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A collection of statistics for the 1978-79 season

Won
35
Drawn
11
Lost
8
Goals scored
98
Goals conceded
26
Goal difference
+72
Total games
54
Clean sheets (league)
28
Clean sheets (total)
34
Avg attendance (league)
46,500
Avg attendance (overall)
45,391
Avg goals/game (league)
2.43
Avg goals/game (overall)
2.31
Players used
16
Longest winning run
7
Longest unbeaten run
17
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 34 3 0 37 91.9%
Conceded first 1 2 8 11 9.1%
Season player records
Youngest player
20y · 76d
Oldest player
31y · 219d
Youngest goalscorer
21y · 348d
Oldest goalscorer
31y · 113d
Most appearances
54
Most starts
54
Most minutes
4,860'
Most goals
25
Squad usage
Different starters
16
Different goalscorers
12
Avg starting XI age
27.0 yrs
Unchanged XI
32
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
8
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
25y · 272d
Oldest starting XI
27y · 338d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 9 games
Match records
Biggest win 7–0 vs Tottenham Hotspur 02 Sep 1978
Biggest defeat 0–2 vs Nottingham Forest 13 Sep 1978
Highest-scoring game 7–0 vs Tottenham Hotspur 02 Sep 1978
Highest-scoring draw 2–2 vs Manchester United 31 Mar 1979
Most common scoreline 3–0 (9 times)
Earliest goal scored
1'
Latest goal scored
90'
Goal minutes
Average goal minute: Scored 46' (league: 44')
Conceded 53'
Period Scored Conceded
1–15 min
16
1
16–30 min
15
7
31–45 min
14
3
46–60 min
22
3
61–75 min
13
7
76–90 min
18
5
91–120 min
0
0
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 42 85 16 +69
FA Cup 7 10 3 +7
European Super Cup 2 3 4 -1
League Cup 1 0 1 -1
European Cup 2 0 2 -2
Total 54 98 26 +72
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss