Football League First Division 1977/78
| Football League First Division 1977/78 | |
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| master | Nottingham Forest |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Nottingham Forest , Liverpool FC |
| Uefa cup |
Everton FC , Manchester City , Arsenal FC , West Bromwich Albion |
| Cup winners | Ipswich Town |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Ipswich Town |
| Relegated | West Ham United , Newcastle United , Leicester City |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,231 (ø 2.66 per game) |
| Top scorer | Bob Latchford ( Everton FC ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1976/77 | |
The Football League First Division 1977/78 was the 79th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 20, 1977 and ended on May 9, 1978.
Nottingham Forest won the English championship for the first time in the club's history, seven points ahead of defending champions Liverpool . This was also the first championship title after 1962 for an English second division promoted from the previous year. The two climbers Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea FC were also able to keep the class; instead, West Ham United , Newcastle United and Leicester City had to move into the Second Division . These three clubs should be replaced in the following season by the three second division promoted Tottenham Hotspur , FC Southampton and Bolton Wanderers .
A total of 480 players were used, with Nottingham Forest with 16 the fewest and Newcastle United with 35 the most players in league games. 96 newcomers opposed 118 footballers, who last came into play in the 1977/78 season. 25 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nottingham Forest (N) | 42 | 25th | 14th | 3 | 69:24 | +45 | 64:20 | 16 |
| 2. | Liverpool FC (M) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 65:34 | +31 | 57:27 | 20th |
| 3. | Everton FC | 42 | 22nd | 11 | 9 | 76:45 | +31 | 55:29 | 21st |
| 4th | Manchester City | 42 | 20th | 12 | 10 | 74:51 | +23 | 52:32 | 18th |
| 5. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 21st | 10 | 11 | 60:37 | +23 | 52:32 | 20th |
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18th | 14th | 10 | 62:53 | +9 | 50:34 | 17th |
| 7th | Coventry City | 42 | 18th | 12 | 12 | 75:62 | +13 | 48:36 | 21st |
| 8th. | Aston Villa (L) | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 57:42 | +15 | 46:38 | 18th |
| 9. | Leeds United | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 63:53 | +10 | 46:38 | 23 |
| 10. | Manchester united (P) | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67:63 | +4 | 42:42 | 21st |
| 11. | Birmingham City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 55:60 | −5 | 41:43 | 21st |
| 12. | Derby County | 42 | 14th | 13 | 15th | 54:59 | −5 | 41:43 | 31 |
| 13. | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 18th | 13 | 52:66 | −14 | 40:44 | 25th |
| 14th | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 12 | 15th | 15th | 42:54 | −12 | 39:45 | 26th |
| 15th | Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18th | 51:64 | −13 | 36:48 | 24 |
| 16. | Chelsea FC (N) | 42 | 11 | 14th | 17th | 46:69 | −23 | 36:48 | 22nd |
| 17th | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18th | 49:53 | −4 | 35:49 | 17th |
| 18th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18th | 47:61 | −14 | 35:49 | 25th |
| 19th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 15th | 18th | 47:64 | −17 | 33:51 | 24 |
| 20th | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 8th | 22nd | 52:69 | −17 | 32:52 | 23 |
| 21st | Newcastle United | 42 | 6th | 10 | 26th | 42:78 | −36 | 22:62 | 35 |
| 22nd | Leicester City | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25th | 26:70 | −44 | 22:62 | 29 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BRC | CHE | COV | OF THE | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | NOF | QPR | WBA | WHU | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Birmingham City | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 5 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Bristol City | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | |
| Chelsea FC | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 5: 3 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Coventry City | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 4 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 4-0 | |
| Derby County | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | |
| Everton FC | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 6 | 3-0 | 4: 4 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| Leeds United | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Leicester City | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 5 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 4 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Liverpool FC | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| Manchester City | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 6: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | |
| Manchester United | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | |
| Norwich City | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 5 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
| West Ham United | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Bob Latchford
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Everton FC | 30th |
The Nottingham Forest championship team
The following list shows all players who played in a league game for Nottingham Forest during the 1977/78 season. The number of appearances and the goals scored are shown in brackets.
In English football, a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League , all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*).
| 1. | Nottingham Forest |
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Viv Anderson (37/3) | Colin Barrett (35/1) | Ian Bowyer (29/4) | Kenny Burns (41/4) | Frank Clark (13/1) | Archie Gemmill (34/3) | Larry Lloyd (26/0) | John McGovern (31/4) | John Middleton * (5/0) | David Needham (16/4) | John O'Hare (10/0) | Martin O'Neill (40/8) | John Robertson (42/12) | Peter Shilton (37/0) | Peter Withe (40/12) | Tony Woodcock (36/11).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Philip Soar: The Official History of Nottingham Forest . Polar, Leicester 1998, ISBN 1-899538-08-9 .
References and footnotes
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1977/1978 (Fussballdaten.de)