1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1979
The year 1979 began with extraordinarily hot conditions over southern Australia. Both livestock and wild animals perished in great numbers due to the heatwave, which saw places in northern South Australia regularly reach temperatures of at least 45 °C (113 °F) from 31 December 1978 to 15 January 1979. In Western Australia, the Nullarbor region settlements of Mundrabilla and Forrest both reached maxima of 49.8 °C (121.6 °F), the sixth-highest recorded temperatures in Australia, on 3 and 13 January 1979, respectively. Temperatures reached 40 °C (104 °F) in Sydney and in that summer's Ashes Test match, Australia's wicket keeper retired from heat exhaustion.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1979
Rain fell heavily in the Mallee later in the month, making it a record wet month in many parts of western Victoria and far western New South Wales. The southeast corner, however, was already very dry. February and March saw a continuing powerful monsoon, but except for the Mallee in February and the east coast from Newcastle to Triabunna in March, southeastern Australia was dry. April had fairly normal rainfall except for continuing wet in Cape York Peninsula and dry conditions around Sydney and Hobart, where rainfall deficiencies were already acute.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1979
Heavy May rainfall over the wheat belt did not mask dry conditions around Canberra and especially in eastern Tasmania. June, however, proved the first really dry month: both Canberra and Hobart had their driest June ever, and Melbourne also set a record for low rainfall in July as cold fronts utterly failed to reach their normal latitudes.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1979
August and September, however, saw a series of tropical/extratropical interactions produce exceptional rainfall over most of Victoria, South Australia, western New South Wales and Tasmania. Flooding occurred in the Murray Basin and northern Tasmania. The coastal districts of New South Wales and southern Queensland, however, became extremely dry by September. Despite continuing heavy rains over south Australia, the Mallee and the Wimmera through spring, a dry November and near-record dry December ensured 1979 was the driest year until 2006 in Hobart and the driest since 1907 in Orbost.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1979
Further north, although an area of the Darling Downs had had heavy rainfall in October, the wet season was very late and had not set in by December.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1980
Heavy rains in East Gippsland in January proved a false forecast of what was to come, for in southeastern Australia February and March were exceptionally dry. Brisbane had its second-driest March on record, and apart from scattered areas the northern monsoon was modest. In the drier wheat country, many stations in the Mallee and adjacent parts of South Australia were completely rainless throughout the 1979/1980 summer, while the January rains that temporarily relieved the drought in East Gippsland did not reach Hobart.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1980
April began very warm and dry, but an extensive upper low followed by a vigorous cold front on the 22nd made this an extremely wet month in South Australia, far western New South Wales, western Victoria and northern Tasmania. However, in most of New South Wales this blocking high produced uninterrupted dry weather. At Canberra, it was the driest April on record, and a remarkable feature of the month was that the highest rainfalls in New South Wales occurred in the normally dry Western Division.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1980
A cyclonic storm in May led to floods on the North Coast, but from June drought again set in over the eastern coastal belt between Bundaberg and Hobart. August and September were particularly dry. In these months Sydney received only 15 millimetres (0.6 in) and water restrictions were imposed on the city's residents. Elsewhere in eastern Australia the winter had near normal rainfall but was exceptionally warm, while September's dryness extended to every part of the mainland except alpine areas and the southern coastline, where the mild, wet weather was producing good conditions despite the burden of agisting cattle from drought-stricken areas.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1980
Although October was very wet in South Australia, western Victoria, and southern Queensland, drought-affected areas of New South Wales did not get significant rain until December, when hot, humid and unsettled weather brought some relief from the driest February to November period over the southeast corner since 1915.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1980
Nonetheless, in most of the Hunter Basin, including Newcastle, 1980 was the driest year ever recorded. In some stations on the South Coast it was the driest since 1888. The wet season had also been very late over the tropics.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1981
The hot, humid weather of December continued throughout summer. January saw the most active monsoon since 1974 over Queensland: Hughenden received 422 millimetres (16.6 in), or as much as 85 percent of its normal annual rainfall, while in the Wet Tropics rainfall was extraordinarily heavy: Babinda received a remarkable 2,560 millimetres (100.8 in) for the month. February was also wet, with Brisbane reporting its best rains since March 1974. In western Tasmania, however, unusually hot and dry conditions led to a very rare fire in the wet forests near Zeehan. In New South Wales, January was dry, but February saw very heavy rains that temporarily broke the long drought.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1981
March and April were generally dry except for Tasmania and a belt of western New South Wales in March and the North Coast of New South Wales in April. April was also very hot. However, the May to August period was exceptionally wet over Victoria (except East Gippsland), inland New South Wales and South Australia. A constant flow of powerful lows made this period the wettest on record over Victoria, and the Murray Basin experienced major flooding in August.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1981
May–normally a generally dry month–was also very wet in inland Queensland, with Hughenden receiving 107 millimetres (4.2 in) against a median rainfall of 4 millimetres (0.16 in), while July’s heavy southern rainfall also extended into that State. Although rainfall in the winter over the coastal belt was below normal, except on the South Coast of New South Wales February and May rains had already eliminated drought for the moment.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1981
However, except for November when Brisbane received a record total of 413 millimetres (16.3 in) and heavy rain extended as far south as inland Victoria, and useful rains over coastal New South Wales and Queensland in October and December, the last third of 1981 was very dry and hot. In the Western District of Victoria it was the driest such period since 1967, with some places having record low totals in both September and December.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
The year again began with extremely hot conditions in southern Australia: in Melbourne, the mean maximum for the weekends of January to March was a remarkable 29.3 °C (84.7 °F). Although February was exceptionally dry, rainfall for January and March was on the whole above average, with the northern inland of New South Wales having its wettest March since 1931 and dry conditions appearing relieved.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
April, however, saw dry conditions immediately return. Large falls late in the month over the settled areas of South Australia and a heavy cyclone over the Wet Tropics were not followed up. Though in May Tasmania and West Gippsland had good rainfall, most of New South Wales and Queensland except for the Brisbane area was already very dry.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
With the 1982–83 El Niño event developing from June, things steadily became much worse. Huge high-pressure systems over Australia ensured very limited rain and consistent severe frosts in June. The month was the driest on record over many inland areas of New South Wales. July was much worse still, for apart from coastal areas there was almost no rain and in many areas of the wheat belt frosts reached levels never seen since temperature records began.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
Despite scattered July rainfall in East Gippsland, August was even worse, for the dry conditions were accompanied by quite remarkable heat as the anticyclones this time pushed hot, dry air from central Australia, with the only significant rainfall being on the Wet Tropical coast where Innisfail and Babinda had over 500 millimetres (20 in). Late in the month temperatures reached 29.5 °C (85.1 °F) in Mildura and overall mean maxima inland were as much as 4°C (7°F) above normal, causing ripening of wheat crops that had failed to develop in the cold, dry weather of previous months.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
September saw useful rains over southwestern New South Wales, West Gippsland, and southeastern Tasmania, along with very heavy falls on the North Coast–but no rain fell in the wheat districts where the drought was already developing into a record dry spell. October again saw heavy rain on the North Coast, but was very dry elsewhere, while November apart from western Tasmania and a small part of the Wet Tropics was very hot and almost rainless apart from thunderstorms mid-month. Bushfires broke out in East Gippsland and continued burning for several months. December saw some heavy thunderstorm rains in northeastern New South Wales and a single major rain event over the Port Phillip region and northeastern Tasmania, but extremely dry conditions continued elsewhere.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1982
For the nine months from April to December 1982, most of inland eastern Australia experienced its lowest rainfall on record, as did parts of the South Gippsland. In the North Wimmera district covering Victoria's best wheat areas, the 1982 rainfall for this period was less than half the previous record low. Many wheat crops failed completely for the first time in decades, and overall Victoria's yield was its lowest since 1944, while that of New South Wales was the lowest since 1957 and South Australia the lowest since 1977.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1983
Although the year began with cool conditions over southeastern Australia, the monsoon was extremely weak in the north. February saw a turn back towards very hot weather, with Melbourne having three days over 40 °C (104 °F) for only the second time on record. A huge dust storm carried away 50 million tonnes of the topsoil from the Mallee and Wimmera, and then the Ash Wednesday bushfires ravaged the tinder-dry forests of southeastern Australia. More than 70 people were killed, while fires moved from Gippsland into the South Coast of New South Wales.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1983
Late February saw scattered very heavy thunderstorms over New South Wales, but the month was close to the driest on record over Tasmania and Victoria and very dry again over the tropics. The beginning of March, however, saw torrential thunderstorms over the settled areas of South Australia, flooding areas that were fire-stricken only two weeks beforehand. Hot, humid weather continued throughout eastern Australia for the next three weeks as the monsoon suddenly became extremely powerful.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1983
On 21 March, a powerful monsoonal low moved southwards, drenching western New South Wales and the South Coast, and then western Victoria, Gippsland and Eastern Tasmania. At Tanybryn in the Otways, 375 millimetres (14.8 in) fell for the 24 hours ending 22 March, flooding the rebuilt Great Ocean Road. The month of March was the wettest since 1910 over most of the Mallee and Wimmera and since 1946 over the rest of western Victoria.


1979–1983 Eastern Australian drought, 1983
Although the western slopes of New South Wales and most of eastern Queensland missed the heavy rains of March, both April and May were exceptionally wet over these regions as upper-level flows came in consistently from the north. The autumn of 1983 was the wettest over Queensland as a whole, and by May much of the Darling Downs was flooded. Steady, consistent rains for the rest of the year ensured a record wheat crop over most of Australia, with yields at levels that have never been equalled since.


1979–80 1.Lig
Statistics of the Turkish First Football League in season 1979/1980.


1979–80 1.Lig, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Trabzonspor won the championship. The top goal scorer was known as "The Matador" for the '79 series.


1979–80 2. Bundesliga
The 1979–80 2. Bundesliga season was the sixth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, Nord and Süd.


1979–80 2. Bundesliga
Arminia Bielefeld, 1. FC Nürnberg and Karlsruher SC were promoted to the Bundesliga while DSC Wanne-Eickel, OSC Bremerhaven, Arminia Hannover, Wuppertaler SV, MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, Röchling Völklingen and FV Würzburg 04 were relegated to the Oberligas.


1979–80 2. Bundesliga, Nord
The 1979–80 season saw OSC Bremerhaven, OSV Hannover, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and SC Herford promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas while Arminia Bielefeld had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Nord from the Bundesliga.


1979–80 2. Bundesliga, Süd
The 1979–80 season saw ESV Ingolstadt, SV Röchling Völklingen, SSV Ulm 1846 and VfR Oli Bürstadt promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberligas and SV Darmstadt 98 and 1. FC Nürnberg relegated to the 2. Bundesliga Süd from the Bundesliga.


1979–80 2. Bundesliga, Promotion play-offs
The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the two runners-up in the Nord and Süd divisions. Karlsruher SC won on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga.


1979–80 2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey) season
The 1979-80 2nd Bundesliga season was the seventh season of the 2nd Bundesliga, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Twelve teams participated in the league, and ESV Kaufbeuren  won the championship, and was promoted to the Ice hockey Bundesliga as a result. EHC 70 München was also promoted for finishing second. Herner EV and EC Regensburg were relegated to the Oberliga.


1979–80 A Group
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 A Group, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1979–80 AHL season
The 1979–80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears won their sixth Calder Cup championship.


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


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


1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings
A single human poll represents the 1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.


1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings
The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play.


1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1979–80. They finished first in the Premier Division, the club's first Premier Division title and second Scottish league championship. In the cups, they reached the Scottish Cup Semi final, losing to Rangers, and lost the League Cup Final after a replay against Dundee United. In Europe, they were drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt, losing 1–2 on aggregate over two legs in the first round.


1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season, Results, Friendlies
In July 1979, Aberdeen embarked on a tour of Denmark, playing three games. This was followed by friendly matches against three Scottish clubs, and home games against English clubs Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. During the season, friendly matches were played against Leicester City, Rothes and an Arbroath Select.


1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was C.M. Newton, who was in his 12th season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for third place.


1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The Tide reached the second round of the SEC Tournament, where they lost to LSU. Afterwards, the Tide accepted a bid to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament and reached the second round where they lost to Murray State University.


1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The team lost Reggie King from the previous season to the NBA's Kansas City Kings. The Tide's key freshman signees were guards Mike Davis and  Vance Wheeler and forwards Cliff Windham and Eugene Jones.


1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
After the season, coach C.M. Newton resigned to become an assistant commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. After a year in the position, Newton was hired as coach at Vanderbilt University.


1979–80 Albanian Cup
1979–80 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1979 with the First Round and ended on May 1980 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1980-81 first round of the UEFA Cup. KS Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their third Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KF Partizani.


1979–80 Albanian Cup
The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.


1979–80 Albanian Cup, Second round
In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played on January 1980.


1979–80 Albanian Cup, Quarter finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.


1979–80 Albanian Cup, Semifinals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.


1979–80 Albanian Cup, Finals
In this round entered the two winners from the previous round.


1979–80 Albanian National Championship
The 1979–80 Albanian National Championship was the 41st season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.


1979–80 Albanian National Championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Dinamo Tirana won the championship.


1979–80 Algerian Championnat National
The 1979–80 Algerian Championnat National was the 18th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 14 teams contested the league, with MP Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on october 5, 1979. and ended on June 13, 1980.


1979–80 Algerian Cup
The 1979–80 Algerian Cup is the 18th edition of the Algerian Cup. MA Hussein Dey are the defending champions, having beaten JE Tizi Ouzou 2–1 in the previous season's final.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being between by Castlehaven in the 1979 Limerick County Championship.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
On 25 May 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-09 to 0-08 defeat of St. Grellan's in the All-Ireland final at Seán Treacy Park. It was their first ever championship title.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Walsh Island's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-25.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 7 October 1979 and ended on 1 June 1980.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Castlegar in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
On 1 June 1980, Castlegar won the championship after a 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of McQuillan's in the All-Ireland final.


1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Frank Keenan from the Camross club was the championship's top scorer with 4-17.


1979–80 Alliance Premier League
The 1979–80 Alliance Premier League was the inaugural season of the Alliance Premier League – the first league outside the Football League to cover the whole of England.


1979–80 Alliance Premier League, Overview
Between 1979 and 2004 the single-division Alliance Premier League formed Level 5 of the English football league system. Since 2004 two regional divisions were added at Level 6.


1979–80 Alliance Premier League, Overview
The founder members of the Alliance Premier League were drawn from the Southern League and Northern Premier League, covering the country from Yeovil Town in the South West to Barrow in the far North. One club from Wales – Bangor City – also participated.


1979–80 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Altrincham won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom teams in the 1979–80 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:


1979–80 Alliance Premier League, Election to the Football League
As a result of this, Altrincham failed to be elected to membership of the Football League, falling just one point behind Fourth Division's bottom club Rochdale.


1979–80 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1979–80 Allsvenskan was the 46th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. HK Drott won the regular season, but Lugi HF won the playoffs and claimed their first Swedish title. IF Guif and AIK were relegated.


1979–80 Alpha Ethniki
The 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki was the 44th season of the highest football league of Greece. From that season Alpha Ethniki became the professional league. The season began on 30 September 1979 and ended on 25 May 1980 with the play-off matches. Olympiacos won their 21st Greek title and their first one in five years.


1979–80 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.


1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup
The 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament. It was won by St Mirren, who beat Bristol City in a two-legged final by 2–1 on aggregate and by becoming the only Scottish side to win the trophy.


1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented the Arizona State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ned Wulk's 23rd season as head coach. The Sun Devils defeated Loyola Marymount in the first round to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the Ohio State, 75–89.


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


1979–80 Arsenal F.C. season, Results, FA Charity Shield
As FA Cup winners, Arsenal contested the 1979 FA Charity Shield against League champions Liverpool. Liverpool won the match on 11 August 1979 by 3–1.


1979–80 Arsenal F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Cardiff City.


1979–80 Ascoli Calcio 1898 season
The 1979–80 season was Ascoli Calcio 1898''s 'second consecutive season in Serie A, the top league of Italian football. This article covers the events from 16 September 1979 to 11 May 1980. They finished in 5th, their best ever finish in Serie A in their history.


1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Aston Villa's 80th in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in the top division.


1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. 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 Aston Villa F.C. season
October 1979: John Gidman is sold to Everton for £650,000 (2013: £2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £100,000. Heard would make nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park.


1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season
8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the FA Cup sixth round.


1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. 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 Aston Villa F.C. 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.


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


1979–80 Athenian League
The 1979–80 Athenian League season was the 57th in the history of Athenian League. The league consisted of 20 teams.


1979–80 Atlanta Flames season
The 1979–80 Atlanta Flames season was the eighth and final season in Atlanta for the franchise. The franchise was bought and moved to Calgary, Alberta to become the Calgary Flames.


1979–80 Atlanta Flames 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 Atlanta Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1979–80 Atlanta Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Atlanta. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season.


1979–80 Atlanta Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1979–80 Atlanta Flames season, Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1979–80 NBA season was the Hawks' 31st season in the NBA and 12th season in Atlanta.


1979–80 Australia Tri-Nation Series
The Benson & Hedges World Series Cup was a cricket tournament held in Australia from 27 November 1979 to 22 January 1980. It was a tri-nations series featuring Australia, England and the West Indies, with all of the matches being played as One Day Internationals (ODI). The series was part of the English and West Indian tour and was the first official tri-nations series after World Series Cricket.


1979–80 Australia Tri-Nation Series
After the round-robin matches which played at four venues in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. England and the West Indies reached the final where the West Indies won the final series 2–0. The red ball was used and the white pads were worn for the matches in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne, and the white ball was used and the coloured pads were worn for the matches in Sydney. England and West Indies would not contest the tri-series again until the 1986-87 season.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season
The 1979–80 Australian region cyclone season was an above average tropical cyclone season.


1979–80 Australian region 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 Australian region 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 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Paul
On 2 January, the BoM reported that a tropical depression had developed in the Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria. During that day the depression moved towards the southwest and developed early signs of having a cyclonic circulation, however before it could intensify into a tropical cyclone, the system made landfall near the Northern Territory border with Queensland at 135°E. Over the next couple of days the depression weakened slightly, as it moved in a general east-southeast direction across the Carpentaria and Central Coast districts of Queensland.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Paul
On 7 January, the depression moved out into the Coral Sea just to the south of Sarina with a central pressure of 995 hPa. During that day the depression developed gale-force windspeeds and was named as Paul by TCWC Brisbane. Before later that day, Paul reached its peak intensity as a tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph) and its lowest central pressure of 989 hPa as it moved rapidly towards the southeast.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Paul
This southeastern movement continued until 1200 UTC on 8 January when it slowed down and started to move to the southwest as it developed a cold core and became extratropical. The extratropical remnants of Paul subsequently lingered in the Australian region and peaked with stronger windspeeds than when it was a tropical cyclone. The US Navy's analysis of this system shows that they would have considered Paul a tropical storm with peak 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 110 km/h (70 mph). As a tropical depression, Paul forced a strong area of convergence in the moist airstream onto the tropical Queensland coast.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Paul
As a result of the moisture, very heavy rain caused one of the highest floods of the 20th Century down the Don River through Bowen. In its lower reaches the river changed its course and washed away two homes and caused several million Australian dollars worth of damage to the market garden industry.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Fred
On 19 February, TCWC Perth reported that a tropical depression had developed out of an active area of convection that was associated with a monsoonal shear line about midway between the Cocos and Christmas Islands.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Fred
Fred developed from an active area of convection associated with the monsoon shear line about midway between Cocos and Christmas Islands late on 19 February 1980. It reached tropical cyclone strength early on 21 February 1980 and attained its maximum intensity on the afternoon of 24 February 1980 when the central pressure was estimated to be near 930 hPa. Despite the small size of the cyclone it maintained this intensity with minor fluctuations until about 1200 UTC 25 February 1980. Early on 26 February the direction of movement changed from southwestward to southward as Fred came under the influence of a northwesterly upper-level flow. It weakened rapidly as it moved into a strong ridge of high pressure located at about latitude 33°S.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Unnamed Tropical Cyclone (27P)
On 27 March, TCWC Darwin reported that a tropical depression had developed in the Gulf of Carpentraria about 300 km (190 mi) to the southwest of Wallaby island. During that day the system intensified enough to produce localized and intermittent gale-force winds, over the northeast Arnhem land as it moved into the Arafura sea. Early on 28 March, TCWC Darwin reported that despite the depression having reached cyclone intensity of 65 km/h (40 mph), it was not a tropical cyclone as the system had not developed a "deep convective warm cored structure".


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Unnamed Tropical Cyclone (27P)
However, during post storm analysis TCWC Darwin reported that the depression had become a tropical cyclone at 0000 UTC (0800 WST) on 28 March. During 28 March, the system moved towards the north, before during the next day as the cyclone turned towards the west and moved into the Arafura sea it reached its lowest central pressure of 998 hPa (29.47 inHg).


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Unnamed Tropical Cyclone (27P)
As the system moved further into the Arafura sea, a very strong amount of vertical windshear and an intrusion of dry air made the cyclone rapidly weaken into a tropical depression before the residual depression dissipated on 31 March just to the north of the Cobourg peninsular. The Cyclone caused no deaths and only minor damage was reported to have occurred.


1979–80 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During 11 March the precursor tropical low to Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina, moved south-westwards into the region from the South Pacific. The system subsequently developed into a tropical cyclone and was named Sina by the BoM, before it moved south-eastwards out of the region early the next day.


1979–80 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and FK Austria Wien won the championship.


1979–80 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1979–80 Austrian Hockey League season was the 50th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Eight teams participated in the league, and EC KAC won the championship.


1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was head coach Frank Arnold's 5th season at BYU. The Cougars finished the regular season with a record of 24–5, 13–1 in the Western Athletic Conference. The team's sole conference loss was by a 66–71 score against Clemson in the NCAA Tournament.


1979–80 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Junior Guard Danny Ainge was leading scorer, averaging 19.1 points per game. Center Alan Taylor with 12.5 rebounds per game.


1979–80 Balkans Cup
The 1979–80 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 5 teams and Sportul Studențesc won the trophy.


1979–80 Bayernliga
The 1979–80 season of the Bayernliga, the third tier of the German football league system in the state of Bavaria at the time, was the 35th season of the league.


1979–80 Bayernliga, Overview
The league champions FC Augsburg, winning their second Bayernliga title after 1972–73, were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga Süd and also qualified for the German amateur championship, where the club lost 2–1 in the final to VfB Stuttgart Amateure.


1979–80 Bayernliga, Overview
The bottom four clubs were directly relegated, 1979–80 being the last season before the introduction of the relegation/promotion play-off. Of the four clubs VfR Neuburg would never return to the Bayernliga again while FC Vilshofen made a direct return the following season. FC Wacker München, one of the most successful Bayernliga clubs until than, returned to the league in 1982 and FC Bayern Hof, having dropped out of professional football two years earlier, returned in 1983.


1979–80 Bayernliga, Overview
Wolfgang Ruhdorfer of FC Augsburg was the top scorer of the league with 27 goals. The 2.735 goals scored per match marked the lowest average in the history of the league and only the second time, after the previous season, that less than three goals were scored per game in a season.


1979–80 Bayernliga, Table
The 1979–80 season saw four new clubs in the league, FC Herzogenaurach, VfB Helmbrechts and TSV Ampfing, all promoted from the Landesliga Bayern, while FC Augsburg had been relegated from the 2. Bundesliga Süd to the league.


1979–80 Bayernliga, Table
Of the promoted teams FC Herzogenaurach had last played in the Bayernliga in 1977 and VfB Helmbrechts in 1971 while TSV Ampfing made its first appearance. FC Augsburg had last played in the Bayernliga in 1972–73, when the club won the league and earned promotion to the Regionalliga Süd.


1979–80 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 1979–80 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.


1979–80 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Club Brugge K.V. won the championship.


1979–80 Biathlon World Cup
The 1979–80 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 18 January 1980 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 30 March 1980 in Murmansk, Soviet Union. It was the third season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.


1979–80 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the World Cup calendar for the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
*The relays were technically unofficial races as they did not count towards anything in the World Cup.


1979–80 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1979–80 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 77th in the Football League and their 32nd in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1978–79. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, level on points with Chelsea but with a better goal difference, so were promoted to the First Division for 1980–81. They entered the 1979–80 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth, and were eliminated from the third round of the League Cup by Exeter City. They also entered the Anglo-Scottish Cup, but failed to progress past the group stage.


1979–80 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Midfielder Alan Curbishley appeared in all 51 first-team games of the season – defender Joe Gallagher missed only one – and Keith Bertschin was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 12 were scored in the league.


1979–80 Birmingham City F.C. season, Football League Second Division
The league programme did not end on the same day for all clubs. Although Birmingham were in second place after their last match, on 3 May, the last Second Division fixture was played nine days later, they were overtaken by Sunderland, and finished third.


1979–80 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.


1979–80 Blackpool F.C. season
Stan Ternent succeeded Bob Stokoe as manager prior to the start of the season; however, he too was replaced during the campaign itself, by former player Alan Ball.


1979–80 Blackpool F.C. season
Stan McEwan was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup). Tony Kellow was the joint-top scorer in the league.


1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by seventh-year head coach Bus Connor and played their home games on campus at Bronco Gymnasium in Boise, Idaho.


1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
They finished the regular season at 10–16 overall, with a 4–10 record in the Big Sky Conference, last in the standings. BSU defeated rival Idaho in overtime in the Kibbie Dome on January 12; it was the Vandals' only home loss of the season and their last at home for over three years.


1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Connor announced his resignation, effective at the end of the season, with five games remaining. The Broncos lost four straight, then defeated Nevada in the finale on February 23  at Boise. Dave Leach, an assistant at Oregon State under Ralph Miller, became head coach in mid-March.


1979–80 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
No Broncos were named to the all-conference team; center Dave Richardson and guard Dave Williams were honorable mention.


1979–80 Boston Bruins season
The 1979–80 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 56th season. In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted Ray Bourque. The Bruins had two coaches during the season. Fred Creighton had a record of 40 wins, 20 losses and 13 ties, while Harry Sinden had 6 wins and 1 loss.


1979–80 Boston Bruins season, Offseason
Don Cherry was fired after the 1978–79 season. Fred Creighton, former coach of the Atlanta Flames was brought in to coach the Bruins.


1979–80 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
General Manager Harry Sinden fired Coach Creighton with 15 days to go in the regular season despite the Bruins' winning record with Creighton. Sinden, who had coached before, took over coaching duties as well.


1979–80 Boston Bruins season, Regular season, Divisional 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 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft were as follows:


1979–80 Boston Celtics season
The 1979–80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of 23-year-old rookie Larry Bird,  Celtics improved from 29-53 the previous year, to 61-21, at the time the best NBA single season turnaround ever, and would cruise to the Eastern Conference Finals but lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1.


1979–80 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1979–80 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 67th in the club's history.


1979–80 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 5th in Division Four, reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, and the 2nd round of the League Cup.


1979–80 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1979–80 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Despite challenging for promotion in the first half of the season, a barren run between December 1979 and March 1980 meant that the Bees' Third Division status was only preserved on the final day of the season.


1979–80 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford manager Bill Dodgin Jr. oversaw one of the quietest off-seasons in recent years, with the only change being in the striking department – Andrew McCulloch departed for a club record £60,000 fee and in came Lee Holmes and Billy Holmes, the latter for a £10,000 fee. In direct contrast to the previous two seasons, Brentford started strongly, winning six and drawing three of the first 11 league matches of the season to rise to 3rd position in the Third Division on 10 October 1979. Continued good results and a boost from the loan signing of winger Keith Fear put the Bees in 2nd place behind leaders Sheffield United one month later, but after a 7–2 victory over Hull City on 8 December (the Bees' biggest win of the season), the team's form collapsed.


1979–80 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Between 15 December 1979 and 29 March 1980, Brentford won just 7 of a possible 36 points and dropped from 3rd to 18th place. A 1–0 home defeat to Rotherham United at Griffin Park on 29 March left the Bees just two points above the relegation zone and the result spelt the end for manager Bill Dodgin Jr, who was given a paid leave of absence until the end of the season by the Brentford board.


1979–80 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Former Woking manager Fred Callaghan was appointed to the position and oversaw something of a revival, though Brentford went into the final match of the season versus Millwall needing at least a point to guarantee safety. A goal from one of Bill Dodgin Jr.'s final signings, Tony Funnell, was enough to preserve Brentford's Third Division status.


1979–80 British Home Championship
The 1979–80 British Home Championship saw only the second undisputed victory for Northern Ireland in the British Home Nations international football tournament in 96 years of its existence. It was the first time since 1970 that Scotland agreed to travel to Northern Ireland, having refused to play there since 1972.


1979–80 British Home Championship
The opening matches provided two great shocks for the long-established favourites of England and Scotland, with a narrow Northern Irish home victory over the Scots and a Welsh 4–1 thrashing of the English, putting the underdogs in pole position going into their remaining rounds. Scotland recovered slightly with a narrow victory over the Welsh, but England could only manage a draw with the Northern Irish, who were in the best position to claim undisputed first place for 66 years. In the final matches, England salvaged pride and points with a win over the Scots taking them to second place, but the Northern Irish claimed the trophy by defeating Wales in Cardiff, celebrating their centenary with a rare triumph.


1979–80 British Ice Hockey season
The 1979–80 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League, the Inter-City League and English League North.


1979–80 British Ice Hockey season
Murrayfield Racers won the Northern League, Liverpool Leopards won the English League North and Richmond Flyers won the Inter-City League. Murrayfield Racers won the Icy Smith Cup.


1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' tenth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The team was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing with the best regular season record in the Prince of Wales Conference.


1979–80 Buffalo Sabres 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 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G=  Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1979–80 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1979–80 Bulgarian Cup
The 1979–80 Bulgarian Cup was the 40th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Slavia Sofia won the competition, beating Beroe Stara Zagora 3–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.


1979–80 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1979–80 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 28th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Five teams participated in the league, and Levski-Spartak Sofia won the championship.


1979–80 Bundesliga
The 1979–80 Bundesliga was the 17th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1979 and ended on 31 May 1980. Hamburger SV were the defending champions.


1979–80 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective 2. Bundesliga divisions.


1979–80 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1978–79
Arminia Bielefeld, 1. FC Nürnberg and SV Darmstadt 98 were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Bayer Leverkusen, winners of the 2. Bundesliga Northern Division, TSV 1860 Munich, winners of the Southern Division and Bayer Uerdingen, who won a two-legged promotion play-off against SpVgg Bayreuth.


1979–80 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Udo Horsmann (34 / 5); Klaus Augenthaler (34 / 2); Hans Weiner (34 / 1); Kurt Niedermayer (29 / 10); Einar Jan Aas  (6 / 1); Peter Gruber (3); Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (2). Midfielders: Paul Breitner (32 / 10); Bernd Dürnberger (31 / 3); Wolfgang Dremmler (26); Wolfgang Kraus (22 / 1); Branko Oblak  (20 / 1). Forwards: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (34 / 26); Dieter Hoeneß (32 / 16); Norbert Janzon (28 / 7); Wilhelm Reisinger (4). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1979–80 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: Sepp Maier.


1979–80 Burnley F.C. season
The 1979–1980 season was Burnley's fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were initially managed by Harry Potts until October 1979, when Brian Miller took charge of the club.


1979–80 CHL season
The 1979–80 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title.


1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team
The 1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid in the United States.


1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team
This was the first men's ice hockey team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics held at Grenoble, France.


1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team
Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals.


1979–80 Canada men's national ice hockey team, History
Canada returned to ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics after missing both the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics due to a dispute with the IIHF over the use of professional athletes at world championships.


1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.


1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1979–80 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1979–80 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three.


1979–80 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1979–80 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.


1979–80 Challenge Cup
The 1979–80 Challenge Cup, for sponsorship reasons known as the 1979–80 State Express Challenge Cup was the 79th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1979–80 Challenge Cup
The final was the first Hull Cup final derby, with a heavy entourage of supporters from the East and West of the city making the trip to London. Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Hull 10-5 at Wembley before a crowd of 95,000.


1979–80 Challenge Cup
The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Rovers' prop, Brian Lockwood, despite Rovers' Steve Hubbard's scoring 9 out  of his side's 10 points.


1979–80 Challenge Cup
This was Hull Kingston Rovers’ first, and to date, only Cup Final Win in six Final appearances.


1979–80 Cheshire County Football League
The 1979–80 Cheshire County Football League was the 56th in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.


1979–80 Cheshire County Football League, Division One
The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division Two:


1979–80 Cheshire County Football League, Division Two
The division featured two new teams, both  relegated from last season's Division One:


1979–80 Chester F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1979–80 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the fifth season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1975. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 54th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. The club was coming off a first-place finish in the Smythe Division in the 1978–79, despite finishing with a 29-36-15 record. In the 1979 playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the New York Islanders in the quarter-finals.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Off-season
During the off-season, the Black Hawks named Eddie Johnston as their new head coach, as Bob Pulford stepped down to focus on his general manager duties. Johnston was previously the head coach of the New Brunswick Hawks, Chicago's AHL affiliate, in 1978–79, leading the team to a 41-29-10 record. Johnston was also a former goaltender, playing in the NHL from 1962-1978, earning a 234-257-80 record with a 3.25 GAA in 592 career games while playing for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Black Hawks. Johnston won two Stanley Cup championships with the Bruins in 1970 and 1972.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Off-season
With the NHL expanding to 21 teams, as the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets joined the league from the WHA, the Hawks remained in the Smythe Division, with the Oilers and Jets joining Chicago, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks to form the only six team division in the league.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Off-season
At the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, Chicago made a deal with the Quebec Nordiques, as the Hawks agreed to not reclaim Real Cloutier from the Nordiques in exchange for Quebec's first round draft pick in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to the draft, the Hawks reclaimed Bobby Hull and Terry Ruskowski from the Winnipeg Jets and John Garrett from the Hartford Whalers. During the draft, Chicago lost Hull to Winnipeg, Garrett and Jean Savard to the Whalers, Doug Hicks and Reg Thomas to the Edmonton Oilers. The Hawks added Rich Preston from the Jets at the draft.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Keith Magnuson retired three games into the season, and was replaced by Terry Ruskowski as team captain.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks had a poor start to the season, as they club had a record of 3-6-3 in their first 12 games. The club continued to struggle, as Chicago won only eight of their first 29 games, going 8-11-10, however, the Hawks were in second place in the Smythe Division, five points behind the first place Vancouver Canucks. The Hawks then went 9-3-2 in their next 14 games, improving their overall record to 17-14-12, charging into first place, five points ahead of the second place St. Louis Blues. Chicago would hold on to first place for the rest of the season, finishing with a 34-27-19 record, earning 87 points, for their third consecutive division title, and eighth in the last eleven seasons.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, the club was led by Terry Ruskowski, who joined the Black Hawks after being reclaimed in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft by the team from the Winnipeg Jets, as he had a team high 70 points, scoring 15 goals and 55 assists. He also led the club with 252 penalty minutes. Tom Lysiak finished second in team scoring with 26 goals and 69 points, while Grant Mulvey had a team high 39 goals, while adding 26 assists for 65 points. Rich Preston also broke the 30 goal plateau, as he had 31 goals and 61 points and had a team best +16 rating. On defence, Doug Wilson led the way with 12 goals and 61 points, while Bob Murray had another excellent season, scoring 16 goals and 50 points.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Tony Esposito saw the majority of playing time, going 31-22-16 with a 2.97 GAA in 69 games.


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


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five preliminary series against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues finished the season with a 34-34-12 record, earning 80 points and second place in the Smythe Division, seven points behind Chicago. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium. The first game would be decided in overtime, after the clubs played to a 2-2 tie after regulation time. In the extra period, the Hawks Doug Lecuyer scored and ended the Black Hawks 16 game playoff game losing streak, as Chicago took the series opener by a 3-2 score.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
It marked the first time since 1975 that Chicago had won a playoff game. In the second game, the Hawks, led by Doug Wilson and his two goals, easily defeated the Blues 5-1 to take a 2-0 series lead. The series shifted to The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri for the third game, and the Hawks, led by Doug Lecuyer and his two goals, as well as 23 saves by goaltender Tony Esposito, completed the series sweep.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
In the NHL quarter-finals, the Black Hawks faced the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo finished the season with a 47-17-16 record, earning 110 points and first place in the Adams Division. The Sabres then defeated the Vancouver Canucks three games to one in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York, as the Sabres easily defeated the Black Hawks 5-0 in the series opener, limiting Chicago to only one shot in the first period, and 17 overall.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
In the second game, the Sabres took an early 2-0 lead in the first period, however, two straight goals by Tom Lysiak tied the game early in the second period. The Sabres then struck for three straight goals before Chicago could answer with one of their own to take a 5-3 lead into the third period. The Black Hawks cut the Sabres lead to 5-4 when Darryl Sutter scored early in the third, however, the Sabres shut down the Hawks, and won the game 6-4 to take a 2-0 series lead.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and in the third game, the Sabres once again scored two early goals in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Darryl Sutter cut the Sabres lead in half in the second period, as the Hawks made the score 2-1, however, Sabres goaltender Don Edwards made 38 saves, as Buffalo held on for a 2-1 victory, and taking a 3-0 series lead.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
In the fourth game, the Black Hawks took their first lead in the series when Bob Murray scored midway through the first period to give Chicago a 1-0 lead. Tom Lysiak made it 2-0 Chicago in the second period, however, the Sabres John Van Boxmeer cut the Hawks lead to 2-1 with a goal late in the second period. Buffalo completed the comeback with two unanswered goals in the third period, one by Rick Martin and one by Gilbert Perreault, as the Sabres won the game 3-2, and swept the series.


1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; 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 Chicago Black Hawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1979 NHL Entry Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1979–80 Chicago Bulls season
The 1979-80 NBA season was the Bulls' 14th season in the NBA and their final season in the Western Conference.


1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1979–80 NCAA men's basketball season.


1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1979–80 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points


1979–80 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Clydebank's fourteenth season after being elected to the Scottish Football League. They competed in Scottish League Division One where they finished 9th. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was Colchester United's 38th season in their history and third successive season in third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the League Cup.


1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season
An excellent season in the league took Colchester to their highest finish since the 1956–57 season with fifth position, having occupied the top four spots for the majority of the campaign. Colchester exited the FA Cup in round three to Reading, while they fell to defeat after a penalty shoot-out to First Division side Aston Villa.


1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
With a very much unchanged squad from the previous campaign, Colchester faced First Division opposition in the League Cup second round after beating Watford over two legs in the first round. Rekindling memories of the Quarter-final tie five years prior, the U's were drawn at home to Aston Villa, who won 2–0 at Layer Road. However, in the away fixture at Villa Park, Colchester earned a 2–0 victory to take the tie to extra time and penalties. The penalty takers were successful enough that it was necessary for the goalkeepers to take their turns. Mike Walker stepped up to take his penalty for Colchester and missed, meaning the U's bowed out 9–8.


1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Keeping track with the league leaders for much of the season – and even being level on points with first-placed Sheffield United at one stage – Colchester had ten away wins to their name before successive defeats to Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Reading in February and March 1980. Injuries to Steve Foley and Bobby Gough contributed to the U's downturn in form, and having occupied a top four spot for much of the season, Colchester had to be content with a fifth-place finish, six points short of the promotion places. It was the closest United had come to Second Division football since the 1956–57 season, but attendances weren't reflective of on-field performance, with a league average gate of 3,818, the third-lowest in the division ahead of Wimbledon and Chester.


1979–80 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1979–80 Colorado Rockies season
The 1979–80 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's fourth season in Colorado and their sixth in the NHL. Trying to jolt the fan base and create some excitement for the club, the team hired Don Cherry away from the Boston Bruins and installed him as the new head coach. In addition, a major mid-season trade netted the Rockies legendary goal-scorer and future Hall-of-Famer Lanny McDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs.


1979–80 Colorado Rockies season
With the first pick overall in the draft, the Rockies selected offensive-minded defenseman Rob Ramage. It was the first time that the Rockies had the first pick overall.


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


1979–80 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1979–80 Colorado Rockies season, Transactions
On December 29, 1979, the Maple Leafs traded Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville to the Colorado Rockies for Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey.


1979–80 Colorado Rockies 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 Combined Counties Football League
The 1979–80 Combined Counties Football League season was the second in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. This was the first season in which the "Combined Counties League" name was used after the inaugural season was held under the name of the "Home Counties League".


1979–80 Combined Counties Football League
The league was won by Guildford & Worplesdon for the first time.


1979–80 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league was expanded from 13 to 15 clubs as two new clubs joined:


1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979–80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by third-year head coach Dom Perno.


1979–80 Copa del Rey
The 1979–80 Copa del Rey was the 78th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 226 teams from the main categories of Spanish football.


1979–80 Copa del Rey
The tournament began on 11 September 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980 with the final, held in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.


1979–80 Copa del Rey
The final was an unusual event as Real Madrid CF faced their reserve team Castilla CF. The final score was 6–1 with Real Madrid getting their fourteenth title and avenging their loss in the final last year. This win added to the league title gave the double (third in their history) and Castilla CF qualified directly for the next edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.


1979–80 Copa del Rey
The revelation of the tournament Castilla CF, became the third team from the second division to reach the final.


1979–80 Copa del Rey
The defending champions, Valencia CF, were defeated 3–2 (on aggregate score) by Sporting de Gijón in the round of 16.


1979–80 Copa del Rey, First round
Bye : Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Real Sociedad, Sporting de Gijón, Valencia CF.


1979–80 Copa del Rey, First round
Results of matches played:  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /


1979–80 Copa del Rey, Second round
Bye: SD Erandio, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF.


1979–80 Copa del Rey, Third round
Bye: CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF.


1979–80 Copa del Rey, Fourth round
Bye : Real Betis, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF.


1979–80 Copa del Rey, Fifth round
Bye: AD Almería, Rayo Vallecano, CA Osasuna, Castilla CF, Atlético de Madrid, Deportivo Alavés, CD Logroñés, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Sporting de Gijón, Real Valladolid Deportivo, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF.


1979–80 Coppa Italia
The 1979–80 Coppa Italia, the 33rd Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Roma.


1979–80 Coupe de France
The 1979–80 Coupe de France was the 63rd Coupe de France, France's annual national football cup competition. It was won by AS Monaco, who defeated US Orléans in the final.


1979–80 Cuban National Series
Santiago de Cuba won its first Cuban National Series in 1980, edging Villa Clara as well as Forestales and Vegueros (both from Pinar del Río Province).


1979–80 Cupa României
The 1979–80 Cupa României was the 42nd edition annual knockout tournament of Cupa României. The title was won by Politehnica Timişoara who defeated Steaua București by 2-1. 30 teams participated and 30 matches were played.


1979–80 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1979–80 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify, if the teams are from the same league, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1979–80 Cupa României, Format
From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1979–80 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1979–80 Cypriot Cup
The 1979–80 Cypriot Cup was the 38th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 41 clubs entered the competition. It began on 10 November 1979 with the preliminary round and concluded on 29 June 1980 with the replay final which was held at Makario Stadium. Omonia won their 4th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Alki Larnaca 3–1 in the final.


1979–80 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1979–80 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division.


1979–80 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1979–80 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1979–80 Cypriot Cup, Preliminary round
In the first preliminary draw, participated all the 12 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and 6 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Second Division (last six of the league table of each group at the day of the draw).


1979–80 Cypriot Cup, First round
15 clubs from the Cypriot First Division and the rest clubs from the Cypriot Second Division met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


1979–80 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 15 teams, and APOEL F.C. won the championship.


1979–80 Cypriot Second Division
The 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division was the 25th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Nea Salamis Famagusta FC won their 2nd title.


1979–80 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1979–80 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first team was promoted to 1980–81 Cypriot First Division. The last two teams were relegated to the 1980–81 Cypriot Third Division.


1979–80 Cypriot Third Division
The 1979–80 Cypriot Third Division was the 9th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Iraklis Gerolakkou won their 2nd title.


1979–80 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Twelve teams participated in the 1979–80 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first team was promoted to 1980–81 Cypriot Second Division.


1979–80 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1979–80 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1979–80 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 37th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Poldi SONP Kladno won the championship.


1979–80 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and FC Baník Ostrava won the championship. Werner Lička was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga
The 1979–80 DDR-Oberliga was the 31st season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's second of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga
Dieter Kühn of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig was the league's top scorer with 21 goals, while Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin of FC Carl Zeiss Jena took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1979–80 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Baník Ostrava in the second round. Third-placed club FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and lost to Dinamo Tbilisi in the final, becoming only the second East German team to reach a final in a European Cup competition. Second-placed Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1980–81 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the third round by Standard Liège while fourth-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Torino F.C. and fifth-placed FC Vorwärts Frankfurt was eliminated by VfB Stuttgart, both in the second round.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1979–80 season saw two newly promoted clubs FC Vorwärts Frankfurt and BSG Chemie Leipzig.


1979–80 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1979–80 DDR-Oberliga season was the 32nd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SC Dynamo Berlin won the championship.


1979–80 DFB-Pokal
The 1979–80 DFB-Pokal was the 37th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 24 August 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated 1. FC Köln 2–1 to defend their title from the preceding season.


1979–80 Danish 1. division season
The 1979–80 Danish 1. division season was the 23rd season of ice hockey in Denmark. Eight teams participated in the league, and Vojens IK won the championship. Hvidovre Ishockey was relegated.


1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
The 1979–80 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 38th season, and played their home games at the Alumni Hall in Chicago.


1979–80 Denver Nuggets season
The 1979-80 NBA season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.


1979–80 Detroit Pistons season
The 1979–80 Detroit Pistons season was the Pistons' 32nd season in the NBA and 23rd season in the city of Detroit. The Pistons were coming off a 30–52 record from their first season in the Eastern Conference and aiming to halt declines of six and eight wins from their previous two seasons, but by finishing 16–66 they suffered the worst record in franchise history, and the worst NBA record since the infamous 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers won only nine games. Injuries to prolific-scoring recruit Bob McAdoo and center Bob Lanier, who was traded during the season, left the Pistons without a star player and the team finished with fourteen consecutive defeats.


1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1979-80 season was the first season that the Red Wings played at their at the time newly built arena, the Joe Louis Arena.


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


1979–80 Detroit Red Wings season, Schedule and results
As a result, the Red Wings were forced on a four-game road trip from December 16 to 26.


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


1979–80 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
1979-80 was the fifth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).


1979–80 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1980–81 season.


1979–80 Divizia A
The 1979–80 Divizia A was the sixty-second season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1979–80 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Boldici (33 / 0); Silviu Lung (3 / 0). Defenders: Nicolae Negrilă (22 / 4); Petre Purima (17 / 1); Adrian Bumbescu (14 / 0); Nicolae Tilihoi (23 / 0); Costică Ștefănescu (30 / 1); Nicolae Ungureanu (34 / 1). Midfielders: Aurel Țicleanu (31 / 1); Aurel Beldeanu (30 / 4); Ion Geolgău (24 / 2); Costică Donose (27 / 5). Forwards: Zoltan Crișan (29 / 3); Rodion Cămătaru (26 / 17); Sorin Cârțu (27 / 13); Ilie Balaci (29 / 6); Mircea Irimescu (26 / 7); Marius Gârleșteanu (4 / 0); Dumitru Marcu (1 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1979–80 Divizia B
The 1979–80 Divizia B was the 40th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1979–80 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 12–15, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.


1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1979–80 college basketball season.


1979–80 Duleep Trophy
The 1979–80 Duleep Trophy was the 19th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1979–80 Duleep Trophy
North Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1979–80 was the 96th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 74th time, the Scottish Cup for the 85th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 33rd time.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
For the fifth year running, Dumbarton played league football in Division 1, and after a promising start to the campaign, there was a real feeling that promotion could be achieved, particularly with the club topping the division at Christmas. However, a run of 7 games where only one win was registered, damped spirits, and following a 1-4 defeat to Arbroath, manager Davie Wilson was sacked. Nevertheless, with John Cushley as caretaker manager, 3 wins in the last 3 matches were sufficient to secure 4th place.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out to fellow Division 1 opponents Ayr United.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Similarly in the League Cup, Dumbarton were to fall at the first hurdle to St Johnstone.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton had to give second-best to local rivals Clydebank in the semi-final in a penalty shoot out after a drawn match.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Note that at the start of the season, Dumbarton embarked on a tour of Ireland which took in 3 matches, all of which were won.


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, International Cap
Graeme Sinclair was selected to play for the Scottish League team in a friendly match against the League of Ireland on 17 March 1980 played in Dublin (won by the Irish 2-1).


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League First Division (West).


1979–80 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost to Dundee United in the third round, and in the Reserve League Cup, Dumbarton lost to Ayr United, on aggregate, in the first round.


1979–80 Dundee F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 78th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Premier Division after getting promoted the previous season. Once again however, the club would find themselves relegated at the end of the season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they would be eliminated by Hamilton Academical in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by Dundee United in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. They would also compete in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, being eliminated by English side Sheffield United in the quarter-finals.


1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 71st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1980. United finished in third place, securing UEFA Cup football for the following season.


1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1979–80 season.


1979–80 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University in 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
The 1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' eighth season, their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as they were one of the teams that were part of the WHA-NHL merger that took place on June 22, 1979.


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers were led offensively by rookie superstar Wayne Gretzky, as he tied for the lead league in points at 137, however lost the Art Ross Trophy due to scoring 2 fewer goals than winner Marcel Dionne. Gretzky, however, won the Hart Memorial Trophy as MVP of the NHL but was declared ineligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy due to his playing days in the WHA.


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season
Edmonton played six goaltenders during the season and was led by Eddie Mio's nine wins, while Ron Low, who came over in a trade with the Quebec Nordiques, would go 8–2–1 in 11 games with the Oilers.


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season
They made the playoffs, however, they were quickly swept out by the powerful Philadelphia Flyers in 3 games, but Oilers fans were very excited about being part of the NHL, and of the future of the team.


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


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season, Transactions, Trades
*Oilers promised to not make Paul Shmyr one of its priority selections in the 1979 NHL expansion draft


1979–80 Edmonton Oilers season, Draft picks, Expansion draft picks
Edmonton's expansion draft picks at the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft


1979–80 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1979–80 season was contested by 19 teams. FC Groningen won the championship.


1979–80 Eerste Divisie, New entrants
Dordrecht changed their name to DS '79 this seasonFortuna SC changed their name to Fortuna Sittard this season


1979–80 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.


1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 80th season in the club's football history. In 1974–75 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 17th season in the Bundesliga.


1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning the UEFA Cup for the first time.


1979–80 Ekstraklasa
Statistics for the 1979–80 season of the Ekstraklasa (the top tier of association football in Poland).


1979–80 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Szombierki Bytom won the championship.


1979–80 Elitserien season
The 1979–80 Elitserien season was the fifth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.


1979–80 English League North season
The 1979–80 English League North season was the second season of the English League North (also known as the Midland League), the top level ice hockey league in northern England. Five teams participated in the league, and the Liverpool Leopards won the championship.


1979–80 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979–80 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.


1979–80 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1979–80 Eredivisie season was the 20th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Ten teams participated in the league, and the Heerenveen Flyers won the championship.


1979–80 Essex Senior Football League
The 1979–80 Essex Senior Football League season was the ninth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1979–80 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


1979–80 European Cup
The 1979–80 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by holders Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Nottingham Forest remain the only side to have won the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight league.


1979–80 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:


1979–80 European Cup (handball)
The 1979–80 European Cup was the 20th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1979–80 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won on penalties by Valencia CF in a goalless final against Arsenal. It was the only Cup Winners' Cup to be decided in this way (although two previous finals had required replays), and it was Valencia's third European title after their two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup victories in the 1960s.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season
During the 1979–80 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 19th in the table with 35 points.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
13 October 1979: Crystal Palace's unbeaten start to the season ends with a 3–1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
October 1979: John Gidman is signed from Aston Villa for £650,000 (2013: £2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £100,000.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
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. 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 Everton F.C. season, Review
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 73.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United, having beaten Aston Villa 1–0 in the FA Cup sixth round, are joined in the last four by Liverpool, Everton and holders Arsenal.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
12 April 1980: Both FA Cup semi-finals – Arsenal versus Liverpool and Everton versus West Ham United – end in draws.


1979–80 Everton F.C. season, Review
16 April 1980: West Ham United beat Everton 2–1 at Elland Road to reach the FA Cup final.


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


1979–80 FA Cup
The 1979–80 FA Cup was the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw second division West Ham United beat holders Arsenal 1–0. As of 2021, this was the last occasion when a club outside the top division of English football won the FA Cup.


1979–80 FA Cup, First round proper
The first round of games were played on 24 November 1979. Replays were played on 26–28 November.


1979–80 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of games were intended to be played on 15 December 1979, but some matches were not played until 17–19 December and one until 5 January 1980. Replays took place at various dates after these games.


1979–80 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of games in the FA Cup were mainly played on 5 January 1980, with some games taking place on 8–9 January and one on 14. Replays were intended for 8–9 January but again took place at various times.


1979–80 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The fourth round of games were mainly played on 26 January 1980. Replays were played on 29 and 30 January.


1979–80 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The fifth set of games were all played on 16 February 1980. Two replays were played on 19 and 20 February.


1979–80 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The sixth round of games were played on 8 March 1980. There were no replays.


1979–80 FA Cup, Television Coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 and ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.


1979–80 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1979–80 is the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1979–80 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1979–80 FA Cup
See 1979-80 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1979–80 FA Trophy
The 1979–80 FA Trophy was the eleventh season of the FA Trophy, and it was the first season that the newly formed Alliance Premier League would be Step 5 in the English Pyramid System.


1979–80 FC Barcelona season
The 1979–80 season was the 81st season for FC Barcelona.


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


1979–80 FC Barcelona season, Results
18-8-1979 Trofeo Ciudad de Palma BARCELONA-VASCO DA GAMA 0-0 /2-3/ PENALTY


1979–80 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1979–80 season was their 86th season since the club was founded. It was their 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. René Theler was the club's chairman for the fourth consecutive season.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fifteenth consecutive season. There were a number of players that left the squad during the off-season. Midfield player Urs Siegenthaler moved on to Schaffhausen after eight years and 112 league games with the club. Stricker Roland Schönenberger moved on to Young Boys after four seasons, he had played 110 league games and scored 41 league goals. Defender Paul Fischli ended his professional career. After ten years with the club he moved on to local amateur team FC Münchenstein as player-coach.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Between the years 1968 and 1979 Fischli played a total of 395 games for Basel scoring a total of 22 goals. 189 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 52 in the Swiss Cup and Swiss League Cup, 59 in the European competitions (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA cup and Cup of the Alps) and 95 were friendly games. He scored seven goals in the domestic league, two in the cup competitions, two in the European competitions and the other 11 were scored during the test games.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
In the other direction the experienced René Hasler and youngster Ernst Schleiffer both signed in from Xamax. Joseph Küttel signed in from Young Boys. Two local players joined both from the other side of the border. French player Serge Gaisser joined in from St. Louis and German Manfred Jungk joined from SV Weil.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Basel played a total of 57 games in their 1979–80 season. 36 matches were played in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup, one in the Swiss League Cup and 18 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 160 goals and conceded 62. All of their friendly games were played away from home. Of their 18 test games, 14 were won, two were drawn and two ended with a defeat. One of the defeats was against the Swiss national team.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
14 teams played in the 1979–80 Nationalliga A. The qualification round was played as double round-robin. The top six teams were qualified for the championship group. There was no relegation round to be held this season and the bottom two teams were to be relegated after the qualification. Following the poor season the year before Basel started the season as outsiders. Reigning Champions Servette together with the two clubs Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Zürich were favorites. Benthaus declared qualification to the UEFA Cup as the team's primary aim.


1979–80 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Basel ended the qualification round in second position, two points behind Servette and one ahead of the Grasshoppers. In the championship group the points obtained in the qualification were halved as a bonus (rounded up). Basel won the Championship with 33 points, two ahead of both second place Grasshopper Club and third placed Servette. Basel scored a total of 91 goals conceding 38 in the 32 league games. This was the club's eighth championship title in their history and the seventh and last under trainer Benthaus.