English First Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 27th March 1979
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 11 | 48 | 52 |
| 2 | Everton | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 43 | 16 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 27 | 42 | 30 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 32 | 39 | 18 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 16 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 37 | 16 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 34 | -1 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 55 | 33 | -14 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 33 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 32 | -2 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 32 | -11 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 10 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 1 |
| 13 | Southampton | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 0 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 33 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 29 | -7 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 30 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 4 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 2 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 25 | -14 |
| 18 | Derby County | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 53 | 25 | -19 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 23 | -24 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 20 | -20 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 31 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 47 | 15 | -20 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 31 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64 | 15 | -33 |



