Football League First Division 1977/1978

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD		Result
1	Nottingham Forest	42	25	14	3	69 - 24	64	+45	¹⁾	Champion (European Cup)
2	Liverpool FC	42	24	9	9	65 - 34	57	+31		European Cup (last winner)
3	Everton	42	22	11	9	76 - 45	55	+31		UEFA Cup
4	Manchester City FC	42	20	12	10	74 - 51	52	+23		UEFA Cup
5	Arsenal London	42	21	10	11	60 - 37	52	+23		UEFA Cup
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	14	10	62 - 53	50	+9		UEFA Cup
7	Coventry City	42	18	12	12	75 - 62	48	+13
8	Aston Villa	42	18	10	14	57 - 42	46	+15
9	Leeds United	42	18	10	14	63 - 53	46	+10
10	Manchester United	42	16	10	16	67 - 63	42	+4
11	Birmingham City	42	16	9	17	55 - 60	41	-5
12	Derby County	42	14	13	15	54 - 59	41	-5
13	Norwich City	42	11	18	13	52 - 66	40	-14
14	Middlesbrough	42	12	15	15	42 - 54	39	-12
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	42	12	12	18	51 - 64	36	-13
16	Chelsea FC	42	11	14	17	46 - 69	36	-23
17	Bristol City	42	11	13	18	49 - 53	35	-4
18	Ipswich Town	42	11	13	18	47 - 61	35	-14		Cup Winner Cup (cup winner)
19	Queens Park Rangers	42	9	15	18	47 - 64	33	-17
20	West Ham United	42	12	8	22	52 - 69	32	-17		Relegated
21	Newcastle United	42	6	10	26	42 - 78	22	-36		Relegated
22	Leicester City	42	5	12	25	26 - 70	22	-44		Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
Notes: ¹⁾ Winner of League Cup							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Football League First Division 1977/1978: final table of First division