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1 First Division  


1.1  League table  




1.2  Results summary  


1.2.1  Matches  








2 FA Cup  




3 Football League Cup  




4 UEFA Cup  




5 Notes  




6 References  




7 External links  













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Manchester City
1978–79 season
ManagerTony Book
StadiumMaine Road
First Division15th
FA CupFourth round
Football League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mick Channon (11)
All: Mick Channon (15)
Highest home attendance46,710 vs Liverpool
26 August 1978
Lowest home attendance27,366 vs Birmingham City
1 May 1979
Average home league attendance36,210 (4th highest in league)
← 1977–78
1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season was Manchester City's 77th season of competitive football and 59th season in the top divisionofEnglish football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup.

First Division[edit]

Main article: 1978–79 Football League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    13 Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 −4 40
    14 Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 −6 40
    15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 +2 39
    16 Norwich City 42 7 23 12 51 57 −6 37
    17 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 54 75 −21 35
    Source: World Football
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

    Results summary[edit]

    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    42 13 13 16 58 56  +2 39 9 5 7 34 28  +6 4 8 9 24 28  −4

    Source: [1]


    Matches[edit]

    Win Draw Loss
    Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
    15 August 1978 Derby County Away 1-1 Kidd 26,480
    22 August 1978 Arsenal Home 1-1 Kidd 39,506
    26 August 1978 Liverpool Home 1-4 Kidd 46,710
    2 September 1978 Norwich City Away 1-1 Channon 18,607
    9 September 1978 Leeds United Home 0-3 - 40,125
    16 September 1978 Chelsea Away 4-1 Channon, R Futcher (3) 29,960
    23 September 1978 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-0 Owen, R Futcher 43,472
    30 September 1978 Manchester United Away 0-1 - 55,317
    7 October 1978 Birmingham City Away 2-1 Tueart, Barnes 18,378
    14 October 1978 Coventry City Home 2-0 Owen (2) 36,723
    21 October 1978 Birmingham City Away 2-2 Palmer, Owen 32,249
    27 October 1978 West Bromwich Albion Home 2-2 Channon, Hartford 40,521
    4 November 1978 Aston Villa Away 1-1 Owen 32,724
    11 November 1978 Derby County Home 1-2 Owen 37,376
    18 November 1978 Liverpool Away 0-1 - 47,765
    25 November 1978 Ipswich Town Home 1-2 Hartford 38,527
    9 December 1978 Southampton Home 1-2 Power 33,450
    16 December 1978 Queens Park Rangers Away 1-2 Channon 12,902
    23 December 1978 Nottingham Forest Home 0-0 - 37,012
    26 December 1978 Everton Away 0-1 46,996
    30 December 1978 Bristol City Away 1-1 R. Futcher 25,253
    13 January 1979 Leeds United Away 1-1 Kidd 36,303
    20 January 1979 Chelsea Home 2–3 Power, R.Futcher 31,876
    3 February 1979 Tottenham Hotspur Away 3-0 Kidd, Barnes, Channon 32,037
    10 February 1979 Manchester United Home 0-3 - 46,151
    24 February 1979 Coventry City Away 3–0 Channon (2), Kidd 20,115
    27 February 1979 Norwich City Home 2-2 Owen (2) 29,852
    3 March 1979 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-1 Channon, Owen 41,127
    24 March 1979 Arsenal Away 1-1 Channon 35,041
    27 March 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-1 Channon 19,998
    31 March 1979 Ipswich Town Away 1-2 Silkman 20,773
    4 April 1979 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-4 - 22,314
    7 April 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 3-1 Channon, Palmer, Silkman 32,298
    14 April 1979 Everton Home 0-0 - 39,771
    17 April 1979 Middlesbrough Away 0-2 - 19,676
    21 April 1979 Queens Park Rangers Home 3-1 Silkman, Owen (2) 30,694
    24 April 1979 Middlesbrough Home 1-0 Deyna 28,264
    28 April 1979 Southampton Away 0-1 - 19,744
    1 May 1979 Birmingham City Home 3-1 Power, Deyna (2) 27,366
    5 May 1979 Bristol City Home 2-0 Deyna, Hartford 29,739
    9 May 1979 Nottingham Forest Away 1-3 Lloyd (og) 21,104
    15 May 1979 Aston Villa Home 2-3 Deyna (2) 30,028


    FA Cup[edit]

    Main article: 1978-79 FA Cup
    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
    Third round 15 January 1979 Scunthorpe United Home 0-0 Kidd 26,029
    Third round replay 17 January 1979 Scunthorpe United Away 4-2 Owen, Kidd (2), Barnes 13,758
    Fourth round 25 January 1979 Shrewsbury Town Away 0-2 - 14,215

    Football League Cup[edit]

    Main article: 1978-79 Football League Cup
    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
    Second round 29 August 1978 Grimsby Town Home 2-0 Moore (og), Palmer 21,481
    Third round 4 October 1978 Blackpool Away 1–1 Channon 18,886
    Third round replay 10 October 1978 Blackpool Home 3-0 Owen (2), Booth 26,213
    Third round 2nd replay 8 November 1976 Luton Town F.C. Neutral 3-2 Tueart, Channon, Kidd 13,043
    Fourth round 8 November 1978 Norwich City Away 3-1 Barnes, Channon (2) 19,413
    Fifth round 13 December 1978 Southampton Away 1-2 Nicholl (og) 21,523

    UEFA Cup[edit]

    Main article: 1978-79 UEFA Cup
    Win Draw Loss
    Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
    First round 1st leg 13 September 1978 FC Twente Away 1–1 Watson 12,000
    First round 2nd leg 27 September 1978 FC Twente Home 3-2 Wildschut (og), Kidd, Bell 29,330
    Second round 1st leg 18 October 1978 Standard Liege Home 4-0 Hartford, Kidd (2), Palmer 27,489
    Second round 2nd leg 1 November 1978 Standard Liege Away 0-2 Sigurvinsson 25,000
    Third round 1st leg 23 November 1978 AC Milan Away 2-2 Kidd, Power 40,000
    Third round 2nd leg 6 December 1978 AC Milan Home 3-0 Booth, Hartford, Kidd 38,026
    Quarter Final 1st leg 7 March 1979 Borussia Monchengladbach Home 1-1 Channon 39,005
    Quarter final 2nd leg 20 March 1979 Borussia Monchengladbach Away 1-3 Deyna 30,000

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d Manchester City’s score written first

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "History". Statto.

    External links[edit]


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