1978–79 Football League

The Football League
Season 1978–79
Champions Liverpool

The 19781979 season was the 80th completed season of The Football League.

Bob Paisley won his third league title at Liverpool as his conquering side fought off competition from the likes of Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion to achieve their triumph. Albion were in their first season under the management of Ron Atkinson, and during the season pulled off a famous 5-3 away win over Manchester United. Albion's playing staff included some of the most competent young players in the league, including Bryan Robson, Brendan Batson, Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham.

Down at the other end of the table, the three relegation places went to Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City and Chelsea. QPR had declined since the departure of Dave Sexton in 1977 and were relegated just three years after coming within a whisker of the league title. Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Danny Blanchflower paid for Chelsea's shortcomings by losing his job.

Money dominated the headlines during the season: Trevor Francis became England's first million-pound footballer after joining Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City. Liverpool became one of the first English clubs to have a shirt sponsor when they agreed a sponsorship deal with the Japanese hi-fi manufacturers Hitachi. By the end of the season, more and more English clubs were signing money-spinning sponsorship deals with commercial firms as the sporting world became even more obsessed with advertising.

Crystal Palace won the Second Division title, followed by rivals Brighton & Hove Albion (in the top division for the first time) and third-placed Stoke City, to achieve promotion to the top flight. Going down were Sheffield United, Millwall and Blackburn Rovers.

Shrewsbury Town were crowned champions of the Third Division. The other two promotion spots were occupied by Watford and Swansea City, who within a few seasons would make their mark on the First Division. Peterborough United, Walsall, Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City were relegated to the Fourth Division.

Reading, Grimsby Town, Wimbledon and Barnsley occupied the Fourth Division promotion places. The success came for Wimbledon in only their second season as a league club and within a decade they would be an established First Division club, but things would get worse before they got better. For the second season running, the re-election system voted in favour of the league's bottom four clubs and there were no departures or arrivals in the league.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

First Division

Bob Paisley guided Liverpool to their third league title in four seasons, but their success was greatly overshadowed by that of Nottingham Forest, who built on their first league title triumph by winning the European Cup and retaining the European Cup under the management of Brian Clough, who in February signed striker Trevor Francis from Birmingham City in Britain's first million-pound transfer, although Forest finished eight points behind Liverpool in second place. West Bromwich Albion's first full season under Ron Atkinson brought an impressive third place finish and a run to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, as well as a famous 5-3 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford just after Christmas.

Everton and Leeds United completed the top five. Seventh placed Arsenal compensated for a lack of a title challenge by beating Manchester United 3-2 in a memorable final of the FA Cup.

Chelsea, Birmingham City and QPR were relegated, while Derby County (champions just four years ago) only narrowly stayed up.


Football League, First Division
Season 1978–79
Champions Liverpool (11th English title)
Relegated Birmingham City,
Chelsea,
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup 1979–80 Liverpool,
Nottingham Forest (defending champions)
FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80
Arsenal (5th FA Cup title)
UEFA Cup 1979–80 Everton,
Ipswich Town
Leeds United,
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1217 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers), 24 [3]
Biggest home win LiverpoolTottenham 7–0 (2 Sep 1978)
Biggest away win TottenhamArsenal 0–5 (23 Dec 1978)
Highest scoring MiddlesbroughChelsea 7–2 (16 Dec 1978)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 421920514116434128516+6968 European Cup 1979–80
First round
2 Nottingham Forest 42111003410108327166126+3560 European Cup 1979–80
First round
[notes 1]
3 West Bromwich Albion 4213533815116434207235+3759 UEFA Cup 1979–80
First round
4 Everton 4212723217510620235240+1251 UEFA Cup 1979–80
First round
5 Leeds United 4211464125710429277052+1850 UEFA Cup 1979–80
First round
6 Ipswich Town 421146342195729286349+1449 UEFA Cup 1979–80
First round
7 Arsenal 421182371866924306148+1348 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80
First round
8 Aston Villa 42894372677722235949+1046
9 Manchester United 42975292568731386063–345
10 Coventry City 421173412939917395868–1044
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42786192567829364861–1341
12 Middlesbrough 4210563321551124295750+740
13 Bristol City 4211643419441313324751–440
14 Southampton 4291023520361212334753–640
15 Manchester City 42957342848924285856+239
16 Norwich City 4271042919013822385157–637
17 Bolton Wanderers 4210563628261318475475–2135
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4210472626341418424468–2434
19 Derby County 428582525261319464471–2731
20 Queens Park Rangers 424982433241521404573–2825
21 Birmingham City 425972425111913393764–2722
22 Chelsea 4235132342251421504492–4820

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Nottingham Forest won this year's European Cup and thus qualified as defending champions. They also won the League cup for the second year
    running this year.
Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
Qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
League cup winners, see Nottingham Forest
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBOLBRICHECOVDEREVEIPSLEELIVMCIMUNMIDNORNOTQPRSOUTOTWBAWOL
Arsenal 11 31 10 20 52 11 20 22 41 22 10 11 11 00 11 21 51 10 10 12 01
Aston Villa 51 10 30 20 21 11 33 11 22 22 31 11 22 02 11 12 31 11 23 01 10
Birmingham City 00 01 30 11 11 00 11 13 11 01 03 12 51 13 10 02 31 22 10 11 11
Bolton Wanderers 42 00 22 12 21 00 21 31 23 31 14 22 30 00 32 01 21 20 13 01 31
Bristol City 13 10 21 41 31 50 10 22 31 00 10 11 12 11 11 13 20 31 00 10 01
Chelsea 11 01 21 43 00 13 11 01 23 03 00 14 01 21 33 13 13 12 13 13 12
Coventry City 11 11 21 22 32 32 42 32 22 00 00 03 43 21 41 00 10 40 13 13 30
Derby County 20 00 21 30 01 10 02 00 01 01 02 11 13 03 11 12 21 21 22 32 41
Everton 10 11 10 10 41 32 33 21 01 11 10 10 30 20 22 11 21 00 11 02 20
Ipswich Town 20 02 30 30 01 51 11 21 01 23 03 21 30 21 11 11 21 00 21 01 31
Leeds United 01 10 30 51 11 21 10 40 10 11 03 11 23 31 22 12 43 40 12 13 30
Liverpool 30 30 10 30 10 20 10 50 11 20 11 10 20 20 60 20 21 20 70 21 20
Manchester City 11 23 31 21 20 23 20 12 00 12 30 14 03 10 22 00 31 12 20 22 31
Manchester United 02 11 10 12 13 11 00 00 11 20 41 03 10 32 10 11 20 11 20 35 32
Middlesbrough 23 20 21 11 00 72 12 31 12 00 10 01 20 22 20 13 02 20 10 11 20
Norwich City 00 12 40 00 30 20 10 30 01 01 22 14 11 22 10 11 11 31 22 11 00
Nottingham Forest 21 40 10 11 20 60 30 11 00 10 00 00 31 11 22 21 00 10 11 00 31
Queens Park Rangers 12 10 13 13 10 00 51 22 11 04 14 13 21 11 11 00 00 01 22 01 33
Southampton 20 20 10 22 20 00 40 12 30 12 22 11 10 11 21 22 00 11 33 11 32
Tottenham Hotspur 05 14 10 20 10 22 11 20 11 10 12 00 03 11 12 00 13 11 00 10 10
West Bromwich Albion 11 11 10 40 31 10 71 21 10 21 12 11 40 10 20 22 01 21 10 01 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 04 21 11 20 01 11 40 10 13 11 01 11 24 13 10 10 10 20 32 03

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1978–1979

Second Division

Crystal Palace continued to excel under the management of Terry Venables as their exciting young team finished top of a hotly contested Second Division promotion race, a point ahead of Brighton (in the First Division for the first time) and Stoke City. Sunderland missed out on promotion by a single point.

Newcastle United and Leicester City surprisingly failed to feature in the Second Division promotion race.

Blackburn Rovers, Millwall and Sheffield United went down to the Third Division.


Football League, Second Division
Season 1978–79
Champions Crystal Palace (1st title)
Promoted Brighton & Hove Albion,
Stoke City
Relegated Blackburn Rovers,
Millwall,
Sheffield United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1174 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Pop Robson (West Ham United) 24 [3]
Biggest home win LutonCardiff City 7–1 (16 Sep 1978)
LutonNotts County 6–0 (21 Oct 1978)
Biggest away win BlackburnCardiff City 1–4 (28 Feb 1979)
Cardiff CityCharlton 1–4 (4 Nov 1978)
CharltonStoke 1–4 (14 Apr 1979)
LutonWest Ham 1–4 (26 Feb 1979)
MillwallBrighton & Hove 1–4 (2 Sep 1979)
NewcastleSunderland 1–4 (24 Feb 1979)
0–3: 9 matches
Highest scoring Bristol RoversCharlton 5–5 (18 Nov 1978)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Crystal Palace 4212723011712221135124+2757
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 421632441177728287239+3356
3 Stoke City 421173351599323165831+2756
4 Sunderland 421335391998431257044+2655
5 West Ham United 421272461567824247039+3150
6 Notts County 428103231566925454860–1244
7 Preston North End 427113362357923345957+242
8 Newcastle United 4213353524451216315155–442
9 Cardiff City 4212543423451222475670–1442
10 Fulham 4210743519381015285047+341
11 Orient 4211553218451219335151+040
12 Cambridge United 4271042215561022374452–840
13 Burnley 4211643122361220405162–1140
14 Oldham Athletic 4210743623361216385261–939
15 Wrexham 4210653116281114264542+338 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80
First round
[notes2 1]
16 Bristol Rovers 4210653423441314374860–1238
17 Leicester City 42786282339915294352–937
18 Luton Town 4211554624251414336057+336
19 Charlton Athletic 426872828551132416069–935
20 Sheffield United 429663424261318455269–1734
21 Millwall 4274102229461120324261–1932
22 Blackburn Rovers 425882429521417434172–3130

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Shrewsbury Town are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate
    in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BLB BHA BROBURCAMCARCHACRYFULLEILUTMILNEWNTCOLDORIPNESHUSTKSUNWHUWRE
Blackburn Rovers 11 02 12 10 14 12 11 21 11 00 11 13 34 02 30 01 20 22 11 10 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 21 30 21 02 50 20 00 30 31 31 30 20 00 10 20 51 20 11 20 12 21
Bristol Rovers 41 12 20 20 42 55 01 31 11 20 03 20 22 00 21 01 21 00 00 01 21
Burnley 21 30 20 11 00 21 21 53 22 21 01 10 21 10 01 11 11 03 12 32 00
Cambridge United 01 00 11 22 50 11 00 10 11 00 21 00 01 33 31 10 10 01 02 00 10
Cardiff City 20 31 20 11 10 14 22 20 10 21 21 21 23 13 10 22 40 13 11 00 10
Charlton Athletic 20 03 30 11 23 11 11 00 10 12 24 41 11 20 02 11 31 14 12 00 11
Crystal Palace 30 31 01 20 11 20 10 01 31 31 00 10 20 10 11 00 31 11 11 11 10
Fulham 12 01 30 00 51 22 31 00 30 10 10 13 11 10 22 53 20 20 22 00 01
Leicester City 11 41 00 21 11 12 03 11 10 30 00 21 01 20 53 11 01 11 12 12 11
Luton Town 21 11 32 41 11 71 30 01 20 01 22 20 60 61 21 12 11 00 03 14 21
Millwall 11 14 03 02 20 20 02 03 00 20 02 21 01 23 20 02 11 30 01 21 22
Newcastle United 31 13 30 31 10 30 53 10 00 10 10 10 12 11 00 43 13 20 14 03 20
Notts County 21 10 21 11 11 10 11 00 11 01 31 11 12 00 10 00 41 01 11 10 11
Oldham Athletic 50 13 31 20 41 21 03 00 02 21 20 41 13 33 00 20 11 11 00 22 10
Orient 20 33 11 21 30 22 21 01 10 01 32 21 20 30 00 20 11 01 30 02 01
Preston North End 41 10 11 22 02 21 61 23 22 40 22 00 00 11 11 11 22 01 31 00 21
Sheffield United 01 01 10 40 33 21 21 02 11 22 11 02 10 51 42 12 01 00 32 30 11
Stoke City 12 22 20 31 13 20 22 11 20 00 00 20 00 20 40 31 11 21 01 20 30
Sunderland 01 21 50 31 02 12 10 12 11 11 10 32 11 30 30 10 31 62 01 21 10
West Ham United 40 00 20 31 50 11 20 11 01 11 10 30 50 52 30 02 31 20 11 33 11
Wrexham 21 00 01 01 20 12 11 00 11 00 20 30 00 31 20 31 21 40 01 12 43

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1978–1979

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1978–79
Champions Shrewsbury Town (1st title)
Promoted Swansea City,
Watford
Relegated Lincoln City,
Peterborough United,
Tranmere Rovers,
Walsall
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1388 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Ross Jenkins (Watford), 29 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Shrewsbury Town 4614903611710625306141+2061 [notes3 1]
2 Watford 461553472297736308352+3160
3 Swansea City 461661573286926298361+2260
4 Gillingham 4615713915610726276542+2359
5 Swindon Town 4617244414851030387452+2257
6 Carlisle United 46111023113412722295342+1152
7 Colchester United 4613913519481125366055+551
8 Hull City 4612923614721430476661+549
9 Exeter City 4614633818391123386156+549
10 Brentford 4614453519551318305349+447
11 Oxford United 4610852720410917304450–646
12 Blackpool 4612563819641323406159+245
13 Southend United 4611663017491021325149+245
14 Sheffield Wednesday 469863022411823315353+045
15 Plymouth Argyle 4611934027451427416768–144
16 Chester 4611934221371315405761–444
17 Rotherham United 4613373023471219324955–644
18 Mansfield Town 4671153024581021285152–143
19 Bury 466116353259924335965–642
20 Chesterfield 4610583534391116315165–1440
21 Peterborough United 468782624371318394463–1936
22 Walsall 4676103432361422395671–1532
23 Tranmere Rovers 4641272631241719474578–3328
24 Lincoln City 4657112638241715504188–4725

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Shrewsbury Town were winners of the Welsh Cup winners this season, but as they are an English club, they did not earn a place in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Key
Division Champions, promoted; Welsh Cup winners, not qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Promoted
Relegated

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BLP BRE BRYCRLCHECHFCOLEXEGILHULLINMANOXFPETPLYROTSHWSHRSTDSWASWITRAWALWAT
Blackpool 01 12 31 30 00 21 11 20 31 20 20 10 00 00 12 01 50 12 13 52 20 21 11
Brentford 32 01 00 60 03 10 00 02 10 21 10 30 00 21 10 21 23 30 10 12 20 10 33
Bury 13 23 22 11 31 22 42 22 11 22 00 11 10 12 32 00 30 33 01 01 10 11 12
Carlisle United 11 10 12 11 11 40 11 10 22 20 10 01 41 11 11 00 11 00 20 20 20 10 10
Chester 42 31 11 12 30 22 30 11 21 51 11 41 11 00 01 22 00 01 20 20 11 21 21
Chesterfield 13 00 21 23 31 21 01 02 12 13 10 11 31 13 10 33 21 32 21 11 52 00 02
Colchester United 31 11 00 21 21 00 22 22 21 20 10 11 42 21 00 10 10 11 22 32 10 20 01
Exeter City 30 22 21 32 01 31 21 00 31 32 00 20 10 10 20 22 01 00 21 12 30 31 00
Gillingham 20 00 33 00 10 21 30 20 20 42 00 21 10 20 00 00 20 10 20 22 32 31 23
Hull City 00 10 41 11 30 11 10 10 01 00 30 01 11 21 10 11 11 20 22 11 21 41 40
Lincoln City 12 10 14 11 00 01 00 01 24 42 01 22 01 33 30 12 12 11 21 03 21 11 05
Mansfield Town 11 21 30 10 20 21 11 11 11 02 20 11 11 50 01 11 22 11 22 01 00 13 03
Oxford United 10 01 00 51 00 11 20 32 11 10 21 32 02 32 10 11 01 00 02 01 00 21 11
Peterborough United 12 31 22 00 21 00 12 11 11 30 01 12 11 21 11 20 02 01 20 21 10 03 01
Plymouth Argyle 00 21 30 20 22 11 11 42 21 34 21 14 01 32 20 20 11 11 22 20 22 10 11
Rotherham United 21 10 21 13 01 10 10 21 11 02 20 20 00 11 10 01 12 21 01 13 32 41 21
Sheffield Wednesday 20 10 00 00 00 40 00 21 21 23 00 12 11 30 23 21 00 32 00 21 12 02 23
Shrewsbury Town 20 10 10 00 10 11 20 41 11 10 20 22 00 20 20 31 22 20 30 00 21 11 11
Southend 40 11 00 11 01 20 11 01 01 30 20 11 20 00 21 21 21 01 02 53 01 10 10
Swansea City 10 21 20 00 22 21 41 10 31 53 30 32 11 41 21 44 42 11 32 12 43 22 32
Swindon Town 01 20 21 00 20 10 12 11 31 20 60 10 20 31 13 10 30 21 10 01 41 41 20
Tranmere 02 01 00 11 62 11 15 22 11 13 00 12 10 10 21 11 11 22 12 12 11 00 11
Walsall 21 23 01 12 21 01 22 22 01 12 41 11 01 41 21 01 02 11 11 11 41 20 24
Watford 51 20 33 21 10 20 03 10 10 40 20 11 42 12 22 22 10 22 20 02 20 40 31

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1978–1979

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1978–79
Champions Reading (1st title)
Promoted Barnsley,
Grimsby Town,
Wimbledon
Failed re-election None
New club in the league Wigan Athletic
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1409 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer John Dungworth (Aldershot), 26 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Reading461931498710627277635+4165
2 Grimsby Town 4615535123114831268249+3361
3 Wimbledon 461832502078828267846+3261
4 Barnsley 461553472398626197342+3161
5 Aldershot 4616523814412725336347+1657
6 Wigan Athletic 461454402478823246348+1555
7 Portsmouth 4613733512751127366248+1452
8 Newport County 461256392895927276655+1152
9 Huddersfield Town 4613823215531525385753+447
10 York City 4611663324751118315155–447
11 Torquay United 4614453824541420415865–746
12 Scunthorpe United 4612383330581021305460–645
13 Hartlepool United 4671243528661122385766–944
14 Hereford United 4671243528661122385353+043
15 Bradford City 4611573826641324426268–643
16 Port Vale 4681052928641328425770–1342
17 Stockport County 4611573321371325395860–240
18 Bournemouth 4612474030351524464748–139
19 Northampton Town 4612474030351524466476–1239
20 Rochdale 4611482526451422384764–1739
21 Darlington 468872521371324454966–1737
22 Doncaster Rovers 468872522531525515073–2337
23 Halifax Town 4675112432231815403972–3326
24 Crewe Alexandra 4637132441371319494390–4726

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BAR BOUBRACREDARDONGRIHALHARHERHUDNPCNORPORPTVREAROCSCUSTPTORWIGWDNYOR
Aldershot 10 10 60 30 11 21 20 10 11 20 10 23 20 02 11 22 10 20 32 10 10 11 10
Barnsley 20 10 01 31 11 30 21 42 10 21 10 10 11 11 62 31 03 41 44 12 00 31 30
AFC Bournemouth 01 02 10 01 22 71 00 10 01 11 20 31 00 31 31 00 31 00 31 10 21 12 12
Bradford City 02 12 21 60 00 10 13 30 12 21 11 13 30 20 23 23 10 11 11 31 11 10 21
Crewe Alexandra 11 02 10 12 11 24 03 10 01 00 33 01 24 00 15 02 12 02 22 62 11 12 01
Darlington 21 00 00 11 11 32 01 21 01 21 10 10 00 20 40 12 02 22 01 12 11 11 01
Doncaster Rovers 11 22 11 20 20 23 01 11 00 10 02 00 20 23 13 22 10 00 20 10 01 10 12
Grimsby Town 00 20 10 51 22 72 34 21 01 11 21 10 43 10 10 12 40 11 21 30 31 22 30
Halifax Town 11 02 02 20 00 02 00 12 24 10 23 12 22 20 03 00 21 23 21 10 12 21 01
Hartlepool United 22 11 00 22 22 02 34 10 31 21 20 00 20 11 12 00 51 11 13 32 11 11 11
Hereford United 11 11 00 31 61 10 20 01 22 10 30 03 43 01 10 00 22 31 10 31 00 00 10
Huddersfield Town 00 10 21 00 00 22 21 20 20 20 23 01 10 20 32 11 10 32 00 11 11 30 10
Newport County 12 11 20 24 12 21 30 11 20 32 41 21 21 12 10 32 00 20 12 11 21 13 11
Northampton Town 23 01 42 10 31 41 30 12 21 11 21 23 31 02 10 22 10 10 22 12 24 11 10
Portsmouth 11 01 11 01 30 30 40 13 31 30 10 10 21 10 20 40 11 00 11 10 10 00 11
Port Vale 11 32 12 21 22 21 13 11 01 20 11 10 11 22 00 03 11 22 21 12 21 10 00
Reading 40 10 10 30 30 10 30 40 10 31 30 11 21 51 20 00 20 01 33 10 20 10 30
Rochdale 11 03 21 10 21 21 20 25 11 11 02 02 10 41 02 01 10 10 20 10 02 00 12
Scunthorpe United 20 01 10 32 01 10 00 21 10 31 42 31 23 03 22 20 03 04 10 22 01 20 23
Stockport County 22 00 10 10 43 30 01 21 12 40 02 31 11 21 42 00 00 30 02 01 01 01 20
Torquay United 21 32 01 12 30 10 21 31 20 41 10 21 20 01 21 22 11 11 01 10 11 16 30
Wigan Athletic 32 11 10 13 10 22 10 03 10 22 00 21 23 20 20 53 30 30 10 20 31 12 11
Wimbledon 31 11 40 21 11 20 32 01 21 31 20 21 00 41 24 10 10 32 31 20 50 21 21
York City 11 01 21 22 10 52 11 00 20 11 10 13 12 10 53 40 01 21 10 10 00 01 14

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1978–1979

See also

References

  1. "England 1978–79". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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