League First Division

1978/79

Game Week 39Fri, 18 May 1979

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	42	30	8	4	85	16	+69	68	68
2	Nottingh..Nottingham Forest	42	42	21	18	3	61	26	+35	60	60
3	West Bro..West Bromwich Albion	42	42	24	11	7	72	35	+37	59	59
4	EvertonEverton	42	42	17	17	8	52	40	+12	51	51
5	Leeds Un..Leeds United	42	42	18	14	10	70	52	+18	50	50
6	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	42	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49	49
7	ArsenalArsenal	42	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48	48
8	Aston Vi..Aston Villa	42	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46	46
9	Manchest..Manchester United	42	42	15	15	12	60	63	-3	45	45
10	Coventry..Coventry City	42	42	14	16	12	58	68	-10	44	44
11	Tottenha..Tottenham Hotspur	42	42	13	15	14	48	61	-13	41	41
12	Middlesb..Middlesbrough	42	42	15	10	17	57	50	+7	40	40
13	Bristol ..Bristol City	42	42	15	10	17	47	51	-4	40	40
14	Southamp..Southampton	42	42	12	16	14	47	53	-6	40	40
15	Manchest..Manchester City	42	42	13	13	16	58	56	+2	39	39
16	Norwich ..Norwich City	42	42	7	23	12	51	57	-6	37	37
17	Bolton W..Bolton Wanderers	42	42	12	11	19	54	75	-21	35	35
18	Wolverha..Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	42	13	8	21	44	68	-24	34	34
19	Derby Co..Derby County	42	42	10	11	21	44	71	-27	31	31
20	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	42	42	6	13	23	45	73	-28	25	25
21	Birmingh..Birmingham City	42	42	6	10	26	37	64	-27	22	22
22	ChelseaChelsea	42	42	5	10	27	44	92	-48	20	20

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal difference only — Points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then team name.

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