1979-05-14
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge | 30,705 | |
| Stanley | Lineups | Macdonald | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | White Hart Lane | 24,789 | |
| Villa | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 38 | 59 | L | W | W | W | W | 1979-05-18 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 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 | W | End 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 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 49 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 48 | D | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -13 | 41 | W | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 40 | L | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -4 | 40 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | -1 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -6 | 40 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 38 | -6 | 37 | D | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 47 | -21 | 35 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 34 | L | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | -28 | 25 | L | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 39 | -27 | 22 | W | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 41 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 49 | -48 | 19 | D | L | L | W | L | 1979-05-16 | Manchester United | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Wrexham | Ninian Park | 11,784 | |
| Buchanan | Lineups | |||||
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | West Ham United | The Den, New Cross | 11,917 | Largest home gate 1978-79 |
| Mehmet, Chatterton | Lineups | Robson | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | Burnley | Boundary Park | 6,791 | |
| Chapman (p), Heaton | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 57 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 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 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 56 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 50 | L | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 47 | -14 | 42 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 41 | L | L | W | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | -1 | Orient | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 40 | L | W | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | -1 | 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 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | -11 | 40 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | -9 | 39 | W | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -12 | 38 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -1 | Wrexham | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 37 | L | L | L | W | L | 1979-05-17 | Millwall | A |
| 17 | -1 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -9 | 37 | D | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 36 | L | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Millwall | 40 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -17 | 31 | W | L | W | D | L | 1979-05-17 | Wrexham | H |
| 22 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 43 | -31 | 30 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Priestfield Stadium | 8,788 | |
| Price, Funnell | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | Field Mill | 4,138 | |
| Miller | Lineups | Graydon | ||||
| Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | Walsall | Millmoor | 1,996 | |
| Finney, Smith (p), Phillips, Waddington OG | Lineups | Waddington S | ||||
| Watford | 4 | 0 | Hull City | Vicarage Road | 26,397 | Largest home & D 3 gate 1978-79 |
| Joslyn, Jenkins, Bolton (p), Blissett | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Watford promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 60 | W | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 2 | -1 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 60 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -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 |
| 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 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 57 | W | D | L | W | W | 1979-05-19 | Chesterfield | 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 | 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 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 49 | L | L | L | W | D | 1979-05-17 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Hull City | 45 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 4 | 47 | L | L | W | L | W | 1979-05-19 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 10 | 2 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 46 | D | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -1 | Brentford | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 45 | L | W | W | W | L | 1979-05-15 | Bury | A |
| 12 | -1 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 45 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | Chester | 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 | 2 | Rotherham United | 45 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 32 | -7 | 42 | W | L | L | W | D | 1979-05-19 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -1 | 41 | D | W | D | W | W | 1979-05-19 | Rotherham United | H |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | 0 | 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 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -15 | 32 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Feethams Ground | 1,333 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Halifax Town | 2 | 4 | Hartlepool United | The Shay | 1,012 | |
| Firth, Johnson (p) | Lineups | Lawrence 4 | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | Plough Lane | 5,794 | |
| Downes | Lineups | Chambers | ||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Bootham Crescent | 2,089 | |
| Wellings | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Wimbledon promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 61 | L | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 61 | D | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Wimbledon | 45 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 59 | D | W | L | D | L | 1979-05-17 | Darlington | 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 | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 52 | W | W | D | L | D | End 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 | 2 | York City | 45 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -2 | 47 | W | L | W | L | W | 1979-05-19 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | -7 | 46 | L | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | 0 | Hereford United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 43 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -6 | 43 | D | D | L | W | W | End 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 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 38 | -11 | 42 | W | L | W | W | W | 1979-05-17 | Northampton Town | H |
| 16 | -1 | Port Vale | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -13 | 42 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Stockport County | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 39 | -2 | 40 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 29 | -1 | 39 | W | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Northampton Town | 45 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 44 | -10 | 39 | D | L | W | L | L | 1979-05-17 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | 2 | Darlington | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 | -15 | 37 | D | W | L | D | D | 1979-05-17 | Wimbledon | A |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 22 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 51 | -23 | 37 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 45 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 40 | -32 | 26 | L | W | W | L | L | 1979-05-18 | Scunthorpe 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 |
