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