1979–80 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1979–80 season
Chairman Dennis Sharp
Manager Jock Wallace
Second Division 1st (champions)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Young (14)
All: Young (15)
Average home league attendance 18,636

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Leicester City 421254321998426195838+2055
2Sunderland421650471357922296942+2754
3Birmingham City421452371676821225838+2053
4Chelsea421434341694832366652+1453
5Queens Park Rangers421092462584929287553+2249
6Luton Town429102361777730286645+2149
7West Ham United421326372175917225443+1147
8Cambridge United4211644023310821306153+844
9Newcastle United4213623519281118305349+444
10Preston North End428103302349826295652+443
11Oldham Athletic4212543021461119324953–443
12Swansea City421317312048917334853–543
13Shrewsbury Town4212364123621319306053+741
14Orient42795293158819234854–641
15Cardiff City4211462116541220324148–740
16Wrexham4213262615341414344049–938
17Notts County4241162422741027305152–137
18Watford429662718371112283946–737
19Bristol Rovers429843323251417415064–1435
20Fulham4264111928531323464274–3229
21Burnley425971923161420503973–3427
22Charlton Athletic426692531041714473978–3922

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1979WatfordH2–015,772Young (2)
21 August 1979Cambridge UnitedA1–16,042Young
25 August 1979Queens Park RangersA4–113,091Peake (2), May, Goodwin
1 September 1979Luton TownH1–316,241May
8 September 1979Notts CountyH1–016,595Young
15 September 1979Newcastle UnitedA2–326,443Smith (2, 1 pen)
22 September 1979FulhamH3–321,447Young (2), Smith
29 September 1979Swansea CityA2–015,104Rofe (2)
6 October 1979Shrewsbury TownA2–29,045Goodwin, Byrne
10 October 1979Cambridge UnitedH2–115,960Young, Wilson
13 October 1979West Ham UnitedH1–222,472Williams
20 October 1979Oldham AthleticA1–110,297Young
27 October 1979SunderlandH2–119,365Lineker (2)
3 November 1979WatfordA3–114,743Smith (2, 1 pen), Peake
10 November 1979BurnleyH1–117,191Young
17 November 1979Preston North EndA1–110,038Lineker
24 November 1979WrexhamH2–015,316Strickland, Henderson
1 December 1979Birmingham CityA2–125,748Smith, Henderson
8 December 1979Leyton OrientH2–216,303Henderson, Goodwin
15 December 1979Charlton AthleticA0–26,717
21 December 1979Cardiff CityH0–012,877
26 December 1979ChelseaA0–125,320
29 December 1979Queens Park RangersH2–020,743Rofe, Henderson
1 January 1980Bristol RoversH3–021,579Smith (2), Goodwin
12 January 1980Luton TownA0–014,141
19 January 1980Notts CountyA1–014,859Strickland
2 February 1980Newcastle UnitedH1–022,549Smith (pen)
9 February 1980FulhamA0–08,691
20 February 1980Swansea CityH1–117,597Henderson
23 February 1980West Ham UnitedA1–327,762Young
1 March 1980Oldham AthleticH0–116,991
8 March 1980SunderlandA0–029,487
15 March 1980Shrewsbury TownH2–015,391Young, Edmunds
22 March 1980BurnleyA2–17,173Edmunds, Young
29 March 1980Preston North EndH1–215,293Kelly
5 April 1980ChelseaH1–025,826May
8 April 1980Cardiff CityA1–010,291Smith
12 April 1980Birmingham CityH2–126,075Wilson, Young
19 April 1980WrexhamA1–010,023Kelly
23 April 1980Bristol RoversA1–18,205Smith
26 April 1980Charlton AthleticH2–123,875Young, Smith
3 May 1980Leyton OrientA1–013,828May

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1980Harlow TownH1–121,302Henderson
R3R8 January 1980Harlow TownA0–19,723

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg11 August 1979Rotherham UnitedH1–211,210Young
R1 2nd leg14 August 1979Rotherham UnitedA0–3 (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. Position Player
- England GK Mark Wallington
- Scotland GK Alexander Edmond
- Scotland DF Tommy Williams
- Scotland DF Gregor Stevens
- England DF Larry May
- Scotland DF Ian Wilson
- Republic of Ireland MF Pat Byrne
- Scotland MF Eddie Kelly
- Scotland FW Alan Young
- Scotland FW Martin Henderson
- Scotland DF Bobby Smith
- England DF Dennis Rofe
- England MF Andy Peake
No. Position Player
- England MF Mark Goodwin
- Scotland MF Alan Lee
- Northern Ireland DF John O'Neill
- Scotland FW Derek Strickland
- England DF Peter Welsh
- England FW Gary Lineker
- England MF Mick Duffy
- England FW Dave Buchanan
- England DF Geoff Scott
- England MF Paul Edmunds
- Antigua and Barbuda DF Everton Carr

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1979-1980/results
  2. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1980
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