Football : Season Details : 1980

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup;
EC European Cup; CWC Cup Winners' Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Liverpool
60
4-18
  
2
 Manchester United
58
6-5
  
3
 Ipswich Town
53
2-12
  
4
 Arsenal
52
2-54
 CWC-F; FAC-F
5
 Nottingham Forest
48
5-3
 EC-W; LC-F
6
 Wolverhamption Wanderers
47
4-3
 LC-W
7
 Aston Villa
46
4-5
  
8
 Southampton
45
2-2
  
9
 Middlesbrough
44
4-6
  
10
 West Bromwich Albion
41
6-4
  
11
 Leeds United
40
5-16
  
12
 Norwich City
40
2-5
  
13
 Crystal Palace
40
2-1
  
14
 Tottenham Hotspur
40
5-2
  
15
 Coventry City
39
1-13
  
16
 Brighton and Hove Albion
37
1-1
  
17
 Manchester City
37
7-14
  
18
 Stoke City
36
6-1
  
19
 Everton
35
3-26
  
20
 Bristol City
31
2-4
  
21
 Derby County
30
5-11
  
22
 Bolton Wanderers
25
7-2
  

League Cup Final Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Nottingham Forest 0
FA Cup Final West Ham United 1 Arsenal 0

History

Liverpool win the Championship for the 12th time.

Nottingham Forest become the second English club to retain the European Cup. They also become the first club to play in three consecutive League Cup finals.

Arsenal become the first club since 1888 and 1886 to play in three consecutive FA Cup finals. West Ham United win the FA Cup becoming the third Second Division club to do so since 1973 and 1976. This was the third all-London FA Cup final.

After their FA Cup final defeat, Arsenal lose the Cup Winners Cup final on penalties.

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