1980-03-03
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | Goldstone Ground | 23,077 | |
| Clarke | Lineups | Evans | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 38 | 42 | W | L | D | W | W | 1980-03-11 | Manchester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 40 | L | W | W | D | L | 1980-03-12 | Everton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 37 | W | D | W | W | D | 1980-03-11 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 36 | W | W | W | W | L | 1980-03-11 | Bristol City | H |
| 5 | 1 | Aston Villa | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 35 | D | W | D | W | L | 1980-03-10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Southampton | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 34 | D | L | D | W | D | 1980-03-08 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 32 | L | W | L | D | D | 1980-03-11 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 8 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 32 | W | D | L | D | W | 1980-03-11 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 32 | L | W | W | W | D | 1980-03-10 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -1 | 32 | W | D | L | L | L | 1980-03-08 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -4 | 31 | W | W | L | L | D | 1980-03-11 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 12 | 0 | Norwich City | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 30 | D | D | L | L | W | 1980-03-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Coventry City | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -3 | 30 | D | L | W | D | W | 1980-03-08 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 30 | L | D | D | D | L | 1980-03-08 | Southampton | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -1 | 27 | D | L | D | W | W | 1980-03-08 | Coventry City | A |
| 16 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -9 | 27 | D | D | D | D | L | 1980-03-08 | Norwich City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Manchester City | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -19 | 27 | D | D | L | D | D | 1980-03-11 | Liverpool | A |
| 18 | -1 | Stoke City | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 26 | L | W | D | W | W | 1980-03-08 | Derby County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 24 | L | D | L | L | D | 1980-03-12 | Manchester United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bristol City | 31 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -25 | 21 | L | L | W | D | L | 1980-03-11 | Arsenal | A |
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 31 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 19 | L | W | D | L | L | 1980-03-08 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 37 | -29 | 14 | W | L | L | D | L | 1980-03-08 | Crystal Palace | A |
