Snooker world rankings 1979/1980
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Snooker world rankings 1979/1980: The professional world rankings for the top 28 snooker players in the 1979/1980 season are listed below.
| Ranking | 1978 | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ray Reardon |  Wales |
| 2 | 8 | Dennis Taylor |  Northern Ireland |
| 3 | 3 | Eddie Charlton |  Australia |
| 4 | 4 | John Spencer |  England |
| 5 | 5 | Cliff Thorburn |  Canada |
| 6 | 6 | Fred Davis | England |
| 7 | 2 | Perrie Mans |  South Africa |
| 8 | - | Terry Griffiths | Wales |
| 9 | 9 | Graham Miles | England |
| 10 | 19 | John Virgo | England |
| 11 | 7 | Alex Higgins | Northern Ireland |
| 12 | 12 | Bill Werbeniuk | Canada |
| 13 | 14 | Doug Mountjoy | Wales |
| 14 | 10 | John Pulman | England |
| 15 | 13 | David Taylor | England |
| 16 | 11 | Patsy Fagan |  Ireland |
| 17 | 15 | Willie Thorne | England |
| 18 | - | Steve Davis | England |
| 19 | - | Kirk Stevens | Canada |
| 20 | 18 | Pat Houlihan | England |
| 21 | 17 | Rex Williams | England |
| 22 | 16 | Jim Meadowcroft | England |
| 23 | 20 | John Dunning | England |
| 24 | 22 | Warren Simpson | Australia |
| 25 | 23 | Ian Anderson | Australia |
| 26 | 24 | Marcus Owen | England |
| 27 | 25 | Bernard Bennett | England |
| 28 | 26 | Paddy Morgan | Australia |
| No. 1: Ray Reardon | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1932 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Professional | 1967–1992 |
| No. 2: Dennis Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1949 |
| Nationality | English |
| Professional | 1972–2000 |
| Highest ranking | #2 |
| No. 3: Eddie Charlton | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1929 |
| Died | November 7, 2004 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Professional | 1963–1995 |
| Highest ranking | #3 |
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