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 11', 58' McDermott 52' | 48,021 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-79 | Southampton | A | 2–3 | Johnson 16' Irwin 74' | 21,402 | Report | Report |
08-Sep-79 | Coventry City | H | 4–0 | Johnson 27', 90' Case 58' Dalglish 62' | 39,926 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-79 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | McDermott 81' | 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 3' Dalglish 30' R Kennedy 34' McDermott 80' | 38,213 | Report | Report |
09-Oct-79 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Dalglish 80' | 25,571 | Report | Report |
13-Oct-79 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | Hunter o.g. 18' Johnson 54' | 25,310 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-79 | Everton | H | 2–2 | Lyons o.g. 8' R Kennedy 55' | 52,201 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-79 | Manchester City | A | 4–0 | Johnson 12' Dalglish 31', 67' R Kennedy 86' | 48,128 | Report | Report |
03-Nov-79 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | Dalglish 4', 52' R Kennedy 67' | 49,541 | Report | Report |
10-Nov-79 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 4–1 | R Kennedy 19' Dalglish 65', 83' Johnson 67' | 29,682 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-79 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | McDermott 34', 69' | 51,092 | Report | Report |
24-Nov-79 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 55,561 | Report | Report | |
01-Dec-79 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | McDermott 5' Hansen 13' Johnson 73' R Kennedy 84' | 39,885 | Report | Report |
08-Dec-79 | Aston Villa | A | 3–1 | R Kennedy 55' Hansen 60' McDermott 74' | 41,160 | Report | Report |
15-Dec-79 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–0 | Case 44' Dalglish 48' McDermott 67' | 42,898 | Report | Report |
22-Dec-79 | Derby County | A | 3–1 | Davies o.g. 16' McDermott 53 Pen' Johnson 55' | 24,945 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-79 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | Hansen 15' Johnson 85' | 51,073 | Report | Report |
29-Dec-79 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–0 | Johnson 24', 44' | 34,915 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-80 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | McDermott 60 Pen' | 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 4', 18', 75' Dalglish 88' Case 89' | 25,624 | Report | Report |
19-Feb-80 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | McDermott 80' R Kennedy 84' | 45,093 | Report | Report |
23-Feb-80 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | Fairclough 8' | 47,566 | Report | Report |
26-Feb-80 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 36,693 | Report | Report | |
01-Mar-80 | Everton | A | 2–1 | Johnson 19' Neal 31 Pen' | 53,013 | Report | Report |
11-Mar-80 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | Caton o.g. 56' Souness 83' | 40,443 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-80 | Bristol City | A | 3–1 | R Kennedy 5' Dalglish 55', 89' | 27,187 | Report | Report |
19-Mar-80 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | Johnson 33', 80' A Kennedy 60' | 37,008 | Report | Report |
22-Mar-80 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Hansen 70' | 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 34' | 36,415 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-80 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Dalglish 14' | 57,342 | Report | Report |
08-Apr-80 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | Irwin 20' Johnson 50' Osgood o.g. 83' | 40,932 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-80 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Dalglish 12' | 46,878 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-80 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | Johnson 34' Fairclough 60' | 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 3', 72' Cohen 50' Blake o.g. 78' | 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 38' 65' Dalglish 63' | Report | Sunderland 88' |
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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 19' Johnson 42', 65', 74' Case 87' | 49,706 | Report | Report |
26-Jan-80 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–0 | Dalglish 31' McDermott 71 Pen' | 33,277 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-80 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Fairclough 64', 81' | 43,769 | Report | Report |
08-Mar-80 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | McDermott 38' | 48,033 | Report | Report |
12-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 0–0 | 50,174 | Report | Report | |
16-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 1–1 | Fairclough 51' | 40,679 | Report | Report |
28-Apr-80 | Arsenal | N | 1–1 | Dalglish 90' | 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 46' Dalglish 49', 75' Fairclough 83' | 24,785 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-79 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | Fairclough 10' Dalglish 34' McDermott 80' | 20,960 | Report | Report |
30-Oct-79 | Exeter City | H | 2–0 | Fairclough 60', 90' | 21,019 | Report | Report |
05-Dec-79 | Norwich City | A | 3–1 | Johnson 11', 31' Dalglish 37' | 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 89' (semi-final, second leg) | 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 19' Case 44' | 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