1978-11-25
| Cup and International Matches |
| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | Hitchin Town | IsL | Dean Court | 5,008 | |
| Massey (p), Butler M | Lineups | Taylor | ||||||
| D 4 | Aldershot | 1 | 1 | Weymouth | SL | Recreation Ground | 4,213 | |
| Crosby | Lineups | Hawkins | ||||||
| NPL | Altrincham | 4 | 3 | Southport | NPL | Moss Lane | 2,153 | |
| Johnson 2, Bailey, Rogers | Lineups | Nolan, Dewsip, Whittle | ||||||
| SL | Barnet | 3 | 3 | Woking | IsL | Underhill Stadium | 2,023 | |
| Oliver, Cleary 2 (1p) | Lineups | James, Love, Field | ||||||
| D 4 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | Worksop Town | NPL | Oakwell | 10,433 | |
| Clarke, Riley, Bell, Reed 2 | Lineups | Woods | ||||||
| D 3 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Bloomfield Road | 4,375 | |
| McEwan (p), Chandler | Lineups | Ward | ||||||
| D 4 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | D 4 | Valley Parade | 5,625 | |
| Dolan (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | D 4 | Brunton Park | 5,060 | |
| Lumby | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Chester | 1 | 1 | Runcorn | NPL | Sealand Road | 5,241 | |
| Phillips | Lineups | Keynon | ||||||
| CCL | Chorley | 0 | 1 | Scarborough | NPL | Victory Park | 1,612 | |
| Lineups | Dunn HA | |||||||
| D 3 | Colchester United | 4 | 2 | Oxford United | D 3 | Layer Road | 4,170 | |
| Gough 3, Foley | Lineups | Foley, Seacole | ||||||
| D 4 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Feethams Ground | 2,862 | |
| Ferguson | Lineups | Flavell | ||||||
| SL | Dartford | 1 | 2 | AP Leamington | SL | Watling Street | 1,006 | |
| Jones | Lineups | Gardner 2 | ||||||
| D 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 4 | Belle Vue | 4,330 | |
| Lewis, Laidlaw | Lineups | Fletcher | ||||||
| D 3 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | Brentford | D 3 | St James Park | 3,782 | |
| Forbes | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Gravesend & Northfleet | 0 | 0 | Wimbledon | D 4 | Stonebridge Road | 3,758 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | D 4 | Victoria Park | 3,584 | |
| Goldthorpe | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Hereford United | 0 | 1 | Newport County | D 4 | Edgar Street | 6,939 | |
| Lineups | Goddard (p) | |||||||
| D 3 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | Stafford Rangers | NPL | Boothferry Park | 5,411 | |
| Sargeant OG, Edwards | Lineups | Wood | ||||||
| IsL | Leatherhead | 2 | 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | SL | Fetcham Grove | 2,100 | |
| Baker, Camp | Lineups | Pratt | ||||||
| SL | Maidstone United | 1 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | IsL | Athletic Ground | 1,904 | |
| Aitken | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | Field Mill | 4,881 | |
| Lineups | Atkins, Biggins | |||||||
| SL | Nuneaton Borough | 0 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | D 4 | Manor Park | 4,232 | |
| Lineups | Coyne, Bowles | |||||||
| D 4 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Fratton Park | 13,338 | |
| Hemmerman 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Reading | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | D 3 | Elm Park | 6,910 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 4 | Rochdale | 0 | 1 | Droylsden | CCL | Spotland | 3,252 | |
| Lineups | Taylor | |||||||
| D 3 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | Workington | NPL | Millmoor | 3,927 | |
| Gwyther 2, Breckin | Lineups | |||||||
| D 4 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 3 | Old Showground | 8,697 | |
| Pilling | Lineups | Nimmo | ||||||
| D 3 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | Peterborough United | D 3 | Roots Hall | 6,531 | |
| Pountney, Carmichael OG, Parker | Lineups | Butlin, Anderson | ||||||
| D 4 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | Morecambe | NPL | Edgeley Park | 3,294 | |
| Prudham, Bradd, Park 3 | Lineups | Towers | ||||||
| D 3 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | Hillingdon Borough | SL | Vetch Field | 7,824 | |
| James R, Charles 2, Waddle | Lineups | Williams | ||||||
| D 3 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | March Town United | ECL | County Ground | 5,633 | |
| Gilchrist, Bates | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Boston United | NPL | Prenton Park | 2,424 | |
| McAuley, Moore | Lineups | Moyes | ||||||
| D 3 | Walsall | 0 | 2 | Torquay United | D 4 | Fellows Park | 4,445 | |
| Lineups | Cooper, Wilson | |||||||
| D 3 | Watford | 3 | 0 | Dagenham | IsL | Vicarage Road | 11,551 | |
| Jenkins 3 | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Wealdstone | 0 | 5 | Enfield | IsL | Northwood Park | 1,250 | |
| Lineups | O'Sullivan, Searle, King 2, Wright | |||||||
| D 4 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 2 | Bury | D 3 | Springfield Park | 10,142 | |
| Gore, Houghton | Lineups | Gregory, Brown OG | ||||||
| SL | Worcester City | 2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | St George's Lane | 8,253 | |
| Phelps, Williams | Lineups | |||||||
| SL | Yeovil Town | 0 | 1 | Barking | IsL | Huish Ground | 3,030 | |
| Lineups | Key | |||||||
| D 4 | York City | 1 | 1 | Blyth Spartans | NL | Bootham Crescent | 5,088 | |
| Pugh | Lineups | Johnson (p) | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | St Andrew's | 21,552 | |
| Tarantini | Lineups | Mabbutt | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Burnden Park | 25,692 | |
| Lineups | Robertson | |||||
| Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Manchester United | Stamford Bridge | 28,162 | |
| Lineups | Greenhoff J | |||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | Highfield Road | 26,787 | |
| Hunt | Lineups | Stapleton | ||||
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Baseball Ground | 19,702 | |
| Daniel, Caskey | Lineups | Howe | ||||
| Leeds United | 4 | 0 | Southampton | Elland Road | 23,592 | |
| Graham, Currie, Golac OG, Madeley | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Anfield Road | 39,812 | |
| McDermott, Souness | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 2 | Ipswich Town | Maine Road | 38,256 | |
| Hartford | Lineups | Gates, Talbot | ||||
| Norwich City | 0 | 1 | Everton | Carrow Road | 18,930 | |
| Lineups | Lyons | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | White Hart Lane | 35,430 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | The Hawthorns | 35,166 | Largest home gate 1978-79 |
| Brown T (p) | Lineups | Evans A | ||||
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 35 | 29 | W | D | W | W | D | 1978-12-02 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 27 | W | W | D | W | D | 1978-12-09 | Birmingham City | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 23 | D | W | W | W | D | 1978-12-09 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 4 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 | W | D | W | D | D | 1978-12-09 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | D | D | W | W | W | 1978-12-02 | Liverpool | H |
| 6 | 0 | Coventry City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | D | W | L | W | D | 1978-12-09 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Manchester United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 20 | W | L | W | L | D | 1978-12-09 | Derby County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 20 | W | D | W | L | D | 1978-12-09 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1978-12-09 | Chelsea | A |
| 10 | 1 | Leeds United | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 17 | W | W | D | L | D | 1978-12-02 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 11 | 3 | Derby County | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -9 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1978-12-02 | Bristol City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Manchester City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 16 | L | L | L | D | D | 1978-12-09 | Southampton | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bristol City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 | D | L | L | W | D | 1978-12-02 | Derby County | H |
| 14 | -2 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 15 | L | W | D | D | D | 1978-12-09 | Arsenal | H |
| 15 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 14 | W | W | L | L | L | 1978-12-02 | Leeds United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 13 | L | L | W | L | D | 1978-12-09 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 17 | -1 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 13 | L | W | L | D | D | 1978-12-02 | Birmingham City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 12 | L | D | L | D | L | 1978-12-02 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -16 | 10 | L | L | L | L | D | 1978-12-02 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -19 | 9 | L | W | D | L | L | 1978-12-09 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 1 | Birmingham City | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 8 | D | W | L | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Southampton | A |
| 22 | -1 | Chelsea | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 8 | L | L | L | L | D | 1978-12-09 | Aston Villa | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | Ewood Park | 10,841 | |
| Hird, Garner | Lineups | O'Callaghan, Crooks (p) | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | Eastville | 8,434 | |
| Staniforth, Randall | Lineups | Finnieston | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | Burnley | Abbey Stadium | 6,502 | |
| Garner, Biley | Lineups | Ingham, Fletcher | ||||
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Ninian Park | 8,723 | |
| Evans, Dwyer | Lineups | Elwiss, Swindlehurst | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | Fulham | The Valley | 11,440 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 2 | West Ham United | Filbert Street | 16,149 | |
| Christie | Lineups | Cross 2 | ||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 3 | Sunderland | Kenilworth Road | 10,249 | |
| Lineups | Rowell 2, Entwistle | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | St James' Park | 20,563 | |
| McGhee | Lineups | Valentine | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Meadow Lane | 8,851 | |
| Hooks | Lineups | |||||
| Orient | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | Brisbane Road | 4,702 | |
| Hughton, Moores | Lineups | |||||
| Wrexham | 3 | 0 | Millwall | Racecourse Ground | 9,080 | |
| McNeil, Hill (p), Lyons | 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 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 23 | D | W | D | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Newcastle United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | D | W | L | L | W | 1978-12-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 21 | W | D | D | L | W | 1978-12-02 | Cambridge United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Fulham | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 20 | D | D | L | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Notts County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 20 | D | D | W | L | W | 1978-12-09 | Orient | A |
| 6 | 1 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 20 | W | L | W | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 7 | 2 | Notts County | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -5 | 20 | W | D | W | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Fulham | A |
| 8 | 4 | Wrexham | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 | W | D | W | L | W | 1978-12-09 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 19 | W | D | L | W | D | 1978-12-02 | Sunderland | A |
| 10 | -2 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 19 | D | W | L | W | L | 1978-12-02 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 11 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 18 | D | L | D | L | W | 1978-12-09 | Sheffield United | H |
| 12 | -6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 18 | L | W | L | W | W | 1978-12-02 | Orient | H |
| 13 | -3 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 17 | L | W | W | L | L | 1978-12-09 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | D | L | D | W | W | 1978-12-02 | West Ham United | A |
| 15 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 16 | D | L | W | W | W | 1978-12-09 | Cambridge United | A |
| 16 | 1 | Orient | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 15 | W | W | L | D | L | 1978-12-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 17 | -2 | Leicester City | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 | L | D | D | W | W | 1978-12-02 | Stoke City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 12 | L | L | L | D | L | 1978-12-09 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -10 | 12 | L | W | W | W | L | 1978-12-09 | Luton Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -13 | 11 | D | L | L | L | W | 1978-12-09 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 11 | D | L | L | L | L | 1978-12-02 | Millwall | A |
| 22 | 0 | Millwall | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -21 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | 1978-12-02 | Cardiff City | H |
