1980 English cricket season
The 1980 English cricket season was the 81st in which the County Championship had been an official competition. West Indies defeated England in the summer's Test series 1–0, rain ensuring that the other four matches were all drawn. A single Test was played between England and Australia to commemorate the centenary of the first Test played in England in 1880. The match was drawn. The County Championship was won by Middlesex.


1980 English cricket season, Test series, England vs West Indies
England was outplayed by West Indies and the margin would have been greater than 1–0 but for the weather. West Indies excelled in batting and fast bowling with Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts and Michael Holding their standout performers. England's best player was Peter Willey who scored a fine century at The Oval.


1980 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
Allan Lamb of Northamptonshire CCC topped the averages with 1797 runs @ 66.55.


1980 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
Other leading batsmen were Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten who both averaged over 60.


1980 English cricket season, Leading bowlers
Joel Garner of West Indies led the averages 13.93 and 49 wickets but the outstanding bowler of the season was Robin Jackman who took 121 wickets @ 15.40.


1980 Entumbane clashes
The 1980 Entumbane clashes, also known as Entumbane I, occurred in and around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe between 9 and 10 November 1980, amid political tensions in the months immediately following Zimbabwean independence.


1980 Entumbane clashes
Fighting broke out in the city's western suburb of Entumbane between groups of guerrillas from the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and others from the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), days after the two factions were put into coterminous assembly camps there to await integration into the new Zimbabwe National Army.


1980 Entumbane clashes
A four-hour firefight, precipitated by a speech by government minister Enos Nkala threatening that ZANLA would ultimately destroy ZIPRA, ended when the largely white-led BSAP Support Unit, numbering over 280 men from Echo Troop, Juliet Troop, Hotel Troop, Charlie Troop and Lima Troop, intervened on behalf of the government. (The Rhodesian African Rifles at that time were confined to barracks due to disagreements about integration into the new Zimbabwean National Army. They were officially on "reaction standby".) Officers from both guerrilla forces then called for a ceasefire.


1980 Entumbane clashes
Official government figures counted 58 dead (15 combatants and 43 civilians) and over 500 wounded, but eyewitness accounts describe a death toll running into the hundreds. The conflict was followed four months later by the larger 1981 Entumbane Uprising, also known as Entumbane II, which nearly developed into a new civil war.


1980 Epsom Derby
The 1980 Epsom Derby was the 201st annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 4 June 1980.


1980 Epsom Derby
The race was won by Etti Plesch's American bred Henbit at odds of 7/1. Ridden by Willie Carson and trained at West Ilsley by Dick Hern, Henbit would be the second Derby winner in two years for the trainer/jockey duo. While the winning margin of just three quarters of a length was unremarkable, that Henbit returned with a fractured cannon bone in his off-fore leg, thought to have occurred a furlong and a half from the finish led his trainer to describe him as a "very brave horse". Furthermore, the winning time of 2:34.77 was the fastest since Nijinsky won in 1970.


1980 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1979:


1980 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1980 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


1980 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1980 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Stallions of Classic winners
Star Way (9th) Exported to New Zealand - Sire of 18 Group One winners


1980 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Tyrnavos (12th) - Dihistan (1st 1986 Hardwicke Stakes), Andrios (2nd 1984 Chesham Stakes), Akaaleel (2nd 1985 Chesham Stakes), Tartamuda (Dam of Tartak)Hello Gorgeous (6th) - Libertine (3rd 1987 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches), Franco Forte (2nd 1987 Premio Parioli) - later exported to BrazilMonteverdi (14th)  - Exported to America - Exported to Venevuela - Concert Hall (2nd 1984 National Stakes), Laird Of Montrose (3rd 1985 Middle Park Stakes)Nikoli (8th) - Exported to America - Exported to Uruguay - Air Display (2nd 1986 Hollywood Derby)Water Mill (10th) - Exported to Australia - Innocent Lady (Dam of Justice Prevails)Moomba Masquerade (11th) - Exported to South AfricaSaint Johnathon (13th) - Exported to AustraliaPrince Spruce (15th) - Exported to ItalyBlast Off (18th) - Exported to VenezuelaNoble Shamus (19th) - Exported to AmericaRunning Mill (21st) - Exported to TurkeyMarcello (23rd) - Exported to Argentina


1980 Escort Championships
The 1980 Escort Championships was an Australian rules football knock out tournament held between March and July 1980. The tournament was organised by Australian Football Championships, and was contested by teams from the Victorian Football League, South Australian National Football League and West Australian Football League, and the representative teams from New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The tournament was won by North Melbourne, who defeated Collingwood in the Grand Final.


1980 Escort Championships, Background
The 1980 Escort Championships was the fourth season of the national night premiership competition. The size of the competition consisted 34 teams. The competing teams were all VFL, SANFL and WAFL teams, and the representative teams from New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.


1980 Escort Championships, Background
The format for the competition was a simple knock-out tournament. Round one featured the VFL teams that finished 7th to 12th in 1979; the SANFL teams that finished 3rd to 10th in 1979; the WAFL teams that finished 3rd to 8th in 1979; plus a playoff between the four minor states.


1980 Escort Championships, Background
In round three, the winners of round two were joined by the VFL's top six of 1979, the SANFL's top two of 1979, and the WAFL's top two of 1979.


1980 Escort Championships, Background
Matches in Rounds 1 and 2 were played in various venues across Australia. With the exception of one Round 3 match, all matches from Round 3 onwards were played at VFL Park on Tuesday nights. Matches were televised directly to Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The tournament was mostly played concurrently with the premiership season, although some matches in the first three rounds were played during the pre-season.


1980 Espirito Santo Trophy
The 1980 Espirito Santo Trophy took place 1–4 October at Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States. It was the ninth women's golf World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 28 teams, each with up to three players. The best two scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1980 Espirito Santo Trophy
The United States team won the Trophy, taking back the title from four years ago and winning their seventh title, beating defending champions team Australia by seven strokes. Australia earned the silver medal while team France and the combined team of Great Britain and Ireland, shared the bronze on tied third place another 15 strokes behind.


1980 Espirito Santo Trophy, Teams
28 teams contested the event. Each team had three players, except Guatemala, who had two.


1980 Espirito Santo Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1980 Estonian SSR Football Championship
The 1980 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tallinna Dünamo.


1980 Estonian Supreme Soviet election
Elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR were held on 24 February 1980. The Bloc of Communists and Non-Party Candidates was the only party able to contest the elections, and won all 285 seats.


1980 Eureka earthquake
The 1980 Eureka earthquake (also known as the Gorda Basin earthquake) occurred on November 8 at 02:27:34 local time along the northern coastal area of California in the United States. With a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), this strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California in 28 years. Although damage was considered light, several loss estimates equaled or exceeded $2 million, and six injuries resulted when two vehicles came down with the partial collapse of a highway overpass on US 101 in Fields Landing. The north coast of California experiences frequent plate boundary earthquakes near the Mendocino Triple Junction and intraplate events also occur within the Gorda Plate.


1980 Eureka earthquake
Due to the regional seismic risk, the nuclear portion of the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant was shut down in the 1970s. No substantial damage occurred to the two fossil-fuel units that were still operational at the facility. Several types of sensors were installed at the site to capture strong motion data in this seismically-active area, but the majority of records from the event were considered unreliable due to faulty equipment or inadequate maintenance. Only one piece of equipment at the facility provided data by which an estimate of the peak ground acceleration could be made.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Tectonic setting
Near Cape Mendocino, the Mendocino Triple Junction is an area of active seismicity where three tectonic plates come together. The Mendocino Fracture Zone (also known as the Mendocino Fault east of the Gorda Ridge) is a transform fault that separates the Pacific and Gorda Plates. To the south, the relative motion between the Pacific Plate and North American Plate is accommodated by the San Andreas Fault, and to the north, the Gorda Plate is converging with the North American Plate at the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Earthquakes within the Gorda Plate are the result of north–south compression at the Mendocino Fault.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake
The left-lateral strike-slip earthquake was the largest to occur in California since the 1952 Kern County earthquake. The mainshock (which was described as a multiple-rupture, with four subevents in the initial 80 seconds) and its aftershocks occurred on a northeast-trending fault that extended from near the Mendocino Fault to a point northwest of Eureka. Movement along the fault is due to a north–south compressional regime and the resulting intraplate deformation of the Gorda Plate. Previous events in this area were the January 1922 7.3 Ms and the January 1923 7.2 Ms  shocks.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake occurred offshore (to the northwest of Eureka, about 37 mi (60 km) west of Patrick's Point) and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Some people reported intense shaking that lasted for 15 to 30 seconds. In the epicentral area, items were knocked off shelves and furniture was displaced, but damage was considered light (the smaller 5.2 ML event that occurred in June 1975 caused more damage).


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Damage
While most of the damage from the Gorda Basin earthquake was considered light, there were some exceptions. In Eureka, effects included broken windows and dishes, fallen chimneys, and merchandise that fell from store shelves. In Fields Landing, King Salmon, Loleta, and Big Lagoon areas, the strongest effects included surface cracks on the ground, soil liquefaction, small landslides and rockfalls, and numerous slumps along the Eel River. Similar effects occurred along the Old Coast Highway near Trinidad and Moonstone, where the roadway was reduced to one lane of travel in some areas. Several homes were knocked off their foundations and a highway overpass collapsed in Fields Landing. Seismic wave amplification, poor design, or inadequate construction style may have contributed to losses there.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Damage, Tompkins Hill Road overpass
The Tompkins Hill Road overpass is situated just south of Fields Landing and was built in the late 1960s. It suffered slight damage during the 1975 earthquake and was due for a retrofit in 1981. The overpass was constructed with cement abutments on earthen ramps on either end and a series of concrete support columns in the middle. Eight 60 ft (20 m) reinforced concrete spans accommodated northbound and southbound lanes of traffic, with no anchors connecting the spans with each other or to the abutments. At the time of the shock, two of the southbound spans came off their support (a 6 in (15 cm) ledge) and six people were injured when a Volkswagen Beetle and a small pickup truck plummeted off the bridge.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Damage, Humboldt Bay Power Plant
The Humboldt Bay Power Plant is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the collapsed highway overpass and operated fossil-fuel and nuclear units in the 1960s and 1970s. The nuclear unit was cancelled in 1976 because of seismic safety concerns, but the two fossil-fuel units remained in operation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission performed a post-event survey of the facility's systems in late 1980, but inspectors found only minor effects to the plant's structure, piping, tanks, and other mechanical equipment.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Damage, Humboldt Bay Power Plant
It was found that the two units were automatically shut down at the time of the shock for various protective concerns and that there were minor cracks in masonry and concrete, sheared bolts, pipe leaks, and slight movement of water tanks. The deformation of a reinforced masonry wall that resulted in a variable-width gap was the only structural issue.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Intensity
With an area of perceptibility of more than 97,000 mi2, it was felt from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley to western Nevada, and as far as Salem in northern Oregon. Intensity VI (Strong) effects were limited to a narrow coastal zone that included Myers Flat in the south and Brookings, Oregon in the north. Damage at this intensity level included broken plate glass windows, cracked walls, foundation and chimney damage, and significant loss of merchandise. In Fields Landing, two homes that came off their foundations, the fallen overpass, and broken gas, water, and sewer lines were associated with intensity VII (Very strong) shaking.


1980 Eureka earthquake, Earthquake, Strong motion
Pacific Gas and Electric initially reported that peak ground accelerations in the range of .16–.4g were recorded on the floor of the refueling building on the plant's strong motion instruments (accelerometers). Low voltage from a faulty power supply left the instruments in a condition that was functional, but the records were not considered reliable. Three TERA Technology film recorders were also in use as a backup system, but these instruments also did not produce any usable records, because lack of maintenance had allowed dirt and grit to get inside. Only records from one instrument (an Engdhal peak shock recorder) was believed to be operating correctly, and with a close examination of the energy dispersed at various frequencies, an estimate of .15–.25g was given for the event at that location.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 11th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Sindelfingen, a city in West Germany, on 1 and 2 March 1980. The championships were boycotted by East Germany. The middle-distance races were hand-timed.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The host nation topped the medal table with 12 medals, including 5 golds, followed closely by Poland and the Soviet Union.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres
The men's 3000 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
The winner of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
The men's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen. The original winner, Ronald Desruelles of Belgium, was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
The women's 60 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles
The women's 60 metres hurdles event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event  at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March in Sindelfingen.


1980 European Badminton Championships
The 7th European Badminton Championships were held in Groningen (Netherlands), between 17  and 20 April 1980, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.


1980 European Cup Final
The 1980 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 28 May 1980, to determine the champion of the 1979–80 European Cup. The final saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Hamburg of West Germany by a score of 1–0. In the 21st minute, John Robertson squeezed a shot past Hamburg keeper Rudi Kargus for the only goal of the game, and Forest then defended solidly, to give Nottingham Forest back-to-back European Cup titles. The victory also meant that Forest became the first club that had won the European Cup more times than their domestic first division.


1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
The 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 14 May 1980 between Valencia of Spain and Arsenal of England. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Valencia won the match 5–4 on penalties. It was the 20th European Cup Winners' Cup final and the only time that the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out. It was Valencia's third major European title after their two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup victories in the 1960s.


1980 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden on January 22–27. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1980 European Formula Two Championship
The 1980 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. Toleman driver Brian Henton clinched the championship title.


1980 European Formula Two Championship, Calendar, Non-championship
An additional Formula Two race was held in which did not count towards the championship.


1980 European Judo Championships
The 1980 European Judo Championships were the 3rd edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Vienna, Austria on 18 May 1980.


1980 European Karate Championships
The 1980 European Karate Championships, the 15th edition, was held  in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from May 5 to 7, 1980.


1980 European Super Cup
The 1980 European Super Cup was played between Nottingham Forest and Valencia, with Valencia winning on the away goals rule. Forest won the home leg 2–1, with both goals coming from Ian Bowyer. Valencia won the return at the Mestalla 1–0 thus winning on the away goals rule, this was the only time the UEFA Super Cup was settled by this method.


1980 European Taekwondo Championships
The European Taekwondo Championships were held in Esbjerg (Denmark) between October 14 and 17, 1980 under the organization of the European Taekwondo Union (ETU).


1980 European Tour
The 1980 European Tour was the ninth official season of golf tournaments known as the PGA European Tour and organised by the Professional Golfers' Association.


1980 European Tour
The Order of Merit was won by Scotland's Sandy Lyle.


1980 European Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the 1980 European Tour schedule which was made up of 23 tournaments counting for the Official Money List, and some non-counting tournaments later known as "Approved Special Events". There were several changes from the previous season, with the addition of the Newcastle Brown "900" Open, the Merseyside International Open and the Bob Hope British Classic; and the loss of the British PGA Matchplay Championship, the Portuguese Open and the Belgian Open.


1980 European Tour, Official Money List
In 1980, the PGA European Tour's money list was retitled as the "Official Money List" having previously been known as the "Order of Merit". It was based on a points system, which meant that some players could finish lower than others despite accumulating more prize money.


1980 European Weightlifting Championships
The 1980 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Pinki Hall in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia from April 26 to May 4, 1980. This was the 59th edition of the event. There were 156 men in action from 26 nations.


1980 European Wrestling Championships
The 1980 European Wrestling Championships  was held from 20 to 27 April 1980 in Prievidza, Czechoslovakia.


1980 Evening News Trophy
The Evening News Trophy, was the second round of the 1980 Aurora AFX F1 Championship, at Brands Hatch, the race held on 7 April 1980 (Easter Monday). The race is notable for the victory of Desiré Wilson, who became the first female driver to win a Formula One race.


1980 Evening News Trophy, Report, Entry
A meagre total of 10 cars were entered for the event, the second race of the series of the 1980 Easter holidays.


1980 Evening News Trophy, Report, Race
The race was held over 40 laps of Brands Hatch's Grand Prix circuit, a distance of 104.56 miles. A small piece of history was carved out, when Desiré Wilson became the first woman to win a F1 race, a feat which she achieved in remarkable style. At the wheel of her Theodore Racing with Hi-Line Wolf WR4, she simply trounced the opposition, leading from start to finish and extending her advantage of over 15secs at the end of the race.


1980 Evening News Trophy, Report, Race
For the Theodore Racing, Wilson's victory more than compensated for the disappointment for teammate Geoff Lees caused the race to be stopped on the first lap. An over-zealous start for the middle of the poor 10-car grid saw the Wolf barge Norman Dickson’s Lotus 78, then spin wildly in the pack; Lees continued but suspension failure stranded him in the middle of the track. Dickson was the other star of the race. The gritty Scotsman passed the Williams FW07s of poleman Emilio de Villota and Eliseo Salazar on the early stages, fighting off the latter in his defence of second spot after de Villota and Guy Edwards effectively eliminated each other after a touch at Hawthorns.


1980 Evening News Trophy, Report, Race
Giacomo Agostini’s fourth-placed drive was a lonely one in a rebuilt car after a heavy race morning shunt, while the Chevrons of Tony Dean and Brian Robinson squabbled over the F2 category throughout.


1980 FA Charity Shield
The 1980 FA Charity Shield was the 58th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match took place on 9 August 1980 at Wembley Stadium and was played between 1979–80 Football League champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners West Ham United. It ended in a 1–0 victory for Liverpool, the only goal coming from Terry McDermott in the 17th minute from close range after the West Ham goalkeeper Phil Parkes spilled a shot from Alan Kennedy from the left of the penalty area.


1980 FA Charity Shield, Match summary
Football League champions Liverpool won the game 1–0 with a single goal in the 17th minute from Terry McDermott. It was Liverpool's fifth success in the competition


1980 FA Cup Final
The 1980 FA Cup Final was contested by West Ham United and Arsenal at Wembley. West Ham won by a single goal, scored by Trevor Brooking. To date, it is the last time a team from outside the top flight has won the FA Cup. It was West Ham's third FA Cup triumph and the last time that they have won a major trophy.


1980 FA Cup Final, Match details
The 1980 Cup Final was the 99th final to be played since 1872, and the 52nd to be played at Wembley since 1923. The tie involved Arsenal, who had played in the previous two FA Cup Finals and were a strong First Division side, and two time F.A. Cup winners West Ham United, a Second Division side that had only ever played at Wembley five times before and were huge underdogs on the day.


1980 FA Cup Final, Match details
Present as the royal guests were the Duke and Duchess of Kent. The Duke was introduced to the teams directly after the national anthem and just prior to kick off. West Ham won the coin toss and captain Billy Bonds chose to stay at the end his team was already at.


1980 FA Cup Final, Match details
The game started slowly with Arsenal playing their traditional defensive keep ball style of football. West Ham gained possession after Arsenal gave away a free kick due to Liam Brady being caught offside. After this West Ham maintained possession, frustrating Arsenal before Alan Devonshire broke down the left wing in the 12th minute, hitting a cross into the Arsenal box which fell to David Cross, whose shot was blocked by Arsenal's Willie Young. Stuart Pearson then shot at the Arsenal goal but his shot went across the goalmouth, where England international Trevor Brooking was the fastest player to react; with the Arsenal defence stranded he flicked a header past Jennings for the only goal of the game after 13 minutes.


1980 FA Cup Final, Match details
Arsenal and West Ham both had attacks during the rest of the first half, Arsenal having more of the game as had been anticipated, but Phil Parkes and the West Ham defence held firm and they were unable to unlock the West Ham defence. The second half was again mainly Arsenal in possession, but the underdogs held out and almost made it two with minutes remaining. Paul Allen was through on goal with only Pat Jennings to beat, Young tackled the 17-year-old, taking him down just outside the penalty box. It was a challenge from behind on the then youngest player to play in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, however Young only earned himself a yellow card (the professional foul rule had not yet been instituted).


1980 FA Cup Final, Match details
Despite their possession, Arsenal failed to break West Ham down in the second half, and West Ham ran out 1–0 winners. Bonds collected the trophy from the Duchess of Kent, and raised it above his head toward the jubilant West Ham fans to a chorus of cheers and "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", the East End team's adopted anthem.


1980 FAMAS Awards
The 28th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1979 at Manila Midtown Ramada, Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different  films for the year 1979.


1980 FAMAS Awards
Durugin si Totoy Bato of FPJ Productions was the most awarded film of the 28th FAMAS Awards with 5 wins. However, it failed to win the FAMAS Award for Best Picture. "Jaguar", a film by Lino Brocka won the Best Picture as well as the best director for him. The Philippines biggest stars also won the top acting awards. Nora Aunor won the best Actress for her critically acclaimed movie Ina ka ng Anak Mo. Fernando Poe Jr. won the best actor as an underdog fighter who fights and won against all odds.


1980 FAMAS Awards
"Jaguar" was also screened and nominated for Palm d'Ore at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival


1980 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
The 1980 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the sixth edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 14 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian Michele Alboreto, with Thierry Boutsen second and Corrado Fabi in third.


1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 3rd FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament took place in Luanda, Angola from September 7 to 13 1980.


1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Angola ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title.


1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The winner qualified for the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.


1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, Participating teams
Angola Central African Republic Egypt Equatorial Guinea Libya Mozambique Nigeria Togo


1980 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 1980 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball  competition held in Yugoslavia in 1980.


1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The 1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the third edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Zalaegerszeg and Pécs, Hungary, from 6 to 14 August 1980.


1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes
The Soviet Union won their third title in a row.


1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Preliminary round
In the Preliminary Round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top three teams of each group advanced to the Final Group- The last three teams of each group qualified for the Classification Group.


1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Classification Round
In this stage, the last three teams of each group of the preliminary round competed for the 7th-12th place. The games between teams of the same group in the previous round were taken into account.


1980 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes, Finals
In this stage, the top three teams of each group of the preliminary round competed for the Championship. The games between teams of the same group in the previous round were taken into account.


1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
The 1980 FIBA Intercontinental Cup William Jones was the 14th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's basketball clubs. It took place October 1–5, 1980 at Skenderija, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.


1980 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
The 1980 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup was held in Toronto, Canada in 1980.


1980 FIM World Motorcycle Trials Season
The 1980 World trials season consisted of twelve trials events. It began on 9 February, with round one in Newtownards, Ireland and ended with round twelve in Ricany, Czechoslovakia on 14 September.


1980 FIM World Motorcycle Trials Season, Season summary
Ulf Karlson would claim his first World trials championship in 1980, the first  World Championship for Montesa.


1980 FIM World Motorcycle Trials Season, 1980 World trials season calendar, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers. All twelve rounds counted for the World Trials class.


1980 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 1980 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the second edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Breda, Netherlands, from July 11 to July 13, 1980. The five participating teams, including the Dutch youth team (out-of-competition), played a round robin to decide the winner of the event.


1980 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
The 1980 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the first World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 7 January 1980 and ended on 30 March 1980. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, ballet and combined.


1980 Family Circle Cup
The 1980 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1980 Colgate Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from April 7 through April 13, 1980. First-seeded and defending champion Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.


1980 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith defeated  Candy Reynolds /  Paula Smith 6–1, 6–1


1980 Faroese general election
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 November 1980. The Union Party emerged as the largest party in the Løgting, winning eight of the 32 seats.


1980 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1980 Federation Cup was the 18th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 19–25 May. The United States won their fifth consecutive title, defeating Australia in their tenth and record eighth consecutive final. The US did not drop a single match during the tournament.


1980 Federation Cup (tennis), Draw
All ties were played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin, on clay courts.


1980 Fiesta Bowl
The 1980 Fiesta Bowl was the tenth edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Friday, December 26. Part of the 1980–81 bowl game season, it matched the tenth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the #11 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. A slight underdog, independent Penn State rallied in the second half to win, 31–19.


1980 Fiesta Bowl
This was the last Fiesta Bowl played in December until 1997.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Penn State
Penn State had played three ranked opponents during the regular season (#3 Nebraska, at #9 Missouri, and #4 Pittsburgh), and won only the second one. They were looking to beat a ranked opponent to finish their season in their first Fiesta Bowl appearance in three years.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
Ohio State was the runner-up in the Big Ten Conference after losing to Michigan which dropped them from fifth to eleventh in the AP Poll. This was their first Fiesta Bowl appearance.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
The only bowl game on the day after Christmas, it kicked off shortly past 1:30 pm MST.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Halfback Curt Warner started the scoring with a 64-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, giving the Nittany Lions the early lead. Not to be deterred, Art Schlichter threw a touchdown pass to Doug Donley, but the Vlade Janakievski kick missed. The Buckeyes responded again with a Gary Williams touchdown catch from Schlichter to give the Buckeyes the lead, though the two-point conversion attempt failed as the pitchout went astray. Schlichter threw another touchdown pass to Donley to increase the lead to 19–7, as backup kicker Bob Atha converted. Herb Menhardt kicked a 38-yard field goal for Penn State to make it 19–10 at halftime.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Ohio State appeared to be in control, with Schlichter connecting on 15 of 22 for 244 yards and three touchdowns while Penn State had just one early touchdown. But the second half was a different story as the Nittany Lions came alive. Sophomore quarterback Todd Blackledge, despite throwing 8 for 22 for only 117 yards the whole game, scored early in the third quarter on a three-yard run to narrow the lead to 19–17. Schlichter went 5 for 13 in the second half for 58 yards with an interception (and no touchdowns) as the Buckeyes were shut out. Penn State turned on the running game, as Jonathan Williams scored from four yards out early in the fourth quarter to gain the lead; fullback Booker Moore broke free for a 37-yard touchdown run with less than a minute remaining to seal the 31–19 victory.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Game summary
Warner rushed for 156 yards on eighteen carries (8.7 avg.) and was the game MVP on offense; lineman Frank Case took the defensive honor.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Aftermath
The Nittany Lions won all three Fiesta Bowl appearances in the 1980s. They returned the following year to defeat the USC Trojans, then won the national championship in January 1987, in prime time over the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes. The Buckeyes' next Fiesta appearance was three years after this game, in January 1984, a win over Pittsburgh.


1980 Fiesta Bowl, Aftermath
In the developing rivalry with the Buckeyes, Penn State had now taken the last two meetings and was 6–2 overall. As of 2020, this is the only bowl meeting between these two; Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1993 and they play annually in the regular season.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina
The 1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between October and November by the Fiji national rugby union team in Argentina.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina
It was the first visit of a rugby union team from Polynesia to Argentina.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina, Results
Argentina "B": G.Verano; A.Puccio, G.Sanguinetti, G.Lorenzo, E.Sanguinetti; J.Piccardo (capt. ), A.Nicholson; G.Milano, O.Bracaccini, G.Antonini (G.García) M.Glestra, E.Bronca; J.Aguilar (Crevero), J.Prez Coba, C.Sainz Trápaga. Fiji S.Vuetaki; S.Laulau, S.Wakabaca, K.Vosailigi, M.Yakalevu; R.Nakiyoyo, R.Viriviri (capt-); I.Lutumaillagi, E.Raturdradra, E.Draniikmate; V.Vatuwaliwali, N.Uluvula; P.Mina.S.Seru, J.Rauto.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina, Results
Tucumán: A.Beckwedel; P.Zelarrayán, L.Ferro, C.Imbert, J.Williams; R.Sauze, G.Palau; Molina (C.Paz), H.Cabrera. R.Pacheco ; J.De Luego R.Forro; P.Sastre, J.Posee, Rodríguez. Fiji: P.Kewa; T.Makutu, K.Yakalevu, J.Ratu, S.Wakabaca; N.Senilagakali, P.P.Waisake; I.Lutumeilagi, E.Retudradra, I.Finau; V.Vatuwalili, I.Cerelala; J.Revouvou, J.Rautu (capt. ).M.Tamata.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina, Results
San Isidro Club: F.Argerich; M.Walther (capt. ), F.Seinz Trápaga, M.Loffreda, L.Corral; R.Madero, F.Aguirre; T.Pétersen, R.Lucka, R.De Vedia; M.Glestra, C.Durlech; F.Insúa, J.Pérez Cabo, C.Seinz Trápaga. Fiji:L.Vuetski; T.Makutu, J.Retu, K, Yakalevu, S.Wakabaca; N.Senilagakali, R.Viriviri (capt. ); I.Finau, E.Retudradra, I.Lutumellegi; V.Vatuwaliwali, N.Uluvula; J.Revouvou, S.Seru, J.Rauto.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina, Results
Cuyo Regional XV: R.Muñiz; R.Herce, F.Ruffo, C.Cipitelli, F.Ruffo; de Cuyo, P.Guarrochena, P.Basile; M.Orrico, C.Quiroga, G.Antonini; D.Veira, S.Fabbi; A.Diez, L.Crivelli, P.Martín. Fiji: P.Kewe; S.Laulau, K.Vosailigi, J.Retu, T.Makutu; Nakiyoyo, P.Waiaake; R.Viriviri, E.Retudradra, Finau, J.Revouvou, Cerelala; S.Navatu, M.Tameta, J.Rauto


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of Argentina, Results
Santa Fé: Iturraspe; Maggin, Pelosso, Riestra, Sossman; Del Sastre, Petter; Gallo, Milano, Gozarelli; Melano, Patrizzi Dalla Fontaa, Ruiz Diez (Della Torre), Benitez.(Riestra). Fiji: L.Vueteki; S.Wagabaca, S.Lallau, K.Vakelevu, K.Vasailagi; Nekiyoyo, P.Waisake; I. Lutumailagi, Finau I.; I.Cerelala, J.Revouvou; S.Novatu, M.Tamata, J.Rauto, V.Vatuwaliwali.


1980 Fiji rugby union tour of New Zealand
The 1980 Fiji rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of twelve matches by the Fiji national rugby union team in New Zealand in August and September 1980. The Fiji team won only four of the twelve matches, and lost the single international match against a New Zealand XV – for which New Zealand did not award full international caps.


1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25-27 July 1980 at the Imatra Circuit.


1980 Firecracker 400
The 1980 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on July 4, 1980, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was also plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection around the early-1980s.


1980 Firecracker 400
One hundred and sixty laps of racing would result in a final win for Mercury in the Cup Series before the manufacturer left NASCAR due to rule changes reducing the wheelbase of the tires from 110 inches (9.2 ft) to 105 inches (8.8 ft).


1980 Firecracker 400, Race report
Bobby Allison was the final driver to win in a Mercury for the Ford Motor Company; he beat David Pearson by six car lengths. Pearson had a strong runner-up performance here despite leading only three laps. Other notable competitors included Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Richard Childress and Bill Elliott. Out of forty participants, eleven competitors failed to finish the race. Cale Yarborough was credited for finishing last place with an overheated engine. The race took two hours, eighteen minutes, and eleven seconds to complete. Phil Finney had a violent crash off turn 4 and inflicted terminal damage to his vehicle on lap 152.


1980 Firecracker 400, Race report
All drivers were born in the United States of America. The Ford and Mercury cars of the early-1980s weren't exactly aerodynamic wonders compared to the General Motors cars. Also this was the era before Ernie Elliott figured out how to make the 351 Cleveland rev in the same high ranges that the Chevys were running without breaking valve springs. By the late-1980s and early-1990s, the Ford and Mercury cars could compete on a more equal basis with the General Motor cars (especially the Chevrolet cars that would go on to dominate NASCAR in the 21st century).


1980 Firecracker 400, Race report
Safety regulations made within the 1980s and 1990s would slow down the speed of vehicles in both the Firecracker 400 and the Daytona 500. The average speed for this race was a race record 173.473 miles per hour (279.178 km/h) while the pole position speed was 194.670 miles per hour (313.291 km/h). Three cautions slowed the race for 11 laps. Fifty-four thousand spectators were in attendance. Out of the forty drivers in the grid, ten of them failed to finish the race due to car problems. On the day after the race, Lennie Pond made a celebrity appearance at a Burger King in nearby South Daytona; entertaining customers for three hours in the days before celebrity appearances were mainstream in the racing community.


1980 Firecracker 400, Race report
Rick Wilson made his NASCAR debut in this event while Phil Finney and John Greenwood retired from NASCAR racing after this race.


1980 Firecracker 400, Race report, Finishing order
* Driver failed to finish race† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix
The 1980 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October until 26 October 1980. First-seeded Brian Gottfried won the singles title, his second at the event after 1977.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Robert Lutz /  Stan Smith defeated  Heinz Günthardt /  Pavel Složil 6–1, 6–2


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles
Lutz and Smith won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Heinz Günthardt and Pavel Složil.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles, Seeds
The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result three seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Raymond Moore.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
Brian Gottfried won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Trey Waltke.


1980 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result three seeds and one lucky loser received a bye into the second round.


1980 Five Nations Championship
The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the 51st Five Nations Championship series of the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 86th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament began on 19 January and concluded on 15 March.


1980 Five Nations Championship
England were the champions, winning the championship outright for the first time since 1963; they had also shared in the quintuple tie in 1973. It was England's 18th championship, excluding ten titles shared with other teams. In winning all four matches they won the Grand Slam for the eighth time, equalling the record held by Wales. It was England's first Grand Slam since 1957 and only their second since 1928. England's victories over Ireland, Wales and Scotland also gave them the Triple Crown for the first time since 1960 and the fifteenth time overall.


1980 Florida Federal Open
The 1980 Florida Federal Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the East Lake Woodlands Racquet Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States that was part of the Colgate Series circuit of the 1980 WTA Tour and classified as category AAA. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from November 10 through November 16, 1980. Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money after first-seeded Tracy Austin withdrew before the final with an injury to her left hamstring.


1980 Florida Federal Open, Finals, Doubles
Rosie Casals /  Candy Reynolds defeated  Anne Smith /  Paula Smith 7–6, 7–5


1980 Florida Gators football team
The 1980 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the Florida Gators football team's second season under new head coach Charles B. "Charley" Pell, and marked a remarkable one-year turnaround for the Gators from their 0–10–1 record in 1979. The winless 1979 season was the worst season in Gators history, and it was Pell's first campaign as the new head coach of the Gators, after the Gators' previous head coach, Doug Dickey, was fired in the aftermath of a 4–7 season in 1978.


1980 Florida Gators football team
Pell's 1980 Florida Gators posted an 8–4 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC. The Gators capped their season with a 35–20 bowl victory over the Maryland Terrapins in the Tangerine Bowl, marking the first time in the history of major college football that a winless team received a bowl bid the following season. Linebacker David Little set the career record for tackles by a Gator and was consensus All-American. Receiver Cris Collinsworth was first-team All-American. The season features the famous "Run Lindsay Run" in the close loss to national champion Georgia.


1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Seminole Field. The team was coached by Mike Martin in his first season as head coach at Florida State.


1980 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The Seminoles reached the College World Series, their seventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after recording losses to eventual runner-up Hawaii and eventual champion Arizona.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1980 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team was selected co-national champion by Rothman (FACT).


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary
Florida State finished #5 in the AP poll and #5 in the UPI poll with a 10–2 record. The Seminoles' offense scored 369 points while the defense allowed 103 points. They were invited to the Orange Bowl for the second straight season where they played Oklahoma again. Sam Platt led the team in rushing with 983 yards and 6 touchdowns. Rick Stockstill led the team in passing with 1377 yards and 15 touchdown passes. Michael Whiting led the team with 25 receptions while Hardis Johnson led with 419 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary
Keith Jones led the team with 5 pass interceptions. Monk Bonasorte {DB}, Bobby Butler {DB}, Bill Capece {K}, Greg Futch {G}, Reggie Herring {LB}, Ken Lanier {OT}, Mark Macek {DT}, Paul Piurowski {LB} and Rohn Stark {P} were selected to the First team All-South Independent team. Bobby Butler, Bill Capece, Ron Simmons {NG} and Rohn Stark were selected as First team All-Americans. Bonasorte, Herring and Lanier were selected as 2nd team All-Americans and Futch, Macek and Piurowski were named Honorable Mention All-Americans by the Associated Press. Butler {Atlanta}, Lanier {Denver}, Simmons {Cleveland}, Piurowski {Dallas} and Capece {Houston Oilers} were selected in the 1981 NFL draft. Butler was a #1 pick.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, LSU
Bill Capece kicked three field goals and Florida State’s defense held Louisiana State without any points as the Seminoles opened their season with a 16-0 victory in Tiger Stadium. Florida State led 6-0 at halftime on field goals of 34 and 35 yards by Capece. The only touchdown of the game came with 2:32 remaining in the third quarter. Sam Platt ran in from four yards out for the score.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, LOUISVILLE
Rick Stockstill threw four touchdown passes as the Seminoles routed Louisville 52-0 before the biggest crowd ever (52,623) to see a football game at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Seminoles got the first six of their seven touchdowns on passes, as Kelly Lowrey and Blair Williams followed Stockstill with one apiece. Stockstill threw TD passes to Dennis McKinnon (8 yards), Zeke Mowatt (7 yards), Hardis Johnson (26 yards) and Phil Williams (19 yards). Johnson and McKinnon caught TD passes from Lowrey and Williams and Ron Hester returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, EAST CAROLINA
With a devastating running game and formidable defense, the Seminoles romped to a 63-7 victory. Sam Platt ran for 130 yards on 29 carries and Mike Whiting 71 yards on 15 carries. Rick Stockstill completed 10 of 11 passes for 132 yards. Ahead 35-7 going into the final quarter, the Seminoles added four more touchdowns and 28 points in the 4th quarter. Michael Whiting, Ken Burnett and Larry Harris each ran for two touchdowns. FSU rolled up 559 yards of total offense while holding the Pirates to 102 yards of total offense.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, Miami
Fumble after fumble after fumble on the quarterback-center exchange stymied the frustrated Seminoles throughout the game as Florida State came tumbling down 10-9 in Miami. Trailing 10-3 late in the 4th quarter, the Seminoles almost pulled it out in the final minutes, driving 55 yards to a touchdown that came on an 11 yard pass from Rick Stockstill to Sam Childers with 39 seconds left. Coach Bobby Bowden made the decision to go for a winning two points, rather than settle for a 10-10 tie. Stockstill’s pass in the quest for two hit the helmet of leaping nose guard at the line of scrimmage and never had a chance to reach a Seminole.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, Nebraska
Trailing by 4 points as the clock wound down under 15 seconds, Nebraska QB Jeff Quinn was hit only three yards from the end zone, forcing a fumble which was recovered by Florida State. The Seminoles escaped Lincoln with a win. Behind 14-0 by the middle of the second quarter, Florida State fought back. The Seminoles took the lead for good, at 15-14, on the third field goal by Bill Capece, with 1:16 left in the third quarter. Capece added a 41 yard field goal with 2:31 left in the game.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, PITTSBURGH
Bill Capece kicked five field goals and Florida State fought from behind to a 36-22 victory over previously unbeaten 4th ranked Pittsburgh. Rick Stockstill threw three touchdown passes. Stockstill’s TD passes went to Hardis Johnson (23 yards), Sam Childers (4 yards) and Kurt Unglaub (13 yards). Keith Jones, Monk Bonasorte and Bobby Butler intercepted Dan Marino passes to lead the defense.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, BOSTON COLLEGE
Bill Capece kicked four field goals, and linebacker Ron Hester twice blocked Boston College punts as Florida State beat Boston College, 41-7, before a homecoming crowd of 52,396 at Doak Campbell Stadium. Hester returned one of his blocked punts 33 yards for a touchdown. Michael Whiting, Rick Stockstill and Kelly Lowery all ran for touchdowns.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, Memphis
Sam Platt rushed for 188 yards in 29 carries, breaking the school single-game record, leading the Seminoles to a 24-3 victory. The Seminoles had 464 yards of total offense while holding the Tigers to 183 yards of total offense. Platt and Michael Whiting ran for touchdowns and Rick Stockstill threw an 18 yard TD pass to Hardis Johnson.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, TULSA
Florida State routed the Golden Hurricane in a 45-2 victory before 47,683 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium. Florida State outgained Tulsa 444 yards to 160 yards. Michael Whiting ran for two touchdowns, Sam Platt and Ricky Williams each ran for one. Rick Stockstill passed for two touchdowns, one to Hardis Johnson (17 yards) and Kurt Unglaub (10 yards).


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, VIRGINIA TECH
Scoring two touchdowns in 51 seconds, Florida State's football team overcame a sluggish start and went on to whip Virginia Tech 31-7 at Doak Campbell Stadium. FSU moved to 8-0 on games televised on ABC under Bobby Bowden. The Seminoles fell behind 7-0, then poured it on, scoring 31 straight points. Rick Stockstill ran for a touchdown and threw two touchdowns to Hardis Johnson. Sam Platt added a 9 yard TD run in the 4th quarter.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, Florida
Florida had a 13-3 lead well into the 3rd quarter on a Wayne Peace 53 yard TD pass to Tyrone Young and two Brian Clark field goals, one from 38 yards and the other from 36 yards. The Seminoles stormed back behind quarterback Rick Stockstill, who threw two touchdown passes to Hardis Johnson to lead the Noles to a 17-13 victory.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, 1981 ORANGE BOWL
After a scoreless first quarter, Ricky Williams put Florida State ahead with his touchdown run, and Oklahoma countered with a long field goal by Mike Keeling; the Seminoles led 7–3 at halftime. To start the second half, Oklahoma drove 78 yards on twelve plays, and halfback David Overstreet scored from four yards out to take a 10–7 lead. A short field goal by Bill Capece tied the game at ten for the last tally of the third quarter.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, 1981 ORANGE BOWL
Four minutes into the final quarter, cornerback Bobby Butler recovered a botched punt snap in the end zone to give the Seminoles a 17–10 lead. With 3:19 remaining, Oklahoma's fate laid in the hands of senior quarterback J. C. Watts, who had turned the ball over three times on fumbles. He led the Sooners on a 78 yard drive, culminating with an eleven yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Steve Rhodes with 1:33 remaining.


1980 Florida State Seminoles football team, Season summary, 1981 ORANGE BOWL
Down by a point, Oklahoma opted for the two point conversion attempt, and Watts completed a pass to tight end Forrest Valora in the end zone for a one point lead. Florida State tried to counter back, but Capece's 62 yard field goal attempt fell short, and the Sooners were victorious


1980 Football League Cup Final
The 1980 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 1979–80 Football League Cup, the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 15 March 1980, and was contested by League Cup holders and European champions Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1980 Football League Cup Final
Wolves won the match 1–0 thanks to an Andy Gray goal in the 67th minute.


1980 Football League Cup Final
As both League Cup and European Cup holders, Nottingham Forest had entered the match as clear favourites, although in the league table, Wolves were level on points with them with a game in hand. Victory here would have given the club a hat trick of League Cup wins, and they retained the European Cup at the end of the season. By contrast, Wolves' last silverware had been their League Cup win six years earlier and they had finished a lowly 18th in the First Division in the previous campaign, whilst Forest had ended runners-up.


1980 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
Living up to their tag of favourites, Nottingham Forest took the game to Wolves and created several opportunities, all denied by Bradshaw in the Wolves goal, as Francis shot across him and Gray's mazy run through was just halted. Birtles' driven attempt at a scrambled corner was also parried away by the keeper, while Wolves' attacks largely came to nothing.


1980 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
The second half started more evenly and Wolves were the first to get the ball into the net, as Richards and Carr bundled it in after Shilton had flapped at a cross, only for a foul to be awarded against Wolves. In the 67th minute, a long ball upfield by Daniel created confusion in the Forest defence, as Needham and Shilton collided with one another, leaving Gray with the simplest of chances to prod the ball into the empty net.


1980 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
Forest now pressed hard for the equaliser but were thwarted by the resilient mass of Wolves' defence, as they cleared the ball after several goalmouth scrambles. In a break from the Forest onslaught, Wolves almost extended their lead further when Berry hit the woodwork. Nonetheless, the Molineux men held on to upset the odds and claim their second League Cup triumph.


1980 Football League Cup Final, Match summary
The cup was then presented by then-FA Chairman Sir Harold Thompson to Wolves captain Emlyn Hughes. This completed Hughes' personal achievement of having won every major domestic honour during his career.


1980 Formula One season
The 1980 Formula One season was the 34th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors, which were contested concurrently from 13 January to 5 October over a fourteen-race series. The season also included one non-championship race, the Spanish Grand Prix.


1980 Formula One season
Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, became the first Australian to win the World Championship since Jack Brabham in 1966. The season saw a major change of guard in Formula One with the Williams team's first Drivers' and Constructors' titles, the emergence of Nelson Piquet as a championship contender and the debut of future World Champions Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell, while reigning champions Jody Scheckter and Ferrari suffered a terrible season that resulted in Scheckter retiring from the sport at the end of the year. In addition, Frenchman Patrick Depailler lost his life while testing at Hockenheim.


1980 Formula One season, Drivers and constructors
The following drivers and constructors contested the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors.


1980 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Spanish Grand Prix was to be a championship race but it had a FISA–FOCA war concerning ground-effect aerodynamics. As a result of the war, Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo boycotted the event. It was announced on Friday's practice that the race to be contested on 1 June was not going to be held under FISA regulations. Therefore, it would not be counted as a Formula One championship race. The race was won by Alan Jones.


1980 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The French Grand Prix was moved from Dijon-Prenois to Paul Ricard Circuit, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1980 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Brands Hatch, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1980 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Italian Grand Prix was moved from the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari because Monza underwent major upgrades, including building a new pit complex which could not be done in time.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 1: Argentina
The 1980 Formula One season started in Argentina in January. This event, held at the Buenos Aires Municipal Autodrome located in the sprawling Argentine capital started off badly. After Friday's practice, due to the heat and the suction these ground-effect cars were creating, the track began to break up, and the drivers found conditions difficult and even dangerous. Led by Emerson Fittipaldi, the drivers staged a semi-unsuccessful protest – the organizers did actually fix the track, but not successfully – come race day, the track was still in a dreadful condition.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 1: Argentina
The race went ahead anyway, and the Buenos Aires circuit, being one of the most varied and challenging circuits on the calendar, provided an ultra-exciting race, where many drivers were caught-out by the disintegration of the twisty arena infield section of the No.15 variant of the racing facility. After going off twice and dropping back to 4th after making a pit-stop to clean grass out of his car's radiators, Australian and title favorite Alan Jones took victory in his Williams-Ford/Cosworth.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 1: Argentina
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, who also went off a few times finished 2nd, and Finn Keke Rosberg scored an excellent 3rd in his Fittipaldi. French rookie Alain Prost, in his first ever F1 race, finished 6th and scored his first ever World Championship point. Gilles Villeneuve, competitive throughout in his Ferrari, crashed heavily at the Toboggan left-right sequence of corners after his front suspension failed after possible damage caused to it after a number of off-track excursions the Canadian had during the race.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 2: Brazil
The other half of the South American January tour took place in Brazil. This meeting was also met with pre-race difficulties. The safety conditions of the very difficult, demanding and confined 5-mile Interlagos circuit located in the steel-making metropolis of São Paulo had been heavily protested by the drivers for some time, led by South African Ferrari driver Jody Scheckter.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 2: Brazil
The original arrangement was that this Grand Prix was originally supposed to be held at the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro, and then the drivers would return to Interlagos for 1981 after it would go through a complete resurfacing; but the Jacarepaguá circuit had problems with the tarmac sinking into the ground, so the only option was to return to São Paulo. The drivers protested that the Interlagos track's surface (already notorious for being very rough) was so bad that it was actually dangerous to race on.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 2: Brazil
Also, the barriers and catch-fence arrangements were not adequate enough to protect the cars from the embankments and very rough and uneven-surface of the limited run-off areas there, even though the track was very wide in most places. But the race went ahead anyway, and the Renault of Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jabouille took pole and led for 25 of 40 laps. The Renaults proved to be dominant at Interlagos, which was 2,840 ft (850 m) above sea level, giving the turbocharged Renault engines a considerable horsepower advantage. But he retired with turbo failure and his teammate Rene Arnoux took the lead and won, followed by Italian new-boy Elio de Angelis in a Lotus and Jones in his Williams.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 3: South Africa
The F1 teams arrived in South Africa in March, at the fast Kyalami circuit between Johannesburg and Pretoria in the midst of an African summer. Alain Prost crashed his McLaren at the Esses and broke his wrist; he would miss this and the next race in Long Beach; while Marc Surer had it worse – he crashed heavily at Crowthorne and broke his leg; he missed the next 3 races.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 3: South Africa
Like Interlagos before, the even higher altitude of Kyalami helped the Renaults even more so than in Brazil, and this proved to be an invaluable advantage, and the yellow French cars dominated the race. And as in São Paulo, Jabouille led for a while and retired, and Arnoux took the lead from 2nd place and won the race. However, this race effectively brought the FISA–FOCA war into the spotlight.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 3: South Africa
FISA, the governing body of international motorsports (and the organization that the 3 big constructors – Renault, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo – were aligned to) led by Jean-Marie Balestre, argued that the ground effect cars of the time were too fast through corners, and FOCA (Formula One Constructors' Association, representing the mostly British independent constructors) led by Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley, argued that the superior road-holding of the independent teams' cars equalized their cars to the power advantages that particularly the Renaults had.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 4: United States West
A stop-over in Long Beach, California right next to the Hollywood-dominated landscape of Los Angeles happened 4 weeks after the South African race. The typically pleasant and sunny weather there gave for a relaxed atmosphere at this tight, twisty and rough street circuit (1 of 2 on the calendar – the other being Monaco) which was in contrast to the previous 3 quick Southern Hemisphere circuits used thus far in the season.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 4: United States West
With its tight, slow layout being lined with unforgiving concrete walls, Long Beach was known then to be the toughest and most punishing race of the season on the car and driver. Nelson Piquet effectively dominated this race in his Brabham-Ford/Cosworth – he took pole, set fastest lap, led from start to finish and took his first of 23 race victories.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 4: United States West
But the race itself was littered with accidents – there was a pile-up at the Le Gasomet hairpin caused by Alfa Romeo driver Bruno Giacomelli and the 40-year-old Swiss Clay Regazzoni crashed appallingly at the end of the long, flat-out Shoreline Drive when the brakes on his Ensign failed and he crashed head on at 180 mph into Ricardo Zunino's parked Brabham, then through some tires and into a concrete wall. The Swiss was critically injured, but survived; he would be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 5: Belgium
The cancellation of the Mexican Grand Prix, supposed to have taken place 2 weeks after Long Beach created a 5-week gap between Long Beach and the Belgian Grand Prix. The F1 circus started its 4-month long European tour at Zolder, where Frenchman Didier Pironi took his first ever victory in his Ligier-Ford/Cosworth ahead of Alan Jones and his Argentinean teammate Carlos Reutemann.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 6: Monaco
The classic street race in Monaco provided some excitement: there was a big pile-up at the start, where Derek Daly went flying twice over a number of cars at the first corner. He took out Prost in a McLaren, his teammate Jean-Pierre Jarier and Bruno Giacomelli in an Alfa. Didier Pironi led and crashed, and Carlos Reutemann took the lead and won from Frenchman Jacques Laffite in a Ligier-Ford/Cosworth and Piquet in a Brabham.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Non-championship race: Spain
The Spanish Grand Prix at the tight and twisty Jarama circuit near Madrid ended up losing its championship status after Jean-Marie Balestre announced on morning of Friday's practice (in an attempt to put FOCA in their place after drivers driving for FOCA-aligned teams did not show up to drivers' meetings at the previous 2 Grands Prix) that the 1980 Spanish GP would not count as a championship round. Balestre also stripped the drivers of their racing licenses. The FISA-supported manufacturer teams – Renault, Ferrari, and Alfa – all pulled out, and the FOCA-supported independent constructors stayed to race.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Non-championship race: Spain
The race was won by Alan Jones, who had also taken pole. The race's loss of championship status hurt the event quite badly; as it was only to be hosted once more at Jarama during the following year, which saw reduced crowds and a date even further into the year in one of the hottest parts of Europe.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 7: France
The abrupt non-championship status of the Spanish Grand Prix and the cancellation of the Swedish Grand Prix at the Anderstorp circuit meant there was a 6-week gap between the Monaco and French Grands Prix. The French Grand Prix took place while the Spanish Grand Prix debacle was still raging on 4 weeks afterwards. With their racing licenses given back to them, the drivers got on with their jobs, and at the Paul Ricard circuit on the southern French riviera near Marseille, Williams driver Jones beat the Ligiers of Jacques Laffite and Didier Pironi on home soil. Jones won the race by 4.52 seconds from a charging Pironi after he had been held up by teammate Laffite for a number of laps.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 8: Great Britain
The British Grand Prix in 1980 was at Brands Hatch, just outside London. This race on the challenging and bumpy southern English circuit saw the Ligiers of Pironi and Laffite lead and fall out; Pironi retired after a puncture and Laffite crashed at Hawthorn's. Alan Jones took advantage of the Ligier's problems and Jones managed to hold off a quick Nelson Piquet to win yet again in a Williams, the English team's second consecutive British GP win.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 9: West Germany
The German Grand Prix at the ultra-fast Hockenheimring was marred by the fatal pre-race testing accident of Patrick Depailler at the ultra-high speed, top gear, flat out Ost-Kurve 9 days before the race. Suspension failure on his Alfa caused him to crash massively after his car overturned and vaulted the barriers, causing fatal head injuries. Alan Jones took pole from Renault driver Jabouille by mere hundredths of a second, and he led the race until he had to come in with a puncture on the straight before the stadium. Laffite and Reutemann passed Jones, who finished 3rd. Laffite went on to win for Ligier, followed by the Williams duo of Reutemann and Jones.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 10: Austria
The European high-speed circuit tour kept coming, and the fastest circuit of the season – the spectacular Österreichring in the Styrian mountains enabled Jabouille to win by mere seconds from Alan Jones. Renault driver Jabouille, who had retired from every race he had participated in so far in the season, finally finished a race. His development work with Renault over the past 4 seasons gave him his 2nd and last F1 victory of his career.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 11: The Netherlands
The beach-side Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam, modified from the previous year saw Brazilian Nelson Piquet win from Frenchmen Arnoux and Laffite. The Renaults dominated qualifying, although Jabouille retired and Jones went out after accident damage.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 12: Italy
The European tour concluded with the Italian Grand Prix being held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari near the town of Imola, rather than Monza. The Dino Ferrari circuit, located near the Ferrari factory and just outside Bologna had signed a deal to alternate the Italian GP with Monza, on the condition Monza improve its track safety and facilities. Although the Monza track owners had already made safety upgrades a year before, the deal had been signed before Monza made changes; so for the first time since 1948 the Italian GP was not held at Monza. The Renaults dominated qualifying at this fast Italian circuit, although they fell out with mechanical problems; and Piquet won yet again and overtook Jones in the championship, who finished 2nd in front of his teammate Carlos Reutemann.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 13: Canada
The final leg of the 1980 Formula One season was a 2-part tour in North America, starting in Canada, at the Ile-Notre Dame circuit in Montreal. This race had to be restarted after a multiple pile-up involving Piquet and Jones at the start, when Jones shut the door at the very first corner after the start.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 13: Canada
Piquet jumped into the spare car, which had a short-lasting qualifying Ford/Cosworth engine in it – and although Piquet was clearly faster than anyone else, the engine in his Brabham blew up early on, and Jones won the race, which effectively gave the gritty Australian his only ever Formula One Drivers' Championship, and Williams's first ever Constructors' Championship. Unfortunately, Jabouille's weekend was much worse than Piquet's: he crashed head on into a tire-wall and broke both his legs.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
The other half of the North American visit and the last round of the 1980 Formula One season was the second round in the United States at the fast, dauntingly challenging Watkins Glen circuit in New York State, four hours from New York City and only 5 hours from Montreal. This race had been in doubt for almost the whole season, but on this quick, bumpy, demanding and elevated circuit located in the rolling vineyard hills above Seneca Lake, it did go ahead after a loan was given by FOCA to the organizers.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
French rising star Alain Prost crashed heavily on Saturday morning practice due to suspension failure at the very fast left-handed Turn 10, the second-to-last corner on the track. Prost received a concussion after hitting his head on his car's steering wheel; he had to miss the race but was at the circuit on race day; he felt he could not trust the car's mechanical strength after a season's worth of component failures on his car, which often led  to accidents; this happened to Prost a week earlier in Montreal.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
Bruno Giacomelli took pole in his Alfa, the first time an Alfa Romeo had been on pole since 1951. Giacomelli made a perfect start and led for most of this exciting race up until Lap 32, when the electrics in his Alfa failed in the Boot section of the course. Jones, however, produced a storming drive, when he went off at the first corner at the start and dropped to 16th; he stormed through and took 2nd from his Argentine teammate Carlos Reutemann, and then inherited the lead from Giacomelli after the Italian retired.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
The Australian Jones won his 5th race of the year (6 if Spain is counted) ahead of Reutemann and Didier Pironi in a Ligier. 1978 champion Mario Andretti scored his only point of the 1980 season at Watkins Glen, close to his hometown in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, this was to be the last championship Formula One race at the rather isolated Watkins Glen circuit.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
The corporation running the circuit was heavily in debt and went bankrupt after it could not meet Bernie Ecclestone and FOCA's increased demands, and the circuit was struck from the 1981 season calendar in May of that year and although there were other Grands Prix that would be run in the United States during the 1980s aside from Long Beach, the United States Grand Prix would not be run again until 1989 on a street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona- and not one of those venues saw the success and longevity that this event had at Watkins Glen.


1980 Formula One season, Season Review, Round 14: United States East
A third American race, the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas was supposed to the final event of the season 4 weeks after Watkins Glen but this event was cancelled.


1980 Formula One season, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
Points towards the 1980 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best five results from the first seven races and the best five results from the remaining seven races could be retained by each driver.


1980 Formula One season, Results and standings, International Cup for F1 Constructors standings
Points for the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. All points received by a constructor were retained towards the final total.


1980 Formula One season, Results and standings, Non-championship race
The 1980 Formula One season also included one non-championship race.


1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the fourth season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's fourteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to the finals of North American Soccer League by reaching the Soccer Bowl. They were this year's Runners-up.


1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, Friendlies
Fort Lauderdale finished their preseason exhibition schedule with one victory over an NCAA Division II squad, and two draws versus Peruvian First Division teams, three losses against NASL clubs and one loss to an NCAA Division II team. In April after the NASL season had begun, the Strikers easily handled the Miami Hurricanes and the junior side, Calry Bohemian FC, of Sligo, Ireland. They later fell to visiting Sunderland A.F.C. in a midseason friendly in May.


1980 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, NASL Playoffs
In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one victory each, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If neither team held an advantage after the 30 minutes, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.


1980 France rugby union tour of South Africa
The 1980 France rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of matches played by the France national rugby union team in South Africa in November 1980. France lost their only international match against the South Africa national rugby union team.


1980 French Grand Prix
The 1980 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 29 June 1980. It was the seventh round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 58th French Grand Prix, or the 66th Grand Prix de l'ACF and the sixth to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.809-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 314 kilometres.


1980 French Grand Prix, Controversy
Originally the race was the eighth round of the season but moved up the order after the Spanish Grand Prix was removed from the schedule as a consequence of the first major confrontation between FISA and FOCA. The controversy threatened to spill over into the French Grand Prix as well as the FISA aligned teams, primarily Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo, had boycotted the Spanish race which later saw its results removed from championship considerations. The two camps came to an agreement in time for the French Grand Prix to not be affected.


1980 French Grand Prix, Results
The race was won by Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. The win was Jones' seventh Formula One Grand Prix victory and his third of the year. Jones was entering a period of good form having won the Spanish Grand Prix four weeks earlier. Jones won by four seconds over French driver Didier Pironi driving a Ligier JS11/15. Third was Pironi's French teammate Jacques Laffite. Laffite had led for much of the race until his tyres lost condition.


1980 French Grand Prix, Results
The large French contingent had dominated proceedings with the all-French teams Renault and Ligier taking up four of the top six grid positions with only Jones and his Williams teammate Carlos Reutemann intervening. Jean-Pierre Jabouille's Renault RE20 broke its transmission at the start and Jones picked his way past Pironi then the second Renault of René Arnoux before finally catching Laffite on lap 34.


1980 French Grand Prix, Results
Arnoux faded to fifth behind Nelson Piquet (Brabham BT49) with throttle problems with Reutemann taking the final point in sixth. The win saw Jones move back into the championship lead passing Arnoux and Piquet. Jones now led Piquet by three points and Arnoux by five. Pironi was now equal with Arnoux.


1980 French Grand Prix, Results
Williams now led Ligier by five points, unchanged from Monaco thanks to the efforts of all four drivers and Brabham increased the gap over Renault in third and fourth.


1980 French Grand Prix, Shadow Racing Cars
This race also saw the final appearance of Shadow Racing Cars. Geoff Lees and David Kennedy were 25th and 27th in qualifying in the Shadow DN12s meaning both drivers missed the 24-car grid. The team had been sold only two months previously to Macau-based businessman and motor racing team owner Teddy Yip. Yip's own race team Theodore Racing would emerge as a Formula One team in 1981.


1980 French Open
The 1980 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1980.


1980 French Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Victor Amaya /  Hank Pfister defeated  Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3


1980 French Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith defeated  Ivanna Madruga /  Adriana Villagrán, 6–1, 6–0


1980 French Open, Finals, Mixed doubles
Anne Smith /  Billy Martin defeated  Renáta Tomanová /  Stanislav Birner, 2–6, 6–4, 8–6


1980 French Open – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1980 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1980 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Victor Amaya and Hank Pfister won the title, defeating Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez in the final.


1980 French Open – Men's Singles
First-seeded and two-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his tennis title at the 1980 French Open, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win his fifth French title after 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979. Borg went through the entire tournament, which featured 17 of the top 20 players, without dropping a set; this would not be achieved by a man at a Grand Slam event again until Roger Federer at the 2007 Australian Open.


1980 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1980 French Open – Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament at the 1980 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1980 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Billy Martin and Anne Smith won the title, defeating Stanislav Birner and Renáta Tomanová in the final.


1980 French Open – Women's Doubles
The Women's Doubles tournament at the 1980 French Open was held from 26 May to 8 June 1980 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won the title, defeating Ivanna Madruga and Adriana Villagrán in the final.


1980 French Open – Women's Singles
First-seeded Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1980 French Open.


1980 French Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1980 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 May 1980 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.


1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in the first year of his second stint at Fresno State. He had previously coached the team in the 1976 & 1977 seasons. They finished the 1980 season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).


1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium. This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000.


1980 Fuji Long Distance Series season
The 1980 Fuji Long Distance Series was the fourth season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.


1980 Fuji Long Distance Series season
It was contested by Group 5 silhouettes and touring cars; Group 6 sportscars were allowed to start races without scoring points.


1980 Furman Paladins football team
The 1980 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1980.


1980 GP Ouest–France
The 1980 GP Ouest-France was the 44th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 26 August 1980. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Patrick Friou of the Miko–Mercier team.


1980 Gabonese legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon on 24 February 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party as the sole legal party, thereby winning all 89 seats in the enlarged National Assembly. Voter turnout was 108% of the number of registered voters, although this was caused by voters being able to register on election day.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum
A referendum on the approval of the Galician Statute of Autonomy was held in Galicia on Sunday, 21 December 1980. Voters were asked whether they ratified a proposed Statute of Autonomy of Galicia bill organizing the provinces of La Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra into an autonomous community of Spain. The final draft of the bill had been approved following an inter-party agreement on 26 September 1980, but it required ratification through a binding referendum and its subsequent approval by the Spanish Cortes Generales, as established under Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum
The referendum resulted in 78.8% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of just 28.3%. Once approved, the bill was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes Generales, which accepted it on 17 February 1981 (in the Congress of Deputies) and 17 March (in the Spanish Senate), receiving royal assent on 6 April and published in the Official State Gazette on 28 April 1981.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Legal framework
Articles 143 and 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 provided for two ordinary procedures for regions to access autonomy status:


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Legal framework
Once initiated, failure in securing the requirements laid out in each of these procedures determined a five-year period during which the corresponding provinces or islands would not be able to apply for autonomy under the same Article.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Legal framework
Additionally, Article 144 provided for an exceptional procedure under which the Cortes Generales could, because of "national interest reasons": a) Authorize the constitution of an autonomous community when its territorial scope did not exceed that of a province and did not meet the requirements of Article 143; b) Authorize the approval of statutes of autonomy for territories not integrated into the provincial organization; and c) Replace the local councils' initiative referred to in Article 143.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Legal framework
Draft statutes of autonomy approved under the procedure outlined in Article 151 of the Constitution required for its subsequent ratification in referendum, once ruled favourably by the Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies. Under Article 9 of the Organic Law 2/1980, of 18 January, on the regulation of the different forms of referendums, the ratification required the affirmative vote of at least a majority of those validly issued. In the absence of such a majority in one or several provinces, those voting favourably could constitute themselves into an autonomous community of their own, provided that:


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Legal framework
The electoral procedures of the referendum came regulated under Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related legal provisions. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the provinces of La Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra and in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Galicia Bill?" (Spanish: ¿Aprueba el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia? ).


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
Negotiations for a new statute of autonomy for Galicia had its roots in the 1936 Statute, voted in referendum and submitted to the Spanish parliament for ratification, but never implemented due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Galicia was granted a pre-autonomic regime after Francisco Franco's death in 1975 and during the Spanish transition to democracy, together with the Valencian Country, Aragon and the Canary Islands based on the examples of Catalonia and the Basque Country.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
The re-establishment of the Regional Government of Galicia (Galician: Xunta de Galicia) was formalized with its official approval on 18 March 1978 and the appointment of the first regional government in June that year. The subsequent Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the celebration in Spain of the first ordinary general election paved the way for the re-establishment of the "historical communities" of the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia under the "fast-track" procedure of Article 151 of the Constitution, setting the first steps for the institutionalization of the so-called "State of the Autonomies".


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
For Galicia, an Assembly of Parliamentarians was constituted by 16 political representatives—8 from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), 2 each from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and People's Alliance (AP) and 1 each from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE), the Galician Workers Party (POG), the Galicianist Party (PG) and the Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)—in order to elaborate a draft statute of autonomy, but the process was delayed by the UCD's opposition to granting the Galician autonomy the level of devolution achieved by the Basque Country and Catalonia.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
In July 1979, there was a change in the leadership of the pre-autonomic Regional Government as Galician president Antonio Rosón was replaced by José Quiroga Suárez over discrepancies within UCD to Rosón's determined pro-autonomy stance. The resulting text was considered by left-wing and nationalist parties as unambitious when compared to the Basque and Catalan projects concurrently underway, and it was met with growing dissatisfaction from the various political groups over the limited extent of devolution as it was submitted to the Cortes Generales for its ratification, with subsequent negotiations over the proposed text not reaching fruition.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
Attempts from the UCD to unilaterally impose the draft Statute were met with public outcry from opposition parties, and caused an internal crisis within the Galician UCD over disagreements with the proposed text, despite both the UCD-controlled regional government and Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez coming out in support of the draft.


1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum, Background
Massive political demonstrations held throughout the main Galician cities on 4 December 1979 in protest against the proposed draft, dubbed as the "Statute of UCD" or the "outrage Statute" (Galician: Estatuto da aldraxe), and threats from opposition parties of campaigning for the 'No' vote in the eventual referendum required under Article 151 of the Constitution to ratify the Statute, namely the PSOE, the PCE, the POG, and the PG, among others, led the UCD to accept negotiations over a more relaxed interpretation of the Statute in order to prevent a political deadlock over the issue.