1979-05-16
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | 38,116 | |
| Coppell | Lineups | Johnson | ||||
| 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 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 34 | 58 | W | W | D | W | L | 1979-05-18 | West Bromwich Albion | 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 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 50 | L | W | D | W | W | 1979-05-17 | Liverpool | 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 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 46 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | -3 | 45 | D | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | -13 | 41 | W | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 40 | L | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -4 | 40 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -6 | 40 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 39 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 | -48 | 20 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
