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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1978-79
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30-4-8 | 68 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 21-3-18 | 60 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 24-7-11 | 59 |
| 4 | Everton | 17-8-17 | 51 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 18-10-14 | 50 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 20-13-9 | 49 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 17-11-14 | 48 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 15-11-16 | 46 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 15-12-15 | 45 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 14-12-16 | 44 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13-14-15 | 41 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 14 | Southampton | 12-14-16 | 40 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 13-16-13 | 39 |
| 16 | Norwich City | 7-12-23 | 37 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 12-19-11 | 35 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13-21-8 | 34 |
| 19 | Derby County | 10-21-11 | 31 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 6-23-13 | 25 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 6-26-10 | 22 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 5-27-10 | 20 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 19-4-19 | 57 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23-9-10 | 56 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 20-6-16 | 56 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 22-9-11 | 55 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 18-10-14 | 50 |
| 6 | Notts County | 14-12-16 | 44 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 12-12-18 | 42 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 17-17-8 | 42 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 16-16-10 | 42 |
| 10 | Fulham | 13-14-15 | 41 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 12-14-16 | 40 |
| 13 | Burnley | 14-16-12 | 40 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 13-16-13 | 39 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 12-16-14 | 38 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 14-18-10 | 38 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 10-15-17 | 37 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 11-18-13 | 35 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 11-19-12 | 34 |
| 21 | Millwall | 11-21-10 | 32 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 10-22-10 | 30 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 21-6-19 | 61 |
| 2 | Watford | 24-10-12 | 60 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 24-10-12 | 60 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 21-8-17 | 59 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 25-14-7 | 57 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 15-9-22 | 52 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 17-12-17 | 51 |
| 8 | Hull City | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 17-14-15 | 49 |
| 10 | Brentford | 19-18-9 | 47 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 14-14-18 | 46 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 18-19-9 | 45 |
| 13 | Southend United | 15-16-15 | 45 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13-14-19 | 45 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 15-17-14 | 44 |
| 16 | Chester City | 14-16-16 | 44 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 17-19-10 | 44 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 12-15-19 | 43 |
| 19 | Bury | 11-15-20 | 42 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 13-19-14 | 40 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 11-21-14 | 36 |
| 22 | Walsall | 10-24-12 | 32 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 6-24-16 | 28 |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 7-28-11 | 25 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 26-7-13 | 65 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 26-11-9 | 61 |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 25-10-11 | 61 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 24-9-13 | 61 |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 20-9-17 | 57 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 21-12-13 | 55 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 20-14-12 | 52 |
| 8 | Newport County | 21-15-10 | 52 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 18-17-11 | 47 |
| 10 | York City | 18-17-11 | 47 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 17-18-11 | 45 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 13-15-18 | 44 |
| 14 | Hereford | 15-18-13 | 43 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 17-20-9 | 43 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 14-18-14 | 42 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 14-20-12 | 40 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 14-21-11 | 39 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 15-22-9 | 39 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 15-22-9 | 39 |
| 21 | Darlington | 11-20-15 | 37 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 13-22-11 | 37 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 9-29-8 | 26 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 6-26-14 | 26 |
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