1979 Molde FK season

Molde
1979 season
Chairman	Sigmund Heggem
Head coach	Huib Ruijgrok
Stadium	Molde Stadion
2. divisjon, group B	2nd (promoted)
Norwegian Cup	Fourth round vs. Bryne
Top goalscorer	League: Stein Olav Hestad (11); All: Stein Olav Hestad (13)
Highest home attendance	4,520 vs Pors; (14 October 1979)
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 season was Molde's 19th season in the second tier of Norwegian football and their first since their relegation from 1. divisjon in 1978. This season, Molde competed in 2. divisjon (second tier), promotion play-offs and the Norwegian Cup.

In the league, Molde finished in 2nd position in 2. division group B, seven points behind winners Lyn and qualified for promotion play-offs.^[1] Molde won promotion to the 1980 1. divisjon after winning the play-offs 7–0 on aggregate against Pors.^[2]

Molde participated in the 1979 Norwegian Cup. Molde reached the fourth round, where they were eliminated by Bryne. Molde lost the fourth round 0–4 on away ground.

Squad

Source:^[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NOR	Inge Bratteteig
—	GK	NOR	Roger Marhaug
—	DF	NOR	Stål Bjørkly
—	DF	NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø
—	DF	NOR	Åge Hareide
—	DF	NOR	Einar Sekkeseter
—	DF	NOR	Bertil Stranden
—	MF	NOR	Per Arne Aase
—	MF	NOR	Knut Bjørnå
—	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NOR	Leidulf Lyngstad
—	MF	NOR	Knut Nesbø
—	MF	NOR	Arnfinn Rye
—	FW	NOR	Jan Fuglset
—	FW	NOR	Lars Tennfjord
—	FW	NOR	Rune Ulvestad
—		NOR	Tor Fuglset
—		NOR	Ståle Stavem
—		NOR	Per Vågan

Friendlies

17 February 1979	Molde	5–1	Træff	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report

24 February 1979	Molde	6–1	Aalesund
CET (UTC+1)		Report

3 March 1979	Molde	1–3	Rosenborg
CET (UTC+1)		Report

10 March 1979	Molde	2–3	Bodø/Glimt
CET (UTC+1)		Report

11 March 1979	Molde	4–0	Steinkjer
CET (UTC+1)		Report

24 March 1979	Molde	1–0	Mjøndalen
CET (UTC+1)		Report

1 April 1979	Molde	3–2	Raufoss
CET (UTC+1)		Report

8 April 1979	Molde	1–3	Sunndal
CET (UTC+1)		Report

11 April 1979	Kristiansund	2–2	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report

16 April 1979	Rosenborg	3–2	Molde
CET (UTC+1)		Report

22 April 1979	Molde	1–2	Fredrikstad
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Competitions

2. divisjon

Results summary

Overall									Home									Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22	12	7	3	52	22	+30	31		11	9	1	1	30	4	+26	19		11	3	6	2	22	18	+4	12

Positions by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	W
Position	1	1	2	3	2	3		3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: see below

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Lyn (C, P)	22	17	4	1	40	11	+29	38	Promotion to First Division
2	Molde (O, P)	22	12	7	3	52	22	+30	31	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Strindheim	22	10	5	7	37	31	+6	25
4	Frigg	22	10	4	8	36	25	+11	24
5	Hødd	22	11	2	9	35	35	0	24

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

14 October 1979 Play-offs 1st Leg	Molde	3–0	Pors	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	Ulvestad ?', ?' H. Hestad ?'	Report		Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 4,520

20 October 1979 Play-offs 2nd Leg	Pors	0–4 (0–7 agg.)	Molde	Porsgrunn
CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ulvestad ?', ?' Hareide ?' Fuglset ?' (pen.)

Molde won the promotion play-offs and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.

Norwegian Cup

1 June 1979 First round	Molde	1–0	Træff	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	H. Hestad ?' (pen.)	Report

4 July 1979 Second round	Kristiansund	1–2	Molde	Kristiansund
CEST (UTC+2)	Unknown ?'	Report	Fuglset ?', ?'	Stadium: Gressbanen

25 July 1979 Third round	Molde	4–2	Skarbøvik	Molde
CEST (UTC+2)	S. Hestad 35', ?' Fuglset ?', ?'	Report	Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Stadium: Molde Stadion

12 August 1979 Fourth round	Bryne	4–0	Molde	Bryne
CEST (UTC+2)	Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?' Unknown ?'	Report		Stadium: Bryne Stadion Attendance: 2,118

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Lacking information:

Appearance statistics from league games in rounds 5–9 are missing.
Two goalscorers from league games in round 7 (Stjørdals/Blink at home) and four goal scorers from round 14 (Nessegutten at home) are missing.
Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup round 1 (against Træff) are missing.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		2. divisjon		Norwegian Cup		Promotion play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	NOR	Torleif Bergsås	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	NOR	Inge Bratteteig	13	0	10	0	3	0	0	0
	GK	NOR	Leif Arne Frostad	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	NOR	Roger Marhaug	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Stål Bjørkly	15	0	13	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Tor Gunnar Hagbø	13	0	7+2	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
	DF	NOR	Åge Hareide	19	8	15	7	2	0	2	1
	DF	NOR	Einar Sekkeseter	23	4	18	4	3	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Bertil Stranden	22	2	17	2	3	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Per Arne Aase	19	0	14	0	3	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Knut Bjørnå	20	1	17	1	3	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Harry Hestad	25	7	18+1	5	4	1	2	1
	MF	NOR	Stein Olav Hestad	25	13	20	11	3	2	2	0
	MF	NOR	Leidulf Lyngstad	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Odd Ivar Moen	12	1	8+1	1	0+1	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Knut Nesbø	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Arnfinn Rye	17	1	8+7	1	1+1	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Jan Fuglset	21	11	16	6	3	4	2	1
	FW	NOR	Lars Tennfjord	5	1	1+3	1	0	0	0+1	0
	FW	NOR	Rune Ulvestad	20	10	12+3	6	3	0	2	4
		NOR	Jo Nesbø	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
		NOR	Kjell Arne Rød	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
		NOR	Terje Rye	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
		NOR	Ståle Stavem	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Player	1. divisjon	Norwegian Cup	Promotion play-offs	Total
1	MF	Stein Olav Hestad	11	2	0	13
2	FW	Jan Fuglset	6	4	1	11
3	FW	Rune Ulvestad	6	0	4	10
4	DF	Åge Hareide	7	0	1	8
5	MF	Harry Hestad	5	1	1	7
6	DF	Einar Sekkeseter	4	0	0	4
7	DF	Bertil Stranden	2	0	0	2
8	MF	Knut Bjørnå	1	0	0	1
	MF	Odd Ivar Moen	1	0	0	1
	MF	Arnfinn Rye	1	0	0	1
	FW	Lars Tennfjord	1	0	0	1
		Unknown	6	0	0	6
		Own goal	1	0	0	1
		TOTALS	52	7	7	66

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Brunvoll, Olaus. "1979: To seire mot Pors og opprykk". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ Aarhus, Lars. "Second division 1979". www.rsssf.no. RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

External links

rsssf.no

[MFK1979-1] Brunvoll, Olaus. "1979: To seire mot Pors og opprykk". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[2] Aarhus, Lars. "Second division 1979". www.rsssf.no. RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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