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1978–79 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
1978–79 season
ManagerAlan Dicks
StadiumAshton Gate
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round

During the 1978–79 English football season, Bristol City competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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Bristol City comfortably avoided relegation, finishing 13th in the First Division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 30 8 4 85 16 +69 68 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Nottingham Forest 42 21 18 3 61 26 +35 60 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3 West Bromwich Albion 42 24 11 7 72 35 +37 59 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Everton 42 17 17 8 52 40 +12 51
5 Leeds United 42 18 14 10 70 52 +18 50
6 Ipswich Town 42 20 9 13 63 49 +14 49
7 Arsenal 42 17 14 11 61 48 +13 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
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
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 15 14 48 61 −13 41
12 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 57 50 +7 40
13 Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 −4 40
14 Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 −6 40
15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 +2 39
16 Norwich City 42 7 23 12 51 57 −6 37
17 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 54 75 −21 35
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 8 21 44 68 −24 34
19 Derby County 42 10 11 21 44 71 −27 31
20 Queens Park Rangers (R) 42 6 13 23 45 73 −28 25 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Birmingham City (R) 42 6 10 26 37 64 −27 22
22 Chelsea (R) 42 5 10 27 44 92 −48 20
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1978–79 European Cup winners.
  2. ^ Arsenal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1978–79 FA Cup winners.

Kit

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Bristol City's kit was produced by Umbro.

First-team squad

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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 Scotland SCO John Shaw
DF Scotland SCO Gerry Sweeney
DF Scotland SCO Donnie Gillies
MF Scotland SCO Gerry Gow
DF England ENG David Rodgers
DF England ENG Norman Hunter
MF England ENG Trevor Tainton
FW Scotland SCO Tom Ritchie
FW England ENG Joe Royle
FW England ENG Kevin Mabbutt
MF England ENG Clive Whitehead
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jimmy Mann
MF Scotland SCO Peter Cormack
DF England ENG Terry Cooper
DF England ENG Gary Collier
MF Netherlands NED Geert Meijer
FW England ENG Chris Garland
MF England ENG John Bain
GK England ENG Ray Cashley
MF Wales WAL Howard Pritchard
MF Finland FIN Pertti Jantunen

Awards

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At the end of season, Gerry Gow was given the club's Player of the Season award.

References

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