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 (N) 0-1)
Player Of The Year:: Larry Lloyd

Top Goalscorer:: John Robertson (19 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1979-80

SEASON END TABLE								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

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

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

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
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

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 18, 1979	Ipswich Town	A	1-0	27,371	5	Woodcock (46')
2	Wed Aug 22, 1979	Stoke City	H	1-0	26,147	3	O'Neill (81')
3	Sat Aug 25, 1979	Coventry City	H	4-1	23,025	2	Woodcock (18'), McGovern (39', 63'), Robertson (68' pen)
4	Sat Sep 01, 1979	West Bromwich Albion	A	5-1	26,026	1	Lloyd (15'), Birtles (27', 43', 81'), Gray (77')
5	Sat Sep 08, 1979	Leeds United	H	0-0	26,914	1
6	Sat Sep 15, 1979	Norwich City	A	1-3	18,621	2	Woodcock (83')
7	Sat Sep 22, 1979	Bristol City	A	1-1	22,759	1	Mills (73')
8	Sat Sep 29, 1979	Liverpool	H	1-0	28,262	3	Birtles (37')
9	Sat Oct 06, 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-2	27,569	2	Francis (2'), Robertson (23' pen), Birtles (37')
10	Wed Oct 10, 1979	Stoke City	A	1-1	28,514	1	Birtles (84')
11	Sat Oct 13, 1979	Manchester City	A	0-1	41,683	2
12	Sat Oct 20, 1979	Bolton Wanderers	H	5-2	24,564	1	Lloyd (7'), Woodcock (18'), Francis (43'), Robertson (52' pen), Anderson (66')
13	Sat Oct 27, 1979	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	49,038	2
14	Sat Nov 03, 1979	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	24,593	2	Francis (50', 87')
15	Sat Nov 10, 1979	Southampton	A	1-4	22,072	3	Birtles (54')
16	Sat Nov 17, 1979	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	0-1	25,837	4
17	Sat Nov 24, 1979	Derby County	A	1-4	27,729	5	Robertson (47' pen)
18	Sat Dec 01, 1979	Arsenal	H	1-1	27,925	5	Birtles (90')
19	Sat Dec 08, 1979	Crystal Palace	A	0-1	34,782	7
20	Sat Dec 22, 1979	Manchester United	A	0-3	54,607	13
21	Wed Dec 26, 1979	Aston Villa	H	2-1	30,979	10	Robertson (50' pen), Bowles (57')
22	Sat Dec 29, 1979	Coventry City	A	3-0	27,724	8	Robertson (50' pen, 66'), Bowles (70')
23	Tue Jan 01, 1980	Everton	A	0-1	34,616	10
24	Sat Jan 12, 1980	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-1	27,724	9	Needham (50'), Francis (56'), Anderson (77')
25	Sat Jan 19, 1980	Leeds United	A	2-1	29,816	6	Birtles (44'), Francis (82')
26	Sat Feb 09, 1980	Bristol City	H	0-0	23,421	6
27	Sat Feb 16, 1980	Middlesbrough	H	2-2	23,889	6	Robertson (61' pen), O'Neill (72')
28	Tue Feb 19, 1980	Liverpool	A	0-2	45,093	6
29	Sat Feb 23, 1980	Manchester City	H	4-0	27,255	6	Francis (26', 56', 70'), Burns (48')
30	Sat Mar 01, 1980	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	16,164	7
31	Tue Mar 11, 1980	Tottenham Hotspur	H	4-0	25,633	6	Burns (70', 74'), Francis (76', 82')
32	Sat Mar 22, 1980	Southampton	H	2-0	27,625	6	Robertson (36' pen), Birtles (45')
33	Sat Mar 29, 1980	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	0-1	25,128	9
34	Wed Apr 02, 1980	Manchester United	H	2-0	31,417	5	Robertson (79' pen), Birtles (88')
35	Sat Apr 05, 1980	Aston Villa	A	2-3	29,156	7	Birtles (28'), Bowyer (76')
36	Sat Apr 19, 1980	Derby County	H	1-0	32,266	8	Gray (44')	Safe
37	Sat Apr 26, 1980	Middlesbrough	A	0-0	17,021	7		Safe
38	Wed Apr 30, 1980	Norwich City	H	2-0	21,242	7	Francis (?), Jones (4' OG)	Safe
39	Sat May 03, 1980	Crystal Palace	H	4-0	24,529	6	Francis (10', 24'), Lloyd (38'), Robertson (73')	Safe
40	Mon May 05, 1980	Arsenal	A	0-0	34,632	5		Safe
41	Fri May 09, 1980	Everton	H	1-0	22,122	5	Anderson (?)	Safe
42	Mon May 12, 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-3	21,725	5	O'Neill (60')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 05, 1980	Leeds United	3		A	4-1	35,945	Gray (2'), Birtles (44'), Bowyer (57'), Robertson (73')
Sat Jan 26, 1980	Liverpool	4		H	0-2	33,277

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Aug 29, 1979	Blackburn Rovers	2	1		A	1-1	20,485	Lloyd (55')
Wed Sep 05, 1979	Blackburn Rovers	2	2		H	6-1	21,244	Bowyer (5', 53'), Robertson (28', 86' pen), Gray (71'), Woodcock (73')
Tue Sep 25, 1979	Middlesbrough	3			A	3-1	29,869	Woodcock (26', 57', 63')
Tue Oct 30, 1979	Bristol City	4			A	1-1	49,038	O'Hare (29')
Wed Nov 14, 1979	Bristol City	4		1	H	3-0	20,462	O'Neill (11'), Anderson (42'), Woodcock (63')
Tue Dec 04, 1979	West Ham United	Quarter			A	0-0	35,856
Wed Dec 12, 1979	West Ham United	Quarter		1	H	3-0	25,462	O'Hare (99'), Birtles (101'), O'Neill (107')
Tue Jan 22, 1980	Liverpool	Semi	1		H	1-0	32,234	Robertson (89' pen)
Tue Feb 12, 1980	Liverpool	Semi	2		A	1-1	50,880	Robertson (23')
Sat Mar 15, 1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Final			N	0-1	96,527

European Cup

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

Super Cup

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

County Cup

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

Pre-Season Friendly

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

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Tue Nov 27, 1979	Cairo XI	Egypt	A	3-1	25,000	Birtles (11', 78'), Francis (27')
Tue Dec 18, 1979	Cologne	Germany	A	1-1	9,000	Lloyd (?)
Tue Jan 08, 1980	Gravesend and Northfleet	England	A	6-1	6,034	Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?), Robertson (?), Mills (?, ?)
Fri Apr 11, 1980	Emirates SC	UAE	A	4-1	4,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?, ?)
Sun Apr 13, 1980	Muharraq SC	Bahrain	A	8-2	10,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?), Birtles (?, ?), Anderson (?), Robertson (? pen), ? (? OG)
Sat May 10, 1980	Stade Brestois	France	A	1-0	10,000	McGovern (?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Nov 12, 1979	Plymouth Argyle	England	A	2-1	10,429	Francis (52'), Woodcock (69')
Wed Apr 16, 1980	Lincoln City	England	A	1-2	5,450	O'Hare (44')
Fri May 16, 1980	Leicester City	England	H	0-0	11,380

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
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			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	1-0	8,000	Robertson (?)
Sat Aug 18, 1979	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				A	1-0	27,371	Woodcock (46')
Wed Aug 22, 1979	League Tier 1	Stoke City				H	1-0	26,147	O'Neill (81')
Sat Aug 25, 1979	League Tier 1	Coventry City				H	4-1	23,025	Woodcock (18'), McGovern (39', 63'), Robertson (68' pen)
Wed Aug 29, 1979	League Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	1		A	1-1	20,485	Lloyd (55')
Sat Sep 01, 1979	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion				A	5-1	26,026	Lloyd (15'), Birtles (27', 43', 81'), Gray (77')
Wed Sep 05, 1979	League Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	2		H	6-1	21,244	Bowyer (5', 53'), Robertson (28', 86' pen), Gray (71'), Woodcock (73')
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 (83')
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 (73')
Tue Sep 25, 1979	League Cup	Middlesbrough	3			A	3-1	29,869	Woodcock (26', 57', 63')
Sat Sep 29, 1979	League Tier 1	Liverpool				H	1-0	28,262	Birtles (37')
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 (2'), Robertson (23' pen), Birtles (37')
Wed Oct 10, 1979	League Tier 1	Stoke City				A	1-1	28,514	Birtles (84')
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	Lloyd (7'), Woodcock (18'), Francis (43'), Robertson (52' pen), Anderson (66')
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 (29')
Sat Nov 03, 1979	League Tier 1	Ipswich Town				H	2-0	24,593	Francis (50', 87')
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 (54')
Mon Nov 12, 1979	Testimonial	Plymouth Argyle				A	2-1	10,429	Francis (52'), Woodcock (69')
Wed Nov 14, 1979	League Cup	Bristol City	4		1	H	3-0	20,462	O'Neill (11'), Anderson (42'), Woodcock (63')
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 (47' pen)
Tue Nov 27, 1979	Friendly	Cairo XI				A	3-1	25,000	Birtles (11', 78'), Francis (27')
Sat Dec 01, 1979	League Tier 1	Arsenal				H	1-1	27,925	Birtles (90')
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'Hare (99'), Birtles (101'), O'Neill (107')
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	Robertson (50' pen), Bowles (57')
Sat Dec 29, 1979	League Tier 1	Coventry City				A	3-0	27,724	Robertson (50' pen, 66'), Bowles (70')
Tue Jan 01, 1980	League Tier 1	Everton				A	0-1	34,616
Sat Jan 05, 1980	FA Cup	Leeds United	3			A	4-1	35,945	Gray (2'), Birtles (44'), Bowyer (57'), Robertson (73')
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	Needham (50'), Francis (56'), Anderson (77')
Sat Jan 19, 1980	League Tier 1	Leeds United				A	2-1	29,816	Birtles (44'), Francis (82')
Tue Jan 22, 1980	League Cup	Liverpool	Semi	1		H	1-0	32,234	Robertson (89' pen)
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 (23')
Sat Feb 16, 1980	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				H	2-2	23,889	Robertson (61' pen), O'Neill (72')
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	Francis (26', 56', 70'), Burns (48')
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 (70', 74'), Francis (76', 82')
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	Robertson (36' pen), Birtles (45')
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 (28'), Bowyer (76')
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	Muharraq SC				A	8-2	10,000	Needham (?), Francis (?, ?), Birtles (?, ?), Anderson (?), Robertson (? pen), ? (? OG)
Wed Apr 16, 1980	Testimonial	Lincoln City				A	1-2	5,450	O'Hare (44')
Sat Apr 19, 1980	League Tier 1	Derby County				H	1-0	32,266	Gray (44')	Safe
Wed Apr 23, 1980	European Cup	Ajax	Semi	2		A	0-1	65,000		Safe
Sat Apr 26, 1980	League Tier 1	Middlesbrough				A	0-0	17,021		Safe
Wed Apr 30, 1980	League Tier 1	Norwich City				H	2-0	21,242	Francis (?), Jones (4' OG)	Safe
Sat May 03, 1980	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				H	4-0	24,529	Francis (10', 24'), Lloyd (38'), Robertson (73')	Safe
Mon May 05, 1980	League Tier 1	Arsenal				A	0-0	34,632		Safe
Tue May 06, 1980	County Cup	Notts County	Final			A	2-1	8,339	O'Hare (?), Robertson (?)	Safe
Fri May 09, 1980	League Tier 1	Everton				H	1-0	22,122	Anderson (?)	Safe
Sat May 10, 1980	Friendly	Stade Brestois				A	1-0	10,000	McGovern (?)
Mon May 12, 1980	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	1-3	21,725	O'Neill (60')	Safe
Fri May 16, 1980	Testimonial	Leicester City				H	0-0	11,380		Safe
Wed May 28, 1980	European Cup	Hamburg SV	Final			N	1-0	50,000	Robertson (21')

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 05, 1980	Leeds United	3		A	4-1	35,945
Sat Jan 26, 1980	Liverpool	4		H	0-2	33,277

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Jan 30, 1980	Barcelona	Spain	Final	H	1-0	23,807
Tue Feb 05, 1980	Barcelona	Spain	Final	A	1-1	80,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Tue May 06, 1980	Notts County	Final	A	2-1	8,339

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon Nov 12, 1979	Plymouth Argyle	England	A	2-1	10,429
Wed Apr 16, 1980	Lincoln City	England	A	1-2	5,450
Fri May 16, 1980	Leicester City	England	H	0-0	11,380

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £1,000,000				Out (5) - £1,375,000
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Charlie George	Loan In		Apr 18, 1979	Colin Barrett	Sold
1979	Jimmy Montgomery	Bought		Aug 29, 1979	Asa Hartford	Sold	£400,000
Jun 28, 1979	Asa Hartford	Bought	£500,000	Nov 17, 1979	Tony Woodcock	Sold	£875,000
Jul 30, 1979	Frank Gray	Bought	£500,000	1980	Jimmy Montgomery	Retired
Dec 16, 1979	Stan Bowles	Bought		May 09, 1980	Stan Bowles	Sold	£100,000

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Peter Shilton	England	29	65	33	14	18
Defenders
D		Bryn Gunn	England	20	5	2	1	2					2	1
D		David Needham	England	30	15	8	1	6	1	1			2	5
D		Frank Gray	Scotland	24	64	33	13	18	4	2		3
D		Kenny Burns	Scotland	25	54	25	13	16	4	6		2	1
D		Larry Lloyd	England	30	64	33	14	17	4	4		1			Player Of The Year
D		Viv Anderson	England	23	63	33	14	16	4	1
Midfielders
M		Asa Hartford	Scotland	28	3	3						1
M		Gary Mills	England	17	19	10	7	2	1			3	4	6
M		Ian Bowyer	England	28	37	18	8	11	7	3			9	9
M		John McGovern	Scotland	29	61	31	13	17	2	1
M		Martin O'Neill	N. Ireland	27	47	23	10	14	5			2	2	1
Forwards
F		Charlie George	England	28	4	2	2		1
F		Garry Birtles	England	23	64	33	13	18	16	1		2
F		John O'Hare	Scotland	32	14	7	4	3	2	2		1	1	4
F		John Robertson	Scotland	26	65	33	14	18	19	2
F		Stan Bowles	England	30	23	14	3	6	2			3
F		Tony Woodcock	England	23	25	14	6	5	11	1		1
F		Trevor Francis	England	25	44	21	7	16	17			2

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
19 (12)	John Robertson	65
17	Trevor Francis	44
16	Garry Birtles	64
11	Tony Woodcock	25
7	Ian Bowyer	37
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 (FOR)
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

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
Brighton and Hove Albion	Sat Nov 17, 1979	Home	0-1		Sat Mar 29, 1980	Away	0-1