1979-05-11

Select a date to view this season

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 01 West Bromwich AlbionVilla Park35,991
Lineups Trewick    
Middlesbrough 01 LiverpoolAyresome Park32,214Largest home gate 1978-79
Lineups Johnson    
Queens Park Rangers 04 Ipswich TownLoftus Road9,819
Lineups Gates 2, Brazil, Butcher    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 41 19 2 0 51 4 10 6 4 31 12 66 66 W W W W D 1979-05-17 Leeds United A
2 0 West Bromwich Albion 40 13 5 2 38 14 11 6 3 34 19 39 59 W W W W D 1979-05-14 Tottenham Hotspur A
3 0 Nottingham Forest 40 11 10 0 34 10 8 8 3 24 15 33 56 W D W L D 1979-05-15 Leeds United A
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 1 Ipswich Town 42 11 4 6 34 21 9 5 7 29 28 14 49 W W D W WEnd of Season
7 -1 Arsenal 41 11 8 2 37 18 6 5 9 23 29 13 47 D D L L W 1979-05-14 Chelsea A
8 0 Aston Villa 41 8 9 4 37 26 6 7 7 19 21 9 44 L L D D W 1979-05-15 Manchester City A
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 42 10 5 6 33 21 5 5 11 24 29 7 40 L W D L LEnd of Season
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 41 9 5 6 32 25 4 8 9 24 28 3 39 L W W L W 1979-05-15 Aston Villa H
15 0 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 0 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 42 4 9 8 24 33 2 4 15 21 40 -28 25 L L L W LEnd of Season
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 City00West Ham UnitedNinian Park13,124
Lineups   
Crystal Palace20BurnleySelhurst Park51,801Record ground attendance. Largest home & D 2 gate 1978-79
Walsh, Swindlehurst Lineups   
Oldham Athletic41MillwallBoundary Park5,943
Heaton 2, Stainrod, Halom LineupsTagg   
Footnotes
Crystal Palace champions and promoted

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 3 Crystal Palace 42 12 7 2 30 11 7 12 2 21 13 27 57 W W W D W End of Season
2 -1 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 3 2 44 11 7 7 7 28 28 33 56 W W D W L End of Season
3 -1 Stoke City 42 11 7 3 35 15 9 9 3 23 16 27 56 W D W W D End of Season
4 -1 Sunderland 42 13 3 5 39 19 9 8 4 31 25 26 55 W L W W L End of Season
5 0 West Ham United 41 12 7 2 46 15 6 7 7 23 22 32 50 D L D W D 1979-05-14 Millwall 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 Newcastle United 42 13 3 5 35 24 4 5 12 16 31 -4 42 W L W D W End of Season
8 0 Fulham 42 10 7 4 35 19 3 8 10 15 28 3 41 L L W D D End of Season
9 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
10 0 Orient 42 11 5 5 32 18 4 5 12 19 33 0 40 L W D D L End of Season
11 1 Cambridge United 42 7 10 4 22 15 5 6 10 22 37 -8 40 W L W L L End of Season
12 -1 Burnley 41 11 6 4 31 22 3 6 11 20 38 -9 40 L L D L L 1979-05-14 Oldham Athletic A
13 0 Cardiff City 41 11 5 4 33 23 4 5 12 22 47 -15 40 D W D W W 1979-05-14 Wrexham H
14 0 Bristol Rovers 42 10 6 5 34 23 4 4 13 14 37 -12 38 W L L L W End of Season
15 0 Wrexham 40 10 6 5 31 16 2 7 10 12 23 4 37 L L W L D 1979-05-14 Cardiff City A
16 0 Leicester City 42 7 8 6 28 23 3 9 9 15 29 -9 37 D D L W D End of Season
17 2 Oldham Athletic 41 9 7 4 34 23 3 6 12 16 38 -11 37 W L W W D 1979-05-14 Burnley H
18 -1 Luton Town 42 11 5 5 46 24 2 5 14 14 33 3 36 L W D L D End of Season
19 -1 Charlton Athletic 42 6 8 7 28 28 5 5 11 32 41 -9 35 W L D L L End of Season
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 0 Blackburn Rovers 42 5 8 8 24 29 5 2 14 17 43 -31 30 W W W L L End of Season
22 0 Millwall 39 6 3 9 18 24 4 6 11 20 32 -18 29 L W D L D 1979-05-14 West Ham United H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Mansfield Town20Lincoln CityField Mill4,386
Austin, Saxby M Lineups   
Peterborough United30Hull CityLondon Road1,875
Chard, Cliss, Gynn Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday21Swindon TownHillsborough9,057
Hornsby, Nimmo LineupsMayes   
Swansea City21ChesterfieldVetch Field22,838Largest home gate 1978-79
Waddle, Toshack LineupsWalker   
Footnotes
Peterborough United relegated
Swansea City promoted

 

1 2 Swansea City 46 16 6 1 57 32 8 6 9 26 29 22 60 W D W D W End of Season
2 -1 Shrewsbury Town 45 13 9 0 32 10 7 10 6 25 30 17 59 W D W W L 1979-05-17 Exeter City H
3 -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
4 0 Swindon Town 45 17 2 4 44 14 8 5 9 28 33 25 57 L W W W D 1979-05-15 Blackpool 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 Colchester United 46 13 9 1 35 19 4 8 11 25 36 5 51 W D W D D End of Season
8 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
9 0 Hull City 44 12 9 2 36 14 6 2 13 27 41 8 47 L W L W D 1979-05-14 Watford 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 44 8 8 5 26 19 4 11 8 23 31 -1 43 W W L D D 1979-05-17 Blackpool H
17 3 Mansfield Town 43 6 10 4 27 21 5 8 10 21 28 -1 40 W D W W L 1979-05-14 Oxford United H
18 -1 Bury 44 5 11 5 32 29 5 9 9 24 33 -6 40 W L D D W 1979-05-15 Brentford H
19 0 Rotherham United 44 12 3 7 26 22 3 7 12 18 32 -10 40 L L W D L 1979-05-14 Walsall H
20 -2 Chesterfield 44 10 5 7 35 32 3 9 10 15 29 -11 40 L D W W D 1979-05-19 Gillingham H
21 0 Peterborough United 45 8 7 8 26 24 3 7 12 18 38 -18 36 W D L D L 1979-05-19 Bury A
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 46 4 12 7 26 31 2 4 17 19 47 -33 28 L W L D L End of Season
24 0 Lincoln City 46 5 7 11 26 38 2 4 17 15 50 -47 25 L L L W L End of Season

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Darlington20PortsmouthFeethams Ground1,140
Peachey 2 Lineups   
Wimbledon21York CityPlough Lane3,897
Leslie, Cork LineupsFord   

 

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 44 17 2 2 47 19 7 8 8 28 26 30 58 W L D L W 1979-05-14 Barnsley 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 45 13 6 3 34 11 7 5 11 27 36 14 51 L W L L W 1979-05-15 Aldershot H
9 0 Torquay United 46 14 4 5 38 24 5 4 14 20 41 -7 46 L W D D WEnd of Season
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 44 10 6 5 31 21 7 5 11 18 31 -3 45 L W L W W 1979-05-14 Stockport County H
12 0 Hereford United 46 12 8 3 35 18 3 5 15 18 35 0 43 L L D D LEnd of Season
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 Port Vale 46 8 10 5 29 28 6 4 13 28 42 -13 42 W L L D DEnd of Season
16 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
17 0 Hartlepool United 44 6 12 4 33 28 5 6 11 18 36 -13 40 L W W W L 1979-05-14 Halifax Town 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 Rochdale 45 11 4 8 25 26 3 5 14 20 37 -18 37 W L W W W 1979-05-18 Crewe Alexandra A
21 0 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 8 7 25 22 5 3 15 25 51 -23 37 W L D L LEnd of Season
22 0 Darlington 44 8 7 7 25 21 3 7 12 24 43 -15 36 W L D D D 1979-05-14 Northampton Town H
23 0 Halifax Town 44 7 5 9 20 25 2 3 18 15 40 -30 26 W W L L W 1979-05-14 Hartlepool United H
24 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
Follow us Find us on Facebook Find us on twitter
© Edward Ackers 2010