| DAT | MOTSTÅNDARE | RESULTAT | MÅLGÖRARE | pl | |
| 19 aug | H | EVERTON | 0-1 |
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| 22 | b | Wolverhampton | 1-0 | Langley | |
| 26 | b | Tottenham | 2-2 |
Swain 2 | |
| 2 sep | H | LEEDS | 0-3 |
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| 9 | b | Coventry | 2-3 |
Langley, McKenzie | |
| 16 | H | MANCHESTER VITY | 1-4 |
Stanley | |
| 23 | b | Birmingham | 1-1 |
McKenzie | |
| 30 | H | WEST BROMWICH | 1-3 |
Wicks | |
| 7 okt | b | Derby | 0-1 |
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| 14 | H | BOLTON | 4-3 | Langley, Swain, Walker, självmål | |
| 21 | b | Liverpool | 0-2 |
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| 28 | H | NORWICH | 3-2 | Swain, Walker, Stanley str | |
| 4 nov | b | Queens Park | 0-0 |
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| 11 | b | Everton | 2-3 |
McKenzie, Langley | |
| 18 | H | TOTTENHAM | 1-3 |
Langley | |
| 22 | b | Leeds | 1-2 |
Langley | |
| 25 | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 0-1 |
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| 9 dec | H | ASTON VILLA | 0-1 |
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| 16 | b | Middlesbrough | 2-7 |
Osgood, Bumstead | |
| 23 | H | BRISTOL CITY | 0-0 |
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| 26 | b | Southampton | 0-0 |
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| 30 | b | Ipswich | 1-5 |
Langley | |
| 1979 20 jan |
b | Manchester City | 3-2 | McKenzie, Osgood, Walker | |
| 3 feb | H | BIRMINGHAM | 2-1 | Wilkins 2 | |
| 21 | H | COVENTRY | 1-3 |
Langley | |
| 24 | b | Bolton | 1-2 |
Bannon | |
| 3 mars | H | LIVERPOOL | 0-0 |
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| 10 | b | Norwich | 0-2 |
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| 14 | b | West Bromwich | 0-1 |
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| 17 | H | QUEENS PARK | 1-3 |
självmål | |
| 24 | H | WOLVERHAMPTON | 1-2 |
Langley | |
| 28 | b | Nottingham | 0-6 |
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| 4 apr | H | DERBY | 1-1 |
Langley | |
| 7 | H | NOTTINGHAM | 1-3 |
Wilkins | |
| 10 | b | Bristol City | 1-3 |
Langley str | |
| 14 | H | SOUTHAMPTON | 1-2 |
Stanley | |
| 16 | b | Arsenal | 2-5 |
Walker, Langley | |
| 21 | H | MIDDLESBROUGH | 2-1 | Stanley, Wilkins G | |
| 28 | b | Aston Villa | 1-2 |
Langley | |
| 5 maj | H | IPSWICH | 2-3 |
Langley 2 | |
| 14 | H | ARSENAL | 1-1 |
Stanley | |
| 16 | b | Manchester United | 1-1 |
Johnson | 22 |