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A collection of statistics for the 1979-80 season

Won
35
Drawn
15
Lost
10
Goals scored
111
Goals conceded
42
Goal difference
+69
Total games
60
Clean sheets (league)
19
Clean sheets (total)
27
Avg attendance (league)
44,578
Avg attendance (overall)
42,233
Avg goals/game (league)
2.19
Avg goals/game (overall)
2.32
Players used
17
Longest winning run
8
Longest unbeaten run
19
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 33 5 1 39 84.6%
Conceded first 2 4 9 15 13.3%
Season player records
Youngest player
21y · 2d
Oldest player
32y · 146d
Youngest goalscorer
22y · 204d
Oldest goalscorer
29y · 55d
Most appearances
60
Most starts
60
Most minutes
5,460'
Most goals
27
Squad usage
Different starters
17
Different goalscorers
13
Avg starting XI age
27.2 yrs
Unchanged XI
36
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
17
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
25y · 324d
Oldest starting XI
27y · 257d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 34 games
Match records
Biggest win 5–0 vs Grimsby Town 05 Jan 1980
Biggest defeat 0–3 vs Dinamo Tbilisi 03 Oct 1979
Highest-scoring game 5–3 vs Norwich City 09 Feb 1980
Highest-scoring draw 2–2 vs Everton 20 Oct 1979
Most common scoreline 1–1 (8 times)
Earliest goal scored
3'
Latest goal scored
90+3'
Goal minutes
Average goal minute: Scored 50' (league: 48')
Conceded 53'
Period Scored Conceded
1–15 min
16
6
16–30 min
12
5
31–45 min
17
5
46–60 min
22
2
61–75 min
20
15
76–90 min
24
9
91–120 min
0
0
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 42 81 30 +51
League Cup 7 13 4 +9
FA Cup 8 12 3 +9
Charity Shield 1 3 1 +2
European Cup 2 2 4 -2
Total 60 111 42 +69
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss