The Old Division One final positions from 1979

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1 Liverpool 68
2 Nottingham Forest 60 EC-W; LC-W
3 West Bromwich Albion 59
4 Everton 51
5 Leeds United 50
6 Ipswich Town 49
7 Arsenal 48 FAC-W
8 Aston Villa 46
9 Manchester United 45 FAC-F
10 Coventry City 44
11 Tottenham Hotspur 41
12 Middlesbrough 40
13 Bristol City 40
14 Southampton 40 LC-F
15 Manchester City 39
16 Norwich City 37
17 Bolton Wanderers 35
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34
19 Derby County 31
20 Queens Park Rangers 25
21 Birmingham City 22
22 Chelsea 20

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 3 Southampton 2
FA Cup Final Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2

European Cup Final Nottingham Forest 1 Malmo 0
UEFA Cup Final First Leg Red Star Belgrade 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach 1
UEFA Cup Final Second Leg Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Red Star Belgrade 0 (agg 2 - 1)
Cup Winners Cup Final Barcelona 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 aet

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Liverpool won the Championship for the 11th time after leading all season. Their 68 points was a new record, beating the 67 gained by Leeds United in 1969. Liverpool broke the record by winning 3 - 0 at Leeds United. They conceded 16 goals, another record for the 22 club league.
Nottingham Forest won the European Cup and the League Cup. They also completed a record sequence of 42 consecutive unbeaten league matches, covering two seasons (1978 and 1979). This record would not be bettered until season 2005.

In the FA Cup final, Arsenal were winning 2 - 0 with 5 minutes to go. Manchester United scored twice only for Arsenal to score a late winner.