Standing

#		Club	T	W	D	L	GD	P
1.		Liverpool	42	30	8	4	85:16	68
2.		Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61:26	60
3.		WBA	42	24	11	7	72:35	59
4.		Everton	42	17	17	8	52:40	51
5.		Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70:52	50
6.		Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63:49	49
7.		Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61:48	48
8.		Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59:49	46
9.		Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60:63	45
10.		Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58:68	44
11.		Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48:61	41
12.		Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57:50	40
13.		Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47:51	40
14.		Southampton	42	12	16	14	47:53	40
15.		Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58:56	39
16.		Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51:57	37
17.		Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54:75	35
18.		Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44:68	34
19.		Derby County	42	10	11	21	44:71	31
20.		Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45:73	25
21.		Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37:64	22
22.		Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44:92	20

Season: 1978-79, 1978-10-07

Manchester United

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