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			DIVISION 1 1978/79

				P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Leading League goalscorer: Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers) 24 goals Argentina won the World Cup for the first time in the summer of 1978, beating Holland 3-1 in the final played on home soil. Just two weeks after the final Tottenham hit the headlines by signing two of the Argentine squad - Ossie Ardiles and Ricardo Villa - for a combined fee of about £750,000. In just the fourth League match the pair played for the club Spurs lost 0-7 at Liverpool, the clubs' record league defeat. The transfer of Trevor Francis from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest was the first £1 million transfer fee in English football. Francis made his Forest debut in the Forest 'A' team! Nottingham Forest won the European Cup (they beat Malmo 1-0 in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Munich) and set a new record in the League - 42 consecutive League matches unbeaten. Liverpool regained the League title with new highest points and lowest goals conceded records.	Results	1	Liverpool	42	30	8	4	85	16	68
	Results	2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	60
	Results	3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	59
	Results	4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	51
	Results	5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	50
	Results	6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	49
	Results	7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	48
	Results	8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	46
	Results	9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	45
	Results	10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	44
	Results	11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	41
	Results	12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	40
	Results	13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	40
	Results	14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	40
	Results	15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	39
	Results	16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	37
	Results	17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	35
	Results	18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	34
	Results	19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	31
	Results	20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	25
	Results	21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	22
	Results	22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	20

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