1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup

1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	England & Scotland
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	St Mirren
Runner-up	Bristol City

The 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament. It was won by St Mirren, who beat Bristol City in a two-legged final by 5–1 on aggregate and by becoming the only Scottish side to win the trophy.

English group

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date Blackpool 2–2 Blackburn Rovers 1 August 1979 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Burnley 4 August 1979 Preston North End 3–1 Blackpool 4 August 1979? Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Preston North End 7 August 1979 Blackpool 3–2 Burnley 7 August 1979 Burnley 1–2 Preston North End 11 August 1979

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Preston North End 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 1 6 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 0 3 Blackpool 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1 0 3 Burnley 3 0 1 2 5 7 -2 0 1

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Bury 2 August 1979 Bury 4–2 Sunderland 4 August 1979 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Bolton Wanderers 4 August 1979 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Sunderland 7 August 1979 Bury 1–2 Oldham Athletic 7 August 1979 Sunderland 1–2 Oldham Athletic 11 August 1979

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Bolton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 1 6 Bury 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 1 4 Oldham Athletic 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 4 Sunderland 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 0

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date Sheffield United 1–0 Mansfield Town 29 July 1980 Cambridge United 0–1 Sheffield United 4 August 1979? Mansfield Town 0–1 Notts County 4 August 1979 Notts County 0–1 Sheffield United 7 August 1979 Cambridge United 1–1 Mansfield Town 8 August 1979 Notts County 1–3 Cambridge United 11 August 1979

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Sheffield United 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 0 6 Cambridge United 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 1 4 Notts County 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 0 2 Mansfield Town 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 0 1

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date Birmingham City 0–4 Bristol City 4 August 1979 Fulham 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 4 August 1979 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Birmingham City 6 August 1979 Fulham 0–5 Birmingham City 8 August 1979 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Bristol City 8 August 1979 Bristol City 1–0 Fulham 11 August 1979

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Bristol City 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 1 6 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 1 4 Plymouth Argyle 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 0 2 Fulham 3 1 0 2 1 6 -5 0 2

Scottish group

1st round 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
St Mirren	3–3	Hibernian	28 July 1979
Partick Thistle	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	1 August 1979
Berwick Rangers	0–4	Morton	5 August 1979
Dundee	1–1	Kilmarnock	6 August 1979

1st round 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Hibernian	0–1	St Mirren	1 August 1979
Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Partick Thistle	7 August 1979
Morton	4–1	Berwick Rangers	7 August 1979
Kilmarnock	3–3	Dundee	8 August 1979

Quarter-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Sheffield United	2–1	Dundee	4 September 1979
Partick Thistle	1–1	Bristol City	18 September 1979
Preston North End	1–3	Morton	18 September 1979
St Mirren	4–2	Bolton Wanderers	19 September 1979

Quarter-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Dundee	0–1	Sheffield United	11 September 1979
Bolton Wanderers	2–1	St Mirren	2 October 1979
Morton	2–0	Preston North End	3 October 1979
Bristol City	2–0	Partick Thistle	23 October 1979

Semi-finals 1st leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
Sheffield United	0–0	St Mirren	30 October 1979
Bristol City	2–2	Morton	6 November 1979

Semi-finals 2nd leg

Home team	Result	Away team	Date
St Mirren	4–0	Sheffield United	3 December 1979
Morton	0–1	Bristol City	15 January 1980

Final 1st leg

25 March 1980

19:30 BST

Bristol City	0 – 2	St Mirren
		Stark

Aston Gate, Bristol

Attendance: 10,190

Final 2nd leg

16 April 1980

19:30 BST

St Mirren	3 – 1	Bristol City
Somner , Logan		Stevens

St Mirren Park, Love Street, Paisley

Attendance: 13,000

Notes and references

• "Anglo-Scottish Cup 1979/1980". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 September 2017.