| Index | ||||||
| Football | ||||||
| Division 1 - Tables | ||||||
| 1977/78 | 1978/79 | 1979/80 | ||||
| 1 | Nottingham F. | 64 | Liverpool | 68 | Liverpool | 60 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 57 | Nottingham F. | 60 | Manchester U. | 58 |
| 3 | Everton | 55 | West Bromwich A. | 59 | Ipswich T. | 53 |
| 4 | Manchester C. | 52 | Everton | 51 | Arsenal | 52 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 52 | Leeds U. | 50 | Nottingham F. | 48 |
| 6 | West Bromwich A. | 50 | Ipswich T. | 49 | Wolverhampton W. | 47 |
| 7 | Coventry C. | 48 | Arsenal | 48 | Aston Villa | 46 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 46 | Aston Villa | 46 | Southampton | 45 |
| 9 | Leeds U. | 46 | Manchester U. | 45 | Middlesbrough | 44 |
| 10 | Manchester U. | 42 | Coventry C. | 44 | West Bromwich A. | 41 |
| 11 | Birmingham C. | 41 | Tottenham H. | 41 | Leeds U. | 40 |
| 12 | Derby C. | 41 | Middlesbrough | 40 | Norwich C. | 40 |
| 13 | Norwich C. | 40 | Bristol C. | 40 | Crystal Palace | 40 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 39 | Southampton | 40 | Tottenham H. | 40 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W. | 36 | Manchester C. | 39 | Coventry C. | 39 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 36 | Norwich C. | 37 | Brighton & H.A. | 37 |
| 17 | Bristol C. | 35 | Bolton W. | 35 | Manchester C. | 37 |
| 18 | Ipswich T. | 35 | Wolverhampton W. | 34 | Stoke C. | 36 |
| 19 | Queens Park R. | 33 | Derby C. | 31 | Everton | 35 |
| 20 | West Ham U. | 32 | Queens Park R. | 25 | Bristol C. | 31 |
| 21 | Newcastle U. | 22 | Birmingham C. | 22 | Derby C. | 30 |
| 22 | Leicester C. | 22 | Chelsea | 20 | Bolton W. | 25 |
| Teams in italics were relegated. | ||||||