First Team 1979-80

Back Row L to R – James, Fursdon, Horgan, Pearce (D), Cranstone, Boyle, Johnson(C), Brannigan, Watson

Front Row L to R – Barwick, Johnson(N), Cordice, Moss, Wainright, Pearce(S)

Month by Month review of the season ( from LBDTM No 15) HERE 

League Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Altrincham 38 24 8 6 79 35 44 56
2 Weymouth 38 22 10 6 73 37 36 54
3 Worcester City 38 18 11 9 53 36 17 49
4 Boston United 38 16 13 9 52 43 9 45
5 Gravesend & Northfleet 38 17 10 11 49 44 5 44
6 Maidstone United 38 16 11 11 54 37 17 43
7 Kettering Town 38 15 13 10 55 50 5 43
8 Northwich Victoria 38 16 10 12 50 38 12 42
9 Bangor City 38 14 14 10 41 46 – 5 42
10 Nuneaton 38 13 12 12 58 44 14 39
11 Scarborough 38 12 15 11 47 38 9 39
12 Yeovil Town 38 13 10 15 46 49 – 3 36
13 Telford United 38 13 8 17 52 60 – 8 34
14 Barrow 38 14 6 18 47 55 – 8 34
15 Wealdstone 38 9 15 14 42 54 – 12 33
16 Bath City 38 10 12 16 43 69 – 26 32
17 Barnet 38 10 10 18 32 48 – 16 30
18 AP Leamington 38 7 11 20 32 63 – 31 25
19 Stafford Rangers 38 6 10 22 41 57 – 16 22
R Redditch United 38 5 8 25 26 69 – 43 18

Fixtures & Results

August 1979
Sat 4 Aug
Friendly
Tooting & Mitcham United
Home
L1 - 2
Johnson N
Tue 7 Aug
Friendly
Hillingdon Borough
Home
W2 - 0
Horgan 2
Sat 11 Aug
Friendly
Slough Town
Away
L0 - 2
Tue 14 Aug
Friendly
Barking
Home
L0 - 1
Sat 18 Aug
Alliance Premier League
Worcester City
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 2158
Cordice
Wed 22 Aug
Alliance Premier League
Kettering Town
Away
L0 - 2
Att: 2431
Sat 25 Aug
Alliance Premier League
Nuneaton Borough
Home
D2 - 2
Att: 976
Moss, Horgan
Mon 27 Aug
Alliance Premier League Cup
Maidstone United FC (1897)
Home
W2 - 0
Att: 526
N Johnson, Moss
September 1979
Sat 1 Sep
Alliance Premier League
Maidstone United FC (1897)
Away
L0 - 3
Att: 713
Mon 3 Sep
Alliance Premier League
Kettering Town
Home
D2 - 2
Att: 647
Cordice, S Pearce
Sat 8 Sep
Alliance Premier League
Stafford Rangers
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 622
Cordice, S Pearce
Sat 15 Sep
Alliance Premier League
Weymouth
Away
L0 - 4
Att: 1043
Sat 22 Sep
Alliance Premier League
AP Leamington
Home
L1 - 2
Att: 481
N Johnson
Sat 29 Sep
Alliance Premier League Cup
Boston United
Away
D1 - 1
Att: 1712
Cordice
October 1979
Mon 1 Oct
Friendly
TSV Eching (Germany)
Home
W2 - 0
Pearce, Cordice N
Wed 3 Oct
Alliance Premier League Cup
Boston United
Home
W3 - 2 (AET)
Att: 429
N Johnson 2, Moss
Sat 6 Oct
Alliance Premier League
Nuneaton Borough
Away
W1 - 0
Att: 1417
OG
Tue 9 Oct
Alliance Premier League
Gravesend & Northfleet
Away
L0 - 3
Att: 1180
Sat 13 Oct
FA Trophy
Barnet
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 899
Tue 16 Oct
FA Trophy
Barnet
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 701
Cordice
Sat 20 Oct
Alliance Premier League
Bath City
Away
D4 - 4
Att: 1004
Cordice, Moss, Horgan 2 (1P)
Mon 22 Oct
FA Trophy
Barnet
Away
L0 - 2
Att: 831
Sat 27 Oct
Alliance Premier League
Yeovil Town
Home
W5 - 0
Att: 728
Cordice 2, N Johnson, Moss, OG
November 1979
Sat 3 Nov
FA Cup
Woking
Home
W1 - 0
Moss
Sat 10 Nov
Alliance Premier League
Boston United
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 1679
Tue 13 Nov
Alliance Premier League
Bangor City
Home
D0 - 0
Att: 550
Sat 24 Nov
FA Cup
Southend United
Home
L0 - 1
Att: 3100
December 1979
Sat 1 Dec
Alliance Premier League
Scarborough
Home
L2 - 4
Att: 775
Horgan, OG
Sat 8 Dec
Alliance Premier League
Altrincham
Home
L1 - 4
Att: 842
Cordice
Wed 12 Dec
Middlesex Senior Cup
Harefield United
Home
W5 - 0
Cordice 2, Horgan 2, Abell
Sat 15 Dec
Alliance Premier League
Telford United
Away
W3 - 1
Att: 671
Horgan, Wainwright, Watson
Mon 17 Dec
Alliance Premier League Cup
Altrincham
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 969
N Johnson
Wed 26 Dec
Alliance Premier League
Barnet
Away
W3 - 1
Att: 841
Cordice, Robinson, Horgan (P)
Sat 29 Dec
Alliance Premier League
Barrow AFC
Away
L0 - 1
Att: 969
January 1980
Sat 5 Jan
Alliance Premier League
Telford United
Home
D0 - 0
Att: 622
Tue 8 Jan
Alliance Premier League
Barnet
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 651
N Johnson, Wainwright
Sat 12 Jan
Alliance Premier League
Redditch United
Home
W2 - 0
Att: 554
N Johnson, Brannigan
Tue 15 Jan
London Senior Cup
Kingstonian
Home
W3 - 2
Cordice, Moss, Adams
Tue 22 Jan
Middlesex Senior Cup
Hillingdon Borough
Home
W1 - 0
Horgan (P)
Sat 26 Jan
Alliance Premier League
Barrow AFC
Home
W2 - 1
Att: 692
N Johnson, Adams
February 1980
Tue 5 Feb
London Senior Cup
Woking
Away
L0 - 3
Sat 9 Feb
Friendly
Wycombe Wanderers
Away
D1 - 1
Sat 16 Feb
Alliance Premier League
Bangor City
Away
L0 - 1
Att: 510
Sat 23 Feb
Alliance Premier League
AP Leamington
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 300
Wed 27 Feb
Friendly
Wimbledon
Home
L2 - 3
Wainwright, Johnson N (Wimbledon XI)
March 1980
Sat 1 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Worcester City
Home
L2 - 4
Att: 582
Cordice, N Johnson
Sat 8 Mar
Middlesex Senior Cup
Enfield
Home
L0 - 3
Sat 15 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Gravesend & Northfleet
Home
D0 - 0
Att: 605
Sat 22 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Stafford Rangers
Away
W1 - 0
Att: 989
Horgan (P)
Wed 26 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Scarborough
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 2407
Sat 29 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Weymouth
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 600
Moss,
Mon 31 Mar
Alliance Premier League
Altrincham
Away
L1 - 2
Att: 1656
Cordice
April 1980
Sat 5 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Redditch United
Away
L1 - 4
Att: 280
Moss
Sat 12 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Maidstone United FC (1897)
Home
D0 - 0
Att: 793
Wed 16 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Northwich Victoria
Home
L0 - 1
Att: 850
Sat 19 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Bath City
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 581
Horgan (P)
Sat 26 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Northwich Victoria
Away
D0 - 0
Att: 1098
Tue 29 Apr
Alliance Premier League
Boston United
Home
D1 - 1
Att: 648
Wainwright (P)
May 1980
Sat 3 May
Alliance Premier League
Yeovil Town
Away
D1 - 1
Att: 1089
N Johnson