1979-03-17

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Cup and International Matches
League Cup Final Venue Gate Notes
D 1Nottingham Forest32SouthamptonD 1Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000  
Birtles 2, Woodcock Lineups Peach, Holmes     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Bristol City 11 MiddlesbroughAshton Gate13,559
Gow Lineups Armstrong    
Chelsea 13 Queens Park RangersStamford Bridge26,712
Shanks OG Lineups Goddard, Roeder, Busby    
Coventry City 22 Bolton WanderersHighfield Road15,231
Wallace, Powell (p) Lineups Worthington, McNab    
Ipswich Town 20 ArsenalPortman Road26,407
Wark, Rix OG Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 00 Norwich CityWhite Hart Lane24,982
Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 28 12 2 0 36 4 7 4 3 23 7 48 44 D D D W W 1979-03-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2 0 Everton 31 10 5 1 25 10 5 7 3 18 17 16 42 D D W W L 1979-03-24 Derby County A
3 0 West Bromwich Albion 26 7 3 2 25 10 9 3 2 28 15 28 38 W W L L D 1979-03-24 Queens Park Rangers H
4 0 Arsenal 30 9 5 2 28 13 6 3 5 19 14 20 38 L W L L W 1979-03-24 Manchester City H
5 0 Leeds United 30 7 3 4 28 15 7 7 2 26 20 19 38 W D W W W 1979-03-24 Manchester United A
6 0 Nottingham Forest 26 6 6 0 15 7 5 7 2 16 11 13 35 W D D W W 1979-03-24 Coventry City H
7 0 Manchester United 27 6 4 4 19 19 6 3 4 21 24 -3 31 W W D W L 1979-03-20 Coventry City A
8 0 Coventry City 31 7 6 3 26 23 3 5 7 11 26 -12 31 D D D D L 1979-03-20 Manchester United H
9 4 Ipswich Town 30 7 4 6 25 18 5 2 6 14 18 3 30 W D D W W 1979-03-24 Liverpool A
10 1 Norwich City 31 6 8 2 22 13 0 10 5 19 32 -4 30 D L W D D 1979-03-24 Bristol City H
11 1 Tottenham Hotspur 29 6 4 5 14 20 4 6 4 17 23 -12 30 D W L W L 1979-03-24 Aston Villa A
12 -3 Aston Villa 26 4 6 2 16 12 5 5 4 16 11 9 29 L W W D D 1979-03-20 Queens Park Rangers H
13 -3 Southampton 28 8 5 2 26 12 2 4 7 8 20 2 29 W W W W D 1979-03-24 Bolton Wanderers A
14 0 Bristol City 32 7 5 4 26 17 3 4 9 10 23 -4 29 D L L L L 1979-03-24 Norwich City A
15 0 Manchester City 28 4 4 6 20 22 4 6 4 20 14 4 26 W D W L W 1979-03-24 Arsenal A
16 0 Middlesbrough 30 6 3 5 24 16 3 4 9 18 25 1 25 D W W L W 1979-03-24 Birmingham City H
17 0 Derby County 29 6 4 5 19 19 2 2 10 11 32 -21 22 L L L L L 1979-03-21 Bolton Wanderers H
18 0 Bolton Wanderers 27 6 3 3 21 14 1 4 10 13 35 -15 21 D L L W D 1979-03-21 Derby County A
19 1 Queens Park Rangers 30 3 7 6 16 23 2 3 9 13 23 -17 20 W L L L L 1979-03-20 Aston Villa A
20 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 6 2 6 15 21 2 2 10 11 28 -23 20 D L W D W 1979-03-20 Liverpool A
21 0 Chelsea 30 2 3 9 14 29 2 4 10 16 33 -32 15 L L L D L 1979-03-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
22 0 Birmingham City 29 4 4 6 18 18 0 1 14 7 27 -20 13 D W L W L 1979-03-24 Middlesbrough A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Brighton & Hove Albion20Sheffield UnitedGoldstone Ground20,091
Lawrenson, Ryan Lineups   
Charlton Athletic11Cardiff CityThe Valley5,658
Campbell LineupsBuchanan (p)   
Orient30Cambridge UnitedBrisbane Road4,577
Grealish, Mayo, Coates Lineups   
Preston North End00West Ham UnitedDeepdale15,380
Lineups   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 13 2 2 37 10 5 4 6 18 19 26 42 W D W W W 1979-03-20 Bristol Rovers A
2 -1 Stoke City 31 9 5 1 30 12 5 8 3 13 13 18 41 W D W D W 1979-03-24 Cardiff City A
3 0 Crystal Palace 30 8 6 2 22 10 4 9 1 16 10 18 39 W D W D D 1979-03-24 Luton Town A
4 0 Sunderland 31 9 3 3 27 14 5 7 4 24 23 14 38 L W W W W 1979-03-24 Orient H
5 0 West Ham United 29 9 4 2 34 11 5 4 5 21 18 26 36 D D L W W 1979-03-24 Newcastle United H
6 0 Notts County 29 7 6 1 20 11 4 5 6 21 34 -4 33 W W W D D 1979-03-24 Millwall A
7 0 Fulham 28 8 5 4 25 14 3 4 4 12 17 6 31 D D L W D 1979-03-21 Leicester City A
8 3 Orient 31 9 3 3 26 11 3 3 10 15 27 3 30 W L L D L 1979-03-20 Charlton Athletic H
9 1 Charlton Athletic 30 5 5 6 23 22 5 4 5 27 28 0 29 D L L L W 1979-03-20 Orient A
10 -2 Burnley 28 9 4 2 27 18 1 5 7 14 25 -2 29 W D D L L 1979-03-21 Wrexham A
11 -2 Luton Town 30 9 3 4 37 19 2 3 9 11 22 7 28 L W L L W 1979-03-24 Crystal Palace H
12 2 Preston North End 29 6 7 2 28 17 2 5 7 14 27 -2 28 D D D D D 1979-03-20 Oldham Athletic H
13 -1 Cambridge United 30 4 8 3 18 12 4 4 7 17 28 -5 28 L L W W L 1979-03-20 Millwall H
14 -1 Bristol Rovers 28 9 4 2 31 19 1 4 8 8 26 -6 28 D D D W L 1979-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion H
15 0 Newcastle United 28 9 2 2 22 13 2 3 10 10 23 -4 27 L W L L L 1979-03-24 West Ham United A
16 0 Leicester City 29 5 5 5 21 19 2 7 5 10 15 -3 26 D L L W W 1979-03-21 Fulham H
17 0 Wrexham 25 7 4 1 22 8 2 3 8 9 17 6 25 W L L W L 1979-03-21 Burnley H
18 0 Cardiff City 28 6 3 3 18 16 3 3 10 17 40 -21 24 D W W W W 1979-03-24 Stoke City H
19 0 Sheffield United 30 5 4 5 20 18 1 6 9 13 31 -16 22 L L D D D 1979-03-31 Bristol Rovers H
20 0 Oldham Athletic 28 4 6 3 17 17 3 2 10 15 33 -18 22 W L L D L 1979-03-20 Preston North End A
21 0 Millwall 26 3 2 7 12 20 3 3 8 13 21 -16 17 W L W D L 1979-03-20 Cambridge United A
22 0 Blackburn Rovers 28 1 7 4 15 19 2 2 12 12 35 -27 15 L L L L L 1979-03-24 Preston North End H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Carlisle United11Shrewsbury TownBrunton Park5,041
Ludlam LineupsBiggins   
Plymouth Argyle11Colchester UnitedHome Park5,342
Binney LineupsDyer   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 31 10 4 2 34 16 7 5 3 26 19 25 43 D W D D D 1979-03-20 Swansea City A
2 0 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 6 0 22 6 5 7 3 17 14 19 41 D L D W W 1979-03-20 Blackpool A
3 0 Swansea City 32 11 4 1 40 22 5 3 8 15 21 12 39 W L W W D 1979-03-20 Watford H
4 0 Gillingham 31 11 5 1 27 12 2 8 4 13 16 12 39 L W L W W 1979-03-20 Walsall A
5 0 Carlisle United 33 7 8 1 21 8 3 10 4 12 14 11 38 D D D W W 1979-03-20 Peterborough United H
6 0 Swindon Town 29 12 1 2 30 8 4 3 7 17 24 15 36 L D W D W 1979-03-20 Colchester United H
7 0 Southend United 33 9 4 3 28 14 2 9 6 16 21 9 35 W D D D D 1979-03-21Chester A
8 1 Plymouth Argyle 34 8 7 2 26 17 4 4 9 20 29 0 35 D L D W W 1979-03-24 Peterborough United A
9 -1 Exeter City 31 11 5 2 29 12 1 5 7 14 24 7 34 D D L L W 1979-03-24 Sheffield Wednesday H
10 0 Blackpool 31 9 3 3 22 9 4 3 9 15 28 0 32 W D W D L 1979-03-20 Shrewsbury Town H
11 0Chester 33 9 6 2 32 15 2 4 10 10 32 -5 32 L L W W D 1979-03-21 Southend United H
12 0 Rotherham United 29 10 0 6 20 17 3 5 5 14 17 0 31 W L L L W 1979-03-24 Hull City A
13 0 Chesterfield 30 8 4 4 29 24 2 6 6 12 18 -1 30 L W W L D 1979-03-24 Carlisle United H
14 0 Colchester United 31 9 5 1 22 11 0 7 9 10 24 -3 30 D L W D W 1979-03-20 Swindon Town A
15 0 Sheffield Wednesday 29 4 7 2 11 10 4 6 6 16 22 -5 29 W W W D D 1979-03-24 Exeter City A
16 0 Hull City 29 8 5 2 28 11 3 1 10 14 26 5 28 W W W L L 1979-03-24 Rotherham United H
17 0 Brentford 31 9 4 3 22 11 1 4 10 8 21 -2 28 L W L W D 1979-03-21 Lincoln City A
18 0 Oxford United 31 6 7 3 15 13 2 5 8 12 25 -11 28 L D L L W 1979-03-20 Bury A
19 0 Walsall 32 6 5 5 28 22 3 3 10 17 26 -3 26 W L L L D 1979-03-20 Gillingham H
20 0 Bury 29 4 6 4 22 21 2 8 5 16 22 -5 26 L L W W L 1979-03-20 Oxford United H
21 0 Peterborough United 30 5 5 5 15 15 2 5 8 13 24 -11 24 W L W L L 1979-03-20 Carlisle United A
22 0 Mansfield Town 28 3 7 2 15 11 2 6 8 14 22 -4 23 W L D D L 1979-03-24 Gillingham A
23 0 Tranmere Rovers 32 4 8 3 20 18 0 4 13 14 37 -21 20 D L L L L 1979-03-24 Swindon Town A
24 0 Lincoln City 29 1 6 5 11 21 1 1 15 9 43 -44 11 L D L L L 1979-03-21 Brentford H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Grimsby Town00AldershotBlundell Park6,375
Lineups   
Torquay United01AFC BournemouthPlainmoor2,080
LineupsMacDougall   
Wigan Athletic20Stockport CountySpringfield Park7,610
Wright, Smart Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Reading 33 13 2 1 36 8 5 7 5 20 24 24 45 L W D W W 1979-03-20 Doncaster Rovers A
2 0 Aldershot 32 11 5 1 30 11 4 8 3 18 17 20 43 D W W W D 1979-03-20 AFC Bournemouth H
3 0 Grimsby Town 32 11 4 2 39 16 7 2 6 22 17 28 42 D W W W D 1979-03-20 Wimbledon A
4 0 Wimbledon 28 11 2 1 28 15 6 5 3 24 17 20 41 L D W W W 1979-03-20 Grimsby Town H
5 1 Wigan Athletic 32 12 2 4 30 17 5 4 5 14 14 13 40 W W W D D 1979-03-19 Rochdale A
6 -1 Barnsley 29 9 3 2 32 15 5 7 3 17 12 22 38 W W W D D 1979-03-24 Crewe Alexandra H
7 0 Portsmouth 30 11 3 2 27 8 5 2 7 21 24 16 37 W L L W D 1979-03-21 Port Vale A
8 0 Newport County 33 8 4 5 27 24 6 4 6 19 18 4 36 W W L D W 1979-03-20 York City A
9 0 Stockport County 32 10 3 5 27 16 2 5 7 21 28 4 32 L W D W W 1979-03-23 Halifax Town H
10 0 AFC Bournemouth 33 8 4 5 28 15 3 5 8 9 13 9 31 W L W L L 1979-03-20 Aldershot A
11 0 Hereford United 31 7 6 2 21 13 3 3 10 14 23 -1 29 L W L D D 1979-03-21 Rochdale H
12 1 Bradford City 30 6 3 5 22 19 6 2 8 19 30 -8 29 L D L D W 1979-03-24 Hereford United A
13 -1 Torquay United 32 9 3 5 27 21 3 2 10 13 27 -8 29 L L L D L 1979-03-24 Northampton Town A
14 0 Doncaster Rovers 32 7 4 6 19 17 4 3 8 18 31 -11 29 W D L L L 1979-03-20 Reading H
15 0 Port Vale 30 5 6 4 21 20 5 2 8 21 26 -4 28 L W D L L 1979-03-21 Portsmouth H
16 0 York City 28 5 4 4 15 14 6 2 7 14 22 -7 28 W W W L D 1979-03-20 Newport County H
17 0 Hartlepool United 30 5 8 3 26 22 3 4 7 11 24 -9 28 L D L D L 1979-03-23 Doncaster Rovers A
18 0 Huddersfield Town 30 8 5 2 20 10 2 2 11 13 24 -1 27 W D W L W 1979-03-24 Darlington H
19 0 Scunthorpe United 29 7 1 5 20 20 3 6 7 14 21 -7 27 W L L D W 1979-03-20 Northampton Town H
20 0 Northampton Town 30 7 4 4 27 21 1 3 11 14 33 -13 23 L W L L L 1979-03-20 Scunthorpe United A
21 0 Darlington 29 4 5 5 15 14 3 3 9 17 31 -13 22 L L L W D 1979-03-24 Huddersfield Town A
22 0 Crewe Alexandra 32 3 5 7 16 24 2 7 8 16 34 -26 22 L L L D D 1979-03-24 Barnsley A
23 0 Rochdale 27 2 4 6 10 20 2 4 9 13 26 -23 16 L D W L D 1979-03-19 Wigan Athletic H
24 0 Halifax Town 30 2 4 6 7 14 1 2 15 12 34 -29 12 L L D W L 1979-03-23 Stockport County A
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