- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.56
- Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 26.61
- "Despite just scoring my first hat trick for Liverpool away at Norwich, I was still relegated to the bench for the midweek cup semi-final visit of Nottingham Forest. It was a massive personal blow but was something I was becoming used to so I shouldn't have felt totally surprised about being omitted by Bob Paisley. I'm sure it wouldn't have happened at any other club." - David Fairclough. David Johnson was reinstated in the side after being out with injury.
- Norwich City's Justin Fashanu scored the 1979-80 BBC Goal of the Season.
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