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The 1977–78 season was the 79th completed season of The Football League.The season began on 20 August 1977 and ended after 42 matches on 4 May 1978. [1]Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest side took the First Division by storm, first winning the League Cup on 22 March and then confirming themselves as league champions the following month.
Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Arsenal: Bertie Mee: Retired 4 May 1976 Pre-season: Terry Neill: 7 July 1976 Tottenham Hotspur: Terry Neill: Signed by Arsenal 7 July 1976 Keith Burkinshaw: 7 July 1976 Sunderland: Bob Stokoe: Resigned 18 October 1976 22nd Jimmy Adamson: 1 December 1976 Derby County: Dave Mackay: 25 ...
1.677 57 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] 3 Derby County: 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.238 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round: 4 Ipswich Town: 42 18 11 13 67 58 1.155 47 5 Stoke City: 42 15 16 11 54 42 1.286 46 6 Burnley: 42 16 14 12 56 53 1.057 46 7 Everton: 42 16 12 14 50 48 1.042 44 8 Queens Park Rangers: 42 ...
1 Derby County (C) 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.367 53 Qualification for the European Cup first round: 2 Liverpool: 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.538 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round: 3 Ipswich Town: 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.500 51 4 Everton: 42 16 18 8 56 42 1.333 50 5 Stoke City: 42 17 15 10 64 48 1.333 49 6 Sheffield United: 42 18 13 11 58 51 1.137 49 7 ...
From 1992 to 2004, the name Division 1 was given to what had previously been called the Second Division. After the 2003–04 season, the division was renamed the Football League Championship (now EFL Championship). The First Division contained between 12 and 24 clubs, playing each other home and away in a double round robin.
1 Liverpool (C) 42 25 10 7 72 42 1.714 60 Qualification for the European Cup first round: 2 Arsenal: 42 23 11 8 57 43 1.326 57 3 Leeds United: 42 21 11 10 71 45 1.578 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round: 4 Ipswich Town: 42 17 14 11 55 45 1.222 48 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers: 42 18 11 13 66 54 1.222 47 6 West Ham United: 42 17 12 13 67 ...
They made sure of that on 6 May, after beating West Ham United 6–1 at Upton Park whilst their title challengers Nottingham Forest lost 2–1 at Southampton. This would be their last league title for 26 years, and last in the First Division, until the inaugural 1992-93 Premier League season.
1 Derby County (C) 42 24 10 8 69 33 2.091 58 Qualification for the European Cup first round: 2 Leeds United: 42 24 9 9 73 31 2.355 57 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [a] 3 Liverpool: 42 24 9 9 64 30 2.133 57 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round: 4 Manchester City: 42 23 11 8 77 45 1.711 57 5 Arsenal: 42 22 8 12 ...