English First Division 1978/1979
Historical league standings at 4th April 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 44 | 34 |
| 3 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 44 | 14 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 42 | 26 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 18 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 16 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 57 | 35 | -14 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 34 | -1 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 2 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 48 | 33 | -2 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 33 | -4 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 49 | 33 | -13 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 6 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 0 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 30 | 3 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 28 | -1 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 56 | 28 | -12 |
| 18 | Derby County | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 27 | -19 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 25 | -23 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 21 | -22 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 50 | 16 | -21 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 33 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 71 | 16 | -39 |



