1979-05-05

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 00 ArsenalSt Andrew's14,015
Lineups    
Bolton Wanderers 00 Aston VillaBurnden Park17,394
Lineups    
Chelsea 23 Ipswich TownStamford Bridge15,462
Langley 2 Lineups Brazil 2, Woods    
Coventry City 30 Wolverhampton WanderersHighfield Road21,742
Powell 2 (1p), Bannister Lineups    
Derby County 03 MiddlesbroughBaseball Ground18,151
Lineups Cochrane, Proctor, Jankovic    
Liverpool 20 SouthamptonAnfield Road46,687
Neal 2 Lineups    
Manchester City 20 Bristol CityMaine Road29,739
Deyna, Hartford Lineups    
Norwich City 11 Nottingham ForestCarrow Road17,651
Reeves Lineups Woodcock    
Tottenham Hotspur 11 EvertonWhite Hart Lane26,077
Ardiles Lineups Kidd    
West Bromwich Albion 10 Manchester UnitedThe Hawthorns27,960
Regis 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 39 18 2 0 48 4 9 6 4 30 12 62 62 W W D D W 1979-05-08 Aston Villa H
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 38 12 5 2 37 14 10 6 3 33 19 37 55 W W D D D 1979-05-08 Southampton H
3 0 Nottingham Forest 39 10 10 0 31 9 8 8 3 24 15 31 54 D W L D W 1979-05-09 Manchester City H
4 1 Everton 42 12 7 2 32 17 5 10 6 20 23 12 51 D L W L WEnd of Season
5 -1 Leeds United 40 11 4 4 40 20 7 10 4 29 27 22 50 W D W W D 1979-05-15 Nottingham Forest H
6 0 Arsenal 41 11 8 2 37 18 6 5 9 23 29 13 47 D D L L W 1979-05-14 Chelsea A
7 0 Ipswich Town 41 11 4 6 34 21 8 5 7 25 28 10 47 W D W W W 1979-05-11 Queens Park Rangers A
8 0 Aston Villa 39 8 9 3 37 25 6 7 6 19 18 13 44 D D W W W 1979-05-08 Liverpool A
9 1 Coventry City 42 11 7 3 41 29 3 9 9 17 39 -10 44 W L W D WEnd of Season
10 -1 Manchester United 40 8 6 5 25 22 6 8 7 31 38 -4 42 L D D W D 1979-05-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
11 2 Middlesbrough 41 10 5 5 33 20 5 5 11 24 29 8 40 W D L L W 1979-05-11 Liverpool H
12 -1 Bristol City 42 11 6 4 34 19 4 4 13 13 32 -4 40 L D L W LEnd of Season
13 -1 Southampton 41 9 10 2 35 20 3 6 11 12 32 -5 40 L L D W D 1979-05-08 West Bromwich Albion A
14 0 Manchester City 40 9 5 6 32 25 4 8 8 23 25 5 39 W W L W W 1979-05-09 Nottingham Forest A
15 0 Norwich City 42 7 10 4 29 19 0 13 8 22 38 -6 37 D D L L LEnd of Season
16 0 Tottenham Hotspur 40 6 8 6 18 25 5 7 8 26 35 -16 37 D L D D D 1979-05-08 Bolton Wanderers A
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 41 10 5 5 35 25 2 6 13 18 47 -19 35 D L D L L 1979-05-08 Tottenham Hotspur H
18 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 10 4 7 26 26 3 4 13 16 39 -23 34 L W D W D 1979-05-07 Manchester United A
19 0 Derby County 42 8 5 8 25 25 2 6 13 19 46 -27 31 L D L W L End of Season
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 40 4 9 6 23 26 2 4 15 21 40 -22 25 L W L D D 1979-05-07 Birmingham City H
21 0 Birmingham City 41 5 9 7 24 25 0 1 19 10 38 -29 20 D L L D L 1979-05-07 Queens Park Rangers A
22 0 Chelsea 40 3 4 13 22 41 2 4 14 20 49 -48 18 L L W L L 1979-05-14 Arsenal H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers10West Ham UnitedEwood Park7,585
McKenzie Lineups   
Bristol Rovers01Preston North EndEastville5,814
LineupsBaxter   
Cambridge United10Sheffield UnitedAbbey Stadium7,255
Spriggs Lineups   
Cardiff City11BurnleyNinian Park10,254
Sullivan LineupsKindon   
Charlton Athletic20Oldham AthleticThe Valley6,891
Robinson 2 Lineups   
Leicester City00MillwallFilbert Street12,828
Lineups   
Luton Town20FulhamKenilworth Road9,122
Beck OG, West Lineups   
Newcastle United13Brighton & Hove AlbionSt James' Park28,434
Shoulder LineupsHorton, Ward, Ryan   
Notts County01Stoke CityMeadow Lane21,571Largest home gate 1978-79
LineupsRichardson   
Orient01Crystal PalaceBrisbane Road19,945Largest home gate 1978-79
LineupsSwindlehurst   
Wrexham12SunderlandRacecourse Ground19,133
Jones J LineupsRostron, Brown   
Footnotes
Brighton & Hove Albion promoted
Stoke City promoted

 

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 42 16 3 2 44 11 7 7 7 28 28 33 56 W W D W L End of Season
2 0 Stoke City 42 11 7 3 35 15 9 9 3 23 16 27 56 W D W W D End of Season
3 0 Sunderland 42 13 3 5 39 19 9 8 4 31 25 26 55 W L W W L End of Season
4 0 Crystal Palace 41 11 7 2 28 11 7 12 2 21 13 25 55 W W D W W 1979-05-11 Burnley H
5 0 West Ham United 40 12 7 2 46 15 6 6 7 23 22 32 49 L D W D D 1979-05-11 Cardiff City A
6 0 Notts County 42 8 10 3 23 15 6 6 9 25 45 -12 44 L D L L D End of Season
7 0 Fulham 41 10 7 4 35 19 3 8 9 14 26 4 41 L W D D D 1979-05-09 Blackburn Rovers A
8 3 Preston North End 41 7 11 3 36 23 4 7 9 21 34 0 40 W D L D W 1979-05-22 Millwall A
9 -1 Orient 42 11 5 5 32 18 4 5 12 19 33 0 40 L W D D L End of Season
10 0 Burnley 39 11 6 3 31 21 3 6 10 20 36 -6 40 D L L L D 1979-05-08 Millwall H
11 -2 Newcastle United 41 12 3 5 33 24 4 5 12 16 31 -6 40 L W D W D 1979-05-08 Wrexham H
12 0 Cambridge United 42 7 10 4 22 15 5 6 10 22 37 -8 40 W L W L L End of Season
13 1 Cardiff City 39 10 4 4 31 23 4 5 12 22 47 -17 37 D W W W D 1979-05-07 Bristol Rovers H
14 4 Luton Town 41 11 5 5 46 24 2 5 13 14 31 5 36 W D L D D 1979-05-07 Wrexham A
15 1 Leicester City 41 7 8 6 28 23 3 8 9 13 27 -9 36 D L W D L 1979-05-08 Sheffield United A
16 -3 Bristol Rovers 40 10 6 5 34 23 3 4 12 13 35 -11 36 L L W W L 1979-05-07 Cardiff City A
17 -2 Wrexham 37 9 6 4 29 15 2 7 9 12 21 5 35 L D D L L 1979-05-07 Luton Town H
18 1 Charlton Athletic 42 6 8 7 28 28 5 5 11 32 41 -9 35 W L D L L End of Season
19 -2 Oldham Athletic 40 8 7 4 30 22 3 6 12 16 38 -14 35 L W W D W 1979-05-11 Millwall H
20 0 Sheffield United 41 9 5 6 32 22 2 6 13 18 45 -17 33 L L W L L 1979-05-08 Leicester City H
21 1 Blackburn Rovers 41 4 8 8 22 28 5 2 14 17 43 -32 28 W W L L D 1979-05-09 Fulham H
22 -1 Millwall 37 6 3 9 18 24 3 6 10 18 28 -16 27 D L D D W 1979-05-08 Burnley A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Blackpool01BrentfordBloomfield Road3,464
LineupsMcCulloch   
Carlisle United01Oxford UnitedBrunton Park3,806
LineupsGraydon   
Lincoln City42Hull CitySincil Bank2,532
Watson, Hobson 2, Harford LineupsRoberts, Horswill   
Mansfield Town20ChesterField Mill4,173
Austin, Curtis (p) Lineups   
Plymouth Argyle22Swansea CityHome Park13,406
Bason, Binney LineupsCurtis, Toshack   
Rotherham United21Exeter CityMillmoor2,217
Gwyther, Young LineupsBowker   
Sheffield Wednesday23WatfordHillsborough13,746Largest home gate 1978-79
Hornsby, Shirtliff LineupsBlissett, Jenkins, Bolton (p)   
Shrewsbury Town10BuryGay Meadow6,604
Biggins Lineups   
Swindon Town31GillinghamCounty Ground15,357
Rowland, Mayes 2 LineupsFunnell   
Walsall01ChesterfieldFellows Park2,625
LineupsMoss   
Footnotes
Walsall relegated

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Watford 45 14 5 3 43 22 9 7 7 36 30 27 58 W W D L L 1979-05-14 Hull City H
2 -1 Swansea City 45 15 6 1 55 31 8 6 9 26 29 21 58 D W D W D 1979-05-11 Chesterfield H
3 1 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 9 0 29 9 7 9 6 23 28 15 56 W W L W D 1979-05-07 Mansfield Town A
4 1 Swindon Town 43 17 2 4 44 14 7 5 8 25 30 25 55 W W D L W 1979-05-08 Brentford A
5 -2 Gillingham 43 14 7 1 37 15 5 9 7 22 25 19 54 L W W L W 1979-05-07 Colchester United A
6 0 Carlisle United 46 11 10 2 31 13 4 12 7 22 29 11 52 L L W W D End of Season
7 0 Exeter City 43 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 8 22 31 11 49 L W D W W 1979-05-07 Hull City A
8 0 Colchester United 44 13 8 1 33 17 3 8 11 20 35 1 48 W D D W L 1979-05-07 Gillingham H
9 0 Hull City 42 11 9 2 35 14 6 2 12 27 38 10 45 L W D W L 1979-05-07 Exeter City H
10 2 Brentford 44 14 4 4 34 17 4 5 13 15 28 4 45 W W W L W 1979-05-08 Swindon Town H
11 -1 Southend United 46 11 6 6 30 17 4 9 10 21 32 2 45 L W L L D End of Season
12 2 Oxford United 45 10 8 5 27 20 4 9 9 16 29 -6 45 W L W D W 1979-05-14 Mansfield Town A
13 0 Plymouth Argyle 46 11 9 3 40 27 4 5 14 27 41 -1 44 D L D D W End of Season
14 -3Chester 46 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 -4 44 L L D D W End of Season
15 0 Blackpool 43 11 5 6 33 17 5 4 12 21 37 0 41 L W D L D 1979-05-07 Lincoln City A
16 2 Rotherham United 42 12 3 7 26 22 3 7 10 16 27 -7 40 W D L L L 1979-05-07 Sheffield Wednesday A
17 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 6 8 5 22 17 4 11 8 23 31 -3 39 L D D D L 1979-05-07 Rotherham United H
18 1 Chesterfield 42 10 5 7 35 32 3 8 9 14 27 -10 39 W W D D L 1979-05-08 Peterborough United A
19 -2 Bury 43 5 11 5 32 29 4 9 9 20 32 -9 38 L D D W L 1979-05-09 Lincoln City A
20 0 Mansfield Town 41 5 9 4 23 19 5 8 10 21 28 -3 37 W W L D W 1979-05-07 Shrewsbury Town H
21 0 Peterborough United 43 7 6 8 23 24 3 7 12 18 38 -21 33 L D L W D 1979-05-08 Chesterfield H
22 0 Walsall 45 7 6 10 34 32 3 6 13 21 35 -12 32 L L D L L 1979-05-14 Rotherham United A
23 0 Tranmere Rovers 45 4 12 6 25 26 2 4 17 19 47 -29 28 W L D L W 1979-05-09 Colchester United H
24 0 Lincoln City 43 5 7 9 24 32 2 4 16 15 48 -41 25 W L L L L 1979-05-07 Blackpool H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
AFC Bournemouth21Wigan AthleticDean Court3,063
Massey, Johnson LineupsPurdie   
Aldershot10York CityRecreation Ground3,675
Crosby Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra02Scunthorpe UnitedGresty Road1,121
LineupsCouch 2   
Darlington11Bradford CityFeethams Ground1,558
Walsh LineupsHutchins   
Grimsby Town34Doncaster RoversBlundell Park10,423
Drinkell, Ford, Cumming LineupsLewis 3, Laidlaw   
Halifax Town12Newport CountyThe Shay1,007
Burke LineupsGoddard 2   
Hartlepool United20Huddersfield TownVictoria Park2,251
Norton 2 Lineups   
Hereford United00WimbledonEdgar Street3,809
Lineups   
Port Vale03ReadingVale Park3,603
LineupsHicks, Earles, Alexander   
Portsmouth01BarnsleyFratton Park8,767
LineupsBell   
Rochdale41Northampton TownSpotland1,751
Oliver, Jones 2, O'Loughlin LineupsReilly   
Torquay United10Stockport CountyPlainmoor2,156
Cox Lineups   
Footnotes
Reading champions

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Reading 46 19 3 1 49 8 7 10 6 27 27 41 65 W W W W DEnd of Season
2 0 Grimsby Town 45 15 5 3 51 23 11 4 7 30 24 34 61 L D W W W 1979-05-08 Barnsley A
3 0 Barnsley 44 14 5 3 45 22 9 7 6 25 18 30 58 W L D L W 1979-05-08 Grimsby Town H
4 0 Wimbledon 42 16 2 2 45 18 7 8 7 28 24 31 56 D L W W D 1979-05-08 Scunthorpe United A
5 1 Aldershot 45 16 5 2 38 14 4 11 7 24 32 16 56 W D L W L 1979-05-15 Portsmouth A
6 -1 Wigan Athletic 45 14 5 4 40 24 7 7 8 22 23 15 54 L W D L D 1979-05-07 Bradford City A
7 0 Newport County 46 12 5 6 39 28 9 5 9 27 27 11 52 W W D L DEnd of Season
8 0 Portsmouth 43 13 6 3 34 11 6 5 10 26 34 15 49 L L W D W 1979-05-07 Hereford United A
9 1 Torquay United 45 14 4 5 38 24 5 4 13 20 40 -6 46 W D D W W 1979-05-09 Rochdale A
10 -1 Huddersfield Town 45 13 8 2 32 15 4 3 15 22 37 2 45 L W D W L 1979-05-19 York City A
11 1 Hereford United 44 12 8 2 35 17 3 5 14 18 34 2 43 D D L W W 1979-05-07 Portsmouth H
12 -1 York City 42 9 6 5 27 21 7 5 10 17 29 -6 43 L W W L W 1979-05-07 Port Vale H
13 0 Bradford City 45 11 4 7 37 25 6 4 13 24 42 -6 42 D L W W L 1979-05-07 Wigan Athletic H
14 2 Scunthorpe United 44 11 3 8 31 30 4 8 10 18 28 -9 41 W L D W L 1979-05-08 Wimbledon H
15 -1 Stockport County 45 11 5 7 33 21 3 7 12 25 38 -1 40 L L D L D 1979-05-14 York City A
16 -1 Port Vale 44 8 10 5 29 28 5 4 12 26 37 -10 40 L D D W D 1979-05-07 York City A
17 1 AFC Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 34 19 3 5 15 13 29 -1 39 W L L W WEnd of Season
18 -1 Northampton Town 44 12 4 7 40 30 3 4 14 24 44 -10 38 L W L L D 1979-05-14 Darlington A
19 0 Hartlepool United 42 6 12 3 32 26 4 6 11 17 36 -13 38 W W L L D 1979-05-07 Darlington A
20 0 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 8 7 25 22 5 3 15 25 51 -23 37 W L D L LEnd of Season
21 1 Rochdale 43 10 4 8 24 26 3 5 13 19 35 -18 35 W W W W W 1979-05-07 Halifax Town A
22 -1 Darlington 42 7 7 6 23 20 3 7 12 24 43 -16 34 D D D L D 1979-05-07 Hartlepool United H
23 0 Crewe Alexandra 45 3 7 12 23 39 3 7 13 19 49 -46 26 L L L L L 1979-05-18 Rochdale H
24 0 Halifax Town 42 5 5 9 17 24 2 3 18 15 40 -32 22 L L W D D 1979-05-07 Rochdale H
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