1978–79 Everton F.C. season

1978–79 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1978–79 football season

Everton
1978–79 season
Manager	Gordon Lee
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	4th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	4th Round
UEFA Cup	2nd Round
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

During the 1978–79 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 51 points.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	+35	60	Qualification for the European Cup first round
3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	+37	59	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	+12	51
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	+18	50
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1978–79 European Cup winners.

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
19 August 1978	Chelsea	A	1–0	32,683
22 August 1978	Derby County	H	2–1	40,125
26 August 1978	Arsenal	H	1–0	41,161
2 September 1978	Manchester United	A	1–1	53,982
9 September 1978	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	36,191
16 September 1978	Aston Villa	A	1–1	38,636
23 September 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–0	38,895
30 September 1978	Bristol City	A	2–2	22,502
7 October 1978	Southampton	H	0–0	38,769
14 October 1978	Ipswich Town	A	1–0	22,830
21 October 1978	Queen's Park Rangers	A	1–1	21,171
28 October 1978	Liverpool	H	1–0	53,141
4 November 1978	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0	35,515
11 November 1978	Chelsea	H	3–2	38,346
18 November 1978	Arsenal	A	2–2	39,711
21 November 1978	Manchester United	H	3–0	42,126
25 November 1978	Norwich City	A	1–0	18,930
9 December 1978	Birmingham City	A	3–1	23,391
16 December 1978	Leeds United	H	1–1	37,997
23 December 1978	Coventry City	A	2–3	22,778
26 December 1978	Manchester City	H	1–0	46,996
30 December 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	44,572
31 January 1979	Aston Villa	H	1–1	29,079
3 February 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1	21,892
10 February 1979	Bristol City	H	4–1	29,116
17 February 1979	Southampton	A	0–3	20,681
24 February 1979	Ipswich Town	H	0–1	29,031
3 March 1979	Queen's Park Rangers	H	2–1	24,809
6 March 1979	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	16,084
10 March 1979	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	37,745
13 March 1979	Liverpool	A	1–1	52,352
24 March 1979	Derby County	A	0–0	20,814
30 March 1979	Norwich City	H	2–2	26,825
3 April 1979	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–3	27,263
7 April 1979	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1	29,593
10 April 1979	Coventry City	H	3–3	25,302
14 April 1979	Manchester City	A	0–0	39,711
16 April 1979	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	31,214
21 April 1979	Leeds United	A	0–1	29,125
28 April 1979	Birmingham City	H	1–0	23,049
1 May 1979	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–2	30,083
5 May 1979	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	26,077

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	10 January 1979	Sunderland	A	1–2	28,602

League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
2	29 August 1978	Wimbledon	H	8–0	23,137
3	3 October 1978	Darlington	H	1–0	23,682
4	7 November 1978	Nottingham Forest	H	2–3	48,503

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
1:1	29 August 1978	Finn Harps	A	5–0	5,000
1:1	29 August 1978	Finn Harps	H	5–0	21,611
2:1	18 October 1978	Dukla Prague	H	2–1	32,857
2:2	1 November 1978	Dukla Prague	A	0–1	35,000

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	SCO	George Wood
-	DF	ENG	Colin Todd
-	DF	ENG	Mike Pejic
-	DF	ENG	Mick Lyons
-	DF	ENG	Billy Wright
-	MF	ENG	Trevor Ross
-	MF	ENG	Andy King
-	MF	ENG	Martin Dobson
-	FW	ENG	Bob Latchford
-	FW	ENG	Mickey Walsh
-	MF	ENG	Dave Thomas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Mark Higgins
-	MF	ENG	Geoff Nulty
-	MF	ENG	George Telfer
-	DF	ENG	Dave Jones
-	DF	ENG	John Barton
-	MF	ENG	Pat Heard
-	FW	ENG	Brian Kidd
-	DF	ENG	Terry Darracott
-	FW	ENG	Peter Eastoe
-	DF	ENG	Neil Robinson
-	DF	ENG	Roger Kenyon
-	FW	SCO	Ross Jack

References

v t e Everton Football Club
The club	History Players Managers Seasons Reserves and Academy Records and statistics Player of the Season International players In Europe
Home stadium	Anfield (1884–1892) Goodison Park (1892–2025) Everton Stadium (2025 proposed)
Training ground	Bellefield (1946–2007) Finch Farm (2007–present)
Miscellaneous	David France Collection Supporters St Luke's Church EvertonTV Former Players' Foundation Kirkby Project Prince Rupert's Tower Founding Fathers of Merseyside Football "Johnny Todd" Spirit of the Blues Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame
Rivalries	Merseyside derby
Affiliated academies	Asia–Pacific Football Academy Chang–Everton Football Academy
Affiliates	Everton Women Everton Tigers (no longer affiliated with Everton F.C.)
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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 7 only) Cheshire County League (One, Two) Town & Country League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Home Counties League (level 7 only) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)

West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
Western League (Premier, One)
Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Other

Manchester United 3–5 West Bromwich Albion (1978)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland West Ham United Wrexham
Third Division	Blackpool Brentford Bury Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Mansfield Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Stockport County Torquay United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon York City

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