1978–79
Liverpool champions. 461 matches, 1,213 goals.
Liverpool won at a distance — 8 points clear of Nottingham Forest, with 30 wins from 42. Liverpool were top on Boxing Day and stayed there. Middlesbrough 7–2 Chelsea produced 9 goals in an afternoon. Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City and Chelsea went down.
Final table
| Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | 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 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 46 |
| 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 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 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 |
Every match
19 Aug 1978Arsenal2–2Leeds United42,05719 Aug 1978Aston Villa1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers43,92219 Aug 1978Bolton Wanderers1–2Bristol City21,35519 Aug 1978Chelsea0–1Everton31,75519 Aug 1978Derby County1–1Manchester City26,48019 Aug 1978Liverpool2–1Queens Park Rangers50,97319 Aug 1978Manchester United1–0Birmingham City56,13619 Aug 1978Middlesbrough1–2Coventry City17,95619 Aug 1978Norwich City3–1Southampton21,13319 Aug 1978Nottingham Forest1–1Tottenham Hotspur41,22319 Aug 1978West Bromwich Albion2–1Ipswich Town21,70022 Aug 1978Birmingham City1–3Middlesbrough24,18222 Aug 1978Bristol City1–1Norwich City19,27422 Aug 1978Coventry City0–0Nottingham Forest28,62222 Aug 1978Everton2–1Derby County39,84822 Aug 1978Ipswich Town0–3Liverpool28,11422 Aug 1978Manchester City1–1Arsenal39,50622 Aug 1978Queens Park Rangers0–1West Bromwich Albion15,48122 Aug 1978Southampton2–2Bolton Wanderers21,05922 Aug 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Chelsea22,04123 Aug 1978Leeds United2–3Manchester United36,84523 Aug 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–4Aston Villa47,89226 Aug 1978Birmingham City1–1Derby County21,96326 Aug 1978Bristol City1–0Aston Villa23,49326 Aug 1978Coventry City4–1Norwich City20,45226 Aug 1978Everton1–0Arsenal41,17926 Aug 1978Ipswich Town3–0Manchester United21,89426 Aug 1978Leeds United3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers26,26726 Aug 1978Manchester City1–4Liverpool46,71026 Aug 1978Queens Park Rangers0–0Nottingham Forest17,97126 Aug 1978Southampton2–1Middlesbrough20,69126 Aug 1978Tottenham Hotspur2–2Chelsea40,64326 Aug 1978West Bromwich Albion4–0Bolton Wanderers23,2372 Sep 1978Arsenal5–1Queens Park Rangers33,4742 Sep 1978Aston Villa1–1Southampton34,0672 Sep 1978Bolton Wanderers2–2Birmingham City20,2842 Sep 1978Chelsea0–3Leeds United30,0992 Sep 1978Derby County0–2Coventry City21,4352 Sep 1978Liverpool7–0Tottenham Hotspur50,7052 Sep 1978Manchester United1–1Everton53,9822 Sep 1978Middlesbrough0–0Ipswich Town14,4272 Sep 1978Norwich City1–1Manchester City18,6072 Sep 1978Nottingham Forest0–0West Bromwich Albion28,2392 Sep 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Bristol City16,1219 Sep 1978Birmingham City0–3Liverpool31,7409 Sep 1978Bolton Wanderers2–1Derby County20,3319 Sep 1978Coventry City3–2Chelsea24,9209 Sep 1978Everton2–0Middlesbrough36,2019 Sep 1978Ipswich Town0–2Aston Villa22,1669 Sep 1978Manchester City3–0Leeds United40,1259 Sep 1978Nottingham Forest2–1Arsenal28,1249 Sep 1978Queens Park Rangers1–1Manchester United23,4779 Sep 1978Southampton3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers22,0609 Sep 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–0Bristol City34,0359 Sep 1978West Bromwich Albion2–2Norwich City21,94716 Sep 1978Arsenal1–0Bolton Wanderers31,02416 Sep 1978Aston Villa1–1Everton38,63616 Sep 1978Bristol City3–1Southampton21,42016 Sep 1978Chelsea1–4Manchester City28,98016 Sep 1978Derby County3–2West Bromwich Albion23,69716 Sep 1978Leeds United1–2Tottenham Hotspur36,06216 Sep 1978Liverpool1–0Coventry City51,13016 Sep 1978Manchester United1–1Nottingham Forest55,03916 Sep 1978Middlesbrough0–2Queens Park Rangers12,82216 Sep 1978Norwich City4–0Birmingham City16,40716 Sep 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Ipswich Town16,40923 Sep 1978Arsenal1–1Manchester United45,39323 Sep 1978Birmingham City1–1Chelsea18,45823 Sep 1978Bolton Wanderers3–2Norwich City19,90123 Sep 1978Coventry City0–0Leeds United27,36523 Sep 1978Derby County2–1Southampton21,62323 Sep 1978Everton2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers30,89523 Sep 1978Ipswich Town0–1Bristol City20,16823 Sep 1978Manchester City2–0Tottenham Hotspur43,47123 Sep 1978Nottingham Forest2–2Middlesbrough26,28723 Sep 1978Queens Park Rangers1–0Aston Villa16,41023 Sep 1978West Bromwich Albion1–1Liverpool38,00030 Sep 1978Aston Villa1–2Nottingham Forest36,73530 Sep 1978Bristol City2–2Everton23,23130 Sep 1978Chelsea1–3West Bromwich Albion20,18630 Sep 1978Leeds United3–0Birmingham City23,33130 Sep 1978Liverpool3–0Bolton Wanderers47,09930 Sep 1978Manchester United1–0Manchester City55,31730 Sep 1978Middlesbrough2–3Arsenal14,40430 Sep 1978Norwich City3–0Derby County16,58530 Sep 1978Southampton1–2Ipswich Town21,26430 Sep 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–1Coventry City35,00630 Sep 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Queens Park Rangers14,2507 Oct 1978Arsenal1–1Aston Villa34,5377 Oct 1978Birmingham City1–2Manchester City18,3787 Oct 1978Bolton Wanderers3–1Leeds United27,7517 Oct 1978Coventry City2–2Ipswich Town21,8597 Oct 1978Derby County1–0Chelsea20,2517 Oct 1978Everton0–0Southampton38,7697 Oct 1978Manchester United3–2Middlesbrough45,4027 Oct 1978Norwich City1–4Liverpool25,6327 Oct 1978Nottingham Forest3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers29,3137 Oct 1978Queens Park Rangers1–0Bristol City15,7077 Oct 1978West Bromwich Albion0–1Tottenham Hotspur33,21114 Oct 1978Aston Villa2–2Manchester United36,20414 Oct 1978Bristol City1–3Nottingham Forest26,95314 Oct 1978Chelsea4–3Bolton Wanderers19,87914 Oct 1978Ipswich Town0–1Everton22,67614 Oct 1978Leeds United1–3West Bromwich Albion25,93114 Oct 1978Liverpool5–0Derby County47,47514 Oct 1978Manchester City2–0Coventry City36,72314 Oct 1978Middlesbrough2–0Norwich City18,20314 Oct 1978Southampton1–1Queens Park Rangers22,80314 Oct 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–0Birmingham City41,23014 Oct 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Arsenal19,66421 Oct 1978Arsenal1–0Southampton33,07421 Oct 1978Birmingham City0–1Aston Villa36,14521 Oct 1978Bolton Wanderers2–2Manchester City32,24921 Oct 1978Derby County2–2Tottenham Hotspur26,18121 Oct 1978Liverpool2–0Chelsea45,77521 Oct 1978Manchester United1–3Bristol City47,21121 Oct 1978Middlesbrough2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers19,38921 Oct 1978Norwich City2–2Leeds United19,98121 Oct 1978Nottingham Forest1–0Ipswich Town28,91121 Oct 1978Queens Park Rangers1–1Everton21,17121 Oct 1978West Bromwich Albion7–1Coventry City27,38127 Oct 1978Aston Villa0–2Middlesbrough32,61528 Oct 1978Chelsea3–3Norwich City23,94128 Oct 1978Coventry City2–1Birmingham City25,44628 Oct 1978Everton1–0Liverpool53,13128 Oct 1978Ipswich Town2–1Queens Park Rangers20,42828 Oct 1978Leeds United4–0Derby County25,44928 Oct 1978Manchester City2–2West Bromwich Albion40,52128 Oct 1978Southampton0–0Nottingham Forest22,53028 Oct 1978Tottenham Hotspur2–0Bolton Wanderers37,33728 Oct 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers2–4Manchester United23,9794 Nov 1978Arsenal4–1Ipswich Town35,2694 Nov 1978Aston Villa1–1Manchester City32,7244 Nov 1978Bolton Wanderers0–0Coventry City22,3794 Nov 1978Derby County4–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20,6584 Nov 1978Liverpool1–1Leeds United51,8574 Nov 1978Manchester United1–1Southampton46,2594 Nov 1978Middlesbrough0–0Bristol City20,4714 Nov 1978Norwich City2–2Tottenham Hotspur25,6954 Nov 1978Nottingham Forest0–0Everton35,4154 Nov 1978Queens Park Rangers0–0Chelsea22,8784 Nov 1978West Bromwich Albion1–0Birmingham City31,98811 Nov 1978Birmingham City5–1Manchester United23,55011 Nov 1978Bristol City4–1Bolton Wanderers18,16811 Nov 1978Coventry City2–1Middlesbrough18,60311 Nov 1978Everton3–2Chelsea38,69411 Nov 1978Ipswich Town0–1West Bromwich Albion20,91411 Nov 1978Leeds United0–1Arsenal33,96111 Nov 1978Manchester City1–2Derby County37,37611 Nov 1978Queens Park Rangers1–3Liverpool26,62611 Nov 1978Southampton2–2Norwich City21,18311 Nov 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–3Nottingham Forest50,54111 Nov 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers0–4Aston Villa23,28918 Nov 1978Arsenal2–2Everton39,80118 Nov 1978Aston Villa2–0Bristol City27,62118 Nov 1978Bolton Wanderers0–1West Bromwich Albion22,27318 Nov 1978Chelsea1–3Tottenham Hotspur41,59418 Nov 1978Derby County2–1Birmingham City24,72018 Nov 1978Liverpool1–0Manchester City47,76518 Nov 1978Manchester United2–0Ipswich Town42,10918 Nov 1978Middlesbrough2–0Southampton17,16918 Nov 1978Norwich City1–0Coventry City17,69618 Nov 1978Nottingham Forest0–0Queens Park Rangers28,03618 Nov 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Leeds United18,96121 Nov 1978Birmingham City3–0Bolton Wanderers21,64321 Nov 1978Bristol City0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers17,42121 Nov 1978Coventry City4–2Derby County20,65421 Nov 1978Everton3–0Manchester United41,92621 Nov 1978Ipswich Town2–1Middlesbrough17,57021 Nov 1978Southampton2–0Aston Villa20,88021 Nov 1978Tottenham Hotspur0–0Liverpool50,39322 Nov 1978Leeds United2–1Chelsea24,08825 Nov 1978Birmingham City1–1Bristol City21,55225 Nov 1978Bolton Wanderers0–1Nottingham Forest25,69225 Nov 1978Chelsea0–1Manchester United27,15625 Nov 1978Coventry City1–1Arsenal26,78625 Nov 1978Derby County2–1Queens Park Rangers19,70225 Nov 1978Leeds United4–0Southampton23,59225 Nov 1978Liverpool2–0Middlesbrough39,82125 Nov 1978Manchester City1–2Ipswich Town38,25625 Nov 1978Norwich City0–1Everton19,38325 Nov 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers35,45025 Nov 1978West Bromwich Albion1–1Aston Villa35,0852 Dec 1978Arsenal1–0Liverpool51,9022 Dec 1978Bristol City1–0Derby County17,4872 Dec 1978Ipswich Town2–3Leeds United22,5262 Dec 1978Queens Park Rangers1–3Bolton Wanderers11,6352 Dec 1978Southampton1–0Birmingham City18,9679 Dec 1978Birmingham City1–3Everton23,3919 Dec 1978Bolton Wanderers3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers21,0069 Dec 1978Chelsea0–1Aston Villa19,0809 Dec 1978Coventry City1–0Queens Park Rangers18,7179 Dec 1978Derby County1–3Manchester United25,1009 Dec 1978Leeds United1–1Bristol City22,5299 Dec 1978Liverpool2–0Nottingham Forest51,4699 Dec 1978Manchester City1–2Southampton33,4509 Dec 1978Norwich City0–0Arsenal20,1659 Dec 1978Tottenham Hotspur1–0Ipswich Town33,8829 Dec 1978West Bromwich Albion2–0Middlesbrough19,79516 Dec 1978Arsenal2–0Derby County26,94316 Dec 1978Aston Villa1–1Norwich City26,22816 Dec 1978Bristol City1–0Liverpool28,72216 Dec 1978Everton1–1Leeds United37,99716 Dec 1978Ipswich Town3–0Bolton Wanderers16,59316 Dec 1978Manchester United2–0Tottenham Hotspur52,02616 Dec 1978Middlesbrough7–2Chelsea15,10716 Dec 1978Nottingham Forest1–0Birmingham City25,22416 Dec 1978Queens Park Rangers2–1Manchester City12,90216 Dec 1978Southampton4–0Coventry City19,10216 Dec 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers0–3West Bromwich Albion29,11722 Dec 1978Bolton Wanderers3–0Manchester United32,39023 Dec 1978Chelsea0–0Bristol City19,09323 Dec 1978Coventry City3–2Everton22,83423 Dec 1978Derby County0–0Aston Villa20,10923 Dec 1978Leeds United3–1Middlesbrough27,14623 Dec 1978Manchester City0–0Nottingham Forest37,01223 Dec 1978Tottenham Hotspur0–5Arsenal42,07326 Dec 1978Arsenal1–2West Bromwich Albion40,05526 Dec 1978Aston Villa2–2Leeds United40,97326 Dec 1978Bristol City5–0Coventry City22,32426 Dec 1978Everton1–0Manchester City46,99726 Dec 1978Ipswich Town1–1Norwich City26,33626 Dec 1978Manchester United0–3Liverpool54,94026 Dec 1978Middlesbrough1–1Bolton Wanderers20,12526 Dec 1978Nottingham Forest1–1Derby County34,25626 Dec 1978Queens Park Rangers2–2Tottenham Hotspur24,84526 Dec 1978Southampton0–0Chelsea20,77026 Dec 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Birmingham City26,31530 Dec 1978Arsenal3–1Birmingham City27,87730 Dec 1978Bristol City1–1Manchester City25,25330 Dec 1978Everton1–1Tottenham Hotspur44,36330 Dec 1978Ipswich Town5–1Chelsea21,43930 Dec 1978Manchester United3–5West Bromwich Albion45,09130 Dec 1978Queens Park Rangers1–4Leeds United17,43530 Dec 1978Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Coventry City21,5141 Jan 1979West Bromwich Albion3–1Bristol City31,59313 Jan 1979Arsenal2–1Nottingham Forest52,15813 Jan 1979Bristol City0–0Tottenham Hotspur28,78113 Jan 1979Leeds United1–1Manchester City36,30313 Jan 1979Norwich City1–1West Bromwich Albion20,97217 Jan 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers2–0Southampton15,10420 Jan 1979Ipswich Town3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers17,96520 Jan 1979Manchester City2–3Chelsea31,87620 Jan 1979Queens Park Rangers1–1Middlesbrough9,89920 Jan 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–2Leeds United36,82831 Jan 1979Everton1–1Aston Villa29,07931 Jan 1979Norwich City1–1Queens Park Rangers14,2033 Feb 1979Bristol City3–1Ipswich Town17,0253 Feb 1979Chelsea2–1Birmingham City22,1293 Feb 1979Leeds United1–0Coventry City22,9283 Feb 1979Liverpool2–1West Bromwich Albion52,2113 Feb 1979Manchester United0–2Arsenal45,4603 Feb 1979Middlesbrough1–3Nottingham Forest31,3303 Feb 1979Norwich City0–0Bolton Wanderers15,3693 Feb 1979Southampton1–2Derby County21,1093 Feb 1979Tottenham Hotspur0–3Manchester City32,0373 Feb 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Everton21,89210 Feb 1979Arsenal0–0Middlesbrough28,37110 Feb 1979Birmingham City0–1Leeds United17,62010 Feb 1979Coventry City1–3Tottenham Hotspur25,13310 Feb 1979Derby County1–1Norwich City20,83710 Feb 1979Everton4–1Bristol City29,16610 Feb 1979Ipswich Town0–0Southampton19,52010 Feb 1979Manchester City0–3Manchester United46,15110 Feb 1979Queens Park Rangers3–3Wolverhampton Wanderers11,81413 Feb 1979Liverpool1–0Birmingham City35,20713 Feb 1979Queens Park Rangers1–2Arsenal21,12517 Feb 1979Southampton3–0Everton20,67320 Feb 1979Southampton2–0Bristol City19,84521 Feb 1979Chelsea1–3Coventry City15,28221 Feb 1979Liverpool6–0Norwich City35,72424 Feb 1979Arsenal0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers32,21524 Feb 1979Birmingham City1–0Tottenham Hotspur20,98024 Feb 1979Bolton Wanderers2–1Chelsea19,45724 Feb 1979Coventry City0–3Manchester City20,11624 Feb 1979Derby County0–2Liverpool27,85924 Feb 1979Everton0–1Ipswich Town29,03124 Feb 1979Manchester United1–1Aston Villa44,43724 Feb 1979Norwich City1–0Middlesbrough13,88624 Feb 1979Nottingham Forest2–0Bristol City28,00824 Feb 1979Queens Park Rangers0–1Southampton13,63624 Feb 1979West Bromwich Albion1–2Leeds United26,42627 Feb 1979Manchester City2–2Norwich City30,01228 Feb 1979Derby County0–1Ipswich Town15,93528 Feb 1979Manchester United2–0Queens Park Rangers36,0853 Mar 1979Aston Villa1–0Birmingham City42,4193 Mar 1979Bristol City1–2Manchester United24,7843 Mar 1979Chelsea0–0Liverpool40,5943 Mar 1979Coventry City1–3West Bromwich Albion25,7953 Mar 1979Everton2–1Queens Park Rangers24,8093 Mar 1979Ipswich Town1–1Nottingham Forest27,1983 Mar 1979Leeds United2–2Norwich City23,0383 Mar 1979Manchester City2–1Bolton Wanderers41,1273 Mar 1979Southampton2–0Arsenal25,0523 Mar 1979Tottenham Hotspur2–0Derby County28,0893 Mar 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Middlesbrough18,7826 Mar 1979Birmingham City3–1Queens Park Rangers12,6506 Mar 1979Coventry City0–0Liverpool26,6296 Mar 1979Middlesbrough1–2Everton15,9907 Mar 1979Aston Villa3–0Bolton Wanderers28,0537 Mar 1979Norwich City0–0Wolverhampton Wanderers15,42710 Mar 1979Arsenal2–0Bristol City24,40810 Mar 1979Birmingham City0–0Coventry City17,31110 Mar 1979Derby County0–1Leeds United22,80010 Mar 1979Everton1–1Nottingham Forest37,43510 Mar 1979Middlesbrough2–0Aston Villa16,56210 Mar 1979Norwich City2–0Chelsea19,07113 Mar 1979Ipswich Town1–1Coventry City16,09513 Mar 1979Liverpool1–1Everton52,35213 Mar 1979Middlesbrough3–1Derby County16,28614 Mar 1979Nottingham Forest2–1Norwich City24,04614 Mar 1979West Bromwich Albion1–0Chelsea20,42517 Mar 1979Bristol City1–1Middlesbrough12,31917 Mar 1979Chelsea1–3Queens Park Rangers25,87117 Mar 1979Coventry City2–2Bolton Wanderers15,23117 Mar 1979Ipswich Town2–0Arsenal26,40717 Mar 1979Tottenham Hotspur0–0Norwich City24,98220 Mar 1979Aston Villa3–1Queens Park Rangers24,31020 Mar 1979Coventry City4–3Manchester United26,30820 Mar 1979Liverpool2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers39,69521 Mar 1979Derby County3–0Bolton Wanderers15,22724 Mar 1979Arsenal1–1Manchester City35,01424 Mar 1979Aston Villa2–3Tottenham Hotspur35,48624 Mar 1979Bolton Wanderers2–0Southampton19,87924 Mar 1979Chelsea1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers20,50224 Mar 1979Derby County0–0Everton20,81424 Mar 1979Liverpool2–0Ipswich Town43,24324 Mar 1979Manchester United4–1Leeds United51,19124 Mar 1979Middlesbrough2–1Birmingham City15,01324 Mar 1979Norwich City3–0Bristol City14,50724 Mar 1979Nottingham Forest3–0Coventry City29,70824 Mar 1979West Bromwich Albion2–1Queens Park Rangers23,67826 Mar 1979Bolton Wanderers4–2Arsenal20,70426 Mar 1979West Bromwich Albion2–1Derby County20,01027 Mar 1979Birmingham City1–0Norwich City12,16827 Mar 1979Middlesbrough2–2Manchester United20,19027 Mar 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Manchester City19,99828 Mar 1979Aston Villa1–1Coventry City25,67028 Mar 1979Everton2–2Norwich City28,82528 Mar 1979Nottingham Forest6–0Chelsea24,51428 Mar 1979Tottenham Hotspur0–0Southampton23,57031 Mar 1979Bristol City2–1Birmingham City15,58431 Mar 1979Ipswich Town2–1Manchester City20,77331 Mar 1979Middlesbrough1–0Tottenham Hotspur19,17231 Mar 1979Nottingham Forest1–1Bolton Wanderers29,01531 Mar 1979Queens Park Rangers2–2Derby County13,98831 Mar 1979Southampton2–2Leeds United21,8053 Apr 1979Arsenal1–1Coventry City30,0913 Apr 1979Birmingham City1–1Ipswich Town12,4993 Apr 1979Bolton Wanderers3–1Everton27,2633 Apr 1979Bristol City2–0Queens Park Rangers15,6873 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers3–2Tottenham Hotspur19,8194 Apr 1979Chelsea1–1Derby County10,6824 Apr 1979Nottingham Forest4–0Aston Villa27,0564 Apr 1979West Bromwich Albion4–0Manchester City22,3147 Apr 1979Birmingham City2–2Southampton12,1257 Apr 1979Bolton Wanderers2–1Queens Park Rangers21,1197 Apr 1979Chelsea1–3Nottingham Forest29,2137 Apr 1979Coventry City1–1Aston Villa23,6907 Apr 1979Derby County0–1Bristol City17,0907 Apr 1979Leeds United1–1Ipswich Town24,1537 Apr 1979Liverpool3–0Arsenal47,2977 Apr 1979Manchester City3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers32,2987 Apr 1979Norwich City2–2Manchester United20,0777 Apr 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–2Middlesbrough21,5807 Apr 1979West Bromwich Albion1–0Everton29,56010 Apr 1979Arsenal1–0Tottenham Hotspur54,04110 Apr 1979Bristol City3–1Chelsea18,64510 Apr 1979Everton3–3Coventry City25,30210 Apr 1979Middlesbrough1–0Leeds United23,26010 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Liverpool39,69511 Apr 1979Aston Villa3–3Derby County21,88411 Apr 1979Manchester United1–2Bolton Wanderers49,61713 Apr 1979Queens Park Rangers0–0Norwich City14,65413 Apr 1979Southampton1–1West Bromwich Albion22,06314 Apr 1979Birmingham City1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20,55614 Apr 1979Bolton Wanderers0–0Middlesbrough22,62114 Apr 1979Chelsea1–2Southampton18,24314 Apr 1979Coventry City3–2Bristol City17,81214 Apr 1979Derby County1–2Nottingham Forest30,25614 Apr 1979Leeds United1–0Aston Villa24,28114 Apr 1979Liverpool2–0Manchester United46,60814 Apr 1979Manchester City0–0Everton39,71114 Apr 1979Norwich City0–1Ipswich Town25,06114 Apr 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–1Queens Park Rangers28,85314 Apr 1979West Bromwich Albion1–1Arsenal28,35316 Apr 1979Arsenal5–2Chelsea37,23216 Apr 1979Aston Villa3–1Liverpool44,02916 Apr 1979Everton1–0Bolton Wanderers31,21416 Apr 1979Ipswich Town2–1Derby County19,89916 Apr 1979Manchester United0–0Coventry City43,07516 Apr 1979Nottingham Forest0–0Leeds United37,39716 Apr 1979Southampton3–3Tottenham Hotspur22,09616 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Norwich City18,45717 Apr 1979Bristol City1–0West Bromwich Albion29,91417 Apr 1979Ipswich Town3–0Birmingham City17,67617 Apr 1979Middlesbrough2–0Manchester City19,67618 Apr 1979Nottingham Forest1–1Manchester United33,07421 Apr 1979Birmingham City0–2Nottingham Forest22,18921 Apr 1979Bolton Wanderers2–3Ipswich Town20,07321 Apr 1979Chelsea2–1Middlesbrough12,00721 Apr 1979Coventry City4–0Southampton17,75021 Apr 1979Derby County2–0Arsenal18,67421 Apr 1979Leeds United1–0Everton29,12521 Apr 1979Liverpool1–0Bristol City43,19121 Apr 1979Manchester City3–1Queens Park Rangers30,69421 Apr 1979Norwich City1–2Aston Villa15,06121 Apr 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–1Manchester United36,66521 Apr 1979West Bromwich Albion1–1Wolverhampton Wanderers32,38524 Apr 1979Birmingham City1–1West Bromwich Albion19,89724 Apr 1979Manchester City1–0Middlesbrough28,26424 Apr 1979Southampton1–1Liverpool23,18124 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Derby County19,03625 Apr 1979Aston Villa5–1Arsenal26,16825 Apr 1979Leeds United5–1Bolton Wanderers20,21825 Apr 1979Manchester United1–0Norwich City33,67828 Apr 1979Arsenal1–1Norwich City28,88528 Apr 1979Aston Villa2–1Chelsea29,21928 Apr 1979Bristol City0–0Leeds United25,38828 Apr 1979Everton1–0Birmingham City22,95828 Apr 1979Ipswich Town2–1Tottenham Hotspur28,17928 Apr 1979Manchester United0–0Derby County42,47428 Apr 1979Middlesbrough1–1West Bromwich Albion18,06328 Apr 1979Nottingham Forest0–0Liverpool41,89828 Apr 1979Queens Park Rangers5–1Coventry City10,95028 Apr 1979Southampton1–0Manchester City19,74428 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Bolton Wanderers18,22530 Apr 1979Southampton1–1Manchester United21,61630 Apr 1979Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0Nottingham Forest23,6161 May 1979Bolton Wanderers1–4Liverpool35,2001 May 1979Everton0–2West Bromwich Albion30,0381 May 1979Manchester City3–1Birmingham City27,3662 May 1979Aston Villa2–2Ipswich Town26,6362 May 1979Nottingham Forest1–0Southampton20,3884 May 1979Leeds United4–3Queens Park Rangers20,1215 May 1979Birmingham City0–0Arsenal14,0155 May 1979Bolton Wanderers0–0Aston Villa17,3945 May 1979Chelsea2–3Ipswich Town15,4625 May 1979Coventry City3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers21,8255 May 1979Derby County0–3Middlesbrough18,1515 May 1979Liverpool2–0Southampton46,6875 May 1979Manchester City2–0Bristol City29,7395 May 1979Norwich City1–1Nottingham Forest17,6515 May 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–1Everton26,0775 May 1979West Bromwich Albion1–0Manchester United27,8627 May 1979Manchester United3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers39,4027 May 1979Queens Park Rangers1–3Birmingham City9,6008 May 1979Bolton Wanderers1–3Tottenham Hotspur17,8798 May 1979Liverpool3–0Aston Villa50,5708 May 1979West Bromwich Albion1–0Southampton17,5269 May 1979Nottingham Forest3–1Manchester City21,10411 May 1979Aston Villa0–1West Bromwich Albion35,99111 May 1979Middlesbrough0–1Liverpool32,24411 May 1979Queens Park Rangers0–4Ipswich Town9,81914 May 1979Chelsea1–1Arsenal28,38614 May 1979Tottenham Hotspur1–0West Bromwich Albion24,78915 May 1979Leeds United1–2Nottingham Forest33,54415 May 1979Manchester City2–3Aston Villa30,02816 May 1979Manchester United1–1Chelsea38,11917 May 1979Leeds United0–3Liverpool41,23418 May 1979West Bromwich Albion0–1Nottingham Forest28,246