English League Tables

1976/77 Tables 1977/78 Tables 1978/79 Tables

Football League First Division  1977/78

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Nottingham Forest 42 25 14 3 69 24 +45 64 Champions EC
2nd  Liverpool 42 24 9 9 65 34 +31 57 Runners Up EC
3rd  Everton 42 22 11 9 76 45 +31 55 UC
4th  Manchester City 42 20 12 10 74 51 +23 52 UC
5th  Arsenal 42 21 10 11 60 37 +23 52 UC
6th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 62 53 +9 50 UC
7th  Coventry City 42 18 12 12 75 62 +13 48 -
8th  Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 57 42 +15 46 -
9th  Leeds United 42 18 10 14 63 53 +10 46 -
10th  Manchester United 42 16 10 16 67 63 +4 42 -
11th  Birmingham City 42 16 9 17 55 60 -5 41 -
12th  Derby County 42 14 13 15 54 59 -5 41 -
13th  Norwich City 42 11 18 13 52 66 -14 40 -
14th  Middlesbrough 42 12 15 15 42 54 -12 39 -
15th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 12 18 51 54 -13 36 -
16th  Chelsea 42 11 14 17 46 69 -23 36 -
17th  Bristol City 42 11 13 18 49 53 -4 35 -
18th  Ipswich Town 42 11 13 18 47 61 -14 35 ECWC
19th  Queens Park Rangers 42 9 15 18 47 64 -17 33 -
20th  West Ham United 42 12 8 22 52 69 -17 32 ▼Relegated
21st  Newcastle United 42 6 10 26 42 78 -36 22 ▼Relegated
22nd  Leicester City 42 5 12 25 26 70 -44 22 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1977/78

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Bolton Wanderers 42 24 10 8 63 33 +30 58 ▲Champions
2nd  Southampton 42 22 13 7 70 39 +31 57 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 16 6 83 49 +34 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 22 12 8 63 38 +25 56 -
5th  Blackburn Rovers 42 16 13 13 56 60 -4 45 -
6th  Sunderland 42 14 16 12 67 59 +8 44 -
7th  Stoke City 42 16 10 16 53 49 +4 42 -
8th  Oldham Athletic 42 13 16 13 54 58 -4 42 -
9th  Crystal Palace 42 13 15 14 50 47 +3 41 -
10th  Fulham 42 14 13 15 49 49 0 41 -
11th  Burnley 42 15 10 17 56 64 -8 40 -
12th  Sheffield United 42 16 8 18 62 73 -11 40 -
13th  Luton Town 42 14 10 18 54 52 +2 38 -
14th  Orient 42 10 18 14 43 49 -6 38 -
15th  Notts County 42 11 16 15 54 62 -8 38 -
16th  Millwall 42 12 14 16 49 57 -8 38 -
17th  Charlton Athletic 42 13 12 17 55 68 -13 38 -
18th  Bristol Rovers 42 13 12 17 61 77 -16 38 -
19th  Cardiff City 42 13 12 17 51 71 -20 38 -
20th  Blackpool 42 12 13 17 59 60 -1 37 ▼Relegated
21st  Mansfield Town 42 10 11 21 49 69 -20 31 ▼Relegated
22nd  Hull City 42 8 12 22 34 52 -18 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1977/78

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Wrexham 46 23 15 8 78 45 +33 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Cambridge United 46 23 12 11 72 51 +21 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Preston North End 46 20 16 10 63 38 +25 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Peterborough United 46 20 16 10 47 33 +14 56 -
5th  Chester 46 16 22 8 59 56 +3 54 -
6th  Walsall 46 18 17 11 61 50 +11 53 -
7th  Gillingham 46 15 20 11 67 60 +7 50 -
8th  Colchester United 46 15 18 13 55 44 +11 48 -
9th  Chesterfield 46 17 14 15 58 49 +9 48 -
10th  Swindon Town 46 16 16 14 67 60 +7 48 -
11th  Shrewsbury Town 46 16 15 15 63 57 +6 47 -
12th  Tranmere Rovers 46 16 15 15 57 52 +5 47 -
13th  Carlisle United 46 14 19 13 59 59 0 47 -
14th  Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 16 15 50 52 -2 46 -
15th  Bury 46 13 19 14 62 56 +6 45 -
16th  Lincoln City 46 15 15 16 53 61 -8 45 -
17th  Exeter City 46 15 14 17 49 59 -10 44 -
18th  Oxford United 46 13 14 19 64 67 -3 40 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 46 11 17 18 61 68 -7 39 -
20th  Rotherham United 46 13 13 20 51 68 -17 39 -
21st  Port Vale 46 8 20 18 46 67 -21 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bradford City 46 12 10 24 56 86 -30 34 ▼Relegated
23rd  Hereford United 46 9 14 23 34 60 -26 32 ▼Relegated
24th  Portsmouth 46 7 17 22 41 75 -34 31 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1977/78

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Watford 46 30 11 5 85 38 +47 71 ▲Champions
2nd  Southend United 46 25 10 11 66 39 +27 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Swansea City 46 23 10 13 87 47 +40 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Brentford 46 21 14 11 86 54 +32 56 ▲Promoted
5th  Aldershot 46 19 16 11 67 47 +20 54 -
6th  Grimsby Town 46 21 11 14 57 51 +6 53 -
7th  Barnsley 46 18 14 14 61 49 +12 50 -
8th  Reading 46 18 14 14 55 52 +3 50 -
9th  Torquay United 46 16 15 15 57 56 +1 47 -
10th  Northampton Town 46 17 13 16 63 68 -5 47 -
11th  Huddersfield Town 46 15 15 16 63 55 +8 45 -
12th  Doncaster Rovers 46 14 17 15 52 65 -13 45 -
13th  Wimbledon 46 14 16 16 66 67 -1 44 -
14th  Scunthorpe United 46 14 16 16 50 55 -5 44 -
15th  Crewe Alexandra 46 15 14 17 50 69 -19 44 -
16th  Newport County 46 16 11 19 65 73 -8 43 -
17th  AFC Bournemouth 46 14 15 17 41 51 -10 43 -
18th  Stockport County 46 16 10 20 56 56 0 42 -
19th  Darlington 46 14 13 19 52 59 -7 41 -
20th  Halifax Town 46 10 21 15 52 62 -10 41 -
21st  Hartlepool United 46 15 7 24 51 84 -33 37 Re-Elected
22nd  York City 46 12 12 22 50 69 -19 36 Re-Elected
23rd  Southport 46 6 19 21 52 76 -24 31 Not Re-Elected
24th  Rochdale 46 8 8 30 43 85 -42 24 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Bath City and Wigan Athletic for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
49 York City Re Elected to the League
39 Rochdale Re Elected to the League
33 Hartlepool United Re Elected to the League
26 Southport Went to a 2nd Ballot
26 Wigan Athletic Went to a 2nd Ballot
23 Bath City Not Elected to the League

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Election for League Membership - 2nd Ballot

Votes Club End Result
29 Wigan Athletic Elected to the League
20 Southport Not Re Elected to the League

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