1979–80 Cheshire County Football League
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Cheshire County League
|season=1979–80
|prevseason= 1978–79
|nextseason= 1980–81
}}
The 1979–80 Cheshire County Football League was the 56th in the history of the Cheshire County League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions.{{cite web|title=1979-80 Cheshire County Football Leagues|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html|website=RSSSF}}
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Cheshire County Football League
Division One
|season=1979–80
|winners= Stalybridge Celtic
|promoted=
|relegated=Rhyl
Radcliffe Borough
|matches=
|total goals=
|prevseason= 1978–79
|nextseason= 1980–81
}}
The division featured two new teams, both promoted from last season's Division Two:
- Bootle (1st)
- Curzon Ashton (2nd)
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=R
|winpoints=2
|team1=STL|name_STL=Stalybridge Celtic
|team2=WIN|name_WIN=Winsford United
|team3=CHO|name_CHO=Chorley
|team4=ASH|name_ASH=Ashton United
|team5=BUR|name_BUR=Burscough
|team6=HYD|name_HYD=Hyde United
|team7=DRO|name_DRO=Droylsden
|team8=HOR|name_HOR=Horwich RMI
|team9=CUR|name_CUR=Curzon Ashton
|team10=DAR|name_DAR=Darwen
|team11=ROS|name_ROS=Rossendale United
|team12=STH|name_STH=St Helens Town
|team13=BOO|name_BOO=Bootle
|team14=NAN|name_NAN=Nantwich Town
|team15=NEW|name_NEW=New Mills
|team16=FOR|name_FOR=Formby
|team17=FLE|name_FLE=Fleetwood Town
|team18=LEE|name_LEE=Leek Town
|team19=RHY|name_RHY=Rhyl
|team20=RAD|name_RAD=Radcliffe Borough
|win_STL=26|draw_STL=7|loss_STL=5|gf_STL=94|ga_STL=46|status_STL=C
|win_WIN=23|draw_WIN=6|loss_WIN=9|gf_WIN=72|ga_WIN=41
|win_CHO=20|draw_CHO=11|loss_CHO=7|gf_CHO=60|ga_CHO=35
|win_ASH=15|draw_ASH=15|loss_ASH=8|gf_ASH=71|ga_ASH=65
|win_BUR=16|draw_BUR=11|loss_BUR=11|gf_BUR=67|ga_BUR=54
|win_HYD=16|draw_HYD=10|loss_HYD=12|gf_HYD=60|ga_HYD=48
|win_DRO=15|draw_DRO=10|loss_DRO=13|gf_DRO=63|ga_DRO=45
|win_HOR=13|draw_HOR=12|loss_HOR=13|gf_HOR=53|ga_HOR=52
|win_CUR=11|draw_CUR=14|loss_CUR=13|gf_CUR=48|ga_CUR=55
|win_DAR=12|draw_DAR=12|loss_DAR=14|gf_DAR=41|ga_DAR=52
|win_ROS=12|draw_ROS=12|loss_ROS=14|gf_ROS=48|ga_ROS=73
|win_STH=10|draw_STH=15|loss_STH=13|gf_STH=59|ga_STH=55
|win_BOO=14|draw_BOO=7|loss_BOO=17|gf_BOO=50|ga_BOO=53
|win_NAN=14|draw_NAN=7|loss_NAN=17|gf_NAN=53|ga_NAN=62
|win_NEW=11|draw_NEW=13|loss_NEW=14|gf_NEW=44|ga_NEW=57
|win_FOR=13|draw_FOR=7|loss_FOR=18|gf_FOR=50|ga_FOR=58
|win_FLE=10|draw_FLE=11|loss_FLE=17|gf_FLE=51|ga_FLE=63
|win_LEE=10|draw_LEE=9|loss_LEE=19|gf_LEE=45|ga_LEE=66
|win_RHY=10|draw_RHY=7|loss_RHY=21|gf_RHY=54|ga_RHY=66|status_RHY=R
|win_RAD=6|draw_RAD=10|loss_RAD=22|gf_RAD=45|ga_RAD=82|status_RAD=R
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to Division Two
|result19=R|result20=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html]
}}
Division Two
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Cheshire County Football League
Division Two
|season=1979–80
|winners= Prescot Town
|promoted= Prescot Town
Kirkby Town
|relegated=
|matches=
|total goals=
|prevseason= 1978–79
|nextseason= 1980–81
}}
The division featured two new teams, both relegated from last season's Division One:
- New Brighton (21st)
- Middlewich Athletic (22nd)
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|winpoints=2
|team1=PRT|name_PRT=Prescot Town
|team2=ACC|name_ACC=Accrington Stanley
|team3=KIR|name_KIR=Kirkby Town
|team4=PBI|name_PBI=Prescot BI
|team5=CON|name_CON=Congleton Town
|team6=EAS|name_EAS=Eastwood Hanley
|team7=GLO|name_GLO=Glossop
|team8=MAG|name_MAG=Maghull
|team9=FOR|name_FOR=Ford Motors
|team10=NEW|name_NEW=New Brighton
|team11=ACO|name_ACO=Atherton Collieries
|team12=IRL|name_IRL=Irlam Town
|team13=MID|name_MID=Middlewich Athletic
|team14=SKE|name_SKE=Skelmersdale United
|team15=WAR|name_WAR=Warrington Town
|team16=PRH|name_PRH=Prestwich Heys
|team17=ASH|name_ASH=Ashton Town
|team18=ANS|name_ANS=Anson Villa
|win_PRT=22|draw_PRT=7|loss_PRT=5|gf_PRT=89|ga_PRT=25|status_PRT=C,P
|win_ACC=20|draw_ACC=9|loss_ACC=5|gf_ACC=67|ga_ACC=33
|win_KIR=23|draw_KIR=3|loss_KIR=8|gf_KIR=70|ga_KIR=40|status_KIR=P
|win_PBI=19|draw_PBI=7|loss_PBI=8|gf_PBI=77|ga_PBI=54
|win_CON=18|draw_CON=8|loss_CON=8|gf_CON=61|ga_CON=42
|win_EAS=15|draw_EAS=10|loss_EAS=9|gf_EAS=65|ga_EAS=44
|win_GLO=14|draw_GLO=7|loss_GLO=13|gf_GLO=53|ga_GLO=45
|win_MAG=12|draw_MAG=10|loss_MAG=12|gf_MAG=49|ga_MAG=49
|win_FOR=13|draw_FOR=6|loss_FOR=15|gf_FOR=48|ga_FOR=44
|win_NEW=13|draw_NEW=6|loss_NEW=15|gf_NEW=59|ga_NEW=63
|win_ACO=9|draw_ACO=14|loss_ACO=11|gf_ACO=44|ga_ACO=48
|win_IRL=12|draw_IRL=7|loss_IRL=15|gf_IRL=48|ga_IRL=49
|win_MID=12|draw_MID=6|loss_MID=16|gf_MID=55|ga_MID=64
|win_SKE=9|draw_SKE=10|loss_SKE=15|gf_SKE=46|ga_SKE=69
|win_WAR=9|draw_WAR=6|loss_WAR=19|gf_WAR=48|ga_WAR=80
|win_PRH=8|draw_PRH=6|loss_PRH=20|gf_PRH=36|ga_PRH=71
|win_ASH=3|draw_ASH=12|loss_ASH=19|gf_ASH=35|ga_ASH=83
|win_ANS=5|draw_ANS=6|loss_ANS=23|gf_ANS=29|ga_ANS=76
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to Division One
|result1=P|result3=P
|col_M=inherit|text_M=Merged with Salford Amateurs
|result18=M
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcheshirehist.html]
}}
References
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{{1979-80 in English football}}
{{Cheshire County League}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 Cheshire County Football League}}