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| 02/12/1978 | Arsenal FC | - | Liverpool FC | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| Bristol City | - | Derby County | 1:0 (0:0) | |||
| Ipswich Town | - | Leeds United | 2:3 (1:2) | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:3 (0:3) | |||
| Southampton FC | - | Birmingham City | 1:0 (0:0) | |||
| 27/03/1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Manchester City | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 28/03/1979 | Aston Villa | - | Coventry City | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| Nottingham Forest | - | Chelsea FC | 6:0 (1:0) | |||
| 31/03/1979 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Tottenham Hotspur | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 25/04/1979 | Manchester United | - | Norwich City | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 01/05/1979 | Everton FC | - | West Bromwich Albion | 0:2 (0:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Liverpool FC | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42:8 | 34 | 29:7 |
| 2 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 26:9 | 17 | 27:9 |
| 3 |
|
Everton FC | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 24:12 | 12 | 27:9 |
| 4 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33:15 | 18 | 25:11 |
| 5 |
|
Arsenal FC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30:18 | 12 | 24:12 |
| 6 |
|
Manchester United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25:27 | -2 | 22:14 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25:24 | 1 | 21:15 |
| 8 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21:27 | -6 | 20:16 |
| 9 |
|
Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33:24 | 9 | 19:17 |
| 10 |
|
Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23:17 | 6 | 19:17 |
| 11 |
|
Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27:23 | 4 | 18:18 |
| 12 |
|
Bristol City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21:21 | 0 | 18:18 |
| 13 |
|
Derby County | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24:34 | -10 | 17:19 |
| 14 |
|
Norwich City | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 30:31 | -1 | 16:20 |
| 15 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22:23 | -1 | 15:21 |
| 16 |
|
Southampton FC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19:27 | -8 | 15:21 |
| 17 |
|
Ipswich Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20:27 | -7 | 14:22 |
| 18 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14:24 | -10 | 12:24 |
| 19 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22:36 | -14 | 12:24 |
| 20 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14:33 | -19 | 10:26 |
| 21 |
|
Birmingham City | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17:30 | -13 | 8:28 |
| 22 |
|
Chelsea FC | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19:41 | -22 | 8:28 |
