Division Two                                                         
Sat 19 Aug  west ham united        L  2-5  25 387    -   McCulloch 2
Tue 22      MILLWALL               D  1-1   7 060   19   Vinter
Sat 26      BLACKBURN ROVERS       W  2-1   7 774   14   Blockley,Vinter
Sat  2 Sep  burnley                L  1-2   9 787   19   McCulloch
Sat  9      leicester city         W  1-0  14 485   12   Vinter
Sat 16      ORIENT                 W  1-0   8 190    7   Masson
Fri 22      charlton athletic      D  1-1   8 643    7   Vinter 
Sat 30      NEWCASTLE UNITED       L  1-2  11 813   14   Hooks 
Sat  7 Oct  cardiff city           W  3-2   7 952   10   Hooks 2,McCulloch
Sat 14      BRISTOL ROVERS         W  2-1   8 646    7   Vinter,O'Brien(pen)
Sat 21      luton town             L  0-6   8 561   11
Sat 28      CAMBRIDGE UNITED       D  1-1   8 437   11   McCulloch 
Sat  4 Nov  wrexham                L  1-3  10 891   13   O'Brien 
Sat 11      WEST HAM UNITED        W  1-0  11 002   11   O'Brien(pen) 
Sat 18      blackburn rovers       W  4-3   7 833    9   Hooks,Vinter,Masson,Hunt 
Tue 21      BURNLEY                D  1-1   8 520    9   Masson
Sat 25      BRIGHTON & HOVE AlBION W  1-0   8 851    7   Hooks 
Sat  2 Dec  fulham                 D  1-1   7 591    6   Hooks
Sat  9      CRYSTAL PALACE         D  0-0  11 011    5 
Sat 16      preston north end      D  1-1  10 730    7   Vinter
Sat 23      SUNDERLAND             D  1-1  11 281    7   O'Brien(pen)
Tue 26      oldham athletic        D  3-3   8 262    7   Hooks,Vinter,Blockley 
Sat 30      stoke city             L  0-2  21 393    9
Sat 20 Jan  orient                 L  0-3   4 803   10
Sat  3 Feb  CHARLTON ATHLETIC      D  1-1   7 958    8   Mann
Sat 24      bristol rovers         D  2-2   6 887    9   Hooks,Vinter
Sat  3 Mar  LUTON TOWN             W  3-1   7 624    7   Mann,Hunt,Hooks 
Sat 10      cambridge united       W  1-0   5 157    7   Mann
Tue 13      SHEFFIELD UNITED       W  4-1  10 372    6   Vinter 3,McCulloch
Sat 24      millwall               W  1-0   5 679    6   O'Brien
Tue 27      CARDIFF CITY           W  1-0   8 211    6   McCulloch
Sat 31      brighton & hove albion D  0-0  21 382    6
Sat  7 Apr  FULHAM                 D  1-1   9 465    6   Blockley
Tue 10      sheffield united       L  1-5  15 186    6   McCulloch
Fri 13      sunderland             L  0-3  34 027    6
Sat 14      OLDHAM ATHLETIC        D  0-0   7 023    6
Wed 18      newcastle united       W  2-1  12 017    6   Hooks,O'Brien(pen)
Sat 21      PRESTON NORTH END      D  0-0   7 009    6
Tue 24      LEICESTER CITY         L  0-1   8 702    6
Sat 28      crystal palace         L  0-2  23 454    6
Tue  1 May  WREXHAM                D  1-1   4 374    6   Mair
Sat  5      STOKE CITY             L  0-1  21 571    6

F.A. CUP 
Tue  9 Jan  READING (ROUND 3)      W  4-2   8 265        Vinter,Hooks,Mann,Masson 
Sat 27      arsenal (round 4)      L  0-2  39 173

LEAGUE CUP
Sat 12 Aug  scunthorpe utd (R1/L1) W  1-0   2 389        Hooks
Tue 15      SCUNTHORPE UTD (R1/L2) W  3-0   5 064        Carter 2,Hooks
Wed 30      crewe alexandra (r2)   L  0-2   3 178

Anglo-Scottish Cup 
Mon 31 Jul  mansfield town (prelim)L  0-1   5 354
Sat  5 Aug  NORWICH CITY (PRELIM)  W  2-1   4 209        Blockley,Carter 
Tue  8      orient (prelim)        W  3-2   2 511        Vinter,Benjamin,Carter(pen)

Final League Table           W   D   L   GD Pts       
 1. Crystal Palace          19  19   4  +27  57 
 2. Brighton & Hove Albion  23  10   9  +33  56 
 3. Stoke City              20  16   6  +27  56 
 4. Sunderland              22  11   9  +26  55
 5. West Ham United         18  14  10  +31  50 
 6. Notts County            14  16  12  -12  44 
 7. Preston North End       12  18  12  +2   42 
 8. Newcastle United        17   8  17  -4   42 
 9. Cardiff City            16  10  16  -14  42 
10. Fulham                  13  15  14  +3   41 
11. Orient                  15  10  17   0   40 
12. Cambridge United        12  16  14  -8   40 
13. Burnley                 14  12  16  -11  40 
14. Oldham Athletic         13  13  16  -9   39 
15. Wrexham                 12  14  16  +3   38 
16. Bristol Rovers          14  10  18  -12  38 
17. Leicester City          10  17  15  -9   37 
18. Luton Town              13  10  19  +3   36 
19. Charlton Athletic       11  13  18  -9   35 
20. Sheffield United        11  12  19  -17  34 
21. Millwall                11  10  21  -19  32 
22. Blackburn Rovers        10  10  22  -31  30

Managers
Jimmy Sirrel
Goalkeepers           Age  League Apps.     
Eric McManus           28      42      Left for Stoke City after the end of the season
Defenders
Brian Stubbs           28      42
Ray O’Brien            27      41
Pedro Richards         22      40
Jeff Blockley          29      27 (2)
Tristan Benjamin       21      24 (3)
Gary Wood              23      2
Midfield
Arthur Mann            30      37 (3)  Left for Shrewsbury Town after the end of the season
Don Masson             32      37      Re-joined the club from Derby County early in the season
Paul Hooks             19      36 (2)
David Hunt             19      36 (1)
David McVay            23      3  (8)  Left for Peterborough Utd after the end of the season
Gordon Mair            20      4
Steve Carter           25      2       Left for Derby County in August
Forwards
Iain McCulloch         24      42      Joined from Kilmarnock pre-season
Mick Vinter            24      41      Left for Wrexham after the end of the season
Rick Green             26      6  (3)  Joined from Chesterfield pre-season, left for Scunthorpe Utd towards the end of the season

Notts County FC 1978/79
Back row; Chapman, Hunt, McVay, Mann, Richards, Benjamin
Middle; Wheeler(Trainer), Stubbs, Green, King, McManus, Blockley, Sims, Murphy(Coach)
Front; Carter, Hooks, McCulloch, Sirrel(Manager), Vinter, O'Brien, Smith

Home colours
An identical Adidas kit to the previous season, except for the collar which
was now a straightforward v-neck without flaps. Black shorts, White socks.
Note: The picture of Brian Stubbs used on most 1978/79 programme covers is from a few season's earlier.
Change colours
Presumably the same Adidas design described for previous season;
Yellow shirts and socks, Blue shorts and trimmings.
 
 

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