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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 42 21 13 8 58 38 +20 55 Promotion to the First Division
2 Sunderland (P) 42 21 12 9 69 42 +27 54
3 Birmingham City (P) 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- GK Scotland SCO Alexander Edmond
- 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. ↑ "Leicester City results for the 1979-1980 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "All Leicester City players: 1980".
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