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Season story · Division 4

1979–80

14 league wins, 50–56 league goals and a campaign told match by match.

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Manager: John King9 recorded transfers
Division
Football League Division Four
Final league position
15th
League matches
46
League wins
14
League draws
13
League defeats
19
League goals
50–56
Average Prenton Park gate
2,246

The journey

Four moments from the campaign

11 Aug → 6 May

  1. 11 Aug

    Opening chapter

    Port Vale · 1-2

    View match

  2. 24 Nov

    Biggest victory

    AP Leamington · 9-0

    View match

  3. 4 Sept

    The biggest crowd

    Liverpool · 4-0

    View match

  4. 6 May

    Final word

    Aldershot · 0-0

    View match

Top scorer

Ken Beamish

11 goals

Biggest crowd

24,785

Liverpool

Season form

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TranmereWeb award

Player of the Season

Awarded to the highest-scoring player in the TranmereWeb fantasy rankings for 1979/80.

Tommy O'Neil, TranmereWeb 1979 Player of the Season

Season timeline

The campaign, month by month

Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.

Months
10
Competitive matches
53
Wins
17
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May · Opening chapter

Pre-season

9 recorded moves. Exact dates are not held in the archive.View moves +

Arrivals · 5

Jim LumbyFrom Carlisle United · Player SwapElfyn EdwardsFrom Wrexham · Free TransferJohn KellyFrom Cammel Lairds · Free TransferJohn ThomasFrom Everton · LoanSteve MungallFrom Motherwell · Free Transfer

Departures · 4

Ronnie MooreTo Cardiff City · £120,000Hughie McAuleyTo Carlisle United · Player ExchangeGordon WestTo Retired · Free TransferPaul CahillTo Stockport County · Free Transfer

  1. Chapter 01

    August 1979

    WWWWLDL
    7 competitive matches · 4W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 11WPort ValeVale Park · League Cup1-2Wed 15WPort ValePrenton Park · League Cup1-0Sat 18WHalifax TownPrenton Park · League2-0Wed 22WPeterborough UnitedLondon Road · League1-2Sat 25LBradford CityValley Parade · League2-0Wed 29DLiverpoolPrenton Park · League Cup0-0Fri 31LStockport CountyPrenton Park · League0-1

  2. Chapter 02

    September 1979

    LWWWLL
    6 competitive matches · 3W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Tue 4LLiverpoolAnfield · League Cup4-0Sat 8WHereford UnitedEdgar Street · League1-2Fri 14WPortsmouthPrenton Park · League4-1Mon 17WDoncaster RoversPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 22LLincoln CitySincil Bank · League3-0Fri 28LAFC BournemouthPrenton Park · League0-5

  3. Chapter 03

    October 1979

    DLWLLWL
    7 competitive matches · 2W 1D 4LOpen chapter +
    Tue 2DDoncaster RoversBelle Vue · League1-1Sat 6LNorthampton TownCounty Ground · League2-1Mon 8WPeterborough UnitedPrenton Park · League3-0Sat 13LNewport CountySomerton Park · League2-0Fri 19LYork CityPrenton Park · League1-2Mon 22WPort ValeVale Park · League0-1Fri 26LScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League1-2

  4. Chapter 04

    November 1979

    DDDWW
    5 competitive matches · 2W 3D 0LOpen chapter +
    Sat 3DHalifax TownThe Shay · League0-0Mon 12DPort ValePrenton Park · League1-1Sat 17DHuddersfield TownLeeds Road · League1-1Sat 24WAP LeamingtonPrenton Park · FA Cup9-0Fri 30WTorquay UnitedPrenton Park · League2-0

  5. Chapter 05

    December 1979

    LDLLDW
    6 competitive matches · 1W 2D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 8LDarlingtonFeethams · League3-1Sat 15DRochdalePrenton Park · FA Cup2-2Tue 18LRochdaleSpotland · FA Cup2-1Fri 21LAldershotPrenton Park · League1-2Wed 26DCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League0-0Fri 28WBradford CityPrenton Park · League4-0

  6. Chapter 06

    January 1980

    LDW
    3 competitive matches · 1W 1D 1LOpen chapter +
    Sat 5LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League2-1Fri 11DStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League2-2Fri 25WRochdalePrenton Park · League5-1

  7. Chapter 07

    February 1980

    DWLL
    4 competitive matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 2DPortsmouthFratton Park · League1-1Sat 9WLincoln CityPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 16LAFC BournemouthDean Court · League2-1Fri 22LNewport CountyPrenton Park · League0-2

  8. Chapter 08

    March 1980

    WLDLDDDD
    8 competitive matches · 1W 5D 2LOpen chapter +
    Sat 1WYork CityBootham Crescent · League0-1Tue 4LWalsallPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 8DScunthorpe UnitedOld Show Ground · League2-2Mon 10LWigan AthleticPrenton Park · League1-3Fri 14DNorthampton TownPrenton Park · League1-1Sat 22DWigan AthleticSpringfield Park · League0-0Tue 25DHereford UnitedPrenton Park · League0-0Sat 29DHuddersfield TownPrenton Park · League0-0

  9. Chapter 09

    April 1980

    WLWLL
    5 competitive matches · 2W 0D 3LOpen chapter +
    Sat 5WCrewe AlexandraPrenton Park · League2-0Mon 7LWalsallFellows Park · League2-0Fri 11WHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League1-0Sat 19LTorquay UnitedPlainmoor · League3-1Sat 26LDarlingtonPrenton Park · League1-2

  10. Chapter 10

    May 1980

    LD
    2 competitive matches · 0W 1D 1LOpen chapter +
    Fri 2LRochdaleSpotland · League2-0Tue 6DAldershotRecreation Ground · League0-0
Division
Division 4
FA Cup:
Round: 2
Lg Cup:
Round: 2

Summary

Full Player Records

Selection summary

Competitive record

53 matches played

VenuePldWonDrawsLost
Away265912
Home271269
Total53171521

Match list

Results

53 matches

DateOppositionResult
1-2
1-0
2-0
1-2
2-0
0-0
0-1
4-0
1-2
4-1
1-0
3-0
0-5
1-1
2-1
3-0
2-0
1-2
0-1
1-2
0-0
1-1
1-1
9-0
2-0
3-1
2-2
2-1
1-2
0-0
4-0
2-1
2-2
5-1
1-1
1-0
2-1
0-2
0-1
0-1
2-2
1-3
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
2-0
1-0
3-1
1-2
2-0
0-0