
Division One table as at Tuesday May 9th, 1978:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
|
42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 45 | 64 |
| 2 |
Liverpool
Liverpool
|
42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 34 | 31 | 57 |
| 3 |
Everton
Everton
|
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 55 |
| 4 |
Manchester City
Man City
|
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 23 | 52 |
| 5 |
Arsenal
Arsenal
|
42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 52 |
| 6 |
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
|
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 62 | 13 | 48 |
| 8 |
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 46 |
| 9 |
Leeds United
Leeds United
|
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 46 |
| 10 |
Manchester United
Man Utd
|
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 42 |
| 11 |
Birmingham City
Birmingham
|
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 41 |
| 12 |
Derby County
Derby County
|
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 41 |
| 13 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 40 |
| 14 |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
|
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves
|
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 64 | -13 | 36 |
| 16 |
Chelsea
Chelsea
|
42 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 36 |
| 17 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 35 |
| 18 |
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
|
42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 35 |
| 19 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 33 |
| 20 |
West Ham United
West Ham United
|
42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 32 |
| 21 |
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
|
42 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 22 |
| 22 |
Leicester City
Leicester City
|
42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 70 | -44 | 22 |