1977–78 Football League Third Division
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest |
|
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
|
|
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st English title) |
| Relegated |
Leicester City Newcastle United West Ham United |
| European Cup 1978–79 |
Nottingham Forest Liverpool (defending champions) |
|
FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 |
Ipswich Town (1st FA Cup title) |
| UEFA Cup 1978–79 |
Arsenal Everton Manchester City West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,231 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Latchford (Everton), 30 |
| Biggest home win |
Everton – Chelsea 6–0 (29 Apr 1978) Everton –Coventry 6–0 (26 Nov 1977) |
| Biggest away win |
Leicester – Everton 1–5 (15 Apr 1978) QPR – Everton 1–5 (8 Oct 1977) Leicester – Liverpool 0–4 (26 Nov 1977) Manchester United – Nottingham Forest 0–4 (17 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring |
Coventry – Norwich City 5–4 (27 Dec 1977) Birmingham – Chelsea 4–5 (31 Dec 1977) |
|
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
|
|
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bolton Wanderers (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Relegated |
Blackpool, Hull City, Mansfield Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,235 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Hatton (Blackpool), 22 |
| Biggest home win | Tottenham Hotspur –Bristol Rovers 9-0 (22 Oct 1977) |
| Biggest away win | Cardiff City –Sheffield United 1–6 (3 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Bolton –Cardiff City 6–3 (10 Dec 1977) |
|
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
|
|
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wrexham (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Cambridge United, Preston North End |
| Relegated |
Bradford City, Hereford United, Portsmouth, Port Vale |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,373 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alex Bruce (Preston North End), 27 |
|
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
|
|
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Watford (1st title) |
| Promoted |
Brentford, Southend United, Swansea City |
| Failed re-election | Southport |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Alan Curtis (Swansea City), 32 Steve Phillips (Brentford), 32 |
|
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
|
|
The 1977–1978 season was the 79th completed season of The Football League.
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. They joined a small and exclusive company of clubs who have won the league championship one season after promotion.
Manchester United broke the British transfer fee record on 9 February by paying Leeds United £495,000 for Scottish defender Gordon McQueen.
Bob Latchford was the top goalscorer, winning a £10,000 prize offered by a national newspaper for the first footballer to reach 30 goals in a single season, which had not happened in the First Division since the 1971–72 season and in the Second Division since the 1965–66 season.
West Ham United, Newcastle United and Leicester City were relegated from the First Division.
Bolton Wanderers, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur were promoted from the Second Division, while Blackpool, Mansfield Town and Hull City were relegated
Wrexham, Cambridge United and Preston North End were promoted from the Third Division, while Portsmouth, Port Vale, Bradford City and Hereford United were relegated.
...
Wikipedia