1979-03-31

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Semi Final Venue Gate Notes
D 1Arsenal20Wolverhampton WanderersD 1Villa Park, Birmingham 46,244  
Stapleton, Sunderland Lineups      
D 1Manchester United22LiverpoolD 1Maine Road, Manchester 52,584  
Jordan, Greenhoff B Lineups Dalglish, Hansen     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Bristol City 21 Birmingham CityAshton Gate15,584
Garland, Meijer Lineups Gallagher    
Ipswich Town 21 Manchester CityPortman Road20,773
Geddis, Brazil Lineups Silkman    
Middlesbrough 10 Tottenham HotspurAyresome Park19,172
Proctor Lineups    
Nottingham Forest 11 Bolton WanderersCity Ground29,015
Francis Lineups Gowling    
Queens Park Rangers 22 Derby CountyLoftus Road13,988
Goddard, Walsh Lineups Daly, Crawford    
Southampton 22 Leeds UnitedThe Dell21,805
Waldron 2 Lineups Hawley 2    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 30 14 2 0 40 4 7 4 3 23 7 52 48 W W D D D 1979-04-07 Arsenal H
2 0 Everton 33 10 6 1 27 12 5 8 3 18 17 16 44 D D D D W 1979-04-03 Bolton Wanderers A
3 0 West Bromwich Albion 28 9 3 2 29 12 9 3 2 28 15 30 42 W W W W L 1979-04-04 Manchester City H
4 0 Nottingham Forest 29 8 7 0 25 8 5 7 2 16 11 22 40 D W W W D 1979-04-04 Aston Villa H
5 0 Arsenal 32 9 6 2 29 14 6 3 6 21 18 18 39 L D L W L 1979-04-03 Coventry City H
6 0 Leeds United 32 7 3 4 28 15 7 8 3 29 26 16 39 D L W D W 1979-04-07 Ipswich Town H
7 0 Manchester United 30 7 4 4 23 20 6 4 5 26 30 -1 34 D W L W W 1979-04-07 Norwich City A
8 0 Coventry City 34 8 6 3 30 26 3 6 8 12 30 -14 34 D L W D D 1979-04-03 Arsenal A
9 0 Norwich City 34 7 8 2 25 13 0 11 6 21 35 -2 33 D L W D L 1979-04-07 Manchester United H
10 0 Tottenham Hotspur 32 6 5 5 14 20 5 6 5 20 26 -12 33 L D W D W 1979-04-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
11 0 Aston Villa 29 5 7 3 22 17 5 5 4 16 11 10 32 D L W L W 1979-04-04 Nottingham Forest A
12 0 Ipswich Town 32 8 4 6 27 19 5 2 7 14 20 2 32 W L W D D 1979-04-03 Birmingham City A
13 0 Southampton 31 8 6 2 28 14 2 5 8 8 22 0 31 D D L W W 1979-04-07 Birmingham City A
14 0 Bristol City 34 8 5 4 28 18 3 4 10 10 26 -6 31 W L D L L 1979-04-03 Queens Park Rangers H
15 1 Middlesbrough 33 8 4 5 29 19 3 4 9 18 25 3 30 W D W D W 1979-04-07 Tottenham Hotspur A
16 -1 Manchester City 31 4 4 6 20 22 4 8 5 23 18 3 28 L D D W D 1979-04-04 West Bromwich Albion A
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 31 8 3 3 27 16 1 5 11 14 39 -14 26 D W W L D 1979-04-03 Everton H
18 0 Derby County 33 7 5 5 22 19 2 3 11 14 36 -19 26 D L D W L 1979-04-04 Chelsea A
19 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 6 3 6 16 22 3 2 11 13 31 -24 23 D W L D L 1979-04-03 Tottenham Hotspur H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 33 3 8 6 18 25 2 3 11 15 28 -20 21 D L L W L 1979-04-03 Bristol City A
21 0 Birmingham City 32 5 4 6 19 18 0 1 16 9 31 -21 15 L W L D W 1979-04-03 Ipswich Town H
22 0 Chelsea 32 2 3 10 15 31 2 4 11 16 39 -39 15 L L L L L 1979-04-04 Derby County H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Brighton & Hove Albion00Notts CountyGoldstone Ground21,398
Lineups   
Burnley11Cambridge UnitedTurf Moor8,234
Robinson LineupsBiley   
Crystal Palace20Cardiff CitySelhurst Park18,511
Smillie, Walsh Lineups   
Fulham31Charlton AthleticCraven Cottage6,955
Kitchen, Davies, Evans LineupsHales   
Oldham Athletic13Newcastle UnitedBoundary Park6,329
Heaton LineupsWithe, Shoulder (p), Nattrass   
Preston North End11OrientDeepdale9,494
Coleman LineupsMoores   
Sheffield United10Bristol RoversBramall Lane14,064
Anderson Lineups   
Stoke City12Blackburn RoversVictoria Ground17,021
O'Callaghan LineupsCraig, Brotherston   
Sunderland10Luton TownRoker Park23,358
Rostron Lineups   
West Ham United11Leicester CityUpton Park23,992
Robson LineupsHenderson   

 

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 35 13 3 2 37 10 6 5 6 20 20 27 46 D D W W D 1979-04-07 Orient A
2 1 Crystal Palace 33 9 6 2 24 10 5 10 1 18 11 21 44 W D W W D 1979-04-03 Oldham Athletic A
3 1 Sunderland 34 11 3 3 29 14 6 7 4 25 23 17 44 W W W L W 1979-04-07 Bristol Rovers A
4 -2 Stoke City 34 9 5 3 31 15 6 8 3 16 14 18 43 L L W W D 1979-04-04 Fulham H
5 0 West Ham United 31 10 5 2 40 12 5 4 5 21 18 31 39 D W D D L 1979-04-02 Sheffield United A
6 0 Notts County 32 8 6 1 21 11 5 6 6 22 34 -2 38 D W W W W 1979-04-07 Fulham H
7 0 Orient 35 11 3 3 29 12 3 4 11 16 29 4 35 D W L W W 1979-04-07 Brighton & Hove Albion H
8 1 Fulham 32 9 5 4 28 15 3 5 6 13 20 6 34 W L D L D 1979-04-04 Stoke City A
9 -1 Burnley 31 10 5 2 30 20 2 5 7 15 25 0 34 D W W W D 1979-04-07 Luton Town A
10 0 Preston North End 32 6 9 2 30 19 3 5 7 15 27 -1 32 D W D D D 1979-04-04 Newcastle United A
11 0 Cambridge United 34 5 9 3 20 13 4 5 8 18 30 -5 32 D L D W L 1979-04-07 West Ham United H
12 0 Leicester City 32 7 5 5 25 19 2 8 5 11 16 1 31 D W W D L 1979-04-04 Millwall A
13 0 Charlton Athletic 34 5 6 6 24 23 5 4 8 30 35 -4 30 L D L L D 1979-04-02 Wrexham A
14 2 Newcastle United 30 9 2 2 22 13 3 3 11 13 29 -7 29 W L L W L 1979-04-04 Preston North End H
15 -1 Bristol Rovers 31 9 5 3 32 21 1 4 9 8 27 -8 29 L D L D D 1979-04-04 Blackburn Rovers A
16 -1 Luton Town 33 9 3 5 37 20 2 3 11 11 26 2 28 L L L L W 1979-04-07 Burnley H
17 0 Wrexham 27 7 5 2 23 10 2 3 8 9 17 5 26 D L W L L 1979-04-02 Charlton Athletic H
18 2 Sheffield United 31 6 4 5 21 18 1 6 9 13 31 -15 24 W L L D D 1979-04-02 West Ham United H
19 -1 Oldham Athletic 31 4 6 4 18 20 3 4 10 16 34 -20 24 L D D W L 1979-04-03 Crystal Palace H
20 -1 Cardiff City 31 6 3 4 19 19 3 3 12 17 43 -26 24 L L L D W 1979-04-07 Millwall H
21 1 Blackburn Rovers 31 2 7 5 16 20 3 2 12 14 36 -26 19 W W L L L 1979-04-04 Bristol Rovers H
22 -1 Millwall 28 3 2 8 12 21 3 3 9 14 23 -18 17 L L W L W 1979-04-04 Leicester City H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Brentford32BlackpoolGriffin Park6,364
Phillips, McNichol 2 LineupsWeston 2   
Bury30Shrewsbury TownGigg Lane3,340
Ritson, Wilson, Taylor Lineups   
Chester11Mansfield TownSealand Road2,205
Edwards LineupsAustin   
Chesterfield00WalsallSaltergate Recreation Ground3,322
Lineups   
Exeter City20Rotherham UnitedSt James Park3,349
Randell, Sims Lineups   
Gillingham22Swindon TownPriestfield Stadium9,460
White, Westwood LineupsMayes, Carter   
Hull City00Lincoln CityBoothferry Park4,103
Lineups   
Oxford United51Carlisle UnitedManor Ground3,694
Berry 2, McGrogan, Sweetzer, Tait OG LineupsKemp   
Peterborough United12Colchester UnitedLondon Road3,559
Robson LineupsGough, Allinson   
Swansea City21Plymouth ArgyleVetch Field11,413
Stevenson, Waddle LineupsMegson   
Watford10Sheffield WednesdayVicarage Road15,394
Pollard Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 35 12 4 2 38 17 7 6 4 29 23 27 48 W W D L D 1979-04-02 Southend United A
2 1 Swansea City 36 14 4 1 49 26 5 3 9 16 23 16 45 W W L W W 1979-04-03 Tranmere Rovers A
3 2 Gillingham 35 11 7 1 29 14 3 9 4 15 17 13 44 D D D W L 1979-04-07 Carlisle United A
4 -2 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 7 0 22 6 6 7 5 20 24 12 44 L W D L D 1979-04-07 Peterborough United H
5 -1 Carlisle United 37 8 9 1 27 11 4 10 5 16 21 11 43 L D W W D 1979-04-02 Colchester United A
6 0 Swindon Town 33 13 1 3 35 11 5 4 7 20 26 18 41 D W W L L 1979-04-03 Exeter City H
7 0 Southend United 36 9 5 3 28 14 4 9 6 19 22 11 40 W D W W D 1979-04-02 Watford H
8 0 Exeter City 34 12 6 2 33 14 1 6 7 15 25 9 38 W D D D D 1979-04-03 Swindon Town A
9 0 Blackpool 35 10 4 3 28 10 4 3 11 17 32 3 35 L L D W W 1979-04-07 Bury H
10 0 Plymouth Argyle 36 8 7 2 26 17 4 4 11 22 33 -2 35 L L D L D 1979-04-03 Bury H
11 0Chester 37 10 7 3 36 17 2 4 11 11 34 -4 35 D W L L L 1979-04-07 Lincoln City A
12 0 Colchester United 35 9 6 1 23 12 2 7 10 15 30 -4 35 W L D W D 1979-04-02 Carlisle United H
13 2 Oxford United 35 8 7 3 21 14 2 7 8 13 26 -6 34 W W D D L 1979-04-04 Brentford H
14 2 Hull City 32 9 6 2 29 11 3 2 10 16 28 6 32 D D W W W 1979-04-04 Chesterfield A
15 -2 Rotherham United 32 10 1 6 21 18 3 5 7 14 20 -3 32 L D L W L 1979-04-04 Lincoln City A
16 -2 Sheffield Wednesday 32 5 7 2 14 10 4 7 7 18 25 -3 32 L W D W W 1979-04-03 Mansfield Town H
17 1 Brentford 35 10 4 4 27 16 1 5 11 9 23 -3 31 W L D L L 1979-04-04 Oxford United A
18 -1 Chesterfield 33 8 5 5 31 27 2 6 7 12 21 -5 31 D L L L W 1979-04-04 Hull City H
19 0 Bury 33 5 7 5 26 23 2 9 5 16 22 -3 30 W L D D L 1979-04-03 Plymouth Argyle A
20 0 Walsall 36 7 5 6 30 24 3 4 11 18 29 -5 29 D L W L W 1979-04-07 Brentford H
21 1 Mansfield Town 31 3 8 2 16 12 2 8 8 15 23 -4 26 D D D W L 1979-04-03 Sheffield Wednesday A
22 -1 Peterborough United 34 6 5 6 18 18 2 5 10 14 31 -17 26 L L W L W 1979-04-07 Shrewsbury Town A
23 0 Tranmere Rovers 35 4 9 4 21 20 0 4 14 15 41 -25 21 L D L D L 1979-04-03 Swansea City H
24 0 Lincoln City 33 3 6 5 14 22 1 3 15 9 43 -42 17 D D W W L 1979-04-04 Rotherham United H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City00DarlingtonValley Parade2,643
Lineups   
Doncaster Rovers01Grimsby TownBelle Vue4,707
LineupsFord   
Huddersfield Town20Hartlepool UnitedLeeds Road2,420
Robins, Holmes Lineups   
Newport County20Halifax TownSomerton Park3,927
Bruton, Vaughan Lineups   
Northampton Town10RochdaleCounty Ground1,653
Robertson Lineups   
Reading00Port ValeElm Park6,704
Lineups   
Scunthorpe United01Crewe AlexandraOld Showground1,985
LineupsNelson   
Wigan Athletic10AFC BournemouthSpringfield Park5,527
Houghton Lineups   
Wimbledon20Hereford UnitedPlough Lane2,636
Cork, Leslie Lineups   
York City11AldershotBootham Crescent2,110
McDonald LineupsNeedham   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Reading 37 14 3 1 40 8 5 8 6 22 27 27 49 D W L D L 1979-04-07 Crewe Alexandra A
2 0 Grimsby Town 36 12 4 2 42 17 9 2 7 24 21 28 48 W L W W D 1979-04-03 Port Vale H
3 0 Aldershot 36 12 5 2 33 14 4 9 4 20 21 18 46 D L L W D 1979-04-03 Darlington A
4 1 Wimbledon 32 13 2 2 33 17 6 5 4 24 18 22 45 W W L L L 1979-04-04 Bradford City A
5 1 Wigan Athletic 36 13 3 4 31 17 6 4 6 17 17 14 45 W D L W W 1979-04-03 Hartlepool United A
6 -2 Barnsley 32 10 4 2 36 17 6 7 3 19 12 26 43 D W W W W 1979-04-03 Doncaster Rovers H
7 1 Newport County 36 9 4 5 29 24 8 4 6 24 21 8 42 W W W W W 1979-04-07 Darlington A
8 -1 Portsmouth 34 11 4 2 28 9 5 4 8 22 27 14 40 D L D D W 1979-04-03 Scunthorpe United A
9 0 Torquay United 35 10 3 5 29 22 5 2 10 16 28 -5 35 W W W L L 1979-04-03 Halifax Town A
10 0 Stockport County 35 10 3 7 28 19 3 5 7 22 28 3 34 L W L L W 1979-04-04 Huddersfield Town A
11 0 Hereford United 35 8 7 2 26 16 3 4 11 14 25 -1 33 L D W D L 1979-04-07 Scunthorpe United H
12 0 AFC Bournemouth 36 8 5 5 28 15 3 5 10 9 15 7 32 L D L W L 1979-04-03 Rochdale A
13 0 Port Vale 34 6 7 4 22 20 5 3 9 21 28 -5 32 D L W D L 1979-04-03 Grimsby Town A
14 0 York City 32 6 5 5 19 18 6 3 7 15 23 -7 32 D W D L W 1979-04-03 Northampton Town A
15 0 Bradford City 33 7 4 5 24 19 6 2 9 20 33 -8 32 D W L L D 1979-04-04 Wimbledon H
16 2 Huddersfield Town 33 9 6 2 24 12 2 3 11 16 27 1 31 W D D W D 1979-04-04 Stockport County H
17 -1 Doncaster Rovers 36 7 6 7 21 20 4 3 9 19 33 -13 31 L L D D W 1979-04-03 Barnsley A
18 -1 Scunthorpe United 33 8 1 7 22 24 3 7 7 14 21 -9 30 L W D L W 1979-04-03 Portsmouth H
19 0 Hartlepool United 32 5 8 3 26 22 3 5 8 11 26 -11 29 L D L D L 1979-04-03 Wigan Athletic H
20 0 Northampton Town 33 8 4 5 29 23 2 3 11 17 33 -10 27 W L W L W 1979-04-03 York City H
21 1 Crewe Alexandra 35 3 6 7 19 27 3 7 9 18 37 -27 25 W D L L L 1979-04-07 Reading H
22 -1 Darlington 32 4 5 6 15 15 3 5 9 19 33 -14 24 D L D L L 1979-04-03 Aldershot H
23 0 Rochdale 32 3 4 7 11 22 2 5 11 16 31 -26 19 L L W D L 1979-04-03 AFC Bournemouth H
24 0 Halifax Town 33 2 4 7 7 16 2 2 16 14 37 -32 14 L L W L L 1979-04-03 Torquay United H