Colchester United results for the 1979-1980 season

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'Dirtiest player' sees red in new role

Colombia's Gerardo Bedoya, the world's most sent-off player, is given a red card 19 minutes into his debut match as assistant coach.

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#Mysportmovie - your sporting film posters

From Kindergarten Klopp to Thelma and Luiz: the best sporting film posters made by you for the BBC Sportsday debate.

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Wales want two friendly wins - Williams

Two wins and good performances are captain Ashley Williams' targets for Wales against Northern Ireland and Ukraine.

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What must Strachan learn in friendlies?

Richard Wilson poses some questions Scotland boss Gordon Strachan will be considering against Czech Republic and Denmark.

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Uefa ponder Champions League changes

Uefa thought to be considering a change to the Champions League format with a reduction in the number of teams in groups.

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No LVG in Utd pre-season promo

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has not been included in their promotional material for the 2016-17 pre-season tour to China.

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Olympic Stadium capacity increased

West Ham have increased the Olympic Stadium's match-day capacity to 60,000 in response to spectator demand.

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Jonas' mother considered suicide

The mother of Jonas Gutierrez has told a tribunal she considered taking her own life over his treatment by Newcastle - after he was "thrown out like a bad dog" following his cancer diagnosis.

English Division Three (old) 1979-1980
No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Pos	Pt
1	18.08.1979	Hull City	away	W2-0	4	2
2	21.08.1979	Sheffield United	home	W1-0	1	4
3	25.08.1979	Rotherham United	away	L0-3	8	4
4	31.08.1979	Swindon Town	home	L2-3	9	4
5	08.09.1979	Chesterfield	away	L0-3	19	4
6	15.09.1979	Sheffield Wednesday	home	D0-0	17	5
7	18.09.1979	Mansfield Town	home	W2-1	14	7
8	22.09.1979	Grimsby Town	away	W2-1	10	9
9	29.09.1979	Barnsley	home	D0-0	9	10
10	01.10.1979	Mansfield Town	away	W1-0	4	12
11	05.10.1979	Reading	home	D1-1	3	13
12	09.10.1979	Sheffield United	away	W2-1	3	15
13	12.10.1979	Southend United	away	W1-0	2	17
14	19.10.1979	Blackpool	home	W3-1	2	19
15	23.10.1979	Wimbledon	home	W4-0	2	21
16	27.10.1979	Blackburn Rovers	away	L0-3	3	21
17	02.11.1979	Hull City	home	D1-1	3	22
18	06.11.1979	Wimbledon	away	D3-3	3	23
19	10.11.1979	Brentford	away	L0-1	4	23
20	16.11.1979	Plymouth Argyle	home	W5-2	2	25
21	01.12.1979	Millwall	away	W2-1	2	27
22	07.12.1979	Carlisle United	home	D1-1	1	28
23	21.12.1979	Exeter City	away	L1-3	2	28
24	26.12.1979	Gillingham	home	D2-2	3	29
25	29.12.1979	Rotherham United	home	D1-1	3	30
26	08.01.1980	Chester City	home	D1-1	2	31
27	12.01.1980	Oxford United	away	W2-0	2	33
28	18.01.1980	Chesterfield	home	L0-1	2	33
29	29.01.1980	Bury	away	W1-0	2	35
30	02.02.1980	Sheffield Wednesday	away	L0-3	2	35
31	08.02.1980	Grimsby Town	home	W2-1	2	37
32	16.02.1980	Barnsley	away	W2-1	2	39
33	22.02.1980	Southend United	home	W2-1	1	41
34	29.02.1980	Blackpool	away	L0-1	2	41
35	08.03.1980	Blackburn Rovers	home	L0-1	5	41
36	14.03.1980	Reading	away	L0-2	5	41
37	22.03.1980	Brentford	home	W6-1	5	43
38	29.03.1980	Plymouth Argyle	away	L0-2	5	43
39	02.04.1980	Exeter City	home	D0-0	5	44
40	05.04.1980	Gillingham	away	D2-2	5	45
41	07.04.1980	Bury	home	W2-1	5	47
42	12.04.1980	Chester City	away	L1-2	5	47
43	19.04.1980	Millwall	home	D0-0	5	48
44	22.04.1980	Swindon Town	away	W3-2	5	50
45	26.04.1980	Carlisle United	away	L0-2	5	50
46	02.05.1980	Oxford United	home	W3-0	5	52

English FA Cup 1979-1980
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
24.11.1979	r1	Plymouth Argyle	home	D1-1
27.11.1979	r1r	Plymouth Argyle	away	W1-0	aet
15.12.1979	r2	Bournemouth	home	W1-0
05.01.1980	r3	Reading	away	L0-2

English League Cup 1979-1980
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
11.08.1979	r1-1	Watford	home	W2-0
14.08.1979	r1-2	Watford	away	L1-2	(3-2)
28.08.1979	r2-1	Aston Villa	home	L0-2
05.09.1979	r2-2	Aston Villa	away	W2-0	aet (2-2)
(Aston Villa won on penalties)