Football League First Division 1978/79

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Football League First Division 1978/79
Football League logo until 1988
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
 1. Liverpool FC  42  30th  8th  4th 085:160 +69 68:16 15th
 2. Nottingham Forest (M, L)  42  21st  18th  3 061:260 +35 60:24 20th
 3. West Bromwich Albion  42  24  11  7th 072:350 +37 59:25 17th
 4th Everton FC  42  17th  17th  8th 052:400 +12 51:33 23
 5. Leeds United  42  18th  14th  10 070:520 +18 50:34 19th
 6th Ipswich Town (P)  42  20th  9  13 063:490 +14 49:35 21st
 7th Arsenal FC  42  17th  14th  11 061:480 +13 48:36 23
 8th. Aston Villa  42  15th  16  11 059:490 +10 46:38 26th
 9. Manchester United  42  15th  15th  12 060:630  −3 45:39 22nd
10. Coventry City  42  14th  16  12 058:680 −10 44:40 24
11. Tottenham Hotspur (N)  42  13  15th  14th 048:610 −13 41:43 25th
12. Middlesbrough FC  42  15th  10  17th 057:500  +7 40:44 23
13. Bristol City  42  15th  10  17th 047:510  −4 40:44 21st
14th Southampton FC (N)  42  12  16  14th 047:530  −6 40:44 22nd
15th Manchester City  42  13  13  16 058:560  +2 39:45 23
16. Norwich City  42  7th  23  12 051:570  −6 37:47 25th
17th Bolton Wanderers (N)  42  12  11  19th 054:750 −21 35:49 19th
18th Wolverhampton Wanderers  42  13  8th  21st 044:680 −24 34:50 21st
19th Derby County  42  10  11  21st 044:710 −27 31:53 29
20th Queens Park Rangers  42  6th  13  23 045:730 −28 25:59 23
21st Birmingham City  42  6th  10  26th 037:640 −27 22:62 27
22nd Chelsea FC  42  5  10  27 044:920 −48 20:64 31

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • English champion and participation in the 1979/80 European Cup
  • Participation in the European Cup 1979/80 as defending champion
  • Participation in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup
  • FA Cup winner and participation in the 1979/80 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • Relegation to the Football League Second Division
    • (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
    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 EnglandEngland 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
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    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).

    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

    1. ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1978/1979 (Fussballdaten.de)