1978–79 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1978–79 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Arsenal F.C.
1978–79 season
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerTerry Neill
First Division7th
FA CupWinners
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Frank Stapleton (17)
All:
Frank Stapleton (28)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  NIR Pat Jennings
- DF  NIR Pat Rice
- DF  NIR Sammy Nelson
- MF  ENG Brian Talbot
- DF  IRL David O'Leary
- DF  SCO Willie Young
- MF  IRL Liam Brady
- FW  ENG Alan Sunderland
- FW  IRL Frank Stapleton
- MF  ENG David Price
- MF  ENG Graham Rix
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  ENG Steve Walford
- DF  ENG Steve Gatting
- DF  IRL John Devine
- MF  ENG Mark Heeley
- FW  ENG Malcolm Macdonald
- GK  ENG Paul Barron
- MF  NIR Jim Harvey
- DF  ENG Kevin Stead
- FW  ENG Paul Vaessen
- DF  ENG Steve Brignall
- FW  AUS John Kosmina
- MF  ENG Brian McDermott

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Results

First Division
Main article: 1978–79 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Leeds United 42 18 14 10 70 52 +18 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
6 Ipswich Town 42 20 9 13 63 49 +14 49
7 Arsenal 42 17 14 11 61 48 +13 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Aston Villa 42 15 16 11 59 49 +10 46
9 Manchester United 42 15 15 12 60 63 −3 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 FA Cup winners.
19 August 1978 1 Arsenal 2–2 Leeds United London
Stadium: Highbury
22 August 1978 2 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
26 August 1978 3 Everton 1–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
2 September 1978 4 Arsenal 5–1 Queen's Park Rangers London
Stadium: Highbury
9 September 1978 5 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Arsenal Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
16 September 1978 6 Arsenal 1–0 Bolton Wanderers London
Stadium: Highbury
23 September 1978 7 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester United London
Stadium: Highbury
30 September 1978 8 Middlesbrough 2–3 Arsenal Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
7 October 1978 9 Arsenal 1–1 Aston Villa London
Stadium: Highbury
14 October 1978 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Arsenal Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
21 October 1978 11 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton London
Stadium: Highbury
28 October 1978 12 Bristol City 1–3 Arsenal Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
4 November 1978 13 Arsenal 4–1 Ipswich Town London
Stadium: Highbury
11 November 1978 14 Leeds United 0–1 Arsenal Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
18 November 1978 15 Arsenal 2–2 Everton London
Stadium: Highbury
25 November 1978 16 Coventry City 1–1 Arsenal Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
2 December 1978 17 Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool London
Stadium: Highbury
9 December 1978 18 Norwich City 0–0 Arsenal Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
16 December 1978 19 Arsenal 2–0 Derby County London
Stadium: Highbury
23 December 1978 20 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Arsenal London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1978 21 Arsenal 1–2 West Bromwich Albion London
Stadium: Highbury
30 December 1978 22 Arsenal 3–1 Birmingham City London
Stadium: Highbury
13 January 1979 23 Arsenal 2–1 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Highbury
3 February 1979 24 Manchester United 0–2 Arsenal Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
10 February 1979 25 Arsenal 0–0 Middlesbrough London
Stadium: Highbury
13 February 1979 26 Queen's Park Rangers 1–2 Arsenal London
Stadium: Loftus Road
24 February 1979 27 Arsenal 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Stadium: Highbury
3 March 1979 28 Southampton 2–0 Arsenal Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
10 March 1979 29 Arsenal 2–0 Bristol City London
Stadium: Highbury
17 March 1979 30 Ipswich Town 2–0 Arsenal Ipswich Town
Stadium: Portman Road
24 March 1979 31 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City London
Stadium: Highbury
26 March 1979 32 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Arsenal Bolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
3 April 1979 33 Arsenal 1–1 Coventry City London
Stadium: Highbury
7 April 1979 34 Liverpool 3–0 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
10 April 1979 35 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Stadium: Highbury
14 April 1979 36 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
16 April 1979 37 Arsenal 5–2 Chelsea London
Stadium: Highbury
21 April 1979 38 Derby County 2–0 Arsenal Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
25 April 1979 39 Aston Villa 5–1 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
28 April 1979 40 Arsenal 1–1 Norwich City London
Stadium: Highbury
5 May 1979 41 Birmingham City 0–0 Arsenal Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
19 May 1979 42 Chelsea 1–1 Arsenal London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Football League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
29 August 1978 Second round Rotherham United 3–1 Arsenal Rotherham
Stadium: Millmoor

FA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Sheffield Wednesday.

6 January 1979 Third round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Arsenal Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
9 January 1979 Third round replay Arsenal 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Stadium: Highbury
15 January 1979 Third round 2nd replay Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 (aet) Arsenal Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
17 January 1979 Third round 3rd replay Arsenal 3–3 (aet) Sheffield Wednesday Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
22 January 1979 Third round 4th replay Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Arsenal Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
27 January 1979 Fourth round Arsenal 2–0 Notts County London
Stadium: Highbury
26 February 1979 Fifth round Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
19 March 1979 Sixth round Southampton 1–1 Arsenal Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
21 March 1979 Sixth round replay Arsenal 2–0 Southampton London
Stadium: Highbury
28 April 1979 Semi-Final Arsenal 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
12 May 1979 Final Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United London
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
13 September 1978 First round
(1st Leg)		 Arsenal 3–0 Lokomotive Leipzig London
Stadium: Highbury
27 September 1978 First round
(2nd Leg)		 Lokomotive Leipzig 1–4
(1–7 agg.)		 Arsenal Leipzig
Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion
19 October 1978 Second round
(1st Leg)		 Hajduk Split 2–1 Arsenal Split
Stadium: Plinara Stadion
1 November 1978 Second round
(2nd Leg)		 Arsenal 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 Hajduk Split London
Stadium: Highbury
22 November 1978 Third Round
(1st Leg)		 Red Star Belgrade 1–0 Arsenal Belgrade
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
6 December 1978 Third Round
(2nd Leg)		 Arsenal 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Red Star Belgrade London
Stadium: Highbury


Top scorers

First Division [2]


References
  1. "All Arsenal players: 1979".
  2. "thearsenalhistory". 1 April 2022.
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