SEASON: 1979-80
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- 5th 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)
- Competitive Games:
- 65
- Competitive Goals:
- 101
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 48 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 57.1%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup
Super Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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 |
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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 32,266
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 21,242
- Average League Attendance:
- 26,330
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 33,277
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 21,974
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 26
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 7
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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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
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 05, 1980 | Leeds United | 3 | A | 4-1 | Win | - | 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 |
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Wed Aug 29, 1979 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Lloyd (?) | ||
Wed Sep 05, 1979 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | H | 6-1 | Win | - | 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 | - | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tue May 06, 1980 | Notts County | Final | A | 2-1 | Win | - | O'Hare (?), Robertson (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Jul 30, 1979 | Holsterbro BK | Denmark | A | 5-1 | Win | - | O'Neill (?, ?, ?), Robertson (? pen), Burns (?) |
Wed Aug 01, 1979 | Bayern Munich | Germany | A | 0-5 | Loss | - | |
Thu Aug 09, 1979 | Botafogo | Brazil | N | 2-1 | Win | - | Birtles (48), Woodcock (90) |
Fri Aug 10, 1979 | Dynamo Bucharest | Romania | N | 2-1 | Win | - | Robertson (39, 73 pen) |
Tue Aug 14, 1979 | Montpelier | France | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Robertson (?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Nov 27, 1979 | Cairo XI | Egypt | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?) |
Tue Dec 18, 1979 | Cologne | Germany | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Lloyd (?) |
Tue Jan 08, 1980 | Gravesend and Northfleet | England | A | 6-1 | Win | - | Birtles (?, ?), Francis (?), Robertson (?), Mills (?, ?) |
Fri Apr 11, 1980 | Emirates SC | UAE | A | 4-1 | Win | - | Needham (?), Francis (?, ?, ?) |
Sun Apr 13, 1980 | Murrahaq SC | Bahrain | A | 8-2 | Win | - | Needham (?), Francis (?, ?), Birtles (?, ?), Anderson (?), Robertson (?), ? (? OG) |
Sat May 10, 1980 | Stade Brestois | France | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | McGovern (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Nov 12, 1979 | Plymouth Argyle | England | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Francis (?), Woodcock (?) |
Wed Apr 16, 1980 | Lincoln City | England | A | 1-2 | Loss | - | O'Hare (?) |
Fri May 16, 1980 | Leicester City | England | H | 0-0 | Draw | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) | Out (4) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Charlie George | Loan In | Apr 18, 1979 | Colin Barrett | Sold | Aug 18, 1979 | Asa Hartford | Bought | £385,000 | Aug 25, 1979 | Asa Hartford | Sold | £308,000 | 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) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Jimmy Montgomery | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | Peter Shilton | 65 | 33 | 14 | 18 | ||||||||
D | Larry Lloyd | 64 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | Player Of The Year | |||||
D | Viv Anderson | 63 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
M | Asa Hartford | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Brynn Gunn | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
M | Colin Barrett | ||||||||||||
M | Frank Gray | 64 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
M | Kenny Burns | 54 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
F | Charlie George | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | David Needham | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
F | Garry Birtles | 64 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | |||||
F | Gary Mills | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
F | Ian Bowyer | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
F | John McGovern | 61 | 31 | 13 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
F | John O'Hare | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
F | John Robertson | 65 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
F | Martin O'Neill | 47 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||
F | Stan Bowles | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
F | Stuart Gray | ||||||||||||
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 | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
19 | 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 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1979-80
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Coventry City | Sat Aug 25, 1979 | H | 4-1 | Sat Dec 29, 1979 | A | 3-0 |
Ipswich Town | Sat Aug 18, 1979 | A | 1-0 | Sat Nov 03, 1979 | H | 2-0 |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 01, 1979 | A | 5-1 | Sat Jan 12, 1980 | H | 3-1 |