1979–80 FA Cup

September 2020 1979–80 FA Cup EnglandWales West Ham United(3rd title) Arsenal Alan Sunderland (6 goals) 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 FA Cup was the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw second division West Ham United defeat holders Arsenal 1–0. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Blyth Spartans, Workington, Brandon United, Morecambe, Burscough, Mossley, Northwich Victoria, Moor Green, Nuneaton Borough, Kidderminster Harriers, AP Leamington, Enfield, Burton Albion, Harlow Town, Croydon, Wycombe Wanderers, Leytonstone & Ilford, Wealdstone, Barking, Chesham United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Merthyr Tydfil, Slough Town, Minehead, Fareham Town, Salisbury, Hungerford Town and Yeovil Town. Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Brandon United, Moor Green, Harlow Town, Croydon, Fareham Town and Hungerford Town, while the recently amalgamated Leytonstone & Ilford was appearing for the first time since Ilford had featured in the first and second rounds of the 1974–75 tournament after being a finalist in the last-ever FA Amateur Cup final held at the end of the previous season. Of the others, Kidderminster Harriers had last featured at this stage in 1968–69 and Salisbury had last done so in 1967–68. Harlow Town participated in nine rounds of the tournament, overcoming Lowestoft Town, Hornchurch, Bury Town, Harwich & Parkeston, Margate, Leytonstone & Ilford, Southend United and (notably) Leicester City before Watford ended their run with a high-scoring defeat at Vicarage Road. all qualifying round results 1979–80 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper thumb|right|Mayesbrook Park hosting the first round match between Barking and Oxford United. The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Stafford Rangers, Kettering Town, Altrincham and Scarborough who were given byes. Ten teams from the new Alliance Premier League (later to be known as Conference National and the National League) qualified for this round, while Brandon United, from the Northern Alliance, was ostensibly the lowest-ranked club remaining in the competition. The first round of games were played on 24 November 1979. Replays were played on 26–28 November. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield (6)0–1Yeovil Town (5)24 November 19792Blackpool1–1Wigan Athletic24 November 1979ReplayWigan Athletic2–0Blackpool28 November 19793Chester5–1Workington (6)24 November 19794Darlington1–1Huddersfield Town24 November 1979ReplayHuddersfield Town0–1Darlington27 November 19795Barking (6)1–0Oxford United24 November 19796Rochdale2–1Scunthorpe United24 November 19797Reading4–2Kettering Town (5)24 November 19798Walsall2–0Stockport County24 November 19799Gillingham0–0Wimbledon24 November 1979ReplayWimbledon4–2Gillingham27 November 197910Sheffield Wednesday3–0Lincoln City24 November 197911Grimsby Town1–1Chesterfield24 November 1979ReplayChesterfield2–3Grimsby Town27 November 197912Stafford Rangers (5)3–2Moor Green (8)24 November 197913Swindon Town4–1Brentford24 November 197914Sheffield United3–0Burscough (8)24 November 197915Tranmere Rovers9–0AP Leamington (5)24 November 197916Wycombe Wanderers (6)0–3Croydon (6)24 November 197917Kidderminster Harriers (6)0–2Blackburn Rovers24 November 197918Barnsley5–2Hartlepool United24 November 197919Portsmouth1–0Newport County24 November 197920Carlisle United3–3Hull City24 November 1979ReplayHull City0–2Carlisle United28 November 197921Altrincham (5)3–0Crewe Alexandra24 November 197922Blyth Spartans (8)0–2Mansfield Town24 November 197923Port Vale1–3Doncaster Rovers23 November 197924Minehead (6)1–2Chesham United (7)24 November 197925Halifax Town2–0Scarborough (5)24 November 197926Wealdstone (5)0–1Southend United24 November 197927Morecambe (6)1–1Rotherham United24 November 1979ReplayRotherham United2–0Morecambe (6)27 November 197928York City5–2Mossley (6)24 November 197929Hereford United1–0Northampton Town24 November 197930Aldershot4–1Exeter City24 November 197931Peterborough United1–2AFC Bournemouth24 November 197932Harlow Town (6)2–1Leytonstone & Ilford (7)24 November 197933Colchester United1–1Plymouth Argyle24 November 1979ReplayPlymouth Argyle0–1Colchester United27 November 197934Nuneaton Borough (5)3–3Northwich Victoria (5)24 November 1979ReplayNorthwich Victoria (5)3–0Nuneaton Borough (5)26 November 197935Gravesend & Northfleet (5)0–1Torquay United24 November 197936Salisbury (6)1–2Millwall24 November 197937Slough Town (6)3–1Hungerford Town (8)24 November 197938Burton Albion (6)0–2Bury24 November 197939Fareham Town (6)2–3Merthyr Tydfil (6)24 November 197940Brandon United (9)0–3Bradford City24 November 1979 Second round proper The second round of games were intended to be played on 15 December 1979, but some matches were not played until 17–19 December and one was postponed until 5 January 1980. Replays took place at various dates after these games. Chesham United, from the Isthmian League First Division, was the lowest-ranked club in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester1–0Barnsley18 December 19792Croydon (6)1–1Millwall15 December 1979ReplayMillwall3–2Croydon (6)18 December 19793Darlington0–1Bradford City15 December 19794Bury0–0York City15 December 1979ReplayYork City0–2Bury18 December 19795Yeovil Town (5)1–0Slough Town (6)15 December 19796Reading3–1Barking (6)15 December 19797Walsall1–1Halifax Town15 December 1979ReplayHalifax Town1–1Walsall18 December 1979ReplayHalifax Town2–0Walsall24 December 19798Blackburn Rovers2–0Stafford Rangers (5)17 December 19799Grimsby Town2–0Sheffield United15 December 197910Northwich Victoria (5)2–2Wigan Athletic5 January 1980ReplayWigan Athletic1–0Northwich Victoria (5)7 January 198011Doncaster Rovers1–2Mansfield Town15 December 197912Tranmere Rovers2–2Rochdale15 December 1979ReplayRochdale2–1Tranmere Rovers18 December 197913Carlisle United3–0Sheffield Wednesday15 December 197914Wimbledon0–0Portsmouth18 December 1979ReplayPortsmouth3–3Wimbledon24 December 1979ReplayWimbledon0–1Portsmouth5 January 198015Southend United1–1Harlow Town (6)15 December 1979ReplayHarlow Town (6)1–0Southend United18 December 197916Chesham United (7)1–1Merthyr Tydfil (6)19 December 1979ReplayMerthyr Tydfil (6)1–3Chesham United (7)22 December 197917Torquay United3–3Swindon Town18 December 1979ReplaySwindon Town3–2Torquay United22 December 197918Hereford United1–2Aldershot15 December 197919Rotherham United0–2Altrincham (5)15 December 197920Colchester United1–0AFC Bournemouth15 December 1979 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were mainly played on 5 January 1980, with some games taking place on 8–9 January and one on 14. Replays were intended for 8–9 January but again took place at various times. From Step 7 of the fledgling English Football Pyramid, Chesham United was again the lowest-ranked club in the round. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City6–2Derby County5 January 19802Burnley1–0Stoke City5 January 19803Liverpool5–0Grimsby Town5 January 19804Preston North End0–3Ipswich Town5 January 19805Rochdale1–1Bury8 January 1980ReplayBury3–2Rochdale21 January 19806Yeovil Town (5)0–3Norwich City5 January 19807Reading2–0Colchester United5 January 19808Leicester City1–1Harlow Town (6)5 January 1980ReplayHarlow Town (6)1–0Leicester City8 January 19809Notts County1–3Wolverhampton Wanderers5 January 198010Blackburn Rovers1–1Fulham8 January 1980ReplayFulham0–1Blackburn Rovers15 January 198011West Bromwich Albion1–1West Ham United5 January 1980ReplayWest Ham United2–1West Bromwich Albion8 January 198012Sunderland0–1Bolton Wanderers5 January 198013Luton Town0–2Swindon Town5 January 198014Everton4–1Aldershot5 January 198015Wrexham6–0Charlton Athletic5 January 198016Newcastle United0–2Chester5 January 198017Tottenham Hotspur1–1Manchester United5 January 1980ReplayManchester United0–1Tottenham Hotspur9 January 198018Queens Park Rangers1–2Watford5 January 198019Bristol Rovers1–2Aston Villa4 January 198020Portsmouth1–1Middlesbrough9 January 1980ReplayMiddlesbrough3–0Portsmouth14 January 198021Millwall5–1Shrewsbury Town5 January 198022Carlisle United3–2Bradford City5 January 198023Oldham Athletic0–1Coventry City5 January 198024Chelsea0–1Wigan Athletic14 January 198025Altrincham (5)1–1Orient5 January 1980ReplayOrient2–1Altrincham (5)9 January 198026Mansfield Town0–2Brighton & Hove Albion5 January 198027Cardiff City0–0Arsenal5 January 1980ReplayArsenal2–1Cardiff City8 January 198028Halifax Town1–0Manchester City5 January 198029Chesham United (7)0–2Cambridge United5 January 198030Leeds United1–4Nottingham Forest5 January 198031Birmingham City2–1Southampton5 January 198032Swansea City2–2Crystal Palace5 January 1980ReplayCrystal Palace3–3Swansea City8 January 1980ReplaySwansea City2–1Crystal Palace14 January 1980 Fourth round proper The fourth round of games were mainly played on 26 January 1980. Replays were played on 29 and 30 January. Harlow Town was the last non-league club left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester2–0Millwall26 January 19802Bristol City1–2Ipswich Town26 January 19803Bury1–0Burnley26 January 19804Watford4–3Harlow Town (6)26 January 19805Nottingham Forest0–2Liverpool26 January 19806Blackburn Rovers1–0Coventry City26 January 19807Bolton Wanderers2–0Halifax Town26 January 19808Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Norwich City26 January 1980ReplayNorwich City2–3Wolverhampton Wanderers30 January 19809Everton3–0Wigan Athletic26 January 198010Swindon Town0–0Tottenham Hotspur26 January 1980ReplayTottenham Hotspur2–1Swindon Town30 January 198011Carlisle United0–0Wrexham26 January 1980ReplayWrexham3–1Carlisle United29 January 198012Arsenal2–0Brighton & Hove Albion26 January 198013Birmingham City2–1Middlesbrough26 January 198014Cambridge United1–1Aston Villa26 January 1980ReplayAston Villa4–1Cambridge United30 January 198015Orient2–3West Ham United26 January 198016Swansea City4–1Reading26 January 1980 Fifth round proper The fifth set of games were all played on 16 February 1980. Two replays were played on 19 and 20 February. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool2–0Bury16 February 19802Blackburn Rovers1–1Aston Villa16 February 1980ReplayAston Villa1–0Blackburn Rovers20 February 19803Bolton Wanderers1–1Arsenal16 February 1980ReplayArsenal3–0Bolton Wanderers19 February 19804Wolverhampton Wanderers0–3Watford16 February 19805Everton5–2Wrexham16 February 19806Ipswich Town2–1Chester16 February 19807Tottenham Hotspur3–1Birmingham City16 February 19808West Ham United2–0Swansea City16 February 1980 Sixth round proper The sixth round of games were played on 8 March 1980. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Watford1–2Arsenal8 March 19802Everton2–1Ipswich Town8 March 19803Tottenham Hotspur0–1Liverpool8 March 19804West Ham United1–0Aston Villa8 March 1980 Semi finals 12 April 1980 Liverpool 0–0 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Arsenal Hillsborough, Sheffield Keith Hackett, South Yorkshire 12 April 1980 West Ham United 1–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Everton Pearson 71 Kidd 42 pen Kidd s/off 63' Villa Park, Birmingham Colin Seel, Carlisle Replays 16 April 1980 Liverpool 1–1 yes ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Arsenal Fairclough 51 Sunderland 62 Villa Park, Birmingham 40,579 Keith Hackett, South Yorkshire 16 April 1980 19:30 BST West Ham United 2–1 yes ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Everton Devonshire 94Lampard 119 Latchford 114 Elland Road, Leeds 40,720 C. Seel, Carlisle Second replay 28 April 1980 Liverpool 1–1 yes ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Arsenal Dalglish 90+1 Sunderland 1 Villa Park, Birmingham 42,975 Pat Partridge, County Durham Third replay 1 May 1980 Liverpool 0–1 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic Arsenal Talbot 11 Highfield Road, Coventry 35,335 Pat Partridge, County Durham Final 1980 FA Cup final 10 May 1980 West Ham United 1–0 Arsenal Brooking 13 Wembley, London 100,000 George Courtney (County Durham) _westham _westham _westham _westham _westham FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF West Ham _blueborder _collarblue _blueborder _1bluestripe ffff00 ffff00 ffff00 0000ff ffff00 Arsenal Television coverage The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 and ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.MOTD Listings 1979–80 https://sites.google.com/site/motdlistings/home/1979-80 18 January 2013 14 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150514131029/https://sites.google.com/site/motdlistings/home/1979-80 deadThe Big Match http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/BigMatch.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130511130424/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/BigMatch.html 11 May 2013 Kick Off Match http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/KickOffMatch.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090127055040/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/KickOffMatch.html 27 January 2009Shoot (Tyne Tees) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Shoot.html 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130126012031/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Shoot.html 26 January 2013 deadYorkshire ITV Football http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/YTVfootball.html 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511130307/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/YTVfootball.html 11 May 2013 deadStar Soccer http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/StarSoccer.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130511125753/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/StarSoccer.html 11 May 2013 Match of the Week http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Anglia.html 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511130132/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Anglia.html 11 May 2013 deadMid-Week Football http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Mid-Week.html 18 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424041237/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/Mid-Week.html 24 April 2013 dead This was the first season of a 4-year deal between the FA/Football League and BBC/ITV where BBC and ITV would alternate between Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons for highlights. This season it was as it was under the previous contracts from 1964 to 1979 Saturday nights BBC1 and Sunday afternoons ITV. These matches were. Round BBC1 ITV Third round proper Leeds United vs Nottingham ForestCardiff City vs ArsenalYeovil Town vs Norwich City1Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur (replay)1 Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – LWT 1Burnley vs Stoke City – GranadaSunderland vs Bolton Wanderers – Tyne TeesHalifax Town vs Manchester City – Yorkshire 1Birmingham City vs Southampton – ATVFourth round properNottingham Forest v LiverpoolWolverhampton Wanderers vs Norwich CityHarlow Town vs Watford 1Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion – LWTEverton vs Wigan Athletic – GranadaBolton Wanderers vs Halifax Town – YorkshireSwindon Town vs Tottenham Hotspur – ATVCambridge United vs Aston Villa – AngliaTottenham Hotspur vs Swindon Town (Replay)Fifth round properWolverhampton Wanderers v WatfordBlackburn Rovers vs Aston VillaEverton vs WrexhamAston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers (Replay)Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City – LWTBolton Wanderers vs Arsenal – GranadaIpswich Town vs Chester – AngliaSixth round properTottenham Hotspur vs LiverpoolWatford vs ArsenalWest Ham United vs Aston Villa – LWT 1Everton vs Ipswich Town – Granada 1Semi-finalsWest Ham United vs Everton 1Arsenal vs Liverpool (Replay)West Ham United vs Everton (Replay) 1Arsenal vs LiverpoolArsenal vs Liverpool (2nd Replay)Arsenal vs Liverpool (3rd Replay)FinalArsenal vs West Ham United 1Arsenal vs West Ham United 1 1Footage available on YouTube References External links FA Cup Results Archive Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup