During the 1978–79 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 51 points.
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1978
Chelsea A
1–0
32,683
22 August 1978
Derby County H
2–1
40,125
26 August 1978
Arsenal H
1–0
41,161
2 September 1978
Manchester United A
1–1
53,982
9 September 1978
Middlesbrough H
2–0
36,191
16 September 1978
Aston Villa A
1–1
38,636
23 September 1978
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2–0
38,895
30 September 1978
Bristol City A
2–2
22,502
7 October 1978
Southampton H
0–0
38,769
14 October 1978
Ipswich Town A
1–0
22,830
21 October 1978
Queen's Park Rangers A
1–1
21,171
28 October 1978
Liverpool H
1–0
53,141
4 November 1978
Nottingham Forest A
0–0
35,515
11 November 1978
Chelsea H
3–2
38,346
18 November 1978
Arsenal A
2–2
39,711
21 November 1978
Manchester United H
3–0
42,126
25 November 1978
Norwich City A
1–0
18,930
9 December 1978
Birmingham City A
3–1
23,391
16 December 1978
Leeds United H
1–1
37,997
23 December 1978
Coventry City A
2–3
22,778
26 December 1978
Manchester City H
1–0
46,996
30 December 1978
Tottenham Hotspur H
1–1
44,572
31 January 1979
Aston Villa H
1–1
29,079
3 February 1979
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
0–1
21,892
10 February 1979
Bristol City H
4–1
29,116
17 February 1979
Southampton A
0–3
20,681
24 February 1979
Ipswich Town H
0–1
29,031
3 March 1979
Queen's Park Rangers H
2–1
24,809
6 March 1979
Middlesbrough A
2–1
16,084
10 March 1979
Nottingham Forest H
1–1
37,745
13 March 1979
Liverpool A
1–1
52,352
24 March 1979
Derby County A
0–0
20,814
30 March 1979
Norwich City H
2–2
26,825
3 April 1979
Bolton Wanderers A
1–3
27,263
7 April 1979
West Bromwich Albion A
0–1
29,593
10 April 1979
Coventry City H
3–3
25,302
14 April 1979
Manchester City A
0–0
39,711
16 April 1979
Bolton Wanderers H
1–0
31,214
21 April 1979
Leeds United A
0–1
29,125
28 April 1979
Birmingham City H
1–0
23,049
1 May 1979
West Bromwich Albion H
0–2
30,083
5 May 1979
Tottenham Hotspur A
1–1
26,077
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
3
10 January 1979
Sunderland A
1–2
28,602
[ 1]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
2
29 August 1978
Wimbledon H
8–0
23,137
3
3 October 1978
Darlington H
1–0
23,682
4
7 November 1978
Nottingham Forest H
2–3
48,503
[ 1]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
1:1
29 August 1978
Finn Harps A
5–0
5,000
1:1
29 August 1978
Finn Harps H
5–0
21,611
2:1
18 October 1978
Dukla Prague H
2–1
32,857
2:2
1 November 1978
Dukla Prague A
0–1
35,000
[ 1]
Finn Harps
Dukla Prague
