1980-05-12
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Molineux | 21,725 | |
| Hibbitt, Palmer, Richards | Lineups | O'Neill | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 51 | 60 | L | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 58 | L | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 53 | L | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Arsenal | 40 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 50 | D | W | D | D | W | 1980-05-16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 48 | L | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 47 | W | D | W | D | D | 1980-05-16 | Arsenal | H |
| 7 | -1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 46 | L | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 45 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 42 | W | L | D | L | L | 1980-05-19 | Arsenal | H |
| 10 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 41 | L | D | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -4 | 40 | W | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -8 | 40 | W | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 37 | -9 | 40 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -10 | 40 | D | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -10 | 39 | L | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 37 | -10 | 37 | D | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | -23 | 37 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -14 | 36 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 35 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Bristol City | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -29 | 31 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 38 | -20 | 30 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 52 | -35 | 25 | D | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | Roker Park | 47,129 | Largest home & D 2 gate 1979-80 |
| Arnott, Cummins | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Sunderland promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 55 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 54 | W | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -1 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 53 | D | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 53 | W | D | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 49 | W | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 49 | D | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 47 | L | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Cambridge United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 44 | W | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 44 | D | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 43 | L | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | -4 | 43 | L | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Swansea City | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -5 | 43 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 41 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Orient | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 41 | L | D | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -7 | 40 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 34 | -9 | 38 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | 42 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -1 | 37 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -7 | 37 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | -14 | 35 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Fulham | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -32 | 29 | L | L | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 50 | -34 | 27 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 47 | -39 | 22 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
