Seasons · Division One · Season 58

1977/78

Finished 9th · Manager Jimmy Armfield

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The season · Record

Played: 49
Won: 22
Drawn: 10
Lost: 17
For: 81
Against: 64
Points: 46

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Middlesbrough
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Norwich City
Clean sheets: 15
Top scorer: Hankin; 21 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 30,241

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1977/78
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest	42	25	14	3	69	24	+45	64
2	Liverpool	42	24	9	9	65	34	+31	57
3	Everton	42	22	11	9	76	45	+31	55
4	Manchester City	42	20	12	10	74	51	+23	52
5	Arsenal	42	21	10	11	60	37	+23	52
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	14	10	62	53	+9	50
7	Coventry City	42	18	12	12	75	62	+13	48
8	Aston Villa	42	18	10	14	57	42	+15	46
9	Leeds United	42	18	10	14	63	53	+10	46
10	Manchester United	42	16	10	16	67	63	+4	42
11	Birmingham City	42	16	9	17	55	60	-5	41
12	Derby County	42	14	13	15	54	59	-5	41
13	Norwich City	42	11	18	13	52	66	-14	40
14	Middlesbrough	42	12	15	15	42	54	-12	39
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	12	18	51	64	-13	36
16	Chelsea	42	11	14	17	46	69	-23	36
17	Bristol City	42	11	13	18	49	53	-4	35
18	Ipswich Town	42	11	13	18	47	61	-14	35
19	Queens Park Rangers	42	9	15	18	47	64	-17	33
20	West Ham United	42	12	8	22	52	69	-17	32
21	Newcastle United	42	6	10	26	42	78	-36	22
22	Leicester City	42	5	12	25	26	70	-44	22

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1977/78
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
20 Aug	A	Newcastle United	2–3	36,491	Lost 2–3 v Newcastle United
24 Aug	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	21,000	Drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion
27 Aug	H	Birmingham City	1–0	24,551	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
3 Sep	A	Coventry City	2–2	21,479	Drew 2–2 v Coventry City
10 Sep	H	Ipswich Town	2–1	24,280	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
17 Sep	A	Derby County	2–2	24,274	Drew 2–2 v Derby County
24 Sep	H	Manchester United	1–1	33,514	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
1 Oct	A	Chelsea	2–1	35,427	Won 2–1 v Chelsea
5 Oct	H	Aston Villa	1–1	27,797	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
8 Oct	A	Bristol City	2–3	26,215	Lost 2–3 v Bristol City
15 Oct	H	Liverpool	1–2	45,500	Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
22 Oct	A	Middlesbrough	1–2	27,516	Lost 1–2 v Middlesbrough
29 Oct	A	Leicester City	0–0	20,128	Drew 0–0 v Leicester City
5 Nov	H	Norwich City	2–2	24,345	Drew 2–2 v Norwich City
12 Nov	A	Manchester City	3–2	42,651	Won 3–2 v Manchester City
19 Nov	H	Nottingham Forest	1–0	42,925	Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest
26 Nov	A	West Ham United	1–0	26,883	Won 1–0 v West Ham United
3 Dec	H	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	26,597	Won 3–0 v Queens Park Rangers
10 Dec	A	Arsenal	1–1	40,162	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
17 Dec	H	Manchester City	2–0	37,380	Won 2–0 v Manchester City
26 Dec	A	Wolves	1–3	27,704	Lost 1–3 v Wolves
27 Dec	H	Everton	3–1	45,560	Won 3–1 v Everton
31 Dec	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	24,249	Lost 0–1 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Jan	H	Newcastle United	0–2	36,643	Lost 0–2 v Newcastle United
14 Jan	A	Birmingham City	3–2	23,703	Won 3–2 v Birmingham City
21 Jan	H	Coventry City	2–0	27,062	Won 2–0 v Coventry City
4 Feb	A	Ipswich Town	1–0	24,023	Won 1–0 v Ipswich Town
25 Feb	H	Chelsea	2–0	25,263	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
1 Mar	A	Manchester United	1–0	49,101	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
4 Mar	H	Bristol City	0–2	24,830	Lost 0–2 v Bristol City
11 Mar	A	Liverpool	0–1	48,233	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
18 Mar	H	Middlesbrough	5–0	25,158	Won 5–0 v Middlesbrough
25 Mar	A	Everton	0–2	45,020	Lost 0–2 v Everton
27 Mar	H	Wolves	2–1	24,440	Won 2–1 v Wolves
28 Mar	H	Leicester City	5–1	21,145	Won 5–1 v Leicester City
1 Apr	A	Norwich City	0–3	19,615	Lost 0–3 v Norwich City
8 Apr	H	West Ham United	1–2	22,953	Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
12 Apr	H	Derby County	2–0	16,531	Won 2–0 v Derby County
15 Apr	A	Nottingham Forest	1–1	38,662	Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
22 Apr	H	Arsenal	1–3	33,263	Lost 1–3 v Arsenal
26 Apr	A	Aston Villa	1–3	30,524	Lost 1–3 v Aston Villa
29 Apr	A	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	23,993	Drew 0–0 v Queens Park Rangers

League Cup · 6 played

League Cup fixtures, 1977/78
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
31 Aug	A	Rochdale	3–0	8,644	Won 3–0 v Rochdale
26 Oct	H	Colchester United	4–0	17,713	Won 4–0 v Colchester United
30 Nov	A	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	33,766	Won 3–1 v Bolton Wanderers
18 Jan	H	Everton	4–1	35,020	Won 4–1 v Everton
8 Feb	H	Nottingham Forest	1–3	43,222	Lost 1–3 v Nottingham Forest
22 Feb	A	Nottingham Forest	2–4	38,131	Lost 2–4 v Nottingham Forest

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1977/78
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Jan	H	Manchester City	1–2	38,517	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City