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[edit]
Goalkeepers[edit]
Defenders[edit]
Midfielders[edit]
Attackers[edit]
League table[edit]
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[edit]
First Division[edit]
FA Charity Shield[edit]
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FA Cup[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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 |