1978–79 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1978-1979 Arsenal F.C. season was played by the Arsenal team from 1978 to 1979. The final tally was 17 wins, 13 ties, and 11 losses in the first division.

Arsenal F.C.

1978–79 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Terry Neill
First Division	7th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Second round
UEFA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Stapleton (17) All: Frank Stapleton (28)
Home colours Away colours

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 David Price - DF  IRL David O'Leary - DF  SCO Willie Young - MF  IRL Liam Brady - MF  ENG Steve Walford - FW  ENG Alan Sunderland - FW  IRL Frank Stapleton - MF  ENG Graham Rix - MF  ENG Brian Talbot

No. Pos. Nation Player - 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	+18	50	UEFA Cup 1979–80 First round
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48	FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80 First round
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	−3	45

Source:

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 Andrews Stadium

19 May 1979 42	Chelsea	1–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Football League Cup

29 August 1978 Second round	Rotherham United	3–1	Arsenal	Rotherham
				Stadium: Millmoor

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

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

References

1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1979

External links

• Arsenal 1978–79 on statto.com