Season stats for the 1978-79 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 17th |
FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4th round |
League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2nd round |
All matches | 45 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 56 |
All matches (45)
Division Two (old) 1978-79 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 57 | |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 39 | 56 | |
3 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 56 | |
4 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 44 | 55 | |
5 | West Ham United | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 39 | 50 | |
6 | Notts County | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 44 | |
7 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 59 | 57 | 42 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 55 | 42 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 70 | 42 | |
10 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | 41 | |
11 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 40 | |
12 | Cambridge United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 40 | |
13 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 40 | |
14 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 61 | 39 | |
15 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 42 | 38 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 60 | 38 | |
17 | Leicester City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 37 | |
18 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 57 | 36 | |
19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 35 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 69 | 34 | |
21 | Millwall | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 32 | |
22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 72 | 30 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Buchanan | Loughborough Dynamo | Unknown | July 1978 | |
Martin Henderson | Philadelphia Fury | Unknown | October 1978 | |
John Ridley | Port Vale | Unknown | October 1978 | |
Bobby Smith | Hibernian | £85,000 | December 1978 | |
Alan Lee | Philadelphia Fury | Unknown | January 1979 | |
Willie Gibson | Easthouses | Unknown | March 1979 | |
Ian Wilson | Elgin City | £30,000 | April 1979 | |
Paul Edmunds | Troston Welfare | Unknown | April 1979 | |
Alan Young | Oldham Athletic | £250,000 | May 1979 | |
Gregor Stevens | Motherwell | £125,000 | May 1979 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Woollett | Northampton Town | Unknown | July 1978 | |
Lammie Robertson | Peterborough United | Unknown | August 1978 | |
Steve Bicknell | Torquay United | Unknown | August 1978 | |
Geoff Salmons | Chesterfield | Unknown | August 1978 | |
George Armstrong | Stockport County | Free | September 1978 | |
Dean Smith | Brentford | £20,000 | October 1978 | |
Steve Kember | Crystal Palace | £50,000 | October 1978 | |
Derek Dawkins | Mansfield Town | Free | December 1978 | |
Dave Webb | Derby County | Unknown | December 1978 | |
Steve Sims | Watford | £175,000 | December 1978 | |
Nev Hamilton | Mansfield Town | £25,000 | January 1979 | |
Keith Weller | New England Tea Men | Unknown | February 1979 | |
Steve Whitworth | Sunderland | £120,000 | March 1979 | |
Winston White | Hereford United | £15,000 | March 1979 | |
Roger Davies | Tulsa Roughnecks | Unknown | March 1979 | |
Trevor Christie | Notts County | Unknown | June 1979 |
Squad (29)
Largest victories
3 - 0 28.03.1979 vs Luton Town | |
3 - 0 06.01.1979 vs Norwich City | |
4 - 1 23.09.1978 vs Brighton & Hove Albion | |
5 - 3 10.02.1979 vs Leyton Orient | |
2 - 0 01.01.1979 vs Oldham Athletic |
Largest defeats
0 - 4 17.04.1979 vs Preston North End | |
0 - 3 14.10.1978 vs Charlton Athletic | |
0 - 3 28.04.1979 vs Fulham | |
1 - 3 16.12.1978 vs Crystal Palace | |
1 - 3 03.02.1979 vs Brighton & Hove Albion |
Largest crowds
20,740 14.04.1979 vs Sunderland | |
19,680 06.01.1979 vs Norwich City | |
19,381 23.08.1978 vs Sheffield United | |
18,827 30.08.1978 vs Derby County | |
17,502 07.04.1979 vs Stoke City |