1979-05-02

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 22 Ipswich TownVilla Park26,636
Swain, Deehan Lineups Muhren 2    
Nottingham Forest 10 SouthamptonCity Ground20,388
Francis 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 38 17 2 0 46 4 9 6 4 30 12 60 60 W D D W L 1979-05-05 Southampton H
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 37 11 5 2 36 14 10 6 3 33 19 36 53 W D D D L 1979-05-05 Manchester United H
3 0 Nottingham Forest 38 10 10 0 31 9 8 7 3 23 14 31 53 W L D W D 1979-05-05 Norwich City A
4 0 Everton 41 12 7 2 32 17 5 9 6 19 22 12 50 L W L W D 1979-05-05 Tottenham Hotspur A
5 0 Leeds United 39 10 4 4 36 17 7 10 4 29 27 21 48 D W W D W 1979-05-04 Queens Park Rangers H
6 0 Arsenal 40 11 8 2 37 18 6 4 9 23 29 13 46 D L L W D 1979-05-05 Birmingham City A
7 0 Ipswich Town 40 11 4 6 34 21 7 5 7 22 26 9 45 D W W W W 1979-05-05 Chelsea A
8 0 Aston Villa 38 8 9 3 37 25 6 6 6 19 18 13 43 D W W W W 1979-05-05 Bolton Wanderers A
9 0 Manchester United 39 8 6 5 25 22 6 8 6 31 37 -3 42 D D W D D 1979-05-05 West Bromwich Albion A
10 0 Coventry City 41 10 7 3 38 29 3 9 9 17 39 -13 42 L W D W D 1979-05-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
11 0 Bristol City 41 11 6 4 34 19 4 4 12 13 30 -2 40 D L W L W 1979-05-05 Manchester City A
12 0 Southampton 40 9 10 2 35 20 3 6 10 12 30 -3 40 L D W D L 1979-05-05 Liverpool A
13 0 Middlesbrough 40 10 5 5 33 20 4 5 11 21 29 5 38 D L L W D 1979-05-05 Derby County A
14 0 Manchester City 39 8 5 6 30 25 4 8 8 23 25 3 37 W L W W L 1979-05-05 Bristol City H
15 0 Norwich City 41 7 9 4 28 18 0 13 8 22 38 -6 36 D L L L L 1979-05-05 Nottingham Forest H
16 0 Tottenham Hotspur 39 6 7 6 17 24 5 7 8 26 35 -16 36 L D D D L 1979-05-05 Everton H
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 40 10 4 5 35 25 2 6 13 18 47 -19 34 L D L L L 1979-05-05 Aston Villa H
18 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 10 4 7 26 26 3 4 12 16 36 -20 34 W D W D W 1979-05-05 Coventry City A
19 0 Derby County 41 8 5 7 25 22 2 6 13 19 46 -24 31 D L W L L 1979-05-05 Middlesbrough H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 39 4 9 6 23 26 2 4 14 18 36 -21 25 W L D D L 1979-05-04 Leeds United A
21 0 Birmingham City 40 5 8 7 24 25 0 1 19 10 38 -29 19 L L D L L 1979-05-05 Arsenal H
22 0 Chelsea 39 3 4 12 20 38 2 4 14 20 49 -47 18 L W L L L 1979-05-05 Ipswich Town H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Newcastle United30Bristol RoversSt James' Park9,627
Withe, Shoulder, Bird Lineups   
Sheffield United01Blackburn RoversBramall Lane16,012
LineupsRound   

 

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 41 16 3 2 44 11 6 7 7 25 27 31 54 W D W L W 1979-05-05 Newcastle United A
2 0 Stoke City 41 11 7 3 35 15 8 9 3 22 16 26 54 D W W D W 1979-05-05 Notts County A
3 0 Sunderland 41 13 3 5 39 19 8 8 4 29 24 25 53 L W W L W 1979-05-05 Wrexham A
4 0 Crystal Palace 40 11 7 2 28 11 6 12 2 20 13 24 53 W D W W D 1979-05-05 Orient A
5 0 West Ham United 39 12 7 2 46 15 6 6 6 23 21 33 49 D W D D W 1979-05-05 Blackburn Rovers A
6 0 Notts County 41 8 10 2 23 14 6 6 9 25 45 -11 44 D L L D W 1979-05-05 Stoke City H
7 0 Fulham 40 10 7 4 35 19 3 8 8 14 24 6 41 W D D D L 1979-05-05 Luton Town A
8 0 Orient 41 11 5 4 32 17 4 5 12 19 33 1 40 W D D L L 1979-05-05 Crystal Palace H
9 2 Newcastle United 40 12 3 4 32 21 4 5 12 16 31 -4 40 W D W D L 1979-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion H
10 -1 Burnley 38 11 6 3 31 21 3 5 10 19 35 -6 39 L L L D W 1979-05-05 Cardiff City A
11 -1 Preston North End 40 7 11 3 36 23 3 7 9 20 34 -1 38 D L D W D 1979-05-05 Bristol Rovers A
12 0 Cambridge United 41 6 10 4 21 15 5 6 10 22 37 -9 38 L W L L W 1979-05-05 Sheffield United H
13 0 Bristol Rovers 39 10 6 4 34 22 3 4 12 13 35 -10 36 L W W L L 1979-05-05 Preston North End H
14 0 Cardiff City 38 10 3 4 30 22 4 5 12 22 47 -17 36 W W W D W 1979-05-05 Burnley H
15 0 Wrexham 36 9 6 3 28 13 2 7 9 12 21 6 35 D D L L D 1979-05-05 Sunderland H
16 0 Leicester City 40 7 7 6 28 23 3 8 9 13 27 -9 35 L W D L L 1979-05-05 Millwall H
17 0 Oldham Athletic 39 8 7 4 30 22 3 6 11 16 36 -12 35 W W D W D 1979-05-05 Charlton Athletic A
18 0 Luton Town 40 10 5 5 44 24 2 5 13 14 31 3 34 D L D D D 1979-05-05 Fulham H
19 0 Charlton Athletic 41 5 8 7 26 28 5 5 11 32 41 -11 33 L D L L L 1979-05-05 Oldham Athletic H
20 0 Sheffield United 40 9 5 6 32 22 2 6 12 18 44 -16 33 L W L L D 1979-05-05 Cambridge United A
21 0 Millwall 36 6 3 9 18 24 3 5 10 18 28 -16 26 L D D W D 1979-05-05 Leicester City A
22 0 Blackburn Rovers 40 3 8 8 21 28 5 2 14 17 43 -33 26 W L L D W 1979-05-05 West Ham United H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Lincoln City12Shrewsbury TownSincil Bank1,685
Harford LineupsKing, Maguire   
Swindon Town20Oxford UnitedCounty Ground8,975
Bates, Carter Lineups   
Watford10ChesterVicarage Road12,167
Downes Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Swansea City 44 15 6 1 55 31 8 5 9 24 27 21 57 W D W D W 1979-05-05 Plymouth Argyle A
2 0 Watford 44 14 5 3 43 22 8 7 7 33 28 26 56 W D L L W 1979-05-05 Sheffield Wednesday A
3 0 Gillingham 42 14 7 1 37 15 5 9 6 21 22 21 54 W W L W W 1979-05-05 Swindon Town A
4 0 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 9 0 28 9 7 9 6 23 28 14 54 W L W D D 1979-05-05 Bury H
5 1 Swindon Town 42 16 2 4 41 13 7 5 8 25 30 23 53 W D L W W 1979-05-05 Gillingham H
6 -1 Carlisle United 45 11 10 1 31 12 4 12 7 22 29 12 52 L W W D D 1979-05-05 Oxford United H
7 0 Exeter City 42 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 7 21 29 12 49 W D W W D 1979-05-05 Rotherham United A
8 0 Colchester United 43 12 8 1 29 15 3 8 11 20 35 -1 46 D D W L D 1979-05-04 Peterborough United H
9 0 Hull City 41 11 9 2 35 14 6 2 11 25 34 12 45 W D W L D 1979-05-05 Lincoln City A
10 0 Southend United 45 11 6 5 30 16 4 9 10 21 32 3 45 W L L D L 1979-05-04 Tranmere Rovers H
11 0Chester 45 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 12 15 38 -2 44 L D D W D 1979-05-05 Mansfield Town A
12 0 Brentford 43 14 4 4 34 17 3 5 13 14 28 3 43 W W L W L 1979-05-05 Blackpool A
13 0 Plymouth Argyle 45 11 8 3 38 25 4 5 14 27 41 -1 43 L D D W L 1979-05-05 Swansea City H
14 0 Oxford United 44 10 8 5 27 20 3 9 9 15 29 -7 43 L W D W L 1979-05-05 Carlisle United A
15 0 Blackpool 42 11 5 5 33 16 5 4 12 21 37 1 41 W D L D W 1979-05-05 Brentford H
16 0 Sheffield Wednesday 41 6 8 4 20 14 4 11 8 23 31 -2 39 D D D L L 1979-05-05 Watford H
17 0 Bury 42 5 11 5 32 29 4 9 8 20 31 -8 38 D D W L D 1979-05-05 Shrewsbury Town A
18 0 Rotherham United 41 11 3 7 24 21 3 7 10 16 27 -8 38 D L L L D 1979-05-05 Exeter City H
19 0 Chesterfield 41 10 5 7 35 32 2 8 9 13 27 -11 37 W D D L W 1979-05-05 Walsall A
20 0 Mansfield Town 40 4 9 4 21 19 5 8 10 21 28 -5 35 W L D W W 1979-05-05Chester H
21 0 Peterborough United 42 7 6 8 23 24 3 7 11 16 34 -19 33 D L W D L 1979-05-04 Colchester United A
22 0 Walsall 44 7 6 9 34 31 3 6 13 21 35 -11 32 L D L L D 1979-05-05 Chesterfield H
23 0 Tranmere Rovers 44 4 12 6 25 26 1 4 17 18 47 -30 26 L D L W D 1979-05-04 Southend United A
24 0 Lincoln City 42 4 7 9 20 30 2 4 16 15 48 -43 23 L L L L W 1979-05-05 Hull City H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City12Hartlepool UnitedValley Parade1,950
McNiven LineupsAyre, Harding   
Huddersfield Town10BarnsleyLeeds Road9,328Largest home gate 1978-79
Robins Lineups   
Reading10WimbledonElm Park13,379
Alexander 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 45 19 3 1 49 8 6 10 6 24 27 38 63 W W W D W 1979-05-05 Port Vale A
2 0 Grimsby Town 44 15 5 2 48 19 11 4 7 30 24 35 61 D W W W D 1979-05-05 Doncaster Rovers H
3 0 Barnsley 43 14 5 3 45 22 8 7 6 24 18 29 56 L D L W W 1979-05-05 Portsmouth A
4 0 Wimbledon 41 16 2 2 45 18 7 7 7 28 24 31 55 L W W D W 1979-05-05 Hereford United A
5 0 Wigan Athletic 44 14 5 4 40 24 7 7 7 21 21 16 54 W D L D D 1979-05-05 AFC Bournemouth A
6 0 Aldershot 44 15 5 2 37 14 4 11 7 24 32 15 54 D L W L W 1979-05-05 York City H
7 0 Newport County 45 12 5 6 39 28 8 5 9 25 26 10 50 W D L D W 1979-05-05 Halifax Town A
8 0 Portsmouth 42 13 6 2 34 10 6 5 10 26 34 16 49 L W D W D 1979-05-05 Barnsley H
9 1 Huddersfield Town 44 13 8 2 32 15 4 3 14 22 35 4 45 W D W L L 1979-05-05 Hartlepool United A
10 -1 Torquay United 44 13 4 5 37 24 5 4 13 20 40 -7 44 D D W W L 1979-05-05 Stockport County H
11 0 York City 41 9 6 5 27 21 7 5 9 17 28 -5 43 W W L W W 1979-05-05 Aldershot A
12 0 Hereford United 43 12 7 2 35 17 3 5 14 18 34 2 42 D L W W L 1979-05-05 Wimbledon H
13 0 Bradford City 44 11 4 7 37 25 6 3 13 23 41 -6 41 L W W L L 1979-05-05 Darlington A
14 0 Stockport County 44 11 5 7 33 21 3 7 11 25 37 0 40 L D L D W 1979-05-05 Torquay United A
15 0 Port Vale 43 8 10 4 29 25 5 4 12 26 37 -7 40 D D W D L 1979-05-05 Reading H
16 0 Scunthorpe United 43 11 3 8 31 30 3 8 10 16 28 -11 39 L D W L L 1979-05-05 Crewe Alexandra A
17 0 Northampton Town 43 12 4 7 40 30 3 4 13 23 40 -7 38 W L L D W 1979-05-05 Rochdale A
18 0 AFC Bournemouth 45 10 6 6 32 18 3 5 15 13 29 -2 37 L L W W L 1979-05-05 Wigan Athletic H
19 1 Hartlepool United 41 5 12 3 30 26 4 6 11 17 36 -15 36 W L L D D 1979-05-05 Huddersfield Town H
20 -1 Doncaster Rovers 45 8 8 7 25 22 4 3 15 21 48 -24 35 L D L L D 1979-05-05 Grimsby Town A
21 0 Darlington 41 7 6 6 22 19 3 7 12 24 43 -16 33 D D L D L 1979-05-05 Bradford City H
22 0 Rochdale 42 9 4 8 20 25 3 5 13 19 35 -21 33 W W W W L 1979-05-05 Northampton Town H
23 0 Crewe Alexandra 44 3 7 11 23 37 3 7 13 19 49 -44 26 L L L L L 1979-05-05 Scunthorpe United H
24 0 Halifax Town 41 5 5 8 16 22 2 3 18 15 40 -31 22 L W D D L 1979-05-05 Newport County H
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