Season 1979-1980

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 18 AUG Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A) L1 - 2 A. Mayes 11,923
2 21 AUG Reading (Home) Reading (H) D0 - 0 - 9,571
3 25 AUG Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W4 - 0 A. Mayes 2, R. Lewis, A. Rowland 6,977
4 31 AUG Colchester United (Away) Colchester United (A) W3 - 2 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 2 2,794
5 08 SEP Rotherham United (Away) Rotherham United (A) L0 - 3 - 4,672
6 15 SEP Chesterfield (Home) Chesterfield (H) W2 - 1 A. Rowland, C. Kamara 6,176
7 18 SEP Chester (Home) Chester (H) W3 - 1 A. Mayes, A. Rowland, I. Miller 6,102
8 22 SEP Sheffield Wednesday (Away) Sheffield Wednesday (A) L2 - 4 R. McHale pen., A. Mayes 11,636
9 29 SEP Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) W3 - 0 R. McHale pen., R. Carter, A. Mayes 6,825
10 06 OCT Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D0 - 0 - 7,451
11 10 OCT Reading (Away) Reading (A) L1 - 2 A. Rowland 9,884
12 13 OCT Wimbledon (Away) Wimbledon (A) L0 - 2 - 4,206
13 20 OCT Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) W1 - 0 A. Mayes 6,207
14 23 OCT Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W2 - 1 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 6,514
15 27 OCT Blackpool (Away) Blackpool (A) W1 - 0 A. Mayes 5,741
16 03 NOV Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) W3 - 2 A. Rowland 2, B. Tucker 11,835
17 06 NOV Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L0 - 2 - 4,157
18 10 NOV Mansfield Town (Away) Mansfield Town (A) D1 - 1 B. Williams 4,425
19 17 NOV Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W2 - 0 C. Kamara, I. Miller 7,086
20 01 DEC Gillingham (Away) Gillingham (A) D0 - 0 - 8,029
21 08 DEC Bury (Home) Bury (H) W8 - 0 R. McHale 2 (1 pen), C. Kamara, A. Mayes 2, A. Rowland 2, B. Tucker 7,685
22 26 DEC Exeter City (Home) Exeter City (H) L2 - 3 B. Williams, B. Tucker 11,606
23 29 DEC Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) W3 - 1 C. Kamara, A. Rowland, A. Mayes 12,120
24 12 JAN Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) W2 - 1 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 10,420
25 06 FEB Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D2 - 2 A. Mayes, R. Carter 7,558
26 09 FEB Sheffield Wednesday (Home) Sheffield Wednesday (H) L1 - 2 R. McHale pen. 16,415
27 16 FEB Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) L0 - 2 - 12,675
28 23 FEB Wimbledon (Home) Wimbledon (H) W2 - 1 K. Stroud, R. McHale 10,743
29 29 FEB Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) L0 - 1 - 5,282
30 04 MAR Millwall (Away) Millwall (A) L2 - 6 A. Rowland, J. Sitton (o.g.) 6,572
31 08 MAR Blackpool (Home) Blackpool (H) W2 - 1 R. McHale, R. Lewis 9,517
32 11 MAR Carlisle United (Home) Carlisle United (H) D0 - 0 - 9,752
33 14 MAR Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) L0 - 1 - 5,346
34 19 MAR Chester (Away) Chester (A) L0 - 1 - 2,611
35 22 MAR Mansfield Town (Home) Mansfield Town (H) W2 - 1 A. Mayes 2 7,990
36 25 MAR Chesterfield (Away) Chesterfield (A) L1 - 2 C. Tartt (o.g.) 8,101
37 29 MAR Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L0 - 2 - 11,571
38 05 APR Exeter City (Away) Exeter City (A) L1 - 4 C. Kamara 5,442
39 07 APR Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 10,342
40 12 APR Carlisle United (Away) Carlisle United (A) L1 - 2 B. Tucker 3,472
41 15 APR Rotherham United (Home) Rotherham United (H) W6 - 2 A. Rowland 4, R. Carter, A. Mayes 7,439
42 19 APR Gillingham (Home) Gillingham (H) W3 - 0 B. Williams, R. Lewis, G. Cockerill 9,150
43 22 APR Colchester United (Home) Colchester United (H) L2 - 3 R. McHale, A. Mayes 7,985
44 26 APR Bury (Away) Bury (A) D0 - 0 - 3,164
45 29 APR Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W1 - 0 A. Rowland 8,017
46 03 MAY Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) L0 - 1 - 8,286

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 24 NOV Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W4 - 1 I. Miller 2, C. Kamara, R. Carter 9,472
SECOND ROUND
2 18 DEC Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) D3 - 3 A. Mayes, B. Tucker, A. Rowland 5,900
2R 22 DEC Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W3 - 2 A. Rowland, A. Mayes 2 8,250
THIRD ROUND
3 05 JAN Luton Town (Away) Luton Town (A) W2 - 0 A. Rowland, B. Williams 12,458
FOURTH ROUND
4 26 JAN Tottenham Hotspur (Home) Tottenham (H) D0 - 0 - 26,000
4R 30 JAN Tottenham Hotspur (Away) Tottenham (A) L1 - 2 R. McHale pen. 46,707

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 11 AUG Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 A. Rowland 9,978
1-2L 14 AUG Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W2 - 0
W3 - 1  (Agg.) 		P. Mellor (o.g.), R. Carter 9,097
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 28 AUG Chester (Home) Chester (H) W1 - 0 A. Mayes 6,965
2-2L 05 SEP Chester (Away) Chester (A) D1 - 1
W2 - 1  (Agg.) 		A. Mayes 3,930
THIRD ROUND
3 26 SEP Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) D2 - 2 A. Mayes, A. Rowland 15,255
3R 02 OCT Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H) W2 - 1 R. McHale, A. Mayes 15,823
FOURTH ROUND
4 30 OCT Wimbledon (Away) Wimbledon (A) W2 - 1 A. Rowland, C. Bates 7,478
QUARTER FINAL
QF 04 DEC Arsenal (Away) Arsenal (A) D1 - 1 B. Tucker 38,024
QFR 11 DEC Arsenal (Home) Arsenal (H) W4 - 3  (AET) S. Walford (o.g.), A. Mayes, J. Hollins (o.g.), A. Rowland 21,795
SEMI FINAL
SF-1L 22 JAN Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) W2 - 1 A. Rowland, A. Mayes 26,000
SF-2L 12 FEB Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) L1 - 3
L3 - 4  (Agg.) 		R. McHale pen. 41,031