| 1979–80 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Malcolm Allison |
| Stadium | Maine Road |
| First Division | 17th |
| FA Cup | Third Round |
| Football League Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Mick Robinson (8) All: Mick Robinson (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 50,067 vsManchester United 10 November 1979 |
| Lowest home attendance | 29,384 vsMiddlesbrough 10 October 1979 |
| Average home league attendance | 35,729 (3rd highest in league) |
The1979–80 season wasManchester City's 78th season of competitivefootball and 60th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in theFA Cup andFootball League Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 39 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 37 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 37 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 |
| 19 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 35 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 41 | −26 |
Source:[1]
| 18 August 1979 (1979-08-18)1 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 40,681 Referee: B Martin |
| 21 August 1979 (1979-08-21)2 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Manchester City | Middlesbrough |
Johnston 14'Burns 57'Cummins 89' | Report | Stadium:Ayresome Park Attendance: 24,002 Referee: PJ Richardson |
| 25 August 1979 (1979-08-25)3 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
| Power 23' Channon 43'Robinson 48' (pen.) | Report | Maybank 34' Ward 88' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 34,557 Referee: P Partridge |
| 1 September 1979 (1979-09-01)4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Manchester City | London |
| Hoddle 13' Jones 68' | Report | Mackenzie 69' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,901 Referee: A Robinson |
| 8 September 1979 (1979-09-08)5 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Southampton | Manchester |
| Report | Holmes 24' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 34,920 Referee: AJ Hamil |
| 15 September 1979 (1979-09-15)6 | West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | Manchester City | West Bromwich |
| Brown 13' Owen 35'Robson 67',78' | Report | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,183 Referee: B Hill |
| 22 September 1979 (1979-09-22)7 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Coventry City | Manchester |
| Robinson 5',20' Mackenzie 42' | Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 30,869 Referee: A Saunders |
| 29 September 1979 (1979-09-29)8 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Manchester City | Leeds |
| Hankin 49' Hart  | Report | Power 51' Deyna 60' | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 29,592 Referee: G Courtney |
| 6 October 1979 (1979-10-06)9 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Report | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 35,068 Referee: RW Toseland |
| 10 October 1979 (1979-10-10)10 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Manchester |
| Deyna 89' | Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 29,384 Referee: DW Civil |
| 13 October 1979 (1979-10-13)11 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| Deyna 47' | Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 41,683 Referee: K McNally |
| 20 October 1979 (1979-10-20)12 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Manchester City | Norwich |
| Peters 50' Bond 63' (pen.) | Report | Bennett 19',77' | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 18,200 Referee: TG Bune |
| 27 October 1979 (1979-10-27)13 | Manchester City | 0–4 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| Report | Johnson 12' Dalglish 31',67'Kennedy 86' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 48,128 Referee: T Mills |
| 3 November 1979 (1979-11-03)14 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Manchester City | London |
| Swindlehurst 28' Walsh 70' | Report | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 29,639 Referee: CA Maskell |
| 10 November 1979 (1979-11-10)15 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Manchester United | Manchester |
| Henry 54' Robinson 73' | Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 50,067 Referee: NJ Ashley |
| 17 November 1979 (1979-11-17)16 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Manchester City | Bolton |
| Report | Daley | Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 25,515 Referee: DT Richardson |
| 24 November 1979 (1979-11-24)17 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Manchester City | Bristol |
| Rodgers 29' | Report | Power | Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,549 Referee: D Hutchinson |
| 1 December 1979 (1979-12-01)18 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| Palmer 40' Deyna 89' | Report | Gray 18' Hibbitt 41'Daniel 55' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 33,894 Referee: GE Flint |
| 8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)19 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Manchester City | Ipswich |
| Mills 8' Gates 12',15',54' | Report | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 18,244 Referee: JE Martin |
| 15 December 1979 (1979-12-15)20 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Derby County | Manchester |
| Robinson 3' Henry 72'Webb 79' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 27,664 Referee: D Shaw |
| 22 December 1979 (1979-12-22)21 | Everton | 1–2 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| Kidd 64' | Report | Daley 11' Henry 26' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 26,314 Referee: GP Owen |
| 26 December 1979 (1979-12-26)22 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Stoke City | Manchester |
| Power 16' | Report | Dodd 4' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 36,286 Referee: A Challinor |
| 29 December 1979 (1979-12-29)23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–1 | Manchester City | Brighton and Hove |
| Clarke 1',35' Ward 27'Ryan 75' | Report | Lee 75' | Stadium:Goldstone Ground Attendance: 28,040 Referee: TD Spencer |
| 12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)24 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| Robinson 21' (pen.) | Report | Hoddle 70' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 34,837 Referee: J Sewell |
| 19 January 1980 (1980-01-19)25 | Southampton | 4–1 | Manchester City | Southampton |
| Channon 9' Ball 49'Watson 79'Moran 86' | Report | Power 66' | Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 21,422 Referee: DA Hedges |
| 2 February 1980 (1980-02-02)26 | Manchester City | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion | Manchester |
| Lee | Report | Regis 31' Barnes 47',85' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 32,904 Referee: R Bridges |
| 9 February 1980 (1980-02-09)27 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Manchester City | Coventry |
| Report | Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 17,185 Referee: RC Challis |
| 16 February 1980 (1980-02-16)28 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Leeds United | Manchester |
| Power 61' | Report | Graham 10' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 34,392 Referee: MR Baker |
| 23 February 1980 (1980-02-23)29 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Manchester City | Nottingham |
| Francis 27',56',70' Burns 48' | Report | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 27,255 Referee: TL Morris |
| 27 February 1980 (1980-02-27)30 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Manchester City | Aston |
| Shaw 41' Donachie 84' (o.g.) | Report | Robinson 60' (pen.) Power 79' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 29,139 Referee: SG Bates |
| 1 March 1980 (1980-03-01)31 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Norwich City | Manchester |
| Report | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 32,348 Referee: LM Robinson |
| 11 March 1980 (1980-03-11)32 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| Caton 57' (o.g.) Souness 83' | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 40,443 Referee: DW Lloyd |
| 15 March 1980 (1980-03-15)33 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| Report | Brady 61',81' (pen.) Stapleton 79' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 33,792 Referee: PN Willis |
| 22 March 1980 (1980-03-22)34 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Manchester City | Manchester |
| Thomas 47' | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 56,387 Referee: J Hunting |
| 29 March 1980 (1980-03-29)35 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Manchester |
| Tueart 9',47' | Report | Whatmore 48' Reid 89' (pen.) | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 33,500 Referee: A Seville |
| 2 April 1980 (1980-04-02)36 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| Deyna 30' | Report | King 72' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 33,437 Referee: GM Tyson |
| 5 April 1980 (1980-04-05)37 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Manchester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Report | Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 20,639 Referee: BT Stevens |
| 7 April 1980 (1980-04-07)38 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| Power 53' | Report | Geddis 42' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 32,943 Referee: D Owen |
| 12 April 1980 (1980-04-12)39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| Futcher 20' (o.g.) | Report | Reeves 11' Tueart 53' (pen.) | Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 23,850 Referee: GJ Napthine |
| 19 April 1980 (1980-04-19)40 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Bristol City | Manchester |
| Robinson 12' Deyna 31'Tueart 61' | Report | Rodgers 70' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 32,745 Referee: PG Reeves |
| 26 April 1980 (1980-04-26)41 | Derby County | 3–1 | Manchester City | Derby |
| Swindlehurst 6' Reid 15' (o.g.)Biley 44' (pen.) | Report | Tueart 83' | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,572 Referee: PJ Richardson |
| 3 May 1980 (1980-05-03)42 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Manchester |
| Reeves 3' Henry 12' | Report | Hunter 6' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 31,678 Referee: G Courtney |
| 5 January 1980 (1980-01-05)3 | Halifax Town | 1–0 | Manchester City | Halifax |
| Hendrie 75' | Report | Stadium:The Shay Attendance: 12,599 Referee: M Lowe |
| 28 August 1979 (1979-08-28)2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
| King 68' | Report | Viljoen 27' | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,095 Referee: T Farley |
| 4 September 1979 (1979-09-04)2 | Manchester City | 2–1 (3–2agg.) | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester |
| Henry 88',91' | Report | Smith 81' (pen.) | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 24,074 Referee: CN Seel |
| 26 September 1979 (1979-09-26)3 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| Robinson 52' | Report | Chisholm 50' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 26,181 Referee: CL Newsome |
| 3 October 1979 (1979-10-03)3 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Manchester City | Sunderland |
| Robson 12' | Report | Stadium:Roker Park Attendance: 33,559 Referee: KS Hackett |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| MF |  ENG | Dave Bennett | 27 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tommy Booth | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Tommy Caton | 47 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Mick Channon | 3 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Joe Corrigan | 47 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Steve Daley | 36 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  POL | Kazimierz Deyna | 23 | 6 | 21+1 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO | Willie Donachie | 22 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Paul Futcher | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Tony Henry | 34 | 6 | 29+3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Stuart Lee | 7 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Steve MacKenzie | 23 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Roger Palmer | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Paul Power | 46 | 7 | 41+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Ray Ranson | 45 | 0 | 40+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Reeves | 9 | 2 | 9+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Nicky Reid | 24 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  IRL | Michael Robinson | 35 | 9 | 29+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Bobby Shinton | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Barry Silkman | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SRB | Dragoslav Stepanović | 18 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Paul Sugrue | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Dennis Tueart | 11 | 5 | 11+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Colin Viljoen | 13 | 1 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |