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SEASON: 1978-79

Prev Season: 1977-78
Next Season: 1979-80

DIVISION:: English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):: Brian Clough
FA Cup:: 5th Round (Arsenal (H) 0-1)
League Cup:: Winners (Southampton (Wembley) 3-2)
Player Of The Year:: Garry Birtles

Top Goalscorer:: Garry Birtles (26 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	17 times	11 times	13 times	3 times	4 times
Conceded	28 times	6 times	1 time
Won By	15 times	14 times	2 times	2 times	3 times
Lost By	3 times	1 time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 41,898
Lowest League Attendance:: 20,388
Average League Attendance:: 30,406
Highest Cup Attendance:: 40,804
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 13,793

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 28
Red cards:: 0
Yellow cards:: 8
Penalties scored:: 1
Penalties conceded:: 1
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

END OF SEASON TABLE

DIVISION ONE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Liverpool	42	30	8	4	85	16	19	2	0	51	4	11	6	4	34	12	69	68	European Cup First Round	0-0	0-2
2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	11	10	0	34	10	10	8	3	27	16	35	60	European Cup First Round
3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	13	5	3	38	15	11	6	4	34	20	37	59	UEFA Cup First Round	0-0	1-0
4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	12	7	2	32	17	5	10	6	20	23	12	51	UEFA Cup First Round	0-0	1-1
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	11	4	6	41	25	7	10	4	29	27	18	50	UEFA Cup First Round	0-0	2-1
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	11	4	6	34	21	9	5	7	29	28	14	49	UEFA Cup First Round	1-0	1-1
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	11	8	2	37	18	6	6	9	24	30	13	48	Cup Winners Cup First Round	2-1	1-2
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	8	9	4	37	26	7	7	7	22	23	10	46		4-0	2-1
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	9	7	5	29	25	6	8	7	31	38	-3	45		1-1	1-1
10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	11	7	3	41	29	3	9	9	17	39	-10	44		3-0	0-0
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	7	8	6	19	25	6	7	8	29	36	-13	41		1-1	3-1
12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	10	5	6	33	21	5	5	11	24	29	7	40		2-2	3-1
13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	11	6	4	34	19	4	4	13	13	32	-4	40		2-0	3-1
14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	9	10	2	35	20	3	6	12	12	33	-6	40		1-0	0-0
15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	9	5	7	34	28	4	8	9	24	28	2	39		3-1	0-0
16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	7	10	4	29	19	0	13	8	22	38	-6	37		2-1	1-1
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	10	5	6	36	28	2	6	13	18	47	-21	35		1-1	1-0
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	10	4	7	26	26	3	4	14	18	42	-24	34		3-1	0-1
19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	8	5	8	25	25	2	6	13	19	46	-27	31		1-1	2-1
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	4	9	8	24	33	2	4	15	21	40	-28	25	Relegated	0-0	0-0
21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	5	9	7	24	25	1	1	19	13	39	-27	22	Relegated	1-0	2-0
22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	3	5	13	23	42	2	5	14	21	50	-48	20	Relegated	6-0	3-1

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GAMES

League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Notes
1	Sat Aug 19, 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-1	Draw	41,223	11	O'Neill (12)
2	Tue Aug 22, 1978	Coventry City	A	0-0	Draw	28,622	12
3	Sat Aug 26, 1978	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-0	Draw	17,971	10
4	Sat Sep 02, 1978	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-0	Draw	-	10
5	Sat Sep 09, 1978	Arsenal	H	2-1	Win	28,124	6	Bowyer (?), Robertson (?)
6	Sat Sep 16, 1978	Manchester United	A	1-1	Draw	53,039	9	Bowyer (?)
7	Sat Sep 23, 1978	Middlesbrough	H	2-2	Draw	26,287	8	O'Neill (?), Birtles (?)
8	Sat Sep 30, 1978	Aston Villa	A	2-1	Win	36,735	6	Woodcock (?), Robertson (?)
9	Sat Oct 07, 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-1	Win	-	4	O'Neill (?), Birtles (?, ?)
10	Sat Oct 14, 1978	Bristol City	A	3-1	Win	-	3	Birtles (?), Robertson (?, ?)
11	Sat Oct 21, 1978	Ipswich Town	H	1-0	Win	-	3	O'Neill (?)
12	Sat Oct 28, 1978	Southampton	A	0-0	Draw	38,069	3
13	Sat Nov 04, 1978	Everton	H	0-0	Draw	35,515	4
14	Sat Nov 11, 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3-1	Win	50,541	4	Anderson (?), Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
15	Sat Nov 18, 1978	Queens Park Rangers	H	0-0	Draw	28,032	4
16	Sat Nov 25, 1978	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-0	Win	-	4	Robertson (?)
17	Sat Dec 09, 1978	Liverpool	A	0-2	Loss	51,469	5
18	Sat Dec 16, 1978	Birmingham City	H	1-0	Win	-	5	Gemmill (?)
19	Sat Dec 23, 1978	Manchester City	A	0-0	Draw	-	5
20	Tue Dec 26, 1978	Derby County	H	1-1	Draw	34,256	5	Woodcock (?)
21	Sat Jan 13, 1979	Arsenal	A	1-2	Loss	52,158	6	Robertson (37)
22	Sat Feb 03, 1979	Middlesbrough	A	3-1	Win	21,330	6	Birtles (?, ?), Robertson (?)
23	Sat Feb 24, 1979	Bristol City	H	2-0	Win	-	6	Needham (?), Birtles (?)
24	Sat Mar 03, 1979	Ipswich Town	A	1-1	Draw	-	6	Birtles (?)
25	Sat Mar 10, 1979	Everton	A	1-1	Draw	37,745	6	Barrett (?)
26	Wed Mar 14, 1979	Norwich City	H	2-1	Win	-	6	Woodcock (?, ?)
27	Sat Mar 24, 1979	Coventry City	H	3-0	Win	24,514	6	Needham (?), Birtles (?), Woodcock (?)
28	Wed Mar 28, 1979	Chelsea	H	6-0	Win	24,514	4	O'Neill (?, ?, ?), Birtles (?), Woodcock (?, ?)
29	Sat Mar 31, 1979	Bolton Wanderers	H	1-1	Draw	-	4	Francis (?)
30	Wed Apr 04, 1979	Aston Villa	H	4-0	Win	27,056	4	O'Neill (?), Francis (?), Woodcock (?), Evans (? OG)
31	Sat Apr 07, 1979	Chelsea	A	3-1	Win	29,213	3	O'Neill (?), Francis (?), Bowyer (?)
32	Sat Apr 14, 1979	Derby County	A	2-1	Win	30,156	3	O'Neill (?), Birtles (?)
33	Mon Apr 16, 1979	Leeds United	H	0-0	Draw	-	4
34	Wed Apr 18, 1979	Manchester United	H	1-1	Draw	33,074	3	Francis (?)
35	Sat Apr 21, 1979	Birmingham City	A	2-0	Win	-	2	Birtles (?), Robertson (?)
36	Sat Apr 28, 1979	Liverpool	H	0-0	Draw	41,898	3
37	Mon Apr 30, 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1	Loss	-	3
38	Wed May 02, 1979	Southampton	H	1-0	Win	20,388	3	Francis (?)
39	Sat May 05, 1979	Norwich City	A	1-1	Draw	-	3	Woodcock (?)
40	Wed May 09, 1979	Manchester City	H	3-1	Win	-	3	Birtles (?), Woodcock (?), Bowyer (?)
41	Tue May 15, 1979	Leeds United	A	2-1	Win	-	3	Mills (?), Hawley (? OG)
42	Fri May 18, 1979	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-0	Win	-	2	Francis (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Wed Jan 10, 1979	Aston Villa	3	H	2-0	Win	29,550	Needham (?), Woodcock (?)
Sat Jan 27, 1979	York City	4	H	3-1	Win	-	Lloyd (?), O'Neill (?), McGovern (?)
Mon Feb 26, 1979	Arsenal	5	H	0-1	Loss	35,906

League Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Tue Aug 29, 1978	Oldham Athletic	2				A	0-0	Draw	-
Wed Sep 06, 1978	Oldham Athletic	2		Y	1	H	4-2	Win	13,793	Needham (?), Burns (?), Woodcock (?), Robertson (?)
Wed Oct 04, 1978	Oxford United	3				A	5-0	Win	-	Anderson (?), O'Neill (?), Birtles (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?)
Tue Nov 07, 1978	Everton	4				A	3-2	Win	48,503	Anderson (?), Lloyd (?), Woodcock (?)
Wed Dec 13, 1978	Brighton and Hove Albion	Quarter				H	3-1	Win	-	Birtles (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?)
Wed Jan 17, 1979	Watford	Semi	1			H	3-1	Win	-	Birtles (?, ?), Robertson (?)
Wed Jan 31, 1979	Watford	Semi	2			A	0-0	Draw	-
Sat Mar 17, 1979	Southampton	Final				N	3-2	Win	96,952	Birtles (51, 79), Woodcock (83)

European Cup

Date	Opponent	Country	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Wed Sep 13, 1978	Liverpool	England	1	1	H	2-0	Win	38,316	Birtles (26), Barrett (87)
Wed Sep 27, 1978	Liverpool	England	1	2	A	0-0	Draw	51,679
Wed Oct 18, 1978	AEK Athens	Greece	2	1	A	2-1	Win	35,000	McGovern (10), Birtles (45)
Wed Nov 01, 1978	AEK Athens	Greece	2	2	H	5-1	Win	38,069	Needham (8), Woodcock (36), Anderson (40), Birtles (66, 72)
Wed Mar 07, 1979	Grasshoppers Zurich	Switzerland	Quarter	1	H	4-1	Win	31,949	Birtles (31), Robertson (47 pen), Gemmill (87), Lloyd (89)
Wed Mar 21, 1979	Grasshoppers Zurich	Switzerland	Quarter	2	A	1-1	Draw	17,800	O'Neill (38)
Wed Apr 11, 1979	Cologne	Germany	Semi	1	H	3-3	Draw	40,804	Birtles (28), Bowyer (53), Robertson (63)
Wed Apr 25, 1979	Cologne	Germany	Semi	2	A	1-0	Win	62,000	Bowyer (65)
Wed May 30, 1979	Malmo FF	Sweden	Final		N	1-0	Win	65,000	Francis (45)

Charity Shield

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Sat Aug 12, 1978	Ipswich Town	Final	N	5-0	Win	68,000	O'Neill (10, 75), Withe (27), Lloyd (46), Robertson (87)

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Tue Sep 19, 1978	Mansfield Town	Final	H	4-1	Win	-	Burke (?), Robertson (?), McGovern (?), Barrett (?)
Wed May 23, 1979	Mansfield Town	Final	H	3-1	Win	-	Lloyd (?), Francis (?), Robertson (?)

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Tue Jul 25, 1978	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	A	2-3	Loss	33,000	O'Neill (?), Withe (?)
Thu Jul 27, 1978	Dynamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	A	1-1	Draw	35,000	Needham (?)
Sun Jul 30, 1978	NK Osijek	Croatia	A	1-1	Draw	15,000	Bowyer (?)
Wed Aug 02, 1978	AEK Athens	Greece	A	1-1	Draw	30,000	Woodcock (?)
Mon Aug 14, 1978	Celta Vigo	Spain	A	1-1	Draw	13,000	Withe (90)
Wed Aug 16, 1978	FC Porto	Portugal	A	0-1	Loss	25,000

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Tue Dec 05, 1978	Dynamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	A	2-1	Win	-	Birtles (?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Notes
Mon Sep 04, 1978	Mansfield Town	England	A	6-1	Win	7,051	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Mon Feb 19, 1979	Exeter City	England	A	5-1	Win	9,479	Anderson (?), Birtles (?), Woodcock (?, ?), Bowyer (?)
Wed Feb 21, 1979	West Bromwich Albion	England	A	0-0	Draw	3,500
Fri May 11, 1979	Southampton	England	A	4-1	Win	14,693	Bowyer (?, ?), Birtles (?), Mills (?)

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Chris Woods										1
GK		Peter Shilton	63	36	23	4
D		Larry Lloyd	56	34	18	4	4	1		1
D		Viv Anderson	59	34	21	4	4	3
M		Brynn Gunn	1	1								1
M		Colin Barrett	18	7	11		2			1
M		Frank Clark	32	21	8	3				2	1
M		Kenny Burns	37	21	15	1	1	2		1
M		Stephen Burke
M		Steve Elliott	6	1	4	1
F		Archie Gemmill	41	22	16	3	2	1		2		1
F		David Needham	38	21	14	3	5				4	1
F		Garry Birtles	53	32	17	4	26			1
F		Gary Mills	6	5	1		1			1	2
F		Ian Bowyer	43	27	14	2	6				3	1
F		John McGovern	55	30	21	4	4			1
F		John O'Hare	15	9	5	1					4	1
F		John Robertson	63	36	23	4	16
F		Martin O'Neill	42	23	17	2	15	1		3		1
F		Peter Withe	2	1	1		1
F		Tony Woodcock	57	33	21	3	15			2
F		Trevor Francis	21	13	7	1	7				1

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
26	Garry Birtles	53
16	John Robertson	63
15	Martin O'Neill	42
15	Tony Woodcock	57
7	Trevor Francis	21
6	Ian Bowyer	43
5	David Needham	38
4	John McGovern	55
4	Larry Lloyd	56
4	Viv Anderson	59
2	Archie Gemmill	41
2	Colin Barrett	18
1	Gary Mills	6
1	Kenny Burns	37
1	Peter Withe	2

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season

1978-79

Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Aston Villa	Sat Sep 30, 1978	A	2-1	Wed Apr 04, 1979	H	4-0
Birmingham City	Sat Dec 16, 1978	H	1-0	Sat Apr 21, 1979	A	2-0
Bristol City	Sat Oct 14, 1978	A	3-1	Sat Feb 24, 1979	H	2-0
Chelsea	Wed Mar 28, 1979	H	6-0	Sat Apr 07, 1979	A	3-1