1979–80 Manchester City F.C. season
| 1979–80 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Malcolm Allison |
| Stadium | Maine Road |
| First Division | 17th |
| FA Cup | Third Round |
| Football League Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mick Robinson (8) All: Mick Robinson (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 50,067 vs Manchester United 10 November 1979 |
| Lowest home attendance | 29,384 vs Middlesbrough 10 October 1979 |
| Average home league attendance | 35,729 (3rd highest in league) |
The 1979–80 season was Manchester City's 78th season of competitive football and 60th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.
First Division[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 39 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 37 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 37 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 |
| 19 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 35 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | −26 |
Source: [1]
Results[edit]
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1979 | Crystal Palace | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | 40,681 | |
| 21 August 1979 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 - 3 | 24,002 | |
| 25 August 1979 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | Maine Road | 3 – 2 | Power, Channon, Robinson (pen) | 34,557 |
| 1 September 1979 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 2 | MacKenzie | 30,901 |
| 8 September 1979 | Southampton | H | Maine Road | 0 - 1 | 30,901 | |
| 15 September 1979 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 4 | 22,236 | |
| 22 September 1979 | Coventry City | H | Maine Road | 3 - 0 | Robinson 2, MacKenzie | 30,869 |
| 29 September 1979 | Leeds United | A | Elland Road | 2 – 1 | Power, Deyna | 29,592 |
| 6 October 1979 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 0 – 0 | 34,688 | |
| 10 October 1979 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Deyna | 29,384 |
| 13 October 1979 | Nottingham Forest | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Deyna | 41,683 |
| 20 October 1979 | Norwich City | A | Carrow Road | 2 – 2 | Bennett (2) | 18,000 |
| 27 October 1979 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 0 – 4 | 48,128 | |
| 3 November 1979 | Crystal Palace | A | Selhurst Park | 0 – 2 | 29,442 | |
| 10 November 1979 | Manchester United | H | Maine Road | 2 - 0 | Henry, Robinson | 50,067 |
| 17 November 1979 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 0 | Deyna | 25,515 |
| 24 November 1979 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 0 – 1 | 18,296 | |
| 1 December 1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 2 – 3 | Palmer, Deyna | 33,894 |
| 8 December 1979 | Ipswich Town | A | Portman Road | 0 – 4 | 18,221 | |
| 15 December 1979 | Derby County | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Robinson, Henry, Webb (og) | 27,667 |
| 22 December 1979 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 2 – 1 | Daley, Henry | 26,308 |
| 26 December 1979 | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Power | 36,286 |
| 29 December 1979 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | Goldstone Ground | 0 – 4 | 28,093 | |
| 12 January 1980 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Robinson | 34,337 |
| 19 January 1980 | Southampton | A | Southampton | 1 – 4 | Power | 21,422 |
| 2 February 1980 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 1 - 3 | Lee | 32,904 |
| 9 February 1980 | Coventry City | A | Highfield Road | 0 – 0 | 17,114 | |
| 16 February 1980 | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Power | 34,392 |
| 23 February 1980 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 0 – 4 | 27,255 | |
| 27 February 1980 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Robinson, Power | 29,139 |
| 1 March 1980 | Norwich City | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | 32,248 | |
| 11 March 1980 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 2 | 40,443 | |
| 15 March 1980 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 0 – 3 | 33,792 | |
| 22 March 1980 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 0 – 1 | 56,384 | |
| 29 March 1980 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Tueart (2) | 33,500 |
| 2 April 1980 | Everton | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Deyna | 33,5000 |
| 5 April 1980 | Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 0 | 20,451 | |
| 7 April 1980 | Aston Villa | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Power | 34,923 |
| 12 April 1980 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux Stadium | 2 – 1 | Reeves, Tueart | 23,850 |
| 19 April 1980 | Bristol City | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Robinson, Deyna, Tueart | 32,745 |
| 26 April 1980 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 1 – 3 | Tueart | 22,572 |
| 3 May 1980 | Ipswich Town | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Reeves, Henry | 31,648 |
FA Cup[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 1980 | 3rd Round | Halifax Town | A | The Shay | 0 – 1 | 12,599 |
League Cup[edit]
Results[edit]
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1979 | 2nd Round 1st Leg | Sheffield Wednesday | A | Hillsborough Stadium | 1 – 1 | Viljoen | 24,095 |
| 4 September 1979 | 2nd Round 2nd Leg | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Henry (2) | 24,074 |
| 26 September 1979 | 3rd Round | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Robinson | 26,181 |
| 3 October 1979 | 3rd Round Replay | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | 33,559 |