Manchester United results for the 1978-1979 season

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Conte to become new Chelsea boss

Italy boss Antonio Conte will become Chelsea's head coach on a three-year deal after Euro 2016.

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Conte: The view from Italy

Antonio Conte has been appointed as Chelsea's new manager and will take over in the summer. So what style of play will he bring to Stamford Bridge? We have the view from Italy...

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Will Conte fit Chelsea?

With Antonio Conte taking over at Chelsea in the summer, what do we know about the Italy boss?

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'Toure will leave City'

Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City this summer, according to his agent, and has "various offers" on the table.

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Reid: Hammers were unlucky

West Ham defender Winston Reid says his side were unfortunate not to take all three points from last Saturday's home game against Crystal Palace.

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Neymar could be tempted by PSG - agent

Barcelona forward Neymar would discuss a move to Paris St-Germain if they showed an interest, says his agent.

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Ballymena face 'massive' game - Jeffrey

Ballymena United boss David Jeffrey says Tuesday night's clash with Glenavon is crucial in their bid to avoid relegation.

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How football clubs calculate the cost of buying players in the transfer market

The Leicester City team that won at the Etihad this season cost less than most of Manchester Cityâs players. Why are some footballers cheaper than others? By Richard Foster for The Agony and the Ecstasy of the Guardian Sport Network When Riyad Mahrez moved from Ligue 2 club Le Havre to Leicesterâ¦

English Division One (old) 1978-1979
No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Pos	Pt
1	19.08.1978	Birmingham City	home	W1-0	6	2
2	23.08.1978	Leeds United	away	W3-2	3	4
3	26.08.1978	Ipswich Town	away	L0-3	7	4
4	02.09.1978	Everton	home	D1-1	8	5
5	09.09.1978	Queens Park Rangers	away	D1-1	8	6
6	16.09.1978	Nottingham Forest	home	D1-1	10	7
7	23.09.1978	Arsenal	away	D1-1	9	8
8	30.09.1978	Manchester City	home	W1-0	7	10
9	07.10.1978	Middlesbrough	home	W3-2	5	12
10	14.10.1978	Aston Villa	away	D2-2	6	13
11	21.10.1978	Bristol City	home	L1-3	6	13
12	28.10.1978	Wolverhampton Wndrs	away	W4-2	6	15
13	04.11.1978	Southampton	home	D1-1	7	16
14	11.11.1978	Birmingham City	away	L1-5	8	16
15	18.11.1978	Ipswich Town	home	W2-0	6	18
16	21.11.1978	Everton	away	L0-3	7	18
17	25.11.1978	Chelsea	away	W1-0	7	20
18	09.12.1978	Derby County	away	W3-1	7	22
19	16.12.1978	Tottenham Hotspur	home	W2-0	6	24
20	22.12.1978	Bolton Wanderers	away	L0-3	6	24
21	26.12.1978	Liverpool	home	L0-3	8	24
22	30.12.1978	West Bromwich Albion	home	L3-5	9	24
23	03.02.1979	Arsenal	home	L0-2	11	24
24	10.02.1979	Manchester City	away	W3-0	9	26
25	24.02.1979	Aston Villa	home	D1-1	9	27
26	28.02.1979	Queens Park Rangers	home	W2-0	7	29
27	03.03.1979	Bristol City	away	W2-1	7	31
28	20.03.1979	Coventry City	away	L3-4	9	31
29	24.03.1979	Leeds United	home	W4-1	7	33
30	27.03.1979	Middlesbrough	away	D2-2	7	34
31	07.04.1979	Norwich City	away	D2-2	8	35
32	11.04.1979	Bolton Wanderers	home	L1-2	9	35
33	14.04.1979	Liverpool	away	L0-2	13	35
34	16.04.1979	Coventry City	home	D0-0	12	36
35	18.04.1979	Nottingham Forest	away	D1-1	11	37
36	21.04.1979	Tottenham Hotspur	away	D1-1	11	38
37	25.04.1979	Norwich City	home	W1-0	10	40
38	28.04.1979	Derby County	home	D0-0	10	41
39	30.04.1979	Southampton	away	D1-1	9	42
40	05.05.1979	West Bromwich Albion	away	L0-1	10	42
41	07.05.1979	Wolverhampton Wndrs	home	W3-2	9	44
42	16.05.1979	Chelsea	home	D1-1	9	45

English FA Cup 1978-1979
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
15.01.1979	r3	Chelsea	home	W3-0
31.01.1979	r4	Fulham	away	D1-1
12.02.1979	r4r	Fulham	home	W1-0
20.02.1979	r5	Colchester United	away	W1-0
10.03.1979	r6	Tottenham Hotspur	away	D1-1
14.03.1979	r6r	Tottenham Hotspur	home	W2-0
31.03.1979	sf	Liverpool	neutral	D2-2
04.04.1979	sfr	Liverpool	neutral	W1-0
12.05.1979	fn	Arsenal	neutral	L2-3