1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Harwood and Phil Sproson made a solid defensive pair, whilst young Mark Chamberlain (brother of Neville) was used in midfield. The end of their run was a 2–2 draw with league leaders Walsall. In March John Fleming arrived on loan from Lincoln City, and the club went on a run of one win in twelve games, ending with a 2–1 defeat at Vale Park to fellow strugglers York City. In April, Felix Healy left the club to return to his native Northern Ireland. A Sealy goal earned Vale two points in their penultimate game with Stockport County at Edgeley Park, and their final game was a 3–0 win over Doncaster Rovers in front of just 2,338 supporters. These wins took Vale out of the re-election zone on goal difference.


1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in twentieth place with 36 points, finishing ahead of Hereford United in the re-election zone on goals scored.


1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a loss of £82,069 was recorded. The financial picture led Chairman Arthur McPherson to describe 1979–80 as 'probably the worst season in the club's history'. Leaving the club at the end of the season were: Bernie Wright (Kidderminster Harriers); Bill Bentley (Stafford Rangers); Terry Owen (Northwich Victoria); Bob Delgado (Miami Americans); and Kevin Tully (Chorley). Several players remained in Burslem on virtue of having extended contracts.


1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale were knocked out in the First Round after losing 3–1 at home to Doncaster Rovers.


1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale were defeated by Tranmere Rovers 3–1 on aggregate.


1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1979–80 season was the 10th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38–44, their first losing record since the 1975–76 season; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.


1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics, two games to one.


1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers' season was documented in The Breaks of the Game, a book published in 1981 by journalist David Halberstam. The Breaks of the Game was a New York Times best-seller and is considered one of the greatest sports books ever written.


1979–80 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
Note:  This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.


1979–80 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1979–80 Primera División B de Baloncesto
The 1979–80 Primera División B de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1979–80 Spanish basketball season.


1979–80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was John W. Rogers, Jr.. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the co-champion of the Ivy League, but lost a one-game playoff and failed to earn an invitation to either the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1980 National Invitation Tournament.


1979–80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team played a schedule that included eventual national champion Louisville, other members of the 48-team NCAA tournament field such as #3 seed St. John's, #4 seed Duke and #8 Villanova as well as the Big Ten Conference's Michigan State and the Big East Conference's Seton Hall. The team recovered from a slow start in which it lost its first five and eleven of its first thirteen games to post a 15–15 overall record and an 11–4 conference record.


1979–80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
After splitting the regular season series one win apiece on home game victories and finishing tied with identical 11–3 conference records,  Princeton and Penn Penn faced each other in a March 4, 1980, one-game Ivy League playoff game. Princeton lost the game which was held at the Kirby Sports Center at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, by a 50–49 margin, thus giving Penn the Ivy League Championship and an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Princeton would avenge this loss the following year when the two teams finished tied for the conference regular season title again. The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Randy Melville.


1979–80 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Regular season
During the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Purdue qualified for the Final Four, where they lost to UCLA.


1979–80 QMJHL season
The 1979–80 QMJHL season was the 11th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Sherbrooke Castors finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Cornwall Royals, led by rookie Dale Hawerchuk won the President's Cup, defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals. Cornwall went on to win the 1980 Memorial Cup, winning their second Memorial Cup championship.


1979–80 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1979–80 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1979–80 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Dale Hawerchuk was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 45 points (20 goals, 25 assists).


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978–79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41-34-5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
During the off-season, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Winnipeg Jets were admitted into the NHL as expansion teams. Quebec would be placed in the Adams Division in the Wales Conference. The other teams in the Nordiques division was the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. Quebec held on to head coach Jacques Demers.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
As many of the WHA players had their rights held by NHL teams, those NHL teams were allowed to reclaim their players. In order to keep the NHL from taking all the talent from the WHA-turned-NHL teams, each incoming franchise was allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters. These were designated as "priority selections" in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft. The Nordiques made a deal with the Chicago Black Hawks, in which Quebec would keep Real Cloutier in exchange for the Nordiques first round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
Quebec made a deal with the Montreal Canadiens in which Montreal selected Dan Geoffrion and Alain Cote from the Nordiques, rather than Marc Tardif and Richard David. In exchange for this, the Nordiques relinquished a third round pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, a second round pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and that the Nordiques would draft Alain Cote from the Canadiens at the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
On June 28, 1979, the Nordiques acquired Jamie Hislop from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Barry Legge. Hislop played with the Cincinnati Stingers in the 1978-79, as he scored 30 goals and 70 points in 80 games.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
The Nordiques acquired goaltender Goran Hogosta from the New York Islanders for goaltender Richard Brodeur. Hogosta played the 1978-79 season with the Fort Worth Texans, earning a record of 25-29-4 with a 3.51 GAA and a .877 save percentage. Brodeur had been with the Nordiques during their entire existence in the WHA. In 1978-79, Brodeur had a 25-13-3 record with a 3.11 GAA and a .901 save percentage with Quebec.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
At the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held on August 9, the Nordiques selected Michel Goulet from the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association in the first round, 20th overall. In 78 games with the Bulls during the 1978-79, Goulet scored 28 goals and 58 points. In the second round, Quebec selected Dale Hunter from the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Hunter scored 34 goals and 85 points in 61 games during the 1978-79 season. In the fourth round, the Nordiques selected Anton Stastny from Slovan ChZJD Bratislava of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. Stastny scored 32 goals and 51 points in 44 games during the 1978-79 season.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
Quebec signed free agent Robbie Ftorek on August 13, who played the 1978-79 season with the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association. Ftorek finished second in WHA scoring with 39 goals and 77 assists to earn 116 points in 80 games. Ftorek has previous NHL experience, as in 15 games with the Detroit Red Wings from 1972-1974, Ftorek scored two goals and seven points.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Quebec played in their first ever NHL game on October 10, 1979, at Le Colisée in Quebec City, as the Nordiques lost 5-3 to the Atlanta Flames. The Nords won their first ever NHL game in their third game, defeating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in Denver, Colorado.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
During the first half of the season, the Nordiques were very competitive, earning a 17-17-6 record as they held on to a playoff position, however, wins were far and few between in the second half of the year, as Quebec fell into last place, and finished the year 25-44-11, earning 61 points, and missing the post-season.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Real Cloutier, who in his first NHL season, had a team best 42 goals and 47 assists for 89 points. Real Cloutier scored three goals in his National League Debut. Marc Tardif had a solid season, scoring 33 goals and 68 points, while the Nordiques first round draft pick, Michel Goulet, had 22 goals and 54 points to finish in third in team scoring. On the blue line, Dale Hoganson led the way, earning 40 points, while Pierre Lacroix scored 9 goals and 30 points. Paul Baxter led the club with 145 penalty minutes.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Michel Dion saw most of the action, appearing in 50 games, earning a team high 15 victories and a 3.70 GAA, as well as two shutouts.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, 1979 NHL Expansion Draft
The Nordiques participated in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, which was held on June 13, 1979.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Draft picks
Quebec's draft picks from the 1979 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on August 9, 1979.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions, Trades
*Black Hawks promised to not make Real Cloutier one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft  **Canadiens promised to not take Danny Geoffrion and Alain Cote rather than Marc Tardif and/or Richard David in the 1979 NHL reclaim draft


1979–80 Rangers F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1979–80 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1979–80 season. Rangers finished an embarrassing fifth in the league, eleven points behind champions Aberdeen. The main cause for such a poor showing in the league was pointed at the team's away form, only ten points from eighteen matches.


1979–80 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Aberdeen also knocked Rangers out of the Scottish League Cup over a two-legged third round tie. Rangers did reach the 1980 Scottish Cup Final only to lose out to Old Firm rivals Celtic, 1-0 thanks to a deflected George McCluskey shot in extra time. The European Cup Winner's Cup campaign was ended by the eventual winners Valencia CF after having seen off Lillestrøm SK and Fortuna Düsseldorf in previous rounds.


1979–80 Ranji Trophy
The 1979–80 Ranji Trophy was the 46th season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi retained the title defeating Bombay.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season
The 1979–80 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 78th season in existence and the club's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
During summer changes came to the bench, Real Zaragoza's Yugoslavian head coach Vujadin Boskov signed in to replace Luis Molowny as new trainer. After the departure of Danish Forward Henning Jensen to Ajax Amsterdam, the club seek to reinforce the left side, rumours included several players such as René van de Kerkhof from PSV Eindhoven and Rüdiger Abramczik from Schalke 04, however the manager favoured the arrival of Laurie Cunningham who became the first British player to play for the club, the forward was transferred in from West Bromwich Albion.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Defender Goyo Benito received La Laureada (The Laureate) from President Luis de Carlos due to his outstanding compromise and playing for the club being only one of two players with that distinction. Other two players reinforced "The Madrid of Los García" such as Perez García from Real Madrid Castilla and Antonio García Navajas from Burgos CF.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In European Cup the team reached the Semi-finals and was eliminated by Western German side Hamburg SV despite won 2–0 in Madrid, the squad plummeted in the second leg of the series 1–5. Meanwhile, in 1979–80 Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the 1980 Copa del Rey Final and won the trophy against its reserve team Real Madrid Castilla 6–1 in front of 65,000 spectators at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club clinched its 20th League title became its third Three-peat ever by just one single point above runners-up emerging Real Sociedad after the then-undefeated in last 38 league matches basque side lost its game on round 32 against Sevilla CF thanks to 2 goals of Daniel Bertoni. Added to its Copa del Rey trophy, the team could won its third "The Double" ever.


1979–80 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1979–80 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1979–80 season saw Rochdale compete in their 6th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division. They finished in 24th and last position, and were re-elected to the league for the following season.


1979–80 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1979–80 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 15th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1979–80 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Barcelona as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Barcelona qualified also as Spanish champion, Reus Deportiu joined also the competition.


1979–80 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1979–80 Romanian Hockey League season was the 50th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1979–80 Rugby League Premiership
The 1979–80 Rugby League Premiership was the sixth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1979–80 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1979–80 Thorn EMI Rugby Union County Championship was the 80th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1979–80 Rugby Union County Championship
Lancashire won their 11th title after defeating Gloucestershire in the final.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season
The 1979–80 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 76th season in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing second in the previous league.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica began the new season hoping to prevent a third consecutive season without honours. After discarding the rule that prevented foreigners from representing Benfica, they signed their first one, Jorge Gomes. He was aided by other addictions like Carlos Manuel, João Laranjeira and second foreigner, César. Departing players included João Alves, Eurico Gomes and José Henrique. The league campaign started well and Benfica even led the league on some weeks. However, two consecutive losses, caused them to be overtaken by his rivals.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season
They recovered ground, but with a loss against Porto in early February, the gap to the leaders increased to four points, which made it near impossible to recover. So the season fell on the Portuguese Cup, and eliminating Sporting in the round of 16 and beating Porto on the Taça de Portugal Final, Benfica won their first trophy in three seasons and first Portuguese Cup in eight.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The new season started in an unusual situation for Benfica, as the last time they went two trophy-less seasons was in 1948. Former manager John Mortimore left at the end of his contract and was replaced by Mário Wilson. He was assisted by Peres Bandeira. The season brought significant changes because it was the first time that the club signed foreign players, after a members meet on 1 July 1978 decided to remove that prerequisite. The first foreigner to play for Benfica was Jorge Gomes. Other notable signings were Carlos Manuel, João Laranjeira and César, the latter in December.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Major departures included João Alves, Eurico Gomes and José Henrique. To replace Alves, the press speculated on targets like Zico and Michel Platini, but nothing came out of it. The pre-season began on 23 July, and their opening game was on a tournament celebrating the 75 years of Schalke 04, which also included Liverpool. Afterwards, they also played in the celebrations of the 76 years of Boavista and made their presentation game against Botafogo on 17 August.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The first official match was supposed to occur on 25 August, but Benfica postponed it four days, so they could play a friendly abroad. On the 29, Benfica won 5–1 and Jorge Gomes made his historical debut. After the 0–0 draw in Clássico on match-day 3, Benfica shared first place with Porto with five points. However, in the UEFA Cup, the campaign was disappointing, with Benfica unexpectedly losing to Aris on the first round. On the league, Benfica dropped to second after a draw with União de Leiria, but managed to recover and catch Porto on match-day 8.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
A week later, they beat Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa, reaching 16 points, ex aequo with Porto in first place. The next week, Benfica lost with Varzim, losing the first place and also Chalana who had a serious injury; they conceded their second loss in a row in the reception to Boavista on match-day 11, dropping to third, four points from the leader. Wilson offered to leave. saying: "I do not have an environment to work peacefully.". Benfica reacted with four consecutive wins that brought them closer to first place, only a point by the end of the first half of the competition.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
This recovery would not last as Benfica drew with Vitória de Setúbal on 20 January, losing a point in the race. Two weeks later, in the visit to Estádio das Antas to face Porto, Benfica lost 2–1 and opened a four-point deficit, which Wilson admitted: "is a disadvantage difficult to overcome". But February had also scheduled a Portuguese Cup match against Sporting for the round of 16, which Benfica won by 2–1.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Back on the league, despite dropping points with Vitória de Guimarães in early March, Benfica kept the chase to the front two, but could not cut the distance to them, which remained at four points. On 13 April, Benfica visited Estádio de Alvalade to play Sporting, losing 3–1, with the gap to the leader Porto now at six points. Wilson complained of a "skilful" referee. Out of race, Benfica closed April with a draw against Boavista, increasing to seven the difference to the leader. May started with an away win against Varzim, for the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
They would meet Porto in the final for the fifth time in history. On 1 June, Benfica ended the Primeira Divisão campaign with 45 points, in third place. Not since 1954 had Benfica gone so long without winning the league. On 7 June, in the Taça de Portugal Final in a sold-out stadium, Benfica beat Porto by 1–0 with a goal from César. This win was the first in the competition since 1972 and prevented a third consecutive trophy-less season. Nevertheless, Wilson already knew he was being replaced by Lajos Baróti, as his successor arrived the day before the final.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Mário Wilson (manager), Peres Bandeira (assistant manager), Romão Martins (Director of Football).


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1979–80 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1979-80 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1979–80 S.S. Lazio season
S.S. Lazio finished three points above the relegation zone, but were relegated due to involvement in a match-fixing scandal, that also saw Milan being demoted to Serie B.


1979–80 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1979–80 SK Rapid Wien season was the 82nd season in club history.


1979–80 SM-liiga season
The 1979–80 SM-liiga season was the fifth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.


1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
The 1979–80 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. This is Sonny Allen final year at SMU. The Mustangs finished with a record of 16-12, 7-9 in their conference.


1979–80 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the Spurs' fourth season in the NBA, the 7th in San Antonio, and the 13th season as a franchise.


1979–80 San Diego Clippers season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.


1979–80 San Diego Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1979–80 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by first-year head coach Bill Berry and played their home games at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. SJSU was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.


1979–80 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The Spartans finished 17–12 overall, and 7–6 in the conference. During the season, San José State was invited and participated in the Cable Car Classic in Santa Clara, California. San José State defeated Virginia and Santa Clara to earn 1st place. San José State also lost to North Texas and Oklahoma City but won against St. Francis Brooklyn to earn 7th place in the All-College Basketball Classic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the postseason, San José State defeated Pacific, Utah State, and Long Beach State in the 1980 PCAA Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Anaheim, California. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Missouri in Lincoln, Nebraska in the First Round.


1979–80 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Roster
Bill Berry, Michigan State alumnus, was the Spartans' head coach in 1979–80.


1979–80 Saudi Premier League
1979–80 saw the fourth edition of the Saudi Premier League.


1979–80 Saudi Premier League
The league title was won by Al-Nassr for the second time.


1979–80 Saudi Premier League
Newly promoted side Al Ohud were relegated along with Al-Wahda for the first time, meaning that the city of Mecca would not be represented in the top flight for the first time since the league began.


1979–80 Scottish Cup
The 1979–80 Scottish Cup was the 95th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final. The match was marred by crowd trouble which resulted in violent clashes between rival fans and led to the current ban on alcohol at Scottish grounds.


1979–80 Scottish First Division
The 1979–80 Scottish First Division season was won by Heart of Midlothian, who were promoted along with Airdrieonians to  the Premier Division. Arbroath and Clyde were relegated to the Second Division.


1979–80 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1979–80 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1979–80 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 2
North and Midlands: K. Spowart (Dunfermline), C. D. Reekie (Howe of Fife), M. P. M. Stewart (Gordonians), I. A. Sutherland (Moray), A. J. Croll (Gordonians), Roddy McCrae (Gordonians), J. Imrie (Howe of Fife), A. D. G. Mackenzie (Highland), J. A. Hardie (Gordonians), G. Brown (Dunfermline), C. E. Snape (Gordonians) [ captain], A. L. Dunlop (Highland), G. Robertson (Gordonians), I. A. M. Paxton (Glenrothes), G. Y. Mackie (Highland) Replacement: Colin Mackay (Dunfermline) for McCrae (79 minutes)Glasgow District:


1979–80 Scottish League Cup
The 1979–80 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee United, who defeated Aberdeen in the replayed Final.


1979–80 Scottish Premier Division
The 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, one point ahead of Celtic. Dundee and Hibernian were relegated. St Mirren's 3rd place was their highest finishing position in the league since the 1892-93 season.


1979–80 Scottish Second Division
The 1979–80 Scottish Second Division was won by Falkirk who, along with second placed East Stirlingshire, were promoted to the First Division. Alloa Athletic finished bottom.


1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 13th season in the NBA. The SuperSonics entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Washington Bullets in five games in the 1979 NBA Finals, winning their first and only NBA championship.


1979–80 Seattle SuperSonics season
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in three games in the First Round, then defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games in the Semifinals, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Conference Finals.


1979–80 Segunda División
The 1979–80 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Real Valladolid and CA Osasuna were promoted to Primera División. Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Algeciras CF were relegated to Segunda División B.


1979–80 Segunda División B
The 1979–80 Segunda División B was the 3rd season of Segunda División B, the third highest level of the Spanish football league system, since its establishment in 1977. First and 2nd in each group were promoted to Segunda División, and the bottom four were relegated to the Tercera División.


1979–80 Segunda División B, Group 1
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 2 relegated from the Segunda División and 4 promoted from the Tercera División.


1979–80 Segunda División B, Group 1, Teams
Teams from Aragon, Asturias, Basque Provinces, Canary Islands, Galicia, León, New Castile and Old Castile.


1979–80 Segunda División B, Group 2
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 2 relegated from the Segunda División and 4 promoted from the Tercera División.


1979–80 Segunda División B, Group 2, Teams
Teams from Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Extremadura, New Castile and Valencia.


1979–80 Serie A
The 1979–80 Serie A season was the 78th edition of Serie A, the top-level football competition in Italy. The championship was won by Internazionale. AC Milan were relegated for the first time in their history following a match fixing scandal.


1979–80 Serie A, Teams
Udinese, Cagliari and Pescara had been promoted from Serie B.


1979–80 Serie A, Events
Following the creation of the UEFA ranking, Italy lost two out of its four places in the UEFA Cup inherited from the Fairs Cup.


1979–80 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1979–80 Serie A season was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Seven teams participated in the league, and HC Gherdeina won the championship.


1979–80 Serie B
The Serie B 1979–80 was the forty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1979–80 Serie B, Teams
Como, Parma, Matera and Pisa had been promoted from Serie C, while Genoa, Foggia and Pescara had been relegated from Serie A.


1979–80 Sheffield Shield season
The 1979–80 Sheffield Shield season was the 78th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season saw mostly weak systems.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ofa
Ofa was classified on December 9. For several days it slowly deepened and on December 12 attained peak intensity while moving eastward. Three days later Ofa was no more.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rae
Rae lasted five days from February 2 to 7. It remained weak.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina
During the opening days of March 1980, a broad trough of low pressure, extended from Vanuatu to Queensland, Australia. A tropical depression subsequently developed, along this trough during March 9, near Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. Over the next few days the system initially moved south-eastwards into the Australian region, as it gradually developed further before it turned south-westwards towards the South Pacific during March 10. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology, subsequently reported that the depression, had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Sina during March 11.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina
The system subsequently moved south-eastwards and back into the South Pacific basin, where it continued to intensify and move south-eastwards. During March 13, the system peaked as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained wind speeds estimated at 120 km/h (75 mph), as it passed about 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest of New Caledonia. After the system had peaked, it accelerated south-eastwards while gradually weakened and transitioning into a cold cored low. The system impacted northern New Zealand during March 15, before it was last noted during the following day.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Wally
Wally lasted in the southern Pacific from April 1 to 7 and was a category one cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale with a peak pressure of 990 HpA/mbar. During its lifetime it made landfall on the second biggest island of Fiji – Viti Levu.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During January 9, the extratropical remnants of Tropical Cyclone Paul briefly moved into the region, before they moved back into the Australian region during the next day. The remnants subsequently moved back into the region during January 12, when they were last noted to the south of New Zealand's South Island. The precursor tropical depression to Severe Tropical Cyclone Simon, developed within the monsoon trough, to the northeast of New Caledonia during February 20. Over the next day the system moved eastwards and into the Australian region, where it ultimately developed into a severe tropical cyclone and impacted Queensland. During February 28, Simon's extratropical remnants moved back into the basin and impacted New Zealand, before they were last noted during March 3.


1979–80 South Pacific cyclone season, Season effects
This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 1979–80 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from the archives of the Fiji Meteorological Service and MetService, and all of the damage figures are in 1980 USD.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1979, to April 30, 1980.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Tony
On 26 August, TCWC Perth reported that a tropical low had developed on a shear line about 1300 km (810 mi) to the northwest of Cocos Island. Over the next couple of days the depression gradually developed further before at 1800 UTC on 27 August, TCWC Perth estimated that it had become a tropical cyclone and named it Tony.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Tony
During the next couple of days, the system moved towards the west-southwest before on 29 August it reached its peak intensity of 95 km/h (60 mph) and a peak pressure of 990 hPa (29.23 inHg) as it approached the edge of TCWC Perth's area of responsibility. During the next day, Tony moved into the South West Indian Ocean and weakened gradually before it dissipated during 31 August. Neither the Mauritius or Reunion meteorological services monitored Tony as a tropical cyclone while it was active, while it was not included in the JTWC's analysis of the season.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Viola–Claudette
After passing southeast of St. Brandon, Cyclone Claudette struck Mauritius on December 22, producing wind gusts of 221 km/h (137 mph). The storm caused 5 fatalities, 257 injuries, and US$175 million in damage on the island. About 5,000 houses were destroyed or severely damaged. Effects on neighboring Réunion were limited to 79 km/h (49 mph) wind gusts and some rainfall.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Wilf–Danitza
Wilf-Danitza existed from 23 December 1979, to 3 January 1980.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe
Hyacinthe formed on January 15, 1980, to the northeast of Mauritius in the southern Indian Ocean. Initially it moved to the west-southwest, and while slowly intensifying it passed north of the French overseas department of Réunion. On January 19, Météo-France estimated that the storm had intensified to a tropical cyclone. Hyacinthe looped to the south of eastern Madagascar and weakened, although it restrengthened after turning to the east. The storm executed another loop to the southwest of Réunion, passing near the island for a second and later third time. Hyacinthe became extratropical on January 29 after turning southward, dissipating two days later.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe
Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe set several worldwide tropical cyclone rainfall records in Réunion in the Southwestern Indian Ocean, including a peak total of 5678 mm (223.5 inches). For twelve days, Hyacinthe dropped torrential rainfall on Réunion; nearly all of the island received more than 1 m (3.3 ft) of precipitation. Over a 15‑day period from January 14 to January 28, 6,083 mm (239.5 in) of rainfall were recorded at Commerson's Crater, a volcano. The heaviest rainfall occurred through a process called orographic lift in the mountainous interior, leading to hundreds of landslides. Widespread floods washed out roads and isolated three villages. Hyacinthe caused heavy damage to crops and damaged or destroyed 2,000 houses. Losses from the storm totaled $167 million (1980 USD, 676 million francs), and 25 people were killed.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Jacinthe
Jacinthe existed from 1 February to 7 February. On February 3, the cyclone passed between Mauritius and Rodrigues, producing wind gusts of 117 km/h (73 mph) and 119 km/h (74 mph) on the respective islands.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Kolia
Kolia existed from 25 February to 13 March. The storm executed two loops near the Mascarene Islands, bringing the storm between Réunion and Mauritius twice. Wind gusts reached 80 km/h (50 mph) on Mauritius.


1979–80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Laure
Laure existed from 8 March to 17 March. On March 13, the cyclone passed just east of Mauritius, producing wind gusts of 109 km/h (68 mph) and 65.7 mm (2.59 in) of rainfall.


1979–80 Southern Football League
The 1979–80 Southern Football League season was the 77th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1979–80 Southern Football League
At the end of the previous season the Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Thirteen clubs from the Premier Division joined the new league, leading to a restructuring of the Southern League for this season, in which it was divided solely into Midland and Southern divisions. Bridgend Town won the Midland Division, whilst Dorchester Town won the Southern Division. Bridgend were declared Southern League champions after defeating Dorchester 3–0 at home and 2–1 away to win a championship play-off. There was no promotion to the Alliance Premier League and no relegation to feeder leagues.


1979–80 Southern Football League, Midland Division
At the end of the previous season Alliance Premier League on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season Division One North and six new clubs:


1979–80 Southern Football League, Southern Division
At the end of the previous season Alliance Premier League on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. The Southern Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season Division One South and six new clubs:


1979–80 Southern Football League, Southern Division
At the end of the season Addlestone was renamed Addlestone & Weybridge Town and Folkestone and Shepway was renamed Folkestone.


1979–80 Soviet League season
The 1979–80 Soviet League Season was the 34th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 4th in a row and 23rd overall.


1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1979–80 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his 12th year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1979–80 St. Louis Blues season
The 1979–80 St. Louis Blues season was the 13th in franchise history. It involved the team returning to the NHL Playoffs for the first time in three seasons, following the team's 34-34-12 record during the regular-season, good for 80 points. The season started the team's run of 25 consecutive seasons of playoff appearances, a record for any non-Original Six NHL franchise.


1979–80 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1979–80 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Stoke City's 73rd season in the Football League and the 47th in the First Division.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season
With Stoke now back in the First Division after a two-year absence the main aim of 1979–80 was to remain there. It was a difficult season for Stoke but they managed to achieve their aim finishing in a safe position of 18th five points away from relegation.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Durban recognised the need to strengthen his squad for the challenges of top-flight football and with veteran Denis Smith skippering the side he added to it Ray Evans a former Tottenham Hotspur right back, and goalkeeper Eric McManus. It was around his time that the introduction of foreign players from across Europe began to influence English football. And in keeping with the times Stoke signed their first player from the continent, Dutch midfielder Loek Ursem from AZ '67 for the equivalent of £85,000 in Dutch guilders.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The players Durban brought to the Victoria Ground were respected more for their work rate than their flair but Ursem was something of an inspiration. Whilst he never fully commanded a regular place in the side he was a very popular player with the fans but at times lacked that extra bit of class to make him a top player.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke also unveiled the new Stoke End stand in the summer of 1979, capable of seating 4,250 it was built from the proceeds of the club's successful commercial department whose lotteries were key to their success. After a good start to the season with two home wins the tough task of First Division football began to cause Stoke problems and they remained in the bottom six all season. They avoided an instant return to the Second Division with little to spare finishing in 18th position with 36 points.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke had two men controversially sent-off as Burnley won 1–0 at Turf Moor. With the match seemingly destined for a replay referee Kevin McNally caused controversy as he sent off Denis Smith for time-wasting as he was going off injured. He then awarded Burnley a penalty after Billy Hamilton was fouled by Ray Evans, Martin Dobson scoring from the spot. Stoke were then reduced to nine men as Evans was then sent-off for dissent.


1979–80 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
This season saw the introduction of two legged matches in the early rounds of the League Cup, Stoke beating Swansea City but then losing to Swindon Town.


1979–80 Sussex County Football League
The 1979–80 Sussex County Football League season was the 55th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1979–80 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1979–80 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs relegated from Division One:


1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1979–80 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1979–80 academic year. This was their first season as a member of the Big East Conference.


1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team
The 1979–80 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. They finished with a record of 7-19, 2-14 in their conference.


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season
The 1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the sixth indoor season of the club's existence.


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Overview
The 1979–80 indoor season was the  Tampa Bay Rowdies' sixth season of existence, and their sixth season of indoor play. As in previous years, all home games were played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. It was the first fully sanctioned indoor season in the North American Soccer League’s history and Tampa Bay lost only once at home. The Rowdies finished second in the Eastern Division, and qualified for the playoffs with an 8–4 record. They won five of six matches in the playoffs en route to winning the Eastern Division crown, the NASL indoor championship, and a 13–5 overall finish. Yugoslavian, Petar Baralić led the club with 21 goals in the regular season, and 23 across all competitions.


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Overview, Playoffs
The Rowdies completely dismantled Detroit in the first round with a 12–1 victory. In the Eastern Division championship series they swept top-seeded Atlanta, 7–3 and 6–5. In the Championship finals Memphis took the first game, by a count of 5–4. Tampa Bay stormed back on the return leg, 10–4, to set up a tiebreaker. Peter Anderson scored the only goal of the deciding mini-game to give the NASL indoor title to the Rowdies. South African, Steve Wegerle led the team in the postseason with 11 goals. While presenting the championship trophy to Rowdies captain Jan van der Veen, NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam said, “It was only fitting, because Tampa Bay was instrumental in the development of indoor soccer.”


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Regular season, Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Avg Att = Average Home Attendance


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Statistics, Season scoring
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points, Pen = Penalty Minutes


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Statistics, Season goalkeeping
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses


1979–80 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season, Statistics, Playoff scoring
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points


1979–80 Tennis Borussia Berlin season
The 1979–80 season was the fourth time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 13th in the division, following an eleventh-placed finish the previous year. The club lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal; going out 1–0 away to SC Viktoria 04 Köln. Norbert Stolzenburg scored 24 of the club's 57 league goals.


1979–80 Tercera División
The 1979–80 Tercera División season is the 3rd season since establishment as the fourth tier.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 53rd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler's influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the Quebec Nordiques, a refugee from the WHA, in the Adams Division.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The 1979-80 season marked the dismantling of a promising hockey team. The Maple Leafs had stars such as Darryl Sittler, Mike Palmateer, Lanny McDonald, Tiger Williams, Borje Salming and Ian Turnbull. In previous years, the Leafs were always one of the top teams in the league but could not beat the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs. Leafs' owner Harold Ballard fired General Manager Jim Gregory and Head Coach Roger Neilson.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
After unsuccessfully attempting to hire both former Boston Bruins head coach Don Cherry (who became head coach of the Colorado Rockies) and former Montreal Canadiens head coach Scotty Bowman (who became head coach and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres), Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, who had been the Leafs' coach and general manager when they last won the Stanley Cup in 1967, to be the team's new GM. Imlach subsequently hired Floyd Smith, a former Leaf player who had previously coached for Imlach when he was GM of the Sabres, to be the Leafs' new head coach.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
By November 1979, tensions between Imlach and Sittler mounted as Sittler publicly aired his grievances. An article was featured in the Globe and Mail by James Christie, titled Darryl Sittler drops the Gloves. Sittler was unhappy that Imlach publicly criticized him and Mike Palmateer. Another point of tension for Sittler was the fact that Imlach placed Lanny McDonald and Ian Turnbull on waivers.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
On December 13, 1979, Imlach announced that Carl Brewer was making another comeback in the NHL. Brewer would play for the New Brunswick Hawks, the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League affiliate. In Brewer's first game in Moncton, New Brunswick, King Clancy and Johnny Bower showed up to watch him play.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Brewer returned to the Maple Leafs on December 26, 1979, for the Maple Leafs game against the Washington Capitals. Many players on the Leafs felt that Brewer was a spy for Imlach. In Brewer's first game, many of his teammates were openly hostile to him. Brewer's defense partner was Borje Salming, and Salming refused to pass Brewer the puck. During the season, Brewer would only play in twenty contests.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1979-80 season.


1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Farm teams
The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the New Brunswick Hawks of the American Hockey League.


1979–80 Town & Country League
The 1979–80 Town & Country League season was the 38th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


1979–80 Town & Country League, Clubs
The league featured 21 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:


1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18–12, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU. They were invited to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) only to fall in the first round to Southwestern Louisiana.


1979–80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
UAB finished the regular season tied for second place in the Sun Belt, and as runner-up in the conference tournament. The Blazers competed in the postseason for the first time in the history of the program with an appearance in the NIT.


1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eleventh year head coach Tim Taft and played their home games at Crawford Hall. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–18 and 1–13 in PCAA play.


1979–80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1978–79 Anteaters finished the season with a record of 9–17 and 3–11 in PCAA play. The anteaters were invited to the PCAA tournament for the first time and were eliminated Pacific Tigers in the first round.


1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3–0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965–66. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament going 5-0 before losing to the Louisville Cardinals in the championship game. The Bruins' five NCAA tournament wins and championship game appearance were later vacated after the NCAA had determined UCLA committed nine violations.


1979–80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The Bruins fell out the rankings in the poll released on January 14, 1980, ending what still stands as the most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP poll with 221. The streak began at the beginning of the Bruins 1966–67 season.


1979–80 UEFA Cup
The 1979–80 UEFA Cup was won by Eintracht Frankfurt on away goals over Borussia Mönchengladbach. The tournament was notable for all four semi-finalists coming from West-Germany, with a 5th being eliminated in the quarter-finals. This is the only time all the semifinalists came from one nation.


1979–80 UEFA Cup
The third club was revoked to Bulgaria and East Germany, and it was assigned to Czechoslovakia. The title holders obtained a place.


1979–80 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate, Dundee United won on away goals rule.


1979–80 UEFA Cup, Third round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Lokomotiv Sofia won on away goals rule.


1979–80 UEFA Cup, Final, Second leg
3–3 on aggregate, Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals rule.


1979–80 United Counties League
The 1979–80 United Counties League season was the 73rd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1979–80 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1979–80 United Counties League, Division One
The Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1979–80 United Counties League, Division Two
The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1979–80 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1979–80 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1979 through August 1980. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1978–79 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1979–80 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1979–80 United States network television schedule
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation but the schedule was set by each local station.


1979–80 United States network television schedule, Saturday
Note: In November 1979, CBS took Paris off their Saturday night lineup before scheduling it in the 10:00-11:00 pm time slot on Tuesdays beginning December 4.


1979–80 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1979–80 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1979–80 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1979 to August 1980.


1979–80 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
In the News aired ten times during CBS' Saturday morning shows.


1979–80 United States network television schedule (daytime), Schedule, Saturday
On NBC, Ask NBC News aired after Casper and the Angels, Super Globetrotters, and The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, and Time Out aired after Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, The New Shmoo and Godzilla.


1979–80 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night Monday-Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1979. All times are Eastern/Pacific.


1979–80 United States network television schedule (late night)
Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow, Local News & Programs are highlighted in white.


1979–80 Utah Jazz season
The 1979–80 season was the Jazz sixth season in the NBA and its first in Utah. The Jazz averaged 102.4 points per game (ranked 22 in NBA) while allowing an average of 108.4 points per game (ranked 10th in NBA). The attendance was 320,649 (ranked 21st in NBA). The attendance figure was worse than the last season in New Orleans, where the club had an attendance of 364,205 (ranked 18th in NBA). In addition, the Jazz move from the Central Division to the Midwest Division (with the Indiana Pacers replacing them).


1979–80 Utah Jazz season, Regular season
Pete Maravich was waived by the Jazz on January 18, 1980, and was quickly picked up by the Boston Celtics where he played the rest of the season alongside Larry Bird.


1979–80 Utah Jazz season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.


1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 10th in the NHL. Stan Smyl led the team in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes, the last time one player has led his team in all four categories. On October 14, 1979, Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal against Glen Hanlon.


1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on August, 1979 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1979–80 VfL Bochum season
The 1979–80 VfL Bochum season was the 42nd season in club history.


1979–80 VfL Bochum season, Review and events
On 26 January 1980 21-year-old midfielder Lutz Gerresheim was involved in a car accident and fell into a coma. Gerresheim died on 10 March 1980.


1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented University of Virginia and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was Ralph Sampson's freshman year with the Cavaliers.


1979–80 WHL season
The 1979–80 WHL season was the 14th season for the Western Hockey League. Eleven teams completed a 72-game season. The Regina Pats won the President's Cup.


1979–80 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1979–80 WIHL season
1979–80 was the 33rd season of the Western International Hockey League.


1979–80 WIHL season, Playoffs, Final
In the "best of 7" final, Spokane Flyers defeated Cranbrook Royals 4 games to 2 (6-5 2OT, 3-7, 8-1, 2-7, 7-2, 6-1) to advanced to the 1979-80 British Columbia Senior Playoffs.


1979–80 Washington Bullets season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the Bullets 19th season in the NBA and their 7th season in the city of Washington, D.C..


1979–80 Washington Capitals season
The 1979–80 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1979–80 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Capitals still failed to make the playoffs. Washington was tied with the Edmonton Oilers for the last berth with two games remaining, but lost to the Philadelphia Flyers and tied the Atlanta Flames, while the Oilers tied the Minnesota North Stars and defeated the Colorado Rockies to finish two points ahead.


1979–80 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;


1979–80 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fifth in the standings. There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted seven years later.


1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
This was Washington's first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, they played  UNLV in the first round and lost by twenty points. The Pac-8 did not allow participation in the NIT until 1973. The 1972 Huskies were 20–6 overall and 10–4 in conference, second in the standings; but stayed home for the postseason.


1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 14–4 in conference play, third in the standings.


1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
For the first time since its national runner-up finish in 1941, WSU was invited to the 48-team NCAA Tournament and were seeded fifth in the Mideast region; they met twelfth seed Penn, the Ivy League champion, in the first round in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Cougars had a ten-point lead early in the second half, but it was tied at 51 with just under four minutes to go when Don Collins fouled out and Penn outscored the Cougars eleven to four.


1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
WSU's next NCAA appearance was three years away in 1983.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
They were 24–2 overall in the regular season and 13–1 in conference play, won the regular season title (by four games), and the conference tournament. The sole conference loss was at Idaho, the league runner-up,which broke an 18-game winning streak and dropped Weber's poll ranking (AP, UPI) from 15 to 17.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The Wildcats appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and this was the third consecutive title.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Ranked seventeenth in both major polls, Weber State earned the Big Sky's berth in the expanded 48-team NCAA Tournament. They were seeded seventh in the West region and hosted the subregional in Ogden, but were upset by a point by Lamar.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team, All-conference
Senior guard Bruce Collins was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team, bcoming the seventh player to be named in three consecutive years. Joining him for a second straight year was senior forward Richard Johnson. On the second team was senior center Richard Smith and senior guard Mark Mattos; forward Gerald Mattinson and sophomore reserve guard Todd Harper were honorable mention.


1979–80 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team, All-conference
A four-year starter, Collins scored over two thousand points for the Wildcats, including 32 in his final game,  the NCAA loss to Lamar. He was edged out for player of the year honors by guard Don Newman of Idaho, which had finished last in each of the previous five seasons.


1979–80 Welsh Cup
The 1979–80 Welsh Cup was the final of the 93rd season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup.


1979–80 West Ham United F.C. season
West Ham United finished in seventh place in the Second Division in the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham United's season was dominated by their 1–0 victory in the FA Cup final against Arsenal, who had been in the previous two FA Cup Finals, had just finished 4th in the First Division and were the overwhelming favourites.


1979–80 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham's manager John Lyall tactically outsmarted his Arsenal counterpart Terry Neill by paying a 4–5–1 system, stifling Arsenal's creative midfield that included future West Ham signing Liam Brady and the steely Brian Talbot. The only goal was scored by Trevor Brooking.


1979–80 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1979–80 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 80th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1979–80 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured all the 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


1979–80 Western Football League
The 1979–80 season was the 78th in the history of the Western Football League.


1979–80 Western Football League
The league champions for the second time in their history were Barnstaple Town. The champions of Division One were Melksham Town.


1979–80 Western Football League
This season marked a return to the system of two points for a win, after five seasons using the three-point system. The Western League returned to the three-point system after ten seasons, in 1989–90.


1979–80 Western Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:


1979–80 Western Football League, First Division
The First Division increased from nineteen to twenty-two clubs after A.F.C. Bournemouth Reserves and Portway Bristol were promoted to the Premier Division. Five new clubs joined:


1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1979–80 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by future National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady. WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. Craig McCormick and Bill Bryant made the All-OVC Team, and McCormick was selected as OVC Tournament MVP.


1979–80 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic F.C. and their second as a professional club in the Football League.


1979–80 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
In the FA Cup, the club achieved an away victory against Second Division side Chelsea, reaching the Fourth Round for the first time in their history before being knocked out by Everton. The club did not progress beyond the first round in the League Cup. Peter Houghton was the team's top goalscorer with a total of 15 league goals (16 in all competitions). Goalkeeper John Brown won the club's Player of the Year award.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season was the franchise's eighth season since its inception in 1972, and its first season in the National Hockey League.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
After spending seven seasons in the World Hockey Association, in which the team won three Avco Cup championships, the Winnipeg Jets joined the National Hockey League, as did the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques, as the WHA disbanded.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On June 13, 1979, the Jets participated in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft to fill out their roster, while on June 28, 1979, Winnipeg made their first ever trade, as the Jets sent Jamie Hislop to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Barry Legge.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On August 8, 1979, the Jets selected Jimmy Mann of the Sherbrooke Castors of the QMJHL with their first ever draft pick at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. In the fifth round, the Jets selected Thomas Steen from Leksands IF of the SEL.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
During the off-season, the club announced that Tom McVie would be retained as head coach. McVie became the Jets head coach late in the 1978-79 season, going 11-8-0 in nineteen games, followed by a record of 8-2 in the playoffs to lead Winnipeg to the Avco Cup. McVie had head coaching experience in the NHL, as he coached the Washington Capitals to a 49-122-33 record from 1975-1978.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
Lars-Erik Sjoberg was named captain of the team, as former captain Barry Long joined the Detroit Red Wings for the 1979-80 season. Sjoberg captained Winnipeg from 1975-1978 in the WHA.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Playoffs
The Jets failed to qualify for the playoffs, as their record of 20-49-11 earned them 51 points, good for fifth in the Smythe Division, 18 points behind the fourth place Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff position.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks, NHL Amateur Draft
Winnipeg's picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on August 9, 1979.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks, Expansion Draft, Reclaimed Players
Reclaiming of Players: The 17 existing NHL teams were allowed to reclaim any rights to former WHA players they held. The four incoming franchises, however, were allowed to protect up to two goaltenders and two skaters, voiding their NHL rights. These players were considered "priority selections" in the expansion draft. Gordie Howe was one of two special cases (the other being Wayne Gretzky), as a gentlemen's agreement between the Hartford Whalers and the Detroit Red Wings, which held his rights, led to the Wings declining to reclaim Howe.


1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks, Expansion Draft, Reclaimed Players
These are Winnipeg players whose NHL rights were reclaimed when the WHA merged with the NHL. This list is incomplete.


1979–80 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Cofield, coaching his forth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1979–80 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Guard Wes Matthews was the team's leading scorer with 549 points in 28 games. Other statistical leaders included forward Joe Chrnelich with 209 rebounds and Danny Hastings with 72 assists.


1979–80 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Late in the season, coach Cofield suspended Matthews for arguing with a coach, a decision that was believed to have cost the Badgers an invitation to play in the National Invitation Tournament. Cofield said of his decision: "The young man had to be taught a lesson. While we may have had a shot at postseason play, the basketball program at Wisconsin is more important than whether we win or lose a game."


1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 5th year head coach Ray Carazo, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 16–10, 8–6 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup
The 1979–80 Yorkshire Cup was the seventy-second occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup
Leeds winning the trophy by beating Halifax by the score of 15-6


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,137 and receipts were £9,999


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup
This was Leeds' seventh victory (and the first of two consecutive victories for the  third time within the  sequence) in what would be eight times in the space of thirteen seasons.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup
This would be Halifax's last appearance in a Yorkshire Cup final, giving them a total record of five wins and four defeats.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the  same at sixteen.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * This was the first Yorkshire Cup match played by the renamed  Hunslet at their "new" temporary home at Batley's Mount Pleasant after the owners of Elland Road Greyhound Stadium suddenly closed the  previous ground


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * The attendance is given as 9,134 by RUGBYLEAGUEproject   but the  Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook of 1991-92 and 1990-91 gives the  attendance as three more at 9,137


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1979–80 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1979–80 Yorkshire Football League
The 1979–80 Yorkshire Football League was the 54th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.


1979–80 Yorkshire Football League, Division One
Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1979–80 Yorkshire Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.


1979–80 Yorkshire Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured nine clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.


1979–80 Yugoslav Cup
The 1979–80 Yugoslav Cup was the 32nd season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946.


1979–80 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition had thousands of teams in its initial stages. These teams would go through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.


1979–80 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The cup final was scheduled to coincide with Youth Day, a national holiday celebrated on 25 May and accompanied by the Relay of Youth, which doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday.


1979–80 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1979–80 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 36th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League
The 1979–80 Yugoslav First League was won by Red Star Belgrade.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1978–79 season and two sides promoted from the 1978–79 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Teams
NK Zagreb and OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Vardar and Čelik.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Death of Marshal Tito
The season's week 25 derby match Hajduk vs. Red Star on 4 May 1980 at Poljud Stadium featured a mass display of public grief.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Death of Marshal Tito
Played on a Sunday afternoon, the contest was in the 41st minute when three men entered the pitch, signaling to the referee, Husref Muharemagić of Janja, to stop the match. After the match was halted, the Mayor of Split, Ante Skataretiko, took to the microphone to inform the 50,000+ crowd that Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito had died.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Death of Marshal Tito
This was followed with sudden scenes of mass crying; some players, such as Hajduk's twenty-one-year-old striker Zlatko Vujović, collapsed down to the ground and weeped as the crowd launched into a rendition of "Druže Tito, mi ti se kunemo", a popular personality cult song that professes loyalty and devotion to Comrade Tito.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Death of Marshal Tito
Meanwhile at Koševo Stadium during the FK Sarajevo vs. NK Osijek match, the news broke out of Tito's death broke in the 43rd minute with the contest locked at 1-1.


1979–80 Yugoslav First League, Death of Marshal Tito
The matches - along with a third between Dinamo and Zeljeznicar - were immediately abandoned, with the decision being made by the Yugoslav FA to declare the matches null and void, and order replays two and a half weeks later on Wednesday, 21 May 1980 at the same stadiums.


1979–80 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1979–80 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 38th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. Eight teams participated in the league, and Olimpija have won the championship.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League
The 1979–80 Yugoslav Second League season was the 34th season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 16 clubs each.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
NK Zagreb were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 17th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Istra Pula, Jedinstvo Bihać, Rudar Trbovlje and Vrbas.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, including eleven sides from the 1978–79 season, one club relegated from the 1977–78 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1978–79 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 30 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
OFK Belgrade were relegated from the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in 18th place of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Bor, Pobeda, Prishtina and OFK Titograd.


1979–80 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
Due to suspicion of match fixing in the last round of the league, Football Association of Yugoslavia penalized the top three clubs and Galenika Zemun earned a promotion spot to the Yugoslav First League. However, after an appeal in summer 1980 that decision was retracted and OFK Belgrade was promoted.


1979–80 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1979–80 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 22nd season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 12 teams participated in the league, and Mannheimer ERC won the championship.


1979–80 in English field hockey
1979–80 in English field hockey. The Men's Cup was won by Slough and the Women's Cup was won by Norton.


1979–80 in English field hockey
The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1980) was won by Slough.


1979–80 in English field hockey
As from the 1980–81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.


1979–80 in English field hockey, Men's Truman National Inter League Championship
(Held at Barclays Bank Sports Ground, North Ealing, September 20–21)


1979–80 in English field hockey, Men's Truman National Inter League Championship, Final
SloughIan Taylor, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, Andy Churcher, Steve Partington, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Stuart Collins, Ken Partington, Balwant Saini, Ravinder Laly, Bhaji FloraWestcliffM Kay, R Holmes, P Wakeford, R Hilton, N Havens, P Anderson, N Boddington, T Copping, Ian Towler, M Bond, J French


1979–80 in English field hockey, Men's Cup (Rank Xerox National Clubs Championship), Final
SloughIan Taylor, Mike Parris, Paul Barber, Manjit Flora, John Allen, Sutinder Singh Khehar, Brajinder Daved, Ken Partington, Ravinder Laly (Stuart Collins sub), Balwant Saini, John Murdock GuildfordR Wright, I Carley, Andrew Cairns, J Bowerman, Ian Pinks, N Taylor, A Jeans, P Penock, Neil Francis, C Booker (P Rosomund sub), C Coddrell


1979–80 in English football
The 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive football in England.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
11 August 1979: League champions Liverpool defeat FA Cup holders Arsenal 3–1 at Wembley Stadium to win the Charity Shield.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
18 August 1979: Arsenal move straight to the top of the First Division table with a 4–0 away win against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion on the first day of the League season. The first round of fixtures in the inaugural season of the Alliance Premier League, now the National League, takes place.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
31 August 1979: The first month of the season ends with Norwich City, who have never even finished in the top five of the First Division, leading the League alongside 1978 champions Nottingham Forest, after both teams win their first three matches. Middlesbrough are one point behind the leaders. At the bottom, Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion have yet to gain a point.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
5 September 1979: Manchester City sign midfielder Steve Daley from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a national record fee of £1,437,500. In the League Cup second round, braces for Ian Bowyer and John Robertson contribute to Nottingham Forest firing six past Blackburn Rovers.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
8 September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost £1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1979: September ends with newly promoted Crystal Palace, unbeaten after eight games, topping the First Division on goal difference from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. After losing twice this month, Liverpool occupy ninth place. Derby County, champions in 1972 and 1975, are bottom of the table, joined in the relegation zone by Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
3 October 1979: Liverpool are knocked out of the European Cup 4–2 on aggregate by Dinamo Tbilisi.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
13 October 1979: Kazimierz Deyna scores the only goal as Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest, knocking the Midlands club into second place, behind Manchester United. Crystal Palace's unbeaten start to the season ends with a 3–1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1979: Manchester United end October as First Division leaders, one point ahead of Nottingham Forest, with Liverpool, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur a further two points adrift. Brighton & Hove Albion now occupy bottom place behind Derby County, while Bolton Wanderers have dropped into the relegation zone.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
24 November 1979: Joe Jordan's brace helps Manchester United put five past Norwich without reply, struggling Ipswich Town turn over Southampton while Derby are the victors in the East Midlands derby, beating Forest 4–1.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1979: November ends with Manchester United still top of the First Division, one point ahead of Liverpool. Crystal Palace remain in contention, two points behind the leaders, and Middlesbrough have joined the chasing pack. Bolton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion and Ipswich Town occupy the relegation zone.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
26 December 1979: The Steel City derby in the Third Division sees Sheffield Wednesday beat Sheffield United 4–0, attracting a crowd of nearly 50,000.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1979: The decade ends with Liverpool narrowly ahead of Manchester United at the top of the First Division, having won the clash between the two on Boxing Day. Southampton and Arsenal lead the chasing group, but are eight points behind the leaders. Crystal Palace have fallen to ninth place. Bristol City have joined Derby County and Bolton Wanderers in the relegation zone.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
5 January 1980: Fourth Division Halifax Town cause the upset of the FA Cup third round by beating Manchester City 1–0.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
8 January 1980: Non-League Harlow Town beat Second Division promotion candidates Leicester City 1–0 in an FA Cup third round replay.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1980: Liverpool hold a two-point lead over Manchester United at the end of January. Arsenal are third, five points behind the leaders having played two games more.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
29 February 1980: With the season approaching its final quarter, Manchester United have moved level on points at the top of the First Division with Liverpool, who have a game in hand. Unbeaten since the beginning of December, Ipswich Town have moved from third-bottom to third-top in less than three months, and are five points behind the leaders in third place. Arsenal and Southampton complete the top five. Bolton Wanderers remain bottom, with just one League win from their first 27 matches, and  Derby County and Bristol City also remain in the relegation zone, with Everton occupying the last safe spot.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
1 March 1980: Everton lose 2–1 at home to Liverpool in the First Division Merseyside derby, and during the game their legendary former striker Dixie Dean dies from a heart attack in the stands, aged 72. Manchester United's title hopes are dashed by a 6–0 thrashing at Ipswich Town.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the FA Cup sixth round. They are joined in the last four by Liverpool, Everton and holders Arsenal.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
15 March 1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Nottingham Forest, who have won the trophy in the last two seasons, 1–0 in the League Cup final thanks to a second-half goal from Andy Gray.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
22 March 1980: United win the Manchester derby: Mickey Thomas scores the only goal of the game. Elsewhere in the top-flight, Derby and Bristol City share six, Liverpool beat Brighton and Nottingham Forest win at home to UEFA Cup hopefuls Southampton. The day's high scorers in the Football League are Third Division club Colchester United, who smash six past Brentford.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
31 March 1980: Liverpool now have a four-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the First Division. Ipswich Town and Arsenal are the nearest challengers to the top two, and Southampton complete the top five. At the bottom of the table, Bolton Wanderers managed three League wins in March, but are still in bottom place, eight points adrift of safety. Derby County and Bristol City remain with them in the drop zone.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
12 April 1980: Both FA Cup semi-finals - Arsenal versus Liverpool and Everton versus West Ham United - end in draws. Bolton Wanderers are relegated from the First Division.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
16 April 1980: West Ham United beat Everton 2–1 at Elland Road to reach the FA Cup final. In the other semi-final replay, Arsenal and Liverpool draw again, 1–1.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
23 April 1980: Nottingham Forest lose the second leg of their European Cup 1–0 to Ajax, but reach the final for the second year in succession with a 2–1 aggregate victory.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
26 April 1980: Derby County, twice champions in the 1970s, are relegated from the First Division with one match remaining. Liverpool's goalless draw at Crystal Palace puts them on the verge of retaining the title.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
28 April 1980: Arsenal and Liverpool require another replay after drawing 1–1 again in their FA Cup semi-final second replay at Villa Park.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
29 April 1980: Bristol City lose 5–2 at Southampton to take the final First Division relegation spot.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
30 April 1980: Liverpool are level on points with Manchester United at the end of April, with a superior goal difference and with two matches remaining to the Red Devils' one. Ipswich Town are third, five points behind.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
1 May 1980: Arsenal finally reach the FA Cup final after beating Liverpool 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final third replay at Highfield Road. Liverpool agree a fee of £300,000 for Chester striker Ian Rush, 18.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
3 May 1980: Liverpool clinch the league title in their penultimate league game of the season by beating Aston Villa 4–1 at Anfield. The result is rendered academic by Manchester United's 2–0 defeat to Leeds United. Ipswich Town lose the unbeaten League run that they have maintained for over five months against Manchester City, but remain third. Leicester City beat Orient to clinch the Second Division title, and Birmingham City join them in promotion by drawing 3–3 with Notts County. In the Third Division, Kevin Drinkell fires three of Grimsby Town's four without reply at home to Sheffield United; a result that sees the Mariners crowned third-tier champions.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
10 May 1980: Trevor Brooking scores the winning goal as Second Division West Ham United triumph 1–0 over holders Arsenal in the FA Cup final.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
14 May 1980: Arsenal lose 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out to Valencia after a 0–0 draw in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
19 May 1980: More than two weeks after the planned final day of the season, the First Division fixtures are completed when Arsenal lose 5–0 to Middlesbrough. The result leaves Ipswich Town one point ahead of the Gunners in third place.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
28 May 1980: Nottingham Forest retain the European Cup by beating Hamburg 1–0 in the final in Madrid. John Robertson scores the only goal in the first half.


1979–80 in English football, Diary of the season
13 June 1980: Clive Allen, 19, becomes the most expensive teenager in Europe when he joins Arsenal from Queens Park Rangers in a £1,250,000 deal.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
12 September 1979: England move closer to the 1980 European Championship Finals with a 1–0 win at home to Denmark.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
17 October 1979: England virtually guarantee their place in the summer's European Championship Finals by beating Northern Ireland 5–1 at Windsor Park.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
22 November 1979: Glenn Hoddle scores on his debut for England in a 2–0 over Bulgaria in a European Championship qualifier.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
13 May 1980: England beat world champions Argentina 3–1 in a friendly at Wembley with two goals from David Johnson and one from Kevin Keegan.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
17 May 1980: England's run of six consecutive wins ends abruptly in a 4–1 defeat to Wales in the Home Championship.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
24 May 1980: England beat Scotland 2–0 at Hampden Park but finish runners-up to Northern Ireland in the Home Championship.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
12 June 1980: England's first match at the European Championship Finals for twelve years ends in a 1–1 draw against Belgium. The game is marred by hooliganism in the stands that is only calmed by the use of tear gas by the Italian police.


1979–80 in English football, National teams
15 June 1980: England are eliminated from the European Championships after they lose 1–0 to hosts Italy through a late goal from Marco Tardelli.