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
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerTerry Neill
First Division7th
FA CupWinners
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Frank Stapleton (17)
All:
Frank Stapleton (28)

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
Main article: 1978–79 Football League § 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 1Arsenal2–2Leeds UnitedLondon
Stadium: Highbury
22 August 1978 2Manchester City1–1ArsenalManchester
Stadium: Maine Road
26 August 1978 3Everton1–0ArsenalLiverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
2 September 1978 4Arsenal5–1Queen's Park RangersLondon
Stadium: Highbury
9 September 1978 5Nottingham Forest2–1ArsenalNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
16 September 1978 6Arsenal1–0Bolton WanderersLondon
Stadium: Highbury
23 September 1978 7Arsenal1–1Manchester UnitedLondon
Stadium: Highbury
30 September 1978 8Middlesbrough2–3ArsenalMiddlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
7 October 1978 9Arsenal1–1Aston VillaLondon
Stadium: Highbury
14 October 1978 10Wolverhampton Wanderers1–0ArsenalWolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
21 October 1978 11Arsenal1–0SouthamptonLondon
Stadium: Highbury
28 October 1978 12Bristol City1–3ArsenalBristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
4 November 1978 13Arsenal4–1Ipswich TownLondon
Stadium: Highbury
11 November 1978 14Leeds United0–1ArsenalLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
18 November 1978 15Arsenal2–2EvertonLondon
Stadium: Highbury
25 November 1978 16Coventry City1–1ArsenalCoventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
2 December 1978 17Arsenal1–0LiverpoolLondon
Stadium: Highbury
9 December 1978 18Norwich City0–0ArsenalNorwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
16 December 1978 19Arsenal2–0Derby CountyLondon
Stadium: Highbury
23 December 1978 20Tottenham Hotspur0–5ArsenalLondon
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1978 21Arsenal1–2West Bromwich AlbionLondon
Stadium: Highbury
30 December 1978 22Arsenal3–1Birmingham CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
13 January 1979 23Arsenal2–1Nottingham ForestLondon
Stadium: Highbury
3 February 1979 24Manchester United0–2ArsenalManchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
10 February 1979 25Arsenal0–0MiddlesbroughLondon
Stadium: Highbury
13 February 1979 26Queen's Park Rangers1–2ArsenalLondon
Stadium: Loftus Road
24 February 1979 27Arsenal0–1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon
Stadium: Highbury
3 March 1979 28Southampton2–0ArsenalSouthampton
Stadium: The Dell
10 March 1979 29Arsenal2–0Bristol CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
17 March 1979 30Ipswich Town2–0ArsenalIpswich Town
Stadium: Portman Road
24 March 1979 31Arsenal1–1Manchester CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
26 March 1979 32Bolton Wanderers4–2ArsenalBolton
Stadium: Burnden Park
3 April 1979 33Arsenal1–1Coventry CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
7 April 1979 34Liverpool3–0ArsenalLiverpool
Stadium: Anfield
10 April 1979 35Arsenal1–0Tottenham HotspurLondon
Stadium: Highbury
14 April 1979 36West Bromwich Albion1–1ArsenalWest Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
16 April 1979 37Arsenal5–2ChelseaLondon
Stadium: Highbury
21 April 1979 38Derby County2–0ArsenalDerby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
25 April 1979 39Aston Villa5–1ArsenalBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
28 April 1979 40Arsenal1–1Norwich CityLondon
Stadium: Highbury
5 May 1979 41Birmingham City0–0ArsenalBirmingham
Stadium: St Andrews Stadium
19 May 1979 42Chelsea1–1ArsenalLondon
Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Football League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
29 August 1978 Second roundRotherham United3 – 1ArsenalRotherham
Stadium: Millmoor

FA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 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 roundSheffield Wednesday1 – 1ArsenalSheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
9 January 1979 Third round replayArsenal1 – 1Sheffield WednesdayLondon
Stadium: Highbury
15 January 1979 Third round 2nd replaySheffield Wednesday2 – 2 (aet)ArsenalLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
17 January 1979 Third round 3rd replayArsenal3 – 3 (aet)Sheffield WednesdayLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
22 January 1979 Third round 4th replaySheffield Wednesday0 – 2ArsenalLeicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
27 January 1979 Fourth roundArsenal2 – 0Notts CountyLondon
Stadium: Highbury
26 February 1979 Fifth roundNottingham Forest0 – 1ArsenalNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
19 March 1979 Sixth roundSouthampton1 – 1ArsenalSouthampton
Stadium: The Dell
21 March 1979 Sixth round replayArsenal2 – 0SouthamptonLondon
Stadium: Highbury
28 April 1979 Semi-FinalArsenal2 – 0Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
12 May 1979 FinalArsenal3 – 2Manchester UnitedLondon
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup
13 September 1978 First round
(1st Leg)		Arsenal 3 – 0 Lokomotive LeipzigLondon
Stadium: Highbury
27 September 1978 First round
(2nd Leg)		Lokomotive Leipzig 1 – 4
(1 – 7 agg.)		 ArsenalLeipzig
Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion
19 October 1978 Second round
(1st Leg)		Hajduk Split 2 – 1 ArsenalSplit
Stadium: Plinara Stadion
1 November 1978 Second round
(2nd Leg)		Arsenal 1 – 0
(2 – 2 agg.)		 Hajduk SplitLondon
Stadium: Highbury
22 November 1978 Third Round
(1st Leg)		Red Star Belgrade 1 – 0 ArsenalBelgrade
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
6 December 1978 Third Round
(2nd Leg)		Arsenal 1 – 1
(1 – 2 agg.)		 Red Star BelgradeLondon
Stadium: Highbury
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References
  1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/1979
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