| Tournament Name: | 1980 British Gold Cup |
| Venue: | Assembly Rooms |
| Location: | Derby |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £9,000 |
| Winners Share: | £4,000 |
| Highest Break: | Alex Higgins (135) |
| Winner: | Alex Higgins |
| Runner Up: | Ray Reardon |
| Score: | 5–1 |
| Next: | 1981 |
The 1980 British Gold Cup was a non-ranking snooker tournament, that was held between 24 and 28 February 1980 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[1] [2]
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Virgo | 3–0 | John Pulman | ||
| John Virgo | 0–3 | Willie Thorne | ||
| John Pulman | 1–2 | Willie Thorne | ||
| Dennis Taylor | 3–0 | Willie Thorne | ||
| Dennis Taylor | 3–0 | John Virgo | ||
| Dennis Taylor | 3–0 | John Pulman |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | 2–1 | Doug Mountjoy | ||
| Doug Mountjoy | 2–1 | Graham Miles | ||
| John Spencer | 0–3 | Graham Miles | ||
| Graham Miles | 2–1 | Tony Meo | ||
| John Spencer | 0–3 | Tony Meo | ||
| Doug Mountjoy | 1–2 | Tony Meo |
Single frame play-off
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patsy Fagan | 1–2 | David Taylor | ||
| Alex Higgins | 1–2 | David Taylor | ||
| Alex Higgins | 3–0 | Terry Griffiths | ||
| Alex Higgins | 2–1 | Patsy Fagan | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 3–0 | Patsy Fagan | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 3–0 | David Taylor |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bill Werbeniuk | 3–0 | Pat Houlihan | ||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 2–1 | Fred Davis | ||
| Ray Reardon | 3–0 | Fred Davis | ||
| Ray Reardon | 3–0 | Pat Houlihan | ||
| Ray Reardon | 2–1 | Bill Werbeniuk | ||
| Fred Davis | 2–1 | Pat Houlihan |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Reardon | 4–3 | Dennis Taylor | ||
| Alex Higgins | 4–0 | Tony Meo |
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 28 February 1980. | |||
| Alex Higgins | 5–1 | Ray Reardon | |
| 12–109 (77), 70–45, 132–1 (132), 104–8 (65), 66–37, 92–37 | |||
| 132 | Highest break | 77 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 1 | |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Wilson | 3–0 | Mark Wildman | ||
| Graham Miles | 3–0 | Tony Meo | ||
| Graham Miles | 2–1 | Mark Wildman | ||
| Graham Miles | 2–1 | Cliff Wilson | ||
| Tony Meo | 3–0 | Mark Wildman | ||
| Tony Meo | 2–1 | Cliff Wilson |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Fagan | 1–2 | Jimmy White | ||
| John Pulman | 1–2 | Jimmy White | ||
| Pat Houlihan | 1–2 | Jimmy White | ||
| Patsy Fagan | 0–3 | John Pulman | ||
| Patsy Fagan | 1–2 | Pat Houlihan | ||
| John Pulman | 1–2 | Pat Houlihan |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Thorne | 2–1 | Tony Knowles | ||
| Willie Thorne | 2–1 | Joe Johnson | ||
| Tony Knowles | 3–0 | Joe Johnson | ||
| Mike Hallett | 3–0 | Joe Johnson | ||
| Willie Thorne | 1–2 | Mike Hallett | ||
| Mike Hallett | 2–1 | Tony Knowles |
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Spencer | 3–0 | Jim Meadowcroft | ||
| John Spencer | 2–1 | Dave Martin | ||
| Jim Meadowcroft | 2–1 | Dave Martin | ||
| John Spencer | 1–2 | Ray Edmonds | ||
| Ray Edmonds | 2–1 | Jim Meadowcroft | ||
| Ray Edmonds | 2–1 | Dave Martin |