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1979-80

First Division

Finished 7th of 22 · P42 W16 D14 L12 · 51 scored, 50 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
18 Aug 1979	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	D
22 Aug 1979	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	W
25 Aug 1979	H	Bristol City	0–2	L
1 Sept 1979	A	Everton	1–1	D
8 Sept 1979	H	Manchester United	0–3	L
15 Sept 1979	A	Crystal Palace	0–2	L
22 Sept 1979	H	Arsenal	0–0	D
29 Sept 1979	A	Middlesbrough	0–0	D
6 Oct 1979	H	Southampton	3–0	W
13 Oct 1979	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	D
20 Oct 1979	A	Derby County	3–1	W
27 Oct 1979	A	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	D
3 Nov 1979	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	W
10 Nov 1979	A	Ipswich Town	0–0	D
17 Nov 1979	H	Stoke City	2–1	W
24 Nov 1979	H	Leeds United	0–0	D
1 Dec 1979	A	Norwich City	1–1	D
8 Dec 1979	H	Liverpool	1–3	L
15 Dec 1979	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
19 Dec 1979	H	Coventry City	3–0	W
26 Dec 1979	A	Nottingham Forest	1–2	L
29 Dec 1979	A	Bristol City	3–1	W
12 Jan 1980	H	Everton	2–1	W
2 Feb 1980	H	Crystal Palace	2–0	W
9 Feb 1980	A	Arsenal	1–3	L
23 Feb 1980	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W
27 Feb 1980	H	Manchester City	2–2	D
1 Mar 1980	H	Derby County	1–0	W
3 Mar 1980	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	D
10 Mar 1980	H	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	L
15 Mar 1980	A	Southampton	0–2	L
19 Mar 1980	H	Middlesbrough	0–2	L
22 Mar 1980	H	Ipswich Town	1–1	D
26 Mar 1980	H	Norwich City	2–0	W
29 Mar 1980	A	Stoke City	0–2	L
5 Apr 1980	H	Nottingham Forest	3–2	W
7 Apr 1980	A	Manchester City	1–1	D
19 Apr 1980	A	Leeds United	0–0	D
23 Apr 1980	A	Manchester United	1–2	L
26 Apr 1980	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	W
29 Apr 1980	A	Coventry City	2–1	W
3 May 1980	A	Liverpool	1–4	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	25	10	7	81	30	+51	60
2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	+30	58
3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	+29	53
4	Arsenal	42	18	16	8	52	36	+16	52
5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	+20	48
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	58	47	+11	47
7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	+1	46
8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	+12	45
9	Middlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	+6	44
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	+4	41
11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	-4	40
12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	-8	40
13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	-9	40
14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	-10	40
15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	-10	39
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	-10	37
17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	-23	37
18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	-14	36
19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	-8	35
20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	-29	31
21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	-20	30
22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	-35	25

Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.