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			DIVISION 1 1979/80

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Phil Boyer (Southampton) 23 goals Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup, beating Hamburg 1-0 in the final played at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Arsenal reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup but in the first European final to be decided on penalties they lose to Valencia. It took a record 6 matches to decide the FA Cup semi-finals. Four matches were needed by holders Arsenal before they disposed of Liverpool and two by West Ham to beat Everton. It took only one match for Second Division West Ham to beat Arsenal in the final (results)	Results	1	Liverpool	42	25	10	7	81	30	60
	Results	2	Manchester United	42	24	10	8	65	35	58
	Results	3	Ipswich Town	42	22	9	11	68	39	53
	Results	4	Arsenal	42	18	16	8	52	36	52
	Results	5	Nottingham Forest	42	20	8	14	63	43	48
	Results	6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	58	47	47
	Results	7	Aston Villa	42	16	14	12	51	50	46
	Results	8	Southampton	42	18	9	15	65	53	45
	Results	9	Middlesbrough	42	16	12	14	50	44	44
	Results	10	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	19	12	54	50	41
	Results	11	Leeds United	42	13	14	15	46	50	40
	Results	12	Norwich City	42	13	14	15	58	66	40
	Results	13	Crystal Palace	42	12	16	14	41	50	40
	Results	14	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	10	17	52	62	40
	Results	15	Coventry City	42	16	7	19	56	66	39
	Results	16	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	11	15	16	47	57	37
	Results	17	Manchester City	42	12	13	17	43	66	37
	Results	18	Stoke City	42	13	10	19	44	58	36
	Results	19	Everton	42	9	17	16	43	51	35
	Results	20	Bristol City	42	9	13	20	37	66	31
	Results	21	Derby County	42	11	8	23	47	67	30
	Results	22	Bolton Wanderers	42	5	15	22	38	73	25

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