1979-05-07

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Manchester United 32 Wolverhampton WanderersOld Trafford39,402
Coppell 2, Ritchie Lineups Bailey OG, Richards    
Queens Park Rangers 13 Birmingham CityLoftus Road9,600
Roeder Lineups Buckley 2, Dark    

 

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 0 Everton 42 12 7 2 32 17 5 10 6 20 23 12 51 D L W L WEnd of Season
5 0 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 Manchester United 41 9 6 5 28 24 6 8 7 31 38 -3 44 W L D D W 1979-05-16 Chelsea H
10 -1 Coventry City 42 11 7 3 41 29 3 9 9 17 39 -10 44 W L W D WEnd of Season
11 0 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 0 Bristol City 42 11 6 4 34 19 4 4 13 13 32 -4 40 L D L W LEnd of Season
13 0 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 42 10 4 7 26 26 3 4 14 18 42 -24 34 L L W D WEnd of Season
19 0 Derby County 42 8 5 8 25 25 2 6 13 19 46 -27 31 L D L W LEnd of Season
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 41 4 9 7 24 29 2 4 15 21 40 -24 25 L L W L D 1979-05-11 Ipswich Town H
21 0 Birmingham City 42 5 9 7 24 25 1 1 19 13 39 -27 22 W D L L DEnd of Season
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
Cardiff City20Bristol RoversNinian Park10,363
Stevens, Buchanan (p) Lineups   
Wrexham20Luton TownRacecourse Ground7,842
Williams, Buxton 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 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 Cardiff City 40 11 4 4 33 23 4 5 12 22 47 -15 39 W D W W W 1979-05-11 West Ham United H
14 3 Wrexham 38 10 6 4 31 15 2 7 9 12 21 7 37 W L D D L 1979-05-08 Newcastle United A
15 -1 Luton Town 42 11 5 5 46 24 2 5 14 14 33 3 36 L W D L D End of Season
16 -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
17 -1 Bristol Rovers 41 10 6 5 34 23 3 4 13 13 37 -13 36 L L L W W 1979-05-10 Wrexham A
18 0 Charlton Athletic 42 6 8 7 28 28 5 5 11 32 41 -9 35 W L D L L End of Season
19 0 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 0 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 0 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
Colchester United22GillinghamLayer Road6,317Largest home gate 1978-79
Allinson, Gough LineupsArmstrong, Westwood   
Hull City10Exeter CityBoothferry Park4,079
Edwards Lineups   
Lincoln City12BlackpoolSincil Bank1,949
Harford LineupsHockaday 2   
Mansfield Town22Shrewsbury TownField Mill6,413
Allen, Curtis (p) LineupsBiggins, Maguire   
Sheffield Wednesday21Rotherham UnitedHillsborough12,094
Mullen, Nimmo LineupsCarr   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 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 0 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 0 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 9 0 29 9 7 10 6 25 30 15 57 D W W L W 1979-05-10 Rotherham United H
4 0 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 0 Gillingham 44 14 7 1 37 15 5 10 7 24 27 19 55 D L W W L 1979-05-14 Exeter City H
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 44 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 9 22 32 10 49 L L W D W 1979-05-14 Gillingham A
8 0 Colchester United 45 13 9 1 35 19 3 8 11 20 35 1 49 D W D D W 1979-05-09 Tranmere Rovers A
9 0 Hull City 43 12 9 2 36 14 6 2 12 27 38 11 47 W L W D W 1979-05-11 Peterborough United A
10 0 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 0 Southend United 46 11 6 6 30 17 4 9 10 21 32 2 45 L W L L D End of Season
12 0 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 0Chester 46 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 -4 44 L L D D W End of Season
15 0 Blackpool 44 11 5 6 33 17 6 4 12 23 38 1 43 W L W D L 1979-05-15 Swindon Town H
16 1 Sheffield Wednesday 43 7 8 5 24 18 4 11 8 23 31 -2 41 W L D D D 1979-05-11 Swindon Town H
17 -1 Rotherham United 43 12 3 7 26 22 3 7 11 17 29 -8 40 L W D L L 1979-05-10 Shrewsbury Town A
18 0 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 1 Mansfield Town 42 5 10 4 25 21 5 8 10 21 28 -3 38 D W W L D 1979-05-11 Lincoln City H
20 -1 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
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 44 5 7 10 25 34 2 4 16 15 48 -42 25 L W L L L 1979-05-09 Bury H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City11Wigan AthleticValley Parade3,748
Jackson P LineupsMoore   
Darlington01Hartlepool UnitedFeethams Ground3,513Largest home gate 1978-79
LineupsLawrence   
Halifax Town21RochdaleThe Shay2,150
Johnson (p), Bradley LineupsHilditch   
Hereford United01PortsmouthEdgar Street3,707
LineupsBarnard   
York City40Port ValeBootham Crescent2,344
Staniforth 3 (1p), McDonald 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 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 0 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 0 Wigan Athletic 46 14 5 4 40 24 7 8 8 23 24 15 55 D L W D LEnd of Season
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 44 13 6 3 34 11 7 5 10 27 34 16 51 W L L W D 1979-05-11 Darlington A
9 0 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 0 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 York City 43 10 6 5 31 21 7 5 10 17 29 -2 45 W L W W L 1979-05-11 Wimbledon A
12 -1 Hereford United 45 12 8 3 35 18 3 5 14 18 34 1 43 L D D L W 1979-05-09 Halifax Town A
13 0 Bradford City 46 11 5 7 38 26 6 4 13 24 42 -6 43 D D L W WEnd of Season
14 0 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 0 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 3 Hartlepool United 43 6 12 3 32 26 5 6 11 18 36 -12 40 W W W L L 1979-05-10 Port Vale H
17 -1 Port Vale 45 8 10 5 29 28 5 4 13 26 41 -14 40 L L D D W 1979-05-10 Hartlepool United A
18 -1 AFC Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 34 19 3 5 15 13 29 -1 39 W L L W WEnd of Season
19 -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
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 0 Rochdale 44 10 4 8 24 26 3 5 14 20 37 -19 35 L W W W W 1979-05-09 Torquay United H
22 0 Darlington 43 7 7 7 23 21 3 7 12 24 43 -17 34 L D D D L 1979-05-11 Portsmouth 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 43 6 5 9 19 25 2 3 18 15 40 -31 24 W L L W D 1979-05-09 Hereford United H
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