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1979-80

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Anglo-Scottish Cup

Format - 16 English clubs divided into four groups, winners qualifying for quarter finals. 8 Scottish clubs played two-legged knockout ties, with the four winners qualifying for the quarter finals. Each quarter final to be between an English club and a Scottish club.

In English groups, 2pts for a win, 1 for a draw, 1 Bonus point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game

English Groups

Group A

  • Blackpool 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Burnley
  • Preston North End 3-1 Blackpool
  • Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Preston North End
  • Blackpool 3-2 Burnley
  • Burnley 1-2 Preston North End
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Preston North End  3  2  1  0  6  3   1  6
Blackburn Rovers   3  0  3  0  5  5   0  3
Blackpool          3  1  1  1  6  7   0  3
Burnley            3  0  1  2  5  7   0  1

Group B

  • Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Bury
  • Bury 4-2 Sunderland
  • Oldham Athletic 1-3 Bolton Wanderers
  • Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Sunderland
  • Bury 1-2 Oldham Athletic
  • Sunderland 1-2 Oldham Athletic
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Bolton Wanderers   3  2  1  0  7  3   1  6
Bury               3  1  1  1  7  6   1  4
Oldham Athletic    3  2  0  1  5  5   0  4
Sunderland         3  0  0  3  3  8   0  0

Group C

  • Sheffield United 1-0 Mansfield Town
  • Cambridge United 0-1 Sheffield United
  • Mansfield Town 0-1 Notts County
  • Notts County 0-1 Sheffield United
  • Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town
  • Notts County 1-3 Cambridge United
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Sheffield United   3  3  0  0  3  0   0  6
Cambridge United   3  1  1  1  4  3   1  4
Notts County       3  1  0  2  2  4   0  2
Mansfield Town     3  0  1  2  1  3   0  1

Group D

  • Birmingham City 0-4 Bristol City
  • Fulham 1-0 Plymouth Argyle
  • Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Birmingham City
  • Fulham 0-5 Birmingham City
  • Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Bristol City
  • Bristol City 1-0 Fulham
                  Pl  W  D  L  F  A Bon Pt
Bristol City       3  2  1  0  5  0   1  6
Birmingham City    3  1  1  1  6  5   1  4
Plymouth Argyle    3  0  2  1  1  2   0  2
Fulham             3  1  0  2  1  6   0  2

Scottish Group (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Berwick Rangers 0-4 Morton
  • Morton 4-1 Berwick Rangers
  • Morton won 8-1 on aggregate
  • Partick Thistle 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic
  • Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Partick Thistle
  • Partick Thistle won 2-1 on aggregate
  • St Mirren 3-3 Hibernian
  • Hibernian 0-1 St Mirren
  • St Mirren won 4-3 on aggregate
  • Dundee 1-1 Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock 3-3 Dundee
  • Second leg abandoned during extra time. Aggregate 4-4, Dundee went through (on away goals?)

Quarter Finals (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Sheffield United 2-1 Dundee
  • Dundee 0-1 Sheffield United
  • Sheffield United won 3-1 on aggregate
  • Partick Thistle 1-1 Bristol City
  • Bristol City 2-0 Partick Thistle
  • Bristol City won 3-1 on aggregate
  • Preston North End 1-3 Morton
  • Morton 2-0 Preston North End
  • Morton won 5-1 on aggregate
  • St Mirren 4-2 Bolton Wanderers
  • Bolton Wanderers 2-1 St Mirren
  • St Mirren won 5-4 on aggregate

Semi-Finals (2 Legged knock-out ties)

  • Sheffield United 0-0 St Mirren
  • St Mirren 4-0 Sheffield United
  • St Mirren won 4-0 on aggregate
  • Bristol City 2-2 Morton
  • Morton 0-1 Bristol City
  • Bristol City won 3-2 on aggregate

Final (2 Legs)

  • Bristol City 0-2 St Mirren
  • St Mirren 3-1 Bristol City

St Mirren won 5-1 on aggregate

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