SEASON: 1978-79
- 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)
- Competitive Games:
- 63
- Competitive Goals:
- 111
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 60 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 71.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup
Charity Shield
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Testimonial
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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 |
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Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions and
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the positions.
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 (1978-79)
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | 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 | 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 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 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 | 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 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 48 | 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 | 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 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 22 | Chelsea | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 92 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 | -48 | 20 | 6-0 | 3-1 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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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 | Scorers |
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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 (?) | ||
Tue Jan 30, 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 | Scorers |
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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 | Scorers |
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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 | Scorers |
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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 | Scorers |
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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 | Scorers |
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Tue Dec 05, 1978 | Dynamo Zagreb | Yugoslavia | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Birtles (?, ?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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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 (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (2) | Out (6) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Jul 31, 1975 | Gary Mills | Bought | Chris Woods | Sold | £250,000 | Feb 24, 1979 | Trevor Francis | Bought | £1,000,000 | Frank Clark | Retired | Steve Elliott | Sold | Aug 19, 1978 | Peter Withe | Sold | £175,000 | Apr 11, 1979 | Archie Gemmill | Sold | Sep 01, 1979 | Stephen Burke | Sold | £125,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |