Season archive
1979-80 season
Div 1 (1) — finished 11. Manager: Jimmy Adamson.
Season summary
Division
Div 1 (1)
Position
11
Played
42
W-D-L
13-14-15
Goals
46-50
Points
40
Manager: Jimmy Adamson
Cups: FA Cup: R3 · League Cup: R2 · Europe: UEFA Cup
Squad & statistics
Match results (49)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Bristol City | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Aug 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Aug 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Norwich City | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Aug 79 | League Cup | Home | Arsenal | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Sept 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Sept 79 | League Cup | Away | Arsenal | 0–7 | L |
| 08 Sept 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Sept 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sept 79 | FA Cup | Away | Valletta | 4–0 | W |
| 22 Sept 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Sept 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester City | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Oct 79 | FA Cup | Home | Valletta | 3–0 | W |
| 06 Oct 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Oct 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Oct 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Oct 79 | FA Cup | Away | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Oct 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Southampton | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Nov 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Bristol City | 1–3 | L |
| 07 Nov 79 | FA Cup | Home | Universitatea Craiova | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Nov 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Coventry City | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Nov 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 1–5 | L |
| 17 Nov 79 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Nov 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Aston Villa | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | W |
| 21 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Away | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | L |
| 29 Dec 79 | Football League First Division | Home | Norwich City | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Jan 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Derby County | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Jan 80 | FA Cup | Home | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | L |
| 12 Jan 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Jan 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Feb 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Feb 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester City | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Feb 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | L |
| 08 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Southampton | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 0–3 | L |
| 22 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Coventry City | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Mar 80 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Derby County | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 3–0 | W |
| 12 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Aston Villa | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Apr 80 | Football League First Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | L |
| 03 May 80 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 2–0 | W |