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1979–80 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 1979–80 season was the 42nd season in the history of Wigan Athletic F.C. and their second as a professional club in the Football League.
| 1979–80 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Arthur Horrocks |
| Manager | Ian McNeill |
| Football League Division Four | 6th |
| FA Cup | Fourth Round |
| League Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Houghton (15) All: Peter Houghton (16) |
The club finished the season in 6th place.
In the FA Cup, the club achieved an away victory against Second Division side Chelsea, reaching the Fourth Round for the first time in their history before being knocked out by Everton. The club did not progress beyond the first round in the League Cup. Peter Houghton was the team's top goalscorer with a total of 15 league goals (16 in all competitions). Goalkeeper John Brown won the club's Player of the Year award.
Player statistics edit
Note: Numbers in brackets are appearances as a substitute.
Source:[1]
| Nat. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
| GK | John Brown | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| FW | Derek Brownbill | 12 (6) | 2 | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 (7) | 3 | |
| FW | Glen Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Frank Corrigan | 41 (1) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 (1) | 8 | |
| MF | Alan Crompton | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | Neil Davids | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| DF | David Fretwell | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| MF | Tommy Gore | 46 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 12 | |
| DF | Nigel Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Joe Hinnigan | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| FW | Peter Houghton | 40 (1) | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 (1) | 16 | |
| DF | Ron McIvor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | David McMullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Colin Methven | 34 (1) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 (1) | 3 | |
| FW | Mick Moore | 17 (6) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 17 (8) | 3 | |
| MF | Ian Purdie | 8 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 | |
| FW | Micky Quinn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | Tony Quinn | 17 (2) | 9 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (4) | 9 | |
| GK | Chris Shyne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin Smart | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 | |
| MF | George Urquhart | 37 (4) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 43 (5) | 4 | |
| DF | Noel Ward | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | |
| DF | Maurice Whittle | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| MF | Jeff Wright | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |
References edit
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Soccerdata. Retrieved 20 February 2013.