OzWhite's Leeds United F.C. History
Leeds United F.C. History : Foreword
1919-29 - The Twenties
1930-39 - The Thirties
1939-46 - The War Years
1947-49 - Post War Depression
1949-57 - The Reign of King John
1957-63 - From Charles to Revie
1961-75 - The Revie Years
1975-82 - The Downward Spiral
1982-88 - The Dark Years
1988-96 - The Wilko Years
1996-04 - The Rollercoaster Ride
2004-17 - Down Among The Deadmen
2018-22 - The El Loco Era: Back Where We Belong
2022-24 - Marsch back to the Championship
100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever
Greatest Leeds United Games
Players' Profiles
Managers' Profiles
Leeds City F.C. History
Leeds City F.C. Player and Manager Profiles
Leeds United/City Statistics
Leeds United/City Captains
Leeds United/City Friendlies and Other Games
Leeds United/City Reserves and Other Teams

Leeds United 1978-79:

Comp.DateOpponentsScoreScorersTeamPos.CrowdCaptain

Division1 1/42

19-08-1978

Arsenal (a)

2-2 (D)

Currie Cherry

Team

9

42,057

Trevor Cherry

Division1 2/42

23-08-1978

Manchester United (h)

2-3 (L)

Hart F. Gray (pen)

Team

14

36,845

Tony Currie

Division1 3/42

26-08-1978

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

3-0 (W)

Hankin F. Gray (pen) Currie

Team

8

26,267

Tony Currie

LCR2 1/8

29-08-1978

West Bromwich Albion (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

8

25,064

Tony Currie

Division1 4/42

02-09-1978

Chelsea (a)

3-0 (W)

Graham Hawley 2

Team

5

30,099

Tony Currie

LCR2R 2/8

06-09-1978

West Bromwich Albion (h)

0-0 (D) (aet)

Team

5

29,316

Tony Currie

Division1 5/42

09-09-1978

Manchester City (a)

0-3 (L)

Team

9

40,125

Trevor Cherry

Division1 6/42

16-09-1978

Tottenham Hotspur (h)

1-2 (L)

Graham

Team

14

36,062

Trevor Cherry

Division1 7/42

23-09-1978

Coventry City (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

12

27,365

Trevor Cherry

Division1 8/42

30-09-1978

Birmingham City (h)

3-0 (W)

Flynn F.Gray (pen) Hankin

Team

11

23,331

Trevor Cherry

LCR2R2 3/8

02-10-1978

West Bromwich Albion (n) (Maine Road, Manchester)

1-0 (W)

Hart

Team

11

8,164

Trevor Cherry

Division1 9/42

07-10-1978

Bolton Wanderers (a)

1-3 (L)

Graham

Team

13

27,751

Trevor Cherry

LCR3 4/8

10-10-1978

Sheffield United (a)

4-1 (W)

Currie F. Gray E. Gray 2

Team

13

40,899

Tony Currie

Division1 10/42

14-10-1978

West Bromwich Albion (h)

1-3 (L)

Stevenson

Team

14

25,931

Trevor Cherry

Division1 11/42

21-10-1978

Norwich City (a)

2-2 (D)

F. Gray Hawley

Team

14

19,981

Trevor Cherry

Division1 12/42

28-10-1978

Derby County (h)

4-0 (W)

Flynn Hart Hankin Hawley

Team

12

25,449

Tony Currie

Division1 13/42

04-11-1978

Liverpool (a)

1-1 (D)

Hawley

Team

12

51,857

Tony Currie

LCR4 5/8

07-11-1978

Queens Park Rangers (a)

2-0 (W)

Hawley Hankin

Team

12

22,769

Tony Currie

Division1 14/42

11-11-1978

Arsenal (h)

0-1 (L)

Team

14

33,961

Tony Currie

Division1 15/42

18-11-1978

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

1-1 (D)

Currie

Team

14

18,961

Tony Currie

Division1 16/42

22-11-1978

Chelsea (h)

2-1 (W)

Graham Hankin

Team

11

24,088

Tony Currie

Division1 17/42

25-11-1978

Southampton (h)

4-0 (W)

Graham Currie Golac (og) Madeley

Team

10

23,592

Tony Currie

Division1 18/42

02-12-1978

Ipswich Town (a)

3-2 (W)

Hankin Harris Cherry

Team

9

22,526

Tony Currie

Division1 19/42

09-12-1978

Bristol City (h)

1-1 (D)

Flynn

Team

9

22,529

Tony Currie

LCR5 6/8

13-12-1978

Luton Town (h)

4-1 (W)

Cherry Currie E. Gray F. Gray

Team

9

28,177

Tony Currie

Division1 20/42

16-12-1978

Everton (a)

1-1 (D)

Hawley

Team

9

37,997

Tony Currie

Division1 21/42

23-12-1978

Middlesbrough (h)

3-1 (W)

Hawley E. Gray Currie

Team

8

27,146

Tony Currie

Division1 22/42

26-12-1978

Aston Villa (a)

2-2 (D)

E. Gray 2

Team

6

40,973

Tony Currie

Division1 23/42

30-12-1978

Queens Park Rangers (a)

4-1 (W)

Hawley 2 Harris E. Gray

Team

6

17,435

Tony Currie

Division1 24/42

13-01-1979

Manchester City (h)

1-1 (D)

Hawley

Team

5

36,303

Tony Currie

FACR3 1/3

18-01-1979

Hartlepool United (a)

6-2 (W)

Hart Graham E. Gray 2 Harris F. Gray (pen)

Team

5

16,000

Tony Currie

Division1 25/42

20-01-1979

Tottenham Hotspur (a)

2-1 (W)

Hart Hankin

Team

5

36,828

Tony Currie

LCSF1/2 7/8

24-01-1979

Southampton (h)

2-2 (D)

Currie Hankin

Team

5

33,415

Tony Currie

LCSF2/2 8/8

30-01-1979

Southampton (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

5

23,645

Tony Currie

Division1 26/42

03-02-1979

Coventry City (h)

1-0 (W)

Currie

Team

5

22,928

Tony Currie

Division1 27/42

10-02-1979

Birmingham City (a)

1-0 (W)

F. Gray (pen)

Team

5

17,620

Tony Currie

Division1 28/42

24-02-1979

West Bromwich Albion (a)

2-1 (W)

Graham 2

Team

4

26,426

Tony Currie

FACR4 2/3

26-02-1979

West Bromwich Albion (n) (Played at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich by order of the F.A.)

3-3 (D)

F. Gray Graham Harris

Team

4

34,000

Tony Currie

FACR4R 3/3

01-03-1979

West Bromwich Albion (a)

0-2 (L) (aet)

Team

4

31,101

Tony Currie

Division1 29/42

03-03-1979

Norwich City (h)

2-2 (D)

Hawley 2

Team

5

23,038

Tony Currie

Division1 30/42

10-03-1979

Derby County (a)

1-0 (W)

Hawley

Team

4

22,800

Tony Currie

Division1 31/42

24-03-1979

Manchester United (a)

1-4 (L)

Hankin

Team

5

51,191

Tony Currie

Division1 32/42

31-03-1979

Southampton (a)

2-2 (D)

Hawley 2

Team

6

21,805

Tony Currie

Division1 33/42

07-04-1979

Ipswich Town (h)

1-1 (D)

Cherry

Team

5

24,153

Tony Currie

Division1 34/42

10-04-1979

Middlesbrough (a)

0-1 (L)

Team

6

23,260

Trevor Cherry

Division1 35/42

14-04-1979

Aston Villa (h)

1-0 (W)

Hart

Team

6

24,281

Trevor Cherry

Division1 36/42

16-04-1979

Nottingham Forest (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

6

37,397

Trevor Cherry

Division1 37/42

21-04-1979

Everton (h)

1-0 (W)

Currie

Team

5

29,125

Tony Currie

Division1 38/42

25-04-1979

Bolton Wanderers (h)

5-1 (W)

Cherry F. Gray (pen) Graham Harris Hawley

Team

5

20,218

Tony Currie

Division1 39/42

28-04-1979

Bristol City (a)

0-0 (D)

Team

5

25,388

Trevor Cherry

Division1 40/42

04-05-1979

Queens Park Rangers (h)

4-3 (W)

Graham Hankin 2 Cherry

Team

4

20,121

Tony Currie

Division1 41/42

15-05-1979

Nottingham Forest (h)

1-2 (L)

Cherry

Team

5

33,544

Tony Currie

Division1 42/42

17-05-1979

Liverpool (h)

0-3 (L)

Team

5

41,324

Trevor Cherry