Seasons · Division One · Season 59

1978/79

Finished 5th · Manager Jimmy Adamson

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The season · Record

Played: 53
Won: 23
Drawn: 18
Lost: 12
For: 92
Against: 64
Points: 50

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Derby County
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Manchester City
Clean sheets: 17
Top scorer: Hawley; 16 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 28,540

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1978/79
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	30	8	4	85	16	+69	68
2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	+35	60
3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	+37	59
4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	+12	51
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	+18	50
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	-3	45
10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	-10	44
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	-13	41
12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	+7	40
13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	-4	40
14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	-6	40
15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	+2	39
16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	-6	37
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	-21	35
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	-24	34
19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	-27	31
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	-28	25
21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	-27	22
22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	-48	20

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1978/79
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	A	Arsenal	2–2	42,057	Drew 2–2 v Arsenal
23 Aug	H	Manchester United	2–3	36,845	Lost 2–3 v Manchester United
26 Aug	H	Wolves	3–0	26,267	Won 3–0 v Wolves
2 Sep	A	Chelsea	3–0	30,099	Won 3–0 v Chelsea
9 Sep	A	Manchester City	0–3	40,125	Lost 0–3 v Manchester City
16 Sep	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	36,062	Lost 1–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
23 Sep	A	Coventry City	0–0	27,365	Drew 0–0 v Coventry City
30 Sep	H	Birmingham City	3–0	23,331	Won 3–0 v Birmingham City
7 Oct	A	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	27,751	Lost 1–3 v Bolton Wanderers
14 Oct	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	25,931	Lost 1–3 v West Bromwich Albion
21 Oct	A	Norwich City	2–2	19,981	Drew 2–2 v Norwich City
28 Oct	H	Derby County	4–0	25,449	Won 4–0 v Derby County
4 Nov	A	Liverpool	1–1	51,857	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
11 Nov	H	Arsenal	0–1	33,961	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
18 Nov	A	Wolves	1–1	18,961	Drew 1–1 v Wolves
22 Nov	H	Chelsea	2–1	24,088	Won 2–1 v Chelsea
25 Nov	H	Southampton	4–0	23,592	Won 4–0 v Southampton
2 Dec	A	Ipswich Town	3–2	22,526	Won 3–2 v Ipswich Town
9 Dec	H	Bristol City	1–1	22,529	Drew 1–1 v Bristol City
16 Dec	A	Everton	1–1	37,997	Drew 1–1 v Everton
23 Dec	H	Middlesbrough	3–1	27,146	Won 3–1 v Middlesbrough
26 Dec	A	Aston Villa	2–2	40,973	Drew 2–2 v Aston Villa
30 Dec	A	Queens Park Rangers	4–1	17,435	Won 4–1 v Queens Park Rangers
13 Jan	H	Manchester City	1–1	36,303	Drew 1–1 v Manchester City
20 Jan	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	36,828	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
3 Feb	H	Coventry City	1–0	22,928	Won 1–0 v Coventry City
10 Feb	A	Birmingham City	1–0	17,620	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
24 Feb	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	26,426	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
3 Mar	H	Norwich City	2–2	23,038	Drew 2–2 v Norwich City
10 Mar	A	Derby County	1–0	22,800	Won 1–0 v Derby County
24 Mar	A	Manchester United	1–4	51,191	Lost 1–4 v Manchester United
31 Mar	A	Southampton	2–2	21,805	Drew 2–2 v Southampton
7 Apr	H	Ipswich Town	1–1	24,153	Drew 1–1 v Ipswich Town
10 Apr	A	Middlesbrough	0–1	23,260	Lost 0–1 v Middlesbrough
14 Apr	H	Aston Villa	1–0	24,281	Won 1–0 v Aston Villa
16 Apr	A	Nottingham Forest	0–0	37,397	Drew 0–0 v Nottingham Forest
21 Apr	H	Everton	1–0	29,125	Won 1–0 v Everton
25 Apr	H	Bolton Wanderers	5–1	20,218	Won 5–1 v Bolton Wanderers
28 Apr	A	Bristol City	0–0	25,388	Drew 0–0 v Bristol City
4 May	H	Queens Park Rangers	4–3	20,121	Won 4–3 v Queens Park Rangers
15 May	H	Nottingham Forest	1–2	33,544	Lost 1–2 v Nottingham Forest
17 May	H	Liverpool	0–3	41,324	Lost 0–3 v Liverpool

League Cup · 8 played

League Cup fixtures, 1978/79
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
29 Aug	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	25,064	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
6 Sep	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	29,316	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Oct	N	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	8,164	Won 1–0 v West Bromwich Albion
10 Oct	A	Sheffield United	4–1	40,899	Won 4–1 v Sheffield United
7 Nov	A	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	22,769	Won 2–0 v Queens Park Rangers
13 Dec	H	Luton Town	4–1	28,177	Won 4–1 v Luton Town
24 Jan	H	Southampton	2–2	33,415	Drew 2–2 v Southampton
30 Jan	A	Southampton	0–1	23,645	Lost 0–1 v Southampton

FA Cup · 3 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1978/79
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Jan	A	Hartlepool United	6–2	16,000	Won 6–2 v Hartlepool United
26 Feb	N	West Bromwich Albion	3–3	34,000	Drew 3–3 v West Bromwich Albion
1 Mar	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	31,101	Lost 0–2 v West Bromwich Albion