Football : Season Details : 1979

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
LC League Cup; FAC FA Cup; EC European Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Liverpool
68
4-17
  
2
 Nottingham Forest
60
5-2
 EC-W; LC-W
3
 West Bromwich Albion
59
6-3
  
4
 Everton
51
3-25
  
5
 Leeds United
50
5-15
  
6
 Ipswich Town
49
2-11
  
7
 Arsenal
48
2-53
 FAC-W
8
 Aston Villa
46
4-4
  
9
 Manchester United
45
6-4
 FAC-F
10
 Coventry City
44
1-12
  
11
 Tottenham Hotspur
41
5-1
  
12
 Middlesbrough
40
4-5
  
13
 Bristol City
40
2-3
  
14
 Southampton
40
2-1
 LC-F
15
 Manchester City
39
7-13
  
16
 Norwich City
37
2-4
  
17
 Bolton Wanderers
35
7-1
  
18
 Wolverhamption Wanderers
34
4-2
  
19
 Derby County
31
5-10
  
20
 Queens Park Rangers
25
2-6
  
21
 Birmingham City
22
7-7
  
22
 Chelsea
20
5-2
  

League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2
FA Cup Final Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2

History

Liverpool win the Championship for the 11th time after leading all season. Their 68 points is a new record, beating the 67 gained by Leeds United in 1969. Liverpool broke the record by winning 3 - 0 at Leeds United. They conceded 16 goals, another record.

Nottingham Forest win the European Cup and the League Cup.

In the FA Cup final, Arsenal are winning 2-0 with 5 minutes to go. Manchester United score twice only for Arsenal to score the winner.

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