|   | Final Ranking | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- |  | 1. | Liverpool | 68 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 85: | 16 | +69 |  | 2. | Nottingham Forest | 60 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 61: | 26 | +35 |  | 3. | West Bromwich Albion | 59 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72: | 35 | +37 |  | 4. | Everton | 51 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 52: | 40 | +12 |  | 5. | Leeds United | 50 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70: | 52 | +18 |  | 6. | Ipswich Town | 49 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63: | 49 | +14 |  | 7. | Arsenal | 48 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 61: | 48 | +13 |  | 8. | Aston Villa | 46 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 59: | 49 | +10 |  | 9. | Manchester United | 45 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60: | 63 | -3 |  | 10. | Coventry City | 44 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 58: | 68 | -10 |  | 11. | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 48: | 61 | -13 |  | 12. | Middlesbrough | 40 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57: | 50 | +7 |  | 13. | Bristol City | 40 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47: | 51 | -4 |  | 14. | Southampton | 40 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 47: | 53 | -6 |  | 15. | Manchester City | 39 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58: | 56 | +2 |  | 16. | Norwich City | 37 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 51: | 57 | -6 |  | 17. | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54: | 75 | -21 |  | 18. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44: | 68 | -24 |  | 19. | Derby County | 31 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44: | 71 | -27 |  | 20. | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45: | 73 | -28 |  | 21. | Birmingham City | 22 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37: | 64 | -27 |  | 22. | Chelsea | 20 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44: | 92 | -48 |   
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      | Team | Arse | Asto | Birm | Bolt | Bris | Chel | Cove | Derb | Ever | Ipsw | Leed | Live | Manc | Manc | Midd | Norw | Nott | Quee | Sout | Tott | West | Wolv |  | Arsenal | -- | 1:1 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 5:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 4:1 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 0:1 |  | Aston Villa | 5:1 | -- | 1:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 3:3 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 2:2 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 2:3 | 0:1 | 1:0 |  | Birmingham City | 0:0 | 0:1 | -- | 3:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 1:2 | 5:1 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 0:2 | 3:1 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 |  | Bolton Wanderers | 4:2 | 0:0 | 2:2 | -- | 1:2 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 2:3 | 3:1 | 1:4 | 2:2 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 3:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:3 | 0:1 | 3:1 |  | Bristol City | 1:3 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 4:1 | -- | 3:1 | 5:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:3 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 |  | Chelsea | 1:1 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 4:3 | 0:0 | -- | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 2:3 | 0:3 | 0:0 | 1:4 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 3:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:2 |  | Coventry City | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 3:2 | 3:2 | -- | 4:2 | 3:2 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 0:3 | 4:3 | 2:1 | 4:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 3:0 |  | Derby County | 2:0 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:2 | -- | 0:0 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 1:3 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 3:2 | 4:1 |  | Everton | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 3:2 | 3:3 | 2:1 | -- | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 |  | Ipswich Town | 2:0 | 0:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 0:1 | 5:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:1 | -- | 2:3 | 0:3 | 2:1 | 3:0 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 3:1 |  | Leeds United | 0:1 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 5:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | -- | 0:3 | 1:1 | 2:3 | 3:1 | 2:2 | 1:2 | 4:3 | 4:0 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 3:0 |  | Liverpool | 3:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 5:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | -- | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 6:0 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 7:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 |  | Manchester City | 1:1 | 2:3 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:3 | 2:0 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:2 | 3:0 | 1:4 | -- | 0:3 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 3:1 |  | Manchester United | 0:2 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 4:1 | 0:3 | 1:0 | -- | 3:2 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 3:5 | 3:2 |  | Middlesbrough | 2:3 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 7:2 | 1:2 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2:2 | -- | 2:0 | 1:3 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 |  | Norwich City | 0:0 | 1:2 | 4:0 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 2:2 | 1:4 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 1:0 | -- | 1:1 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 0:0 |  | Nottingham Forest | 2:1 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 6:0 | 3:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 3:1 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 2:1 | -- | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 3:1 |  | Queens Park Rangers | 1:2 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 5:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 0:4 | 1:4 | 1:3 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | -- | 0:1 | 2:2 | 0:1 | 3:3 |  | Southampton | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 4:0 | 1:2 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 0:0 | 1:1 | -- | 3:3 | 1:1 | 3:2 |  | Tottenham Hotspur | 0:5 | 1:4 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:0 | -- | 1:0 | 1:0 |  | West Bromwich Albion | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 4:0 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 7:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 0:1 | -- | 1:1 |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:0 | 0:4 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 4:0 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:4 | 1:3 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 3:2 | 0:3 | -- |   
| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Derby County | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Norwich City | 3-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 19.08.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Birmingham City | 1-3 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Bristol City | 1-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Everton | 2-1 | Derby County |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Ipswich Town | 0-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Southampton | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Tue 22.08.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Wed 23.08.78 | Leeds United | 2-3 | Manchester United |   |  | Wed 23.08.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-4 | Aston Villa |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Bristol City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Coventry City | 4-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Everton | 1-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Leeds United | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Manchester City | 1-4 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Southampton | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-2 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 26.08.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Arsenal | 5-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Chelsea | 0-3 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Derby County | 0-2 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Liverpool | 7-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 02.09.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | Bristol City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Birmingham City | 0-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Coventry City | 3-2 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Everton | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Manchester City | 3-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Southampton | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 09.09.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Norwich City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | aggr. |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | 31,024 |     1-0 Frank Stapleton 86' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Everton | 1-1 | 38,636 |    0-1  Micky Walsh 36'  1-1 Tom Craig 43'  |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Bristol City | 3-1 | Southampton | 1-1 | 21,420 |     1-0 David Rodgers 21' 1-1  Nick Holmes 40'  2-1 Tom Ritchie 74'  3-1 Tom Ritchie 88' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Chelsea | 1-4 | Manchester City | 0-3 | 28,980 |    0-1  Mick Channon 11' 0-2  Ron Furcher 42' 0-3  Ron Futcher (2) 44' 0-4  Ron Futvher (3) 56'  1-4 Garry Stanley 76' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Derby County | 3-2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | 23,697 |     1-0 John Duncan 8'  2-0 Steve Powell 21; 2-1  Cyrille Regis 30'  3-1 Gerry Daly 41' 3-2  Laurie Cunningham 65' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | 36,062 |    0-1  Peter Taylor 8' 0-2  Colin Lee 81'  1-2 Arthur Graham 48' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Coventry City | 1-0 | 51,130 |     1-0 Graeme Souness 27'  |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | 53,039 |    0-1  Ian Bowyer 10'  1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 66' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | 12,822 |    0-1  Rachid Harkouk 4' 0-2  Peter Eastoe 70' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Norwich City | 4-0 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | 15,407 |     1-0 Keith Robson 2'  2-0 John Ryan 47'pen.  3-0 Martin Chivers 60'  4-0 Kevin Reeves 87' |  | Sat 16.09.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-3 | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | 16,049 |     1-0 Kevin Beattie 16'OG 1-1  PAul Mariner 42' 1-2  Arnold Muhren 44' 1-3  Trevor Whymark 70' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls |  | 1. Liverpool | 12 | 20:2 |  | 2. Everton | 10 | 8:3 |  | 3. Coventry C | 9 | 11:5 |  | 4. West Brom Alb | 8 | 11:6 |  | 5. Aston Villa | 8 | 9:4 |  | 6. Norwich City | 7 | 12:9 |  |  -------- |  | 17.Queens Park R | 4 | 5:9 |  | 18.Bolton Wand | 4 | 7:12 |  | 19.Middlesbrough | 3 | 5:9 |  | 20.Chelsea | 3 | 6:13 |  | 21.Wolverhampton | 2 | 5:11 |  | 22.Birmingham C | 2 | 4:14 |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Manchester United | 1-1 | 45,393 |    0-1  Steve Coppell 24'  1-1 David Price 32' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Chelsea | 0-0 | 18,458 |    0-1  Duncan MxKenzie 59'  1-1 Don Fivens 73' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Norwich City | 1-2 | 19,901 |     1-0 Frank Worthingyon 19' 1-1  Keith Robson 33' 1-2  Kavin Reeves 43'  2-2 Neil Whatmore 46'  3-2 Frank Worthington 52' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Leeds United | 0-0 | 27.365 |  |    |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Derby County | 2-1 | Southampton | 0-0 | 21,623 |     1-0 Steve Carter 60'  2-0 Charlie George 72' 2-1  David Peach 91'pen. |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Everton | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | 38.895 |     1-0 Bob Latchford 5'  2-0 Andy King 16'pen. |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Bristol City | 0-0 | 20,168 |    0-1  Tom Ritchie 67'pen. |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | 43,471 |     1-0 Gary Owen 67'  2-0 Rob Fuycher 68' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | 26,287 |     1-0 Garry Birtles 18'  2-0 Martin O'Neill 55 2-1  David Mills 46' 2-2  David Armstromg 49' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | 16,410 |     1-0 Rachid Harkouk 47' |  | Sat 23.09.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Liverpool | 0-0 | 33,834 |     1-0 LAurie Cunningham 53' 1-1  Kenny Dalglish 70' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls |  | 1. Liverpool | 13 | 21:3 |  | 2. Everton | 12 | 10:3 |  | 3. Coventry C | 10 | 11:5 |  | 4. Manchester C | 9 | 13:8 |  | 5. West Brom Alb | 9 | 12:6 |  | 6. Bristol City | 9 | 8:6 |  |  -------- |  | 17.Tottenham H | 6 | 7:17 |  | 18.Ipswich Town | 5 | 7:9 |  | 19.Middlesbrough | 4 | 7:11 |  | 20.Chelsea | 4 | 7:14 |  | 21.Birmingham C | 3 | 5:15 |  | 22.Wolverhampton | 2 | 5:13 |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Bristol City | 2-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Chelsea | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Leeds United | 3-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Middlesbrough | 2-3 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Norwich City | 3-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Southampton | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 30.09.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Derby County | 1-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Everton | 0-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Manchester United | 3-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Norwich City | 1-4 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 07.10.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Bristol City | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Chelsea | 4-3 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Leeds United | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Liverpool | 5-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Southampton | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 14.10.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Arsenal |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Derby County | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Manchester United | 1-3 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 21.10.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 7-1 | Coventry City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Fri 27.10.78 | Aston Villa | 0-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Bristol City | 1-3 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Chelsea | 3-3 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Everton | 1-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Leeds United | 4-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Manchester City | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Southampton | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 28.10.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-4 | Manchester United |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Derby County | 4-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 04.11.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Birmingham City | 5-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Bristol City | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Everton | 3-2 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Leeds United | 0-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Southampton | 2-2 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 11.11.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-4 | Aston Villa |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Derby County | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 18.11.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-1 | Leeds United |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Birmingham City | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Bristol City | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Coventry City | 4-2 | Derby County |   |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Everton | 3-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 21.11.78 | Southampton | 2-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 22.11.78 | Leeds United | 2-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Wed 22.11.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Derby County | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Leeds United | 4-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 25.11.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 02.12.78 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 02.12.78 | Bristol City | 1-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 02.12.78 | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 02.12.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 02.12.78 | Southampton | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Birmingham City | 1-3 | Everton |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Coventry City | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Derby County | 1-3 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Manchester City | 1-2 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 09.12.78 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Bristol City | 1-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Everton | 1-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Middlesbrough | 7-2 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Southampton | 4-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 16.12.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-3 | West Bromwich Albion |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Fri 22.12.78 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Coventry City | 3-2 | Everton |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Derby County | 0-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Leeds United | 3-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 23.12.78 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-5 | Arsenal |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Arsenal | 1-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Leeds United |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Bristol City | 5-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Everton | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Manchester United | 0-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Derby County |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Southampton | 0-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Tue 26.12.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Bristol City | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Everton | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Ipswich Town | 5-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Manchester United | 3-5 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-4 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 30.12.78 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Mon 01.01.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Bristol City |   |   
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| Rk | Ranking 01.01.1979 | pts | win | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- | m |  | 1. | Liverpool | 33 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47: | 9 | +38 | 21 |  | 2. | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46: | 19 | +27 | 21 |  | 3. | Everton | 33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 32: | 16 | +16 | 22 |  | 4. | Arsenal | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39: | 20 | +19 | 22 |  | 5. | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 21: | 12 | +9 | 20 |  | 6. | Leeds United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 44: | 30 | +14 | 23 |  | 7. | Bristol City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30: | 26 | +4 | 24 |  | 8. | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29: | 35 | -6 | 22 |  | 9. | Manchester United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32: | 39 | -7 | 22 |  | 10. | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25: | 36 | -11 | 22 |  | 11. | Aston Villa | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26: | 19 | +7 | 21 |  | 12. | Southampton | 20 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25: | 28 | -3 | 21 |  | 13. | Ipswich Town | 19 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29: | 30 | -1 | 22 |  | 14. | Derby County | 19 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26: | 40 | -14 | 22 |  | 15. | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27: | 26 | +1 | 21 |  | 16. | Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30: | 30 | 0 | 19 |  | 17. | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29: | 41 | -12 | 22 |  | 18. | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30: | 31 | -1 | 21 |  | 19. | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18: | 30 | -12 | 21 |  | 20. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17: | 40 | -23 | 21 |  | 21. | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22: | 48 | -26 | 22 |  | 22. | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20: | 39 | -19 | 22 |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 13.01.79 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 13.01.79 | Bristol City | 0-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 13.01.79 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 13.01.79 | Norwich City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Wed 17.01.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 2-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 20.01.79 | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 20.01.79 | Manchester City | 2-3 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 20.01.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 20.01.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Leeds United |   |  | Wed 31.01.79 | Everton | 1-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 31.01.79 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Bristol City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Liverpool | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Manchester United | 0-2 | Arsenal |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Southampton | 1-2 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-3 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 03.02.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Coventry City | 1-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Derby County | 1-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Everton | 4-1 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Manchester City | 0-3 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 10.02.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 3-3 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 13.02.79 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Tue 13.02.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-2 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 17.02.79 | Southampton | 3-0 | Everton |   |  | Tue 20.02.79 | Southampton | 2-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Wed 21.02.79 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Coventry City |   |  | Wed 21.02.79 | Liverpool | 6-0 | Norwich City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | 31,215 |    0-1  John Richards 20' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | 20,980 |     1-0 Tony Towers 23'  |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Chelsea | 1-1 | 19,457 |    0-1  Eamonn Bannon 36'  1-1 David Burke 37'  2-1 Neil McNab 67' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Coventry City | 0-3 | Manchester City | 0-1 | 20,116 |    0-1  Mick Channon 36' 0-2  Mick Channon 60' 0-3  Brian Kidd 62' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Derby County | 0-2 | Liverpool | 0-1 | 27,859 |    0-1  Kenny Dalglish 11' 0-2  Brian Kidd 70' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Everton | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | 29,031 |    0-1  Paul Mariner 38' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | 44,437 |    0-1  Kenny Swain 59' (Arthur Albiston OG?)  1-1 Jimmy Greenhoff 74' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Norwich City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | 13,886 |     1-0 Martin Peters 65' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Bristol City | 2-0 | 28,008 |     1-0 David Needham 8'  2-0 Gary Birtles 16' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | Southampton | 0-1 | 13,636 |    0-1  Nick Holmes 14' |  | Sat 24.02.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Leeds United | 1-2 | 26,426 |     1-0 Tony Brown 37' 1-1  Arthur Graham 39' 1-2  Arthur Graham 44' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Liverpool | 41 | 58:10 | 25  |  | 2. Arsenal | 36 | 45:23 | 27  |  | 3. Everton | 36 | 37:23 | 27  |  | 4. Leeds United | 35 | 51:33 | 28  |  | 5. West Brom Al | 34 | 49:24 | 24  |  | 6. Nottingham F | 31 | 27:15 | 23  |  | 7. Bristol City | 28 | 34:35 | 29  |  |  ------------- |  | 16.Derby County | 22 | 29:44 | 25  |  | 17.Bolton W | 20 | 31:42 | 24  |  | 18.Wolverhampton | 19 | 25:46 | 26  |  | 19.Middlesbrough | 18 | 32:36 | 25  |  | 20.Queens Park R | 18 | 24:38 | 26  |  | 21.Chelsea | 14 | 29:56 | 26  |  | 22.Birmingham C | 10 | 22:43 | 26  |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 27.02.79 | Manchester City | 2-2 | Norwich City |   |  | Wed 28.02.79 | Derby County | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Wed 28.02.79 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Queens Park Rangers |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | 42,419 |     1-0 Gordon Cowans 80' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Bristol City | 1-2 | Manchester United | 1-0 | 24,784  |     1-0 Gerry Gow 19' 1-1  Andy Ritchie 47' 1-2  Gordon McQueen 76' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Chelsea | 0-0 | Liverpool | 0-0 | 40,594 |  |   |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Coventry City | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | 25,795 |    0-1  Bryan Robson 11' 0-2  Ally Brown 50'  1-2 Garry Thompson 61' 1-3  David Mills 63' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Everton | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | 24,809 |     1-0 Bob Latchford 26'  2-0 George Telfer 39' 2-1  PAul Goddard 52' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | 27,198 |    0-1  Garry Birtels 23'  1-1 Alan Brazil 54' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Leeds United | 2-2 | Norwich City | 1-0 | 23,038 |     1-0 John Hawley 19' 1-1  Kevin Bond 56' 1-2  Justin Fashanu 61'  2-2 John Hawley 64' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Manchester City | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | 41,127 |     1-0 Mick Channon 17'  2-0 Gary Owen 67'pen. 2-1  Frank Worthington 75' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Southampton | 2-0 | Arsenal | 1-0 | 25,052 |     1-0 Austin Hayes 30'  2-0 Malcolm Waldron 59' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Derby County | 1-0 | 28,089 |     1-0 Ossie Ardiles 11'  2-0 Ossie Ardiles 65' |  | Sat 03.03.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-3 | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | 18,782 |     1-0 John Richards 18' 1-1  Billy Ashcroft 43' 1-2  Tony McAndrew 74' 1-3  David Shearer 86' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m |  | 1. Liverpool | 42 | 58:10 | 26  |  | 2. Everton | 38 | 39:24 | 28  |  | 3. West Brom Al | 36 | 52:25 | 25  |  | 4. Arsenal | 36 | 45:25 | 28  |  | 5. Leeds United | 36 | 53:35 | 29  |  | 6. Nottingham F | 32 | 28:16 | 24  |  |  --------------- |  | 17.Middlesbrough | 20 | 35:37 | 20  |  | 18.Bolton W | 20 | 32:44 | 20  |  | 19.Wolverhampton | 19 | 26:49 | 19  |  | 20.Queens Park R | 18 | 25:42 | 18  |  | 21.Chelsea | 15 | 29:56 | 15  |  | 22.Birmingham C | 10 | 22:44 | 10  |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 06.03.79 | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Tue 06.03.79 | Coventry City | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 06.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Everton |   |  | Wed 07.03.79 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Wed 07.03.79 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Fri 09.03.79 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Derby County | 0-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Everton | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 10.03.79 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Chelsea |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 13.03.79 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 13.03.79 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Everton |   |  | Tue 13.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Derby County |   |  | Wed 14.03.79 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Wed 14.03.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 17.03.79 | Bristol City | 1-1 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 17.03.79 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 17.03.79 | Coventry City | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 17.03.79 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 17.03.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Norwich City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 20.03.79 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Tue 20.03.79 | Coventry City | 4-3 | Manchester United |   |  | Tue 20.03.79 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Wed 21.03.79 | Derby County | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Aston Villa | 2-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Derby County | 0-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Manchester United | 4-1 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Norwich City | 3-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 24.03.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Mon 26.03.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-2 | Arsenal |   |  | Mon 26.03.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Derby County |   |  | Tue 27.03.79 | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Tue 27.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Tue 27.03.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Wed 28.03.79 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Wed 28.03.79 | Nottingham Forest | 6-0 | Chelsea |   |  | Wed 28.03.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Southampton |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Fri 30.03.79 | Everton | 2-2 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Bristol City | 2-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-2 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 31.03.79 | Southampton | 2-2 | Leeds United |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 03.04.79 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 03.04.79 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Tue 03.04.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Everton |   |  | Tue 03.04.79 | Bristol City | 2-0 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Tue 03.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Wed 04.04.79 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Derby County |   |  | Wed 04.04.79 | Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 04.04.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 4-0 | Manchester City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Birmingham City | 2-2 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Derby County | 0-1 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Norwich City | 2-2 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-2 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 07.04.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Everton |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 10.04.79 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Tue 10.04.79 | Bristol City | 3-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Tue 10.04.79 | Everton | 3-3 | Coventry City |   |  | Tue 10.04.79 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Tue 10.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Wed 11.04.79 | Aston Villa | 3-3 | Derby County |   |  | Wed 11.04.79 | Manchester United | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Fri 13.04.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Fri 13.04.79 | Southampton | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Chelsea | 1-2 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Coventry City | 3-2 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Derby County | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Everton |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 14.04.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Arsenal | 5-2 | Chelsea |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Everton | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Derby County |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Coventry City |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Southampton | 3-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Mon 16.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |  | Tue 17.04.79 | Bristol City | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 17.04.79 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Tue 17.04.79 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Wed 18.04.79 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Manchester United |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT | att. |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | 22,189 |    0-1  Garry Birtles 5' 0-2  John Robertson 48' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | 20,073 |     1-0 Frank Worthington 36' 1-1  Alan Brazil 39' 1-2  John Wark 44' 1-3  Alan Brazil 62'  2-3 Sam Allardyce 74' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | 12,007 |     1-0 Garry Stanley 29' 1-1  David Armstrong 52'  2-1 Graham Wilkins 74' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Coventry City | 4-0 | Southampton | 1-0 | 17,750 |     1-0 Ian Wallace 34'  2-0 Andy Blair 57'  3-0 Ian Wallace 85'  5-0 Ian Wallace 89'  |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Derby County | 2-0 | Arsenal | 1-0 | 18,674 |     1-0 Gerry Daly 21'  2-0 Steve Buckley 23' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Everton | 0-0 | 29,125 |     1-0 Tony Currie 83' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Bristol City | 1-0 | 43,191 |     1-0 Kenny Dalglish 5' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | 30,694 |     1-0 Barry Silkman 8' 1-1  Martyn Busby 15'  2-1 Gary Owen 74'  3-1 Gary Owen 81' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Norwich City | 1-2 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | 15,061 |    0-1  Gary Shelton 13'  1-1 Justin Fashanu 30' 1-2  Alex Cropley 72; |  | Sat 21.04.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Manchester United | 0-1 | 36,665 |    0-1  Gordon McQueen 14'  1-1 Chris Jones 71' |  | Sat 21.04.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 0-0 | 32,285 |     1-0 John Richards 71' |   
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| Ranking | pt | gls | m  |  | 1. Liverpool | 56 | 71:14 | 35  |  | 2. Nottingham F | 52 | 56:23 | 36  |  | 3. West Brom Al | 49 | 65:31 | 34  |  | 4. Everton | 48 | 50:37 | 39  |  | 5. Leeds United | 45 | 60:43 | 37  |  | 6. Arsenal | 45 | 58:41 | 38  |  | 7. Ipswich Town | 42 | 52:44 | 38  |  |  ------------- |  | 16.Manchester C | 33 | 50:51 | 37  |  | 17.Bolton W | 33 | 50:62 | 37  |  | 18.Derby County | 30 | 44:64 | 39  |  | 19.Wolverhampton | 29 | 36:61 | 37  |  | 20.Queens Park R | 23 | 36:61 | 38  |  | 21.Birmingham C | 18 | 32:58 | 37  |  | 22.Chelsea | 18 | 39:85 | 38  |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 24.04.79 | Birmingham City | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 24.04.79 | Manchester City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Tue 24.04.79 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 24.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 4-0 | Derby County |   |  | Wed 25.04.79 | Aston Villa | 5-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Wed 25.04.79 | Leeds United | 5-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   |  | Wed 25.04.79 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Norwich City |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Norwich City |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Bristol City | 0-0 | Leeds United |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Everton | 1-0 | Birmingham City |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Manchester United | 0-0 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Liverpool |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 5-1 | Coventry City |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Southampton | 1-0 | Manchester City |   |  | Sat 28.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Mon 30.04.79 | Southampton | 1-1 | Manchester United |   |  | Mon 30.04.79 | Wolverhampton Wandere | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Tue 01.05.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-4 | Liverpool |   |  | Tue 01.05.79 | Everton | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 01.05.79 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Birmingham City |   |  | Wed 02.05.79 | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Wed 02.05.79 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Southampton |   |  | Fri 04.05.79 | Leeds United | 4-3 | Queens Park Rangers |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Arsenal |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Aston Villa |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Chelsea | 2-3 | Ipswich Town |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Coventry City | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Derby County | 0-3 | Middlesbrough |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Bristol City |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Norwich City | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Everton |   |  | Sat 05.05.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Manchester United |   |  | Mon 07.05.79 | Manchester United | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wandere |   |  | Mon 07.05.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-3 | Birmingham City |   |  | Tue 08.05.79 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Tottenham Hotspur |   |  | Tue 08.05.79 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Aston Villa |   |   
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| date | team 1 _________ | score | team 2 _________ | HT |  | Tue 08.05.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Southampton |   |  | Fri 11.05.79 | Aston Villa | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Fri 11.05.79 | Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Liverpool |   |  | Fri 11.05.79 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-4 | Ipswich Town |   |  | Mon 14.05.79 | Chelsea | 1-1 | Arsenal |   |  | Mon 14.05.79 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Tue 15.05.79 | Leeds United | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Tue 15.05.79 | Manchester City | 2-3 | Aston Villa |   |  | Wed 16.05.79 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Chelsea |   |  | Thu 17.05.79 | Leeds United | 0-3 | Liverpool |   |  | Fri 18.05.79 | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |   
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