Football League Second Division 1978/79
Football League Second Division 1978/79 | |
master | Crystal Palace |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
AFC Wrexham (as Welsh Cup finalist) |
Climbers | Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion , Stoke City |
Relegated | Sheffield United , Millwall FC , Blackburn Rovers |
Teams | 22nd |
Games | 462 |
Gates | 1,174 (ø 2.54 per game) |
Top scorer | Pop Robson ( West Ham United ) |
← Football League Second Division 1977/78 | |
^ Football League First Division 1978/79 |
The Football League Second Division 1978/79 was the 76th season of the Football League Second Division as the second highest English football league . It began on August 19, 1978 and ended on May 22, 1979.
Crystal Palace became second division champions and the second and third placed Brighton & Hove Albion and Stoke City also rose to the Football League First Division . For the three promoted teams in the following second division season 1979/80, the three first division clubs Queens Park Rangers , Birmingham City and Chelsea FC ranked in the table below took the places. Sheffield United , Millwall FC and Blackburn Rovers had to relegate from the Second Division to the Football League Third Division . Instead of the three clubs, the third division winners Shrewsbury Town and the FC Watford and Swansea City ranked behind them took the vacant positions in the following season 1979/80 .
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19th | 19th | 4th | 51:24 | +27 | 57:27 |
2. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 72:39 | +33 | 56:28 |
3. | Stoke City | 42 | 20th | 16 | 6th | 58:31 | +27 | 56:28 |
4th | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 22nd | 11 | 9 | 70:44 | +26 | 55:29 |
5. | West Ham United (A) | 42 | 18th | 14th | 10 | 70:39 | +31 | 50:34 |
6th | Notts County | 42 | 14th | 16 | 12 | 48:60 | −12 | 44:40 |
7th | Preston North End (N) | 42 | 12 | 18th | 12 | 59:57 | +2 | 42:42 |
8th. | Newcastle United (A) | 42 | 17th | 8th | 17th | 51:55 | −4 | 42:42 |
9. | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56:70 | −14 | 42:42 |
10. | Fulham FC | 42 | 13 | 15th | 14th | 50:47 | +3 | 41:43 |
11. | FC Orient | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 51:51 | ± 0 | 40:44 |
12. | Cambridge United (N) | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14th | 44:52 | −8 | 40:44 |
13. | Burnley FC | 42 | 14th | 12 | 16 | 51:62 | −11 | 40:44 |
14th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52:61 | −9 | 39:45 |
15th | AFC Wrexham (N) | 42 | 12 | 14th | 16 | 45:42 | +3 | 38:46 |
16. | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14th | 10 | 18th | 48:60 | −12 | 38:46 |
17th | Leicester City (A) | 42 | 10 | 17th | 15th | 43:52 | −9 | 37:47 |
18th | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 60:57 | +3 | 36:48 |
19th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18th | 60:69 | −9 | 35:49 |
20th | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19th | 52:69 | −17 | 34:50 |
21st | Millwall FC | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21st | 42:61 | −19 | 32:52 |
22nd | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22nd | 41:72 | −31 | 30:54 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(A) | Relegated from the Football League First Division 1977/78 |
(N) | Newcomers from the Football League Third Division 1977/78 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
1978/79 | BLA | BHA | BRR | BUR | CAM | CAR | CHA | CRY | FUL | LEI | LUT | Mil | NEW | NOC | OLD | ORI | PNE | SHU | STO | SUN | WHU | WRE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 4 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | |
Bristol Rovers | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 5: 5 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Burnley FC | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | |
Cambridge United | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
Cardiff City | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 4 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | |
Crystal Palace | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
Fulham FC | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | |
Leicester City | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | |
Luton Town | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 7: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | |
Millwall FC | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | |
Newcastle United | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | |
Notts County | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
Oldham Athletic | 5-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | |
FC Orient | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | |
Preston North End | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 6: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
Sheffield United | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | |
Stoke City | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
Sunderland AFC | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 6: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | |
West Ham United | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 5: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | |
Wrexham AFC | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 3 |
List of goalscorers
player | society | Gates | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pop Robson | West Ham United | 24 |
Web links
- England 1978-79 (RSSSF)
References and footnotes
- ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
- ↑ 1978/79 season. In: wildstat.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018 .