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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