1979–80 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1979–80 season
ChairmanDennis Sharp
ManagerJock Wallace
Second Division1st (champions)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Young (14)
All: Young (15)
Average home league attendance18,636

During the 1979–80 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1979–80 season, Leicester were promoted as champions of the Second Division for the sixth time in the club's history. From start of the season, the Foxes scored in every game until their 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic in mid-December. The only negative part of Leicester's season was a shock FA Cup exit against non-league Harlow Town. It was the first time the Foxes lost to a non-league team in a cup competition since the 1914-15 season. Despite that, after a 2-1 win at Filbert Street against Charlton, Leicester were all but assured of promotion and on the final day of the season, the Foxes beat Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road and with Sunderland only picking up a point, Leicester were crowned champions.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1979–80 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leicester City 42 21 13 8 58 38 +20 55 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sunderland 42 21 12 9 69 42 +27 54 Promoted
3 Birmingham City 42 21 11 10 58 38 +20 53
4 Chelsea 42 23 7 12 66 52 +14 53
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 75 53 +22 49
Source:[citation needed]
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 21 13 8 58 38  +20 55 12 5 4 32 19  +13 9 8 4 26 19  +7
Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultWDWLWLDWDWLDWWDDWWDLDLWWDWWDDLLDWWLWWWWDWW
Position341335534566635554344444431111433234421211
Source: 11v11.com: 1979-80 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1979 Watford H 2–0 15,772 Young (2)
21 August 1979 Cambridge United A 1–1 6,042 Young
25 August 1979 Queens Park Rangers A 4–1 13,091 Peake (2), May, Goodwin
1 September 1979 Luton Town H 1–3 16,241 May
8 September 1979 Notts County H 1–0 16,595 Young
15 September 1979 Newcastle United A 2–3 26,443 Smith (2, 1 pen)
22 September 1979 Fulham H 3–3 21,447 Young (2), Smith
29 September 1979 Swansea City A 2–0 15,104 Rofe (2)
6 October 1979 Shrewsbury Town A 2–2 9,045 Goodwin, Byrne
10 October 1979 Cambridge United H 2–1 15,960 Young, Wilson
13 October 1979 West Ham United H 1–2 22,472 Williams
20 October 1979 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 10,297 Young
27 October 1979 Sunderland H 2–1 19,365 Lineker (2)
3 November 1979 Watford A 3–1 14,743 Smith (2, 1 pen), Peake
10 November 1979 Burnley H 1–1 17,191 Young
17 November 1979 Preston North End A 1–1 10,038 Lineker
24 November 1979 Wrexham H 2–0 15,316 Strickland, Henderson
1 December 1979 Birmingham City A 2–1 25,748 Smith, Henderson
8 December 1979 Leyton Orient H 2–2 16,303 Henderson, Goodwin
15 December 1979 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 6,717
21 December 1979 Cardiff City H 0–0 12,877
26 December 1979 Chelsea A 0–1 25,320
29 December 1979 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 20,743 Rofe, Henderson
1 January 1980 Bristol Rovers H 3–0 21,579 Smith (2), Goodwin
12 January 1980 Luton Town A 0–0 14,141
19 January 1980 Notts County A 1–0 14,859 Strickland
2 February 1980 Newcastle United H 1–0 22,549 Smith (pen)
9 February 1980 Fulham A 0–0 8,691
20 February 1980 Swansea City H 1–1 17,597 Henderson
23 February 1980 West Ham United A 1–3 27,762 Young
1 March 1980 Oldham Athletic H 0–1 16,991
8 March 1980 Sunderland A 0–0 29,487
15 March 1980 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 15,391 Young, Edmunds
22 March 1980 Burnley A 2–1 7,173 Edmunds, Young
29 March 1980 Preston North End H 1–2 15,293 Kelly
5 April 1980 Chelsea H 1–0 25,826 May
8 April 1980 Cardiff City A 1–0 10,291 Smith
12 April 1980 Birmingham City H 2–1 26,075 Wilson, Young
19 April 1980 Wrexham A 1–0 10,023 Kelly
23 April 1980 Bristol Rovers A 1–1 8,205 Smith
26 April 1980 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 23,875 Young, Smith
3 May 1980 Leyton Orient A 1–0 13,828 May

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1979–80 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1980 Harlow Town H 1–1 21,302 Henderson
R3R 8 January 1980 Harlow Town A 0–1 9,723

League Cup[]

Main article: 1979–80 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st leg 11 August 1979 Rotherham United H 1–2 11,210 Young
R1 2nd leg 14 August 1979 Rotherham United A 0–3 (lost 1-5 on agg) 5,179

Squad[]

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- GK Scotland SCO
- DF Scotland SCO Tommy Williams
- DF Scotland SCO Gregor Stevens
- DF England ENG Larry May
- DF Scotland SCO Ian Wilson
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Pat Byrne
- MF Scotland SCO Eddie Kelly
- FW Scotland SCO Alan Young
- FW Scotland SCO Martin Henderson
- DF Scotland SCO Bobby Smith
- DF England ENG Dennis Rofe
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG Andy Peake
- MF England ENG Mark Goodwin
- MF Scotland SCO Alan Lee
- DF Northern Ireland NIR John O'Neill
- FW Scotland SCO Derek Strickland
- DF Scotland SCO Peter Welsh
- FW England ENG Gary Lineker
- MF England ENG Mick Duffy
- FW England ENG David Buchanan
- DF England ENG Geoff Scott
- MF England ENG Paul Edmunds
- DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Everton Carr

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1980".
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