1979–80 Leeds United A.F.C. season

May 2026 May 2026 Leeds United 1979–80 Manny Cussins Jimmy Adamson Elland Road First Division 11th FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Second round UEFA Cup Second round 39,779 vs Liverpool, First Division, 15 September 1979 14,967 vs Coventry City, First Division, 22 March 1980 22,897 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was Leeds United's sixteenth consecutive season in the Football League First Division. Manager Jimmy Adamson had joined the club in October 1978 after the departure of manager Jock Stein and hence it was his first full season at the club.0000637/19781025/287/0024 Adamson is Leeds boss 18 May 2026 Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail It was a disappointing campaign for the club as they recorded the worst league finish since promotion to the First Division in 1964, finishing 11th with 40 points.2026-02-09 Leeds United's 1979/80 season: The club's worst league position since promotion https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/retro/leeds-uniteds-197980-season-the-clubs-worst-league-position-since-promotion-3011921 2026-05-18 Yorkshire Evening Post en Competitions Football League First Division 1979–80 Football League First Division League table First Division LEE Matches WinDrawLoss +First Division match resultsJarred MacDonald 1986 130-131DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1979 8 18Bristol CityA2–2Curtis (2)22,845dmy 1979 8 22EvertonH2–0Hird, Harris30,000dmy 1979 8 25Norwich CityA1–2Hart18,444dmy 1979 9 1ArsenalH1–1Hart23,245dmy 1979 9 8Nottingham ForestA0–026,914dmy 1979 9 15LiverpoolH1–1Curtis39,779dmy 1979 9 22Bolton WanderersA1–1Gray (pen)21,724dmy 1979 9 29Manchester CityH1–2Hankin29,592dmy 1979 10 6Ipswich TownH2–1Cherry, Hird (pen)19,342dmy 1979 10 13Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–027,002dmy 1979 10 20Tottenham HotspurH1–2Hankin25,203dmy 1979 10 27SouthamptonA2–1Entwistle, Curtis23,259dmy 1979 11 3Bristol CityH1–3Gray17,376dmy 1979 11 10Coventry CityA0–319,402dmy 1979 11 13EvertonA1–5Hird23,000dmy 1979 11 17West Bromwich AlbionH1–0Connor17,481dmy 1979 11 24Aston VillaA0–029,736dmy 1979 12 1Crystal PalaceH1–0Hird21,330dmy 1979 12 8Manchester UnitedA1–1Connor57,478dmy 1979 12 15Wolverhampton WanderersH3–0Connor, Graham, Hamson21,227dmy 1979 12 21Stoke CityA2–0Connor, Harris16,878dmy 1979 12 26MiddlesbroughA1–3Entwistle26,655dmy 1979 12 29Norwich CityH2–2Hird, Hankin23,493dmy 1980 1 1Derby CountyH1–0Hird24,271dmy 1980 1 12ArsenalA1–0Connor32,799dmy 1980 1 19Nottingham ForestH1–2Connor29,816dmy 1980 2 9Bolton WanderersH2–2Hird (pen), Graham16,428dmy 1980 2 16Manchester CityA1–1Graham34,392dmy 1980 2 23Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Flynn17,216dmy 1980 3 1Tottenham HotspurA1–2Chandler35,331dmy 1980 3 8SouthamptonH2–0Hart, Parlane21,169dmy 1980 3 14Ipswich TownA0–123,140dmy 1980 3 19LiverpoolA0–337,008dmy 1980 3 22Coventry CityH0–014,967dmy 1980 3 29West Bromwich AlbionA1–2Chandler18,898dmy 1980 4 2MiddlesbroughH2–0Cherry, Flynn17,906dmy 1980 4 5Derby CountyA0–222,745dmy 1980 4 8Stoke CityH3–0Parlane, Harris (2)15,541dmy 1980 4 12Crystal PalaceA0–125,318dmy 1980 4 19Aston VillaH0–015,840dmy 1980 4 26Wolverhampton WanderersA1–3Flynn22,746dmy 1980 5 3Manchester UnitedH2–0Parlane, Hird (pen)39,625 FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup WinDrawLoss +FA Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 155RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceThird rounddmy 1980 1 5Nottingham ForestA1–4Lloyd (o.g.)35,945 League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 160RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round (first leg)dmy 1979 8 29ArsenalH1–1Stevenson (pen.)23,421Second round (second leg)dmy 1979 9 4ArsenalA0–735,129 UEFA Cup 1979–80 UEFA Cup WinDrawLoss +UEFA Cup match detailsJarred MacDonald 1986 160RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round (first leg)dmy 1979 9 19VallettaA4–0Graham (3), Hart18,735First round (second leg)dmy 1979 10 3VallettaH3–0Curtis, Hankin, Hart13,682Second round (first leg)dmy 1979 10 24Universitatea CraiovaA0–235,000Second round (second leg)dmy 1979 11 7Universitatea CraiovaH0–214,438 References Bibliography Jarred Martin Leeds United: a complete record 1919–1986 MacDonald Malcolm Breedon Books Sport 1986 0-907969-17-8 Derby 14977257 Category:Leeds United F.C. seasons Leeds United Foot Foot