| 21/03/1978 | Coventry City | - | Aston Villa | 2:3 (0:2) | ||
| 27/03/1978 | Derby County | - | Queens Park Rangers | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| Middlesbrough FC | - | Leicester City | 0:1 (0:0) | |||
| Leeds United | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2:1 (1:1) | |||
| Ipswich Town | - | Norwich City | 4:0 (2:0) | |||
| Chelsea FC | - | Arsenal FC | 0:0 (0:0) | |||
| Manchester United | - | Everton FC | 1:2 (0:1) | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Bristol City | 2:1 (0:1) | |||
| 28/03/1978 | Birmingham City | - | West Ham United | 3:0 (2:0) | ||
| 29/03/1978 | Newcastle United | - | Manchester City | 2:2 (0:1) | ||
| 04/05/1978 | Liverpool FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 0:0 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 59:18 | 41 | 55:15 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 62:38 | 24 | 46:24 |
| 3 |
|
Manchester City | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 63:40 | 23 | 44:26 |
| 4 |
|
Liverpool FC | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 48:31 | 17 | 44:26 |
| 5 |
|
Arsenal FC | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 50:29 | 21 | 43:27 |
| 6 |
|
Leeds United | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 54:40 | 14 | 42:28 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 64:52 | 12 | 42:28 |
| 8 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 50:45 | 5 | 40:30 |
| 9 |
|
Aston Villa | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 41:35 | 6 | 36:34 |
| 10 |
|
Norwich City | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 44:55 | -11 | 35:35 |
| 11 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 37:48 | -11 | 34:36 |
| 12 |
|
Manchester United | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 54:55 | -1 | 33:37 |
| 13 |
|
Ipswich Town | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 43:45 | -2 | 33:37 |
| 14 |
|
Derby County | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 42:51 | -9 | 33:37 |
| 15 |
|
Birmingham City | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 46:53 | -7 | 32:38 |
| 16 |
|
Chelsea FC | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 42:54 | -12 | 32:38 |
| 17 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 45:53 | -8 | 30:40 |
| 18 |
|
Bristol City | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41:46 | -5 | 29:41 |
| 19 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 40:58 | -18 | 25:45 |
| 20 |
|
West Ham United | 35 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 40:61 | -21 | 22:48 |
| 21 |
|
Newcastle United | 35 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 37:62 | -25 | 20:50 |
| 22 |
|
Leicester City | 35 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18:51 | -33 | 20:50 |