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1979–80 Burnley F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Burnley

| season = 1979–80

| manager = Harry Potts
(until October 1979)
Brian Miller

| mgrtitle = Manager

| chairman = Bob Lord

| chrtitle = Chairman

| league = Division Two

| league result = 21st (relegated)

| cup1 = League Cup

| cup1 result = 2nd Round

| cup2 = FA Cup

| cup2 result = 4th Round

| cup3 = Anglo-Scottish Cup

| cup3 result = Preliminary Group

| league topscorer = Billy Hamilton (7)

| season topscorer = Billy Hamilton & Martin Dobson (7)

| highest attendance = 16,634 v Newcastle United
(26 December 1979)

| lowest attendance = 5,353 v Bristol Rovers
(12 April 1980)

| average attendance = 8,178Simpson (2007), p. 374

| prevseason = 1978–79

| nextseason = 1980–81

}}

The 1979–80 season was Burnley's fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They were initially managed by Harry Potts until October 1979, when Brian Miller took charge of the club.

Appearances and goals

{{Efs start|Division Two|League Cup|FA Cup|AS Cup}}

{{Efs player|name=Tony Arins|pos=DF|nat=ENG|22+0|2|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Ian Brennan|pos=DF|nat=ENG|27+1|0|2+0|0|1+0|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Marshall Burke|pos=MF|nat=SCO|16+1|4|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Martyn Busby|pos=MF|nat=ENG|4+0|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Phil Cavener|pos=MF|nat=ENG|8+6|2|0+0|0|1+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Paul Dixon|pos=DF|nat=NIR|15+0|1|0+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Martin Dobson|pos=MF|nat=ENG|29+0|5|2+0|1|2+0|1|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Paul Fletcher|pos=FW|nat=ENG|13+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Hall|pos=MF|nat=SCO|5+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Hamilton|pos=FW|nat=NIR|25+0|7|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Ingham|pos=MF|nat=ENG|7+1|0|2+0|0|0+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Joe Jakub|pos=MF|nat=SCO|23+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Leighton James|pos=MF|nat=WAL|39+0|6|2+0|0|1+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Steve Kindon|pos=FW|nat=ENG|9+2|3|1+1|0|0+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Laws|pos=DF|nat=ENG|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Steve McAdam|pos=DF|nat=NIR|5+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Peter Noble|pos=MF|nat=ENG|11+0|3|1+0|0|0+0|0|3+0|1}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy O'Rourke|pos=GK|nat=ENG|2+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Richard Overson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|4+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Vince Overson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|22+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Stuart Robertson|pos=MF|nat=SCO|8+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Peter Robinson|pos=DF|nat=ENG|3+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Rodaway|pos=DF|nat=ENG|28+1|0|2+0|0|2+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Derek Scott|pos=DF|nat=ENG|27+1|2|2+0|0|2+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Malcolm Smith|pos=FW|nat=ENG|22+0|1|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Alan Stevenson|pos=GK|nat=ENG|40+0|0|2+0|0|2+0|0|3+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Jeff Tate|pos=MF|nat=ENG|5+0|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Jim Thomson|pos=DF|nat=SCO|20+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|name=Kevin Young|pos=MF|nat=ENG|22+3|0|0+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0}}

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Matches

=Football League Division Two=

;Key

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  • In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match

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{{col-end}}

;Results

class="wikitable"
Date

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 18 August 1979

| Orient (A)

| align="center" | 2–2

| James 37', Kindon 76'

| align="center" | 6,151

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 21 August 1979

| Charlton Athletic (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Kindon 47'

| align="center" | 6,924

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 25 August 1979

| Notts County (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 7,005

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 1 September 1979

| Swansea City (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Noble 7'

| align="center" | 16,670

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 8 September 1979

| Oldham Athletic (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Kindon 84'

| align="center" | 6,974

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 15 September 1979

| Fulham (A)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Noble 36' (pen.)

| align="center" | 6,633

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 22 September 1979

| Sunderland (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Dobson 48'

| align="center" | 8,872

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 29 September 1979

| West Ham United (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Scott 40'

| align="center" | 18,327

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 6 October 1979

| Chelsea (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 8,458

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 9 October 1979

| Charlton Athletic (A)

| align="center" | 3–3

| Dobson 63', James 64', Noble 75'

| align="center" | 5,279

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 13 October 1979

| Cardiff City (H)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 6,450

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 20 October 1979

| Preston North End (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Dobson 25', James 77'

| align="center" | 12,323

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 27 October 1979

| Queens Park Rangers (A)

| align="center" | 0–7

|

| align="center" | 11,261

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 3 November 1979

| Orient (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Arins 70'

| align="center" | 6,777

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 10 November 1979

| Leicester City (A)

| align="center" | 1–1

| James 65'

| align="center" | 17,191

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 17 November 1979

| Luton Town (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 7,119

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 24 November 1979

| Cambridge United (H)

| align="center" | 5–3

| Burke 12', Dobson 42', Biley 67' (o.g.), James 86', Tate 89'

| align="center" | 6,873

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 1 December 1979

| Bristol Rovers (A)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 5,373

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 8 December 1979

| Watford (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Burke 40'

| align="center" | 8,608

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 15 December 1979

| Birmingham City (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 13,997

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 21 December 1979

| Wrexham (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Burke 67'

| align="center" | 7,042

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 26 December 1979

| Newcastle United (H)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Hamilton 35', Smith 47', Dobson 74' (pen.)

| align="center" | 16,634

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 29 December 1979

| Notts County (A)

| align="center" | 3–2

| Cavener (2) 18', 74', Hamilton 24'

| align="center" | 7,596

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 1 January 1980

| Shrewsbury Town (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 10,504

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 12 January 1980

| Swansea City (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 8,853

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 2 February 1980

| Fulham (H)

| align="center" | 2–1

| Burke 48', James 83'

| align="center" | 6,977

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 9 February 1980

| Sunderland (A)

| align="center" | 0–5

|

| align="center" | 21,855

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 19 February 1980

| West Ham United (H)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 9,030

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 23 February 1980

| Cardiff City (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Hamilton 50'

| align="center" | 6,342

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 1 March 1980

| Preston North End (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Dixon 85'

| align="center" | 11,046

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 4 March 1980

| Oldham Athletic (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Arins 21'

| align="center" | 9,519

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 8 March 1980

| Queens Park Rangers (H)

| align="center" | 0–3

|

| align="center" | 7,579

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 15 March 1980

| Chelsea (A)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Busby 25'

| align="center" | 16,519

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 22 March 1980

| Leicester City (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Scott 83'

| align="center" | 7,173

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 29 March 1980

| Luton Town (A)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Hamilton 60'

| align="center" | 8,507

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 4 April 1980

| Wrexham (A)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 6,605

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 5 April 1980

| Shrewsbury Town (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 6,333

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 7 April 1980

| Newcastle United (A)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Hamilton 72'

| align="center" | 18,863

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 12 April 1980

| Bristol Rovers (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Hamilton 87'

| align="center" | 5,353

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 19 April 1980

| Cambridge United (A)

| align="center" | 1–3

| Hamilton 15'

| align="center" | 4,727

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 26 April 1980

| Birmingham City (H)

| align="center" | 0–0

|

| align="center" | 10,388

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 3 May 1980

| Watford (A)

| align="center" | 0–4

|

| align="center" | 11,931

=Final league position=

{{:1979–80 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=BUR}}

=FA Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ddffdd"

| 5 January 1980

| Round 3

| Stoke City (H)

| align="center" | 1–0

| Dobson 76' (pen.)

| align="center" | 13,478

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 26 January 1980

| Round 4

| Bury (A)

| align="center" | 0–1

|

| align="center" | 17,722

=League Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 26 August 1979

| Round 2 First leg

| Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

| align="center" | 1–1

| Dobson 38'

| align="center" | 6,163

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 4 September 1979

| Round 2 Second leg

| Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

| align="center" | 0–2

|

| align="center" | 17,411

=Anglo-Scottish Cup=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Round

! Opponents

! Result

! Goalscorers

! Attendance

bgcolor="#ffffdd"

| 4 August 1979

| Preliminary Group

| Blackburn Rovers (A)

| align="center" | 2–2

| Kindon 1', Metcalfe 68' (o.g.)

| align="center" | 7,749

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 7 August 1979

| Preliminary Group

| Blackpool (A)

| align="center" | 2–3

| Noble 58' (pen.), Ingham 90'

| align="center" | 5,003

bgcolor="#ffdddd"

| 11 August 1979

| Preliminary Group

| Preston North End (H)

| align="center" | 1–2

| Brennan 62'

| align="center" | 6,171

References

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{{Burnley F.C. seasons}}

{{1979–80 in English football}}

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