Final First Division 1978/1979 league table
Season completed Friday, 18th May 1979 (click column headings to re-sort)
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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 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 16 | 68 | +69 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 60 | +35 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 35 | 59 | +37 |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 51 | +12 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 50 | +18 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 49 | +14 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 48 | 48 | +13 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 59 | 49 | 46 | +10 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 45 | -3 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 68 | 44 | -10 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 61 | 41 | -13 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 50 | 40 | +7 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 40 | -4 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 53 | 40 | -6 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 39 | +2 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 51 | 57 | 37 | -6 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 75 | 35 | -21 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 68 | 34 | -24 |
| 19 | Derby County | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | 31 | -27 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 73 | 25 | -28 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 64 | 22 | -27 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 92 | 20 | -48 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
