Football : Season Details : 1978

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
 Nottingham Forest
64
5-1
 LC-W
2
 Liverpool
57
4-16
 EC-W; LC-F
3
 Everton
55
3-24
  
4
 Manchester City
52
7-12
  
5
 Arsenal
52
2-52
 FAC-F
6
 West Bromwich Albion
50
6-2
  
7
 Coventry City
48
1-11
  
8
 Aston Villa
46
4-3
  
9
 Leeds United
46
5-14
  
10
 Manchester United
42
6-3
  
11
 Birmingham City
41
7-6
  
12
 Derby County
41
5-9
  
13
 Norwich City
40
2-3
  
14
 Middlesbrough
39
4-4
  
15
 Wolverhamption Wanderers
36
4-1
  
16
 Chelsea
36
5-1
  
17
 Bristol City
35
2-2
  
18
 Ipswich Town
35
2-10
 FAC-W
19
 Queens Park Rangers
33
2-5
  
20
 West Ham United
32
2-20
  
21
 Newcastle United
22
3-13
  
22
 Leicester City
22
6-7
  

League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 0 aet
Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0
FA Cup Final Ipswich Town 1 Arsenal 0

aet After Extra Time

History

Nottingam Forest become the first club since 1962 to win the League Championship the year after being promoted. They also win the League Cup.

Liverpool become the first English club to retain the European Cup. This is their third consecutive European trophy, a record for an English club.

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