NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1979-1980

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1979-1980 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1979-1980.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1979-1980 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	23	18	3	2	46	10	+36	78.26
A	24	7	8	9	25	34	-9	29.17
Total	47	25	11	11	71	44	+27	53.19

First Match Played:	18 Aug 1979 Southampton D 1-1 League Division One @ The Dell
Last Match Played:	03 May 1980 Leeds United L 0-2 League Division One @ Elland Road
Highest Attendance:	(58348) 08 Dec 1979 Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(6) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Jordan, Joe	13	36
2.	Thomas, Mickey	10	40
3.	McQueen, Gordon	9	37
4.	Macari, Lou	9	44
5.	Coppell, Steve	9	46
6.	McIlroy, Sammy	8	45
7.	Ritchie, Andy	3	11
8.	Grimes, Ashley	3	27
9.	Wilkins, Ray	2	42
10.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	1	5
11.	Moran, Kevin	1	9

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Bailey, Gary	47	0
2.	Buchan, Martin	47	0
3.	Nicholl, Jimmy	47	0
4.	Coppell, Steve	46	9
5.	McIlroy, Sammy	45	8
6.	Macari, Lou	44	9
7.	Wilkins, Ray	42	2
8.	Thomas, Mickey	40	10
9.	McQueen, Gordon	37	9
10.	Jordan, Joe	36	13
11.	Albiston, Arthur	28	0
12.	Grimes, Ashley	27	3
13.	Houston, Stewart	17	0
14.	Ritchie, Andy	11	3
15.	Moran, Kevin	9	1
16.	Sloan, Thomas	5	0
17.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	5	1
18.	Paterson, Steven	2	0
19.	Jovanovic, Nikola	2	0
20.	McGrath, Chris	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Burkinshaw, Keith	6
2.	Bond, John	3
3.	McMenemy, Lawrie	2
4.	Atkinson, Ron	2
5.	Neill, Terry	2
6.	Neal, John	2
7.	Saunders, Ron	2
8.	Addison, Colin	2
9.	Barnwell, John	2
10.	Durban, Alan	2
11.	Mullery, Alan	2
12.	Dicks, Alan	2
13.	Robson, Bobby	2
14.	Lee, Gordon	2
15.	Allison, Malcolm	2
16.	Venables, Terry	2
17.	Adamson, Jimmy	2
18.	Milne, Gordon	2
19.	Clough, Brian	2
20.	Paisley, Bob	2
21.	Anderson, Stan	2

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Sexton, Dave

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	23
2.	White Hart Lane	3
3.	Carrow Road	2
4.	Anfield	1
5.	Ashton Gate	1
6.	Ayresome Park	1
7.	Baseball Ground	1
8.	Burnden Park	1
9.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
10.	Elland Road	1
11.	Goldstone Ground	1
12.	Goodison Park	1
13.	Highbury	1
14.	Highfield Road	1
15.	Maine Road	1
16.	Molineux	1
17.	Portman Road	1
18.	Selhurst Park	1
19.	The Dell	1
20.	The Hawthorns	1
21.	Victoria Ground	1
22.	Villa Park	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	42
2.	League Cup	3
3.	FA Cup	2

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Tottenham Hotspur	6
2.	Norwich City	3
3.	Arsenal	2
4.	Aston Villa	2
5.	Bolton Wanderers	2
6.	Brighton	2
7.	Bristol City	2
8.	Coventry City	2
9.	Crystal Palace	2
10.	Derby County	2
11.	Everton	2
12.	Ipswich Town	2
13.	Leeds United	2
14.	Liverpool	2
15.	Manchester City	2
16.	Middlesbrough	2
17.	Nottingham Forest	2
18.	Southampton	2
19.	Stoke City	2
20.	West Bromwich Albion	2
21.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Date	Player	Opponent

02-04-1980

McIlroy, Sammy

Nottingham Forest

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

No cup finals recorded.

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent

1.	08-09-1979	Thomas, Mickey	1	Aston Villa
2.	29-12-1979	McIlroy, Sammy	1	Arsenal
3.	05-01-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	Tottenham Hotspur
4.	26-04-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	Coventry City

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
18-08-1979	Southampton	1	1-1	David Peach 30' (pen)
02-04-1980	Nottingham Forest	1	0-2	John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
03-05-1980	Leeds United	1	0-2	Derek Parlane 14', Kevin Hird 75' (pen)

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
05-09-1979	1	3-1	Tottenham Hotspur	Mickey Thomas 28', Steve Coppell 52', Paul Miller 58' (o.g.)
02-02-1980	1	3-1	Derby County	Mickey Thomas 38', Sammy McIlroy 90', Barry Powell 90' (o.g.)
23-02-1980	1	4-0	Bristol City	Joe Jordan 6', 48', Geoff Merrick 43' (o.g.), Sammy McIlroy 48'

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
26-09-1979	1	1-4	Buchan, Martin	Norwich City
26-09-1979	1	1-4	Nicholl, Jimmy	Norwich City

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
24-11-1979	Norwich City	W	5-0	H	League Division One

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
01-03-1980	Ipswich Town	L	0-6	A	League Division One

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
1.	12-04-1980	Ritchie, Andy	3	Tottenham Hotspur

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	18-08-1979	Southampton	Div 1	1-1	A	Gordon McQueen 40'	David Peach 30' (pen)
2.	22-08-1979	West Bromwich Albion	Div 1	2-0	H	Gordon McQueen 4', Steve Coppell 52'
3.	25-08-1979	Arsenal	Div 1	0-0	A
4.	29-08-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	LC	1-2	A	Mickey Thomas 56'	John Pratt 10', Glenn Hoddle 37'
5.	01-09-1979	Middlesbrough	Div 1	2-1	H	Lou Macari 15', 50'	Craig Johnston 73'
6.	05-09-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	LC	3-1	H	Mickey Thomas 28', Steve Coppell 52', Paul Miller 58' (o.g.)	Gerry Armstrong 50'
7.	08-09-1979	Aston Villa	Div 1	3-0	A	Steve Coppell 18', Mickey Thomas 70' (pen), Ashley Grimes 86'
8.	15-09-1979	Derby County	Div 1	1-0	H	Ashley Grimes 20'
9.	22-09-1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	1-3	A	Lou Macari 8'	Kenny Hibbitt 34', Andy Gray 73', John Richards 80'
10.	26-09-1979	Norwich City	LC	1-4	A	Sammy McIlroy 22'	Jimmy Nichol 23' (o.g.), Phil Hoadley 26', Martin Buchan 56' (o.g.), Justin Fashanu 76'
11.	29-09-1979	Stoke City	Div 1	4-0	H	Ray Wilkins 35', Gordon McQueen 57', 85', Sammy McIlroy 79'
12.	06-10-1979	Brighton	Div 1	2-0	H	Steve Coppell 26', Lou Macari 58'
13.	10-10-1979	West Bromwich Albion	Div 1	0-2	A		*Bryan Robson 61', John Deehan 75'
14.	13-10-1979	Bristol City	Div 1	1-1	A	Lou Macari 20'	David Rogers 38'
15.	20-10-1979	Ipswich Town	Div 1	1-0	H	Ashley Grimes 68'
16.	27-10-1979	Everton	Div 1	0-0	A
17.	03-11-1979	Southampton	Div 1	1-0	H	Lou Macari 8'
18.	10-11-1979	Manchester City	Div 1	0-2	A		Tony Henry 54', Michael Robinson 73'
19.	17-11-1979	Crystal Palace	Div 1	1-1	H	Joe Jordan 90'+2	David Swindlehurst 77'
20.	24-11-1979	Norwich City	Div 1	5-0	H	Lou Macari 17', Kevin Moran 20', Steve Coppell 43', Joe Jordan 54', 77'
21.	01-12-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	2-1	A	Lou Macari 60', Steve Coppell 87'	Glenn Hoddle 31'
22.	08-12-1979	Leeds United	Div 1	1-1	H	Mickey Thomas 54'	Terry Connor 22'
23.	15-12-1979	Coventry City	Div 1	2-1	A	Gordon McQueen 58', Lou Macari 70'	Mick Ferguson 82'
24.	22-12-1979	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	3-0	H	Joe Jordan 2', 16', Gordon McQueen 23'
25.	26-12-1979	Liverpool	Div 1	0-2	A		Alan Hansen 15', David Johnson 85'
26.	29-12-1979	Arsenal	Div 1	3-0	H	Gordon McQueen 7', Joe Jordan 39', Sammy McIlroy 70' (pen)
27.	05-01-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	FAC	1-1	A	Sammy McIlroy 58' (pen)	Osvaldo Ardiles 52'
28.	09-01-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	FAC	0-1	H		Osvaldo Ardiles 117'
29.	12-01-1980	Middlesbrough	Div 1	1-1	A	Mickey Thomas 37'	David Armstrong 64'
30.	02-02-1980	Derby County	Div 1	3-1	A	Mickey Thomas 38', Sammy McIlroy 90', Barry Powell 90' (o.g.)	Barry Powell 33'
31.	09-02-1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	0-1	H		Mel Eaves 24'
32.	16-02-1980	Stoke City	Div 1	1-1	A	Steve Coppell 83'	Sammy Irvine 90'
33.	23-02-1980	Bristol City	Div 1	4-0	H	Joe Jordan 6', 48', Geoff Merrick 43' (o.g.), Sammy McIlroy 48'
34.	27-02-1980	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	2-0	H	Gordon McQueen 7', Steve Coppell 59'
35.	01-03-1980	Ipswich Town	Div 1	0-6	A		*Alan Brazil 2', 53', Paul Mariner 24', 27', 87', Frans Thijssen 81'
36.	12-03-1980	Everton	Div 1	0-0	H
37.	15-03-1980	Brighton	Div 1	0-0	A
38.	22-03-1980	Manchester City	Div 1	1-0	H	Mickey Thomas 48'
39.	29-03-1980	Crystal Palace	Div 1	2-0	A	Joe Jordan 30', Mickey Thomas 82'
40.	02-04-1980	Nottingham Forest	Div 1	0-2	A		John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
41.	05-04-1980	Liverpool	Div 1	2-1	H	Mickey Thomas 19', Jimmy Greenhoff 63'	Kenny Dalglish 14'
42.	07-04-1980	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	3-1	A	Gordon McQueen 41', Mickey Thomas 58', Steve Coppell 72'	Neil Whatmore 15'
43.	12-04-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 1	4-1	H	Andy Ritchie 16', 20', 56', Ray Wilkins 76'	Osvaldo Ardiles 68'
44.	19-04-1980	Norwich City	Div 1	2-0	A	Joe Jordan 57', 59'
45.	23-04-1980	Aston Villa	Div 1	2-1	H	Joe Jordan 4', 68'	Des Bremner 89'
46.	26-04-1980	Coventry City	Div 1	2-1	H	Sammy McIlroy 5' (pen), 65'	Garry Thompson 63'
47.	03-05-1980	Leeds United	Div 1	0-2	A		Derek Parlane 14', Kevin Hird 75' (pen)