1979-12-19
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| FA Cup Round 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IsL | Chesham United | 1 | 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | SL | The Meadow | 3,052 | |
| Woolfrey | Lineups | Doherty (p) | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | Coventry City | Villa Park | 24,446 | |
| Donovan, Little 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 28 | W | W | W | D | W | 1979-12-22 | Derby County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 28 | W | D | W | W | D | 1979-12-22 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 3 | 0 | Arsenal | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 23 | D | W | D | D | W | 1979-12-21 | Norwich City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 23 | L | W | L | D | D | 1979-12-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 5 | 3 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 23 | W | W | L | D | D | 1979-12-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 6 | -1 | Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 22 | W | D | D | L | W | 1979-12-21 | Arsenal | A |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 22 | L | W | W | D | L | 1979-12-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | -1 | Southampton | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 21 | W | W | W | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Bristol City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 21 | L | W | L | D | L | 1979-12-21 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 20 | L | D | L | L | L | 1979-12-22 | Manchester United | A |
| 11 | 1 | Leeds United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 20 | W | D | W | D | W | 1979-12-21 | Stoke City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Coventry City | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -5 | 20 | L | L | L | W | D | 1979-12-26 | Derby County | A |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 19 | L | L | D | W | W | 1979-12-21 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Manchester City | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 19 | W | L | L | L | W | 1979-12-22 | Everton | A |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 18 | D | L | D | D | L | 1979-12-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 18 | L | W | D | D | L | 1979-12-22 | Manchester City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -4 | 18 | W | W | L | W | W | 1979-12-21 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 18 | 0 | Stoke City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 18 | D | W | L | W | L | 1979-12-21 | Leeds United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bristol City | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 17 | L | L | D | W | L | 1979-12-21 | Southampton | H |
| 20 | 0 | Derby County | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -9 | 15 | L | D | L | W | L | 1979-12-22 | Liverpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 13 | D | L | W | D | W | 1979-12-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -20 | 10 | L | L | D | L | L | 1979-12-21 | Middlesbrough | A |
