1979-12-18
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Chester | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | D 3 | Sealand Road | 4,561 | |
| Raynor (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Torquay United | 3 | 3 | Swindon Town | D 3 | Plainmoor | 5,900 | |
| Sermanni, Cooper, Lawrence | Lineups | Mayes, Tucker, Rowland | ||||||
| D 3 | Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | D 4 | Plough Lane | 10,850 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| FA Cup Round 2 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 4 | Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Walsall | D 4 | The Shay | 3,641 | aet |
| Harris | Lineups | Buckley | ||||||
| IsL | Harlow Town | 1 | 0 | Southend United | D 3 | Hammarskjold Road | 5,000 | |
| Mann | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Millwall | 3 | 2 | Croydon | IsL | The Den, New Cross | 4,631 | aet |
| O'Callaghan, Towner (p), Mitchell | Lineups | Constanble 2 (1p) | ||||||
| D 4 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | D 4 | Spotland | 2,706 | |
| Hilditch 2 | Lineups | Beamish | ||||||
| D 4 | York City | 0 | 2 | Bury | D 3 | Bootham Crescent | 4,932 | |
| Lineups | Hilton, Madden | |||||||
| League Cup Round 5 Replay 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | D 3 | Baseball Ground, Derby | 16,475 | |
| Hibbitt (p), Richards | Lineups | |||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | Loftus Road | 26,598 | Largest home gate 1979-80 |
| Allen 2 | Lineups | Langley, Bumstead | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 28 | D | W | L | W | W | 1979-12-26 | Leicester City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Newcastle United | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | W | D | W | W | D | 1979-12-22 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 25 | D | L | D | L | W | 1979-12-29 | Leicester City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Luton Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 25 | L | D | W | L | D | 1979-12-21 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 25 | L | D | W | W | D | 1979-12-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 6 | -1 | Birmingham City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 25 | W | D | L | W | L | 1979-12-21 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 7 | 0 | Sunderland | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 22 | D | W | L | W | W | 1979-12-21 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 22 | W | D | W | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Burnley | A |
| 9 | 0 | West Ham United | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 22 | L | W | L | W | W | 1979-12-21 | Cambridge United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 | W | D | L | D | D | 1979-12-21 | Watford | H |
| 11 | 0 | Swansea City | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 20 | L | W | L | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Orient | H |
| 12 | 0 | Orient | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 20 | W | D | W | D | D | 1979-12-21 | Swansea City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Notts County | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 19 | L | D | L | L | L | 1979-12-22 | Newcastle United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cardiff City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 18 | L | L | W | L | D | 1979-12-21 | Leicester City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 17 | W | D | W | L | W | 1979-12-21 | West Ham United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 16 | L | W | L | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Birmingham City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 16 | D | L | W | D | W | 1979-12-21 | Preston North End | A |
| 18 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -14 | 16 | W | L | W | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Luton Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 15 | W | L | L | W | L | 1979-12-21 | Sunderland | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -7 | 15 | W | L | D | L | D | 1979-12-26 | Swansea City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 15 | L | W | L | D | W | 1979-12-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 12 | L | W | D | W | D | 1979-12-21 | Wrexham | H |
