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