1979–80 Aston Villa F.C. season

8 September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost £1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.[1]

October 1979: John Gidman is sold to Everton for £650,000 (2013: £2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of £100,000.[2] Heard would make nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park.[3]

8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United beat Aston Villa 1–0 in the FA Cup sixth round.[4]

28 April 1980: Arsenal and Liverpool require another replay after drawing 1–1 again in their FA Cup semi-final second replay at Villa Park.[4]

3 May 1980: Liverpool clinch the league title in their penultimate league game of the season by beating Aston Villa 4–1 at Anfield.[5]

P WDLFAGDPts
1Liverpool42251078130+5160
2Manchester United42241086535+3058
3Ipswich Town42229116839+2953
4Arsenal42181685236+1652
5Nottingham Forest42208146343+2048
6Wolverhampton Wanderers42199145847+1147
7Aston Villa421614125150+146
8Southampton42189156553+1245
9Middlesbrough421612145044+644
10West Bromwich Albion421119125450+441
11Leeds United421314154650−440
12Norwich City421314155866−840
13Crystal Palace421216144150−940
14Tottenham Hotspur421510175262−1040
15Coventry City42167195666−1039
16Brighton & Hove Albion421115164757−1037
17Manchester City421213174366−2337
18Stoke City421310194458−1436
19Everton42917164351−835
20Bristol City42913203766−2931
21Derby County42118234767−2030
22Bolton Wanderers42515223873−3525

References

  1. www.thewolvessite.co.uk
  2. The Guardian, Clough apology to directors, 19 October 1979
  3. Pat Heard Career statistics
  4. 1 2 Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 234. ISBN 1859832148.
  5. www.liverweb.org.uk
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