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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)

# DATE POS   RESULT OPPOSITION COMPETITION
1 11.08.1979 - 1 - 2 Rotherham United (H) League Cup 1 leg 1
2 14.08.1979 - 0 - 3 Rotherham United (A) League Cup 1 leg 2
3 18.08.1979 3 2 - 0 Watford (H) Division Two (old)
4 21.08.1979 4 1 - 1 Cambridge United (A) Division Two (old)
5 25.08.1979 1 4 - 1 Queens Park Rangers (A) Division Two (old)
6 01.09.1979 3 1 - 3 Luton Town (H) Division Two (old)
7 08.09.1979 3 1 - 0 Notts County (H) Division Two (old)
8 15.09.1979 5 2 - 3 Newcastle United (A) Division Two (old)
9 22.09.1979 5 3 - 3 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
10 29.09.1979 3 2 - 0 Swansea City (A) Division Two (old)
11 06.10.1979 4 2 - 2 Shrewsbury Town (A) Division Two (old)
12 10.10.1979 5 2 - 1 Cambridge United (H) Division Two (old)
13 13.10.1979 6 1 - 2 West Ham United (H) Division Two (old)
14 20.10.1979 6 1 - 1 Oldham Athletic (A) Division Two (old)
15 27.10.1979 6 2 - 1 Sunderland (H) Division Two (old)
16 03.11.1979 3 3 - 1 Watford (A) Division Two (old)
17 10.11.1979 5 1 - 1 Burnley (H) Division Two (old)
18 17.11.1979 5 1 - 1 Preston North End (A) Division Two (old)
19 24.11.1979 5 2 - 0 Wrexham (H) Division Two (old)
20 01.12.1979 4 2 - 1 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
21 08.12.1979 3 2 - 2 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
22 15.12.1979 4 0 - 2 Charlton Athletic (A) Division Two (old)
23 21.12.1979 4 0 - 0 Cardiff City (H) Division Two (old)
24 26.12.1979 4 0 - 1 Chelsea (A) Division Two (old)
25 29.12.1979 4 2 - 0 Queens Park Rangers (H) Division Two (old)
26 01.01.1980 4 3 - 0 Bristol Rovers (H) Division Two (old)
27 05.01.1980 - 1 - 1 Harlow Town (H) FA Cup 3
28 08.01.1980 - 0 - 1 Harlow Town (A) FA Cup 3 rep
29 12.01.1980 4 0 - 0 Luton Town (A) Division Two (old)
30 19.01.1980 3 1 - 0 Notts County (A) Division Two (old)
31 02.02.1980 1 1 - 0 Newcastle United (H) Division Two (old)
32 09.02.1980 1 0 - 0 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
33 20.02.1980 1 1 - 1 Swansea City (H) Division Two (old)
34 23.02.1980 1 1 - 3 West Ham United (A) Division Two (old)
35 01.03.1980 4 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic (H) Division Two (old)
36 08.03.1980 3 0 - 0 Sunderland (A) Division Two (old)
37 15.03.1980 3 2 - 0 Shrewsbury Town (H) Division Two (old)
38 22.03.1980 2 2 - 1 Burnley (A) Division Two (old)
39 29.03.1980 3 1 - 2 Preston North End (H) Division Two (old)
40 05.04.1980 4 1 - 0 Chelsea (H) Division Two (old)
41 08.04.1980 4 1 - 0 Cardiff City (A) Division Two (old)
42 12.04.1980 2 2 - 1 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
43 19.04.1980 1 1 - 0 Wrexham (A) Division Two (old)
44 23.04.1980 2 1 - 1 Bristol Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
45 26.04.1980 1 2 - 1 Charlton Athletic (H) Division Two (old)
46 03.05.1980 1 1 - 0 Leyton Orient (A) Division Two (old)

Division Two (old) 1979-80 league table

#   TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1 Leicester City club badge Leicester City 42 21 13 8 58 38 55
2 Sunderland club badge Sunderland 42 21 12 9 69 42 54
3 Birmingham City club badge Birmingham City 42 21 11 10 58 38 53
4 Chelsea club badge Chelsea 42 23 7 12 66 52 53
5 Queens Park Rangers club badge Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 75 53 49
6 Luton Town club badge Luton Town 42 16 17 9 66 45 49
7 West Ham United club badge West Ham United 42 20 7 15 54 43 47
8 Cambridge United club badge Cambridge United 42 14 16 12 61 53 44
9 Newcastle United club badge Newcastle United 42 15 14 13 53 49 44
10 Preston North End club badge Preston North End 42 12 19 11 56 52 43
11 Oldham Athletic club badge Oldham Athletic 42 16 11 15 49 53 43
12 Swansea City club badge Swansea City 42 17 9 16 48 53 43
13 Shrewsbury Town club badge Shrewsbury Town 42 18 5 19 60 53 41
14 Leyton Orient club badge Leyton Orient 42 12 17 13 48 54 41
15 Cardiff City club badge Cardiff City 42 16 8 18 41 48 40
16 Wrexham club badge Wrexham 42 16 6 20 40 49 38
17 Notts County club badge Notts County 42 11 15 16 51 52 37
18 Watford club badge Watford 42 12 13 17 39 46 37
19 Bristol Rovers club badge Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 50 64 35
20 Fulham club badge Fulham 42 11 7 24 42 74 29
21 Burnley club badge Burnley 42 6 15 21 39 73 27
22 Charlton Athletic club badge Charlton Athletic 42 6 10 26 39 78 22
League Performance 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Game No Points 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Position 1 5 10 15 20 22 Position Points
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)

NAME APPS GOALS  
Dave Buchanan - (2) -
Pat Byrne 24 (2) 1
Everton Carr 1 -
Mick Duffy - (1) -
Paul Edmunds 7 2
Mark Goodwin 21 (11) 4
Martin Henderson 36 (4) 6
Eddie Kelly 38 2
Alan Lee 3 -
Gary Lineker 17 (3) 3
Larry May 46 4
John O'Neill 35 -
Andy Peake 24 (1) 3
Dennis Rofe 29 3
Geoff Scott 11 -
Bobby Smith 39 12
Gregor Stevens 6 -
Derek Strickland 4 (3) 2
Mark Wallington 46 -
Peter Welsh 9 (2) -
Tommy Williams 44 1
Ian Wilson 20 (6) 2
Alan Young 46 15

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
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