1979–80 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1979–80 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupFirst round
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson (21)
All: David Johnson (27)

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 2-4 loss on aggregate to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round.[1] 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

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup Charity Sheild League Cup European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF  ENG Jimmy Case 52 5 37+0 3 5+0 1 1+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 1
GK  ENG Ray Clemence 59 0 41+0 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ISR Avi Cohen 5 1 3+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  SCO Kenny Dalglish 60 23 42+0 16 8+0 2 1+0 1 7+0 4 2+0 0
FW  ENG David Fairclough 26 13 9+5 5 1+4 3 0+0 0 2+3 5 0+2 0
DF  SCO Alan Hansen 53 4 38+0 4 8+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF  IRL Steve Heighway 11 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
DF  ENG Colin Irwin 14 2 7+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG David Johnson 54 27 37+0 21 8+0 3 1+0 0 6+0 2 2+0 1
DF  ENG Alan Kennedy 51 1 37+0 1 5+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Ray Kennedy 56 9 40+0 9 8+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Sammy Lee 11 0 6+1 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Terry McDermott 53 16 37+0 11 6+0 2 1+0 2 7+0 1 2+0 0
DF  ENG Phil Neal 60 1 42+0 1 8+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
GK  ENG Steve Ogrizovic 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  SCO Graeme Souness 59 2 41+0 1 8+0 1 1+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Phil Thompson 60 1 42+0 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 1 2+0 0

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1979–80 European Cup winners.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1979–80 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
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

Main article: 1979 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool3–1Arsenal
McDermott 38' 65'
Dalglish 63'		 Report Sunderland 88'
Attendance: 92,000
Liverpool
Arsenal
Liverpool:
GK 1 Ray Clemence
DF 2 Phil Neal
DF 3 Alan Kennedy
DF 4 Phil Thompson
MF 5 Ray Kennedy
DF 6 Alan Hansen
FW 7 Kenny Dalglish
MF 8 Jimmy Case
FW 9 David Johnson
MF 10 Terry McDermott
MF 11 Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF 12 Steve Heighway
MF 13 Sammy Lee
DF 14 Avi Cohen
FW 15 David Fairclough
GK 16 Steve Ogrizovic
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Arsenal
GK 1 Pat Jennings
DF 2 Pat Rice
DF 3 Sammy Nelson
MF 4 Brian Talbot
DF 5 David O'Leary
DF 6 Steve Walford
MF 7 Liam Brady
FW 8 Alan Sunderland
FW 9 Frank Stapleton
MF 10 David Price
MF 11 Graham Rix
Substitutes:
DF Willie Young
MF John Hollins
Manager:
Terry Neill

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

FA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
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

Main article: 1979–80 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
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

Main article: 1979–80 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
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

  1. ^ McCracken, Craig (7 September 2015). "How Dinamo Tbilisi enthralled British football fans in the midst of the Cold War". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.