Football League First Division 1978/79
Football League First Division 1978/79 | |
master | Liverpool FC |
European Cup of National Champions |
Liverpool FC , Nottingham Forest |
Uefa cup | West Bromwich Albion , Everton FC , Leeds United , Ipswich Town |
Cup winners | Arsenal FC |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Arsenal FC |
Relegated | Queens Park Rangers , Birmingham City , Chelsea FC |
Teams | 22nd |
Games | 462 |
Gates | 1,217 (ø 2.63 per game) |
Top scorer | Frank Worthington ( Bolton Wanderers ) |
← Football League First Division 1977/78 | |
The Football League First Division 1978/79 was the 80th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 19, 1978 and ended on May 18, 1979.
The Liverpool won with eight points ahead of defending champions Nottingham Forest his now eleventh championship. The Reds set a record that is still valid today. According to the later three-point rule , this was 98 points. The table sixteenth Norwich City also set a new record with 23 draws.
All three newly promoted Tottenham Hotspur , FC Southampton and Bolton Wanderers could keep the class; instead, the Queens Park Rangers , Birmingham City and Chelsea FC had to go into the Second Division . These three clubs should be replaced in the following season by the three second division promoted Crystal Palace , Brighton & Hove Albion and Stoke City .
A total of 486 players were used, with Liverpool FC having the fewest with 15 and Chelsea FC having the most players in league games with 31. 126 newcomers were opposed to 90 footballers who last came into play in the 1978/79 season. 29 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | EgS |
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1. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 30th | 8th | 4th | 85:16 | +69 | 68:16 | 15th |
2. | Nottingham Forest (M, L) | 42 | 21st | 18th | 3 | 61:26 | +35 | 60:24 | 20th |
3. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7th | 72:35 | +37 | 59:25 | 17th |
4th | Everton FC | 42 | 17th | 17th | 8th | 52:40 | +12 | 51:33 | 23 |
5. | Leeds United | 42 | 18th | 14th | 10 | 70:52 | +18 | 50:34 | 19th |
6th | Ipswich Town (P) | 42 | 20th | 9 | 13 | 63:49 | +14 | 49:35 | 21st |
7th | Arsenal FC | 42 | 17th | 14th | 11 | 61:48 | +13 | 48:36 | 23 |
8th. | Aston Villa | 42 | 15th | 16 | 11 | 59:49 | +10 | 46:38 | 26th |
9. | Manchester United | 42 | 15th | 15th | 12 | 60:63 | −3 | 45:39 | 22nd |
10. | Coventry City | 42 | 14th | 16 | 12 | 58:68 | −10 | 44:40 | 24 |
11. | Tottenham Hotspur (N) | 42 | 13 | 15th | 14th | 48:61 | −13 | 41:43 | 25th |
12. | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 57:50 | +7 | 40:44 | 23 |
13. | Bristol City | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 47:51 | −4 | 40:44 | 21st |
14th | Southampton FC (N) | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14th | 47:53 | −6 | 40:44 | 22nd |
15th | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58:56 | +2 | 39:45 | 23 |
16. | Norwich City | 42 | 7th | 23 | 12 | 51:57 | −6 | 37:47 | 25th |
17th | Bolton Wanderers (N) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19th | 54:75 | −21 | 35:49 | 19th |
18th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 8th | 21st | 44:68 | −24 | 34:50 | 21st |
19th | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21st | 44:71 | −27 | 31:53 | 29 |
20th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 6th | 13 | 23 | 45:73 | −28 | 25:59 | 23 |
21st | Birmingham City | 42 | 6th | 10 | 26th | 37:64 | −27 | 22:62 | 27 |
22nd | Chelsea FC | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44:92 | −48 | 20:64 | 31 |
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 | BOL | BRC | CHE | COV | OF THE | EVE | IPS | LEE | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NOR | NOF | QPR | SOT | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
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Arsenal FC | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | |
Aston Villa | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | |
Birmingham City | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | |
Bristol City | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | |
Chelsea FC | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 4 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | |
Coventry City | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | |
Derby County | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | |
Everton FC | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | |
Ipswich Town | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | |
Leeds United | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | |
Liverpool FC | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | |
Manchester City | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | |
Manchester United | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 5 | 3: 2 | |
Middlesbrough FC | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 7: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
Norwich City | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
Nottingham Forest | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 1: 4 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | |
Southampton FC | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0: 5 | 1: 4 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 7: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 |
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Worthington | Bolton Wanderers | 24 |
The championship team of Liverpool FC
The following table lists all players who played in a league game for Liverpool FC during the 1978/79 season. It must be noted that 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 (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
1. | Liverpool FC |
Jimmy Case (37/7) | Ray Clemence (42/0) | Kenny Dalglish (42/21) | David Fairclough * (4/2) | Alan Hansen (34/1) | Steve Heighway (28/4) | Emlyn Hughes (16/0) | David Johnson (30/16) | Alan Kennedy (37/3) | Ray Kennedy (42/10) | Sammy Lee * (2/0) | Terry McDermott (37/8) | Phil Neal (42/5) | Graeme Souness (41/8) | Phil Thompson (39/0).
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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 .
- Brian Pead: Liverpool . A Complete Record 1892-1988. 2nd edition. Breedon, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-44-5 ( Breedon Books Sport ).
References and footnotes
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1978/1979 (Fussballdaten.de)