1978–79 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1978–79 English football season was Aston Villa's 79th in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the top division. Manager, Ron Saunders had signed a six year contract in the pre-season. [1]

Diary of the season

19 Aug 1978: The First Division season begins with a 1-0 home victory over Wolves.[2]

8 May 1979: Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–0 at Anfield to clinch the First Division title.[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49	UEFA Cup 1979–80 First round
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48	FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979–80 First round
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	−3	45
10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	−10	44

Source:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Jimmy Rimmer
-	DF	ENG	John Gidman
-	DF	ENG	John Gregory
-	DF	SCO	Allan Evans
-	DF	SCO	Ken McNaught
-	MF	ENG	Dennis Mortimer
-	FW	SCO	Tommy Craig
-	FW	ENG	Brian Little
-	FW	ENG	John Deehan
-	MF	ENG	Gordon Cowans
-	MF	ENG	Kenny Swain
-	DF	ENG	Gary Williams
-	MF	ENG	Gary Shelton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	SCO	Alex Cropley
-	FW	SCO	Andy Gray
-	DF	ENG	Colin Gibson
-	MF	ENG	Frank Carrodus
-	DF	ENG	Ivor Linton
-	DF	SCO	Gordon Smith
-	DF	WAL	Leighton Phillips
-	FW	ENG	Gary Shaw
-	MF	SCO	Willie Young
-	DF	ENG	Dave Evans
-	DF	ENG	Brendan Ormsby
-	FW	SCO	Joe Ward
-	MF	ENG	Lee Jenkins

Football, The Times, 11 August 1978
Football, The Times, 21 August 1978 Issue 60385
Smailes, Gordon (2000). The Breedon Book of Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 142. ISBN 1859832148.

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