Bristol City have joined Derby County and Bolton Wanderers in the relegation zone. Crystal Palace have fallen to ninth place. Southampton and Arsenal lead the chasing group, but are eight points behind the leaders. ģ1 December 1979: The decade ends with Liverpool narrowly ahead of Manchester United at the top of the First Division, having won the clash between the two on Boxing Day. Ģ6 December 1979: The Steel City derby in the Third Division sees Sheffield Wednesday beat Sheffield United 4–0, attracting a crowd of nearly 50,000. Bolton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ipswich Town occupy the relegation zone. Crystal Palace remain in contention, two points behind the leaders, and Middlesbrough have joined the chasing pack. ģ0 November 1979: November ends with Manchester United still top of the First Division, one point ahead of Liverpool. Ģ4 November 1979: Joe Jordan's brace helps Manchester United put five past Norwich without reply, struggling Ipswich Town turn over Southampton while Derby are the victors in the East Midlands derby, beating Forest 4–1. Brighton & Hove Albion now occupy bottom place behind Derby County, while Bolton Wanderers have dropped into the relegation zone. Crystal Palace's unbeaten start to the season ends with a 3–1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.ģ1 October 1979: Manchester United end October as First Division leaders, one point ahead of Nottingham Forest, with Liverpool, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur a further two points adrift. ġ3 October 1979: Kazimierz Deyna scores the only goal as Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest, knocking the Midlands club into second place, behind Manchester United. ģ October 1979: Liverpool are knocked out of the European Cup 4–2 on aggregate by Dinamo Tbilisi. Derby County, champions in 19, are bottom of the table, joined in the relegation zone by Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur. After losing twice this month, Liverpool occupy ninth place. ģ0 September 1979: September ends with newly promoted Crystal Palace, unbeaten after eight games, topping the First Division on goal difference from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Ĩ September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost £1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray. In the League Cup second round, braces for Ian Bowyer and John Robertson contribute to Nottingham Forest firing six past Blackburn Rovers. ĥ September 1979: Manchester City sign midfielder Steve Daley from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a national record fee of £1,437,500. At the bottom, Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion have yet to gain a point. Middlesbrough are one point behind the leaders. ģ1 August 1979: The first month of the season ends with Norwich City, who have never even finished in the top five of the First Division, leading the League alongside 1978 champions Nottingham Forest, after both teams win their first three matches. The first round of fixtures in the inaugural season of the Alliance Premier League, now the National League, takes place. The 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive football in England.ġ1 August 1979: League champions Liverpool defeat FA Cup holders Arsenal 3–1 at Wembley Stadium to win the Charity Shield.ġ8 August 1979: Arsenal move straight to the top of the First Division table with a 4–0 away win against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion on the first day of the League season. JSTOR ( May 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "1979–80 in English football" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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