The 1979–80 season was the 81st of competitive league football in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finished 6th in the First Division and won the League Cup for the second time, beating holders Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the final. The winning goal was scored by Scottish international forward Andy Gray, who had joined the club from Aston Villa on 8 September 1979 for a then-record British transfer fee of £1,469,000. This broke the previous record, set just a few days earlier, when Wolves sold midfielder Steve Daley to Manchester City for £1,437,500.
The season was also notable for the opening of the new John Ireland Stand at Molineux, the high cost of which created debts that contributed to financial turmoil and near-liquidation for the club later in the decade.
Squad Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueLeague CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKPaul Bradshaw37011030510GKMick Kearns50001060DFHugh Atkinson5(2)100005(2)1DFGeorge Berry41011042562DFColin Brazier16(4)10(3)01017(7)1DFBobby Coy00000000DFGary Cutler00000000DFMike Hollifield00000000DFEmlyn Hughes33(2)01003046(2)0DFJohn Humphrey20000020DFJohn McAlle80201(1)011(1)0DFGeoff Palmer40111240553DFDerek Parkin40011030540DFIan Ross00000000MFIan Arkwright00000000MFJohn Black00000000MFDavid Butler00000000MFWillie Carr40211141554MFPeter Daniel37610140517MFKenny Hibbitt329114404713MFMick Matthews00000000MFCraig Moss10000010MFMartin Patching50200070MFDave Thomas1004010150MFRafael Villazán00000000FWNorman Bell2(3)300002(3)3FWWayne Clarke13(3)2300(1)016(4)2FWMel Eves27(4)65(1)23135(5)9FWAndy Gray351292414815FWBilly Rafferty40200060FWJohn Richards291383424118
First Division
Results
First Division
League Cup
FA Cup
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