1979–80 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
197980 season
Manager Bob Paisley
First Division 1st
European Cup 1st Round
FA Cup Semi Final
League Cup Semi Final
FA Charity Shield Winners
Top goalscorer League: David Johnson (21)
All: David Johnson (27)

Liverpool F.C. won its 12th league title, and its second in successive seasons. David Johnson was the top scorer and Kenny Dalglish, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson were constants in the side. In the European Cup, there was an early disappointment with a loss to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round. 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 a Wolverhampton Wanderers team captained by former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes, who left Liverpool before the start of the league season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Liverpool 421560468104735228130+5160
2 Manchester United 42173143877722276535+3058
3 Ipswich Town 421443431385825266839+2953
4 Arsenal 4281032412106528245236+1652
5 Nottingham Forest 4216414411441319326343+2048
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 429662920103829275847+1147
7 Aston Villa 421155292259722285150+146
8 Southampton 4214255324471012296553+1245
9 Middlesbrough 4211733114551119305044+644
10 West Bromwich Albion 429843723211817275450+441
11 Leeds United 4210743017371116334650–440
12 Norwich City 4210833830361220365866–840
13 Crystal Palace 429932613371115374150–940
14 Tottenham Hotspur 4211553022451222405262–1040
15 Coventry City 4212273424451222425666–1039
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 428852520371122374757–1037
17 Manchester City 428852825451215414366–2337
18 Stoke City 429482726461117324458–1436
19 Everton 427772825210915264351–835
20 Bristol City 426692230371115363766–2931
21 Derby County 429483629241511384767–2030
22 Bolton Wanderers 4251151921041719523873–3525

Results

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 Own Goal  18' Johnson  54' 25,310 Report Report
20-Oct-79 Everton H 2–2 Own Goal  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 Own Goal  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 A 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 Own Goal  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' Own Goal  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' Own Goal  78' 51,541 Report Report
06-May-80 Middlesbrough A 0–1 24,458 Report Report

FA Charity Shield

11 August 1979
Liverpool 31 Arsenal
McDermott 38'  65'
Dalglish  63'
Report Sunderland
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,000
Liverpool:
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
DF 2 England Phil Neal
DF 3 England Alan Kennedy
DF 4 England Phil Thompson
MF 5 England Ray Kennedy
DF 6 Scotland Alan Hansen
FW 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
MF 8 England Jimmy Case
FW 9 England David Johnson
MF 10 England Terry McDermott
MF 11Scotland Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF 12Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
MF 13England Sammy Lee
DF 14Israel Avi Cohen
FW 15England David Fairclough
GK 16England Steve Ogrizovic
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
Arsenal
GK 1 Northern Ireland Pat Jennings
DF 2 England Pat Rice
DF 3 Northern Ireland Sammy Nelson
MF 4 England Brian Talbot
DF 5 Republic of Ireland David O'Leary
DF 6 England Steve Walford
MF 7 Republic of Ireland Liam Brady
FW 8 England Alan Sunderland
FW 9 Republic of Ireland Frank Stapleton
MF 10England David Price
MF 11England Graham Rix
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Willie Young
MF England John Hollins
Manager:
Northern Ireland 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

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' 50,880 Report Report

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

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