1979–80 Football League First Division
| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Liverpool |
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| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Liverpool (12th English title) |
| Relegated |
Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Derby County |
| European Cup 1980–81 |
Liverpool Nottingham Forest (defending champions) |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1980–81 |
West Ham United (2nd Div) (3rd FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1980–81 |
Ipswich Town Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,159 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Phil Boyer (Southampton), 23 |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich – Manchester United 6–0 (1 Mar 1980) |
| Biggest away win |
West Bromwich Albion – Nottingham Forest 1–5 (1 Sep 1979) Brighton & Hove – Arsenal 0–4 (18 Aug 1979) Everton – Ipswich 0–4 (9 Feb 1980) Manchester City – Liverpool 0–4 (27 Oct 1979) Norwich – Wolverhampton 0–4 (23 Feb 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich –Liverpool 3–5 (9 Feb 1980) |
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| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Leicester City (6th title) |
| Promoted |
Birmingham City, Sunderland |
| Relegated |
Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Fulham |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1980–81 |
West Ham United (3rd FA Cup title) |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,162 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Clive Allen (Queens Park Rangers), 28 |
| Biggest home win | QPR –Burnley 7–0 (27 Oct 1979) |
| Biggest away win |
Charlton –Sunderland 0–4 (15 Mar 1980) Leyton –West Ham 0–4 (1 Jan 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Leyton –Chelsea 3–7 (10 Nov 1979) |
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| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Grimsby Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated |
Bury, Mansfield Town, Southend United, Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,422 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Terry Curran (Sheffield Wednesday), 22 |
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| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Huddersfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Newport County, Portsmouth, Walsall |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,460 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Colin Garwood (Portsmouth / Aldershot), 27 |
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The 1979–1980 season was the 81st completed season of The Football League.
Bob Paisley's Liverpool retained their league championship trophy after fighting off a determined challenge by Dave Sexton's Manchester United. Nottingham Forest failed to make a serious title challenge but compensated for this by retaining the European Cup.
Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers were relegated after brief, uneventful spells in the First Division notable only because Bristol City’s relegation ends the last time South West England had a team in the top tier until Swindon Town's promotion to the Premier League in 1993. On the other hand, Derby County's relegation came just five years after they had been league champions.
Kevin Keegan ended his three-year spell with Hamburger SV in Germany and returned to England in a shock £400,000 move to Southampton. Lawrie McMenemy's new signing was the transfer surprise of the season. Keegan was the current European Footballer of the Year and rated as one of the best strikers in the world, while Southampton were still struggling to establish themselves as a First Division side. But this move showed that Southampton had ambition and were determined to compete with the best.
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