1978-11-22
| Cup and International Matches |
| UEFA Cup Round 3 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | Red Star Stadium | 51,000 | |
| Blagojevic | Lineups | |||||||
 | Valencia | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Estadio Mestalla | 50,000 | |
| Felman | Lineups | Cunningham | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | Elland Road | 24,088 | |
| Graham, Hankin | Lineups | Langley | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | White Hart Lane | 50,393 | |
| 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 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 27 | D | W | W | D | L | 1978-11-25 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 18 | D | W | L | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -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 |
| 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 | 3 | Leeds United | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 15 | W | D | L | D | W | 1978-11-25 | Southampton | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Chelsea | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -15 | 8 | L | L | L | D | D | 1978-11-25 | Manchester United | H |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | Wrexham | Filbert Street | 14,734 | |
| Christie | Lineups | Thomas | ||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Cambridge United | St James' Park | 20,004 | |
| Bird | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke City | 4 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Victoria Ground | 17,170 | |
| O'Callaghan, Irvine, Crooks 2 | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1978-11-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 5 | Newcastle United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 18 | W | L | W | L | W | 1978-11-25 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-11-25 | Millwall | H |
| 13 | -2 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | L | D | W | W | D | 1978-11-25 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 1 | Leicester City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15 | D | D | W | W | D | 1978-11-25 | West Ham United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -6 | 15 | L | W | W | W | D | 1978-11-25 | Stoke City | A |
| 17 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
