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FA Cup 1978/1979 : Results, rankings and all statistics
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FA Cup1978/1979

Season
Tier : 1
Type of clubs : A
Country : England
GamesGames played : 164
Goals forGoals scored : 455 (2.77 goals per match )
Yellow cardsYellow cards : 6

46%
Home victories

25%
Draws

2%

27%
Away victories

Players age average : 26.01 years
Number of players participating : 153

FA Cup 1978/1979's fixtures and results

Final

May 04, 1979
ArsenalDivision 1 (1)3 2Man UnitedDivision 1 (1)
  • 12'Brian Talbot
  • 43'Frank Stapleton
  • 89'Alan Sunderland
  • 86'Gordon McQueen
  • 88'Sammy McIlroy

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    One match scorers

    Colin Leehas scored 3 goals during the match Altrincham 0-3 Tottenham (16/01/1979)
    Chris Joneshas scored 3 goals during the match Wrexham 2-3 Tottenham (21/02/1979)

    Rankings

    1 ArsenalV 2-0 Notts County27/01/1979VNottingham 0-1 26/02/1979DSouthampton 1-1 19/03/1979V 2-0 Southampton21/03/1979V 2-0 Wolverhampton31/03/1979V 3-2 Man United04/05/1979
    2 LiverpoolV 3-0 Southend17/01/1979V 1-0 Blackburn30/01/1979V 3-0 Burnley28/02/1979VIpswich Town 0-1 10/03/1979DMan United 2-2 31/03/1979L 0-1 Man United04/04/1979
    3 WolverhamptonDNewcastle United 1-1 27/01/1979V 1-0 Newcastle United22/02/1979VCrystal Palace 0-1 26/02/1979D 1-1 Shrewsbury Town10/03/1979VShrewsbury Town 1-3 13/03/1979LArsenal 2-0 31/03/1979
    - ColchesterDLeatherhead 1-1 16/12/1978V 4-0 Leatherhead19/12/1978VDarlington 0-1 09/01/1979DNewport County 0-0 30/01/1979V 1-0 Newport County05/02/1979L 0-1 Man United20/02/1979
    5 Man UnitedVColchester 0-1 20/02/1979DTottenham 1-1 10/03/1979V 2-0 Tottenham14/03/1979D 2-2 Liverpool31/03/1979VLiverpool 0-1 04/04/1979LArsenal 3-2 04/05/1979
    6 TottenhamVAltrincham 0-3 16/01/1979D 3-3 Wrexham12/02/1979VWrexham 2-3 21/02/1979VOldham Athletic 0-1 28/02/1979D 1-1 Man United10/03/1979LMan United 2-0 14/03/1979
    - Newport CountyVHereford United 0-1 25/11/1978D 0-0 Worcester City16/12/1978VWorcester City 1-2 18/12/1978V 2-1 West Ham09/01/1979D 0-0 Colchester30/01/1979LColchester 1-0 05/02/1979
    - Aldershot FCVBarking 1-2 16/12/1978DSheffield United 0-0 09/01/1979V 1-0 Sheffield United15/01/1979V 2-1 Swindon Town30/01/1979D 2-2 Shrewsbury Town20/02/1979LShrewsbury Town 3-1 26/02/1979
    9 SouthamptonVWimbledon FC 0-2 09/01/1979VPreston NE 0-1 12/02/1979DWBA 1-1 10/03/1979V 2-1 WBA12/03/1979D 1-1 Arsenal19/03/1979LArsenal 2-0 21/03/1979
    - Shrewsbury TownV 3-1 Cambridge United06/01/1979V 2-0 Manchester City27/01/1979DAldershot FC 2-2 20/02/1979V 3-1 Aldershot FC26/02/1979DWolverhampton 1-1 10/03/1979L 1-3 Wolverhampton13/03/1979
    11 York CityD 1-1 Blyth Spartans25/11/1978VBlyth Spartans 3-5 28/11/1978V 3-0 Scarborough16/12/1978V 2-0 Luton Town09/01/1979LNottingham 3-1 27/01/1979
    12 Ipswich TownV 3-2 Carlisle United10/01/1979D 0-0 Leyton Orient27/01/1979VLeyton Orient 0-2 30/01/1979V 6-1 Bristol Rovers26/02/1979L 0-1 Liverpool10/03/1979
    13 Swindon TownV 2-0 March25/11/1978V 3-0 Enfield16/12/1978V 3-0 Cardiff City09/01/1979LAldershot FC 2-1 30/01/1979
    14 WBADCoventry 2-2 09/01/1979V 4-0 Coventry15/01/1979D 3-3 Leeds United26/02/1979V 2-0 Leeds United01/03/1979D 1-1 Southampton10/03/1979LSouthampton 2-1 12/03/1979
    15 Wimbledon FCDEbbsfleet 0-0 25/11/1978V 1-0 Ebbsfleet28/11/1978D 1-1 Bournemouth16/12/1978VBournemouth 1-2 28/12/1978L 0-2 Southampton09/01/1979
    16 SouthendV 3-2 Peterborough25/11/1978DWatford 1-1 16/12/1978V 1-0 Watford18/12/1978D 0-0 Liverpool10/01/1979LLiverpool 3-0 17/01/1979
    - Rotherham UnitedV 3-0 Workington25/11/1978DBarnsley 1-1 16/12/1978V 2-1 Barnsley09/01/1979DManchester City 0-0 15/01/1979L 2-4 Manchester City17/01/1979
    18 Crystal PalaceDMiddlesbrough 1-1 09/01/1979V 1-0 Middlesbrough15/01/1979V 3-0 Bristol City29/01/1979L 0-1 Wolverhampton26/02/1979
    - DarlingtonD 1-1 Chesterfield25/11/1978VChesterfield 0-1 06/12/1978V 2-1 Chester City16/12/1978L 0-1 Colchester09/01/1979
    - ReadingD 0-0 Gillingham25/11/1978VGillingham 1-2 28/11/1978VPortsmouth 0-1 16/12/1978LNotts County 4-2 09/01/1979
    - BuryDWigan 2-2 25/11/1978V 4-1 Wigan28/11/1978V 3-1 Blackpool16/12/1978LLeyton Orient 3-2 09/01/1979
    22 BurnleyVBirmingham City 0-2 06/01/1979D 1-1 Sunderland21/02/1979VSunderland 0-3 26/02/1979LLiverpool 3-0 28/02/1979
    - SwanseaV 4-1 Hillingdon25/11/1978D 2-2 Woking16/12/1978VWoking 3-5 19/12/1978L 0-1 Bristol Rovers08/01/1979
    24 AltrinchamV 4-3 Southport25/11/1978VDroylsden 0-2 16/12/1978DTottenham 1-1 10/01/1979L 0-3 Tottenham16/01/1979
    25 S WednesdayV 4-0 Tranmere Rovers19/12/1978D 1-1 Arsenal06/01/1979DArsenal 1-1 09/01/1979D 2-2 Arsenal15/01/1979DArsenal 3-3 17/01/1979L 0-2 Arsenal22/01/1979
    26 NottinghamV 2-0 Aston Villa10/01/1979V 3-1 York City27/01/1979L 0-1 Arsenal26/02/1979
    - StockportV 5-1 Morecambe25/11/1978V 4-2 Bradford16/12/1978LWrexham 6-2 01/02/1979
    - Oldham AthleticVStoke City 0-1 17/01/1979V 3-1 Leicester26/02/1979L 0-1 Tottenham28/02/1979
    - HartlepoolV 1-0 Grimsby Town25/11/1978VCrewe Alexandra 0-1 16/12/1978L 2-6 Leeds United18/01/1979
    - Carlisle UnitedV 1-0 Halifax Town25/11/1978V 3-0 Hull City16/12/1978LIpswich Town 3-2 10/01/1979

    Longest streaksLast updated on 01/03/2025 at 05:43

    Goals per quarterLast updated on 01/03/2025 at 05:43

    MinutesGoals
    0 - 1548
    Best scorer : Frank Stapleton - 5 Goals
    16 - 304
    31 - 45+4
    46 - 604
    61 - 756
    Best scorer : Jimmy Greenhoff - 2 Goals
    76 - 90+9
    Best scorer : Jimmy Greenhoff - 2 Goals

    Most frequent scoresLast updated on 01/03/2025 at 05:43

    Score Frequence
    0 - 0 8 times
    1 - 0 34 times
    1 - 1 22 times
    2 - 0 21 times
    2 - 1 19 times
    2 - 2 6 times
    3 - 0 16 times
    3 - 1 8 times
    3 - 2 6 times
    3 - 3 5 times
    Score Frequence
    4 - 0 3 times
    4 - 1 2 times
    4 - 2 4 times
    4 - 3 1 times
    5 - 0 2 times
    5 - 1 2 times
    5 - 3 2 times
    6 - 1 1 times
    6 - 2 2 times

    General statistics by teamLast updated on 25/02/2025 at 14:08

    Team Participants Different First XI Different Scorers Best scorer
    Man United 16 7 8 Jimmy Greenhoff (5 goals)
    Tottenham 16 6 6 Chris Jones (4 goals)
    Southampton 16 3 4 Philip Boyer (4 goals)
    Manchester City 15 3 3 Brian Kidd (2 goals)
    Liverpool 14 5 6 Kenny Dalglish (4 goals)
    Leicester 14 2 3 Martin Henderson (2 goals)
    Arsenal 13 5 7 Frank Stapleton (6 goals)
    Nottingham 13 2 4 Martin O'Neill (1 goals)
    Ipswich Town 12 1
    QPR 12 1
    Norwich City 11 1
    Aston Villa 1 1

    Teams ages statisticsLast updated on 01/03/2025 at 05:43

    Team Average age Oldest player Youngest player
    Aston Villa 21.4 Allan Evans (21 years) Allan Evans (21 years)
    Leicester 22.3 Keith Weller (31 years) David Buchanan (15 years)
    Ipswich Town 23.6 Clive Woods (30 years) Alan Brazil (18 years)
    Arsenal 24.3 Pat Jennings (32 years) Steve Gatting (18 years)
    Man United 24.5 Jimmy Greenhoff (31 years) Andy Ritchie (17 years)
    Tottenham 24.9 John Pratt (29 years) Mark Kendall (19 years)
    Southampton 25.3 Alan Ball (32 years) Graham Baker (19 years)
    QPR 25.9 John Hollins (31 years) Billy Hamilton (20 years)
    Manchester City 26.1 Colin Bell (31 years) Ray Ranson (17 years)
    Liverpool 26.4 Emelyn Hughes (30 years) David Fairclough (20 years)
    Nottingham 26.7 Frank Clark (34 years) Viv Anderson (21 years)
    Norwich City 27.9 Kevin Keelan (36 years) Kevin Reeves (20 years)

    Countries statisticsLast updated on 25/02/2025 at 14:08

    Country Number of games played Number of players Number of goals scored
    England 344 102 45
    Scotland 93 25 14
    Northern Ireland 64 10 3
    Republic of Ireland 51 7 10
    Wales 14 2 1
    Argentina 10 2 1
    Serbia 6 1 0
    Netherlands 2 2 0
    Poland 2 1 0
    Algeria 1 1 0

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