Seasons · Division One · Season 60

1979/80

Finished 11th · Manager Jimmy Adamson

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The season · Record

Played: 49
Won: 15
Drawn: 15
Lost: 19
For: 55
Against: 66
Points: 40

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Valletta
Biggest defeat: 0–7; v Arsenal
Clean sheets: 18
Top scorer: Hird; 8 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 25,016

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1979/80
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	25	10	7	81	30	+51	60
2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	+30	58
3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	+29	53
4	Arsenal	42	18	16	8	52	36	+16	52
5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	+20	48
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	58	47	+11	47
7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	+1	46
8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	+12	45
9	Middlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	+6	44
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	+4	41
11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	-4	40
12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	-8	40
13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	-9	40
14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	-10	40
15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	-10	39
16	Brighton and Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	-10	37
17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	-23	37
18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	-14	36
19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	-8	35
20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	-29	31
21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	-20	30
22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	-35	25

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1979/80
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Aug	A	Bristol City	2–2	22,845	Drew 2–2 v Bristol City
22 Aug	H	Everton	2–0	30,000	Won 2–0 v Everton
25 Aug	A	Norwich City	1–2	18,444	Lost 1–2 v Norwich City
1 Sep	H	Arsenal	1–1	23,245	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
8 Sep	A	Nottingham Forest	0–0	26,914	Drew 0–0 v Nottingham Forest
15 Sep	H	Liverpool	1–1	39,779	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
22 Sep	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	21,724	Drew 1–1 v Bolton Wanderers
29 Sep	H	Manchester City	1–2	29,592	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
6 Oct	H	Ipswich Town	2–1	19,342	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
13 Oct	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	27,002	Drew 0–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
20 Oct	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	25,203	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
27 Oct	A	Southampton	2–1	23,259	Won 2–1 v Southampton
3 Nov	H	Bristol City	1–3	17,376	Lost 1–3 v Bristol City
10 Nov	A	Coventry City	0–3	19,402	Lost 0–3 v Coventry City
13 Nov	A	Everton	1–5	23,000	Lost 1–5 v Everton
17 Nov	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	17,481	Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
24 Nov	A	Aston Villa	0–0	29,736	Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
1 Dec	H	Crystal Palace	1–0	21,330	Won 1–0 v Crystal Palace
8 Dec	A	Manchester United	1–1	57,478	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
15 Dec	H	Wolves	3–0	21,227	Won 3–0 v Wolves
21 Dec	A	Stoke City	2–0	16,878	Won 2–0 v Stoke City
26 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	1–3	23,259	Lost 1–3 v Middlesbrough
29 Dec	H	Norwich City	2–2	23,493	Drew 2–2 v Norwich City
1 Jan	H	Derby County	1–0	24,271	Won 1–0 v Derby County
12 Jan	A	Arsenal	1–0	32,799	Won 1–0 v Arsenal
19 Jan	H	Nottingham Forest	1–2	29,816	Lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest
9 Feb	H	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	16,428	Drew 2–2 v Bolton Wanderers
16 Feb	A	Manchester City	1–1	34,392	Drew 1–1 v Manchester City
23 Feb	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	17,216	Drew 1–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
1 Mar	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	35,331	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
8 Mar	H	Southampton	2–0	21,169	Won 2–0 v Southampton
14 Mar	A	Ipswich Town	0–1	23,140	Lost 0–1 v Ipswich Town
19 Mar	A	Liverpool	0–3	37,008	Lost 0–3 v Liverpool
22 Mar	H	Coventry City	0–0	16,967	Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
29 Mar	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	18,898	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Apr	H	Middlesbrough	2–0	17,906	Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
5 Apr	A	Derby County	0–2	22,745	Lost 0–2 v Derby County
8 Apr	H	Stoke City	3–0	15,541	Won 3–0 v Stoke City
12 Apr	A	Crystal Palace	0–1	25,318	Lost 0–1 v Crystal Palace
19 Apr	H	Aston Villa	0–0	15,840	Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
26 Apr	A	Wolves	1–3	22,746	Lost 1–3 v Wolves
3 May	H	Manchester United	2–0	39,625	Won 2–0 v Manchester United

UEFA Cup · 4 played

UEFA Cup fixtures, 1979/80
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Sep	A	Valletta	4–0	18,000	Won 4–0 v Valletta
3 Oct	H	Valletta	3–0	13,682	Won 3–0 v Valletta
24 Oct	A	Universitatea Craiova	0–2	40,000	Lost 0–2 v Universitatea Craiova
7 Nov	H	Universitatea Craiova	0–2	14,438	Lost 0–2 v Universitatea Craiova

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1979/80
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
29 Aug	H	Arsenal	1–1	23,421	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
4 Sep	A	Arsenal	0–7	35,129	Lost 0–7 v Arsenal

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1979/80
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
5 Jan	H	Nottingham Forest	1–4	35,945	Lost 1–4 v Nottingham Forest