1979-02-26

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Round 4 Venue Gate Notes
D 2Oldham Athletic31Leicester CityD 2Boundary Park 11,972  
Young 3 Lineups Henderson     
D 1West Bromwich Albion33Leeds UnitedD 1The Hawthorns 34,000 *
Cunningham, Brown A, Regis Lineups Gray F, Graham, Harris     
FA Cup Round 4 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 2Sunderland03BurnleyD 2Roker Park 37,507  
  Lineups Fletcher, Ingham, Kindon     
FA Cup Round 5 Venue Gate Notes
D 2Crystal Palace01Wolverhampton WanderersD 1Selhurst Park 26,790  
  Lineups Patching     
D 1Ipswich Town61Bristol RoversD 2Portman Road 23,231  
Brazil 2,Mills, Muhren, Geddis, Mariner Lineups White     
D 1Nottingham Forest01ArsenalD 1City Ground 35,906  
  Lineups Stapleton     
FA Cup Round Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 3Shrewsbury Town31AldershotD 4Gay Meadow 13,720 aet
Biggins 2, Leonard Lineups Dungworth     
Notes
*Venue switched as Elland Road was closed to FA Cup games after crowd trouble 26/02/1977

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Luton Town14West Ham UnitedKenilworth Road14,205Largest home gate 1978-79
Turner C LineupsCross 2, Devonshire, Robson   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 11 2 2 33 9 4 3 6 15 18 21 35 W D L W D 1979-03-03 Burnley H
2 0 Stoke City 27 7 4 1 24 10 5 7 3 13 13 14 35 W D D D W 1979-02-28 Preston North End H
3 1 West Ham United 26 9 3 2 34 11 5 3 4 21 16 28 34 W W D W W 1979-03-03 Stoke City A
4 -1 Crystal Palace 27 7 6 2 21 10 3 8 1 14 9 16 34 D D D D D 1979-03-03 Wrexham H
5 0 Sunderland 27 7 3 2 22 12 4 7 4 23 23 10 32 W D W D D 1979-03-03 Millwall A
6 0 Fulham 26 8 4 4 25 14 3 3 4 10 15 6 29 L W D D W 1979-03-03 Preston North End A
7 0 Charlton Athletic 26 5 4 4 18 14 5 4 4 24 23 5 28 W W D W D 1979-03-03 Newcastle United A
8 0 Orient 27 8 2 3 22 10 3 3 8 13 22 3 27 L L W W D 1979-03-03 Bristol Rovers H
9 0 Notts County 26 5 6 1 13 9 3 5 6 20 34 -10 27 D D L L D 1979-03-03 Luton Town H
10 0 Luton Town 27 8 3 4 35 18 2 3 7 9 17 9 26 L W D D D 1979-03-03 Notts County A
11 0 Cambridge United 27 4 8 2 18 11 3 4 6 14 23 -2 26 W L D W D 1979-03-06 Charlton Athletic A
12 0 Bristol Rovers 26 9 3 2 30 18 1 3 8 7 25 -6 26 D W L L D 1979-03-03 Orient A
13 0 Burnley 24 8 2 2 23 15 1 5 6 13 23 -2 25 L L D W L 1979-03-03 Brighton & Hove Albion A
14 0 Leicester City 27 5 5 4 20 17 2 6 5 9 14 -2 25 L W W L D 1979-03-03 Cardiff City H
15 0 Newcastle United 26 8 2 2 17 10 2 3 9 9 21 -5 25 L L L L L 1979-03-03 Charlton Athletic H
16 0 Preston North End 25 6 5 2 26 15 2 3 7 12 25 -2 24 D W D W D 1979-02-28 Stoke City A
17 0 Wrexham 21 5 4 1 16 7 2 3 6 9 15 3 21 L L L W W 1979-02-28 Sheffield United H
18 0 Sheffield United 24 5 3 5 20 18 1 4 6 10 19 -7 19 L D D D W 1979-02-28 Wrexham A
19 0 Oldham Athletic 24 4 5 2 15 13 2 2 9 13 30 -15 19 L L L L D 1979-03-03 Sheffield United H
20 0 Cardiff City 24 5 3 3 16 15 1 2 10 10 37 -26 17 W L D L W 1979-02-28 Blackburn Rovers A
21 0 Millwall 24 3 2 6 12 19 2 3 8 9 19 -17 15 W D L L D 1979-03-03 Sunderland H
22 0 Blackburn Rovers 25 1 7 2 14 13 2 2 11 11 33 -21 15 L L D D L 1979-02-28 Cardiff City H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Reading31Hartlepool UnitedElm Park7,052
Earles 2, Kearns LineupsHouchen   
Stockport County02Scunthorpe UnitedEdgeley Park2,676
LineupsKavanagh, Earl   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Reading 29 13 2 0 36 7 3 6 5 16 22 23 40 W W W W D 1979-03-03 York City A
2 0 Wimbledon 24 10 1 1 26 14 5 5 2 18 15 15 36 W W L W D 1979-02-28 Torquay United A
3 0 Aldershot 28 9 5 1 25 11 3 7 3 16 17 13 36 D D W W D 1979-03-03 Hereford United H
4 0 Portsmouth 28 10 3 2 26 8 5 2 6 21 22 17 35 L W D L D 1979-03-03 Halifax Town A
5 0 Grimsby Town 27 10 2 2 36 14 5 2 6 16 15 23 34 W W L W W 1979-02-27 Crewe Alexandra H
6 0 Wigan Athletic 27 10 0 4 23 14 4 4 5 10 12 7 32 W W L W L 1979-02-28 York City H
7 0 Barnsley 24 6 3 2 26 14 5 5 3 15 10 17 30 D L L W D 1979-02-28 Hereford United A
8 0 Newport County 27 6 4 4 20 19 5 3 5 18 17 2 29 W L W W W 1979-02-27 Bradford City H
9 0 Torquay United 27 9 2 3 24 12 3 2 8 12 23 1 28 W L L D W 1979-02-28 Wimbledon H
10 0 AFC Bournemouth 28 7 4 5 27 15 2 5 5 7 9 10 27 D D D W W 1979-03-03 Grimsby Town A
11 0 Hereford United 27 6 5 1 19 11 3 3 9 14 21 1 26 D L D W L 1979-02-28 Barnsley H
12 0 Hartlepool United 26 5 7 2 23 17 3 3 6 10 22 -6 26 L D W L W 1979-03-03 Crewe Alexandra H
13 0 Doncaster Rovers 28 6 4 5 18 15 4 2 7 18 28 -7 26 L W W W L 1979-02-27 Huddersfield Town H
14 0 Stockport County 27 8 2 5 21 12 1 5 6 18 25 2 25 L D L W W 1979-03-02 Northampton Town H
15 0 Port Vale 27 4 6 4 19 19 5 1 7 19 23 -4 25 L L L D W 1979-03-03 Torquay United A
16 0 Bradford City 25 6 2 3 19 13 5 1 8 15 28 -7 25 D W L L W 1979-02-27 Newport County A
17 0 Scunthorpe United 25 7 1 4 18 17 2 5 6 11 16 -4 24 W L L W D 1979-03-03 Bradford City A
18 0 Northampton Town 25 6 4 2 22 14 1 3 9 12 29 -9 21 L D L W L 1979-03-02 Stockport County A
19 0 York City 23 4 4 3 13 13 4 1 7 9 19 -10 21 D L D L W 1979-02-28 Wigan Athletic A
20 0 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 2 18 9 0 2 10 7 20 -4 20 L L L L W 1979-02-27 Doncaster Rovers A
21 0 Darlington 25 3 5 3 13 10 3 3 8 16 29 -10 20 D L L W D 1979-02-27 Halifax Town H
22 0 Crewe Alexandra 27 3 5 6 16 23 2 5 6 9 23 -21 20 D L L W D 1979-02-27 Grimsby Town A
23 0 Rochdale 24 2 3 5 7 14 1 4 9 11 26 -22 13 L D W L L 1979-03-03 Darlington A
24 0 Halifax Town 25 1 3 6 5 14 1 2 12 11 29 -27 9 W L L L L 1979-02-27 Darlington A