The 1979���1980 season was the 81st completed season of The Football League.Bob Paisley's Liverpool retained their league championship trophy after fighting off a determined challenge by Dave Sexton's Manchester United.

The 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24, 1980 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59���54 victory over the UCLA Bruins.

13 October 1979: Crystal Palace's unbeaten start to the season ends with a 3���1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.October 1979: John Gidman is signed from Aston Villa for ��650,000 (2013: ��2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of ��100,000.29 February 1980: With the season approaching its final quarter, Manchester United have moved level on points at the top of the First Division with Liverpool, who have a game in hand.

The 1979-80 Nationalliga A season was the 42nd season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and EHC Arosa won the championship.

The 1979���80 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1979���80 NCAA Division I basketball season. John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his eighth season as head coach.

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1979���80 season.

Statistics of UAE Football League in season 1979/80.

The 1979���80 season was Colchester United's third consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.

Statistics of Iraqi League in season 1979/1980.

The 1979���80 Tercera Divisi��n season is the 3rd season since establishment as the fourth tier.

The 1979���80 OMJHL season was the sixth and final season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Windsor Spitfires. After the season's end, the league would be renamed to the Ontario Hockey League.

The 1979���80 Combined Counties Football League season was the second in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England, which operates at levels 9���10 of the English football league system. This was the first season in which the "Combined Counties League" name was used after the inaugural season was held under the name of the "Home Counties League".The league was won by Guildford & Worplesdon for the first time. There was no promotion or relegation.

The 1979���80 Irish Cup was the 100th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 2 February 1980, and concluded on 26 April 1980 with the final.The defending champions were Cliftonville, after they had won the cup for the 8th time the previous season, defeating Portadown 3���2 in the 1978���79 final. However, Portadown gained revenge by knocking the holders out in the first round with a 2���1 win.

The 1979���80 NBA season was the Bucks' 12th season in the NBA. With 49 wins and 33 loses they won their division and ranked fourth in the Western Conference. After a first-round-bye the Bucks faced the defending champions, the Seattle SuperSonics, which were led by Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson. Despite being able to steal two games on the road, the Bucks lost the series in seven games.

The 1979���80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season. The Hershey Bears won their sixth Calder Cup championship.

The 1979���80 Eredivisie season was the 20th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Ten teams participated in the league, and the Heerenveen Flyers won the championship.

The 1979���80 National Football League was the 49th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.Cork defeated Kerry in an all-Munster final.

The 1979���80 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Aberdeen, one point ahead of Celtic. Dundee and Hibernian were relegated. St Mirren's 3rd place was their highest finishing position in the league since the 1892-93 season.

Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title.

The 1979-80 British Home Championship saw only the second undisputed victory for Northern Ireland in the British Home Nations international football tournament in 96 years of existence. It was also the first time since 1970 that Scotland agreed to travel to Northern Ireland, having refused to play there since 1972. The tournament also finally marked the end of a decade of extremely poor international football results for all the Home Nations.

The 1979���80 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' first season in the National Hockey League. Along with the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets, the Whalers were one of four World Hockey Association franchises that joined the NHL. The Whalers season was Gordie Howe's final season in the NHL.

The 1979���80 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 80th season in the club's football history. In 1974���75 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 17th season in the Bundesliga.The season ended up with Eintracht winning the UEFA Cup for the first time.

The 1979���1980 season was the 81st completed season of The Football League.Bob Paisley's Liverpool retained their league championship trophy after fighting off a determined challenge by Dave Sexton's Manchester United. Nottingham Forest failed to make a serious title challenge but compensated for this by retaining the European Cup.Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers were relegated after brief, uneventful spells in the First Division notable only because Bristol City���s relegation ends the last time South West England had a team in the top tier until Swindon Town's promotion to the Premier League in 1993. On the other hand, Derby County's relegation came just five years after they had been league champions.Kevin Keegan ended his three-year spell with Hamburger SV in Germany and returned to England in a shock ��400,000 move to Southampton. Lawrie McMenemy's new signing was the transfer surprise of the season. Keegan was the current European Footballer of the Year and rated as one of the best strikers in the world, while Southampton were still struggling to establish themselves as a First Division side. But this move showed that Southampton had ambition and were determined to compete with the best.Leicester City, Sunderland and Birmingham City ended their relatively short spells in the Second Division and occupied the division's three promotion places. Going down were Fulham, Burnley and Charlton Athletic.Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday all achieved some long-awaited success by gaining promotion from the Third Division. Bury, Southend United, Mansfield Town and Wimbledon occupied the Third Division's relegation places.Fallen giants Huddersfield Town and Portsmouth finally achieved some success by gaining promotion from the Fourth Division. Newport County achieved their first promotion since 1939 and Walsall were also promoted. Re-election results are given at the end of this article.

In 1980 Inter Milan won its twelfth league title, nine years after last success. Inter showed a squad with players such as Ivano Bordon, Gabriele Oriali, Evaristo Beccalossi and Alessandro Altobelli: came first ahead Juventus, beaten 4-0 in San Siro (Altobelli's hat-trick). By winning this title, Inter could come back in Europe Cup after being runner-up in 1971���72.

The 1979���80 Romanian Hockey League season was the 50th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.

Mersin ��dmanyurdu (also Mersin ��dman Yurdu, Mersin ��Y, or M��Y) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1979���80. At the end of 1979���80 season Mersin ��dmanyurdu has promoted to First League for the third time. The 1979���80 was the eighth season of Mersin ��dmanyurdu (M��Y) football team in Second League, the second level division in Turkey. They finished 1st in Group A. They have lost second league championship game against Kocaelispor by penalties.

The 1979���80 season was the 10th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers lost seven more games than the previous season, ending with a record of 38���44, their first losing record since the 1975���76 season; despite that, they qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.The Blazers were ousted from the 1980 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Seattle SuperSonics, two games to one.

The 1979���80 National Hurling League was the 49th season of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. It was won by Cork.

The 1979-80 Northern League season was the 14th season of the Northern League, the top level ice hockey league in northern England and Scotland. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Murrayfield Racers won the championship. The top four teams qualified for the Spring Cup, which served as the Northern League playoffs.

The 1979���1980 FIRA Trophy was the 20th edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams.The tournament was won by France, who achieved a Grand Slam.

The 1979���80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978���79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41-34-5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs.

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 19 teams. FC Groningen won the championship.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.

The 1979-80 DDR-Oberliga season was the 32nd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SC Dynamo Berlin won the championship.

Season 1979���80 was the 103rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 73rd time, the Scottish Cup for the 85th time and the Scottish League Cup for the 33rd time.

The 1979���80 season was the fourth time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fu��ball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 13th in the division, following an eleventh-placed finish the previous year. The club lost in the first round of the DFB-Pokal; going out 1���0 away to SC Viktoria 04 K��ln. Norbert Stolzenburg scored 24 of the club's 57 league goals.

The 1979���80 Serie A season was the 48th edition of Serie A, the top-level football competition in Italy. The championship was won by F.C. Internazionale Milano.

The 1979���80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979���80 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18���12, 10���4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU.

The 1979���80 I-Divisioona season was the sixth season of the I-Divisioona, the second level of Finnish ice hockey. 10 teams participated in the league, and HPK H��meenlinna won the championship. HPK H��meenlinna and SaiPa Lappeenranta qualified for the promotion/relegation round of the SM-liiga.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Nets' 4th season in the NBA.

The 1979���80 season was a disappointing one for Hibernian. After playing in Europe and narrowly losing the Scottish Cup in 1979, the closest they got to honours in 1980 was a convincing 5���0 semi-final loss to Celtic in the Scottish Cup. Worse still they slumped from their 1979 fifth place league finish in the league to finishing last, which led to relegation to the First Division.

The 1979���80 Japan Ice Hockey League season was the 14th season of the Japan Ice Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and the Oji Seishi Hockey won the championship.

The 1979-80 NBA season was Indiana's 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.

The 1979���80 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the eighth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won an unprecedented treble of League, Playoff's and National Cup. Crystal Palace were helped by Alton Byrd who would become the best known name in British basketball and won the season MVP award.

The 1979���80 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.Stan Ternent succeeded Bob Stokoe as manager prior to the start of the season; however, he too was replaced during the campaign itself, by former player Alan Ball.Stan McEwan was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup). Tony Kellow was the joint-top scorer in the league.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Spurs' fourth season in the NBA, the 7th in San Antonio, and the 13th season as a franchise.

The 1979���80 Detroit Pistons season was the Pistons��� 32nd season in the NBA and 23rd season in the city of Detroit. The Pistons were coming off a 30���52 record from their first season in the Eastern Conference and aiming to halt declines of six and eight wins from their previous two seasons, but by finishing 16���66 they suffered the worst record in franchise history, and the worst NBA record since the infamous 1972���73 Philadelphia 76ers won only nine games. Injuries to prolific-scoring recruit Bob McAdoo and center Bob Lanier, who was traded during the season, left the Pistons without a star player and the team finished with fourteen consecutive defeats.

The 1979���80 Bulgarian Cup was the 40th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Slavia Sofia won the competition, beating Beroe Stara Zagora 3���1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.

The 1979���80 DDR-Oberliga was the 31st season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.The league was contested by fourteen teams. Berliner FC Dynamo won the championship, the club's second of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.Dieter K��hn of 1.

The 1979���80 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid in the United States.This was the first men's ice hockey team to compete for Canada at the Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics held at Grenoble, France.Canada's team placed sixth in the tournament to finish out of the medals.

The Irish League in season 1979���80 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.

The 1979���80 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 13th in the National Hockey League.

The 1979���80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association as expansion franchises. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers (later renamed "Hartford Whalers" at the insistence of the Boston Bruins), and Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL, bringing the total to 21 teams.

The 1979���80 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the second in league history and would end with the New York Arrows repeating as MISL champions.Expansion would double league membership to 10 teams. There would be a split into two divisions (the Atlantic and Central). The new teams were placed in Buffalo, Hartford, Wichita, Detroit and St. Louis. All but Hartford had a measure of success, as three of the new clubs would make the playoffs and St. Louis averaged over 14,000 fans despite finishing tied for the MISL's worst record.To accommodate the expanded league, the playoff format was tweaked to include the top three teams in each division. The first round would be a single game between the second and third-place finishers, while the semifinals were a two-game series between the first-place finisher and the first round winner. If the teams were tied at one win apiece, there would be a 15-minute minigame to decide the winner. If the teams remained tied, there would be a MISL-style penalty shootout to break the tie. The winner of the Atlantic Division final would host the championship game.The Pittsburgh Spirit would recover from a 5-10 start and a coaching change to finish second in the Atlantic, thanks to a league-record 13-game winning streak. They would be joined in the playoffs by the Buffalo Stallions, who snuck into the postseason thanks to the Philadelphia Fever's loss in the season finale. The Stallions qualified due to their 3-1 head-to-head record against the Fever.In the end, the New York Arrows repeated as champions, thanks to the goalscoring exploits of Steve Zungul. Zungul scored a combined 100 goals (90 in the regular season, 10 in the playoffs) to lead the Arrows, winning both the regular season and playoff MVP awards in the process.After the season, the Spirit suspended operations for one year. Pittsburgh would return for the 1981-82 season, however.

The 1979���80 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup was the fourteenth edition of FIBA's competition for European basketball national cup champions, running from 30 October 1979 to 19 March 1980. It was contested by 22 teams, two more than in the previous edition.Emerson Varese defeated the former champions Gabetti Cant�� in a final held in Milan winning the European Cup Winner's Cup for the second time.

The 1979���80 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 28th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Five teams participated in the league, and Levski-Spartak Sofia won the championship.

The 1979-80 OB I bajnoks��g season was the 43rd season of the OB I bajnoks��g, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Four teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.

The 1979���1980 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 31st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 17th season in Philadelphia. They finished with a record of 59���23, their best since the 1967���68 season. The team had acquired guard Lionel Hollins from the Portland Trail Blazers after their effort to obtain Pete Maravich failed as he signed with the Boston Celtics. In the playoffs, they won the 1980 Eastern Conference Championship over the Boston Celtics 4���1. In the 1980 NBA Finals they would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 4���2. The series was memorable for Julius Erving's baseline move in Game 4, and Magic Johnson's 42-point effort in Game 6 starting the game at center in place of an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The 1979���80 Southern Football League season saw the league split into Midland and Southern Divisions after 13 clubs had left the previous season to establish the Alliance Premier League. Bridgend Town won the Midland Division, whilst Dorchester Town won the Southern Division. Bridgend were declared Southern League champions after defeating Dorchester 3���0 at home and 2���1 away to win a championship play-off. There was no promotion to the Alliance Premier League and no relegation to feeder leagues.

1979-80 was the fifth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1980���81 season.

The season 1979���80 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Forest became the only side to win the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight league, a record which still stands.

The 1979���80 Minnesota North Stars season was the 13th season in North Stars history. The previous year's merger with the Cleveland Barons began to pay off as the North Stars finished with a winning record for the first time in seven years, and finished in third place in the Adams Division with 88 points. Former Baron Al MacAdam led the team in scoring with 93 points and captured the Bill Masterton Trophy.

The 1979���80 Inter-City League season was the second season of the Inter-City League, the top level ice hockey league in southern England. Nine teams participated in the league, and the Richmond Flyers won the championship. The games played by the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were counted double. (One win/loss is equivalent to two wins/losses.)

FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1979/1980 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.

The 1979-80 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 41st season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Furuset IF won the championship.

The 1979���80 New York Rangers season was the 54th season and last full season under coach Fred Shero. The Rangers qualified for the playoffs but bowed out in the second round to Shero's old team, the Philadelphia Flyers.

The 1979-80 French Rugby Union Championship was won by B��ziers beating Toulose in the final.The group B was won by Chamb��ry beating Angoul��me in the final.

The 1979���80 season of the Bayernliga, the third tier of the German football league system in the state of Bavaria at the time, was the 35th season of the league.

The 1979���80 IHL season was the 35th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. 10 teams participated in the regular season, and the Kalamazoo Wings won the Turner Cup.

The 1979���80 Coupe de France was the 63rd Coupe de France, France's annual national football cup competition. It was won by AS Monaco, who defeated US Orl��ans in the final.

The 1979���80 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the fourth edition of IHF's competition for European women's handball national cup champions. Running from 24 November 1979 to 30 March 1980, it was contested by 14 teams, one less than the preceding edition.

The 1979���80 Atlanta Flames season was the eighth and final season in Atlanta for the franchise. The franchise was bought and moved to Calgary, Alberta to become the Calgary Flames.

Liverpool F.C. won its 12th league title, and its second in successive seasons. David Johnson was the top scorer and Kenny Dalglish, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson were constants in the side. In the European Cup, there was an early disappointment with a loss to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round. Liverpool went on to lose in the semi-finals of the FA Cup to the eventual runners-up, Arsenal, after a four-game marathon.

The 1979-80 British Home Championship saw only the second undisputed victory for Northern Ireland in the British Home Nations international football tournament in 96 years of existence. It was also the first time since 1970 that Scotland agreed to travel to Northern Ireland, having refused to play there since 1972. The tournament also finally marked the end of a decade of extremely poor international football results for all the Home Nations. Apart from disappointing Scottish performances in the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, no British side had been represented at a major football tournament since England were knocked out by Germany at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In 1980, England finally qualified for the 1980 UEFA European Championship and although their performance was unspectacular it did lay the groundwork for the appearance of three of the Home Nations at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. The Home Championships thus allowed spectators and coaches an impression of the reorganised British sides and their capabilities in competitive football.The opening matches provided two great shocks for the long-established favourites of England and Scotland, with a narrow Northern Irish home victory over the Scots and a Welsh 4���1 thrashing of the English, putting the underdogs in pole position going into their remaining rounds. Scotland recovered slightly with a narrow victory over the Welsh, but England could only manage a draw with the Northern Irish, who were in the best position to claim undisputed first place for 66 years. In the final matches, England salvaged pride and points with a win over the Scots taking them to second place, but the Northern Irish claimed the trophy by defeating Wales in Cardiff, celebrating their centenary with a rare triumph.

The 1979���80 Duleep Trophy was the 19th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.North Zone won the title, defeating West Zone in the final.

The 1979���80 Scottish First Division season was won by Heart of Midlothian, who were promoted along with Airdrieonians to the Premier Division. Arbroath and Clyde were relegated to the Second Division.

The 1979���80 St. Louis Blues season was the 13th in franchise history. It involved the team returning to the NHL Playoffs for the first time in three seasons, following the team's 34-34-12 record during the regular-season, good for 80 points. The season started the team's run of 25 consecutive seasons of playoff appearances, a record for any non-Original Six NHL franchise.

The 1979���80 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 54th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League. The club was coming off a first-place finish in the Smythe Division in the 1978-79, despite finishing with a 29-36-15 record. In the 1979 playoffs, the Black Hawks were swept by the New York Islanders in the quarter-finals.

The 1979���80 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

The 1979���80 English League North season was the second season of the English League North (also known as the Midland League), the top level ice hockey league in northern England. Five teams participated in the league, and the Liverpool Leopards won the championship.

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 season was the 64th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions.It was the first Isthmian League season as a sixth tier league after the creation of the Alliance Premier League.

The National Football League playoffs for the 1979 season began on December 23, 1979. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, 31���19, on January 20, 1980, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

The 1979���80 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1979-80 college basketball season.

The 1979���80 2. Bundesliga season was the sixth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. It was played in two regional divisions, North and South.Arminia Bielefeld, 1. FC N��rnberg and Karlsruher SC were promoted to the Bundesliga while DSC Wanne-Eickel, OSC Bremerhaven, Arminia Hannover, Wuppertaler SV, MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, R��chling V��lklingen and FV W��rzburg 04 were relegated to the Oberligas.

The 1979���80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association as expansion franchises. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers (later renamed "Hartford Whalers" at the insistence of the Boston Bruins), and Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL, bringing the total to 21 teams. The other two WHA teams (Birmingham Bulls and Cincinnati Stingers) were paid to disband.The season also marked the eighth and final season for the Flames in Atlanta before the franchise relocated to Calgary. The NHL would return to the Georgia capital in 1999 with the Thrashers, but that team would ultimately relocate away from Atlanta as well becoming the second (and current) incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets.The collapse of the WHA also saw the much hyped super-star rookie Wayne Gretzky come to the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky would tie Marcel Dionne for the scoring lead with 137 points and capture the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player while Dionne took home the Art Ross Trophy as the leading scorer by virtue of having scored two more goals. Gretzky aside, many players made their debut in the NHL this season, both due to the WHA merger and to a change in the rules for the Entry Draft allowing eighteen- and nineteen-year-olds to be drafted for the first time; no fewer than seven Hall of Famers (Gretzky, Ray Bourque, Mark Messier, Mike Gartner, Michel Goulet, Mark Howe, and Joe Mullen; Mullen was undrafted) debuted this season along with numerous other perennial stars.The big story of the regular season was the record-breaking undefeated streak compiled by the Philadelphia Flyers. After starting the season with a 5���2 win over the New York Islanders and a 9���2 loss to the Atlanta Flames, the Flyers did not lose again for nearly three months, earning at least one point in every game between a 4���3 win over Toronto on October 14, 1979, and a 4���2 win over Buffalo on January 6, 1980, a span of 35 games. This stands as the longest undefeated streak in North American professional sports history.

The 1979���80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 66th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum. The team played home games at Freedom Hall.The team completed a 33-3 record and brought Louisville basketball their first NCAA National Championship when they defeated UCLA 59-54, led by Darrell Griffith (aka "Dr. Dunkenstein") and his 23 points.

The 1979���80 Boston Celtics season was the 34th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bolstered by the play of Rookie Larry Bird, the Celtics improved by 32 wins from the previous year (at the time the largest turnaround in NBA History).

The 1979���80 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' eighth season, their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as they were one of the teams that were part of the WHA-NHL merger that took place on June 22, 1979.The Oilers were led offensively by rookie superstar Wayne Gretzky, as he tied for the lead league in points at 137, however lost the Art Ross Trophy due to scoring fewer goals than winner Marcel Dionne.

The 1979���80 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 45th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Zaglebie Sosnowiec won the championship.

The 1979���80 Algerian Cup is the 18th edition of the Algerian Cup. MA Hussein Dey are the defending champions, having beaten JE Tizi Ouzou 2���1 in the previous season's final.

Statistics of Cypriot First Division in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 Macedonian Republic League was the 36th since its establishment. FK Rabotni��ki won their 10th championship title.

The season 1979-80 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won on penalties by Valencia CF in a goalless final against Arsenal FC. It was the only Cup Winners' Cup to be decided in this way (although two previous finals had required replays), and was Valencia's third European title after two Fairs Cup victories.

Statistics for the 1979���80 season of the Ekstraklasa (the top tier of association football in Poland).

The 1979-80 Elitserien season was the fifth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and Brynas IF won the championship.

The 1979���80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 9th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21-8 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament, IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, but they lost to the 6-seed Purdue Boilermakers.

The 1979���80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979���80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20���9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3���3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by third-year head coach Dom Perno.

The 1979���80 season was Manchester United's 78th season in the Football League, and their fifth consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished the season second in the league, just two points behind champions Liverpool, and qualified for the 1980���81 UEFA Cup. It was the first season at the club for new midfielder Ray Wilkins, signed in the 1979 close season for a club record fee of ��750,000. However, United had gained a reputation for playing generally dull football under Sexton, and by the end of his third season as manager they had still yet to win a major trophy, as Liverpool ruled supreme in the English league.

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 La Liga season, the 49th since its establishment, started on September 8, 1979 and finished on May 18, 1980.It was composed of the following clubs:

The 1979���80 European Cup was the 20th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

This was the ninth season for the League Cup, known as the John Player Trophy for sponsorship reasons.Bradford Northern won the trophy, beating Widnes 6-0 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The attendance was 9,909 and receipts were ��11560.

The 1979���80 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 37th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Poldi SONP Kladno won the championship.

The 1979���80 Football League Cup was the 20th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The winners qualified for the 1980���81 UEFA Cup, if not already qualified for European competition.Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition by defeating the reigning holders and European champions Nottingham Forest 1���0 in the final on 15 March 1980. This was their second League Cup success, after winning in 1974.

Statistics of Luxembourg National Division in season 1979/1980.

The 1979���80 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 85th season of rugby league football. Sixteen English clubs competed for the Northern Rugby Football League's first division championship, with Bradford claiming the title by finishing on top of the League.

1979���80 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqip��ris��) was the twenty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1979 with the First Round and ended on May 1980 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1980-81 first round of the UEFA Cup. KS Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their third Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KF Partizani.The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Bulls' 14th season in the NBA.

The 1979���80 season was Newport County's 18th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 52nd season overall in the Football League.It was one of the most successful seasons in County's history. Finishing in third place in the Fourth Division the club attained promotion to the Football League Third Division for the 1980���81 season. After winning the Welsh Cup this season, County also earned a place in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup for the 1980���81 season.

Statistics of Maltese Premier League in season 1979/1980.

The 1979���80 season was Manchester United's 78th season in the Football League, and their fifth consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished the season second in the league, just two points behind champions Liverpool, and qualified for the 1980���81 UEFA Cup. It was the first season at the club for new midfielder Ray Wilkins, signed in the 1979 close season for a club record fee of ��750,000.

The 1979���80 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 71st season. The Canadiens ended the season with a twenty-game unbeaten streak at the Montreal Forum. By season���s end, the franchise was third overall in NHL standings. The season involved being eliminated in the NHL Quarter-finals vs the Minnesota North Stars 4 games to 3.

During the 1979���80 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

The 1979���80 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 9th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 21-8 and a conference record of 13-5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.

The 1979-80 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The 1979���80 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eleventh year head coach Tim Taft and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 4���18 and 1���13 in PCAA play.

The 1979���80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the tenth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 12 April 1980 and ended on 1 June 1980.Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. Castlegar won the title after defeating McQuillan's by 1-11 to 1-8 in the final.

The 1979-1980 Algerian Championnat National was the 18th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 14 teams contested the league, with MP Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on october 5, 1979. and ended on June 13, 1980.

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.

The France's 1979���1980 nuclear test series was a group of 22 nuclear tests conducted in 1979���1980. These tests followed the 1975���78 French nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981���82 French nuclear tests series.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 13th season in the NBA.

Statistics of Bahraini Premier League in the 1979/1980 season.

The 1979���80 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA Championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, and is notable for being the year in which the three-point field goal was adopted.

The 1979���80 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the UIPMB (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon). The season started on 18 January 1980 in Ruhpolding, West Germany, and ended on 30 March 1980 in Murmansk, Soviet Union. It was the third season of the Biathlon World Cup, and it was only held for men.

Statistics of Albanian Superliga in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 English Hockey League season took place from September 1979 until May 1980.The Men's Cup was won by Slough and the Women's Cup was won by Norton.The Men's National Inter League Championship brought together the winners of their respective regional leagues. The championship (held in September 1980) was won by Slough.As from the 1980-81 season the National Inter League Championship would be held in the spring of the same season instead of the Autumn of the following season.

The 1979���80 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). This team owns the longest unbeaten streak in North American sports history in 35 consecutive games without a loss, from October 14 to January 6. The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in six games to the New York Islanders.

The DFB-Pokal 1979���80 was the 37th season of the competition. It began on 24 August 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final Fortuna D��sseldorf defeated FC K��ln 2���1 to defend their title from the preceding season.

The 1979���80 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1979���80 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished with a 23���10 (10���8 Big Ten) record, and reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament as champions of the East Region. To date, this is Iowa's most recent appearance in the NCAA Final Four in men's basketball.

January: First emergency Crude Oil Buy-Sell Program allocations.January 16: Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return. Bakhtiar government established by the Shah to preside until unrest subsides.January 20: Saudi Arabia announces drastic cut in first-quarter production. 9.5 MMBD ceiling imposed. Although actual cuts never reach announced levels, spot prices of Middle East light crudes rise 36 percent.January 20: One million Iranians march in Tehran in a show of support for the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, fundamentalist Muslim leader.February 12: Bakhtiar resigns as prime minister of Iran after losing support of the military.March 5: Iran resumes petroleum exports.Spring: Gasoline shortage/world oil glut.March 26: OPEC makes full 14.5 percent price increase for 1979 effective on April 1. Marker crude raised to $14.56 per barrel.May: United States Department of Energy (DOE) announces $5 per barrel entitlement to importers of heating oil. Saudi Arabia announces intention to increase direct sales and to sell less through Aramco. Both announcements send prices higher.June 1: Phased oil price decontrol begins. Involves gradual 28 month increase of "old" oil price ceilings, and slower rate of increase of "new" oil price ceilings.June 26���28: OPEC raises prices average of 15 percent, effective July 1.October: Buy-Sell Program sales average more than 400,000 bbl/d (64,000 m3/d) from October 1979 through March 1980 - highest level since February 1976, due to emergency allocations.October: Canada eliminates light crude oil exports to U.S. refiners, except for those exports required by operational constraints of pipelines.November 4: Iran takes western hostages.November 12: U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders cessation of Iranian imports to U.S.November 15: Iran cancels all contracts with U.S. oil companies.December 13: Saudi Arabia raises marker crude price to $24 per barrel.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Warriors' 34th season in the NBA and 17th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Huddersfield Town's 1979���80 campaign is one of Town's most successful in their history, gaining promotion from the Division 4 title, the last season in which Town won the divisional title. They finished two points clear of Walsall. In Mick Buxton's first full season in charge, Town scored 101 league goals, the only season in which Town have scored more than 100 league goals in their entire history. This ended Town's five-year stint in the basement division. The only season after this that they were in the 4th tier was in the 2003���04 season.

The 1979���80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3-0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965-66.

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.

The FA Cup 1979���80 is the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.

The 1979���80 NBA season was the Rockets' 13th season in the NBA and 9th season in the city of Houston.

This article contains information on the 1979-1980 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.

The 1979-80 Four Hills Tournament took place at the four traditional venues of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, located in Germany and Austria, between 29 December 1979 and 6 January 1980.

The 1979���80 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Dundee United, who defeated Aberdeen in the replayed Final.

The 1979���80 Northern Premier League season was the 12th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England.

The 1979���80 Cupa Rom��niei was the 42nd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.The title was won by Politehnica Timi��oara against Steaua Bucure��ti.

The 1979���80 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 56th season. In the first round of the NHL Draft, the Bruins drafted Ray Bourque. The Bruins had two different coaches during the season. Fred Creighton had a record of 40 wins, 20 losses and 13 ties, while Harry Sinden had 6 wins and 1 loss.

The 1979���80 Nationale A season was the 59th season of the Nationale A, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and ASG Tours won their first league title. Fran��ais Volants was relegated to the Nationale B.

Statistics of ��rvalsdeild in the 1979 season.

Statistics of Kuwaiti Premier League in the 1979/1980 season.

The 1979���80 season was Galatasaray's 76th in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.

The 1979���80 Irish Cup was the 100th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 2 February 1980, and concluded on 26 April 1980 with the final.The defending champions were Cliftonville, after they had won the cup for the 8th time the previous season, defeating Portadown 3���2 in the 1978���79 final. However, Portadown gained revenge by knocking the holders out in the first round with a 2���1 win. Linfield won the cup for the 32nd time, defeating Crusaders 2���0 in the final.

The 1979���80 Segunda Divisi��n B was the 3rd season of Segunda Divisi��n B, the third highest level of the Spanish football league system, since its establishment in 1977. First and 2nd in each group were promoted to Segunda Divisi��n, and the bottom four were relegated to the Tercera Divisi��n.

The 1979���80 New York Knicks season was the 34th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Division with a 39���43 win���loss record, and did not qualify for the 1980 NBA Playoffs. Bill Cartwright led the team in scoring (21.7 points per game) and rebounding, while Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in assists (10.2 per game) and steals (3.23 per game).New York had three first-round picks in the 1979 NBA Draft, and selected Cartwright, Larry Demic, and Sly Williams. At the end of the season, the Knicks lost five of their last six games; they followed a three-game losing streak with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but then lost to the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. In the game against the 76ers, Julius Erving made the winning basket with one second remaining, after the Knicks had committed a turnover on an inbounds pass five seconds earlier with the score tied at 101���101. The Washington Bullets gained the last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference over the Knicks because of a better record against other teams in the conference; the teams' overall win���loss records were identical.

The 1979���80 Copa del Rey was the 78th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 226 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.The tournament began on 11 September 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980 with the final, held in Santiago Bernab��u Stadium in Madrid.The final was an unusual event as they faced Real Madrid CF and their reserve team Castilla CF.

The 1979���80 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1979, to April 30, 1980.

1979���80 saw the fourth edition of the Saudi Premier League.The league title was won by Al-Nassr for the first time.Newly promoted side Al Ohud were relegated along with Al-Wahda for the first time, meaning that the city of Mecca would not be represented in the top flight for the first time since the league began.

The 1979���80 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 23rd season of the European Champions Cup club competition, predecessor of the Euroleague. The Final was held at the Deutschlandhalle in West Berlin on March 27, 1980. Real Madrid defeated Maccabi Elite, by a result of 89���95.

Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 Ranji Trophy was the 46th season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi retained the title defeating Bombay.

The 1979-1980 Soviet League Season was the 34th year of competition in the Soviet Championship League. CSKA Moscow won the championship, its 4th in a row and 23rd overall.

1979���80 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqip��ris��) was the twenty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1979 with the First Round and ended on May 1980 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1980-81 first round of the UEFA Cup. KS Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their third Albanian Cup last season.

The 1979���80 Phoenix Suns season was the 12th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and at 55���27, the team's best regular season record since the franchise's inception. The Suns defeated Western Conference foe Kansas City in the opening round of the playoffs, marking the first time the Suns had won a playoff series in back-to-back seasons.

The 1979���80 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the eighth season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Eight teams participated in the league, and CH Txuri Urdin won the championship.

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 77th in the Football League and their 32nd in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1978���79. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, level on points with Chelsea but with a better goal difference, so were promoted to the First Division for 1980���81. They entered the 1979���80 FA Cup in the third round proper and lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth, and were eliminated from the third round of the League Cup by Exeter City. They also entered the Anglo-Scottish Cup, but failed to progress past the group stage.Twenty-one players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Midfielder Alan Curbishley appeared in all 51 first-team games of the season ��� defender Joe Gallagher missed only one ��� and Keith Bertschin was the club's top scorer with 18 goals, of which 12 were scored in the league.

The 1979/80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 1st World Cup season in ski jumping. It began in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on 27 December 1979 and finished in ��trbsk�� Pleso, Czechoslovakia on 25 March 1980. The individual World Cup was won by Hubert Neuper, who also won the Four Hills Tournament. The Nations Cup was won by Austria.The event in Vikersund, Norway took place over three days from 29 February to 2 March 1980, with the second competition being cancelled due to strong winds.

8 September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost ��1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.October 1979: John Gidman is sold to Everton for ��650,000 (2013: ��2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of ��100,000.

Statistics of the Turkish First Football League in season 1979/1980.

The 1979���80 season was Stoke City's 73rd season in the Football League and the 47th in the First Division.With Stoke now back in the First Division after a two-year absence the main aim of 1979���80 was to remain there. It was a difficult season for Stoke but they managed to achieve their aim finishing in a safe position of 18th five points away from relegation.

The 1979���80 season was the 34th season in Rijeka���s history and their 18th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 10th place finish in the 1978���79 season meant it was their sixth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

The 1979���80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

The 1979-80 season was FC Dinamo Bucure��ti's 31st season in Divizia A. The change at the manager's level (Angelo Niculescu for Ion Nunweiller) didn't produce the desired results and Dinamo didn't matter in the fight for the title, ending far from the first two teams. Also, in the Romanian Cup Dinamo was eliminated in the first round, by the second division team Rapid Bucure��ti.In the UEFA Cup, Dinamo eliminated Alki Larnaca from Cyprus, after an incredible 9-0 away win, but is eliminated (partially because of the referee) by Eintracht Frankfurt, team of Pezzey, Grabowsky and Holzenbein (2-0 and 0-3 in prolongation).

Huddersfield Town's 1979���80 campaign is one of Town's most successful in their history, gaining promotion from the Division 4 title, the last season in which Town won the divisional title. They finished two points clear of Walsall. In Mick Buxton's first full season in charge, Town scored 101 league goals, the only season in which Town have scored more than 100 league goals in their entire history. This ended Town's five-year stint in the basement division.

The 1979���80 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twelfth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

The 1979-80 New York Islanders season was the eighth in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup. During the season, the Islanders dropped below the 100-point mark for the first time in five years, earning only 91 points.Before the playoffs, Torrey made the difficult decision to trade longtime and popular veterans Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis to the Los Angeles Kings for second line center Butch Goring.

The 1979���80 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Kiryat Shmona (champions of the North Division) and Maccabi Yavne (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Artzit.Promotion play-offs, played in two legs, which both held in neutral venue, contested between the second placed clubs in each regional division. Beitar Ramla won over Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, and became the third promoted club.

The 1979���80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was John W. Rogers, Jr.. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the co-champion of the Ivy League, but lost a one-game playoff and failed to earn an invitation to either the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1980 National Invitation Tournament.The team played a schedule that included eventual national champion Louisville, other members of the 48-team NCAA tournament field such as #3 seed St. John's, #4 seed Duke and #8 Villanova as well as the Big Ten Conference's Michigan State and the Big East Conference's Seton Hall. The team recovered from a slow start in which it lost its first five and eleven of its first thirteen games to post a 15���15 overall record and an 11���4 conference record. After splitting the regular season series one win apiece on home game victories and finishing tied with identical 11���3 conference records, Princeton and Penn Penn faced each other in a March 4, 1980 one-game Ivy League playoff game. Princeton lost the game which was held at the Kirby Sports Center at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania by a 50���49 margin, thus giving Penn the Ivy League Championship and an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Princeton would avenge this loss the following year when the two teams finished tied for the conference regular season title again. The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Randy Melville.

The 1979���1980 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.

Juventus F.C. ran champions Internazionale close, finishing second in Serie A, in spite of winning two matches more than the champions. The eight defeats to Inter's three sealed Juventus's fate, finishing three points behind. They also reached the semi finals of Coppa Italia and the Cup Winners' Cup.

The 1979-80 Danish 1. division season was the 23rd season of ice hockey in Denmark. Eight teams participated in the league, and Vojens IK won the championship. Hvidovre Ishockey was relegated.

Statistics of Scottish Football League in season 1979/1980.

The 1979���80 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings qualify for the playoffs, placing second in the Norris Division, but they lost in the first round to the New York Islanders. Just prior to the end of the season, the Kings sent Butch Goring to the Islanders for Billy Harris and Dave Lewis. Goring would help the Islanders defeat the Kings on their way to their first of 4 Stanley Cup wins.

The 1979���80 New York Knicks season was the 34th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the regular season, the Knicks finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Division with a 39���43 win���loss record, and did not qualify for the 1980 NBA Playoffs.

The 1979���1980 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 31st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 17th season in Philadelphia. They finished with a record of 59���23, their best since the 1967���68 season. The team had acquired guard Lionel Hollins from the Portland Trail Blazers after their effort to obtain Pete Maravich failed as he signed with the Boston Celtics. In the playoffs, they won the 1980 Eastern Conference Championship over the Boston Celtics 4���1.

A vote of no confidence in the British Labour Government of James Callaghan occurred on 28 March 1979. The vote was brought by Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher and was lost by the Labour Government by one vote (311 votes to 310), which was announced at 10:19 pm, forcing a general election which was won by Thatcher's party. The last time an election had been forced by the House of Commons was in 1924, when Ramsay MacDonald, the first Labour Prime Minister, lost a vote of confidence. Labour politician Roy Hattersley was later to remark that the vote marked "the last rites" of 'old Labour'. Labour would not return to government for another 18 years. The BBC has referred to the vote as "one of the most dramatic nights in Westminster history".

The 1979���80 FA Cup was the 99th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup. The final saw second division West Ham United beat holders Arsenal 1-0. As of 2016, this was the last occasion when a club outside the top division of English football won the FA Cup.

Statistics of Primera Divisi��n de M��xico in season 1979-80.

The 1979���80 UEFA Cup was won by Eintracht Frankfurt on away goals over Borussia M��nchengladbach. The tournament was notable for all four semi-finalists coming from Germany, with a 5th being eliminated in the quarter-finals. This is the only time all the semifinalists came from one nation.

The 1979-80 Serie A season was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Seven teams participated in the league, and HC Gherdeina won the championship.

The 1979-80 New York Islanders season was the eighth in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup. During the season, the Islanders dropped below the 100-point mark for the first time in five years, earning only 91 points.Before the playoffs, Torrey made the difficult decision to trade longtime and popular veterans Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis to the Los Angeles Kings for second line center Butch Goring. Goring's is often called the "final piece of the puzzle": a strong two-way player, his presence on the second line ensured that opponents would no longer be able to focus their defensive efforts on the Isles' first line of Bossy, Trottier and Clark Gillies. Contributions from new teammates, such as wingers Duane Sutter and Anders Kallur and stay-at-home defensemen Gord Lane and Ken Morrow (the latter fresh off a gold medal win at the 1980 Olympics), also figured prominently in the Islanders' playoff success.

The 1979���80 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's fourth season in Colorado and their sixth in the NHL. Trying to jolt the fan base and create some excitement for the club, the team hired Don Cherry away from the Boston Bruins as installed him as the new head coach.

The 1979���80 Divizia A was the sixty-second season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.

S.S. Lazio finished three points above the relegation zone, but were relegated due to involvement in a match-fixing scandal, that also saw Milan being demoted to Serie B.

The 1979���80 South Pacific cyclone season saw mostly weak systems.

Statistics of Division 2 in the 1979/1980 season.

The 1979���80 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Jerusalem win the title and win promotion to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Rishon LeZion were also promoted.Hapoel Bat Yam, Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel and Hapoel Herzliya were all relegated to Liga Alef.

The 1979���80 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the fourth edition of IHF's competition for European women's handball national cup champions. Running from 24 November 1979 to 30 March 1980, it was contested by 14 teams, one less than the preceding edition. East Germany, Hungary and the Soviet Union, which had dominated the three first editions, didn't take part in the competition.The final, confronting Iskra Partiz��nske and Lokomotiva Zagreb, was decided in a penalty shootout as both games ended in a 16���16 draw. Iskra won the shootout to become the second Czechoslovak team to win a European women's handball trophy. As of 2013 it remains the only team from former Czechoslovakia that has won the Cup Winners' Cup.

The 1979���80 Scottish Second Division was won by Falkirk who, along with second placed East Stirlingshire, were promoted to the First Division. Alloa Athletic finished bottom.

The 1979���80 DDR-Oberliga was the 31st season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.The league was contested by fourteen teams. Berliner FC Dynamo won the championship, the club's second of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.Dieter K��hn of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig was the league's top scorer with 21 goals, while Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin of FC Carl Zeiss Jena took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.On the strength of the 1979���80 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1980���81 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Ban��k Ostrava in the second round. Third-placed club FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1980���81 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and lost to Dinamo Tbilisi in the final, becoming only the second East German team to reach a final in a European Cup competition. Second-placed Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1980���81 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the third round by Standard Li��ge while fourth-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Torino F.C. and fifth-placed FC Vorw��rts Frankfurt was eliminated by VfB Stuttgart, both in the second round.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Kings 31st season in the NBA and their 8th season in Kansas City.Due to a June 1979 storm which caused the collapse of Kemper Arena's roof, the Kings were forced to play most of their home games at Municipal Auditorium, their Kansas City home during their first two seasons in the Midwest (the Kings split their home schedule between Kansas City and Omaha during the 1972-73, 1973���74 and 1974���75 seasons before settling in Kansas City full-time). The Kings were able to return to Kemper late in the season.

The 1979���80 Scottish Cup was the 95th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final. The match was marred by crowd trouble which resulted in violent clashes between rival fans and led to a ban on alcohol at Scottish grounds which survives to this day.

The 1979���80 Detroit Pistons season was the Pistons��� 32nd season in the NBA and 23rd season in the city of Detroit. The Pistons were coming off a 30���52 record from their first season in the Eastern Conference and aiming to halt declines of six and eight wins from their previous two seasons, but by finishing 16���66 they suffered the worst record in franchise history, and the worst NBA record since the infamous 1972���73 Philadelphia 76ers won only nine games.

Following are the results of the 1979���80 Honduran Liga Nacional. The Liga Nacional de F��tbol Profesional de Honduras (English: Honduran Professional National Football League) is the first and highest division of football in Honduras.

Uni�� Esportiva Lleida is a Spanish football club based in Lleida, Spain. This is a complete list of appearances by members of the professional playing squad of UE Lleida during the 1979-1980 season.

The 1979���80 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: �������� ������������������, Gvia HaMedina) was the 41st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 26th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.The competition was won by Hapoel Kfar Saba who have beaten Maccabi Ramat Amidar 4���1 at the final.

The 1979���80 season was Port Vale's 68th season of football in the Football League, and their second successive season (eighth overall) in the Fourth Division. One of the club's worst ever seasons, Vale finished twentieth in the league, and exited both cup competitions at the first stage. They also lost a tremendous amount of money. There was also a managerial merry-go-round, with Dennis Butler replaced by Alan Bloor, who was in turned replaced by John McGrath, with Bill Bentley also spending a short period as caretaker-manager.

The highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers season of 1979���80 was Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to the 1980 NBA Championship in the team's first season under the ownership of Jerry Buss. Magic���s season represented the birth of the Showtime Lakers.

The 1979-80 Australian region season saw above normal activity.

13 October 1979: Crystal Palace's unbeaten start to the season ends with a 3���1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.October 1979: John Gidman is signed from Aston Villa for ��650,000 (2013: ��2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of ��100,000.29 February 1980: With the season approaching its final quarter, Manchester United have moved level on points at the top of the First Division with Liverpool, who have a game in hand. Bolton Wanderers remain bottom, with just one League win from their first 27 matches, and Derby County and Bristol City also remain in the relegation zone, with Everton occupying the last safe spot.1 March 1980: Everton lose 2���1 at home to Liverpool in the First Division Merseyside derby, and during the game their legendary former striker Dixie Dean dies from a heart attack in the stands, aged 72.8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United, having beaten Aston Villa 1���0 in the FA Cup sixth round, are joined in the last four by Liverpool, Everton and holders Arsenal.12 April 1980: Both FA Cup semi-finals - Arsenal versus Liverpool and Everton versus West Ham United - end in draws.16 April 1980: West Ham United beat Everton 2���1 at Elland Road to reach the FA Cup final.

Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnoks��g I in the 1979���80 season.

The 1979���80 FA Trophy was the eleventh season of the FA Trophy, and it was the first season that the newly formed Alliance Premier League would be Step 5 in the English Pyramid System.

The 1979���80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr who was in his final year as coach, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference.

Santiago de Cuba won its first Cuban National Series in 1980, edging Villa Clara as well as Forestales and Vegueros (both from Pinar del R��o Province).

The 1979���80 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season (69th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.Stan Ternent succeeded Bob Stokoe as manager prior to the start of the season; however, he too was replaced during the campaign itself, by former player Alan Ball.Stan McEwan was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals (twelve in the league, one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup).

The 1979���80 season was Ascoli Calcio 1898''s 'second consecutive season in Serie A, the top league of Italian football. This article covers the events from 16 September 1979 to 11 May 1980. They finished in 5th, their best ever finish in Serie A in their history.

The 1979���80 season is the 83rd season of competitive football by Rangers.

The 1979���80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979���80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20���9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3���3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S.

The 1979���80 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Larry Brown began his first year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 8th in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3-0 and climbed to 7th after starting 3-0. UCLA's team finished 4th in the Pac-10 regular season, failing to finish atop the conference for the first time since 1965-66. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament going 5-0 before losing to the Louisville Cardinals in the championship game.

The 1979���80 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's fourth season in Colorado and their sixth in the NHL. Trying to jolt the fan base and create some excitement for the club, the team hired Don Cherry away from the Boston Bruins as installed him as the new head coach. In addition, a major mid-season trade netted the Rockies legendary goal-scorer and future Hall-of-Famer Lanny McDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs.With the first pick overall in the draft, the Rockies selected offensive-minded defenseman Rob Ramage. It was the first time that the Rockies had the first pick overall.

The 1979���80 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' tenth season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The team was awarded the Prince of Wales Trophy for finishing with the best regular season record in the Prince of Wales Conference.

The 1979���80 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Johnny Orr who was in his final year as coach, the team finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The team was unranked the entire season in the Associated Press Top Twenty Poll, and it also ended the season unranked in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. The team defeated two of the six ranked teams it faced (#2 Ohio State 75���74 at home on January 19, 1980 and #15 Purdue at home 75���64 on February 21). Marty Bodnar earned third team Academic All-American honors. Bodnar and Mark Lozier served as team captains, while Mike McGee earned team MVP honors. John Garris set the School record for career blocked shot average with 1.09, which lasted until 1986 when Roy Tarpley ended his career with a 2.06 average. On January 26, 1980, McGee became the first Wolverine to play more than 50 minutes in a single game when he was on the floor for 54 minutes against the Northwestern Wildcats, surpassing Phil Hubbard's 1976 50-minute effort. Mark Bodnar became the first Michigan Wolverines player on record to total 13 assists in a game on December 13, 1980 against the Dayton Flyers. No Wolverine would surpass 13 assists in a game until Gary Grant did so on December 7, 1987. Thad Garner averaged of 36.3 minutes per game, which was a school record, beating Mike McGee who averaged 36.2. He would break his own record two years later.In the 32-team National Invitation Tournament, Michigan advanced to the elite eight round by defeating Nebraska Cornhuskers 76���69 and UTEP Miners 75���65 before losing to Virginia Cavaliers 79���68.

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1979���80. They finished first in the Premier Division, the club's first Premier Division title and second Scottish Championship. In the cups, they reached the Scottish Cup Semi final, losing to Rangers, and lost the League Cup Final after a replay against Dundee United. In Europe, they were drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt, losing 1���2 on aggregate over two legs in the first round.

The 1979���80 Minnesota North Stars season was the 13th season in North Stars history. The previous year's merger with the Cleveland Barons began to pay off as the North Stars finished with a winning record for the first time in seven years, and finished in third place in the Adams Division with 88 points. Former Baron Al MacAdam led the team in scoring with 93 points and captured the Bill Masterton Trophy. In the playoffs, the North Stars shocked the hockey world by eliminating the 4-time Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens in seven games. The upset earned the North Stars a trip to the semi-finals.

The 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1979 and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 29, 1980 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 33rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 85th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The 1979���80 Divizia B was the __th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The 1979���80 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1979���80 college basketball season.

The 1979���80 Phoenix Suns season was the 12th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and at 55���27, the team's best regular season record since the franchise's inception. The Suns defeated Western Conference foe Kansas City in the opening round of the playoffs, marking the first time the Suns had won a playoff series in back-to-back seasons. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Suns would lose to the Pacific-winning Los Angeles Lakers, who later went on to win the season's championship. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod, his seventh season with the team, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Paul Westphal led the Suns in scoring with a 21.9 point-per-game average and earned All-NBA First Team honors, while Walter Davis was second in team scoring with a 21.5 average. Both Westphal and Davis would return as selections to the All-Star Game. Truck Robinson and Alvan Adams provided an inside presence, averaging 17 and 15 points per game to go with nine and eight rebounds each. Robinson would play in just three of the eight Suns' playoff games, however.

The 1979���80 season was the 65th season in Hajduk Split���s history and their 34th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 1st place finish in the 1978���79 season meant it was their 34th successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Clippers' 10th season in the NBA and their 2nd season in the city of San Diego.

The 1979���80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 53rd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler's influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the Quebec Nordiques, a refugee from the WHA, in the Adams Division.

The 1979-1980 John Player Cup was the ninth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition for the second consecutive year defeating London Irish in the final. The attendance of 27,000 was a record. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium.

The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team in the new North American Soccer League indoor league. It was part of the club's thirteenth season in professional soccer. This year the team finished in fourth place of the Eastern Division and did not make the playoffs.

The Greek Cup 1979���80 was the 38th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

The 1979���80 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 66th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Metro Conference and were coached by Denny Crum.

The 1979���80 Segunda Divisi��n season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Murcia, Real Valladolid and CA Osasuna were promoted to Primera Divisi��n. Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coru��a, Gimn��stic de Tarragona and Algeciras CF were relegated to Segunda Divisi��n B.

The 1979���80 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's 15th season in Bundesliga.

The 1979���80 Liga Bet season saw Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, Maccabi Or Akiva, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and Maccabi Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.At the bottom, Maccabi Tiberias, Beitar al-Amal Nazareth (from North A division), Maccabi Zikhron Ya'akov, Maccabi HaSharon Netanya (from North B division), Beitar Holon, Beitar Jaffa (from South A division), Hapoel Ofakim and Hapoel Kiryat Gat (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel

The 62nd edition of the KNVB Cup started on September 1, 1979. The final was played on May 17, 1980: Feyenoord beat Ajax 3���1 and won the cup for the fifth time. During the quarter and semi-finals, two-legged matches were held.

The 1979���80 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1979���80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was John W. Rogers, Jr.. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

Statistics of Qatar Stars League in season 1979/1980.

Liverpool F.C. won its 12th league title, and its second in successive seasons. David Johnson was the top scorer and Kenny Dalglish, Phil Neal and Phil Thompson were constants in the side. In the European Cup, there was an early disappointment with a loss to Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round. Liverpool went on to lose in the semi-finals of the FA Cup to the eventual runners-up, Arsenal, after a four-game marathon. They also lost in the semi-finals of the Football League Cup to the eventual runners up, Nottingham Forest, who lost in the final to a Wolverhampton Wanderers team captained by former Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes, who left Liverpool before the start of the league season.

The 1979���80 season was the 24th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.

Beginning in November 1979, the North American Soccer League conducted their first ever full season of indoor soccer.

The 1979���80 Austrian Hockey League season was the 50th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Eight teams participated in the league, and EC KAC won the championship.

The Alliance Premier League season of 1979���80 was the inaugural season of the Alliance Premier League ��� the first league outside the Football League to cover the whole of England.

The 1979���80 SM-liiga season was the fifth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.

The 1979���80 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Netanya, with the club's David Lavi finishing as the league's top scorer with 18 goals. Hakoah Ramat Gan, Beitar Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem were all relegated to Liga Artzit.

The 1979-80 season was FC Dinamo Bucure��ti's 31st season in Divizia A. The change at the manager's level (Angelo Niculescu for Ion Nunweiller) didn't produce the desired results and Dinamo didn't matter in the fight for the title, ending far from the first two teams.

The 1979���80 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 40th season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.

8 September 1979: The national transfer record fee is broken for the second time in four days when Wolverhampton Wanderers pay almost ��1,500,000 for Aston Villa and Scotland striker Andy Gray.October 1979: John Gidman is sold to Everton for ��650,000 (2013: ��2,900,000) in a deal which sees midfielder Pat Heard move the other way at a valuation of ��100,000. Heard would make nine appearances in his first season at Villa Park.8 March 1980: Second Division West Ham United beat Aston Villa 1���0 in the FA Cup sixth round.28 April 1980: Arsenal and Liverpool require another replay after drawing 1���1 again in their FA Cup semi-final second replay at Villa Park.3 May 1980: Liverpool clinch the league title in their penultimate league game of the season by beating Aston Villa 4���1 at Anfield.

The 1979���80 Primera Divisi��n B de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1979���80 Spanish basketball season.

The 1979/80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 1st World Cup season in ski jumping. It began in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on 27 December 1979 and finished in ��trbsk�� Pleso, Czechoslovakia on 25 March 1980. The individual World Cup was won by Hubert Neuper, who also won the Four Hills Tournament. The Nations Cup was won by Austria.The event in Vikersund, Norway took place over three days from 29 February to 2 March 1980, with the second competition being cancelled due to strong winds. The total points from both the first and last competitions counted as a single World Cup win: notably, this remains the only time in World Cup history when the results from more than one competition were counted as a single combined event.

The 1979���80 Bundesliga was the 17th season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 1979 and ended on 31 May 1980. Hamburger SV were the defending champions.

The 1979���80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979���80 college basketball season.

Statistics of Hong Kong First Division League in season 1979/1980.

A vote of no confidence in the British Labour Government of James Callaghan occurred on 28 March 1979. The vote was brought by Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher and was lost by the Labour Government by one vote (311 votes to 310), which was announced at 10:19 pm, forcing a general election which was won by Thatcher's party. The last time an election had been forced by the House of Commons was in 1924, when Ramsay MacDonald, the first Labour Prime Minister, lost a vote of confidence.

January: First emergency Crude Oil Buy-Sell Program allocations.January 16: Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return. Bakhtiar government established by the Shah to preside until unrest subsides.January 20: Saudi Arabia announces drastic cut in first-quarter production. 9.5 MMBD ceiling imposed.

The 1979���80 Galatama season was the inaugural season of the Indonesian Galatama football competition since its establishment in 1979. League played from Mar 17, 1979 to May 6, 1980.It was performed in 14 teams, and Warna Agung won the championship.

The 1979���80 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the second in league history and would end with the New York Arrows repeating as MISL champions.Expansion would double league membership to 10 teams. There would be a split into two divisions (the Atlantic and Central). The new teams were placed in Buffalo, Hartford, Wichita, Detroit and St. Louis. All but Hartford had a measure of success, as three of the new clubs would make the playoffs and St.

The 1979���80 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979���80 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18���12, 10���4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU. They were invited to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) only to fall in the first round to Southwestern Louisiana.

The 1979���80 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' eighth season, their first season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as they were one of the teams that were part of the WHA-NHL merger that took place on June 22, 1979.The Oilers were led offensively by rookie superstar Wayne Gretzky, as he tied for the lead league in points at 137, however lost the Art Ross Trophy due to scoring fewer goals than winner Marcel Dionne. Gretzky, however, would win the Hart Trophy as MVP of the NHL, but was declared ineligible for the Calder Trophy due to his playing days in the WHA.Edmonton played 6 goaltenders during the season, and was led by Eddie Mio's 9 wins, while Ron Low, who came over in a trade with the Quebec Nordiques, would go 8���2���1 in 11 games with the Oilers.They would make the playoffs, however were quickly swept out by the powerful Philadelphia Flyers in 3 games, but Oilers fans were very excited about being part of the NHL, and of the future of the team.

The 1979���80 season was Port Vale's 68th season of football in the Football League, and their second successive season (eighth overall) in the Fourth Division. One of the club's worst ever seasons, Vale finished twentieth in the league, and exited both cup competitions at the first stage. They also lost a tremendous amount of money.

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Kings 31st season in the NBA and their 8th season in Kansas City.Due to a June 1979 storm which caused the collapse of Kemper Arena's roof, the Kings were forced to play most of their home games at Municipal Auditorium, their Kansas City home during their first two seasons in the Midwest (the Kings split their home schedule between Kansas City and Omaha during the 1972-73, 1973���74 and 1974���75 seasons before settling in Kansas City full-time).

The 1979���80 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1979���80 NCAA Division I basketball season. John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his eighth season as head coach. It was the Hoyas' first season as members of the original Big East Conference, which began play this season; prior to this year, Georgetown had been an independent during the 38 seasons it had fielded a team since the dissolution of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference at the end of the 1938-39 season. Georgetown would remain a member of the original Big East for 34 seasons, through the end of the 2012-13 season. The team's penchant for playing tight games decided in the last seconds led to it being nicknamed the Heart Attack Hoyas.Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 26-6 overall, 5-1 in Big East Conference play. A regular season Big East co-champion, Georgetown also won the Big East Tournament championship. In the 1980 NCAA Tournament, the Hoyas advanced to the East Region final before losing to Iowa.

The 1979���80 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 77th in the Football League and their 32nd in the Second Division, to which they were relegated in 1978���79. They finished in third position in the 22-team division, level on points with Chelsea but with a better goal difference, so were promoted to the First Division for 1980���81.

The 1979���80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 63rd season of the franchise, 53rd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler's influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral.

Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1979���80 season.

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The 1979-80 NBA season was the Hawks' 31st season in the NBA and 12th season in Atlanta.

The 1979���80 Copa del Rey was the 78th staging of the Spanish Cup, the annual domestic cup competition in the Spanish football. The tournament was attended by 226 teams from the main categories of Spaniard football.The tournament began on 11 September 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980 with the final, held in Santiago Bernab��u Stadium in Madrid.The final was an unusual event as they faced Real Madrid CF and their reserve team Castilla CF. The final score was 6-1 with Real Madrid getting their fourteenth title and avenging their loss in the final last year. This win added to the league title gave the doublet (third in their history) and Castilla CF qualified directly for the next edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.The revelation of the tournament Castilla CF, became the third team from the second division to reach the final.The defending champions, Valencia CF, was defeated 3-2 (on the aggregate score) by Sporting de Gij��n in the Round of 16.

The 1979���80 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season overall, however, it marked as their expansion season in the National Hockey League. Quebec had played their previous seven seasons in the now defunct World Hockey Association. In 1978���79, their last season in the WHA, Quebec finished the year with the second best record, as they had a 41-34-5 record, earning 87 points. The Nordiques were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals.

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