First Division 1979/80

Liverpool won the 1979/80 First Division with 60 points, 2 points ahead of Manchester United. Bristol City, Derby County and Bolton Wanderers were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,159 goals, 2.51 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,159

Goals

2.51

Goals a game

49%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	25	10	7	81	30	+51	60
2	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	24	10	8	65	35	+30	58
3	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	+29	53
4	ArsenalArsenal	42	18	16	8	52	36	+16	52
5	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	+20	48
6	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	19	9	14	58	47	+11	47
7	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	+1	46
8	SouthamptonSouthampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	+12	45
9	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	+6	44
10	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	11	19	12	54	50	+4	41
11	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	-4	40
12	Norwich CityNorwich	42	13	14	15	58	66	-8	40
13	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	-9	40
14	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	15	10	17	52	62	-10	40
15	Coventry CityCoventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	-10	39
16	Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton	42	11	15	16	47	57	-10	37
17	Manchester CityMan City	42	12	13	17	43	66	-23	37
18	Stoke CityStoke	42	13	10	19	44	58	-14	36
19	EvertonEverton	42	9	17	16	43	51	-8	35
20	Bristol CityBristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	-29	31
21	Derby CountyDerby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	-20	30
22	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	5	15	22	38	73	-35	25

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The 1979/80 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Mon 19 May 1980

Liverpool

Man United

Ipswich Town

Arsenal

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1979/80 · Mon 19 May 1980

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The 1979/80 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

4 1 2

6 16 7 2 1

16 24 18 9 2 3

22 56 37 26 12 2

57 49 40 28 16 2 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1979/80 had happened before.

Biggest wins

March 1, 1980Ipswich Town 6–0 Man United6-goal home win

November 24, 1979Man United 5–0 Norwich5-goal home win

May 19, 1980Middlesbrough 5–0 Arsenal5-goal home win

September 1, 1979West Brom 1–5 Nott'm Forest4-goal away win

November 13, 1979Everton 5–1 Leeds United4-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

February 9, 1980Norwich 3–5 Liverpool8 goals

March 18, 1980West Brom 4–4 Bolton8 goals

September 15, 1979Southampton 5–2 Tottenham7 goals

October 20, 1979Nott'm Forest 5–2 Bolton7 goals

April 29, 1980Southampton 5–2 Bristol City7 goals

Most common results

#10–0 draw57 · 12%

#21–1 draw56 · 12%

#31–0 home win49 · 11%

#42–0 home win40 · 9%

#52–1 home win37 · 8%

How 1979/80 compares

At 2.51 goals a game, 1979/80 was the 5th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 49% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 22% away wins.

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