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The 1977–78 season was the 79th completed season of The Football League.The season began on 20 August 1977 and ended after 42 matches on 4 May 1978. [1]Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest side took the First Division by storm, first winning the League Cup on 22 March and then confirming themselves as league champions the following month.
Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City's long spells in the First Division came to an end with relegation. Stoke sacked their manager Tony Waddington . On the last day of the season, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw , with play virtually stopping when it was heard that Sunderland had lost to Everton .
11 July 1977: Don Revie resigns as manager of the England national football team after three years in charge. 12 July 1977: Barely 24 hours after quitting as England manager, Don Revie accepts a four-year contract worth £340,000 to take charge of the United Arab Emirates national team, making him the highest-paid football manager in the world.
9 February 1977: England lose at home for the first time for four years when they are beaten 2–0 by Holland at Wembley. [3] 15 February 1977: Ipswich Town move to the top of the First Division with a 5–0 thrashing of Norwich City in the East Anglia derby. [1]
Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved an instant return to the First Division as champions of the Second Division, while runners-up Chelsea regained their top flight status two years after losing it. Brian Clough steered Nottingham Forest into the final promotion place, while Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool missed out by a single point.
The Football League First Division was the top division of the Football League in England from 1888 until the end of the 1991–92 season, when its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name Division 1 was given to what had previously been called the Second Division.
This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete ...
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...