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1979–80 Brentford F.C. season

{{Short description|1979–80 season of Brentford F.C.}}

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{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1979–80

|manager={{nowrap|Bill Dodgin Jr.}}
(until 15 March 1980)
Fred Callaghan
(from 15 March 1980)

|chairman=Dan Tana

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Third Division

|league result=19th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=First round

|league topscorer=Phillips (12)

|season topscorer=Phillips (12)

|highest attendance=13,764

|lowest attendance=4,992

|average attendance=7,818

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During the 1979–80 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Despite challenging for promotion in the first half of the season, a barren run between December 1979 and March 1980 meant that the Bees' Third Division status was only preserved on the final day of the season.

Season summary

Brentford manager Bill Dodgin Jr. oversaw one of the quietest off-seasons in recent years, with the only change being in the striking department – Andrew McCulloch departed for a club record £60,000 fee and in came Lee Holmes and Billy Holmes,White, p. 312-313. the latter for a £10,000 fee. In direct contrast to the previous two seasons, Brentford started strongly, winning six and drawing three of the first 11 league matches of the season to rise to 3rd position in the Third Division on 10 October 1979.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1979–1980 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1979-1980/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022720/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1979-1980/results |archive-date=6 April 2017 |access-date=13 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} Continued good results and a boost from the loan signing of winger Keith Fear put the Bees in 2nd place behind leaders Sheffield United one month later,{{Cite web |title=Brentford Table on Saturday 10th November 1979 |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1979-1980/table/1979-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022828/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1979-1980/table/1979-11-10 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |access-date=13 February 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} but after a 7–2 victory over Hull City on 8 December (the Bees' biggest win of the season), the team's form collapsed.

Between 15 December 1979 and 29 March 1980, Brentford won just 7 of a possible 36 points and dropped from 3rd to 18th place. A 1–0 home defeat to Rotherham United at Griffin Park on 29 March left the Bees just two points above the relegation zone and the result spelt the end for manager Bill Dodgin Jr, who was given a paid leave of absence until the end of the season by the Brentford board. Former Woking manager Fred Callaghan was appointed to the position and oversaw something of a revival, though Brentford went into the final match of the season versus Millwall needing at least a point to guarantee safety. A goal from one of Bill Dodgin Jr.'s final signings, Tony Funnell, was enough to preserve Brentford's Third Division status.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 198.

One club record was equalled during the season:

  • Most consecutive away Football League clean sheets: 4 (8 September – 10 October 1979){{Cite web |title=Brentford scoring and sequence records |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193423/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/records |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}}

League table

{{main|1979–80 Football League Third Division}}

{{:1979–80 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BRE}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"
style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Pre-season and friendlies=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
DateOpponentVenueResultScorer(s)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|31 July 1979

WrexhamH5–1Phillips (3), Shrubb, Fraser
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3 August 1979

Charlton AthleticH2–1McNichol, L. Holmes
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|7 August 1979

St Albans CityA1–0McNichol
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|8 August 1979

Epson & EwellA2–0L. Holmes, Glover
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|14 April 1980

|Slough Town

|A

|2–1

|Booker

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|6 May 1980

|Tooting & Mitcham United

|A

|1–2

|Phillips

=Football League Third Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
No.

!Date

OpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

Scorer(s)
style="background:#ffd;"

|1

|18 August 1979

ReadingA2–2

|8,140

Henderson (og), Fraser
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|2

|25 August 1979

Swindon TownA0–4

|7,204

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|3

|1 September 1979

ChesterfieldH3–1

|5,762

Carlton, Fraser, W. Holmes
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|4

|8 September 1979

Sheffield WednesdayA2–0

|11,778

L. Holmes, Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|5

|15 September 1979

Grimsby TownH1–0

|7,121

Salman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|6

|17 September 1979

Exeter CityH0–2

|7,809

style="background:#ffd;"

|7

|22 September 1979

WimbledonA0–0

|5,524

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|8

|29 September 1979

Southend UnitedH2–0

|6,928

McNichol, Phillips
style="background:#ffd;"

|9

|3 October 1979

Exeter CityA0–0

|3,297

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|10

|6 October 1979

BarnsleyH3–1

|7,292

Kruse, L. Holmes, Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|11

|10 October 1979

Oxford UnitedA2–0

|6,362

McNichol, Phillips
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|12

|13 October 1979

BlackpoolA4–5

|5,386

Carlton, Phillips, W. Holmes, McNichol
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|13

|20 October 1979

Blackburn RoversH2–0

|7,970

McNichol, Phillips
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|14

|22 October 1979

Sheffield UnitedH1–2

|13,764

Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|15

|27 October 1979

Plymouth ArgyleA1–0

|5,203

J. Graham
style="background:#ffd;"

|16

|3 November 1979

ReadingH2–2

|10,011

Smith (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|17

|6 November 1979

Sheffield UnitedA2–0

|14,808

Tibbott (og), Smith
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|18

|10 November 1979

Colchester UnitedH1–0

|9,070

McNichol
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|19

|17 November 1979

Rotherham UnitedA2–4

|4,709

McNichol (2, 1 pen)
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|20

|1 December 1979

Carlisle UnitedA1–3

|4,275

L. Holmes
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|21

|8 December 1979

Hull CityH7–2

|6,793

Phillips (2), Booker (3), Fear, Kruse
style="background:#ffd;"

|22

|15 December 1979

Oxford UnitedH1–1

|7,592

Salman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|23

|21 December 1979

BuryA2–4

|2,443

Fraser, Booker
style="background:#ffd;"

|24

|26 December 1979

ChesterH2–2

|10,139

McNichol, Fear
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|25

|29 December 1979

Swindon TownH1–3

|12,122

Fraser
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|26

|5 January 1980

GillinghamH0–2

|7,849

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|27

|12 January 1980

ChesterfieldA0–1

|5,529

style="background:#ffd;"

|28

|19 January 1980

Sheffield WednesdayH2–2

|8,389

Phillips, L. Holmes
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|29

|2 February 1980

|Grimsby Town

|A

|1–5

|9,817

|Phillips

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|30

|9 February 1980

WimbledonH0–1

|7,383

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|31

|16 February 1980

Southend UnitedA2–3

|4,198

Shrubb, Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|32

|23 February 1980

BlackpoolH2–1

|6,403

Booker, Salman
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|33

|1 March 1980

|Blackburn Rovers

|A

|0–3

|10,227

|

style="background:#ffd;"

|34

|8 March 1980

Plymouth ArgyleH0–0

|6,462

style="background:#ffd;"

|35

|10 March 1980

Mansfield TownA0–0

|3,461

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|36

|15 March 1980

BarnsleyA0–1

|9,368

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|37

|18 March 1980

MillwallA1–3

|6,107

Kruse
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|38

|23 March 1980

|Colchester United

|A

|1–6

|3,821

|Funnell

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|39

|29 March 1980

Rotherham UnitedH0–1

|4,992

style="background:#ffd;"

|40

|5 April 1980

ChesterA1–1

|2,930

Phillips
style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|41

|7 April 1980

Mansfield TownH2–0

|6,057

L. Holmes, Phillips
style="background:#ffd;"

|42

|8 April 1980

BuryH0–0

|6,751

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|43

|12 April 1980

GillinghamA1–0

|5,889

Booker
style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|44

|19 April 1980

Carlisle UnitedH0–3

|6,130

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|45

|26 April 1980

|Hull City

|A

|1–2

|5,382

|L. Holmes

style="background:#d0ffe3;"

|46

|3 May 1980

Millwall

|H

1–0

|7,033

Funnell

= FA Cup =

{{Main|1979–80 FA Cup}}

style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer

style="background:#ffd0e3;"1R24 November 1979Swindon TownA1–4

|9,472

|Smith

= Football League Cup =

{{Main|1979–80 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
RoundDateOpponentVenueResult

!Attendance

!Scorer

style="background:#ffd0e3;"

|1R (1st leg)

|15 August 1979

|Southend United

|A

|1–2

|4,780

|L. Holmes

style="background:#ffd0e3;"1R (2nd leg)21 August 1979Southend UnitedH1–4 (lost 6–2 on aggregate)

|7,818

|Allder

  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford, The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies,Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 158-169.Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 315. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022720/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1979-1980/results Statto]

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1979–80 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers
GK

|Len Bond

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1954|1|12|df=y}}

|Bristol City

|1977

|

GK

|Trevor Porter

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1956|10|16|df=y}}

|Slough Town

|1978

|

colspan="7" |Defenders
DF

|Iori Jenkins

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1959|12|11|df=y}}

|Chelsea

|1979

|

DF

|Pat Kruse

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1953|11|30|df=y}}

|Torquay United

|1977

|

DF

|Jim McNichol

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1958|6|9|df=y}}

|Luton Town

|1978

|

DF

|Danis Salman

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1960|3|12|df=y}}

|Youth

|1975

|

DF

|Paul Shrubb

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1955|8|1|df=y}}

|Hellenic

|1977

|

DF

|Barry Tucker

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1952|8|28|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1978

|

colspan="7" |Midfielders
MF

|Doug Allder

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1951|12|30|df=y}}

|Unattached

|1977

|

MF

|Dave Carlton

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1952|11|24|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1976

|

MF

|John Fraser

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1953|7|12|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1976

|

MF

|Allan Glover

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1950|10|21|df=y}}

|Orient

|1978

|

MF

|Jackie Graham (c)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1946|7|16|df=y}}

|Guildford City

|1970

|

MF

|Willie Graham

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1959|2|14|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1977

|

MF

|Paul Walker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1960|12|17|df=y}}

|Youth

|1976

|

colspan="7" |Forwards
FW

|Bob Booker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1958|1|25|df=y}}

|Bedmond Sports & Social

|1978

|Loaned to Barnet

FW

|Tony Funnell

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1957|8|20|df=y}}

|Gillingham

|1980

|

FW

|Billy Holmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1951|2|4|df=y}}

|Hereford United

|1979

|

FW

|Lee Holmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1955|9|28|df=y}}

|Haringey Borough

|1979

|

FW

|Steve Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1954|8|4|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1977

|

FW

|Dean Smith

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1958|11|28|df=y}}

|Leicester City

|1977

|

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season
DF

|Steve Harding

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1956|7|23|df=y}}

|Bristol Rovers

|1980

|Returned to Bristol Rovers after loan

MF

|Noel Parkinson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1959|11|16|df=y}}

|Ipswich Town

|1980

|Returned to Ipswich Town from loan

FW

|Keith Fear

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1979|8|15|1952|5|8|df=y}}

|Plymouth Argyle

|1979

|Returned to Plymouth Argyle after loan

  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies,{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796709 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex}} Timeless Bees{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}}

Coaching staff

= Bill Dodgin Jr. (15 August 1979 – 15 March 1980) =

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Dodgin Jr.

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Baldwin

|Assistant Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

= Fred Callaghan (15 March – 3 May 1980) =

class="wikitable"
Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Callaghan

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

:Substitute appearances in brackets.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Len Bond

|42

|0

|1

|0

|2

|0

|45

|0

GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Trevor Porter

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Iori Jenkins

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Kruse

|44

|3

|1

|0

|2

|0

|47

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jim McNichol

|31

|8

|1

|0

|2

|0

|34

|8

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|39 (2)

|3

|1

|0

|1

|0

|41 (2)

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Shrubb

|34 (5)

|1

|0 (1)

|0

|2

|0

|36 (6)

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Barry Tucker

|41 (1)

|0

|1

|0

|0

|0

|42 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Doug Allder

|19 (8)

|0

|1

|0

|1 (1)

|1

|21 (9)

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dave Carlton

|38

|2

|1

|0

|2

|0

|41

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Fraser

|42

|4

|1

|0

|2

|0

|45

|4

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Glover

|3 (1)

|0

|0

|0

|2

|0

|5 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Graham

|30 (1)

|1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|31 (1)

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Willie Graham

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Walker

|2 (1)

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|2 (1)

|0

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bob Booker

|9 (3)

|6

| colspan="2" |—

|0

|0

|9 (3)

|6

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tony Funnell

|8 (1)

|2

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|8 (1)

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Holmes

|8 (7)

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|8 (7)

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Lee Holmes

|26 (2)

|6

|0

|0

|2

|1

|28 (2)

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Phillips

|45 (1)

|12

|1

|0

|2

|0

|48 (1)

|12

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dean Smith

|20 (2)

|5

|1

|1

|2

|0

|23 (2)

|6

colspan="11" |Players loaned in during the season
DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Harding

|3 (1)

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|3 (1)

|0

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Fear

|7 (1)

|2

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|7 (1)

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Noel Parkinson

|9 (1)

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|9 (1)

|0

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=395}}

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!FL3

!FAC

!FLC

!Total

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Steve Phillips

|12

|0

|0

|12

DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jim McNichol

|8

|0

|0

|8

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Lee Holmes

|7

|0

|0

|7

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bob Booker

|6

|0

|0

|6

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dean Smith

|5

|1

|0

|6

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Fraser

|4

|0

|0

|4

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Pat Kruse

|3

|0

|0

|3

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Danis Salman

|3

|0

|0

|3

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Fear

|2

|—

|—

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tony Funnell

|2

|—

|—

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Dave Carlton

|2

|0

|0

|2

FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Holmes

|2

|0

|0

|2

MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Doug Allder

|1

|0

|0

|1

MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Jackie Graham

|1

|0

|0

|1

DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Paul Shrubb

|1

|0

|0

|1

colspan="3" |Opponents

|2

|0

|0

|2

colspan="3" |Total591

!2

62

  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: 100 Years of Brentford

= Management =

style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |From

! rowspan="2" |To

! colspan="5" |Record All Comps

! colspan="5" |Record League

PWDLW %PWDLW %
style="text-align:left;" |Bill Dodgin, Jr.

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |15 August 1979

| style="text-align:left;" |29 March 1980

{{WDL|42|12|9|21}}

{{WDL|39|12|9|18}}

style="text-align:left;" |Fred Callaghan

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |29 March 1980

| style="text-align:left;" |3 May 1980

{{WDL|7|3|2|2}}

{{WDL|7|3|2|2}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played49 (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won15 (15 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn11 (11 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost23 (20 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals scored62 (59 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals conceded83 (73 Third Division, 4 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)
Clean sheets16 (16 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Biggest league win7–2 versus Hull City, 8 December 1979
Worst league defeat6–1 versus Colchester United, 23 March 1980
Most appearances49, Steve Phillips (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)12, Steve Phillips
Top scorer (all competitions)12, Steve Phillips

Transfers & loans

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" cellpadding="1"

! colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred in

style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

June 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Holmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Haringey Borough

|n/a

|{{Hugman|9257|Lee Holmes|access-date=13 February 2017}}

August 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Holmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Hereford United

|£10,000

|

September 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dave O'Mahoney

|n/a

|n/a

|

November 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Iori Jenkins

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|Free

|

1979

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Benning

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Watford

|n/a

|Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 212-216.

January 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |n/a

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Bowen

|n/a

|Non-contract

|

March 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Funnell

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gillingham

|£56,000

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned in
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!From

!Date to

!Ref.

November 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Keith Fear

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Plymouth Argyle

|January 1980

|

17 January 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Harding

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bristol Rovers

|February 1980

|

19 February 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Noel Parkinson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ipswich Town

|April 1980

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players transferred out
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

June 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew McCulloch

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield Wednesday

|£60,000

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players loaned out
Date from

!Pos.

!Name

!To

!Date to

!Ref.

October 1979

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Booker

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnet

|December 1979

|

colspan="6" style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" |Players released
Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Doug Allder

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tooting & Mitcham United

|1980

|

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Benning

|n/a

|n/a

|

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Allan Glover

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Staines Town

|1980

|

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jackie Graham

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Addlestone & Weybridge Town

|1980

|

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Holmes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aylesbury United

|1980

|

May 1980

| style="text-align:center;" |GK

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor Porter

|Retired

|

|White, p. 314.

Awards

References

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