Season

1978-79

Manchester UnitedDave Sexton

9thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.1
goal difference
1.5 scored · 1.4 conceded
53
Played
40%
Win rate

Season in brief

9th of 22 in the First Division, up from 10th the year before. Lost the FA Cup final to Arsenal. Jimmy Greenhoff led the scoring with 17 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 78 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Liverpool42P · 30W 8D 4L · GD +6968
  3. 7Arsenal42P · 17W 14D 11L · GD +1348
  4. 8Aston Villa42P · 15W 16D 11L · GD +1046
  5. 9Manchester United42P · 15W 15D 12L · GD -345
  6. 10Coventry City42P · 14W 16D 12L · GD -1044
  7. 11Tottenham Hotspur42P · 13W 15D 14L · GD -1341
  9. 21Birmingham City42P · 6W 10D 26L · GD -2722
  10. 22Chelsea42P · 5W 10D 27L · GD -4820

Slice: the final First Division table for 1978-79, 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

53 matches
19 Aug 1978 v Birmingham City: 1–023 Aug 1978 @ Leeds United: 3–226 Aug 1978 @ Ipswich Town: 0–330 Aug 1978 v Stockport County: 3–22 Sep 1978 v Everton: 1–19 Sep 1978 @ Queens Park Rangers: 1–116 Sep 1978 v Nottingham Forest: 1–123 Sep 1978 @ Arsenal: 1–130 Sep 1978 v Manchester City: 1–04 Oct 1978 v Watford: 1–27 Oct 1978 v Middlesbrough: 3–214 Oct 1978 @ Aston Villa: 2–221 Oct 1978 v Bristol City: 1–328 Oct 1978 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 4–24 Nov 1978 v Southampton: 1–111 Nov 1978 @ Birmingham City: 1–518 Nov 1978 v Ipswich Town: 2–021 Nov 1978 @ Everton: 0–325 Nov 1978 @ Chelsea: 1–09 Dec 1978 @ Derby County: 3–116 Dec 1978 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–022 Dec 1978 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–326 Dec 1978 v Liverpool: 0–330 Dec 1978 v West Bromwich Albion: 3–515 Jan 1979 v Chelsea: 3–031 Jan 1979 @ Fulham: 1–13 Feb 1979 v Arsenal: 0–210 Feb 1979 @ Manchester City: 3–012 Feb 1979 v Fulham: 1–020 Feb 1979 @ Colchester United: 1–024 Feb 1979 v Aston Villa: 1–128 Feb 1979 v Queens Park Rangers: 2–03 Mar 1979 @ Bristol City: 2–110 Mar 1979 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–114 Mar 1979 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–020 Mar 1979 @ Coventry City: 3–424 Mar 1979 v Leeds United: 4–127 Mar 1979 @ Middlesbrough: 2–231 Mar 1979 n Liverpool: 2–24 Apr 1979 n Liverpool: 1–07 Apr 1979 @ Norwich City: 2–211 Apr 1979 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–214 Apr 1979 @ Liverpool: 0–216 Apr 1979 v Coventry City: 0–018 Apr 1979 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–121 Apr 1979 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–125 Apr 1979 v Norwich City: 1–028 Apr 1979 v Derby County: 0–030 Apr 1979 @ Southampton: 1–15 May 1979 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–17 May 1979 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–212 May 1979 n Arsenal: 2–316 May 1979 v Chelsea: 1–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.