1979–80 Wigan Athletic F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Wigan Athletic F.C. 1979–80 Ian McNeill Arthur Horrocks Football League Division Four 6th FA Cup Fourth Round League Cup First Round Peter Houghton (15) Peter Houghton (16) 1978–79 1980–81 _bluestripes _blue_stripes _blue_stripes _whitesides FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic F.C. and their second as a professional club in the Football League. The club finished the season in 6th place. In the FA Cup, the club achieved an away victory against Second Division side Chelsea, reaching the Fourth Round for the first time in their history before being knocked out by Everton. The club did not progress beyond the first round in the League Cup. Peter Houghton was the team's top goalscorer with a total of 15 league goals (16 in all competitions). Goalkeeper John Brown won the club's Player of the Year award. Player statistics Note: Numbers in brackets are appearances as a substitute. Source:http://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Soccerdata 20 February 2013 Nat.Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal ENG GK John Brown John Brown (footballer born 1947) 36 0 6 0 0 0 42 0 ENG FW Derek Brownbill 18 12 (6) 2 3 2 (1) 1 2 0 23 16 (7) 3 ENG FW Glen Buckley 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 1 0 ENG MF Frank Corrigan 42 41 (1) 7 6 1 2 0 50 49 (1) 8 ENG MF Alan Crompton 01 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 (1) 0 ENG DF Neil Davids 41 1 6 0 0 0 47 1 ENG DF David Fretwell 46 0 6 0 2 0 54 0 ENG MF Tommy Gore 46 9 6 3 2 0 54 12 ENG DF Nigel Hart Nigel Hart (footballer) 01 1 0 0 0 0 0 01 1 0 ENG DF Joe Hinnigan 27 5 6 1 2 0 35 6 ENG FW Peter Houghton Peter Houghton (footballer) 41 40 (1) 15 6 0 2 1 49 48 (1) 16 SCO DF Ron McIvor 03 3 1 0 0 0 0 03 3 1 SCO MF David McMullen David McMullen (footballer) 02 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 2 0 SCO DF Colin Methven 35 34 (1) 2 6 1 0 0 41 40 (1) 3 ENG FW Mick Moore footballer 23 17 (6) 3 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 (1) 0 25 17 (8) 3 SCO MF Ian Purdie 09 8 (1) 1 0 0 2 0 11 10 (1) 1 ENG FW Micky Quinn 04 4 1 0 0 0 0 04 4 1 ENG FW Tony Quinn Tony Quinn (footballer) 19 17 (2) 9 6 4 (2) 0 0 0 25 21 (4) 9 ENG GK Chris Shyne 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 ENG DF Kevin Smart 09 8 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 11 10 (1) 0 SCO MF George Urquhart 41 37 (4) 4 6 0 1 0 (1) 0 48 43 (5) 4 NIR DF Noel Ward 04 3 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 06 5 (1) 0 ENG DF Maurice Whittle 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 ENG MF Jeff Wright Jeff Wright (footballer) 46 5 6 0 2 0 54 5 References Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. seasons Wigan Athletic F.C.