1979–80 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End's 1979–1980 season September 2026 Preston North End 1979–80 Nobby Stiles Alan R.W. Jones JP FRICS Deepdale Second Division 10th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Steve Elliott (16) Steve Elliott (16) 16,986 vs. Ipswich Town 7,407 vs. Notts County 9,702 1978–79 1980–81 During the 1979–80 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Final league table 1979–80 Football League Second Division PNE y Results Preston North End's score comes firstPowter David 25 Seasons At Deepdale - The Complete Record 1977-78 to 2001-02 100 2002 Soccer Books Limited Cleethorpes 1-86223-070-6 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 1979 Charlton Athletic A 3-0 6,148 Elliott, Bell, Thomson 21 August 1979 Newcastle United H 1-0 12,707 Potts 25 August 1979 Swansea City H 1-1 12,116 Bartley (og) 01 September 1979 Fulham A 0-1 7,922 08 September 1979 West Ham United H 1-1 10,460 Coleman 15 September 1979 Oldham Athletic A 2-3 9,849 Thomson 2 22 September 1979 Bristol Rovers H 3-2 7,555 Bruce 2, Elliott 29 September 1979 Sunderland A 1-1 24,599 Elliott 06 October 1979 Birmingham City H 0-0 10,740 10 October 1979 Newcastle United A 0-0 24,985 13 October 1979 Queens Park Rangers A 1-1 14,316 Thomson 20 October 1979 Burnley H 3-2 12,300 Bruce, Thomson 2 27 October 1979 Luton Town A 1-1 11,648 Elliott 03 November 1979 Charlton Athletic H 1-1 9,950 Elliott 10 November 1979 Notts County A 1-2 8,602 Bruce 17 November 1979 Leicester City H 1-1 9,739 Bruce 24 November 1979 Orient H 2-2 7,835 Bruce, Elliott 01 December 1979 Chelsea A 0-2 21,192 08 December 1979 Cambridge United H 2-2 7,585 Bruce, Elliott 15 December 1979 Cardiff City A 2-0 6,419 Bruce 2 21 December 1979 Watford H 1-2 8,956 Elliott (pen) 26 December 1979 Shrewsbury Town H 3-0 8,875 Elliott, Bruce, Bell 29 December 1979 Swansea City A 0-1 11,401 01 January 1980 Wrexham A 0-2 14,738 12 January 1980 Fulham H 3-2 7,912 Elliott 2 (1 pen), McGee 19 January 1980 West Ham United A 0-2 17,603 02 February 1980 Oldham Athletic H 0-1 8,932 16 February 1980 Sunderland H 2-1 12,165 Hindmarch (og), Coleman 23 February 1980 Queens Park Rangers H 0-3 10,350 01 March 1980 Burnley A 1-1 10,843 McGee 08 March 1980 Luton Town H 1-1 7,862 McGee 11 March 1980 Bristol Rovers A 3-3 6,022 Baxter, McGee, Aitken (og) 15 March 1980 Birmingham City A 2-2 19,548 Elliott, McGee 22 March 1980 Notts County H 2-0 7,407 McGee, Taylor 29 March 1980 Leicester City A 2-1 15,293 Elwiss 2 01 April 1980 Shrewsbury Town A 3-1 8,602 Keay (og), Elliott 2 05 April 1980 Wrexham H 0-0 9,739 09 April 1980 Watford A 0-0 11,967 12 April 1980 Chelsea H 1-1 13,069 Baxter 19 April 1980 Orient A 2-2 4,509 McGee, Elliott 26 April 1980 Cardiff City H 2-0 7,481 McGee, Coleman 03 May 1980 Cambridge United A 2-3 5,395 Elliott, Elwiss FA Cup 1979–80 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r3 05 January 1980 Ipswich Town H 0-3 16,986 League Cup 1979–80 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers r2-1 28 August 1979 Birmingham City A 1-2 (aet) 13,887 Potts r2-2 04 September 1979 Birmingham City H 0-1 11,043 Anglo-Scottish Cup 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers prg1 04 August 1979 Blackpool H 3-1 prg1 07 August 1979 Blackburn Rovers A 1-1 prg1 11 August 1979 Burnley A 2-1 qf-1 18 September 1979 Morton H 1-3 qf-2 22 October 1979 Morton A 0-2 Statistics Appearances and goals Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 238 Division Two FA Cup EFL Cup SCO FW Alex Bruce 22 + 4 10 1 0 1 + 1 0 ENG DF Andy McAteer 21 0 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Brian Taylor 34 + 1 1 1 0 2 0 SCO DF Danny Cameron 17 0 0 0 0 0 IRL DF Don O'Riordan 16 + 2 0 1 0 1 0 ENG MF Eric Potts 22 + 3 1 0 0 2 1 SCO DF Francis Burns 27 0 0 0 0 + 1 0 ENG MF Gordon Coleman 24 + 6 3 0 0 2 0 ENG MF Graham Bell 35 + 1 2 1 0 1 0 GIB MF Graham Houston 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 ENG DF Harry Wilson 12 0 0 0 2 0 IRL DF John Anderson 5 0 0 0 0 0 SCO DF John Blackley 27 0 0 0 1 0 ENG DF Mick Baxter 37 2 1 0 2 0 IRL FW Paul McGee 20 + 2 8 1 0 0 0 ENG FW Richard Thomson 11 + 1 6 0 0 1 0 ENG GK Roy Tunks 42 0 1 0 2 0 ENG MF Sean Haslegrave 24 + 1 0 1 0 1 0 WAL MF Steve Doyle 14 1 1 0 2 0 ENG FW Steve Elliott 42 16 1 0 2 0 SCO MF Willie Naughton 2 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan=14|Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ENG FW Mike Elwiss 8 + 2 3 0 0 0 0 |} Awards and Nominations Club Awards Award Player Notes Ref. Reference(s) Player of the Year cxxlo ENG Roy Tunks Rigby Ian Payne Mike Loud & Proud Preston North End - The Complete Story of the Lilywhites 2005 Palatine Books 237 References Category:Preston North End F.C. seasons Category:1979 in English sport Category:1980 in English sport