| SEASON 1977-1978 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 3, 1977: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 27 |
| 2 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 26 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 10 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 9 |
| 22 | Newcastle United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 8 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |