1978–79 Arsenal F.C. season

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

During the 1978–79 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Steve Walford
-	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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	−3	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 FA Cup winners.

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 Andrew's

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
	Johnson		Sunderland	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

9 January 1979 Third round replay	Arsenal	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Brady		Wylde	Stadium: Highbury

15 January 1979 Third round 2nd replay	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (aet)	Arsenal	Leicester
	Hornsby (2, 1 pen)		Brady Sunderland	Stadium: Filbert Street

17 January 1979 Third round 3rd replay	Arsenal	3–3 (aet)	Sheffield Wednesday	Leicester
	Stapleton (2) Young		Rushbury Lowey Hornsby (pen)	Stadium: Filbert Street

22 January 1979 Third round 4th replay	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Arsenal	Leicester
			Gatting Stapleton	Stadium: Filbert Street

27 January 1979 Fourth round	Arsenal	2–0	Notts County	London
	Talbot Young			Stadium: Highbury

26 February 1979 Fifth round	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Arsenal	Nottingham
			Stapleton 78'	Stadium: City Ground

19 March 1979 Sixth round	Southampton	1–1	Arsenal	Southampton
	Hayes		Price	Stadium: The Dell

21 March 1979 Sixth round replay	Arsenal	2–0	Southampton	London
	Sunderland 32', 75'			Stadium: Highbury

28 April 1979 Semi-Final	Arsenal	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
	Stapleton 50' Sunderland 79'			Stadium: Villa Park

12 May 1979 Final	Arsenal	3–2	Manchester United	London
	Talbot 12' Stapleton 43' Sunderland 89'		McQueen 86' McIlroy 88'	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

Top scorers

First Division

[2]

References

"All Arsenal players: 1979".
"thearsenalhistory". 1 April 2022.

External links

Arsenal 1978–79 on statto.com

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[table_note_res_ECWC1R0.6736794741236-2] Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 FA Cup winners.

[1] "All Arsenal players: 1979".

[3] "thearsenalhistory". 1 April 2022.