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Division 1 1977/1978 : Results, rankings and all statistics
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Division 11977/1978

Season
Tier : 1
Type of clubs : A
Country : England
GamesGames played : 462
Goals forGoals scored : 1231 (2.66 goals per match )
Yellow cardsYellow cards : 63

48%
Home victories

29%
Draws

23%
Away victories

Players age average : 26.81 years
Number of players participating : 478
Promoted : Chelsea, Wolverhampton, Nottingham Forest
Relegated to lower tier : Sunderland, Tottenham, Stoke City

Division 1 1977/1978's fixtures and results

Round 1

August 20, 1977
Birmingham City1 4Man United
  • 53'Terry Hibbitt
  • 5'Lou Macari
  • 22'Lou Macari
  • 75'Gordon Hill
  • 83'Lou Macari
    • WBA3 0Chelsea
  • 45+18'Tony Brown (p)
  • 45+34'Tony Brown
  • 45+44'David Cross
    • QPR1 2Aston Villa
  • 0'Peter Eastoe
  • 0'Frank Carrodus
  • 0'John Deehan
    • Newcastle United3 2Leeds United
  • 9'Alan Kennedy
  • 25'Micky Burns
  • 90'Micky Burns
  • 21'Ray Hankin
  • 49'Peter Lorimer (p)
    • Middlesbrough1 1Liverpool
  • 49'David Armstrong
  • 7'Kenny Dalglish
    • Manchester City0 0Leicester
    Ipswich Town1 0Arsenal
  • 0'David Geddis
    • Everton1 3Nottingham
  • 43'Jim Pearson
  • 31'Peter Withe
  • 38'John Robertson
  • 77'Martin O'Neill
    • Coventry3 1Derby County
  • 0'Ian Wallace
  • 0'Ferguson Michael
  • 0'Ferguson Michael
  • 0'David Nish
    • Bristol City2 3Wolverhampton
  • 0'Peter Cormack (p)
  • 0'Peter Cormack (p)
  • 0'Martin Patching
  • 0'Willie Carr
  • 0'Alan Sunderland
    • West Ham1 3Norwich City
  • 0'Bryan Robson (p)
  • 0'David Jones
  • 0'John Ryan
  • 0'David Jones

    • General rankingLast updated on 09/05/1978

    pts m v d l GF GA diff
    1
    		logo Nottingham ForestNottingham6442251436924+45
    2
    		logo LiverpoolLiverpool574224996534+31
    3
    		logo EvertonEverton5542221197645+31
    4
    		logo Manchester CityManchester City52422012107451+23
    5
    		logo ArsenalArsenal52422110116037+23
    6
    		logo West Bromwich AlbionWBA50421814106253+9
    7
    		logo CoventryCoventry48421812127562+13
    8
    		logo Aston VillaAston Villa46421810145742+15
    9
    		logo Leeds UnitedLeeds United46421810146353+10
    10
    		logo Manchester UnitedMan United42421610166763+4
    11
    		logo Birmingham CityBirmingham City4142169175560-5
    12
    		logo Derby CountyDerby County41421413155459-5
    13
    		logo Norwich CityNorwich City40421118135266-14
    14
    		logo MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough39421215154254-12
    15
    		logo WolverhamptonWolverhampton36421212185164-13
    16
    		logo ChelseaChelsea36421114174669-23
    17
    		logo Bristol CityBristol City35421113184953-4
    18
    		logo Ipswich TownIpswich Town35421113184761-14
    19
    		logo Queens Park RangersQPR3342915184764-17
    20
    		logo West HamWest Ham3242128225269-17
    21
    		logo Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United2242610264278-36
    22
    		logo LeicesterLeicester2242512252670-44

    Latest transfers

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    One match scorers

    Lou Macarihas scored 3 goals during the match Birmingham City 1-4 Man United (20/08/1977)
    Dennis Tuearthas scored 3 goals during the match Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester City (24/08/1977)
    John Richardshas scored 3 goals during the match Wolverhampton 3-0 Leicester (01/10/1977)
    Peter Withehas scored 4 goals during the match Nottingham 4-0 Ipswich Town (04/10/1977)
    Ferguson Michaelhas scored 3 goals during the match Coventry 4-2 Manchester City (04/10/1977)
    Bob Latchfordhas scored 4 goals during the match QPR 1-5 Everton (08/10/1977)
    Ferguson Michaelhas scored 3 goals during the match Wolverhampton 1-3 Coventry (29/10/1977)
    Bob Latchfordhas scored 3 goals during the match Everton 6-0 Coventry (26/11/1977)
    Joe Roylehas scored 4 goals during the match Bristol City 4-1 Middlesbrough (26/11/1977)
    Dennis Tuearthas scored 3 goals during the match Manchester City 6-2 Chelsea (26/11/1977)
    Dennis Tuearthas scored 3 goals during the match Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle United (26/12/1977)
    Tommy Langleyhas scored 3 goals during the match Birmingham City 4-5 Chelsea (31/12/1977)
    Charles Georgehas scored 3 goals during the match Derby County 4-2 Coventry (02/01/1978)
    Arthur Grahamhas scored 3 goals during the match Birmingham City 2-3 Leeds United (14/01/1978)
    Ferguson Michaelhas scored 3 goals during the match Coventry 4-0 Birmingham City (04/03/1978)
    David Crosshas scored 3 goals during the match West Ham 3-0 Ipswich Town (24/03/1978)
    Malcolm Macdonaldhas scored 3 goals during the match Arsenal 4-0 WBA (25/03/1978)
    Eddie Grayhas scored 3 goals during the match Leeds United 5-1 Leicester (28/03/1978)
    Kenny Dalglishhas scored 3 goals during the match Liverpool 4-0 Manchester City (01/05/1978)

    Individual rankingsLast updated on 26/12/2024 at 20:27

    Player Goals pen. eff. Min.p. M.p. Start Home Away 1H 2H Team % Last goal
    Bob Latchford 30 2 115 3456 39 39 20 10 14 16 39% 29/04/1978
    Trevor Francis 25 3 151 3780 42 42 14 11 22 3 45% 15/04/1978
    Ray Hankin 20 0 146 2925 33 33 12 8 17 3 32% 26/04/1978
    Ian Wallace 20 0 185 3690 41 41 11 9 18 2 27% 29/04/1978
    Kenny Dalglish 20 0 189 3780 42 42 11 9 9 11 32% 01/05/1978
    Tony Brown 18 7 200 3600 40 40 10 8 18 0 30% 02/05/1978
    Gordon Hill 18 6 178 3196 37 37 10 8 12 6 09/05/1978
    Ferguson Michael 17 0 154 2610 30 30 12 5 16 1 23% 04/03/1978
    David Cross 17 0 167 2835 32 32 12 5 16 1 25/04/1978
    Brian Kidd 16 0 217 3465 39 39 9 7 12 4 22% 25/04/1978
    Malcolm Macdonald 15 0 228 3425 39 39 8 7 15 0 26% 22/04/1978
    John Ryan 15 5 251 3764 42 42 7 8 13 2 29% 26/04/1978
    Micky Burns 14 3 261 3659 41 41 8 6 5 9 33% 26/04/1978
    Frank Stapleton 13 0 267 3465 39 39 8 5 13 0 23% 29/04/1978
    Andy Gray 13 0 208 2698 32 31 6 7 12 1 24% 29/04/1978

    Rankings

    1 Aston VillaV 2-0 Chelsea15/04/1978V 2-0 Newcastle United17/04/1978VWBA 0-3 22/04/1978V 3-1 Leeds United26/04/1978V 6-1 Ipswich Town29/04/1978LWolverhampton 3-1 02/05/1978
    2 LiverpoolD 2-2 Ipswich Town18/04/1978V 3-0 Norwich City22/04/1978V 1-0 Arsenal25/04/1978VWest Ham 0-2 29/04/1978V 4-0 Manchester City01/05/1978D 0-0 Nottingham04/05/1978
    3 Man UnitedLArsenal 3-1 01/04/1978V 3-1 QPR08/04/1978VNorwich City 1-3 15/04/1978V 3-0 West Ham22/04/1978VBristol City 0-1 25/04/1978LWolverhampton 2-1 29/04/1978
    4 West HamV 2-1 Coventry01/04/1978VLeeds United 1-2 08/04/1978V 3-0 Derby County15/04/1978LMan United 3-0 22/04/1978VMiddlesbrough 1-2 25/04/1978L 0-2 Liverpool29/04/1978
    5 WolverhamptonLDerby County 3-1 08/04/1978D 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978DChelsea 1-1 22/04/1978V 2-1 Man United29/04/1978V 3-1 Aston Villa02/05/1978VIpswich Town 1-2 09/05/1978
    6 WBAVManchester City 1-3 15/04/1978V 1-0 Derby County18/04/1978L 0-3 Aston Villa22/04/1978V 3-1 Everton25/04/1978DNorwich City 1-1 29/04/1978D 2-2 Nottingham02/05/1978
    7 NottinghamV 1-0 QPR18/04/1978DCoventry 0-0 22/04/1978VIpswich Town 0-2 25/04/1978D 0-0 Birmingham City29/04/1978DWBA 2-2 02/05/1978DLiverpool 0-0 04/05/1978
    8 Birmingham CityV 2-1 Norwich City08/04/1978D 0-0 Ipswich Town11/04/1978VLeicester 1-4 15/04/1978L 1-4 Manchester City22/04/1978DQPR 0-0 25/04/1978DNottingham 0-0 29/04/1978
    9 ArsenalLQPR 2-1 11/04/1978V 2-1 Newcastle United15/04/1978VLeeds United 1-3 22/04/1978LLiverpool 1-0 25/04/1978V 1-0 Middlesbrough29/04/1978LDerby County 3-0 09/05/1978
    10 ChelseaLAston Villa 2-0 15/04/1978D 1-1 Wolverhampton22/04/1978VLeicester 0-2 26/04/1978LEverton 6-0 29/04/1978V 3-1 QPR02/05/1978D 0-0 Manchester City05/05/1978
    11 Manchester CityL 1-3 WBA15/04/1978VBirmingham City 1-4 22/04/1978V 3-1 Coventry25/04/1978D 1-1 Derby County29/04/1978LLiverpool 4-0 01/05/1978DChelsea 0-0 05/05/1978
    12 QPRV 2-1 Coventry15/04/1978LNottingham 1-0 18/04/1978VNewcastle United 0-3 22/04/1978D 0-0 Birmingham City25/04/1978D 0-0 Leeds United29/04/1978LChelsea 3-1 02/05/1978
    13 Derby CountyLLeeds United 2-0 12/04/1978LWest Ham 3-0 15/04/1978LWBA 1-0 18/04/1978V 4-1 Leicester22/04/1978DManchester City 1-1 29/04/1978V 3-0 Arsenal09/05/1978
    14 EvertonL 0-1 Liverpool05/04/1978LCoventry 3-2 08/04/1978V 1-0 Ipswich Town15/04/1978DMiddlesbrough 0-0 22/04/1978LWBA 3-1 25/04/1978V 6-0 Chelsea29/04/1978
    15 CoventryV 3-2 Everton08/04/1978DMiddlesbrough 1-1 11/04/1978LQPR 2-1 15/04/1978D 0-0 Nottingham22/04/1978LManchester City 3-1 25/04/1978DBristol City 1-1 29/04/1978
    16 MiddlesbroughV 2-0 Bristol City08/04/1978D 1-1 Coventry11/04/1978DWolverhampton 0-0 15/04/1978D 0-0 Everton22/04/1978L 1-2 West Ham25/04/1978LArsenal 1-0 29/04/1978
    17 Norwich CityV 3-0 Leeds United01/04/1978LBirmingham City 2-1 08/04/1978L 1-3 Man United15/04/1978LLiverpool 3-0 22/04/1978DNewcastle United 2-2 26/04/1978D 1-1 WBA29/04/1978
    18 Leeds UnitedL 1-2 West Ham08/04/1978V 2-0 Derby County12/04/1978DNottingham 1-1 15/04/1978L 1-3 Arsenal22/04/1978LAston Villa 3-1 26/04/1978DQPR 0-0 29/04/1978
    19 Bristol CityV 3-1 Newcastle United01/04/1978LMiddlesbrough 2-0 08/04/1978D 1-1 Liverpool15/04/1978LIpswich Town 1-0 22/04/1978L 0-1 Man United25/04/1978D 1-1 Coventry29/04/1978
    20 Ipswich TownLEverton 1-0 15/04/1978DLiverpool 2-2 18/04/1978V 1-0 Bristol City22/04/1978L 0-2 Nottingham25/04/1978LAston Villa 6-1 29/04/1978L 1-2 Wolverhampton09/05/1978
    21 LeicesterL 0-1 WBA01/04/1978LLiverpool 3-2 08/04/1978L 1-4 Birmingham City15/04/1978LDerby County 4-1 22/04/1978L 0-2 Chelsea26/04/1978V 3-0 Newcastle United29/04/1978
    22 Newcastle UnitedLWBA 2-0 12/04/1978LArsenal 2-1 15/04/1978LAston Villa 2-0 17/04/1978L 0-3 QPR22/04/1978D 2-2 Norwich City26/04/1978LLeicester 3-0 29/04/1978

    Longest streaksLast updated on 27/12/2024 at 16:40

    Ranking matchday by matchdayLast updated on 27/12/2024 at 16:40

    Team \ Rd123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
    logo Nottingham ForestNottingham1111
    logo LiverpoolLiverpool2222
    logo EvertonEverton3333
    logo Manchester CityManchester City4444
    logo ArsenalArsenal5555
    logo West Bromwich AlbionWBA6666
    logo CoventryCoventry7777
    logo Aston VillaAston Villa8888
    logo Leeds UnitedLeeds United9999
    logo Manchester UnitedMan United10101010
    logo Birmingham CityBirmingham City11111111
    logo Derby CountyDerby County12121212
    logo Norwich CityNorwich City13131313
    logo MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough14141414
    logo WolverhamptonWolverhampton15151515
    logo ChelseaChelsea16161616
    logo Bristol CityBristol City17171717
    logo Ipswich TownIpswich Town18181818
    logo Queens Park RangersQPR19191919
    logo West HamWest Ham20202020
    logo Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United21212121
    logo LeicesterLeicester22222222

    Goals per quarterLast updated on 27/12/2024 at 16:40

    MinutesGoals
    0 - 15725
    Best scorer : Trevor Francis - 21 Goals
    16 - 3072
    Best scorer : Bob Latchford - 5 Goals
    31 - 45+145
    Best scorer : John Robertson - 6 Goals
    46 - 6077
    Best scorer : Bob Latchford - 7 Goals
    61 - 7575
    Best scorer : Bob Latchford - 7 Goals
    76 - 90+137
    Best scorer : Peter Withe - 7 Goals

    Most frequent scoresLast updated on 27/12/2024 at 16:40

    Score Frequence
    0 - 0 43 times
    1 - 0 77 times
    1 - 1 52 times
    2 - 0 52 times
    2 - 1 66 times
    2 - 2 29 times
    3 - 0 34 times
    3 - 1 42 times
    3 - 2 17 times
    3 - 3 7 times
    4 - 0 14 times
    Score Frequence
    4 - 1 10 times
    4 - 2 4 times
    4 - 4 1 times
    5 - 0 1 times
    5 - 1 4 times
    5 - 2 1 times
    5 - 3 1 times
    5 - 4 2 times
    6 - 0 2 times
    6 - 1 1 times
    6 - 2 2 times

    Goals scored per matchdayLast updated on 27/12/2024 at 16:40

    General statistics by teamLast updated on 26/12/2024 at 20:27

    Team Participants Different First XI Different Scorers Best scorer
    Newcastle United 35 38 14 Micky Burns (14 goals)
    Derby County 31 37 19 Charles George (11 goals)
    Leicester 29 36 13 Roger Davies (4 goals)
    Middlesbrough 26 25 12 David Mills (10 goals)
    Norwich City 25 19 9 John Ryan (15 goals)
    Ipswich Town 25 32 11 Paul Mariner (11 goals)
    QPR 24 30 15 Stan Bowles (6 goals)
    Wolverhampton 24 35 11 John Richards (11 goals)
    Leeds United 23 33 13 Ray Hankin (20 goals)
    West Ham 23 27 16 David Cross (10 goals)
    Man United 21 32 14 Gordon Hill (17 goals)
    Chelsea 21 26 13 Tommy Langley (11 goals)
    Everton 21 23 15 Bob Latchford (30 goals)
    Birmingham City 21 26 10 Trevor Francis (25 goals)
    Coventry 21 25 14 Ian Wallace (20 goals)
    Arsenal 20 20 11 Malcolm Macdonald (15 goals)
    Liverpool 20 31 12 Kenny Dalglish (20 goals)
    Aston Villa 18 25 11 Andy Gray (13 goals)
    Manchester City 18 22 11 Brian Kidd (16 goals)
    WBA 17 20 12 Tony Brown (18 goals)

    Teams ages statisticsLast updated on 25/12/2024 at 05:58

    Team Average age Oldest player Youngest player
    Aston Villa 24.6 Jimmy Rimmer (28 years) Ivor Linton (17 years)
    Wolverhampton 24.6 Phil Parkes (29 years) Wayne Clarke (15 years)
    Coventry 24.8 Ray Graydon (29 years) Garry Thompson (17 years)
    Ipswich Town 24.9 Allan Hunter (30 years) Paul Overton (15 years)
    Arsenal 24.9 Peter Simpson (31 years) Mark Heeley (17 years)
    Chelsea 24.9 Peter Bonetti (35 years) Tommy Langley (18 years)
    Middlesbrough 25.1 Terry Cooper (32 years) Craig Johnston (16 years)
    Newcastle United 25.2 Dave Craig (32 years) James Scott (16 years)
    Everton 25.3 Bruce Rioch (29 years) Mark Higgins (18 years)
    Man United 25.4 Alex Stepney (34 years) Andy Ritchie (16 years)
    WBA 25.5 Paddy Mulligan (31 years) Derek Statham (17 years)
    Derby County 25.7 Ron Webster (33 years) Paul Bartlett (16 years)
    West Ham 26.2 Bobby Ferguson (31 years) Alvin Martin (18 years)
    Nottingham 26.4 Frank Clark (33 years) John Middleton (20 years)
    Birmingham City 26.4 Jimmy Montgomery (33 years) Kevin Dillon (17 years)
    QPR 26.6 David Webb (30 years) Paul Goddard (17 years)
    Manchester City 26.6 Colin Bell (30 years) Roger Palmer (17 years)
    Leicester 26.6 George Armstrong (32 years) Neville Hamilton (16 years)
    Bristol City 26.9 Norman Hunter (33 years) Paul Stevens (16 years)
    Leeds United 27 Paul Madeley (32 years) Neil Parker (19 years)

    Countries statisticsLast updated on 25/12/2024 at 23:35

    Country Number of games played Number of players Number of goals scored
    England 7410 348 867
    Scotland 1946 76 236
    Republic of Ireland 427 17 53
    Wales 385 19 17
    Northern Ireland 368 14 30
    Brazil 35 1 1
    United States 12 2 5
    Andorra 1 1 0

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