1979-05-08

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Bolton Wanderers 13 Tottenham HotspurBurnden Park17,879
Worthington Lineups Holmes, Falco, Villa    
Liverpool 30 Aston VillaAnfield Road50,570
Kennedy A, Dalglish, McDermott Lineups    
West Bromwich Albion 10 SouthamptonThe Hawthorns17,499
Brown A Lineups    
Footnotes
Liverpool champions

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 40 19 2 0 51 4 9 6 4 30 12 65 64 W W W D D 1979-05-11 Middlesbrough A
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 39 13 5 2 38 14 10 6 3 33 19 38 57 W W W D D 1979-05-11 Aston Villa A
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 40 8 9 3 37 25 6 7 7 19 21 10 44 L D D W W 1979-05-11 West Bromwich Albion H
9 0 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 0 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 42 9 10 2 35 20 3 6 12 12 33 -6 40 L L L D WEnd of Season
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 1 Tottenham Hotspur 41 6 8 6 18 25 6 7 8 29 36 -14 39 W D L D D 1979-05-14 West Bromwich Albion H
16 -1 Norwich City 42 7 10 4 29 19 0 13 8 22 38 -6 37 D D L L LEnd of Season
17 0 Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 36 28 2 6 13 18 47 -21 35 L D L D LEnd of Season
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
Burnley01MillwallTurf Moor5,837
LineupsWalker   
Newcastle United20WrexhamSt James' Park7,134
Pearson, Shoulder Lineups   
Sheffield United22Leicester CityBramall Lane15,178
Benjamin 2 (2p) LineupsPeake, Duffy   
Footnotes
Sheffield United relegated

 

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 4 Newcastle United 42 13 3 5 35 24 4 5 12 16 31 -4 42 W L W D W End of Season
8 -1 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
9 -1 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
10 -1 Orient 42 11 5 5 32 18 4 5 12 19 33 0 40 L W D D L End of Season
11 -1 Burnley 40 11 6 4 31 22 3 6 10 20 36 -7 40 L D L L L 1979-05-11 Crystal Palace A
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 0 Wrexham 39 10 6 4 31 15 2 7 10 12 23 5 37 L W L D D 1979-05-10 Bristol Rovers H
15 1 Leicester City 42 7 8 6 28 23 3 9 9 15 29 -9 37 D D L W D End of Season
16 -1 Luton Town 42 11 5 5 46 24 2 5 14 14 33 3 36 L W D L D End of Season
17 0 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 42 9 6 6 34 24 2 6 13 18 45 -17 34 D L L W L End of Season
21 1 Millwall 38 6 3 9 18 24 4 6 10 19 28 -15 29 W D L D D 1979-05-11 Oldham Athletic A
22 -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

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Brentford12Swindon TownGriffin Park13,317
Smith D LineupsMiller, Mayes   
Peterborough United00ChesterfieldLondon Road2,351
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 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 1 Swindon Town 44 17 2 4 44 14 8 5 8 27 31 26 57 W W W D L 1979-05-11 Sheffield Wednesday A
4 -1 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
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 45 14 4 5 35 19 4 5 13 15 28 3 45 L W W W L 1979-05-15 Bury A
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 0 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 0 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 43 10 5 7 35 32 3 9 9 14 27 -10 40 D W W D D 1979-05-11 Swansea City A
19 0 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 0 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 44 7 7 8 23 24 3 7 12 18 38 -21 34 D L D L W 1979-05-11 Hull City 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
Barnsley21Grimsby TownOakwell21,261Largest home & D 4 gate 1978-79
Saunders, Bell LineupsLester   
Scunthorpe United20WimbledonOld Showground1,907
Kilmore (p), Earl Lineups   
Footnotes
Barnsley promoted

 

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 46 15 5 3 51 23 11 4 8 31 26 33 61 L L D W WEnd of Season
3 0 Barnsley 45 15 5 3 47 23 9 7 6 25 18 31 60 W W L D L 1979-05-14 Wimbledon A
4 0 Wimbledon 43 16 2 2 45 18 7 8 8 28 26 29 56 L D L W W 1979-05-11 York City H
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 0 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 0 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 45 12 3 8 33 30 4 8 10 18 28 -7 43 W W L D W 1979-05-18 Halifax Town A
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 0 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 0 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 0 AFC Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 34 19 3 5 15 13 29 -1 39 W L L W WEnd of Season
19 0 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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