1979–80 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season August 2026 August 2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1979–80 Harry Marshall John Barnwell Molineux Football League First Division 6th League Cup Winners FA Cup Fifth round John Richards (13) John Richards (18) 41,031 v Swindon Town (League Cup, 12 February 1980) 15,807 v Brighton & Hove Albion (Division One, 21 December 1979) 25,731 4–0 v Norwich City (A), Division One, 23 February 1980 0–3 v Liverpool (A), Division One, 3 November 19790–3 v Coventry City (H), Division One, 17 November 19790–3 v Leeds United (A), Division One, 15 December 19790–3 v Watford (H), FA Cup, 16 February 19800–3 v Brighton & Hove Albion (A), Division One, 8 April 1980 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was the 81st of competitive league football in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finished 6th in the First Division and won the League Cup for the second time, beating holders Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the final. The winning goal was scored by Scottish international forward Andy Gray, who had joined the club from Aston Villa on 8 September 1979 for a then-record British transfer fee of £1,469,000.https://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/players/in-focus/andy-gray/ Player in Focus · #578 AVDB This broke the previous record, set just a few days earlier, when Wolves sold midfielder Steve Daley to Manchester City for £1,437,500.https://alwayswolves.co.uk/steve-daley-the-maine-man/ STEVE DALEY - THE MAINE MAN Always Wolves The season was also notable for the opening of the new John Ireland Stand at Molineux, the high cost of which created debts that contributed to financial turmoil and near-liquidation for the club later in the decade.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1566675/2020/01/29/wolves-molineux-steve-bull-stand// 40 years after it nearly put Wolves out of business, the Steve Bull Stand is giving the club a new headache The Athletic Squad Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGPaul Bradshaw37011030510GKIREMick Kearns50001060DFIREHugh Atkinson5(2)100005(2)1DFWALGeorge Berry41011042562DFENGColin Brazier16(4)10(3)01017(7)1DFENGBobby Coy00000000DFENGGary Cutler00000000DFENGMike Hollifield00000000DFENGEmlyn Hughes33(2)01003046(2)0DFENGJohn Humphrey20000020DFENGJohn McAlle80201(1)011(1)0DFENGGeoff Palmer40111240553DFENGDerek Parkin40011030540DFSCOIan Ross00000000MFENGIan Arkwright00000000MFSCOJohn Black00000000MFENGDavid Butler00000000MFSCOWillie Carr40211141554MFENGPeter Daniel37610140517MFENGKenny Hibbitt329114404713MFENGMick Matthews00000000MFENGCraig Moss10000010MFENGMartin Patching50200070MFENGDave Thomas1004010150MFURURafael Villazán00000000FWENGNorman Bell2(3)300002(3)3FWENGWayne Clarke13(3)2300(1)016(4)2FWENGMel Eves27(4)65(1)23135(5)9FWSCOAndy Gray351292414815FWSCOBilly Rafferty40200060FWENGJohn Richards291383424118 Rothmans 1980-81 400–402https://wolvescompletehistory.co.uk/appearances-1979-80/ Appearances & Scorers 1979/80 Wolves Complete History First Division First Division y WOL Results First Division 1979–80 Football League 1 22 August 1979 Derby County 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Clarke 8 Baseball Ground Derby 21,727 2 25 August 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Ipswich Town Clarke 36Daniel 53Eves 85 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,025 3 1 September 1979 Bristol City 2–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Gow 7Royle 70 Ashton Gate Bristol 18,835 4 8 September 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Crystal Palace Clarke 52 Swindlehurst 32 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,580 5 15 September 1979 Everton 2–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Kidd 19Ross 62 pen. Gray 49Daniel 58 pen.Richards 67 Goodison Park Liverpool 31,807 6 22 September 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Manchester United Hibbitt 33Gray 75Richards 80 Macari 8 Molineux Wolverhampton 35,954 7 29 September 1979 Arsenal 2–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Stapleton 48Hollins 79 Hibbitt 18Gray 27 71 Highbury London 41,844 8 6 October 1979 Nottingham Forest 3–2 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Francis 2Robertson 23 pen.Birtles 37 Richards 45Daniel 86 pen. City Ground West Bridgford 27,569 9 9 October 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Derby County Molineux Wolverhampton 30,131 10 13 October 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Norwich City Carr 9 Molineux Wolverhampton 28,060 11 20 October 1979 Middlesbrough 1–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Proctor 54 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 18,393 12 27 October 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Aston Villa Gray 15 Shaw 44 Molineux Wolverhampton 36,267 13 3 November 1979 Liverpool 3–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Dalglish 4 51R. Kennedy 76 Anfield Liverpool 49,541 14 10 November 1979 Stoke City 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 33 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 26,061 15 17 November 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 L Coventry City Wallace 8Ferguson 55 85 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,805 16 24 November 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D West Bromwich Albion Molineux Wolverhampton 32,564 17 1 December 1979 Manchester City 2–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Palmer 40Deyna 89 Gray 17Hibbitt 42Daniel 55 Maine Road Manchester 33,894 18 8 December 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Bolton Wanderers Gray 11 71Walsh 20 o.g. Whatmore 81 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,169 19 15 December 1979 Leeds United 3–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Connor 13Graham 41Hamson 50 Elland Road Leeds 21,227 20 21 December 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 L Brighton & Hove Albion Eves 81 Ward 36 44 68 Molineux Wolverhampton 15,807 21 26 December 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Southampton Molineux Wolverhampton 22,808 22 29 December 1979 Ipswich Town 1–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Butcher 55 Portman Road Ipswich 22,333 23 12 January 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Bristol City Gray 15Richards 74Daniel 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,835 24 19 January 1980 Crystal Palace 1–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Flanagan 11 Selhurst Park London 22,577 25 2 February 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 D Everton Molineux Wolverhampton 21,663 26 9 February 1980 Manchester United 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Eves 24 Old Trafford Stretford 51,568 27 23 February 1980 Norwich City 0–4 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 14 pen. 47 pen.Eves 40Richards 46 Carrow Road Norwich 17,063 28 26 February 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Liverpool Richards 71 Molineux Wolverhampton 36,693 29 1 March 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 L Middlesbrough Hodgson 82 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,852 30 10 March 1980 Aston Villa 1–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Shaw 32 Brazier 20Bell 28Daniel 36 Villa Park Birmingham 30,432 31 22 March 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 W Stoke City Gray 17Eves 29Richards 57 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,968 32 29 March 1980 Coventry City 1–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers English 55 Atkinson 13Richards 27 72 Highfield Road Coventry 19,507 33 5 April 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Tottenham Hotspur Richards 38 Jones 10Galvin 32 Molineux Wolverhampton 30,713 34 7 April 1980 Southampton 0–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Gray 26 67Bell 85 The Dell Southampton 22,307 35 8 April 1980 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Ward 24 78Carr 80 o.g. Goldstone Ground Hove 27,026 36 12 April 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Manchester City Futcher 22 o.g. Reeves 14Tueart 53 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 23,850 37 19 April 1980 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers The Hawthorns West Bromwich 30,010 38 23 April 1980 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Armstrong 53Galvin 76 Hibbitt 14Bell 20 White Hart Lane London 19,843 39 26 April 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Leeds United Richards 20Eves 46Hibbitt 61 Flynn 89 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,746 40 3 May 1980 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnden Park Bolton 11,710 41 12 May 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Nottingham Forest Hibbitt 5 pen.Richards 77Palmer 82 O'Neill 60 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,725 42 16 May 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 L Arsenal Richards 89 Walford 60Stapleton 74 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,619 https://wolvescompletehistory.co.uk/197980-fixtures/ 1979/80 First Division Wolves Complete Historyhttps://thecityground.com/game.php?game_id=19791006/ FOREST 3 - 2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - Sat Oct 06, 1979 (League Tier 1) THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2026https://www.historical-lineups.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Weeks-01-42-5.pdf English First Division Season 1979-80 Historical Lineupshttps://www.lfchistory.net/games/1136/ Tuesday 26 February 1980 at 19:30 UK local time LFC Historyhttps://avdb.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/first-team/1979-80-villa-1-3-wolverhampton-wanderers/ Division One Monday, 10 March 1980 AVDBhttps://www.citytilidie.com/posts/wolves-away-197980/ Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 1979/80 City Til I Diehttps://thecityground.com/game.php?game_id=19800512/ WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 - 1 FOREST - Mon May 12, 1980 (League Tier 1) THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2026 League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg 28 August 1979 Burnley 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Dobson 37 Palmer 65 Turf Moor Burnley 6,103 2nd Round 2nd Leg 4 September 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 W Burnley Hibbitt 21Palmer 61 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,213 3rd Round 25 September 1979 Crystal Palace 1–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Flanagan 2 Hibbitt 76Eves 87 Selhurst Park London 30,727 4th Round 30 October 1979 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Allen 39 Hibbitt 90 Loftus Road London 20,984 4th Round Replay 6 November 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 W Queens Park Rangers Carr 8 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,014 5th Round 4 December 1979 Grimsby Town 0–0 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Blundell Park Cleethorpes 23,115 5th Round Replay 11 December 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D yes Grimsby Town Gray 22 Palmer 72 o.g. Molineux Wolverhampton 28,445 5th Round 2nd Replay 18 December 1979 Grimsby Town 0–2 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hibbitt 51 pen.Richards 57 Baseball Ground Derby 16,475 Semi-Final 1st Leg 22 January 1980 Swindon Town 2–1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Rowland 13Mayes 86 Daniel 26 County Ground Swindon 25,784 Semi-Final 2nd Leg 12 February 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 W Swindon Town Richards 52 74Eves 57 McHale 64 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 41,031 Final 15 March 1980 Nottingham Forest 0–1 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Gray 66 Wembley London 96,527 Rothmans 1980-81 486-493https://www.townenders.com/match.php?match_id=19800710/ Match Centre Tuesday January 22nd, 1980 Townenders FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup 3rd Round 5 January 1980 Notts County 1–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Hunt 63 Berry 3Carr 24Richards 76 Meadow Lane Nottingham 10,803 4th Round 26 January 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Norwich City Gray 61 Bond 39 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,516 4th Round Replay 30 January 1980 Norwich City 2–3 W Wolverhampton Wanderers Bond 20Mendham 55 Eves 6Richards 24Berry 44 Carrow Road Norwich 23,101 5th Round 16 February 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 L Watford Poskett 75 87Blissett 90 Molineux Wolverhampton 32,861 Rothmans 1980-81 447-450 References Bibliography Rothmans 1980-81 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980-81 (Editor: Jack Rollin) Queen Anne Press London 0-362-02017-5 Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.