1978-11-21
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | St Andrew's | 21,643 | |
| Dillon, Buckley, Jones P OG | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ashton Gate | 18,295 | |
| Lineups | Daley | |||||
| Coventry City | 4 | 2 | Derby County | Highfield Road | 20,654 | |
| Wallace 2, McDonald, Powell | Lineups | Daly (p), Caskey | ||||
| Everton | 3 | 0 | Manchester United | Goodison Park | 42,126 | |
| King, Latchford, Ross | Lineups | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Portman Road | 17,570 | |
| Burley, Woods | Lineups | Armstrong | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | The Dell | 20,880 | |
| Holmes, Baker | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 26 | W | W | D | L | W | 1978-11-22 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 25 | W | D | W | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Norwich City | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 22 | W | W | W | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | D | W | D | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 19 | D | W | W | W | W | 1978-11-25 | Coventry City | A |
| 6 | 2 | Coventry City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 19 | W | L | W | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Arsenal | H |
| 7 | -1 | Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 18 | L | W | L | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Chelsea | A |
| 8 | -1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 17 | L | W | W | D | L | 1978-11-25 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 17 | W | L | D | W | D | 1978-11-22 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | 0 | Manchester City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 16 | L | L | D | D | D | 1978-11-25 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Norwich City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 15 | W | D | D | D | D | 1978-11-25 | Everton | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 15 | L | L | W | D | L | 1978-11-25 | Birmingham City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Derby County | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-11-25 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 13 | D | L | D | W | D | 1978-11-22 | Chelsea | H |
| 15 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 13 | L | W | L | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 16 | 1 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 13 | W | L | D | D | D | 1978-11-25 | Leeds United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 12 | D | L | D | L | D | 1978-11-25 | Derby County | A |
| 18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 12 | W | L | L | L | W | 1978-11-25 | Manchester City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -15 | 10 | L | L | L | D | L | 1978-11-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 20 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 9 | W | D | L | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 21 | -1 | Chelsea | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 8 | L | L | D | D | L | 1978-11-22 | Leeds United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 7 | W | L | W | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Bristol City | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | Millwall | Goldstone Ground | 19,408 | |
| Poskett 2, Ryan | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | The Valley | 10,191 | |
| Robinson | Lineups | Moss, Hatton | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | Sheffield United | Selhurst Park | 19,504 | |
| Elwiss, Nicholas, Swindlehurst | Lineups | Varadi | ||||
| Fulham | 0 | 0 | West Ham United | Craven Cottage | 26,556 | Largest home gate 1978-79 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Meadow Lane | 8,520 | |
| Masson | Lineups | Ingham | ||||
| Orient | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Brisbane Road | 4,415 | |
| Mayo, Moores | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | Deepdale | 13,204 | |
| Thomson, Robinson, Bruce | Lineups | Entwistle | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 22 | W | D | W | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Cardiff City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | L | L | W | W | D | 1978-11-22 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Ham United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 19 | D | D | L | W | W | 1978-11-25 | Leicester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Fulham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 19 | D | L | W | L | W | 1978-11-25 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-11-25 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 18 | W | L | W | W | L | 1978-11-25 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | -1 | Sunderland | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 18 | L | W | W | L | D | 1978-11-25 | Luton Town | A |
| 8 | 1 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 18 | D | W | W | L | D | 1978-11-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 9 | 4 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 17 | W | W | L | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Sunderland | H |
| 10 | -3 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 17 | L | D | L | W | W | 1978-11-25 | Fulham | H |
| 11 | -3 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 17 | D | L | W | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Sheffield United | H |
| 12 | -2 | Wrexham | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 | W | L | W | D | D | 1978-11-22 | Leicester City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 16 | L | W | L | W | L | 1978-11-22 | Cambridge United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | D | W | W | D | L | 1978-11-22 | Newcastle United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 15 | W | W | W | D | L | 1978-11-22 | Stoke City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Leicester City | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 14 | D | W | W | D | L | 1978-11-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 17 | 1 | Orient | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 13 | W | L | D | L | W | 1978-11-25 | Preston North End | H |
| 18 | -1 | Sheffield United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 12 | L | L | D | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 12 | W | W | W | L | D | 1978-11-25 | Orient | A |
| 20 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1978-11-25 | Stoke City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 10 | L | L | L | L | W | 1978-11-25 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 22 | 0 | Millwall | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1978-11-25 | Wrexham | A |
