Manager Dave Sexton FA Cup Third Round | First Division 2nd League Cup Third Round | |
Chairman Louis Edwards
(until 25 February 1980)
Martin Edwards (from 22 March 1980) Top goalscorer League:
Joe Jordan (13)
All:
Joe Jordan (13) | ||
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.
First Division
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points