Football League Second Division  1978/79

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1st  Crystal Palace 42 19 19 4 51 24 57 ▲Champions
2nd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 23 10 9 72 39 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Stoke City 42 20 16 6 58 31 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Sunderland 42 22 11 9 70 44 55 -
5th  West Ham United 42 18 14 10 70 39 50 -
6th  Notts County 42 14 16 12 48 60 44 -
7th  Preston North End 42 12 18 12 59 57 42 -
8th  Newcastle United 42 17 8 17 51 55 42 -
9th  Cardiff City 42 16 10 16 56 70 42 -
10th  Fulham 42 13 15 14 50 47 41 -
11th  Orient 42 15 10 17 51 51 40 -
12th  Cambridge United 42 12 16 14 44 52 40 -
13th  Burnley 42 14 12 16 51 62 40

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14th  Oldham Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 61 39

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15th  Wrexham 42 12 14 16 45 42 38

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16th  Bristol Rovers 42 14 10 18 48 60 38

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17th  Leicester City 42 10 17 15 43 52 37

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18th  Luton Town 42 13 10 19 60 57 36 -
19th  Charlton Athletic 42 11 13 18 60 69 35 -
20th  Sheffield United 42 11 12 19 52 69 34 ▼Relegated
21st  Millwall 42 11 10 21 42 61 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Blackburn Rovers 42 10 10 22 41 72 30 ▼Relegated

 

End of Season Notes
 ▼Queens Park Rangers were Relegated from the First Division
 ▼Birmingham City were Relegated from the First Division
 ▼Chelsea were Relegated from the First Division
 ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted to the First Division
 ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted to the First Division
 ▲Stoke City were Promoted to the First Division
 ▼Sheffield United were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▼Millwall were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▼Blackburn Rovers were Relegated to the Third Division
 ▲Shrewsbury Town were Promoted from the Third Division
 ▲Watford were Promoted from the Third Division
 ▲Swansea City were Promoted from the Third Division