Season stats for the 1979-80 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 1st |
FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3rd round |
League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1st round |
All matches | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 60 | 45 |
All matches (46)
Division Two (old) 1979-80 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 55 | |
2 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 | 54 | |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 38 | 53 | |
4 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 52 | 53 | |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 49 | |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 49 | |
7 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 47 | |
8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 44 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 | 44 | |
10 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 43 | |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 43 | |
12 | Swansea City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 53 | 43 | |
13 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 | 41 | |
14 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 41 | |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 48 | 40 | |
16 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 38 | |
17 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 | 37 | |
18 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 46 | 37 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 35 | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 74 | 29 | |
21 | Burnley | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 73 | 27 | |
22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 22 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Byrne | Shelbourne | Unknown | July 1979 | |
Derek Strickland | Rangers | Unknown | September 1979 | |
Geoff Scott | Stoke City | Unknown | February 1980 | |
Kevin MacDonald | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Unknown | May 1980 | |
Norman Leet | Shepshed Charterhouse | Unknown | June 1980 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Reed | Released | Free | July 1979 | |
John Ridley | Chesterfield | Unknown | August 1979 | |
Kevin Farmer | Northampton Town | Free | August 1979 | |
Gregor Stevens | Rangers | £125,000 | September 1979 | |
Billy Hughes | Carlisle United | On loan | September 1979 | |
Dennis Rofe | Chelsea | £250,000 | February 1980 | |
Billy Hughes | San Jose Earthquakes | Unknown | April 1980 |
Squad (23)
Largest victories
3 - 0 01.01.1980 vs Bristol Rovers | |
4 - 1 25.08.1979 vs Queens Park Rangers | |
2 - 0 15.03.1980 vs Shrewsbury Town | |
2 - 0 29.12.1979 vs Queens Park Rangers | |
2 - 0 24.11.1979 vs Wrexham |
Largest defeats
0 - 3 14.08.1979 vs Rotherham United | |
1 - 3 01.09.1979 vs Luton Town | |
0 - 2 15.12.1979 vs Charlton Athletic | |
1 - 3 23.02.1980 vs West Ham United | |
1 - 2 11.08.1979 vs Rotherham United |
Largest crowds
26,075 12.04.1980 vs Birmingham City | |
25,826 05.04.1980 vs Chelsea | |
23,875 26.04.1980 vs Charlton Athletic | |
22,549 02.02.1980 vs Newcastle United | |
22,472 13.10.1979 vs West Ham United |