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1979–80 Burnley F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Burnley
season	1979–80
manager	Harry Potts
(until October 1979)
Brian Miller
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Bob Lord
chrtitle	Chairman
league	Division Two
league result	21st (relegated)
cup1	League Cup
cup1 result	2nd Round
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	4th Round
cup3	Anglo-Scottish Cup
cup3 result	Preliminary Group
league topscorer	Billy Hamilton (7)
season topscorer	Billy Hamilton & Martin Dobson (7)
highest attendance	16,634 v Newcastle United
(26 December 1979)
lowest attendance	5,353 v Bristol Rovers
(12 April 1980)
average attendance	8,118
prevseason	1978–79
nextseason	1980–81

(until October 1979) Brian Miller (26 December 1979) (12 April 1980) The 1979–80 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.

Appearances and goals

Matches

Football League Division Two

;Key

In Result column, Burnley's score shown first
H = Home match
A = Away match
pen. = Penalty kick
o.g. = Own goal ;Results

Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
18 August 1979	Orient (A)	2–2	James 37', Kindon 76'	6,151
21 August 1979	Charlton Athletic (H)	1–1	Kindon 47'	6,924
25 August 1979	Notts County (H)	0–1		7,005
1 September 1979	Swansea City (A)	1–2	Noble 7'	16,670
8 September 1979	Oldham Athletic (H)	1–1	Kindon 84'	6,974
15 September 1979	Fulham (A)	1–3	Noble 36' (pen.)	6,633
22 September 1979	Sunderland (H)	1–1	Dobson 48'	8,872
29 September 1979	West Ham United (A)	1–2	Scott 40'	18,327
6 October 1979	Chelsea (H)	0–1		8,458
9 October 1979	Charlton Athletic (A)	3–3	Dobson 63', James 64', Noble 75'	5,279
13 October 1979	Cardiff City (H)	0–2		6,450
20 October 1979	Preston North End (A)	2–3	Dobson 25', James 77'	12,323
27 October 1979	Queens Park Rangers (A)	0–7		11,261
3 November 1979	Orient (H)	1–2	Arins 70'	6,777
10 November 1979	Leicester City (A)	1–1	James 65'	17,191
17 November 1979	Luton Town (H)	0–0		7,119
24 November 1979	Cambridge United (H)	5–3	Burke 12', Dobson 42', Biley 67' (o.g.), James 86', Tate 89'	6,873
1 December 1979	Bristol Rovers (A)	0–0		5,373
8 December 1979	Watford (H)	1–0	Burke 40'	8,608
15 December 1979	Birmingham City (A)	0–2		13,997
21 December 1979	Wrexham (H)	1–0	Burke 67'	7,042
26 December 1979	Newcastle United (H)	3–2	Hamilton 35', Smith 47', Dobson 74' (pen.)	16,634
29 December 1979	Notts County (A)	3–2	Cavener (2) 18', 74', Hamilton 24'	7,596
1 January 1980	Shrewsbury Town (A)	0–2		10,504
12 January 1980	Swansea City (H)	0–0		8,853
2 February 1980	Fulham (H)	2–1	Burke 48', James 83'	6,977
9 February 1980	Sunderland (A)	0–5		21,855
19 February 1980	West Ham United (H)	0–1		9,030
23 February 1980	Cardiff City (A)	1–2	Hamilton 50'	6,342
1 March 1980	Preston North End (H)	1–1	Dixon 85'	11,046
4 March 1980	Oldham Athletic (A)	1–2	Arins 21'	9,519
8 March 1980	Queens Park Rangers (H)	0–3		7,579
15 March 1980	Chelsea (A)	1–2	Busby 25'	16,519
22 March 1980	Leicester City (H)	1–2	Scott 83'	7,173
29 March 1980	Luton Town (A)	1–1	Hamilton 60'	8,507
4 April 1980	Wrexham (A)	0–1		6,605
5 April 1980	Shrewsbury Town (H)	0–0		6,333
7 April 1980	Newcastle United (A)	1–1	Hamilton 72'	18,863
12 April 1980	Bristol Rovers (H)	1–1	Hamilton 87'	5,353
19 April 1980	Cambridge United (A)	1–3	Hamilton 15'	4,727
26 April 1980	Birmingham City (H)	0–0		10,388
3 May 1980	Watford (A)	0–4		11,931

Final league position

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
5 January 1980	Round 3	Stoke City (H)	1–0	Dobson 76' (pen.)	13,478
26 January 1980	Round 4	Bury (A)	0–1		17,722

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
26 August 1979	Round 2 First leg	Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)	1–1	Dobson 38'	6,163
4 September 1979	Round 2 Second leg	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	0–2		17,411

Anglo-Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance
4 August 1979	Preliminary Group	Blackburn Rovers (A)	2–2	Kindon 1', Metcalfe 68' (o.g.)	7,749
7 August 1979	Preliminary Group	Blackpool (A)	2–3	Noble 58' (pen.), Ingham 90'	5,003
11 August 1979	Preliminary Group	Preston North End (H)	1–2	Brennan 62'	6,171

References

Simpson (2007), p. 374

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