Season

1977-78

Manchester UnitedDave Sexton

10thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.1
goal difference
1.6 scored · 1.5 conceded
52
Played
37%
Win rate

Season in brief

10th of 22 in the First Division, down from 6th the year before. Gordon Hill led the scoring with 19 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 85 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Nottingham Forest42P · 25W 14D 3L · GD +4564
  3. 8Aston Villa42P · 18W 10D 14L · GD +1546
  4. 9Leeds United42P · 18W 10D 14L · GD +1046
  5. 10Manchester United42P · 16W 10D 16L · GD +442
  6. 11Birmingham City42P · 16W 9D 17L · GD -541
  7. 12Derby County42P · 14W 13D 15L · GD -541
  9. 21Newcastle United42P · 6W 10D 26L · GD -3622
  10. 22Leicester City42P · 5W 12D 25L · GD -4422

Slice: the final First Division table for 1977-78, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

52 matches
13 Aug 1977 n Liverpool: 0–020 Aug 1977 @ Birmingham City: 4–124 Aug 1977 v Coventry City: 2–127 Aug 1977 v Ipswich Town: 0–030 Aug 1977 @ Arsenal: 2–33 Sep 1977 @ Derby County: 1–010 Sep 1977 @ Manchester City: 1–314 Sep 1977 @ AS Saint-Étienne: 1–117 Sep 1977 v Chelsea: 0–124 Sep 1977 @ Leeds United: 1–11 Oct 1977 v Liverpool: 2–05 Oct 1977 v AS Saint-Étienne: 2–08 Oct 1977 @ Middlesbrough: 1–215 Oct 1977 v Newcastle United: 3–219 Oct 1977 @ F.C. Porto: 0–422 Oct 1977 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–429 Oct 1977 @ Aston Villa: 1–22 Nov 1977 v F.C. Porto: 5–25 Nov 1977 v Arsenal: 1–212 Nov 1977 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–219 Nov 1977 v Norwich City: 1–026 Nov 1977 @ Queens Park Rangers: 2–23 Dec 1977 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–110 Dec 1977 @ West Ham United: 1–217 Dec 1977 v Nottingham Forest: 0–426 Dec 1977 @ Everton: 6–227 Dec 1977 v Leicester City: 3–131 Dec 1977 @ Coventry City: 0–32 Jan 1978 v Birmingham City: 1–27 Jan 1978 @ Carlisle United: 1–111 Jan 1978 v Carlisle United: 4–214 Jan 1978 @ Ipswich Town: 2–121 Jan 1978 v Derby County: 4–028 Jan 1978 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–11 Feb 1978 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–38 Feb 1978 v Bristol City: 1–111 Feb 1978 @ Chelsea: 2–225 Feb 1978 @ Liverpool: 1–31 Mar 1978 v Leeds United: 0–14 Mar 1978 v Middlesbrough: 0–011 Mar 1978 @ Newcastle United: 2–215 Mar 1978 v Manchester City: 2–218 Mar 1978 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–125 Mar 1978 @ Leicester City: 3–227 Mar 1978 v Everton: 1–229 Mar 1978 v Aston Villa: 1–11 Apr 1978 @ Arsenal: 1–38 Apr 1978 v Queens Park Rangers: 3–115 Apr 1978 @ Norwich City: 3–122 Apr 1978 v West Ham United: 3–025 Apr 1978 @ Bristol City: 1–029 Apr 1978 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.