1979–80 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Burnley 1979–80 Harry Potts (until October 1979)Brian Miller Manager Bob Lord Chairman Division Two 21st (relegated) League Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round Anglo-Scottish Cup Preliminary Group Billy Hamilton (7) Billy Hamilton & Martin Dobson (7) 16,634 v Newcastle United (26 December 1979) 5,353 v Bristol Rovers (12 April 1980) 8,118Simpson (2007), p. 374 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was Burnley's fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were initially managed by Harry Potts until October 1979, when Brian Miller took charge of the club. Appearances and goals Division Two League Cup FA Cup AS Cup Tony Arins DF ENG 22+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Ian Brennan DF ENG 27+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 Marshall Burke MF SCO 16+1 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Martyn Busby MF ENG 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Phil Cavener MF ENG 8+6 2 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 Paul Dixon DF NIR 15+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 Martin Dobson MF ENG 29+0 5 2+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 0 Paul Fletcher FW ENG 13+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 Brian Hall MF SCO 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Billy Hamilton FW NIR 25+0 7 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Billy Ingham MF ENG 7+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 Joe Jakub MF SCO 23+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Leighton James MF WAL 39+0 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 Steve Kindon FW ENG 9+2 3 1+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 Brian Laws DF ENG 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Steve McAdam DF NIR 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Peter Noble MF ENG 11+0 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 Billy O'Rourke GK ENG 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Richard Overson DF ENG 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Vince Overson DF ENG 22+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Stuart Robertson MF SCO 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Peter Robinson DF ENG 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 Billy Rodaway DF ENG 28+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 Derek Scott DF ENG 27+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 Malcolm Smith FW ENG 22+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 Alan Stevenson GK ENG 40+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 Jeff Tate MF ENG 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Jim Thomson DF SCO 20+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 Kevin Young MF ENG 22+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 |} Matches Football League Division Two Key In Result column, Burnley's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Date Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 18 August 1979 Orient (A) 2–2 James 37', Kindon 76' 6,151 21 August 1979 Charlton Athletic (H) 1–1 Kindon 47' 6,924 25 August 1979 Notts County (H) 0–1 7,005 1 September 1979 Swansea City (A) 1–2 Noble 7' 16,670 8 September 1979 Oldham Athletic (H) 1–1 Kindon 84' 6,974 15 September 1979 Fulham (A) 1–3 Noble 36' (pen.) 6,633 22 September 1979 Sunderland (H) 1–1 Dobson 48' 8,872 29 September 1979 West Ham United (A) 1–2 Scott 40' 18,327 6 October 1979 Chelsea (H) 0–1 8,458 9 October 1979 Charlton Athletic (A) 3–3 Dobson 63', James 64', Noble 75' 5,279 13 October 1979 Cardiff City (H) 0–2 6,450 20 October 1979 Preston North End (A) 2–3 Dobson 25', James 77' 12,323 27 October 1979 Queens Park Rangers (A) 0–7 11,261 3 November 1979 Orient (H) 1–2 Arins 70' 6,777 10 November 1979 Leicester City (A) 1–1 James 65' 17,191 17 November 1979 Luton Town (H) 0–0 7,119 24 November 1979 Cambridge United (H) 5–3 Burke 12', Dobson 42', Biley 67' (o.g.), James 86', Tate 89' 6,873 1 December 1979 Bristol Rovers (A) 0–0 5,373 8 December 1979 Watford (H) 1–0 Burke 40' 8,608 15 December 1979 Birmingham City (A) 0–2 13,997 21 December 1979 Wrexham (H) 1–0 Burke 67' 7,042 26 December 1979 Newcastle United (H) 3–2 Hamilton 35', Smith 47', Dobson 74' (pen.) 16,634 29 December 1979 Notts County (A) 3–2 Cavener (2) 18', 74', Hamilton 24' 7,596 1 January 1980 Shrewsbury Town (A) 0–2 10,504 12 January 1980 Swansea City (H) 0–0 8,853 2 February 1980 Fulham (H) 2–1 Burke 48', James 83' 6,977 9 February 1980 Sunderland (A) 0–5 21,855 19 February 1980 West Ham United (H) 0–1 9,030 23 February 1980 Cardiff City (A) 1–2 Hamilton 50' 6,342 1 March 1980 Preston North End (H) 1–1 Dixon 85' 11,046 4 March 1980 Oldham Athletic (A) 1–2 Arins 21' 9,519 8 March 1980 Queens Park Rangers (H) 0–3 7,579 15 March 1980 Chelsea (A) 1–2 Busby 25' 16,519 22 March 1980 Leicester City (H) 1–2 Scott 83' 7,173 29 March 1980 Luton Town (A) 1–1 Hamilton 60' 8,507 4 April 1980 Wrexham (A) 0–1 6,605 5 April 1980 Shrewsbury Town (H) 0–0 6,333 7 April 1980 Newcastle United (A) 1–1 Hamilton 72' 18,863 12 April 1980 Bristol Rovers (H) 1–1 Hamilton 87' 5,353 19 April 1980 Cambridge United (A) 1–3 Hamilton 15' 4,727 26 April 1980 Birmingham City (H) 0–0 10,388 3 May 1980 Watford (A) 0–4 11,931 Final league position Second Division y BUR FA Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 5 January 1980 Round 3 Stoke City (H) 1–0 Dobson 76' (pen.) 13,478 26 January 1980 Round 4 Bury (A) 0–1 17,722 League Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 26 August 1979 Round 2 First leg Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 1–1 Dobson 38' 6,163 4 September 1979 Round 2 Second leg Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 0–2 17,411 Anglo-Scottish Cup Date Round Opponents Result Goalscorers Attendance 4 August 1979 Preliminary Group Blackburn Rovers (A) 2–2 Kindon 1', Metcalfe 68' (o.g.) 7,749 7 August 1979 Preliminary Group Blackpool (A) 2–3 Noble 58' (pen.), Ingham 90' 5,003 11 August 1979 Preliminary Group Preston North End (H) 1–2 Brennan 62' 6,171 References Category:Burnley F.C. seasons Burnley