| SUNDERLAND AFC'S FINAL LEAGUE POSITION FROM THE 1978/79 SEASON |
| |
| Pos |
Team |
P |
HW |
HD |
HL |
HF |
HA |
AW |
AD |
AL |
AF |
AA |
Pts |
GD |
| 1 |
Crystal Palace |
42 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
30 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
21 |
13 |
57 |
+27 |
| 2 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
42 |
16 |
3 |
2 |
44 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
28 |
56 |
+33 |
| 3 |
Stoke City |
42 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
35 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
23 |
16 |
56 |
+27 |
| 4 |
Sunderland |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
39 |
19 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
31 |
25 |
55 |
+26 |
| 5 |
West Ham United |
42 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
46 |
15 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
24 |
24 |
50 |
+31 |
| 6 |
Notts County |
42 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
23 |
15 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
25 |
45 |
44 |
-12 |
| 7 |
Preston North End |
42 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
36 |
23 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
34 |
42 |
+2 |
| 8 |
Newcastle United |
42 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
35 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
31 |
42 |
-4 |
| 9 |
Cardiff City |
42 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
34 |
23 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
22 |
47 |
42 |
-14 |
| 10 |
Fulham |
42 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
35 |
19 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
15 |
28 |
41 |
+3 |
| 11 |
Orient |
42 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
32 |
18 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
33 |
40 |
0 |
| 12 |
Cambridge United |
42 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
22 |
15 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
22 |
37 |
40 |
-8 |
| 13 |
Burnley |
42 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
31 |
22 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
-11 |
| 14 |
Oldham Athletic |
42 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
36 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
16 |
38 |
39 |
-9 |
| 15 |
Wrexham |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
31 |
16 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
26 |
38 |
+3 |
| 16 |
Bristol Rovers |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
23 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
14 |
37 |
38 |
-12 |
| 17 |
Leicester City |
42 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
28 |
23 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
29 |
37 |
-9 |
| 18 |
Luton Town |
42 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
46 |
24 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
14 |
33 |
36 |
+3 |
| 19 |
Charlton Athletic |
42 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
28 |
28 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
32 |
41 |
35 |
-9 |
| 20 |
Sheffield United |
42 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
34 |
24 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
18 |
45 |
34 |
-17 |
| 21 |
Millwall |
42 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
22 |
29 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
20 |
32 |
32 |
-19 |
| 22 |
Blackburn Rovers |
42 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
29 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
17 |
43 |
30 |
-31 |
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