Football League First Division 1978/1979

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Liverpool FC	42	30	8	4	85 - 16	68	+69	Champion (European Cup)
2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61 - 26	60	+35	European Cup (last winner)
3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72 - 35	59	+37	UEFA Cup
4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52 - 40	51	+12	UEFA Cup
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70 - 52	50	+18	UEFA Cup
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63 - 49	49	+14	UEFA Cup
7	Arsenal London	42	17	14	11	61 - 48	48	+13	Cup Winner Cup (cup winner)
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59 - 49	46	+10
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60 - 63	45	-3
10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58 - 68	44	-10
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48 - 61	41	-13
12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57 - 50	40	+7
13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47 - 51	40	-4
14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47 - 53	40	-6
15	Manchester City FC	42	13	13	16	58 - 56	39	+2
16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51 - 57	37	-6
17	Bolton Wanderers FC	42	12	11	19	54 - 75	35	-21
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	42	13	8	21	44 - 68	34	-24
19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44 - 71	31	-27
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45 - 73	25	-28	Relegated
21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37 - 64	22	-27	Relegated
22	Chelsea FC	42	5	10	27	44 - 92	20	-48	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Football League First Division 1978/1979: final table of First division