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 Flag of Wales Wales
2 8 Dennis Taylor Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
3 3 Eddie Charlton Flag of Australia Australia
4 4 John Spencer Flag of England England
5 5 Cliff Thorburn Flag of Canada Canada
6 6 Fred Davis Flag of England England
7 2 Perrie Mans Flag of South Africa South Africa
8 - Terry Griffiths Flag of Wales Wales
9 9 Graham Miles Flag of England England
10 19 John Virgo Flag of England England
11 7 Alex Higgins Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
12 12 Bill Werbeniuk Flag of Canada Canada
13 14 Doug Mountjoy Flag of Wales Wales
14 10 John Pulman Flag of England England
15 13 David Taylor Flag of England England
16 11 Patsy Fagan Flag of Ireland Ireland
17 15 Willie Thorne Flag of England England
18 - Steve Davis Flag of England England
19 - Kirk Stevens Flag of Canada Canada
20 18 Pat Houlihan Flag of England England
21 17 Rex Williams Flag of England England
22 16 Jim Meadowcroft Flag of England England
23 20 John Dunning Flag of England England
24 22 Warren Simpson Flag of Australia Australia
25 23 Ian Anderson Flag of Australia Australia
26 24 Marcus Owen Flag of England England
27 25 Bernard Bennett Flag of England England
28 26 Paddy Morgan Flag of Australia Australia
No. 1: Ray Reardon
Born October 8, 1932 (1932-10-08) (age 75)
Nationality Flag of Wales Welsh
Professional 1967–1992
No. 2: Dennis Taylor
Born January 19, 1949 (1949-01-19) (age 59)
Nationality Flag of England English
Professional 1972–2000
Highest ranking #2
No. 3: Eddie Charlton
Born October 31, 1929
Died November 7, 2004 (aged 75)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australian
Professional 1963–1995
Highest ranking #3


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