Champions League / European Cup · Preliminary round, first leg · 1979/80

Dundalk v Linfield, 29 August 1979

29 August 1979

Other leg

05.09.1979 · Champions League, Preliminary round

Form before this match

  • Flag Dundalk
    1. Loss · 30.09.1969 · Fairs Cup, First round · 1969/70 · Liverpool (home) 0–4

    2. Draw · 15.09.1976 · Champions League, First round · 1976/77 · PSV (home) 1–1

    3. Loss · 29.09.1976 · Champions League, First round · 1976/77 · PSV (away) 0–6

    4. Win · 14.09.1977 · Cup Winners' Cup, First round · 1977/78 · Hajduk Split (home) 1–0

    5. Loss · 28.09.1977 · Cup Winners' Cup, First round · 1977/78 · Hajduk Split (away) 0–4

  • Flag Linfield
    1. Loss · 29.09.1971 · Champions League, First round · 1971/72 · Standard (home) 2–3

    2. Loss · 17.09.1975 · Champions League, First round · 1975/76 · PSV (home) 1–2

    3. Loss · 01.10.1975 · Champions League, First round · 1975/76 · PSV (away) 0–8

    4. Draw · 13.09.1978 · Champions League, First round · 1978/79 · Lillestrøm (home) 0–0

    5. Loss · 27.09.1978 · Champions League, First round · 1978/79 · Lillestrøm (away) 0–1

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Dundalk against clubs from Northern Ireland

Dundalk hadn't played clubs from Northern Ireland before.

Linfield against clubs from Ireland

Linfield hadn't played clubs from Ireland before.