# 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup

The 1979–80 Anglo-Scottish Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament. It was won by St Mirren, who beat Bristol City in a two-legged final by 5–1 on aggregate and by becoming the only Scottish side to win the trophy.

## English group
### Group A

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Blackpool | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 August 1979 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Burnley | 4 August 1979 |
| Preston North End | 3–1 | Blackpool | 4 August 1979? |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Preston North End | 7 August 1979 |
| Blackpool | 3–2 | Burnley | 7 August 1979 |
| Burnley | 1–2 | Preston North End | 11 August 1979 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Preston North End | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 6 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 1 |

### Group B

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Bury | 2 August 1979 |
| Bury | 4–2 | Sunderland | 4 August 1979 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 August 1979 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Sunderland | 7 August 1979 |
| Bury | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | 7 August 1979 |
| Sunderland | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | 11 August 1979 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 1 | 6 |
| Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 | 4 |
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 |

### Group C

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | 29 July 1980 |
| Cambridge United | 0–1 | Sheffield United | 4 August 1979? |
| Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Notts County | 4 August 1979 |
| Notts County | 0–1 | Sheffield United | 7 August 1979 |
| Cambridge United | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | 8 August 1979 |
| Notts County | 1–3 | Cambridge United | 11 August 1979 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 4 |
| Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 1 |

### Group D

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Birmingham City | 0–4 | Bristol City | 4 August 1979 |
| Fulham | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 August 1979 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 6 August 1979 |
| Fulham | 0–5 | Birmingham City | 8 August 1979 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Bristol City | 8 August 1979 |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | Fulham | 11 August 1979 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 6 |
| Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 1 | 4 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 2 |

## Scottish group
### 1st round 1st leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| St Mirren | 3–3 | Hibernian | 28 July 1979 |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 August 1979 |
| Berwick Rangers | 0–4 | Morton | 5 August 1979 |
| Dundee | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | 6 August 1979 |

### 1st round 2nd leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Hibernian | 0–1 | St Mirren | 1 August 1979 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | 7 August 1979 |
| Morton | 4–1 | Berwick Rangers | 7 August 1979 |
| Kilmarnock | 3–3 | Dundee | 8 August 1979 |

## Quarter-finals 1st leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | Dundee | 4 September 1979 |
| Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Bristol City | 18 September 1979 |
| Preston North End | 1–3 | Morton | 18 September 1979 |
| St Mirren | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 September 1979 |

## Quarter-finals 2nd leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Dundee | 0–1 | Sheffield United | 11 September 1979 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | St Mirren | 2 October 1979 |
| Morton | 2–0 | Preston North End | 3 October 1979 |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | 23 October 1979 |

## Semi-finals 1st leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | St Mirren | 30 October 1979 |
| Bristol City | 2–2 | Morton | 6 November 1979 |

## Semi-finals 2nd leg

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| St Mirren | 4–0 | Sheffield United | 3 December 1979 |
| Morton | 0–1 | Bristol City | 15 January 1980 |