Dave Sexton
Manchester United Manager record

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Newton Heath/Manchester United manager Dave Sexton All Time Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	98	52	30	16	162	85	+77	53.06
A	99	28	32	39	123	150	-27	28.28
N	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	25.00
Total	201	81	64	56	290	240	+50	40.30

First Match Played:	13-08-1977 D 0-0 Charity Shield @ Wembley
Last Match Played:	25-04-1981 W 1-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance:	(99219) 12-05-1979 L 2-3 FA Cup @ Wembley
Most Goals scored v Opponent:	(6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded v Opponent:	(6) See table below

Player

1.	Jordan, Joe	41	126
2.	Coppell, Steve	36	200
3.	Macari, Lou	35	166
4.	McIlroy, Sammy	31	181
5.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	24	89
6.	Hill, Gordon	19	45
7.	McQueen, Gordon	19	111
8.	Pearson, Stuart	15	41
9.	Thomas, Mickey	15	110
10.	Ritchie, Andy	13	42
11.	Grimes, Ashley	8	75
12.	Nicholl, Jimmy	5	166
13.	Jovanovic, Nikola	4	26
14.	Greenhoff, Brian	4	76
15.	Duxbury, Mick	3	37
16.	Buchan, Martin	3	165
17.	McCreery, David	2	39
18.	Wilkins, Ray	2	57
19.	McGrath, Chris	1	27
20.	Birtles, Garry	1	28
21.	Moran, Kevin	1	44
22.	Albiston, Arthur	1	157

Player

1.	Coppell, Steve	200	36
2.	McIlroy, Sammy	181	31
3.	Macari, Lou	166	35
4.	Nicholl, Jimmy	166	5
5.	Buchan, Martin	165	3
6.	Albiston, Arthur	157	1
7.	Bailey, Gary	131	0
8.	Jordan, Joe	126	41
9.	McQueen, Gordon	111	19
10.	Thomas, Mickey	110	15
11.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	89	24
12.	Houston, Stewart	79	0
13.	Greenhoff, Brian	76	4
14.	Grimes, Ashley	75	8
15.	Wilkins, Ray	57	2
16.	Hill, Gordon	45	19
17.	Moran, Kevin	44	1
18.	Ritchie, Andy	42	13
19.	Pearson, Stuart	41	15
20.	Roche, Paddy	41	0
21.	McCreery, David	39	2
22.	Duxbury, Mick	37	3
23.	Stepney, Alex	29	0
24.	Birtles, Garry	28	1
25.	McGrath, Chris	27	1
26.	Jovanovic, Nikola	26	4
27.	Sloan, Thomas	12	0
28.	Paterson, Steven	5	0
29.	Forsyth, Alex	4	0
30.	Connell, Thomas	2	0
31.	McGarvey, Scott	2	0
32.	Rogers, Martyn	1	0
33.	Whelan, Anthony	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Burkinshaw, Keith	12
2.	Paisley, Bob	11
3.	Milne, Gordon	10
4.	Neill, Terry	10
5.	Clough, Brian	9
6.	Atkinson, Ron	9
7.	Robson, Bobby	8
8.	Neal, John	8
9.	Saunders, Ron	8
10.	Bond, John	8
11.	Lee, Gordon	8
12.	Dicks, Alan	6
13.	McMenemy, Lawrie	6
14.	Mullery, Alan	6
15.	Barnwell, John	5
16.	Book, Tony	4
17.	Smith, Jim	4
18.	Adamson, Jimmy	4
19.	Durban, Alan	4
20.	Shellito, Ken	3
21.	Chung, Sammy	3
22.	Docherty, Tommy	3
23.	Allison, Malcolm	3
24.	Herbin, Robert	2
25.	Armfield, Jimmy	2
26.	Pedroto, Jose	2
27.	Sibley, Frank	2
28.	Lyall, John	2
29.	McLintock, Frank	2
30.	Moncur, Bobby	2
31.	Burtenshaw, Steve	2
32.	Greaves, Ian	2
33.	Blanchflower, Danny	2
34.	Campbell, Bobby	2
35.	Addison, Colin	2
36.	Venables, Terry	2
37.	Anderson, Stan	2
38.	Knighton, Ken	2
39.	Wallace, Jock	2
40.	Machcinski, Jacek	2
41.	Brown, Ken	2
42.	Bell, Willie	1
43.	Murphy, Colin	1
44.	Dinnis, Richard	1
45.	Allen, Ronnie	1
46.	Ramsey, Alf	1
47.	McGarry, Bill	1
48.	Stein, Jock	1
49.	Summerbee, Mike	1
50.	Taylor, Graham	1
51.	Lea, Cyril	1
52.	Walley, Ernie	1
53.	Clarke, Alan	1
54.	Gradi, Dario	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Sexton, Dave

201

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Tottenham Hotspur	12
2.	Liverpool	11
3.	Arsenal	10
4.	Coventry City	10
5.	West Bromwich Albion	10
6.	Norwich City	9
7.	Nottingham Forest	9
8.	Aston Villa	8
9.	Everton	8
10.	Ipswich Town	8
11.	Leeds United	8
12.	Manchester City	8
13.	Middlesbrough	8
14.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8
15.	Birmingham City	6
16.	Brighton	6
17.	Bristol City	6
18.	Derby County	6
19.	Southampton	6
20.	Chelsea	5
21.	Bolton Wanderers	4
22.	Crystal Palace	4
23.	Leicester City	4
24.	Queens Park Rangers	4
25.	Stoke City	4
26.	Carlisle United	2
27.	Fulham	2
28.	Newcastle United	2
29.	Porto	2
30.	Saint Etienne	2
31.	Sunderland	2
32.	West Ham United	2
33.	Widzew Lodz	2
34.	Colchester United	1
35.	Stockport County	1
36.	Watford	1

No	Nationality	Count

1.	England	195
2.	France	2
3.	Portugal	2
4.	Poland	2

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	168
2.	FA Cup	18
3.	League Cup	8
4.	Cup Winners Cup	4
5.	Europa League	2
6.	Charity Shield	1

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	97
2.	White Hart Lane	6
3.	Highbury	5
4.	Maine Road	5
5.	The Hawthorns	5
6.	City Ground, Nottingham	5
7.	Goodison Park	5
8.	Highfield Road	5
9.	Carrow Road	5
10.	Elland Road	4
11.	Ayresome Park	4
12.	Villa Park	4
13.	Portman Road	4
14.	Anfield	4
15.	Molineux	4
16.	St Andrews	3
17.	Baseball Ground	3
18.	Ashton Gate	3
19.	The Dell	3
20.	Goldstone Ground	3
21.	Wembley	2
22.	Loftus Road	2
23.	Stamford Bridge	2
24.	Filbert Street	2
25.	Burnden Park	2
26.	Victoria Ground	2
27.	Selhurst Park	2
28.	Geoffrey Guichard	1
29.	Home Park	1
30.	Estadio das Antas	1
31.	Boleyn Ground	1
32.	Brunton Park	1
33.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
34.	Craven Cottage	1
35.	Layer Road	1
36.	Stadio TKS	1
37.	Roker Park	1

No	Date	Player	Opponent	WDL	F-A

1.	07-01-1978	Greenhoff, Brian	Carlisle United	D	1-1
2.	30-08-1978	McQueen, Gordon	Stockport County	W	3-2
3.	02-04-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	Nottingham Forest	L	0-2

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

1.	13-08-1977	D	0-0	Liverpool	Charity Shield
2.	12-05-1979	L	2-3	Arsenal	FA Cup

No	Date	Player	Pens	WDL	F-A	Competition

1.	24-08-1977	Hill, Gordon	1	W	2-1	League Division One
2.	21-01-1978	Hill, Gordon	1	W	4-0	League Division One
3.	08-02-1978	Hill, Gordon	1	D	1-1	League Division One
4.	11-02-1978	Hill, Gordon	1	D	2-2	League Division One
5.	15-03-1978	Hill, Gordon	2	D	2-2	League Division One
6.	27-03-1978	Hill, Gordon	1	L	1-2	League Division One
7.	08-04-1978	Pearson, Stuart	1	W	3-1	League Division One
8.	22-04-1978	Grimes, Ashley	1	W	3-0	League Division One
9.	30-08-1978	Greenhoff, Jimmy	1	W	3-2	League Cup
10.	24-02-1979	Greenhoff, Jimmy	1	D	1-1	League Division One
11.	08-09-1979	Thomas, Mickey	1	W	3-0	League Division One
12.	29-12-1979	McIlroy, Sammy	1	W	3-0	League Division One
13.	05-01-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	D	1-1	FA Cup
14.	26-04-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	W	2-1	League Division One
15.	08-10-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	D	3-3	League Division One
16.	18-10-1980	McIlroy, Sammy	1	D	1-1	League Division One
17.	14-03-1981	McIlroy, Sammy	1	D	3-3	League Division One

No	Date	Pens	F-A	Competition	Opponent scorers

1.	11-03-1978	1	2-2	League Division One	Mark McGee 32', Micky Burns 85' (pen)
2.	08-04-1978	1	3-1	League Division One	Stan Bowles 76' (pen)
3.	23-08-1978	1	3-2	League Division One	Paul Hart 20', Frankie Gray 48' (pen)
4.	30-08-1978	1	3-2	League Cup	Alan Thompson 58' (pen) , Terry Park 78'
5.	27-03-1979	1	2-2	League Division One	Dave Armstrong 24' (pen), Mark Proctor 43'
6.	18-08-1979	1	1-1	League Division One	David Peach 30' (pen)
7.	02-04-1980	1	0-2	League Division One	John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
8.	03-05-1980	1	0-2	League Division One	Derek Parlane 14', Kevin Hird 75' (pen)
9.	08-10-1980	1	3-3	League Division One	Peter Withe 15' Gordon Cowans 55' (pen), Gary Shaw 67'
10.	27-12-1980	1	1-3	League Division One	Gary Owen 35' (pen), *Peter Barnes 43', Cyrille Regis 61'
11.	28-01-1981	1	0-2	League Division One	Gordon Chisholm 25', Gary Rowell 89' (pen)

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No	Date	OG	F-A	Scorers
1.	02-11-1977	2	5-2	Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44'
2.	05-09-1979	1	3-1	Mickey Thomas 28', Steve Coppell 52', Paul Miller 58' (o.g.)
3.	02-02-1980	1	3-1	Mickey Thomas 38', Sammy McIlroy 90', Barry Powell 90' (o.g.)
4.	23-02-1980	1	4-0	Joe Jordan 6', 48', Geoff Merrick 43' (o.g.), Sammy McIlroy 48'
5.	06-12-1980	1	2-2	Kevin Bond 10' (o.g.), Steve Coppell 33'
6.	18-03-1981	1	1-1	Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.)

Date	OG	WDL	F-A	HAN	Comp	Player
17-12-1977	1	L	0-4	H	League Division One	Greenhoff, Brian
07-05-1979	1	W	3-2	H	League Division One	Bailey, Gary
26-09-1979	1	L	1-4	A	League Cup	Buchan, Martin
26-09-1979	1	L	1-4	A	League Cup	Nicholl, Jimmy
06-12-1980	1	D	2-2	A	League Division One	Jovanovic, Nikola

Manchester United most goals scored v Opponent

Manchester United most goals conceeded v Opponent

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition

26-12-1977

Everton

6-2

League Division One

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition

01-03-1980

Ipswich Town

0-6

League Division One

No	Date	Player		WDL	F-A	Competition

1.	20-08-1977	Macari, Lou	3	W	4-1	League Division One
2.	24-03-1979	Ritchie, Andy	3	W	4-1	League Division One
3.	12-04-1980	Ritchie, Andy	3	W	4-1	League Division One

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	13-08-1977	Liverpool	0-0	N
2.	20-08-1977	Birmingham City	4-1	A	Lou Macari 5' 22', 83', Gordon Hill 75'	Terry Hibbit 53'
3.	24-08-1977	Coventry City	2-1	H	Gordon Hill 8' (pen), David McCreery 74'	Ian Wallace 27'
4.	27-08-1977	Ipswich Town	0-0	H
5.	30-08-1977	Arsenal	2-3	A	David McCreery 45', Stuart Pearson 86'	Malcolm MacDonald 40',74', Liam Brady 46'
6.	03-09-1977	Derby County	1-0	A	Lou Macari 30'
7.	10-09-1977	Manchester City	1-3	A	Jimmy Nicholl 87'	*Brian Kidd 14', 48', Mick Channon 78'
8.	14-09-1977	Saint Etienne	1-1	A	Gordon Hill 78'	Christian Synaeghel 80'
9.	17-09-1977	Chelsea	0-1	H		Bill Garner 2'
10.	24-09-1977	Leeds United	1-1	A	Gordon Hill 68'	Ray Hankin 73'
11.	01-10-1977	Liverpool	2-0	H	Lou Macari 62', Sammy McIlroy 70'
12.	05-10-1977	Saint Etienne	2-0	H	Stuart Pearson 32', Steve Coppell 65'
13.	08-10-1977	Middlesbrough	1-2	A	Steve Coppell 35'	David Mills 39', Billy Ashcroft 56'
14.	15-10-1977	Newcastle United	3-2	H	Steve Coppell 7', Jimmy Greenhoff 22', Lou Macari 56'	Micky Burns 72', Dennis Martin 87'
15.	19-10-1977	Porto	0-4	A		Duda 8', 24', 54', Oliveira 60'
16.	22-10-1977	West Bromwich Albion	0-4	A		John Wile 28', David Cross 34', 44' *Laurie Cunningham 44'
17.	29-10-1977	Aston Villa	1-2	A	Jimmy Nicholl 83'	Andy Gray 30', Alex Cropley 41'
18.	02-11-1977	Porto	5-2	H	Steve Coppell 8', 65', Murca 39' (o.g.), 90' (o.g.), Jimmy Nicholl 44'	Seninho 29', 85'
19.	05-11-1977	Arsenal	1-2	H	Gordon Hill 66'	Malcolm MacDonald 71', *Frank Stapleton 85'
20.	12-11-1977	Nottingham Forest	1-2	A	Stuart Pearson 5'	Kenny Burns 49', Archie Gemmill 72'
21.	19-11-1977	Norwich City	1-0	H	Stuart Pearson 73'
22.	26-11-1977	QPR	2-2	A	Gordon Hill 43', 87'	David Needham 17', *Don Givens 55'
23.	03-12-1977	Wolves	3-1	H	Sammy McIlroy 12', Jimmy Greenhoff 37', Stuart Pearson 83'	John Richards 50'
24.	10-12-1977	West Ham United	1-2	A	Chris McGrath 10'	Derek Hales 7', Trevor Brooking 81'
25.	17-12-1977	Nottingham Forest	0-4	H		Brian Greenhoff 22' (o.g.), Tony Woodcock 25', 88', John Robertson 52'
26.	26-12-1977	Everton	6-2	A	Lou Macari 27', 53', Gordon Hill 41', Steve Coppell 58', Jimmy Greenhoff 68', Sammy McIlroy 75'	Martin Dobson 70', Bob Latchford 75'
27.	27-12-1977	Leicester City	3-1	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 40', Steve Coppell 44', Gordon Hill 65'	Mark Goodwin 85'
28.	31-12-1977	Coventry City	0-3	A		Mick Ferguson 8', Ian Wallace 34', Terry Yorath 83'
29.	02-01-1978	Birmingham City	1-2	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 51'	Kevin Dillon 12', Trevor Francis 53'
30.	07-01-1978	Carlisle United	1-1	A	Lou Macari 2'	Ian McDonald 8'
31.	11-01-1978	Carlisle United	4-2	H	Lou Macari 5', 75', Stuart Pearson 44', 70'	Mick Tait 67', Billy Rafferty 90'
32.	14-01-1978	Ipswich Town	2-1	A	Sammy McIlroy 11', Stuart Pearson 29'	Paul Mariner 38'
33.	21-01-1978	Derby County	4-0	H	Gordon Hill 6', 28' (pen), Stuart Pearson 70', Martin Buchan 88'
34.	28-01-1978	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	H	Steve Coppell 89'	Willie Johnston 77'
35.	01-02-1978	West Bromwich Albion	2-3	A	Stuart Pearson 20', Gordon Hill 88'	Tony Brown 13', Cyrille Regis 49', 94'
36.	08-02-1978	Bristol City	1-1	H	Gordon Hill 27' (pen)	Peter Cormack 43'
37.	11-02-1978	Chelsea	2-2	A	Sammy McIlroy 52', Gordon Hill 90' (pen)	Clive Walker 19', *Ray Wilkins 54'
38.	25-02-1978	Liverpool	1-3	A	Sammy McIlroy 61'	Graeme Souness 39', Ray Kennedy 49', Jimmy Case 84'
39.	01-03-1978	Leeds United	0-1	H		Allan Clarke 77'
40.	04-03-1978	Middlesbrough	0-0	H
41.	11-03-1978	Newcastle United	2-2	A	Joe Jordan 27', Gordon Hill 39'	Mark McGee 32', Micky Burns 85' (pen)
42.	15-03-1978	Manchester City	2-2	H	Gordon Hill 7' (pen), 57' (pen)	Peter Barnes 77', Brian Kidd 79'
43.	18-03-1978	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	H	Gordon McQueen 30'	Alistair Robertson 90'
44.	25-03-1978	Leicester City	3-2	A	Stuart Pearson 12', Gordon Hill 48', Jimmy Greenhoff 83'	Dean Smith 40', Geoff Salmons 73'
45.	27-03-1978	Everton	1-2	H	Gordon Hill 85' (pen)	Bob Latchford 33', 61'
46.	29-03-1978	Aston Villa	1-1	H	Sammy McIlroy 52'	John Deehan 50'
47.	01-04-1978	Arsenal	1-3	A	Joe Jordan 37'	Malcolm MacDonald 36', 83', Liam Brady 69'
48.	08-04-1978	QPR	3-1	H	Stuart Pearson 42', 82' (pen), Ashley Grimes 57'	Stan Bowles 76' (pen)
49.	15-04-1978	Norwich City	3-1	A	Joe Jordan 67', Sammy McIlroy 69', Steve Coppell 78'	Phil Lythgoe 24'
50.	22-04-1978	West Ham United	3-0	H	Ashley Grimes 68' (pen), Sammy McIlroy 76', Stuart Pearson 78'
51.	25-04-1978	Bristol City	1-0	A	Stuart Pearson 50'
52.	29-04-1978	Wolves	1-2	A	Brian Greenhoff 37'	Martin Patching 47', Melvyn Eves 76'
53.	19-08-1978	Birmingham City	1-0	H	Joe Jordan 70'
54.	23-08-1978	Leeds United	3-2	A	Gordon McQueen 12', Sammy McIlroy 37', Lou Macari 82'	Paul Hart 20', Frankie Gray 48' (pen)
55.	26-08-1978	Ipswich Town	0-3	A		Paul Mariner 16', 67', Brian Talbot 69'
56.	30-08-1978	Stockport County	3-2	H	Joe Jordan 10', Sammy McIlroy 88', Jimmy Greenhoff 90' (pen)	Alan Thompson 58' (pen) , Terry Park 78'
57.	02-09-1978	Everton	1-1	H	Martin Buchan 90'	Andy King 6'
58.	09-09-1978	QPR	1-1	A	Jimmy Greenhoff 87'	Ian Gillard 5'
59.	16-09-1978	Nottingham Forest	1-1	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 66'	Ian Bowyer 6'
60.	23-09-1978	Arsenal	1-1	A	Steve Coppell 29'	David Price 34'
61.	30-09-1978	Manchester City	1-0	H	Joe Jordan 89'
62.	04-10-1978	Watford	1-2	H	Joe Jordan 40'	Luther Blissett 46', 71'
63.	07-10-1978	Middlesbrough	3-2	H	Lou Macari 3', 30', Joe Jordan 76'	David Mills 26', Mickey Burns 66'
64.	14-10-1978	Aston Villa	2-2	A	Sammy McIlroy 50', Lou Macari 71'	John Gregory 33', 45'
65.	21-10-1978	Bristol City	1-3	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 70'	Kevin Mabbutt 11', 50', 88'
66.	28-10-1978	Wolves	4-2	A	Jimmy Greenhoff 21', 28', Brian Greenhoff 45', Joe Jordan 52'	Ken Hibbitt 31', Steve Daley 66'
67.	04-11-1978	Southampton	1-1	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 30'	Nick Holmes 50'
68.	11-11-1978	Birmingham City	1-5	A	Joe Jordan 13'	Kevin Dillon 23', Alan Buckley 32' 36', Don Givens 51', Jimmy Calderwood 90'
69.	18-11-1978	Ipswich Town	2-0	H	Steve Coppell 7', Jimmy Greenhoff 85'
70.	21-11-1978	Everton	0-3	A		Trevor Ross 4', Andy King 43', Bob Latchford 82'
71.	25-11-1978	Chelsea	1-0	A	Jimmy Greenhoff 68'
72.	09-12-1978	Derby County	3-1	A	Andy Ritchie 32', 53', Jimmy Greenhoff 45'	*Gerry Daly 3'
73.	16-12-1978	Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	H	Andy Ritchie 17', Sammy McIlroy 75'
74.	22-12-1978	Bolton Wanderers	0-3	A		Frank Worthington 12', 21', *Alan Gowling 49'
75.	26-12-1978	Liverpool	0-3	H		Ray Kennedy 5', Jimmy Case 25', David Fairclough 67'
76.	30-12-1978	West Bromwich Albion	3-5	H	Brian Greenhoff 21', Gordon McQueen 30', Sammy McIlroy 32'	Tony Brown 27', 45', Len Cantello 28', *Laurie Cunningham 76', Cyrille Regis 84'
77.	15-01-1979	Chelsea	3-0	H	Steve Coppell 27', Ashley Grimes 61', Jimmy Greenhoff 70'
78.	31-01-1979	Fulham	1-1	A	Jimmy Greenhoff 40'	John Margerrison 62'
79.	03-02-1979	Arsenal	0-2	H		Alan Sunderland 64', 66'
80.	10-02-1979	Manchester City	3-0	A	Steve Coppell 22', 35', Andy Ritchie 69'
81.	12-02-1979	Fulham	1-0	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 65'
82.	20-02-1979	Colchester United	1-0	A	Jimmy Greenhoff 86'
83.	24-02-1979	Aston Villa	1-1	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 75' (pen)	Ken Swain 60'
84.	28-02-1979	QPR	2-0	H	Jimmy Greenhoff 2', Steve Coppell 47'
85.	03-03-1979	Bristol City	2-1	A	Andy Ritchie 47', Gordon McQueen 76'	Gerry Gow 19'
86.	10-03-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	A	Mickey Thomas 63'	Osvaldo Ardiles 27'
87.	14-03-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	H	Sammy McIlroy 10', Joe Jordan 60'
88.	20-03-1979	Coventry City	3-4	A	Steve Coppell 36', 89', Sammy McIlroy 64'	Barry Powell 2', Garry Thompson 8', Tommy Hutchinson 42', Bobby McDonald 47'
89.	24-03-1979	Leeds United	4-1	H	Andy Ritchie 8', 18', 79', Mickey Thomas 20'	Ray Hankin 67'
90.	27-03-1979	Middlesbrough	2-2	A	Gordon McQueen 48', Steve Coppell 51'	Dave Armstrong 24' (pen), Mark Proctor 43'
91.	31-03-1979	Liverpool	2-2	N	Joe Jordan 19', Brian Greenhoff 56'	Kenny Dalglish 17', Alan Hansen 82'
92.	04-04-1979	Liverpool	1-0	N	Jimmy Greenhoff 78'
93.	07-04-1979	Norwich City	2-2	A	Gordon McQueen 74', Lou Macari 83'	Graham Paddon 62', Keith Robson 71'
94.	11-04-1979	Bolton Wanderers	1-2	H	Martin Buchan 25'	Frank Worthington 53', 90'
95.	14-04-1979	Liverpool	0-2	A		Kenny Dalglish 36', Phil Neal 46'
96.	16-04-1979	Coventry City	0-0	H
97.	18-04-1979	Nottingham Forest	1-1	A	Joe Jordan 47'	Trevor Francis 86'
98.	21-04-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	A	Gordon McQueen 14'	Chris Jones 71'
99.	25-04-1979	Norwich City	1-0	H	Lou Macari 88'
100.	28-04-1979	Derby County	0-0	H
101.	30-04-1979	Southampton	1-1	A	Andy Ritchie 13'	Phil Boyer 25'
102.	05-05-1979	West Bromwich Albion	0-1	A		Cyrille Regis 24'
103.	07-05-1979	Wolves	3-2	H	Andy Ritchie 14', Steve Coppell 41', 86'	Gary Bailey 6' (o.g.), John Richards 76'
104.	12-05-1979	Arsenal	2-3	N	Gordon McQueen 86', Sammy McIlroy 88'	Brian Talbot 12', *Frank Stapleton 43', Alan Sunderland 89'
105.	16-05-1979	Chelsea	1-1	H	Steve Coppell 7'	Gary Johnson 21'
106.	18-08-1979	Southampton	1-1	A	Gordon McQueen 40'	David Peach 30' (pen)
107.	22-08-1979	West Bromwich Albion	2-0	H	Gordon McQueen 4', Steve Coppell 52'
108.	25-08-1979	Arsenal	0-0	A
109.	29-08-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	1-2	A	Mickey Thomas 56'	John Pratt 10', Glenn Hoddle 37'
110.	01-09-1979	Middlesbrough	2-1	H	Lou Macari 15', 50'	Craig Johnston 73'
111.	05-09-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	3-1	H	Mickey Thomas 28', Steve Coppell 52', Paul Miller 58' (o.g.)	Gerry Armstrong 50'
112.	08-09-1979	Aston Villa	3-0	A	Steve Coppell 18', Mickey Thomas 70' (pen), Ashley Grimes 86'
113.	15-09-1979	Derby County	1-0	H	Ashley Grimes 20'
114.	22-09-1979	Wolves	1-3	A	Lou Macari 8'	Kenny Hibbitt 34', Andy Gray 73', John Richards 80'
115.	26-09-1979	Norwich City	1-4	A	Sammy McIlroy 22'	Jimmy Nichol 23' (o.g.), Phil Hoadley 26', Martin Buchan 56' (o.g.), Justin Fashanu 76'
116.	29-09-1979	Stoke City	4-0	H	Ray Wilkins 35', Gordon McQueen 57', 85', Sammy McIlroy 79'
117.	06-10-1979	Brighton	2-0	H	Steve Coppell 26', Lou Macari 58'
118.	10-10-1979	West Bromwich Albion	0-2	A		*Bryan Robson 61', John Deehan 75'
119.	13-10-1979	Bristol City	1-1	A	Lou Macari 20'	David Rogers 38'
120.	20-10-1979	Ipswich Town	1-0	H	Ashley Grimes 68'
121.	27-10-1979	Everton	0-0	A
122.	03-11-1979	Southampton	1-0	H	Lou Macari 8'
123.	10-11-1979	Manchester City	0-2	A		Tony Henry 54', Michael Robinson 73'
124.	17-11-1979	Crystal Palace	1-1	H	Joe Jordan 90'+2	David Swindlehurst 77'
125.	24-11-1979	Norwich City	5-0	H	Lou Macari 17', Kevin Moran 20', Steve Coppell 43', Joe Jordan 54', 77'
126.	01-12-1979	Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	A	Lou Macari 60', Steve Coppell 87'	Glenn Hoddle 31'
127.	08-12-1979	Leeds United	1-1	H	Mickey Thomas 54'	Terry Connor 22'
128.	15-12-1979	Coventry City	2-1	A	Gordon McQueen 58', Lou Macari 70'	Mick Ferguson 82'
129.	22-12-1979	Nottingham Forest	3-0	H	Joe Jordan 2', 16', Gordon McQueen 23'
130.	26-12-1979	Liverpool	0-2	A		Alan Hansen 15', David Johnson 85'
131.	29-12-1979	Arsenal	3-0	H	Gordon McQueen 7', Joe Jordan 39', Sammy McIlroy 70' (pen)
132.	05-01-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	A	Sammy McIlroy 58' (pen)	Osvaldo Ardiles 52'
133.	09-01-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	0-1	H		Osvaldo Ardiles 117'
134.	12-01-1980	Middlesbrough	1-1	A	Mickey Thomas 37'	David Armstrong 64'
135.	02-02-1980	Derby County	3-1	A	Mickey Thomas 38', Sammy McIlroy 90', Barry Powell 90' (o.g.)	Barry Powell 33'
136.	09-02-1980	Wolves	0-1	H		Mel Eaves 24'
137.	16-02-1980	Stoke City	1-1	A	Steve Coppell 83'	Sammy Irvine 90'
138.	23-02-1980	Bristol City	4-0	H	Joe Jordan 6', 48', Geoff Merrick 43' (o.g.), Sammy McIlroy 48'
139.	27-02-1980	Bolton Wanderers	2-0	H	Gordon McQueen 7', Steve Coppell 59'
140.	01-03-1980	Ipswich Town	0-6	A		*Alan Brazil 2', 53', Paul Mariner 24', 27', 87', Frans Thijssen 81'
141.	12-03-1980	Everton	0-0	H
142.	15-03-1980	Brighton	0-0	A
143.	22-03-1980	Manchester City	1-0	H	Mickey Thomas 48'
144.	29-03-1980	Crystal Palace	2-0	A	Joe Jordan 30', Mickey Thomas 82'
145.	02-04-1980	Nottingham Forest	0-2	A		John Robertson 79' (pen), *Garry Birtles 88'
146.	05-04-1980	Liverpool	2-1	H	Mickey Thomas 19', Jimmy Greenhoff 63'	Kenny Dalglish 14'
147.	07-04-1980	Bolton Wanderers	3-1	A	Gordon McQueen 41', Mickey Thomas 58', Steve Coppell 72'	Neil Whatmore 15'
148.	12-04-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	4-1	H	Andy Ritchie 16', 20', 56', Ray Wilkins 76'	Osvaldo Ardiles 68'
149.	19-04-1980	Norwich City	2-0	A	Joe Jordan 57', 59'
150.	23-04-1980	Aston Villa	2-1	H	Joe Jordan 4', 68'	Des Bremner 89'
151.	26-04-1980	Coventry City	2-1	H	Sammy McIlroy 5' (pen), 65'	Garry Thompson 63'
152.	03-05-1980	Leeds United	0-2	A		Derek Parlane 14', Kevin Hird 75' (pen)
153.	16-08-1980	Middlesbrough	3-0	H	Mickey Thomas 41', Lou Macari 70', Ashley Grimes 90'
154.	19-08-1980	Wolves	0-1	A		George Berry 88'
155.	23-08-1980	Birmingham City	0-0	A
156.	27-08-1980	Coventry City	0-1	H		Tom English 66'
157.	30-08-1980	Sunderland	1-1	H	Nikola Jovanovic 59'	Alan Brown 84'
158.	02-09-1980	Coventry City	0-1	A		Andy Blair 46'
159.	06-09-1980	Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	A
160.	13-09-1980	Leicester City	5-0	H	Steve Coppell 3', Ashley Grimes 43', Nikola Jovanovic 49', 67', Lou Macari 59'
161.	17-09-1980	Widzew Lodz	1-1	H	Sammy McIlroy 4'	Krzysztof Surlit 6'
162.	20-09-1980	Leeds United	0-0	A
163.	27-09-1980	Manchester City	2-2	H	Steve Coppell 31', Arthur Albiston 72'	Kevin Reeves 43', Roger Palmer 89'
164.	01-10-1980	Widzew Lodz	0-0	A
165.	04-10-1980	Nottingham Forest	2-1	A	Lou Macari 43', Steve Coppell 73'	Ian Wallace 31'
166.	08-10-1980	Aston Villa	3-3	H	Sammy McIlroy 35' (pen), 57', Steve Coppell 36'	Peter Withe 15' Gordon Cowans 55' (pen), Gary Shaw 67'
167.	11-10-1980	Arsenal	0-0	H
168.	18-10-1980	Ipswich Town	1-1	A	Sammy McIlroy 67' (pen)	Paul Mariner 55'
169.	22-10-1980	Stoke City	2-1	A	Joe Jordan 15', Lou Macari 58'	Bren O'Callaghan 80'
170.	25-10-1980	Everton	2-0	H	Joe Jordan 16', Steve Coppell 73'
171.	01-11-1980	Crystal Palace	0-1	A		Peter Nicholas 27'
172.	08-11-1980	Coventry City	0-0	H
173.	12-11-1980	Wolves	0-0	H
174.	15-11-1980	Middlesbrough	1-1	A	Joe Jordan 58'	Craig Johnston 75'
175.	22-11-1980	Brighton	4-1	A	Joe Jordan 12', 38' Sammy McIlroy 44', Mick Duxbury 84'	*Andy Ritchie 68'
176.	29-11-1980	Southampton	1-1	H	Joe Jordan 88'	Nick Holmes 82'
177.	06-12-1980	Norwich City	2-2	A	Kevin Bond 10' (o.g.), Steve Coppell 33'	Nikola Jovanovic 59' (o.g.), Justin Fashanu 73'
178.	13-12-1980	Stoke City	2-2	H	Lou Macari 28', Joe Jordan 68'	Paul Randall 8', Lee Chapman 21'
179.	20-12-1980	Arsenal	1-2	A	Lou Macari 67'	Graham Rix 29', Paul Vaessen 58'
180.	26-12-1980	Liverpool	0-0	H
181.	27-12-1980	West Bromwich Albion	1-3	A	Nikola Jovanovic 54'	Gary Owen 35' (pen), *Peter Barnes 43', Cyrille Regis 61'
182.	03-01-1981	Brighton	2-2	H	Mick Duxbury 70', Mickey Thomas 74'	Brian Horton 12', *Andy Ritchie 23'
183.	07-01-1981	Brighton	2-0	A	Jimmy Nicholl 33', Garry Birtles 72'
184.	10-01-1981	Brighton	2-1	H	Gordon McQueen 34', Lou Macari 63'	*Andy Ritchie 62'
185.	24-01-1981	Nottingham Forest	0-1	A		Trevor Francis 15'
186.	28-01-1981	Sunderland	0-2	A		Gordon Chisholm 25', Gary Rowell 89' (pen)
187.	31-01-1981	Birmingham City	2-0	H	Joe Jordan 5', Lou Macari 83'
188.	07-02-1981	Leicester City	0-1	A		Jim Melrose 64'
189.	17-02-1981	Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	H
190.	21-02-1981	Manchester City	0-1	A		Steve MacKenzie 59'
191.	28-02-1981	Leeds United	0-1	H		Brian Flynn 90'
192.	07-03-1981	Southampton	0-1	A		Kevin Keegan 3'
193.	14-03-1981	Aston Villa	3-3	A	Joe Jordan 46', 66', Sammy McIlroy 88' (pen)	Peter Withe 15', 28', Gary Shaw 68'
194.	18-03-1981	Nottingham Forest	1-1	H	Kenny Burns 44' (o.g.)	Ian Wallace 37'
195.	21-03-1981	Ipswich Town	2-1	H	Mickey Thomas 17', Jimmy Nicholl 53'	Terry Butcher 7'
196.	28-03-1981	Everton	1-0	A	Joe Jordan 30'
197.	04-04-1981	Crystal Palace	1-0	H	Mick Duxbury 78'
198.	11-04-1981	Coventry City	2-0	A	Joe Jordan 34', 44'
199.	14-04-1981	Liverpool	1-0	A	Gordon McQueen 7'
200.	18-04-1981	West Bromwich Albion	2-1	H	Joe Jordan 2', Lou Macari 33'	Cyrille Regis 62'
201.	25-04-1981	Norwich City	1-0	H	Joe Jordan 57'