Club Attack and Defence Rankings for Season 1978-79
Division 1 |
| Pos |
 |
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
1 |
Liverpool |
26 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
-1 |
Nottingham Forest |
18 |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
3 |
West Bromwich Albion |
17 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
-1 |
Everton |
9 |
13 |
4 |
| 5 |
4 |
Leeds United |
8 |
3 |
10 |
| 6 |
12 |
Ipswich Town |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| 7 |
-2 |
Arsenal |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| 8 |
0 |
Aston Villa |
4 |
8 |
6 |
| 9 |
1 |
Manchester United |
3 |
7 |
15 |
| 10 |
-3 |
Coventry City |
2 |
9 |
17 |
| 11 | D 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur | -1 |
15 |
14 |
| 12 |
2 |
Middlesbrough | -2 |
11 |
8 |
| 13 |
4 |
Bristol City | -2 |
16 |
9 |
| 14 | D 2 |
Southampton | -2 |
16 |
11 |
| 15 |
-11 |
Manchester City | -3 |
9 |
12 |
| 16 |
-3 |
Norwich City | -5 |
14 |
13 |
| 17 | D 2 |
Bolton Wanderers | -7 |
12 |
21 |
| 18 |
-3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | -8 |
19 |
17 |
| 19 |
-7 |
Derby County | -11 |
19 |
19 |
| 20 |
-1 |
Queens Park Rangers | -17 |
18 |
20 |
| 21 |
-10 |
Birmingham City | -20 |
22 |
16 |
| 22 |
-6 |
Chelsea | -22 |
19 |
22 |
Division 2 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
8 |
Crystal Palace |
15 |
11 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
14 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
4 |
Stoke City |
14 |
7 |
2 |
| 4 |
2 |
Sunderland |
13 |
2 |
6 |
| 5 | D 1 |
West Ham United |
8 |
2 |
3 |
| 6 |
9 |
Notts County |
2 |
16 |
14 |
| 7 | D 3 |
Preston North End | 0 |
6 |
12 |
| 8 | D 1 |
Newcastle United | 0 |
11 |
11 |
| 9 |
10 |
Cardiff City | 0 |
8 |
21 |
| 10 |
0 |
Fulham | -1 |
15 |
7 |
| 11 |
3 |
Orient | -2 |
11 |
8 |
| 12 | D 3 |
Cambridge United | -2 |
19 |
9 |
| 13 |
-2 |
Burnley | -2 |
11 |
18 |
| 14 |
-6 |
Oldham Athletic | -3 |
9 |
16 |
| 15 | D 3 |
Wrexham | -4 |
18 |
5 |
| 16 |
2 |
Bristol Rovers | -4 |
16 |
14 |
| 17 | D 1 |
Leicester City | -5 |
20 |
9 |
| 18 |
-5 |
Luton Town | -6 |
4 |
12 |
| 19 |
-2 |
Charlton Athletic | -7 |
4 |
19 |
| 20 |
-8 |
Sheffield United | -8 |
9 |
19 |
| 21 |
-5 |
Millwall | -10 |
21 |
16 |
| 22 |
-17 |
Blackburn Rovers | -12 |
22 |
22 |
Division 3 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
10 |
Shrewsbury Town |
15 |
7 |
1 |
| 2 | D 4 |
Watford |
14 |
1 |
7 |
| 3 | D 4 |
Swansea City |
14 |
1 |
15 |
| 4 |
3 |
Gillingham |
13 |
6 |
2 |
| 5 |
5 |
Swindon Town |
11 |
3 |
7 |
| 6 |
7 |
Carlisle United |
6 |
14 |
2 |
| 7 |
1 |
Colchester United |
5 |
10 |
11 |
| 8 | D 2 |
Hull City |
3 |
5 |
15 |
| 9 |
8 |
Exeter City |
3 |
7 |
13 |
| 10 | D 4 |
Brentford |
1 |
14 |
4 |
| 11 |
7 |
Oxford United | 0 |
22 |
6 |
| 12 | D 2 |
Blackpool | -1 |
7 |
14 |
| 13 | D 4 |
Southend United | -1 |
17 |
4 |
| 14 |
0 |
Sheffield Wednesday | -1 |
14 |
10 |
| 15 |
4 |
Plymouth Argyle | -2 |
4 |
21 |
| 16 |
-11 |
Chester | -2 |
12 |
15 |
| 17 |
3 |
Rotherham United | -2 |
20 |
11 |
| 18 | D 2 |
Mansfield Town | -3 |
17 |
7 |
| 19 |
-4 |
Bury | -4 |
11 |
19 |
| 20 |
-11 |
Chesterfield | -6 |
17 |
19 |
| 21 |
-17 |
Peterborough United | -10 |
22 |
18 |
| 22 |
-16 |
Walsall | -14 |
13 |
22 |
| 23 |
-11 |
Tranmere Rovers | -18 |
21 |
23 |
| 24 |
-8 |
Lincoln City | -21 |
24 |
24 |
Division 4 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
7 |
Reading |
19 |
3 |
1 |
| 2 |
4 |
Grimsby Town |
15 |
1 |
8 |
| 3 |
10 |
Wimbledon |
15 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
3 |
Barnsley |
15 |
4 |
2 |
| 5 |
0 |
Aldershot |
11 |
7 |
4 |
| 6 | NL |
Wigan Athletic |
9 |
7 |
5 |
| 7 | D 3 |
Portsmouth |
6 |
9 |
5 |
| 8 |
8 |
Newport County |
6 |
5 |
11 |
| 9 |
2 |
Huddersfield Town |
1 |
13 |
9 |
| 10 |
12 |
York City |
1 |
18 |
11 |
| 11 |
-2 |
Torquay United | 0 |
11 |
16 |
| 12 |
2 |
Scunthorpe United | -1 |
16 |
13 |
| 13 |
8 |
Hartlepool United | -2 |
13 |
17 |
| 14 | D 3 |
Hereford United | -3 |
17 |
9 |
| 15 | D 3 |
Bradford City | -3 |
9 |
19 |
| 16 | D 3 |
Port Vale | -4 |
13 |
20 |
| 17 |
1 |
Stockport County | -6 |
11 |
13 |
| 18 |
-1 |
AFC Bournemouth | -7 |
21 |
5 |
| 19 |
-9 |
Northampton Town | -7 |
6 |
23 |
| 20 |
4 |
Rochdale | -7 |
21 |
15 |
| 21 |
-2 |
Darlington | -9 |
20 |
17 |
| 22 |
-10 |
Doncaster Rovers | -9 |
19 |
22 |
| 23 |
-3 |
Halifax Town | -20 |
24 |
21 |
| 24 |
-9 |
Crewe Alexandra | -20 |
23 |
24 |
