Season: 1980-81

DIVISION:: English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):: Brian Clough
FA Cup:: 4th Round (Liverpool (H) 0-2)
League Cup:: Runners Up (Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wembley) 0-1)
Player Of The Year:: Larry Lloyd

Top Goalscorer:: John Robertson (19 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	20 times	12 times	7 times	5 times	3 times
Conceded	28 times	5 times	4 times	2 times
Won By	12 times	10 times	6 times	4 times	1 time
Lost By	11 times	4 times	3 times

SEASON LEAGUE POSITIONS

Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	31	1	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Liverpool (0-2)
2	39	2	2	1	-	1	2	3	2	Manchester United (0-3), Manchester United (2-0)
3	17	3	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Crystal Palace (0-1)
4	7	4	3	-	2	1	2	4	2	Norwich City (1-3), Arsenal (1-1), Arsenal (0-0)
5	34	5	2	2	-	-	3	0	4	Stoke City (1-0), Southampton (2-0)
6	38	6	1	1	-	-	3	2	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-2)
7	33	7	2	2	-	-	3	1	4	Liverpool (1-0), Aston Villa (2-1)
8	25	8	3	2	-	1	7	5	4	Coventry City (4-1), Leeds United (2-1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-3)
9	19	9	3	-	2	1	4	5	2	Leeds United (0-0), Middlesbrough (2-2), Aston Villa (2-3)
10	27	10	2	-	2	-	1	1	2	Bristol City (1-1), Middlesbrough (0-0)
11		11	3	1	-	2	4	2	2	Manchester City (0-1), Tottenham Hotspur (0-1), Crystal Palace (4-0)
12	1	12	1	1	-	-	3	0	2	Coventry City (3-0)
13	4	13	2	1	-	1	5	4	2	Southampton (1-4), Tottenham Hotspur (4-0)
14		14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15		15	1	1	-	-	2	0	2	Norwich City (2-0)
16		16	2	1	-	1	4	1	2	Manchester City (4-0), Brighton and Hove Albion (0-1)
17		17	2	1	-	1	3	2	2	Everton (0-1), West Bromwich Albion (3-1)
18		18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19		19	3	2	-	1	4	4	4	Ipswich Town (2-0), Derby County (1-4), Everton (1-0)
20		20	4	3	1	-	11	3	7	West Bromwich Albion (5-1), Bolton Wanderers (5-2), Bristol City (0-0), Derby County (1-0)
21		21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22		22	3	-	1	2	1	3	1	Stoke City (1-1), Brighton and Hove Albion (0-1), Bolton Wanderers (0-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Ipswich Town (1-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 32,266 (Derby County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 21,242 (Norwich City)
Average League Attendance:: 26,330
Highest Cup Attendance:: 33,277 (Liverpool)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 20,462 (Bristol City)

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 26
Yellow cards:: 7
Red cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: 1 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 1 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 3
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

SEASON END TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1979-80								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Liverpool	42	25	10	7	81	30	15	6	0	46	8	10	4	7	35	22	51	60	European Cup First Round	1-0	0-2
2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	17	3	1	43	8	7	7	7	22	27	30	58	UEFA Cup First Round	2-0	0-3
3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	14	4	3	43	13	8	5	8	25	26	29	53	UEFA Cup First Round	2-0	1-0
4	Arsenal	42	18	16	8	52	36	8	10	3	24	12	10	6	5	28	24	16	52		1-1	0-0
5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	16	4	1	44	11	4	4	13	19	32	20	48	European Cup winners - European Cup First Round
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	58	47	9	6	6	29	20	10	3	8	29	27	11	47	League cup winners - UEFA Cup First Round	3-2	1-3
7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	11	5	5	29	22	5	9	7	22	28	1	46		2-1	2-3
8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	14	2	5	53	24	4	7	10	12	29	12	45		2-0	1-4
9	Middlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	11	7	3	31	14	5	5	11	19	30	6	44		2-2	0-0
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	9	8	4	37	23	2	11	8	17	27	4	41		3-1	5-1
11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	10	7	4	30	17	3	7	11	16	33	-4	40		0-0	2-1
12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	10	8	3	38	30	3	6	12	20	36	-8	40		2-0	1-3
13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	9	9	3	26	13	3	7	11	15	37	-9	40		4-0	0-1
14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	11	5	5	30	22	4	5	12	22	40	-10	40		4-0	0-1
15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	12	2	7	34	24	4	5	12	22	42	-10	39		4-1	3-0
16	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	8	8	5	25	20	3	7	11	22	37	-10	37		0-1	0-1
17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	8	8	5	28	25	4	5	12	15	41	-23	37		4-0	0-1
18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	9	4	8	27	26	4	6	11	17	32	-14	36		1-0	1-1
19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	7	7	7	28	25	2	10	9	15	26	-8	35		1-0	0-1
20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	6	6	9	22	30	3	7	11	15	36	-29	31	Relegated	0-0	1-1
21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	9	4	8	36	29	2	4	15	11	38	-20	30	Relegated	1-0	1-4
22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	5	11	5	19	21	0	4	17	19	52	-35	25	Relegated	5-2	0-1

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GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 18, 1979	Ipswich Town	A	1-0	Win	27,371	5	Woodcock (?)
2	Wed Aug 22, 1979	Stoke City	H	1-0	Win	26,147	3	O'Neill (?)
3	Sat Aug 25, 1979	Coventry City	H	4-1	Win	23,025	2	Woodcock (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?, ?)
4	Sat Sep 01, 1979	West Bromwich Albion	A	5-1	Win	26,026	1	Gray (?), Lloyd (?), Birtles (?, ?, ?)
5	Sat Sep 08, 1979	Leeds United	H	0-0	Draw	26,914	1
6	Sat Sep 15, 1979	Norwich City	A	1-3	Loss	18,621	2	Woodcock (?)
7	Sat Sep 22, 1979	Bristol City	A	1-1	Draw	22,759	1	Mills (?)
8	Sat Sep 29, 1979	Liverpool	H	1-0	Win	28,262	3	Birtles (?)
9	Sat Oct 06, 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-2	Win	27,569	2	Francis (?), Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
10	Wed Oct 10, 1979	Stoke City	A	1-1	Draw	28,514	1	Birtles (?)
11	Sat Oct 13, 1979	Manchester City	A	0-1	Loss	41,683	2
12	Sat Oct 20, 1979	Bolton Wanderers	H	5-2	Win	24,564	1	Anderson (?), Lloyd (?), Francis (?), Woodcock (?), Robertson (?)
13	Sat Oct 27, 1979	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	Loss	49,038	2
14	Sat Nov 03, 1979	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	Win	24,593	2	Francis (?, ?)
15	Sat Nov 10, 1979	Southampton	A	1-4	Loss	22,072	3	Birtles (?)
16	Sat Nov 17, 1979	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	0-1	Loss	25,837	4
17	Sat Nov 24, 1979	Derby County	A	1-4	Loss	27,729	5	Robertson (?)
18	Sat Dec 01, 1979	Arsenal	H	1-1	Draw	27,925	5	Birtles (?)
19	Sat Dec 08, 1979	Crystal Palace	A	0-1	Loss	34,782	7
20	Sat Dec 22, 1979	Manchester United	A	0-3	Loss	54,607	13
21	Wed Dec 26, 1979	Aston Villa	H	2-1	Win	30,979	10	Bowles (?), Robertson (?)
22	Sat Dec 29, 1979	Coventry City	A	3-0	Win	27,724	8	Bowles (?), Robertson (?, ?)
23	Tue Jan 01, 1980	Everton	A	0-1	Loss	27,724	10
24	Sat Jan 12, 1980	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-1	Win	27,724	9	Anderson (?), Needham (?), Francis (?)
25	Sat Jan 19, 1980	Leeds United	A	2-1	Win	29,816	6	Francis (?), Birtles (?)
26	Sat Feb 09, 1980	Bristol City	H	0-0	Draw	23,421	6
27	Sat Feb 16, 1980	Middlesbrough	H	2-2	Draw	23,889	6	O'Neill (?), Robertson (?)
28	Tue Feb 19, 1980	Liverpool	A	0-2	Loss	45,093	6
29	Sat Feb 23, 1980	Manchester City	H	4-0	Win	27,255	6	Burns (?), Francis (?, ?, ?)
30	Sat Mar 01, 1980	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	Loss	16,164	7
31	Tue Mar 11, 1980	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4-0	Win	25,633	6	Burns (?, ?), Francis (?, ?)
32	Sat Mar 22, 1980	Southampton	H	2-0	Win	27,625	6	Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
33	Sat Mar 29, 1980	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	0-1	Loss	25,128	9
34	Wed Apr 02, 1980	Manchester United	H	2-0	Win	31,417	5	Robertson (79 pen), Birtles (88)
35	Sat Apr 05, 1980	Aston Villa	A	2-3	Loss	29,156	7	Birtles (?), Bowyer (?)
36	Sat Apr 19, 1980	Derby County	H	1-0	Win	32,266	8	Gray (?)
37	Sat Apr 26, 1980	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	Draw	17,021	7
38	Wed Apr 30, 1980	Norwich City	H	2-0	Win	21,242	7	Francis (?), Bond (? OG)
39	Sat May 03, 1980	Crystal Palace	H	4-0	Win	24,529	6	Lloyd (?), Francis (?, ?), Robertson (?)
40	Mon May 05, 1980	Arsenal	A	0-0	Draw	34,632	5
41	Fri May 09, 1980	Everton	H	1-0	Win	22,122	5	Anderson (?)
42	Mon May 12, 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-3	Loss	21,725	5	O'Neill (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 05, 1980	Leeds United	3			A	4-1	Win	35,945	Gray (?), Birtles (?), Bowyer (?), Robertson (?)
Sat Jan 26, 1980	Liverpool	4			H	0-2	Loss	33,277

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Aug 29, 1979	Blackburn Rovers	2	1			A	1-1	Draw	20,485	Lloyd (?)
Wed Sep 05, 1979	Blackburn Rovers	2	2			H	6-1	Win	21,244	Gray (?), Bowyer (?, ?), Woodcock (?), Robertson (?, ?)
Tue Sep 25, 1979	Middlesbrough	3				A	3-1	Win	29,869	Woodcock (?, ?, ?)
Tue Oct 30, 1979	Bristol City	4				A	1-1	Draw	49,038	O'Hare (?)
Wed Nov 14, 1979	Bristol City	4		Y	1	H	3-0	Win	20,462	Anderson (?), O'Neill (?), Woodcock (?)
Tue Dec 04, 1979	West Ham United	Quarter				A	0-0	Draw	35,856
Wed Dec 12, 1979	West Ham United	Quarter		Y	1	H	3-0	Win	25,462	O'Neill (?), O'Hare (?), Birtles (?)
Tue Jan 22, 1980	Liverpool	Semi	1			H	1-0	Win	32,234	Robertson (?)
Tue Feb 12, 1980	Liverpool	Semi	2			A	1-1	Draw	50,880	Robertson (?)
Sat Mar 15, 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final				N	0-1	Loss	96,527

European Cup

Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Sep 19, 1979	Osters Vaxjo	Sweden	1	1	H	2-0	Win	21,974	Bowyer (63, 73)
Wed Oct 03, 1979	Osters Vaxjo	Sweden	1	2	A	1-1	Draw	14,772	Woodcock (79)
Wed Oct 24, 1979	Arges Pitesti	Romania	2	1	H	2-0	Win	24,828	Woodcock (12), Birtles (16)
Wed Nov 07, 1979	Arges Pitesti	Romania	2	2	A	2-1	Win	22,000	Bowyer (5), Birtles (23)
Wed Mar 05, 1980	Dynamo Berlin	Germany	Quarter	1	H	0-1	Loss	27,946
Wed Mar 19, 1980	Dynamo Berlin	Germany	Quarter	2	A	3-1	Win	30,000	Francis (15, 35), Robertson (39 pen)
Wed Apr 09, 1980	Ajax	Netherlands	Semi	1	H	2-0	Win	31,000	Francis (33), Robertson (61 pen)
Wed Apr 23, 1980	Ajax	Netherlands	Semi	2	A	0-1	Loss	65,000
Wed May 28, 1980	Hamburg SV	Germany	Final		N	1-0	Win	50,000	Robertson (21)

Super Cup

Date	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Jan 30, 1980	Barcelona	Spain	Final	H	1-0	Win	23,807	George (9)
Tue Feb 05, 1980	Barcelona	Spain	Final	A	1-1	Draw	80,000	Burns (42)

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue May 06, 1980	Notts County	Final	A	2-1	Win	8,339	O'Hare (?), Robertson (?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Mon Jul 30, 1979	Holsterbro BK	Denmark	A	5-1	Win	3,000	O'Neill (?, ?, ?), Robertson (? pen), Burns (?)
Wed Aug 01, 1979	Bayern Munich	Germany	A	0-5	Loss	23,000
Thu Aug 09, 1979	Botafogo	Brazil	N	2-1	Win	15,000	Birtles (48), Woodcock (90)
Fri Aug 10, 1979	Dynamo Bucharest	Romania	N	2-1	Win	27,000	Robertson (39, 73 pen)
Tue Aug 14, 1979	Montpelier	France	A	1-1	Draw	8,000	Robertson (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue Nov 27, 1979	Cairo XI	Egypt	A	3-1	Win	25,000	Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?)
Tue Dec 18, 1979	Cologne	Germany	A	1-1	Draw	9,000	Lloyd (?)
Tue Jan 08, 1980	Gravesend and Northfleet	England	A	6-1	Win	6,034	Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?), Robertson (?), Mills (?, ?)
Fri Apr 11, 1980	Emirates SC	UAE	A	4-1	Win	4,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?, ?)
Sun Apr 13, 1980	Murrahaq SC	Bahrain	A	8-2	Win	10,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?), Birtles (?, ?), Anderson (?), Robertson (?), ? (? OG)
Sat May 10, 1980	Stade Brestois	France	A	1-1	Draw	10,000	McGovern (?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Mon Nov 12, 1979	Plymouth Argyle	England	A	2-1	Win	10,429	Francis (?), Woodcock (?)
Wed Apr 16, 1980	Lincoln City	England	A	1-2	Loss	5,450	O'Hare (?)
Fri May 16, 1980	Leicester City	England	H	0-0	Draw	11,380

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Brian Clough
Mon Jul 30, 1979	Pre-Season Friendly	Holsterbro BK				A	5-1	3,000	O'Neill (?, ?, ?), Robertson (? pen), Burns (?)
Wed Aug 01, 1979	Pre-Season Friendly	Bayern Munich				A	0-5	23,000
Thu Aug 09, 1979	Pre-Season Friendly	Botafogo	Semi Final			N	2-1	15,000	Birtles (48), Woodcock (90)
Fri Aug 10, 1979	Pre-Season Friendly	Dynamo Bucharest	Final			N	2-1	27,000	Robertson (39, 73 pen)
Tue Aug 14, 1979	Pre-Season Friendly	Montpelier				A	1-1	8,000	Robertson (?)
Sat Aug 18, 1979	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				A	1-0	27,371	Woodcock (?)
Wed Aug 22, 1979	League Tier 1	Stoke City				H	1-0	26,147	O'Neill (?)
Sat Aug 25, 1979	League Tier 1	Coventry City				H	4-1	23,025	Woodcock (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?, ?)
Wed Aug 29, 1979	League Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	1		A	1-1	20,485	Lloyd (?)
Sat Sep 01, 1979	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				A	5-1	26,026	Gray (?), Lloyd (?), Birtles (?, ?, ?)
Wed Sep 05, 1979	League Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	2		H	6-1	21,244	Gray (?), Bowyer (?, ?), Woodcock (?), Robertson (?, ?)
Sat Sep 08, 1979	League Tier 1	Leeds United				H	0-0	26,914
Sat Sep 15, 1979	League Tier 1	Norwich City				A	1-3	18,621	Woodcock (?)
Wed Sep 19, 1979	European Cup	Osters Vaxjo	1	1		H	2-0	21,974	Bowyer (63, 73)
Sat Sep 22, 1979	League Tier 1	Bristol City				A	1-1	22,759	Mills (?)
Tue Sep 25, 1979	League Cup	Middlesbrough	3			A	3-1	29,869	Woodcock (?, ?, ?)
Sat Sep 29, 1979	League Tier 1	Liverpool				H	1-0	28,262	Birtles (?)
Wed Oct 03, 1979	European Cup	Osters Vaxjo	1	2		A	1-1	14,772	Woodcock (79)
Sat Oct 06, 1979	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers				H	3-2	27,569	Francis (?), Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
Wed Oct 10, 1979	League Tier 1	Stoke City				A	1-1	28,514	Birtles (?)
Sat Oct 13, 1979	League Tier 1	Manchester City				A	0-1	41,683
Sat Oct 20, 1979	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers				H	5-2	24,564	Anderson (?), Lloyd (?), Francis (?), Woodcock (?), Robertson (?)
Wed Oct 24, 1979	European Cup	Arges Pitesti	2	1		H	2-0	24,828	Woodcock (12), Birtles (16)
Sat Oct 27, 1979	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				A	0-1	49,038
Tue Oct 30, 1979	League Cup	Bristol City	4			A	1-1	49,038	O'Hare (?)
Sat Nov 03, 1979	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				H	2-0	24,593	Francis (?, ?)
Wed Nov 07, 1979	European Cup	Arges Pitesti	2	2		A	2-1	22,000	Bowyer (5), Birtles (23)
Sat Nov 10, 1979	League Tier 1	Southampton				A	1-4	22,072	Birtles (?)
Mon Nov 12, 1979	Testimonial	Plymouth Argyle				A	2-1	10,429	Francis (?), Woodcock (?)
Wed Nov 14, 1979	League Cup	Bristol City	4		1	H	3-0	20,462	Anderson (?), O'Neill (?), Woodcock (?)
Sat Nov 17, 1979	League Tier 1	Brighton and Hove Albion				H	0-1	25,837
Sat Nov 24, 1979	League Tier 1	Derby County				A	1-4	27,729	Robertson (?)
Tue Nov 27, 1979	Friendly	Cairo XI				A	3-1	25,000	Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?)
Sat Dec 01, 1979	League Tier 1	Arsenal				H	1-1	27,925	Birtles (?)
Tue Dec 04, 1979	League Cup	West Ham United	Quarter			A	0-0	35,856
Sat Dec 08, 1979	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				A	0-1	34,782
Wed Dec 12, 1979	League Cup	West Ham United	Quarter		1	H	3-0	25,462	O'Neill (?), O'Hare (?), Birtles (?)
Tue Dec 18, 1979	Friendly	Cologne				A	1-1	9,000	Lloyd (?)
Sat Dec 22, 1979	League Tier 1	Manchester United				A	0-3	54,607
Wed Dec 26, 1979	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				H	2-1	30,979	Bowles (?), Robertson (?)
Sat Dec 29, 1979	League Tier 1	Coventry City				A	3-0	27,724	Bowles (?), Robertson (?, ?)
Tue Jan 01, 1980	League Tier 1	Everton				A	0-1	27,724
Sat Jan 05, 1980	FA Cup	Leeds United	3			A	4-1	35,945	Gray (?), Birtles (?), Bowyer (?), Robertson (?)
Tue Jan 08, 1980	Friendly	Gravesend and Northfleet				A	6-1	6,034	Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?), Robertson (?), Mills (?, ?)
Sat Jan 12, 1980	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				H	3-1	27,724	Anderson (?), Needham (?), Francis (?)
Sat Jan 19, 1980	League Tier 1	Leeds United				A	2-1	29,816	Francis (?), Birtles (?)
Tue Jan 22, 1980	League Cup	Liverpool	Semi	1		H	1-0	32,234	Robertson (?)
Sat Jan 26, 1980	FA Cup	Liverpool	4			H	0-2	33,277
Wed Jan 30, 1980	Super Cup	Barcelona	Final	1		H	1-0	23,807	George (9)
Tue Feb 05, 1980	Super Cup	Barcelona	Final	2		A	1-1	80,000	Burns (42)
Sat Feb 09, 1980	League Tier 1	Bristol City				H	0-0	23,421
Tue Feb 12, 1980	League Cup	Liverpool	Semi	2		A	1-1	50,880	Robertson (?)
Sat Feb 16, 1980	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				H	2-2	23,889	O'Neill (?), Robertson (?)
Tue Feb 19, 1980	League Tier 1	Liverpool				A	0-2	45,093
Sat Feb 23, 1980	League Tier 1	Manchester City				H	4-0	27,255	Burns (?), Francis (?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 01, 1980	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers				A	0-1	16,164
Wed Mar 05, 1980	European Cup	Dynamo Berlin	Quarter	1		H	0-1	27,946
Tue Mar 11, 1980	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				H	4-0	25,633	Burns (?, ?), Francis (?, ?)
Sat Mar 15, 1980	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final			N	0-1	96,527
Wed Mar 19, 1980	European Cup	Dynamo Berlin	Quarter	2		A	3-1	30,000	Francis (15, 35), Robertson (39 pen)
Sat Mar 22, 1980	League Tier 1	Southampton				H	2-0	27,625	Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
Sat Mar 29, 1980	League Tier 1	Brighton and Hove Albion				A	0-1	25,128
Wed Apr 02, 1980	League Tier 1	Manchester United				H	2-0	31,417	Robertson (79 pen), Birtles (88)
Sat Apr 05, 1980	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				A	2-3	29,156	Birtles (?), Bowyer (?)
Wed Apr 09, 1980	European Cup	Ajax	Semi	1		H	2-0	31,000	Francis (33), Robertson (61 pen)
Fri Apr 11, 1980	Friendly	Emirates SC				A	4-1	4,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?, ?)
Sun Apr 13, 1980	Friendly	Murrahaq SC				A	8-2	10,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?), Birtles (?, ?), Anderson (?), Robertson (?), ? (? OG)
Wed Apr 16, 1980	Testimonial	Lincoln City				A	1-2	5,450	O'Hare (?)
Sat Apr 19, 1980	League Tier 1	Derby County				H	1-0	32,266	Gray (?)
Wed Apr 23, 1980	European Cup	Ajax	Semi	2		A	0-1	65,000
Sat Apr 26, 1980	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				A	0-0	17,021
Wed Apr 30, 1980	League Tier 1	Norwich City				H	2-0	21,242	Francis (?), Bond (? OG)
Sat May 03, 1980	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				H	4-0	24,529	Lloyd (?), Francis (?, ?), Robertson (?)
Mon May 05, 1980	League Tier 1	Arsenal				A	0-0	34,632
Tue May 06, 1980	County Cup	Notts County	Final			A	2-1	8,339	O'Hare (?), Robertson (?)
Fri May 09, 1980	League Tier 1	Everton				H	1-0	22,122	Anderson (?)
Sat May 10, 1980	Friendly	Stade Brestois				A	1-1	10,000	McGovern (?)
Mon May 12, 1980	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	1-3	21,725	O'Neill (?)
Fri May 16, 1980	Testimonial	Leicester City				H	0-0	11,380
Wed May 28, 1980	European Cup	Hamburg SV	Final			N	1-0	50,000	Robertson (21)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5)				Out (5)
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Charlie George	Loan In		1980	Jimmy Montgomery	Retired
1979	Jimmy Montgomery	Bought		Apr 18, 1979	Colin Barrett	Sold
Jun 28, 1979	Asa Hartford	Bought	£500,000	Aug 29, 1979	Asa Hartford	Sold	£400,000
Aug 18, 1979	Frank Gray	Bought	£500,000	Nov 17, 1979	Tony Woodcock	Sold	£875,000
Dec 22, 1979	Stan Bowles	Bought		May 09, 1980	Stan Bowles	Sold	£100,000

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Jimmy Montgomery										1
GK		Peter Shilton	65	33	14	18
Defenders
D		Bryn Gunn	5	2	1	2					2	1
D		David Needham	15	8	1	6	1	1			2	1
D		Frank Gray	64	33	13	18	4			3
D		Kenny Burns	54	25	13	16	4	3		2	1
D		Larry Lloyd	64	33	14	17	4			1			Player Of The Year
D		Viv Anderson	63	33	14	16	4	1
Midfielders
M		Asa Hartford	3	3						1
M		Colin Barrett
M		Gary Mills	19	10	7	2	1			3	4
M		Ian Bowyer	36	17	8	11	7				8
M		John McGovern	61	31	13	17	2
M		Martin O'Neill	47	23	10	14	5			1	2
M		Stuart Gray
Forwards
F		Charlie George	4	2	2		1
F		Garry Birtles	64	33	13	18	16	1		2
F		John O'Hare	14	7	4	3	2			1	1	1
F		John Robertson	65	33	14	18	19
F		Stan Bowles	23	14	3	6	2			3
F		Tony Woodcock	25	14	6	5	11	1		1
F		Trevor Francis	44	21	7	16	17			2

		C Smith (1980)

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
19 (3)	John Robertson	65
17	Trevor Francis	44
16	Garry Birtles	64
11	Tony Woodcock	25
7	Ian Bowyer	36
5	Martin O'Neill	47
4	Frank Gray	64
4	Kenny Burns	54
4	Larry Lloyd	64
4	Viv Anderson	63
2	John McGovern	61
2	John O'Hare	14
2	Stan Bowles	23
1	Charlie George	4
1	David Needham	15
1	Gary Mills	19
1	Own Goals	65

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Coventry City	Sat Aug 25, 1979	Home	4-1	Sat Dec 29, 1979	Away	3-0
Ipswich Town	Sat Aug 18, 1979	Away	1-0	Sat Nov 03, 1979	Home	2-0
West Bromwich Albion	Sat Sep 01, 1979	Away	5-1	Sat Jan 12, 1980	Home	3-1