1979–80 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

Liverpool F.C.
197980 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupFirst round
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: David Johnson (21)
All: David Johnson (27)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 42 25 10 7 81 30 +51 60 League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1980–81 First round
2 Manchester United 42 24 10 8 65 35 +30 58 UEFA Cup 1980–81 First round
3 Ipswich Town 42 22 9 11 68 39 +29 53
4 Arsenal 42 18 16 8 52 36 +16 52
5 Nottingham Forest 42 20 8 14 63 43 +20 48 European Cup 1980–81 First round[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Nottingham Forest won the European Cup for the second year running, and thus qualified for the following season's competition as defending champions.

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
21-Aug-79Bolton WanderersH0–045,900ReportReport
25-Aug-79West Bromwich AlbionH3–1Johnson  11', 58' McDermott  52'48,021ReportReport
01-Sep-79SouthamptonA2–3Johnson  16' Irwin  74'21,402ReportReport
08-Sep-79Coventry CityH4–0Johnson  27', 90' Case  58' Dalglish  62'39,926ReportReport
15-Sep-79Leeds UnitedA1–1McDermott  81'39,779ReportReport
22-Sep-79Norwich CityH0–044,120ReportReport
29-Sep-79Nottingham ForestA0–128,262ReportReport
06-Oct-79Bristol CityH4–0Johnson  3' Dalglish  30' R Kennedy  34' McDermott  80'38,213ReportReport
09-Oct-79Bolton WanderersA1–1Dalglish  80'25,571ReportReport
13-Oct-79Ipswich TownA2–1Own Goal  18' Johnson  54'25,310ReportReport
20-Oct-79EvertonH2–2Own Goal  8' R Kennedy  55'52,201ReportReport
27-Oct-79Manchester CityA4–0Johnson  12' Dalglish  31', 67' R Kennedy  86'48,128ReportReport
03-Nov-79Wolverhampton WanderersH3–0Dalglish  4', 52' R Kennedy  67'49,541ReportReport
10-Nov-79Brighton & Hove AlbionA4–1R Kennedy  19' Dalglish  65', 83' Johnson  67'29,682ReportReport
17-Nov-79Tottenham HotspurH2–1McDermott  34', 69'51,092ReportReport
24-Nov-79ArsenalA0–055,561ReportReport
01-Dec-79MiddlesbroughH4–0McDermott  5' Hansen  13' Johnson  73' R Kennedy  84'39,885ReportReport
08-Dec-79Aston VillaA3–1R Kennedy  55' Hansen  60' McDermott  74'41,160ReportReport
15-Dec-79Crystal PalaceH3–0Case  44' Dalglish  48' McDermott  67'42,898ReportReport
22-Dec-79Derby CountyA3–1Own Goal  16' McDermott  53 Pen' Johnson  55'24,945ReportReport
26-Dec-79Manchester UnitedH2–0Hansen  15' Johnson  85'51,073ReportReport
29-Dec-79West Bromwich AlbionA2–0Johnson  24', 44'34,915ReportReport
12-Jan-80SouthamptonH1–1McDermott  60 Pen'44,655ReportReport
19-Jan-80Coventry CityA0–131,578ReportReport
09-Feb-80Norwich CityA5–3Fairclough  4', 18', 75' Dalglish  88' Case  89'25,624ReportReport
19-Feb-80Nottingham ForestH2–0McDermott  80' R Kennedy  84'45,093ReportReport
23-Feb-80Ipswich TownH1–1Fairclough  8'47,566ReportReport
26-Feb-80Wolverhampton WanderersA0–136,693ReportReport
01-Mar-80EvertonA2–1Johnson  19' Neal  31 Pen'53,013ReportReport
11-Mar-80Manchester CityH2–0Own Goal  56' Souness  83'40,443ReportReport
15-Mar-80Bristol CityA3–1R Kennedy  5' Dalglish  55', 89'27,187ReportReport
19-Mar-80Leeds UnitedH3–0Johnson  33', 80' A Kennedy  60'37,008ReportReport
22-Mar-80Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0Hansen  70'42,747ReportReport
29-Mar-80Tottenham HotspurA0–232,114ReportReport
01-Apr-80Stoke CityH1–0Dalglish  34'36,415ReportReport
05-Apr-80Manchester UnitedA1–2Dalglish  14'57,342ReportReport
08-Apr-80Derby CountyH3–0Irwin  20' Johnson  50' Own Goal  83'40,932ReportReport
19-Apr-80ArsenalH1–1Dalglish  12'46,878ReportReport
23-Apr-80Stoke CityA2–0Johnson  34' Fairclough  60'32,000ReportReport
26-Apr-80Crystal PalaceA0–045,583ReportReport
03-May-80Aston VillaH4–1Johnson  3', 72' Cohen  50' Own Goal  78'51,541ReportReport
06-May-80MiddlesbroughA0–124,458ReportReport

FA Charity Shield

Liverpool31Arsenal
McDermott 38'  65'
Dalglish  63'
Report Sunderland
Attendance: 92,000
Liverpool:
GK1 Ray Clemence
DF2 Phil Neal
DF3 Alan Kennedy
DF4 Phil Thompson
MF5 Ray Kennedy
DF6 Alan Hansen
FW7 Kenny Dalglish
MF8 Jimmy Case
FW9 David Johnson
MF10 Terry McDermott
MF11 Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF12 Steve Heighway
MF13 Sammy Lee
DF14 Avi Cohen
FW15 David Fairclough
GK16 Steve Ogrizovic
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Arsenal
GK1 Pat Jennings
DF2 Pat Rice
DF3 Sammy Nelson
MF4 Brian Talbot
DF5 David O'Leary
DF6 Steve Walford
MF7 Liam Brady
FW8 Alan Sunderland
FW9 Frank Stapleton
MF10 David Price
MF11 Graham Rix
Substitutes:
DF Willie Young
MF John Hollins
Manager:
Terry Neill

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

FA Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
05-Jan-80Grimsby TownH5–0Souness  19' Johnson  42', 65', 74' Case  87'49,706ReportReport
26-Jan-80Nottingham ForestA2–0Dalglish  31' McDermott  71 Pen'33,277ReportReport
16-Feb-80BuryH2–0Fairclough  64', 81'43,769ReportReport
08-Mar-80Tottenham HotspurA1–0McDermott  38'48,033ReportReport
12-Apr-80ArsenalN0–050,174ReportReport
16-Apr-80ArsenalN1–1Fairclough  51'40,679ReportReport
28-Apr-80ArsenalN1–1Dalglish  90'42,975ReportReport
01-May-80ArsenalN0–135,335ReportReport

League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
29-Aug-79Tranmere RoversA0–016,759ReportReport
04-Sep-79Tranmere RoversH4–0Thompson  46' Dalglish  49', 75' Fairclough  83'24,785ReportReport
25-Sep-79ChesterfieldH3–1Fairclough  10' Dalglish  34' McDermott  80'20,960ReportReport
30-Oct-79Exeter CityH2–0Fairclough  60', 90'21,019ReportReport
05-Dec-79Norwich CityA3–1Johnson  11', 31' Dalglish  37'23,000ReportReport
22-Jan-80Nottingham ForestA0–132,234ReportReport
12-Feb-80Nottingham ForestH1–1Fairclough  89' (semi-final, second leg)50,880ReportReport

European Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Sep-79Dinamo TbilisiH2–1Johnson  19' Case  44'35,720ReportReport
03-Oct-79Dinamo TbilisiA0–380,000ReportReport

References

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