Football League First Division  1978/79

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 30 8 4 85 16 +69 68 Champions
2nd  Nottingham Forest 42 21 18 3 61 26 +35 60 Runners Up
3rd  West Bromwich Albion 42 24 11 7 72 35 +37 59 -
4th  Everton 42 17 17 8 52 40 +12 51 -
5th  Leeds United 42 18 14 10 70 52 +18 50 -
6th  Ipswich Town 42 20 9 13 63 49 +14 49 -
7th  Arsenal 42 17 14 11 61 48 +13 48 -
8th  Aston Villa 42 15 16 11 59 49 +10 46 -
9th   Manchester United 42 15 15 12 60 63 -3 45 -
10th  Coventry City 42 14 16 12 58 68 -10 44 -
11th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 15 14 48 61 -13 41 -
12th  Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 57 50 +7 40 -
13th  Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 -4 40

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14th  Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 -6 40

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15th  Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 +2 39

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16th  Norwich City 42 7 23 12 51 57 -6 37

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17th  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 54 75 -21 35

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18th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 44 68 -24 34

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19th  Derby County 42 10 11 21 44 71 -27 31

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20th  Queens Park Rangers 42 6 13 23 45 73 -28 25

▼Relegated
21st  Birmingham City 42 6 10 26 37 64 -27 22

▼Relegated
22nd  Chelsea 42 5 10 27 44 92 -48 20

▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes
  ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions
  ♦ Nottingham Forest finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Queens Park Rangers were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Birmingham City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Chelsea were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Stoke City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division