1979–80 Liverpool F.C. season
1979–80 season | ||||
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Manager | Bob Paisley | |||
First Division | Champions | |||
European Cup | First round | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
FA Charity Shield | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: David Johnson (21) All: David Johnson (27) | |||
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The 1979–80 season was Liverpool Football Club's 88th season in existence and their 18th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won its 12th league title, and its second in successive seasons. David Johnson was the top scorer while Kenny Dalglish, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson were regularly starting in the side. In the European Cup, there was an early disappointment with a loss to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round. Liverpool went on to lose in the semi-finals of the FA Cup to the eventual runners-up, Arsenal, after a four-game marathon. They also lost in the semi-finals of the Football League Cup to the eventual runners-up, Nottingham Forest, who lost in the final to Wolverhampton Wanderers, a side captained by former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes, who left Liverpool before the start of the league season.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Jimmy Case
Steve Heighway
Sammy Lee
Ray Kennedy
Terry McDermott
Kevin Sheedy
Graeme Souness
Attackers
David Fairclough
Kenny Dalglish
Howard Gayle
David Johnson
Frank McGarvey
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 60 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
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 | Qualification for the European Cup first round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1979–80 European Cup winners.
Results
First Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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21-Aug-79 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 45,900 | Report | Report | |
25-Aug-79 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 48,021 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-79 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 21,402 | Report | Report |
08-Sep-79 | Coventry City | H | 4–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,926 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-79 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | McDermott ![]() | 39,779 | Report | Report |
22-Sep-79 | Norwich City | H | 0–0 | 44,120 | Report | Report | |
29-Sep-79 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 28,262 | Report | Report | |
06-Oct-79 | Bristol City | H | 4–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 38,213 | Report | Report |
09-Oct-79 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 25,571 | Report | Report |
13-Oct-79 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | Hunter o.g. ![]() ![]() | 25,310 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-79 | Everton | H | 2–2 | Lyons o.g. ![]() ![]() | 52,201 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-79 | Manchester City | A | 4–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 48,128 | Report | Report |
03-Nov-79 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 49,541 | Report | Report |
10-Nov-79 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 4–1 | R Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() | 29,682 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-79 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | McDermott ![]() | 51,092 | Report | Report |
24-Nov-79 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 55,561 | Report | Report | |
01-Dec-79 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | McDermott ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,885 | Report | Report |
08-Dec-79 | Aston Villa | A | 3–1 | R Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() | 41,160 | Report | Report |
15-Dec-79 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–0 | Case ![]() ![]() ![]() | 42,898 | Report | Report |
22-Dec-79 | Derby County | A | 3–1 | Davies o.g. ![]() ![]() ![]() | 24,945 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-79 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | Hansen ![]() ![]() | 51,073 | Report | Report |
29-Dec-79 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–0 | Johnson ![]() | 34,915 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-80 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | McDermott ![]() | 44,655 | Report | Report |
19-Jan-80 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 31,578 | Report | Report | |
09-Feb-80 | Norwich City | A | 5–3 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() ![]() | 25,624 | Report | Report |
19-Feb-80 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | McDermott ![]() ![]() | 45,093 | Report | Report |
23-Feb-80 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | Fairclough ![]() | 47,566 | Report | Report |
26-Feb-80 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 36,693 | Report | Report | |
01-Mar-80 | Everton | A | 2–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 53,013 | Report | Report |
11-Mar-80 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | Caton o.g. ![]() ![]() | 40,443 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-80 | Bristol City | A | 3–1 | R Kennedy ![]() ![]() | 27,187 | Report | Report |
19-Mar-80 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 37,008 | Report | Report |
22-Mar-80 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Hansen ![]() | 42,747 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-80 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 32,114 | Report | Report | |
01-Apr-80 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Dalglish ![]() | 36,415 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-80 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Dalglish ![]() | 57,342 | Report | Report |
08-Apr-80 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | Irwin ![]() ![]() ![]() | 40,932 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-80 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 46,878 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-80 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 32,000 | Report | Report |
26-Apr-80 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 45,583 | Report | Report | |
03-May-80 | Aston Villa | H | 4–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 51,541 | Report | Report |
06-May-80 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–1 | 24,458 | Report | Report |
FA Charity Shield
Liverpool | 3–1 | Arsenal |
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McDermott ![]() ![]() Dalglish ![]() | Report | Sunderland ![]() |
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FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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05-Jan-80 | Grimsby Town | H | 5–0 | Souness ![]() ![]() ![]() | 49,706 | Report | Report |
26-Jan-80 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 33,277 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-80 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Fairclough ![]() | 43,769 | Report | Report |
08-Mar-80 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | McDermott ![]() | 48,033 | Report | Report |
12-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 0–0 | 50,174 | Report | Report | |
16-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 1–1 | Fairclough ![]() | 40,679 | Report | Report |
28-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 42,975 | Report | Report |
01-May-80 | Arsenal | N | 0–1 | 35,335 | Report | Report |
League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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29-Aug-79 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–0 | 16,759 | Report | Report | |
04-Sep-79 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 4–0 | Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 24,785 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-79 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() ![]() | 20,960 | Report | Report |
30-Oct-79 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Fairclough ![]() | 21,019 | Report | Report |
05-Dec-79 | Norwich City | A | 3–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 23,000 | Report | Report |
22-Jan-80 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 32,234 | Report | Report | |
12-Feb-80 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | Fairclough ![]() | 50,880 | Report | Report |
European Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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19-Sep-79 | Dinamo Tbilisi | H | 2–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 35,720 | Report | Report |
03-Oct-79 | Dinamo Tbilisi | A | 0–3 | 80,000 | Report | Report |
References
- LFC History.net – Games for the 1979–80 season
- Liverweb - Games for the 1979-80 season