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
2nd  Liverpool 42 24 9 9 65 34 +31 57 Runners Up
3rd  Everton 42 22 11 9 76 45 +31 55 -
4th  Manchester City 42 20 12 10 74 51 +23 52 -
5th  Arsenal 42 21 10 11 60 37 +23 52 -
6th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 14 10 62 53 +9 50 -
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

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14th  Middlesbrough 42 12 15 15 42 54 -12 39

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15th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 12 18 51 64 -13 36

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16th  Chelsea 42 11 14 17 46 69 -23 36

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17th  Bristol City 42 11 13 18 49 53 -4 35

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18th  Ipswich Town 42 11 13 18 47 61 -14 35

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19th  Queens Park Rangers 42 9 15 18 47 64 -17 33

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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

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End of Season Notes
  ♦ Nottingham Forest finished as Football League First Division Champions
  ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼West Ham United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Newcastle United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Leicester City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Southampton were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Tottenham Hotspur were Promoted from the Football League Second Division