English First Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 2nd September 1978
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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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -1 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| 12 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -3 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -3 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| 18 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -5 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | -10 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | -6 |
