1979–80 snooker season
The 1979–80 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 9 July 1979 and 17 May 1980. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.Calendar
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings.
| No. | Ch. | Name |
| 1 | |  Ray Reardon |
| 2 | |  Dennis Taylor |
| 3 | |  Eddie Charlton |
| 4 | |  John Spencer |
| 5 | |  Cliff Thorburn |
| 6 | | Fred Davis |
| 7 | |  Perrie Mans |
| 8 | | Terry Griffiths |
| 9 | | Graham Miles |
| 10 | | John Virgo |
| 11 | | Alex Higgins |
| 12 | | Bill Werbeniuk |
| 13 | | Doug Mountjoy |
| 14 | | John Pulman |
| 15 | | David Taylor |
| 16 | |  Patsy Fagan |
