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Division 2 1978/1979 : Results, rankings and all statistics
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Division 21978/1979

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Tier : 2
Type of clubs : A
Country : England
GamesGames played : 462
Goals forGoals scored : 1174 (2.54 goals per match )
Red cardsRed cards : 2

47%
Home victories

31%
Draws

22%
Away victories

Players age average : 22.25 years
Number of players participating : 23
Relegated to lower tier : Blackpool, Mansfield Town, Hull City
Promoted to higher tier : Bolton Wanderers, Tottenham, Southampton
Relegated from higher tier : Newcastle United, West Ham, Leicester

Division 2 1978/1979's fixtures and results

Round 21

December 23, 1978
Cambridge United0 0Crystal Palace
Charlton0 3Brighton & Hove
Bristol Rovers0 0Stoke City
Notts County1 1Sunderland
Leicester1 1Preston NE
Newcastle United3 1Burnley
Cardiff City2 0Fulham
Leyton Orient2 1Millwall

General rankingLast updated on 22/05/1979

pts m v d l GF GA diff
1
logo Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace5742191945124+27
2
logo Brighton & HoveBrighton & Hove5642231097239+33
3
logo Stoke CityStoke City5642201665831+27
4
logo SunderlandSunderland5542221197044+26
5
logo West HamWest Ham50421814107039+31
6
logo Notts CountyNotts County44421416124860-12
7
logo Preston North EndPreston NE42421218125957+2
8
logo Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United4242178175155-4
9
logo Cardiff CityCardiff City42421610165670-14
10
logo FulhamFulham41421315145047+3
11
logo Leyton OrientLeyton Orient404215101751510
12
logo Cambridge UnitedCambridge United40421216144452-8
13
logo BurnleyBurnley40421412165162-11
14
logo Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic39421313165261-9
15
logo WrexhamWrexham38421214164542+3
16
logo Bristol RoversBristol Rovers38421410184860-12
17
logo LeicesterLeicester37421017154352-9
18
logo Luton TownLuton Town36421310196057+3
19
logo CharltonCharlton35421113186069-9
20
logo Sheffield UnitedSheffield United34421112195269-17
21
logo MillwallMillwall32421110214261-19
22
logo BlackburnBlackburn30421010224172-31

Rankings

1 Crystal PalaceVBristol Rovers 0-1 14/04/1979V 1-0 Charlton17/04/1979DLeicester 1-1 20/04/1979V 2-0 Notts County28/04/1979VLeyton Orient 0-1 05/05/1979V 2-0 Burnley11/05/1979
2 Stoke CityVCharlton 1-4 14/04/1979D 0-0 Luton Town16/04/1979V 2-0 Bristol Rovers17/04/1979VWrexham 0-1 21/04/1979D 0-0 Newcastle United28/04/1979VNotts County 0-1 05/05/1979
3 Cardiff CityV 2-1 Luton Town25/04/1979VSunderland 1-2 28/04/1979D 1-1 Burnley05/05/1979V 2-0 Bristol Rovers07/05/1979D 0-0 West Ham11/05/1979V 1-0 Wrexham14/05/1979
4 Brighton & HoveV 2-0 Charlton13/04/1979LCardiff City 3-1 14/04/1979V 3-0 Bristol Rovers16/04/1979DLuton Town 1-1 21/04/1979V 2-1 Blackburn28/04/1979VNewcastle United 1-3 05/05/1979
5 Oldham AthleticDLeyton Orient 0-0 21/04/1979V 1-0 Wrexham24/04/1979V 4-1 Cambridge United28/04/1979LCharlton 2-0 05/05/1979V 4-1 Millwall11/05/1979V 2-0 Burnley14/05/1979
6 SunderlandVLeicester 1-2 14/04/1979L 0-1 Blackburn16/04/1979VCambridge United 0-2 21/04/1979V 6-2 Sheffield United25/04/1979L 1-2 Cardiff City28/04/1979VWrexham 1-2 05/05/1979
7 Preston NEV 4-0 Leicester17/04/1979DNotts County 0-0 21/04/1979L 0-2 Cambridge United24/04/1979D 2-2 Luton Town28/04/1979VBristol Rovers 0-1 05/05/1979VMillwall 0-2 22/05/1979
8 Newcastle UnitedD 0-0 Fulham21/04/1979VBlackburn 1-3 25/04/1979DStoke City 0-0 28/04/1979V 3-0 Bristol Rovers02/05/1979L 1-3 Brighton & Hove05/05/1979V 2-0 Wrexham08/05/1979
9 BlackburnD 1-1 Millwall21/04/1979L 1-3 Newcastle United25/04/1979LBrighton & Hove 2-1 28/04/1979VSheffield United 0-1 02/05/1979V 1-0 West Ham05/05/1979V 2-1 Fulham09/05/1979
10 Cambridge UnitedV 1-0 Fulham14/04/1979LMillwall 2-0 17/04/1979L 0-2 Sunderland21/04/1979VPreston NE 0-2 24/04/1979LOldham Athletic 4-1 28/04/1979V 1-0 Sheffield United05/05/1979
11 Bristol RoversV 2-0 Burnley21/04/1979VMillwall 0-3 28/04/1979LNewcastle United 3-0 02/05/1979L 0-1 Preston NE05/05/1979LCardiff City 2-0 07/05/1979VWrexham 0-1 10/05/1979
12 MillwallDLeicester 0-0 05/05/1979VBurnley 0-1 08/05/1979LOldham Athletic 4-1 11/05/1979V 2-1 West Ham14/05/1979D 2-2 Wrexham17/05/1979L 0-2 Preston NE22/05/1979
13 LeicesterLPreston NE 4-0 17/04/1979D 1-1 Crystal Palace20/04/1979VNotts County 0-1 24/04/1979LFulham 3-0 28/04/1979D 0-0 Millwall05/05/1979DSheffield United 2-2 08/05/1979
14 Luton TownDStoke City 0-0 16/04/1979D 1-1 Brighton & Hove21/04/1979LCardiff City 2-1 25/04/1979DPreston NE 2-2 28/04/1979V 2-0 Fulham05/05/1979LWrexham 2-0 07/05/1979
15 West HamDCharlton 0-0 21/04/1979V 3-1 Burnley24/04/1979D 1-1 Wrexham28/04/1979LBlackburn 1-0 05/05/1979DCardiff City 0-0 11/05/1979LMillwall 2-1 14/05/1979
16 FulhamD 2-2 Leyton Orient16/04/1979DNewcastle United 0-0 21/04/1979DMillwall 0-0 24/04/1979V 3-0 Leicester28/04/1979LLuton Town 2-0 05/05/1979LBlackburn 2-1 09/05/1979
17 Leyton OrientLMillwall 2-0 10/04/1979L 0-2 West Ham14/04/1979DFulham 2-2 16/04/1979D 0-0 Oldham Athletic21/04/1979VBurnley 0-1 28/04/1979L 0-1 Crystal Palace05/05/1979
18 Notts CountyVNewcastle United 1-2 18/04/1979D 0-0 Preston NE21/04/1979L 0-1 Leicester24/04/1979LCrystal Palace 2-0 28/04/1979D 1-1 Wrexham01/05/1979L 0-1 Stoke City05/05/1979
19 CharltonLBrighton & Hove 2-0 13/04/1979L 1-4 Stoke City14/04/1979LCrystal Palace 1-0 17/04/1979D 0-0 West Ham21/04/1979LSheffield United 2-1 28/04/1979V 2-0 Oldham Athletic05/05/1979
20 Sheffield UnitedLCardiff City 4-0 21/04/1979LSunderland 6-2 25/04/1979V 2-1 Charlton28/04/1979L 0-1 Blackburn02/05/1979LCambridge United 1-0 05/05/1979D 2-2 Leicester08/05/1979
21 WrexhamL 1-2 Sunderland05/05/1979V 2-0 Luton Town07/05/1979LNewcastle United 2-0 08/05/1979L 0-1 Bristol Rovers10/05/1979LCardiff City 1-0 14/05/1979DMillwall 2-2 17/05/1979
22 BurnleyLWest Ham 3-1 24/04/1979L 0-1 Leyton Orient28/04/1979DCardiff City 1-1 05/05/1979L 0-1 Millwall08/05/1979LCrystal Palace 2-0 11/05/1979LOldham Athletic 2-0 14/05/1979

Ranking matchday by matchdayLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 21:06

Team \ Rd68123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
logo Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace111
logo Brighton & HoveBrighton & Hove222
logo Stoke CityStoke City333
logo SunderlandSunderland444
logo West HamWest Ham555
logo Notts CountyNotts County666
logo Preston North EndPreston NE777
logo Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United888
logo Cardiff CityCardiff City999
logo FulhamFulham101010
logo Leyton OrientLeyton Orient111111
logo Cambridge UnitedCambridge United121212
logo BurnleyBurnley131313
logo Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic141414
logo WrexhamWrexham151515
logo Bristol RoversBristol Rovers161616
logo LeicesterLeicester171717
logo Luton TownLuton Town181818
logo CharltonCharlton191919
logo Sheffield UnitedSheffield United202020
logo MillwallMillwall212121
logo BlackburnBlackburn222222

Goals per quarterLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 21:06

MinutesGoals
0 - 1525
Best scorer : Bobby Smith - 6 Goals
16 - 300
31 - 45+0
46 - 600
61 - 750
76 - 90+0

Most frequent scoresLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 21:06

Score Frequence
0 - 0 46 times
1 - 0 77 times
1 - 1 70 times
2 - 0 64 times
2 - 1 59 times
2 - 2 20 times
3 - 0 33 times
3 - 1 33 times
3 - 2 9 times
3 - 3 5 times
4 - 0 6 times
4 - 1 14 times
Score Frequence
4 - 2 3 times
4 - 3 3 times
5 - 0 6 times
5 - 1 3 times
5 - 2 1 times
5 - 3 4 times
5 - 5 1 times
6 - 0 1 times
6 - 1 2 times
6 - 2 1 times
7 - 1 1 times

Goals scored per matchdayLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 21:06

General statistics by teamLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 13:02

Team Participants Different First XI Different Scorers Best scorer
Leicester 23 14 11 Bobby Smith (6 goals)

Teams ages statisticsLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 21:06

Team Average age Oldest player Youngest player
Leicester 21.3 Keith Weller (31 years) David Buchanan (15 years)

Countries statisticsLast updated on 16/01/2025 at 13:02

Country Number of games played Number of players Number of goals scored
England 179 17 17
Scotland 52 5 8
Northern Ireland 19 1 0

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