1978-12-23

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First Division
Chelsea 00 Bristol CityStamford Bridge19,093
Lineups    
Coventry City 32 EvertonHighfield Road22,778
Wallace, Thompson, Hunt Lineups Latchford, Lyons    
Derby County 00 Aston VillaBaseball Ground20,109
Lineups    
Leeds United 31 MiddlesbroughElland Road27,146
Hawley, Gray E, Currie Lineups Proctor    
Manchester City 00 Nottingham ForestMaine Road37,012
Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 05 ArsenalWhite Hart Lane42,273
Lineups Sunderland 3, Stapleton, Brady    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 20 9 1 0 26 2 5 2 3 18 7 35 31 L W L W D 1978-12-26 Manchester United A
2 0 Everton 20 7 2 0 15 4 4 6 1 15 11 15 30 L D W W W 1978-12-26 Manchester City H
3 0 West Bromwich Albion 18 5 3 1 20 7 6 2 1 16 7 22 27 W W D W W 1978-12-26 Arsenal A
4 0 Arsenal 20 6 4 0 20 8 4 3 3 15 9 18 27 W W D W D 1978-12-26 West Bromwich Albion H
5 0 Nottingham Forest 19 4 5 0 10 5 4 5 1 10 6 9 26 D W L W D 1978-12-26 Derby County H
6 1 Coventry City 20 7 4 0 22 12 2 2 5 6 17 -1 24 W L W D W 1978-12-26 Bristol City A
7 -1 Manchester United 20 5 3 1 13 8 4 3 4 16 23 -2 24 L W W W L 1978-12-26 Liverpool H
8 1 Leeds United 21 6 1 4 24 12 2 6 2 14 15 11 23 W D D W W 1978-12-26 Aston Villa A
9 1 Aston Villa 20 2 5 2 10 10 5 3 3 14 7 7 22 D D W D L 1978-12-26 Leeds United H
10 1 Bristol City 21 5 2 3 15 12 3 4 4 8 10 1 22 D W D W D 1978-12-26 Coventry City H
11 -3 Tottenham Hotspur 20 5 3 3 11 15 3 3 3 11 18 -11 22 L L W W D 1978-12-26 Queens Park Rangers A
12 0 Southampton 20 5 4 1 18 10 1 3 6 7 18 -3 19 W W W L W 1978-12-26 Chelsea H
13 1 Derby County 21 6 3 2 18 14 1 1 8 7 25 -14 18 D L L L W 1978-12-26 Nottingham Forest A
14 1 Manchester City 19 3 3 4 14 13 2 4 3 12 11 2 17 D L L L L 1978-12-26 Everton A
15 -2 Norwich City 18 4 4 2 17 11 0 5 3 12 18 0 17 D D L W D 1978-12-26 Ipswich Town A
16 0 Ipswich Town 20 4 0 6 12 13 3 2 5 11 15 -5 16 W L L W W 1978-12-26 Norwich City H
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 21 5 3 3 19 13 1 1 8 9 27 -12 16 W L W W L 1978-12-26 Middlesbrough A
18 0 Middlesbrough 20 4 2 3 16 9 2 1 8 13 21 -1 15 L W L L L 1978-12-26 Bolton Wanderers H
19 0 Queens Park Rangers 19 3 4 3 8 10 1 2 6 7 14 -9 14 W L L L D 1978-12-26 Tottenham Hotspur H
20 2 Chelsea 20 1 2 7 10 22 1 3 6 11 21 -22 9 D L L L L 1978-12-26 Southampton A
21 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 3 1 5 8 16 1 0 9 6 22 -24 9 L L L W D 1978-12-26 Birmingham City H
22 -1 Birmingham City 20 2 3 5 14 16 0 1 9 4 18 -16 8 L L L D W 1978-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bristol Rovers00Stoke CityEastville7,897
Lineups   
Cambridge United00Crystal PalaceAbbey Stadium8,081
Lineups   
Cardiff City20FulhamNinian Park5,542
Evans, Roberts Lineups   
Charlton Athletic03Brighton & Hove AlbionThe Valley10,135
LineupsPoskett 3   
Leicester City11Preston North EndFilbert Street10,481
Davies LineupsBruce   
Newcastle United31BurnleySt James' Park23,639
Withe, Shoulder, Cassidy LineupsNoble   
Notts County11SunderlandMeadow Lane11,281
O'Brien (p) LineupsEntwistle   
Orient21MillwallBrisbane Road6,285
Went, Chiedozie LineupsChatterton   

 

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 21 7 2 1 19 7 3 7 1 14 9 17 29 D W D W D 1978-12-26 Bristol Rovers H
2 0 Stoke City 21 6 3 1 20 8 4 4 3 8 11 9 27 D W L D D 1978-12-26 Charlton Athletic H
3 0 West Ham United 20 7 2 1 24 6 3 3 4 16 15 19 25 W L W W D 1978-12-26 Orient H
4 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 21 8 0 2 22 7 3 3 5 14 17 12 25 W W D W L 1978-12-26 Cardiff City H
5 1 Newcastle United 21 8 2 1 16 6 2 3 5 8 14 4 25 W W W L D 1978-12-26 Sheffield United A
6 -1 Sunderland 21 6 2 2 18 10 3 4 4 13 16 5 24 D L D W W 1978-12-26 Leicester City H
7 0 Notts County 21 5 5 1 12 8 3 3 4 15 24 -5 24 D D D D W 1978-12-26 Oldham Athletic A
8 0 Burnley 20 7 1 1 21 11 1 5 5 12 20 2 22 L W L D D 1978-12-26 Blackburn Rovers H
9 0 Wrexham 19 5 4 1 16 7 2 3 4 8 12 5 21 L W W D W 1978-12-26 Preston North End A
10 0 Fulham 20 5 3 3 16 10 3 2 4 9 14 1 21 L L D D D 1978-12-26 Cambridge United H
11 0 Charlton Athletic 21 3 4 4 15 14 4 2 4 18 20 -1 20 L L L W D 1978-12-26 Stoke City A
12 2 Orient 21 6 2 3 17 10 2 2 6 7 15 -1 20 W D W L W 1978-12-26 West Ham United A
13 -1 Cambridge United 21 2 7 2 12 11 3 3 4 10 13 -2 20 D W D L D 1978-12-26 Fulham A
14 -1 Bristol Rovers 20 8 2 1 26 15 0 2 7 3 21 -7 20 D L L L W 1978-12-26 Crystal Palace A
15 2 Preston North End 21 4 4 2 22 13 2 2 7 12 25 -4 18 D D W W L 1978-12-26 Wrexham H
16 -1 Oldham Athletic 19 4 4 1 12 7 2 2 6 13 24 -6 18 D D D L W 1978-12-26 Notts County H
17 -1 Luton Town 19 6 1 3 28 10 1 2 6 7 16 9 17 L L L W W 1978-12-26 Millwall A
18 0 Leicester City 20 2 4 4 10 12 2 5 3 7 9 -4 17 D L D L D 1978-12-26 Sunderland A
19 0 Sheffield United 19 4 1 4 15 12 1 3 6 9 18 -6 14 W L L L L 1978-12-26 Newcastle United H
20 2 Cardiff City 20 4 3 3 15 15 1 1 8 10 27 -17 14 W L D L D 1978-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion A
21 -1 Blackburn Rovers 19 1 6 2 13 12 2 1 7 8 22 -13 13 D D D L L 1978-12-26 Burnley A
22 -1 Millwall 21 3 2 5 12 17 1 2 8 7 19 -17 12 L D W W L 1978-12-26 Luton Town H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Blackpool30ChesterBloomfield Road4,106
Spence 2, Kellow Lineups   
Colchester United01WatfordLayer Road5,424
LineupsJenkins   
Lincoln City01ChesterfieldSincil Bank2,991
LineupsFern   
Mansfield Town11Peterborough UnitedField Mill3,671
Green OG LineupsHolman   
Rotherham United32Tranmere RoversMillmoor3,829
Phillips 2, Crawford LineupsCraven, Peplow   
Shrewsbury Town30Swansea CityGay Meadow8,567
Atkins, Biggins, Maguire Lineups   
Southend United11BrentfordRoots Hall13,703Largest home gate 1978-79
Moody (p) LineupsPhillips   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 21 7 1 2 21 9 7 1 3 21 14 19 30 W D D W W 1978-12-26 Shrewsbury Town H
2 1 Shrewsbury Town 21 5 6 0 15 6 5 3 2 12 8 13 29 W D W L D 1978-12-26 Watford A
3 -1 Swansea City 21 8 2 0 28 14 4 2 5 12 15 11 28 L W W D W 1978-12-26 Swindon Town H
4 0 Swindon Town 19 9 0 1 17 4 2 2 5 8 14 7 24 W W W W L 1978-12-26 Swansea City A
5 4 Rotherham United 21 8 0 3 15 9 2 4 4 9 12 3 24 W W L W W 1978-12-26 Bury A
6 -1 Gillingham 20 5 4 1 16 9 1 7 2 9 10 6 23 D D D L W 1978-12-26 Southend United H
7 -1Chester 20 7 2 0 17 5 2 3 6 7 19 0 23 L D W W L 1978-12-26 Carlisle United H
8 -1 Carlisle United 20 4 6 0 14 5 1 6 3 6 9 6 22 D D W D D 1978-12-26Chester A
9 -1 Plymouth Argyle 20 4 5 1 14 11 3 3 4 16 16 3 22 D D D W D 1978-12-26 Brentford A
10 1 Chesterfield 21 5 2 3 15 13 2 6 3 11 11 2 22 W D L D D 1978-12-26 Sheffield Wednesday H
11 -1 Southend United 21 6 2 3 17 8 0 7 3 11 14 6 21 D L D D D 1978-12-26 Gillingham A
12 0 Colchester United 20 6 4 1 15 9 0 4 5 5 13 -2 20 L D W L W 1978-12-26 Oxford United A
13 3 Blackpool 20 7 2 2 16 5 1 2 6 5 20 -4 20 W D L D L 1978-12-26 Tranmere Rovers A
14 -1 Exeter City 20 5 4 2 15 7 1 3 5 6 12 2 19 D D L D W 1978-12-26 Walsall H
15 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 20 2 6 2 8 9 3 3 4 9 14 -6 19 D L L D W 1978-12-26 Chesterfield A
16 -1 Walsall 20 4 3 3 19 14 2 3 5 11 14 2 18 W L L D L 1978-12-26 Exeter City A
17 2 Mansfield Town 21 2 6 2 9 10 2 4 5 13 16 -4 18 D W D D D 1978-12-26 Hull City A
18 -1 Oxford United 20 3 5 2 9 9 1 5 4 9 16 -7 18 D W D D L 1978-12-26 Colchester United H
19 -1 Hull City 19 4 4 1 18 8 2 1 7 8 16 2 17 L W L W D 1978-12-26 Mansfield Town H
20 0 Peterborough United 21 3 5 2 11 9 1 4 6 11 22 -9 17 D D L L L 1978-12-26 Lincoln City H
21 1 Brentford 21 6 1 3 10 7 0 3 8 7 19 -9 16 D L W D D 1978-12-26 Plymouth Argyle H
22 -1 Bury 19 1 5 3 13 14 1 6 3 8 11 -4 15 D D L D D 1978-12-26 Rotherham United H
23 0 Tranmere Rovers 20 3 5 1 15 11 0 2 9 7 23 -12 13 L L L D W 1978-12-26 Blackpool H
24 0 Lincoln City 20 1 5 5 10 20 0 1 8 4 19 -25 8 L D D D L 1978-12-26 Peterborough United A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth12WimbledonDean Court3,922
Lennard LineupsGalliers, Briley   
Aldershot32Stockport CountyRecreation Ground3,115
Jopling, Dungworth 2 (1p) LineupsBradd, Park   
Darlington22Scunthorpe UnitedFeethams Ground1,512
Hague, Walsh LineupsKilmore 2   
Grimsby Town30York CityBlundell Park4,339
Cumming 3 (1p) Lineups   
Hartlepool United11BarnsleyVictoria Park5,956Largest home gate 1978-79
Goldthorpe LineupsGraham   
Portsmouth40ReadingFratton Park12,541
Denyer, Barnard, Hemmerman, Davey Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Wimbledon 21 9 1 0 21 8 4 5 2 16 14 15 32 W D W D W 1978-12-26 Portsmouth H
2 1 Portsmouth 21 9 1 1 21 2 4 2 4 15 14 20 29 W W W W D 1978-12-26 Wimbledon A
3 -1 Reading 21 8 2 0 23 5 3 4 4 11 16 13 28 L D W L D 1978-12-26 AFC Bournemouth H
4 0 Barnsley 20 5 2 2 16 8 5 5 1 13 6 15 27 D W L W W 1978-12-26 Port Vale H
5 0 Aldershot 21 7 3 1 19 8 2 6 2 9 10 10 27 W W D W D 1978-12-26 Northampton Town A
6 0 Grimsby Town 21 7 2 2 22 10 4 2 4 12 11 13 26 W W L W L 1978-12-26 Scunthorpe United A
7 0 Wigan Athletic 20 6 0 3 14 9 3 4 4 8 10 3 22 W D W L W 1978-12-26 Crewe Alexandra H
8 0 AFC Bournemouth 20 5 2 4 16 11 2 4 3 5 5 5 20 L L D D W 1978-12-26 Reading A
9 1 Port Vale 19 2 6 2 15 14 5 0 4 15 12 4 20 W D W W L 1978-12-26 Barnsley A
10 -1 Stockport County 21 6 2 2 16 5 1 4 6 14 21 4 20 L L W D L 1978-12-26 Hereford United H
11 0 Hereford United 21 5 5 1 18 11 2 1 7 11 16 2 20 L L W W L 1978-12-26 Stockport County A
12 0 Newport County 21 3 3 4 12 14 4 3 4 16 15 -1 20 W L W D W 1978-12-26 Torquay United H
13 1 Scunthorpe United 21 6 1 3 16 12 1 5 5 9 14 -1 20 D W W L D 1978-12-26 Grimsby Town H
14 -1 Torquay United 19 6 1 2 15 7 3 1 6 9 18 -1 20 L L W L W 1978-12-26 Newport County A
15 0 Hartlepool United 20 3 6 2 17 13 3 2 4 6 15 -5 20 D D L D L 1978-12-26 York City A
16 0 York City 20 4 2 3 10 10 4 1 6 9 18 -9 19 L W W L L 1978-12-26 Hartlepool United H
17 0 Huddersfield Town 20 6 4 1 16 8 0 2 7 5 15 -2 18 L D W D W 1978-12-26 Halifax Town H
18 0 Northampton Town 20 5 4 1 18 10 1 2 7 11 22 -3 18 L L D L W 1978-12-26 Aldershot H
19 0 Bradford City 19 4 2 3 16 12 4 0 6 10 19 -5 18 W W W L D 1978-12-26 Rochdale H
20 0 Darlington 21 3 5 3 13 10 2 2 6 10 18 -5 17 D D L D W 1978-12-26 Doncaster Rovers A
21 0 Doncaster Rovers 20 4 4 3 13 11 1 2 6 9 18 -7 16 L W L D W 1978-12-26 Darlington H
22 0 Crewe Alexandra 20 2 3 5 12 18 1 5 4 8 19 -17 14 L L D D L 1978-12-26 Wigan Athletic A
23 0 Rochdale 20 2 3 5 7 14 0 3 7 4 21 -24 10 L L L L W 1978-12-26 Bradford City A
24 0 Halifax Town 21 1 3 6 5 14 0 2 9 9 24 -24 7 L D L L D 1978-12-26 Huddersfield Town A
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