1978-03-15

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Cup and International Matches

European Cup QF 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
D 1	Liverpool	4	1	Benfica SL		Anfield Road	48,364	agg 6-2
	Callaghan, Dalglish, McDermott, Neal	Lineups		Nene
European UEFA Cup QF 2nd Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
	Barcelona	2	1	Aston Villa	D 1	Nou Camp	90,000	agg 4-3
	Migueli, Asensi	Lineups		Little

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Manchester United	2	2	Manchester City	Old Trafford	58,426	Largest home, D 1 & league gate 1977-78
Hill 2	Lineups		Barnes, Kidd
Newcastle United	1	1	Birmingham City	St James' Park	19,493
Nattrass	Lineups		Francis
Norwich City	0	0	Everton	Carrow Road	18,905
	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Nottingham Forest	30	12	4	0	30	6	8	3	3	25	12	37	47	W	W	D	W	W	1978-03-25	Newcastle United	H
2	0	Everton	32	10	4	2	36	20	6	6	4	22	16	22	42	D	W	D	L	W	1978-03-24	Newcastle United	A
3	0	Manchester City	31	12	1	2	37	13	5	5	6	21	22	23	40	D	L	W	D	W	1978-03-18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
4	0	Arsenal	31	9	5	2	24	9	6	3	6	17	17	15	38	W	D	D	D	L	1978-03-18	Bristol City	H
5	0	Liverpool	31	11	2	2	24	7	5	4	7	18	21	14	38	W	L	L	W	L	1978-03-25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
6	0	Coventry City	30	11	3	2	39	18	4	4	6	19	28	12	37	W	W	D	W	L	1978-03-18	Ipswich Town	A
7	0	Leeds United	31	8	4	3	23	14	6	4	6	22	23	8	36	L	L	W	W	W	1978-03-18	Middlesbrough	H
8	1	Norwich City	32	9	6	1	22	14	1	8	7	19	33	-6	34	D	W	D	D	D	1978-03-18	Leicester City	A
9	-1	West Bromwich Albion	30	8	4	2	23	11	3	7	6	21	28	5	33	D	D	W	D	L	1978-03-18	Manchester United	A
10	3	Manchester United	32	7	4	5	23	18	4	4	8	26	32	-1	30	D	D	D	L	L	1978-03-18	West Bromwich Albion	H
11	-1	Derby County	30	6	7	3	24	19	4	3	7	15	26	-6	30	D	W	D	L	L	1978-03-18	Birmingham City	H
12	-1	Aston Villa	29	6	3	4	16	11	5	4	7	15	17	3	29	L	D	L	W	W	1978-03-18	West Ham United	H
13	-1	Bristol City	32	7	4	4	29	21	2	7	8	10	18	0	29	L	W	D	D	W	1978-03-18	Arsenal	A
14	0	Middlesbrough	29	6	5	3	17	13	4	4	7	14	25	-7	29	D	W	W	W	W	1978-03-18	Leeds United	A
15	0	Chelsea	30	6	7	3	22	16	3	3	8	14	30	-10	28	D	W	L	D	W	1978-03-18	Newcastle United	H
16	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	5	6	4	23	20	4	3	9	16	26	-7	27	D	W	D	L	L	1978-03-18	Manchester City	H
17	0	Ipswich Town	29	8	3	4	24	18	1	5	8	8	20	-6	26	D	W	L	L	L	1978-03-18	Coventry City	H
18	0	Birmingham City	31	6	3	7	25	24	4	2	9	14	28	-13	25	D	L	L	W	L	1978-03-18	Derby County	A
19	0	Queens Park Rangers	30	5	5	5	19	21	0	7	8	15	27	-14	22	W	D	D	L	D	1978-03-22	West Bromwich Albion	A
20	0	West Ham United	32	4	6	6	20	24	2	2	12	16	29	-17	20	L	L	L	D	L	1978-03-18	Aston Villa	A
21	1	Newcastle United	29	4	3	9	21	27	2	2	9	12	25	-19	17	D	D	D	L	L	1978-03-18	Chelsea	A
22	-1	Leicester City	32	3	6	6	8	20	0	5	12	5	26	-33	17	L	L	D	W	D	1978-03-18	Norwich City	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Blackburn Rovers	4	0	Fulham	Ewood Park	8,499
Hird 2 (2p), Metcalfe, Radford	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Tottenham Hotspur	32	10	6	0	40	12	6	7	3	25	20	33	45	W	D	D	W	D	1978-03-18	Bristol Rovers	A
2	0	Bolton Wanderers	31	12	2	1	30	13	7	5	4	21	14	24	45	W	W	D	D	D	1978-03-18	Southampton	H
3	0	Southampton	31	12	2	2	30	12	5	6	4	19	19	18	42	W	D	W	L	D	1978-03-18	Bolton Wanderers	A
4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	31	10	5	1	33	18	5	5	5	14	13	16	40	W	D	W	W	D	1978-03-18	Crystal Palace	A
5	0	Blackburn Rovers	31	12	2	2	31	11	3	7	5	18	28	10	39	W	L	D	W	W	1978-03-18	Stoke City	A
6	0	Oldham Athletic	31	7	7	1	23	14	4	4	8	19	27	1	33	L	D	L	D	D	1978-03-18	Cardiff City	H
7	0	Blackpool	31	7	5	4	30	18	5	3	7	20	23	9	32	W	D	L	D	W	1978-03-18	Luton Town	A
8	0	Crystal Palace	31	6	4	5	22	18	4	7	5	17	19	2	31	D	L	L	D	W	1978-03-18	Brighton & Hove Albion	H
9	1	Luton Town	32	8	4	4	26	14	3	4	9	16	24	4	30	L	W	L	L	L	1978-03-18	Blackpool	H
10	-1	Fulham	30	8	7	2	29	15	3	1	9	10	21	3	30	L	W	W	D	D	1978-03-17	Orient	A
11	0	Bristol Rovers	31	8	7	2	30	17	1	5	8	15	36	-8	30	W	D	D	W	D	1978-03-18	Tottenham Hotspur	H
12	0	Sunderland	31	7	5	3	26	13	1	8	7	22	34	1	29	D	L	D	L	L	1978-03-18	Mansfield Town	H
13	0	Stoke City	30	8	3	3	21	11	3	4	9	10	21	-1	29	W	L	W	W	D	1978-03-18	Blackburn Rovers	H
14	0	Notts County	30	8	6	1	29	17	1	4	10	13	31	-6	28	W	D	D	W	L	1978-03-17	Charlton Athletic	A
15	0	Sheffield United	31	9	3	3	26	18	2	3	11	19	40	-13	28	L	L	W	L	L	1978-03-18	Millwall	H
16	0	Charlton Athletic	30	8	4	3	31	22	1	5	9	13	32	-10	27	L	D	L	D	D	1978-03-17	Notts County	H
17	0	Orient	29	5	7	2	20	16	1	6	8	10	18	-4	25	D	D	L	L	D	1978-03-17	Fulham	H
18	0	Burnley	32	6	6	4	21	15	2	3	11	14	36	-16	25	W	W	D	D	L	1978-03-18	Hull City	A
19	0	Cardiff City	30	8	5	2	25	19	0	3	12	14	40	-20	24	L	L	W	D	W	1978-03-18	Oldham Athletic	A
20	0	Hull City	31	6	4	5	20	15	1	5	10	7	21	-9	23	L	L	W	L	D	1978-03-18	Burnley	H
21	0	Millwall	29	2	7	4	10	15	3	4	9	18	26	-13	21	L	W	D	W	L	1978-03-18	Sheffield United	A
22	0	Mansfield Town	31	5	3	8	21	25	1	5	9	14	31	-21	20	L	L	L	W	D	1978-03-18	Sunderland	A