1979-04-04

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Semi Final Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1Manchester United10LiverpoolD 1Goodison Park, Liverpool 53,069  
Greenhoff J Lineups      

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Chelsea 11 Derby CountyStamford Bridge12,479
Langley Lineups McFarland    
Nottingham Forest 40 Aston VillaCity Ground27,056
Evans A OG, Woodcock, Francis, O'Neill Lineups    
West Bromwich Albion 40 Manchester CityThe Hawthorns21,940
Trewick, Regis, Mills, Summerfield 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 30 14 2 0 40 4 7 4 3 23 7 52 48 W W D D D 1979-04-07 Arsenal H
2 1 West Bromwich Albion 29 10 3 2 33 12 9 3 2 28 15 34 44 W W W W W 1979-04-07 Everton H
3 -1 Everton 34 10 6 1 27 12 5 8 4 19 20 14 44 L D D D D 1979-04-07 West Bromwich Albion A
4 0 Nottingham Forest 30 9 7 0 29 8 5 7 2 16 11 26 42 W D W W W 1979-04-07 Chelsea A
5 0 Arsenal 33 9 7 2 30 15 6 3 6 21 18 18 40 D L D L W 1979-04-07 Liverpool A
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 Coventry City 35 8 6 3 30 26 3 7 8 13 31 -14 35 D D L W D 1979-04-07 Aston Villa H
8 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
9 0 Ipswich Town 33 8 4 6 27 19 5 3 7 15 21 2 33 D W L W D 1979-04-07 Leeds United A
10 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
11 0 Bristol City 35 9 5 4 30 18 3 4 10 10 26 -4 33 W W L D L 1979-04-07 Derby County A
12 0 Tottenham Hotspur 33 6 5 5 14 20 5 6 6 22 29 -13 33 L L D W D 1979-04-07 Middlesbrough H
13 0 Aston Villa 30 5 7 3 22 17 5 5 5 16 15 6 32 L D L W L 1979-04-07 Coventry City A
14 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
15 0 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 0 Manchester City 32 4 4 6 20 22 4 8 6 23 22 -1 28 L L D D W 1979-04-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 32 9 3 3 30 17 1 5 11 14 39 -12 28 W D W W L 1979-04-07 Queens Park Rangers H
18 0 Derby County 34 7 5 5 22 19 2 4 11 15 37 -19 27 D D L D W 1979-04-07 Bristol City H
19 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 7 3 6 19 24 3 2 11 13 31 -23 25 W D W L D 1979-04-07 Manchester City A
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 34 3 8 6 18 25 2 3 12 15 30 -22 21 L D L L W 1979-04-07 Bolton Wanderers A
21 0 Birmingham City 33 5 5 6 20 19 0 1 16 9 31 -21 16 D L W L D 1979-04-07 Southampton H
22 0 Chelsea 33 2 4 10 16 32 2 4 11 16 39 -39 16 D L L L L 1979-04-07 Nottingham Forest H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers02Bristol RoversEwood Park8,554
LineupsWhite, Williams   
Millwall20Leicester CityThe Den, New Cross4,759
Kitchener, Walker Lineups   
Newcastle United43Preston North EndSt James' Park12,167
Connolly, Withe, Shoulder, Barton LineupsRobinson 2, Bruce   
Stoke City20FulhamVictoria Ground15,243
Smith, Randall Lineups   

 

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 0 Crystal Palace 34 9 6 2 24 10 5 11 1 18 11 21 45 D W D W W 1979-04-07 Newcastle United A
3 1 Stoke City 35 10 5 3 33 15 6 8 3 16 14 20 45 W L L W W 1979-04-07 Leicester City A
4 -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
5 0 West Ham United 32 10 5 2 40 12 5 4 6 21 21 28 39 L D W D D 1979-04-07 Cambridge 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 0 Fulham 33 9 5 4 28 15 3 5 7 13 22 4 34 L W L D L 1979-04-07 Notts County A
9 0 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 33 6 9 2 30 19 3 5 8 18 31 -2 32 L D W D D 1979-04-07 Charlton Athletic 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 33 7 5 5 25 19 2 8 6 11 18 -1 31 L D W W D 1979-04-07 Stoke City H
13 0 Charlton Athletic 35 5 6 6 24 23 5 5 8 31 36 -4 31 D L D L L 1979-04-07 Preston North End H
14 1 Bristol Rovers 32 9 5 3 32 21 2 4 9 10 27 -6 31 W L D L D 1979-04-07 Sunderland H
15 -1 Newcastle United 31 10 2 2 26 16 3 3 11 13 29 -6 31 W W L L W 1979-04-07 Crystal Palace H
16 0 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 28 7 6 2 24 11 2 3 8 9 17 5 27 D D L W L 1979-04-07 Oldham Athletic H
18 0 Sheffield United 32 7 4 5 24 18 1 6 9 13 31 -12 26 W W L L D 1979-04-07 Blackburn Rovers A
19 0 Oldham Athletic 32 4 7 4 18 20 3 4 10 16 34 -20 25 D L D D W 1979-04-07 Wrexham A
20 0 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 Millwall 29 4 2 8 14 21 3 3 9 14 23 -16 19 W L L W L 1979-04-07 Cardiff City A
22 -1 Blackburn Rovers 32 2 7 6 16 22 3 2 12 14 36 -28 19 L W W L L 1979-04-07 Sheffield United H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Chesterfield12Hull CitySaltergate Recreation Ground3,003
Flavell LineupsEdwards, Galvin   
Lincoln City30Rotherham UnitedSincil Bank3,347
Sunley, Cockerill, Ward Lineups   
Oxford United01BrentfordManor Ground5,242
LineupsShrubb   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Watford 36 12 4 2 38 17 7 6 5 29 24 26 48 L W W D L 1979-04-07 Mansfield Town A
2 0 Swansea City 37 14 4 1 49 26 6 3 9 18 24 17 47 W W W L W 1979-04-07 Sheffield Wednesday A
3 0 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 0 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 0 Carlisle United 38 8 9 1 27 11 4 10 6 17 23 10 43 L L D W W 1979-04-07 Gillingham H
6 0 Swindon Town 34 13 2 3 36 12 5 4 7 20 26 18 42 D D W W L 1979-04-07 Chesterfield H
7 0 Southend United 37 10 5 3 29 14 4 9 6 19 22 12 42 W W D W W 1979-04-06 Exeter City H
8 0 Exeter City 35 12 6 2 33 14 1 7 7 16 26 9 39 D W D D D 1979-04-06 Southend United A
9 0 Plymouth Argyle 37 9 7 2 29 17 4 4 11 22 33 1 37 W L L D L 1979-04-07 Hull City H
10 0 Colchester United 36 10 6 1 25 13 2 7 10 15 30 -3 37 W W L D W 1979-04-06 Tranmere Rovers H
11 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
12 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
13 1 Hull City 33 9 6 2 29 11 4 2 10 18 29 7 34 W D D W W 1979-04-07 Plymouth Argyle A
14 -1 Oxford United 36 8 7 4 21 15 2 7 8 13 26 -7 34 L W W D D 1979-04-07 Rotherham United A
15 2 Brentford 36 10 4 4 27 16 2 5 11 10 23 -2 33 W W L D L 1979-04-07 Walsall A
16 0 Sheffield Wednesday 33 5 7 3 15 12 4 7 7 18 25 -4 32 L L W D W 1979-04-07 Swansea City H
17 -2 Rotherham United 33 10 1 6 21 18 3 5 8 14 23 -6 32 L L D L W 1979-04-07 Oxford United H
18 0 Chesterfield 34 8 5 6 32 29 2 6 7 12 21 -6 31 L D L L L 1979-04-07 Swindon Town A
19 0 Bury 34 5 7 5 26 23 2 9 6 16 25 -6 30 L W L D D 1979-04-07 Blackpool 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 0 Mansfield Town 32 3 8 2 16 12 3 8 8 17 24 -3 28 W D D D W 1979-04-07 Watford H
22 0 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 36 4 9 5 22 22 0 4 14 15 41 -26 21 L L D L D 1979-04-06 Colchester United A
24 0 Lincoln City 34 4 6 5 17 22 1 3 15 9 43 -39 19 W D D W W 1979-04-07Chester H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City10WimbledonValley Parade2,701
Dolan (p) Lineups   
Huddersfield Town00Stockport CountyLeeds Road2,267
Lineups   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Grimsby Town 37 13 4 2 43 17 9 2 7 24 21 29 50 W W L W W 1979-04-07 Stockport County H
2 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
3 0 Aldershot 37 12 5 2 33 14 4 9 5 21 23 17 46 L D L L W 1979-04-07 Huddersfield Town H
4 0 Wigan Athletic 37 13 3 4 31 17 6 5 6 18 18 14 46 D W D L W 1979-04-07 Torquay United A
5 0 Barnsley 33 11 4 2 39 17 6 7 3 19 12 29 45 W D W W W 1979-04-07 AFC Bournemouth A
6 0 Wimbledon 33 13 2 2 33 17 6 5 5 24 19 21 45 L W W L L 1979-04-07 Halifax Town A
7 0 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 0 Portsmouth 35 11 4 2 28 9 5 5 8 24 29 14 41 D D L D D 1979-04-07 Northampton Town H
9 1 Stockport County 36 10 3 7 28 19 3 6 7 22 28 3 35 D L W L L 1979-04-07 Grimsby Town A
10 -1 Torquay United 36 10 3 5 29 22 5 2 11 16 29 -6 35 L W W W L 1979-04-07 Wigan Athletic H
11 3 Bradford City 34 8 4 5 25 19 6 2 9 20 33 -7 34 W D W L L 1979-04-07 Hartlepool United A
12 -1 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
13 -1 AFC Bournemouth 37 8 5 5 28 15 3 5 11 10 17 6 32 L L D L W 1979-04-07 Barnsley H
14 2 Huddersfield Town 34 9 7 2 24 12 2 3 11 16 27 1 32 D W D D W 1979-04-07 Aldershot A
15 -2 Port Vale 35 6 7 4 22 20 5 3 10 21 29 -6 32 L D L W D 1979-04-07 York City H
16 -1 York City 33 6 5 5 19 18 6 3 8 15 24 -8 32 L D W D L 1979-04-07 Port Vale A
17 0 Scunthorpe United 34 8 2 7 24 26 3 7 7 14 21 -9 31 D L W D L 1979-04-07 Hereford United A
18 0 Doncaster Rovers 37 7 6 7 21 20 4 3 10 19 36 -16 31 L L L D D 1979-04-07 Rochdale A
19 0 Hartlepool United 33 5 9 3 27 23 3 5 8 11 26 -11 30 D L D L D 1979-04-07 Bradford City H
20 0 Northampton Town 34 9 4 5 30 23 2 3 11 17 33 -9 29 W W L W L 1979-04-07 Portsmouth A
21 0 Darlington 33 5 5 6 17 16 3 5 9 19 33 -13 26 W D L D L 1979-04-07 Newport County H
22 0 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
23 0 Rochdale 33 4 4 7 13 23 2 5 11 16 31 -25 21 W L L W D 1979-04-07 Doncaster Rovers H
24 0 Halifax Town 34 3 4 7 8 16 2 2 16 14 37 -31 16 W L L W L 1979-04-07 Wimbledon H