1979-04-17

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Bristol City 10 West Bromwich AlbionAshton Gate30,191Largest home gate 1978-79
Mabbutt Lineups    
Ipswich Town 30 Birmingham CityPortman Road17,676
Gates, Butcher, Brazil Lineups    
Middlesbrough 20 Manchester CityAyresome Park19,676
Proctor, Burns 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 34 16 2 0 45 4 8 4 4 25 10 56 54 L W W W W 1979-04-21 Bristol City H
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 33 11 4 2 35 13 9 4 3 29 17 34 48 L D D W W 1979-04-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
3 0 Everton 38 11 7 1 31 15 5 9 5 19 21 14 48 W D D L L 1979-04-21 Leeds United A
4 0 Nottingham Forest 33 9 8 0 29 8 7 7 2 21 13 29 47 D W W W D 1979-04-18 Manchester United H
5 0 Arsenal 37 11 7 2 36 17 6 4 7 22 22 19 45 W D W L D 1979-04-21 Derby County A
6 0 Leeds United 36 8 4 4 30 16 7 9 4 29 27 16 43 D W L D D 1979-04-21 Everton H
7 1 Ipswich Town 37 10 4 6 32 20 6 4 7 17 22 7 40 W W W D D 1979-04-21 Bolton Wanderers A
8 -1 Coventry City 39 9 7 3 34 29 3 9 8 16 34 -13 40 D W D D D 1979-04-21 Southampton H
9 0 Bristol City 39 11 5 4 34 19 4 4 11 13 29 -1 39 W L W W W 1979-04-21 Liverpool A
10 3 Middlesbrough 37 10 4 5 32 19 4 5 9 20 26 7 37 W D W W W 1979-04-21 Chelsea A
11 -1 Aston Villa 34 6 8 3 28 21 5 6 6 17 17 7 36 W L D D L 1979-04-21 Norwich City A
12 -1 Southampton 35 8 8 2 32 18 3 6 8 12 25 1 36 D W D D D 1979-04-21 Coventry City A
13 -1 Manchester United 34 7 5 5 24 22 6 5 6 28 34 -4 36 D L L D D 1979-04-18 Nottingham Forest A
14 0 Norwich City 38 7 9 3 27 16 0 12 7 21 36 -4 35 L L D D D 1979-04-21 Aston Villa H
15 0 Tottenham Hotspur 37 6 6 6 16 23 5 7 7 25 33 -15 35 D D L L L 1979-04-21 Manchester United H
16 0 Bolton Wanderers 36 10 4 3 32 18 2 5 12 16 41 -11 33 L D W W W 1979-04-21 Ipswich Town H
17 0 Manchester City 35 5 5 6 23 23 4 8 7 23 24 -1 31 L D W L L 1979-04-21 Queens Park Rangers H
18 0 Derby County 38 7 5 7 23 22 2 5 12 19 42 -22 28 L L D L D 1979-04-21 Arsenal H
19 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 8 3 7 20 25 3 3 12 15 35 -25 28 W D L L W 1979-04-21 West Bromwich Albion A
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 37 3 9 6 18 25 2 4 13 17 33 -23 23 D D L L D 1979-04-21 Manchester City A
21 0 Birmingham City 36 5 7 6 23 22 0 1 17 9 34 -24 18 L D D D L 1979-04-21 Nottingham Forest H
22 0 Chelsea 37 2 4 12 18 37 2 4 13 19 47 -47 16 L L L L D 1979-04-21 Middlesbrough H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Crystal Palace10Charlton AthleticSelhurst Park28,592
Murphy Lineups   
Millwall20Cambridge UnitedThe Den, New Cross6,415
Cozens OG, Mehmet Lineups   
Preston North End40Leicester CityDeepdale10,394
Robinson, Bruce 2, Coleman Lineups   
Sheffield United11WrexhamBramall Lane19,846
Kenworthy LineupsTibbott OG   
Stoke City20Bristol RoversVictoria Ground18,671
Busby 2 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 39 15 3 2 42 10 6 6 7 24 26 30 51 W L W D D 1979-04-21 Luton Town A
2 0 Stoke City 39 11 6 3 35 15 7 9 3 21 16 25 51 W D W D W 1979-04-21 Wrexham A
3 1 Crystal Palace 38 10 7 2 26 11 6 11 2 19 12 22 50 W W D L D 1979-04-20 Leicester City A
4 -1 Sunderland 38 12 3 4 32 15 7 8 4 27 24 20 49 L W W D W 1979-04-21 Cambridge United A
5 0 West Ham United 36 11 6 2 42 13 6 5 6 23 21 31 45 D W W D L 1979-04-21 Charlton Athletic A
6 0 Notts County 36 8 8 1 22 12 5 6 8 23 42 -9 40 D L L D D 1979-04-18 Newcastle United A
7 0 Burnley 35 11 6 2 31 20 3 5 8 18 30 -1 39 D W W L D 1979-04-21 Bristol Rovers A
8 0 Fulham 37 9 7 4 32 19 3 6 8 14 24 3 37 D L D D L 1979-04-21 Newcastle United A
9 0 Orient 39 11 4 4 32 17 3 5 12 18 33 0 37 D L L D D 1979-04-21 Oldham Athletic H
10 1 Preston North End 37 7 10 2 34 19 3 6 9 20 34 1 36 W D L D L 1979-04-21 Notts County A
11 -1 Cambridge United 38 6 10 3 21 13 4 6 9 19 33 -6 36 L W D D D 1979-04-21 Sunderland H
12 0 Newcastle United 35 11 2 3 28 19 3 4 12 13 30 -8 34 D L L W W 1979-04-18 Notts County H
13 0 Wrexham 32 9 6 2 28 12 2 5 8 10 18 8 33 D D W W D 1979-04-21 Stoke City H
14 0 Luton Town 37 10 4 5 43 23 2 4 12 11 27 4 32 D D L W L 1979-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion H
15 0 Leicester City 37 7 6 6 27 22 2 8 8 12 24 -7 32 L L L D L 1979-04-20 Crystal Palace H
16 0 Charlton Athletic 39 5 7 7 26 28 5 5 10 31 39 -10 32 L L L D D 1979-04-21 West Ham United H
17 0 Bristol Rovers 36 9 6 4 32 22 2 4 11 10 32 -12 32 L L L D W 1979-04-21 Burnley H
18 0 Sheffield United 36 8 5 5 30 20 2 6 10 16 34 -8 31 D W W L W 1979-04-21 Cardiff City A
19 0 Oldham Athletic 36 6 7 4 25 21 3 5 11 16 36 -16 30 W D W L D 1979-04-21 Orient A
20 0 Cardiff City 35 8 3 4 24 21 3 5 12 20 46 -23 30 D W D W L 1979-04-21 Sheffield United H
21 1 Millwall 33 6 2 8 18 21 3 4 10 17 27 -13 24 W D W L W 1979-04-21 Blackburn Rovers A
22 -1 Blackburn Rovers 36 3 7 7 19 24 4 2 13 15 41 -31 23 W L L W L 1979-04-21 Millwall H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Brentford21Sheffield WednesdayGriffin Park9,050
McNichol 2 LineupsNimmo   
Chesterfield13Lincoln CitySaltergate Recreation Ground3,364
Moss LineupsNeale, Cockerill 2   
Exeter City10Plymouth ArgyleSt James Park8,022Largest home gate 1978-79
Rogers Lineups   
Peterborough United12Mansfield TownLondon Road4,178
Smith LineupsAustin, Miller   
Swansea City22WalsallVetch Field18,096
Toshack, Waddle LineupsSyrett 2   
Watford20Southend UnitedVicarage Road15,835
Joslyn, Bolton (p) 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 40 13 4 3 40 20 8 7 5 33 25 28 53 W D L W L 1979-04-21 Swindon Town A
2 0 Swansea City 41 14 6 1 52 29 7 4 9 19 24 18 52 D W D D W 1979-04-21 Blackpool A
3 0 Gillingham 39 13 7 1 35 15 4 9 5 16 18 18 50 W W W L D 1979-04-21 Plymouth Argyle A
4 0 Shrewsbury Town 38 10 8 0 25 7 6 9 5 21 25 14 49 D D D W L 1979-04-21 Chesterfield H
5 0 Swindon Town 38 14 2 4 37 13 7 4 7 23 27 20 48 W L W W D 1979-04-21 Watford H
6 0 Carlisle United 42 9 10 1 29 12 4 12 6 20 26 11 48 D D D W L 1979-04-21 Brentford H
7 0 Exeter City 39 13 6 3 35 16 2 8 7 19 28 10 44 W D L W D 1979-04-21 Lincoln City A
8 0 Southend United 41 10 5 5 29 16 4 9 8 19 27 5 42 L L L L W 1979-04-21 Peterborough United H
9 0 Colchester United 40 11 7 1 27 14 3 7 11 18 33 -2 42 L D W W W 1979-04-21 Hull City H
10 0 Hull City 37 9 8 2 30 12 6 2 10 24 32 10 40 D W D W W 1979-04-21 Colchester United A
11 0Chester 41 11 8 3 40 19 2 6 11 12 35 -2 40 D D W D D 1979-04-21 Rotherham United A
12 3 Brentford 40 12 4 4 32 17 3 5 12 14 27 2 39 W L W W W 1979-04-21 Carlisle United A
13 -1 Plymouth Argyle 41 10 7 3 34 22 4 4 13 24 37 -1 39 L W L L W 1979-04-21 Gillingham H
14 -1 Blackpool 39 11 4 4 31 12 4 4 12 19 36 2 38 D W L L L 1979-04-21 Swansea City H
15 -1 Oxford United 40 9 7 5 24 18 2 9 8 14 27 -7 38 L D W D L 1979-04-21 Walsall A
16 0 Sheffield Wednesday 37 6 8 3 19 12 4 8 8 20 28 -1 36 L W D D L 1979-04-21 Tranmere Rovers H
17 0 Rotherham United 36 11 2 6 23 19 3 6 8 15 24 -5 36 D W D L L 1979-04-18 Tranmere Rovers A
18 0 Bury 38 5 9 5 30 27 3 9 7 19 28 -6 34 D L D W L 1979-04-21 Mansfield Town A
19 0 Chesterfield 38 9 5 7 34 32 2 6 9 12 26 -12 33 L W L L L 1979-04-21 Shrewsbury Town A
20 0 Walsall 40 7 6 7 34 29 3 5 12 21 34 -8 31 D D L L D 1979-04-21 Oxford United H
21 1 Mansfield Town 36 3 8 4 16 17 4 8 9 19 26 -8 30 W L L L W 1979-04-21 Bury H
22 -1 Peterborough United 38 6 6 7 20 21 3 5 11 15 33 -19 29 L D W L L 1979-04-21 Southend United A
23 1 Lincoln City 38 4 7 6 17 23 2 4 15 14 46 -38 23 W D L D W 1979-04-21 Exeter City H
24 -1 Tranmere Rovers 39 4 10 5 23 23 0 4 16 15 44 -29 22 D L L L L 1979-04-18 Rotherham United H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Doncaster Rovers11Halifax TownBelle Vue2,227
Cox LineupsSidebottom   
Huddersfield Town10RochdaleLeeds Road3,346
Fletcher Lineups   
Northampton Town31Crewe AlexandraCounty Ground2,570
Reilly 2, Froggatt LineupsGeidmintis OG   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Reading 41 16 3 1 46 8 6 9 6 24 27 35 56 W D W W D 1979-04-21 Hartlepool United A
2 0 Grimsby Town 41 14 5 2 46 19 10 3 7 27 22 32 56 W D D W W 1979-04-21 Barnsley H
3 0 Barnsley 37 13 4 2 42 18 7 7 4 23 15 32 51 W L W W W 1979-04-21 Grimsby Town A
4 0 Aldershot 41 14 5 2 36 14 4 10 6 23 29 16 51 L W D W L 1979-04-21 Wigan Athletic H
5 0 Wigan Athletic 41 14 4 4 38 22 6 7 6 20 20 16 51 D D W D D 1979-04-21 Aldershot A
6 0 Wimbledon 37 15 2 2 42 17 6 6 6 25 21 29 50 W D W L L 1979-04-21 Darlington A
7 0 Portsmouth 39 12 5 2 29 9 6 5 9 26 32 14 46 W D L W D 1979-04-21 Stockport County H
8 0 Newport County 40 10 4 6 34 27 8 4 8 24 24 7 44 L L W L W 1979-04-18 Scunthorpe United H
9 1 Huddersfield Town 39 11 7 2 28 14 4 3 12 21 30 5 40 W W W W L 1979-04-21 Torquay United A
10 -1 Stockport County 40 11 4 7 33 21 3 6 9 23 31 4 38 W L D L D 1979-04-21 Portsmouth A
11 0 Torquay United 40 11 4 5 32 23 5 2 13 17 37 -11 38 L W L D L 1979-04-21 Huddersfield Town H
12 0 Hereford United 39 10 7 2 30 17 3 4 13 16 31 -2 37 L W L W L 1979-04-21 Doncaster Rovers H
13 0 York City 37 7 6 5 24 20 6 5 8 16 25 -5 37 W D D D L 1979-04-21 Crewe Alexandra A
14 0 Bradford City 38 9 4 6 29 23 6 3 10 22 36 -8 37 L L W D W 1979-04-21 AFC Bournemouth A
15 0 Scunthorpe United 38 10 2 7 26 26 3 8 8 16 25 -9 36 W D W L D 1979-04-18 Newport County A
16 2 Northampton Town 39 11 4 5 37 26 3 3 13 21 38 -6 35 W W L W L 1979-04-21 Halifax Town A
17 -1 Port Vale 39 7 8 4 25 22 5 3 12 26 37 -8 35 L W L D L 1979-04-21 Newport County H
18 2 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 7 7 24 21 4 3 12 21 41 -17 34 D W L L L 1979-04-21 Hereford United A
19 -2 AFC Bournemouth 41 8 6 6 28 17 3 5 13 12 25 -2 33 L D L L L 1979-04-21 Bradford City H
20 -1 Hartlepool United 37 5 11 3 30 26 3 6 9 13 29 -12 33 D D L D D 1979-04-21 Reading H
21 0 Darlington 37 7 5 6 21 18 3 5 11 21 39 -15 30 L W L W W 1979-04-21 Wimbledon H
22 0 Crewe Alexandra 40 3 7 9 22 34 3 7 11 19 42 -35 26 L L D L L 1979-04-21 York City H
23 0 Rochdale 38 6 4 8 16 25 2 5 13 16 35 -28 25 L L W L W 1979-04-21 Scunthorpe United H
24 0 Halifax Town 38 4 4 8 12 20 2 3 17 15 39 -32 19 D L L W W 1979-04-21 Northampton Town H
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