The Old Division One final positions from 1978

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1 Nottingham Forest 64 LC-W
2 Liverpool 57 EC-W; LC-F
3 Everton 55
4 Manchester City 52
5 Arsenal 52 FAC-F
6 West Bromwich Albion 50
7 Coventry City 48
8 Aston Villa 46
9 Leeds United 46
10 Manchester United 42
11 Birmingham City 41
12 Derby County 41
13 Norwich City 40
14 Middlesbrough 39
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36
16 Chelsea 36
17 Bristol City 35
18 Ipswich Town 35 FAC-W
19 Queens Park Rangers 33
20 West Ham United 32
21 Newcastle United 22
22 Leicester City 22

Colour Legend
Teams in Blue qualified for Europe
Clubs in RED were relegated

Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup : LC League Cup : UEFA Fairs Cup : CWC Cup Winners' Cup
W Winner : F Finalist

Final Points are in Purple

League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 0 aet
League Cup Final Replay Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0
FA Cup Final Ipswich Town 1 Arsenal 0

European Cup Final Liverpool 1 Bruges 0
UEFA Cup Final First Leg Bastia 0 PSV Eindhoven 0
UEFA Cup Final Second Leg PSV Eindhoven 3 Bastia 0 (agg 3 - 0)
Cup Winners Cup Final Anderlecht 4 Austria Vienna 0

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Nottingam Forest became the first club since 1962 to win the League Championship the year after being promoted. They also won the League Cup.
West Ham United were relegated after 20 consecutive seasons in the Top Division.

Liverpool became the first English club to retain the European Cup. This was their third consecutive European trophy, a record for an English club. They also equalled a fifth appearance in a European final.