1978–79 NHL season, Regular season
This was the last season until the 2005–06 season that the St. Louis Blues missed the playoffs.


1978–79 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In MinutesTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold


1978–79 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings, Prince of Wales Conference
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1978–79 NHL season, Playoffs, Playoff seeds
The twelve teams that qualified for the playoffs are ranked 1–12 based on regular season points.


1978–79 NHL season, Playoffs, Playoff seeds
Note: Only teams that qualified for the playoffs are listed here.


1978–79 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Prior to 2013, this was the last time two Original Six clubs met in the finals. Both teams would next appear in the Stanley Cup Finals: Canadiens winning in 1986 and 1993, Rangers winning in 1994.


1978–79 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


1978–79 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1978–79 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1978–79 (listed with their first team, asterisk (*) marks debut in playoffs):


1978–79 NHL season, Milestones, Debuts
Players marked with § began their major professional career in the World Hockey Association.


1978–79 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1978–79 (listed with their last team):


1978–79 NK Dinamo Zagreb season
The 1978–79 season was the 33rd season of competitive football played by NK Dinamo Zagreb since the foundation of the Yugoslav First League.


1978–79 NK Dinamo Zagreb season, Players, Squad statistics
Appearances for competitive matches only. Age as of 12 August 1978, first match day of the season. Source:


1978–79 NK Hajduk Split season
The 1978–79 season was the 64th season in Hajduk Split’s history and their 33rd season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 3rd place finish in the 1977–78 season meant it was their 33rd successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1978–79 NK Rijeka season
The 1978–79 season was the 33rd season in Rijeka’s history and their 17th season in the Yugoslav First League. Their 5th place finish in the 1977–78 season meant it was their fifth successive season playing in the Yugoslav First League.


1978–79 NTFL season
The 1978/79 NTFL season was the 58th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1978–79 NTFL season
St Marys have won there 10th premiership title while defeating the Nightcliff Tigers in the grand final by 31 points.


1978–79 National Basketball League season
The 1978–79 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League.


1978–79 National Basketball League season
The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches and the number of teams participating increased to eleven.


1978–79 National Basketball League season
Doncaster completed the league and National Cup double, but Crystal Palace won the newly introduced Playoffs.


1978–79 National Basketball League season, Team changes
Leicester switched back to Loughborough and Bedford dropped out of the league. Bracknell and Sunderland joined; the latter playing at the Crowtree Leisure Centre in the centre of Sunderland.


1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)
Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.


1978–79 National Hurling League
The 1978–79 National Hurling League was the 48th season of the National Hurling League.


1978–79 National Hurling League, Division 1
Clare came into the season as defending champions of the 1977-78 season. Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.


1978–79 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 6 May 1979, Tipperary won the title after a 3-15 to 0-8 win over Galway in the final. It was their 14th league title overall and their first since 1967-68.


1978–79 National Hurling League, Division 1
Carlow were relegated from Division 1 after just one season in the top flight.


1978–79 National Hurling League, Division 2
Kerry won the title after a 3-7 to 3-4 win over Meath in the final round of the group stage.


1978–79 Nationale A season
The 1978–79 Nationale A season was the 58th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. 10 teams participated in the league, and Chamonix Hockey Club won their 30th league title. CPM Croix was relegated to the Nationale B.


1978–79 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Servette FC Genève won the championship.


1978–79 Nationalliga A season
The 1978–79 Nationalliga A season was the 41st season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and SC Bern won the championship.


1978–79 New England Whalers season
The 1978–79 New England Whalers season was the seventh season of the Whalers' franchise. This was the final season in the World Hockey Association, which ceased operations after the season. The Whalers (along with the Winnipeg Jets, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Quebec Nordiques) were admitted to the National Hockey League as expansion teams. The Whalers (as part of the agreement suggested by the Boston Bruins) changed their name to the Hartford Whalers. The Whalers made the playoffs, with only five teams participating in the postseason. Don Blackburn took over the team as coach before the season ended, and he became the first coach of the team in the NHL.


1978–79 New England Whalers season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points


1978–79 New Jersey Nets season
The 1978–79 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' third season in the NBA.


1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season
The 1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season was their fifth season in the NBA and its last in New Orleans. The Jazz averaged 108.3 points per game (ranked 15th in NBA) while allowing an average of 114.6 points per game (ranked 21st in NBA). The attendance was 364,205 (ranked 18th in NBA).


1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season, Relocation to Utah
By 1979, the Jazz were sinking under the weight of $5 million in losses over five years. Original owner Sam Battistone decided to move to Salt Lake City, even though it was a smaller market than New Orleans at the time. However, Salt Lake City had proven it could support a pro basketball team when it played host to the American Basketball Association's Utah Stars from 1970 to 1976.


1978–79 New Orleans Jazz season, Relocation to Utah
Professional basketball returned to New Orleans, when the Charlotte Hornets relocated there, in 2002. The team became the Pelicans in 2013 season, and the 1988-2002 history of the Hornets returned to the Bobcats, who reinstated the Hornets name prior to the 2014–15 season.


1978–79 New York Islanders season
The 1978–79 New York Islanders season was the seventh season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders finished first overall by one point over the defending Stanley Cup champions Montreal Canadiens in the regular season standings.


1978–79 New York Islanders season, Player statistics
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;


1978–79 New York Knicks season
The 1978-79 NBA season was the Knicks' 33rd season in the NBA.


1978–79 New York Rangers season
The 1978–79 New York Rangers season was the 53rd season for the franchise. The highlight of the season was participating in the Stanley Cup Finals, as the Rangers played 12 consecutive playoff games without losing in regulation.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Offseason
The Rangers fired their general manager John Ferguson and head coach Jean-Guy Talbot, replacing them with former Philadelphia Flyers and two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Fred Shero.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Offseason
The Rangers signed forwards Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson away from the WHA's Winnipeg Jets.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Offseason
The Rangers chose Don Maloney with their first pick, in the second-round, 26th over-all. Maloney was the younger brother of Dave Maloney, a defenceman with the Rangers. Don Maloney would get into 28 games for the Rangers that season.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Rangers faced the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, who were making their fourth straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the finals since the 1972 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1978–79 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1978–79 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was Newport County's 17th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division and their 51st season overall in the Football League.


1978–79 Newport County A.F.C. season, League table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.


1978–79 Northern Football League
The 1978–79 Northern Football League season was the 81st in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1978–79 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.


1978–79 Northern League (ice hockey) season
The 1978-79 Northern League season was the 13th season of the Northern League, the top level ice hockey league in northern England and Scotland. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Murrayfield Racers won the championship. The top four teams qualified for the Spring Cup, which served as the Northern League playoffs.


1978–79 Northern Premier League
The 1978–79 Northern Premier League was the eleventh season of the Northern Premier League, a regional football league in Northern England, the northern areas of the Midlands and North Wales. The season began on 19 August 1978 and concluded on 21 May 1979.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following two clubs left the League at the end of the previous season:


1978–79 Northern Premier League, Overview, Team changes
The following club joined the League at the start of the season:


1978–79 Northern Premier League, Cup results, Northern Premier League Shield
Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup. As Mossley won both the Northern Premier League and the Challenge Cup, Altrincham qualified as 2nd placed team of the NPL.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Cup
Only two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the second round:


1978–79 Northern Premier League, Cup results, FA Trophy
Two of the twenty-four Northern Premier League clubs reached the fourth round:


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season
At the end of the eleventh season of the Northern Premier League, Altrincham who was put forward for election did not receive enough votes to be promoted to the Football League.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season
The Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Seven Northern Premier League clubs and thirteen clubs from the Premier Division of the Southern League joined the newly created Alliance Premier League. The remaining clubs in the Northern Premier League had effectively been relegated down one tier in the English football league system.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Football League elections
Alongside the four Football League clubs facing re-election, two non-League clubs, one from the Northern Premier League and the other from the Southern League, applied to be elected. All four Football League clubs were re-elected.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The number of clubs reduced from twenty-three to twenty-two for the following season.


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following seven clubs left the league at the end of the season:


1978–79 Northern Premier League, End of the season, Promotion and relegation
The following six clubs joined the league the following season:


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 84th season of rugby league football. Sixteen English clubs competed for the Northern Rugby Football League's first division championship, with Hull Kingston Rovers claiming the title by finishing on top of the League.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The 1978 Kangaroo tour took place during the first half of the season and involved matches between a number of clubs.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Wakefield Trinity 12-3 in the final.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat Bradford Northern 24-2 in the final.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Widnes who beat St. Helens 13-7 in the final.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
2nd Division Champions were Hull F.C. New Hunslet, York and Blackpool Borough were also promoted to the First Division.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Geoff 'Sammy' Lloyd of Hull F.C. equalled the club match record for scoring goals when he was successful 14 times in the match against Oldham on 10 September 1978. They were part of a club record 170 goals in a season, and a club record 369 points in a season.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Widnes beat Workington Town (from Cumbria) 15–13 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat York 18–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Widnes beat Wakefield Trinity 12-3 in the State Express Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of 94,218.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Widnes' fifth cup final win in seven Final appearances. To date, this was Wakefield Trinity’s last appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The Wakefield Trinity stand-off, David Topliss, won the Lance Todd Trophy.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in the 1978–79 season.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The months of September, October and November also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1978 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), The Kangaroos played and won matches against 12 club and county representative sides as well as playing Wales in a non-test international.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 1978 Kangaroos were coached by dual Manly-Warringah NSWRFL premiership coach Frank Stanton who had previously toured as a player in 1963–64. The team was captained by brilliant centre / stand-off Bob Fulton making his second tour after being a part of the 1973 squad.


1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The 11–10 loss to Widnes at Naughton Park on 25 October remains (as of 2017) the last time that the Kangaroos have lost to an English club or county team.


1978–79 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1978–79 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 40th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Frisk Asker won the championship.


1978–79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
The 1978–79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Digger Phelps and played their home games at the Joyce Center.


1978–79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
After reaching the school's first Final Four the previous season, Notre Dame entered the season with high expectations and a No. 3 preseason ranking (AP). One of five teams to hold the No. 1 ranking during season, the Irish earned the #1 seed in the Mideast Region of the 1979 NCAA Tournament, but were defeated by eventual the eventual NCAA champions, Michigan State, in the regional final. Notre Dame finished the season with a record of 24–6.


1978–79 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.


1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was Nottingham Forest's second year back in the Football League First Division. They had won the title the previous season. This meant they qualified for the first time in their history for the European Cup.


1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Summary
Forest opened the defence of their title with six draws in their first seven league matches. On 7 September the 2–1 win at Aston Villa broke the previous undefeated record of 34 consecutive league games by Don Revie' Leeds United in the 1968–69 season. On 28 November the 1–0 win at Bolton set an undefeated record of 42 consecutive league games. The record stood for twenty six years. Garry Birtles broke into the first team and ended up being the club's top scorer as they ended up as league runners-up, retained the League Cup and won the European Cup.


1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Summary
Along the way they knocked out holders Liverpool and came from behind to oust West German champions Cologne. Trevor Francis became the first £1,000,000 player when he signed for the Reds from Birmingham City and immediately proved his worth by scoring the only goal of the European Cup final against Malmö in Munich. 26 year old Colin Barrett suffered a serious leg injury 10 days after scoring in the win against Liverpool. He only played seven further competitive games for Forest and 12 in his career.


1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Players, Squad Stats
The statistics for the following players are for their time during 1978–79 season playing for Nottingham Forest. Any stats from a different club during 1978–79 are not included. Includes all competitive matches.


1978–79 Nottingham Forest F.C. season, Players, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal.


1978–79 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1978–79 OB I bajnokság season was the 42nd season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Four teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.


1978–79 OMJHL season
The 1978–79 OMJHL season was the fifth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL). The Hamilton Fincups moved to Brantford, Ontario, becoming the Alexanders. Twelve teams each played 68 games. The Peterborough Petes won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Niagara Falls Flyers.


1978–79 OMJHL season, League business
OMJHL commissioner Tubby Schmalz stated in July 1978, that the NHL–WHA merger would be the best situation for junior hockey. He hoped for government intervention to protect the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League after the results of an inquiry into junior hockey were made public. He stated that the National Hockey League had abided by verbal agreement not to sign junior players, but the World Hockey Association (WHA) continued to target juniors for talent, and referred to the recent signing of 16-year-old Wayne Gretzky to a contract.


1978–79 OMJHL season, League business
Schmalz contemplated legal action against Alan Eagleson and Birmingham Bulls owner John F. Bassett, for signing of junior-aged players under contract. Bassett felt that since players were 18 years old, they could be signed to a contract under Canadian laws. The lawsuit against Eagleson and the Birmingham Bulls was announced in September 1978, on behalf of the London Knights and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and sued for "inducing breach of contract and wrongfully interfering with contractual relations".


1978–79 OMJHL season, League business
In November 1978, the OMJHL transitioned from a part-time commissioner's role into a full-time position. Schmalz retired as of December 15, 1978, and was succeeded by Bill Beagan who had been commissioner of the International Hockey League. He took over a league whose teams were facing attendance and financial issues. He stated the targeting younger talent by the WHA was a threat to junior ice hockey, and sought to convince professional leagues that they are undermining their own future by signing players too young.


1978–79 OMJHL season, League business
In January 1979, Beagan felt the OMJHL would suffer from the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario ruling that breweries could no longer sponsor junior hockey, due to underage athletes on the teams. The OMJHL stood to lose $200,000 combined from Molson Brewery and the Labatt Brewing Company. Beagan petitioned the Government of Ontario to overturn the decision, stating the breweries had been good corporate citizens by supporting sports in Ontario.


1978–79 OMJHL season, League business
Beagan's tenure with the OHL ended after 42 days, and he described his relationship in dealing with contract negotiations as "rocky". He stated, "They hired me to be captain. When I got there, I found out I was to be the second mate". The Canadian Press reported that Beagan claimed he resigned from the OMJHL, whereas the league stated was fired after six weeks on the job. A settlement was subsequently reached out of court. Sherwood Bassin from the Oshawa Generals was named the interim commissioner for the remainder of the season.


1978–79 OMJHL season, Playoffs, First round
London Knights versus Windsor Spitfires (9 game series; series protested and both teams move on to next round)


1978–79 OMJHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
Niagara Falls Flyers (5-1-0) defeat Windsor Spitfires (2-3-1) and London Knights (1-4-1) in round-robin


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 21–10 overall record and a 10–4 conference record to finish first in the Conference for head coach Dave Bliss. This was the only Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Bliss.


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The team was led by Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year John McCullough. Despite losing two of three games in the Big Eight Conference Pre-Season Tournament, the team posted a 10–4 record during the conference regular season and won all three of its games during the Big Eight Conference Post-Season Tournament. Because of the conference tournaments, the team played both Kansas and Kansas State four times. It swept the season series with Kansas State and split the season series with Kansas. The team also played Nebraska three times, only winning the home game. The team reached the sweet sixteen round of the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament by beating Texas before losing to Indiana State.


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The Sooners' appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament marked their first participation in the event since 1947.


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, NCAA basketball tournament
The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Tournament:


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
The following players were drafted in the 1979 NBA Draft:


1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
The following letter winners from this team were drafted in the NBA Draft in subsequent years (all in the 1980 NBA Draft): Terry Stotts (2nd, 38th, Houston Rockets), Al Beal (3rd, 63rd Milwaukee Bucks), and Aaron Curry (5th, 98th, New Jersey Nets).


1978–79 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team
The 1978–79 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the sixth official season for the University of Oregon's Varsity women's basketball program. The Ducks were coached by Elwin Heiny in his third year as head coach. The team finished the regular season undefeated and posted a 68–67 win over the internationally ranked No. 5 Republic of North Korea National team in a late-season exhibition game. Their final record was 23-2 with losses to Oregon State in the AIAW Region 9 championship tournament and South Carolina. The team led the league in points per game (84.6), boosted by the largest margin of victory in program history: a 121–40 win over the University of Hawaii.


1978–79 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team, Notable players
This was the first college season that eventual-All-American and head coach Bev Smith played for the Ducks. Born in Canada (Salmon Arm, B.C.) and a member of the Canadian National Team, Smith averaged 15.2 points per game as forward and scored 381 total points during the season. She also averaged 12.9 rebounds per game and finished the season with 61 assists. She won multiple accolades in the U.S. and Canada for her performances during the '78–'79 season.


1978–79 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team, Notable players
Sophomore Debbie Adams, also recruited to the University of Oregon for sprints and jumps on the track and field team, averaged 13.6 points per game.


1978–79 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team, Oregon vs. South Korea
An exhibition game between the Ducks and the National South Korean  team took place at McArthur Court on the University of Oregon campus on Wednesday, Feb 7, 1979. The game attracted 6,000 fans, which was the highest number of fans to date for the women's basketball program. The Ducks won 68–67.


1978–79 PAOK FC season
The 1978–79 season was PAOK Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round, and also participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.


1978–79 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 9th season in existence. PSG mainly played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, but twice at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine as well, registering an average attendance of 18,550 spectators per match. The club was presided by Francis Borelli. The team was coached by player-manager Jean-Michel Larqué until August 1978, when he stepped down to focus on his playing role at the club. Pierre Alonzo took over as interim manager until Velibor Vasović became the new permanent coach in November 1978. Mustapha Dahleb was initially the team captain, but Vasović replaced him with Dominique Bathenay during the second half of the campaign.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Arrivals
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Transfers, Departures
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Kits
French radio RTL was the shirt sponsor. French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif was the kit manufacturer.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
The 1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team was a college basketball team that represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 25–7 win–loss record. Penn won the Ivy League regular season championship for the eighth time in 10 years and participated in the 1979 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. There, as the ninth seed in the 10-team East region, the Quakers defeated Iona, number one seed North Carolina, Syracuse, and St. John's to reach the Final Four. In the national semifinals, they lost to a Michigan State team that included Magic Johnson, and an overtime loss in the third-place game against DePaul ended their season. The 1978–79 Quakers are the last Ivy League team to play in the Final Four.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Background
During the previous decade, Penn had been highly ranked at times. In 1969–70, the Quakers lost only once in 26 regular season games and reached the top 10 in multiple national polls before a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament. The following season, the Quakers did not lose during the regular season and achieved a year-end ranking of number three, but were routed by Villanova in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament; in 1971–72 they ended the regular season second in the Associated Press (AP) Poll, and again lost in the regional finals.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Background
Penn won at least 17 games in each of the next four seasons, but was only able to advance out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament once, in 1973. Before the 1977–78 season, Bob Weinhauer became the Quakers' head coach, taking the job previously held by Chuck Daly. The Quakers qualified for the NCAA Tournament and won one game before being eliminated by Duke, 84–80.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Roster
Penn had four returning starters who were in their senior year at the school. Among them was 6'6" Tony Price, who became a leader for the team. The other senior starters were Tim Smith, Matthew White, and Bobby Willis. Price, a forward, topped the Quakers with averages of 19.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, and added 3.3 assists per game. Forward Smith had 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and White, a center, averaged 11.7 points and 7.5 rebounds. Willis, a guard, contributed 9.1 points per game and led Penn with 4.2 assists per game. Other players for the Quakers included guard James Salters, who averaged 9.3 points per game, fellow guards Ken Hall and Angelo Reynolds, and forward Vincent Ross.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
The Quakers' non-conference schedule was described by writer Neal Geoghegan as "quite challenging". It included two games against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opposition, and an invitation to the Cabrillo Classic tournament in San Diego, where the Quakers were matched with Big Ten Conference team Iowa. In addition, Penn participated in the annual Big 5 series against other Philadelphia colleges, having finished in at least a share of first place in the competition six times in the previous nine years.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
Penn opened the season at their home arena, The Palestra, against the ACC's Virginia on November 29, 1978, winning by an 80–78 margin. Two days later, the Quakers traveled to Navy for their second game and posted an 82–66 victory. Another road game at Tulane followed, which the Quakers won by 17 points to move to 3–0. Following that game, Penn hosted La Salle, in their first Big 5 game of the season. In a close encounter, Price made a jump shot in the closing seconds to give the Quakers a 68–67 win.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
The Quakers then traveled to San Diego for their matchup with Iowa. The teams played into double overtime, where the Hawkeyes defeated the Quakers 87–84 to hand Penn their first loss of the season. In the consolation game of the Cabrillo Classic, the Quakers allowed San Diego State to score 110 points in a blowout loss.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
On January 5, 1979, Penn began their Ivy League schedule with a game at Harvard. It was the first of five consecutive away games against Ivy League competition. The Quakers tallied 103 points in a win, which was followed the next day by a 52–44 triumph at Dartmouth. Penn then faced Temple, who were ranked 18th in the country at the time. Salters contributed 21 points, and Price had 19, in a 79–74 Quakers win. Princeton was the Quakers' next opponent; the Tigers were Penn's most formidable competition in the Ivy League. The Quakers were forced into overtime, but emerged with a one-point win. With a close 43–42 victory over Saint Joseph's, the Quakers guaranteed themselves at least a share of the Big 5 championship.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
Following a 97–85 win against Richmond, the Quakers hosted a top-10 Georgetown team on January 20. The game was tightly contested in the closing minutes, but a score by Georgetown center Tommy Scates with 1:16 remaining gave the Hoyas a lead they held for the rest of the contest, as Penn lost by two points. Afterwards, the Quakers went on a four-game winning streak, defeating Brown, Yale, Columbia, and Cornell by double digits. By this point, the Quakers' record had improved to 15–3, and they remained undefeated in the Ivy League.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Regular season
The streak ended with an 89–80 loss to Villanova, which prevented Penn from sweeping its Big 5 games. Regardless, the Quakers finished tied for first in the series, giving them their seventh title in a decade. Four further wins against Ivy League teams, including another one-point win over Princeton, brought the Quakers' record to 19–4. By the time Penn suffered its first defeat in 12 conference games, against Columbia, the team had clinched the Ivy League title and become the first NCAA Tournament qualifiers of the season. With home wins over Yale and Brown, the Quakers ended the regular season 13–1 in the Ivy League record and 21–5 mark overall.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
In the NCAA Tournament, the Quakers were placed in the East region and given the number nine seed in that 10-team portion of the bracket. They were forced to play an opening round game on March 9 against first-time NCAA Tournament participant Iona. Behind a combined 28 points by Price and Willis, the Quakers jumped out to a 41–29 advantage at halftime, before an Iona rally in the second half brought the Gaels to within 57–55.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
Despite allowing the Gaels to cut their deficit to one point near the end of the second half, Penn did not relinquish their lead, holding on for a 73–69 win to advance to the second round. The result earned the Quakers a March 11 meeting with North Carolina, the number one seed in the East region and number three team in the country. Against coach Dean Smith's Tar Heels team, Price had 25 points and nine rebounds; he was one of four Quakers with at least 10 points. The Quakers gained the lead in the second half. Although the Tar Heels attempted a comeback, the Quakers managed a 72–71 victory.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
Penn's opponent in the East region's semifinals was Syracuse, which had become the favorite to advance to the Final Four after North Carolina and Duke had been knocked out. The Quakers played what Geoghegan called their "best first half of the season", and were up by 13 points at halftime. Syracuse came within five points at one stage in the second half, but Penn was able to clinch an 84–76 win. Price had 20 points for the Quakers, while Smith added 18.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
St. John's, which had previously eliminated Duke and was the team that received the final NCAA Tournament invitation as a 10 seed, was the Quakers' opponent in the regional final. Price and Smith made all 10 of their second half field goal attempts to help bring Penn back from a deficit. The game was tied with 23 seconds to play, when Salters was fouled and made two free throws to give Penn the lead. St. John's missed three shots in an attempt to tie the score before fouling Price, who scored 21 points in the game. His free throw attempt was no good, but St. John's was unable to get a shot off before the time expired, as the Quakers won 64–62. They became the first Ivy League team since Princeton in 1965 to reach the Final Four, and the fourth overall.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
The Quakers' imminent appearance at the Final Four in Salt Lake City sparked celebrations on the University of Pennsylvania campus, including a rally that drew almost 10,000 fans. However, the team encountered difficulties in their preparation, as their practice facility was being used to host an indoor tennis event. Penn faced Michigan State, which featured Magic Johnson. The Spartans took a commanding lead early; writer Stefan Fatsis said that they "missed what seemed like a hundred layups" as Michigan State took a 31–6 lead. At halftime, the score was 50–17. Michigan State ultimately won 101–67. Johnson led the Spartans in their victory over the Quakers with 29 points, as he made nine of his 10 shot attempts and 11 of his 12 free throws; his 10 rebounds and 10 assists gave him a triple-double. For Penn, Price was the leading scorer with 18 points.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Postseason
The Quakers then played a third-place game against DePaul, in which Price scored 21 first-half points (of his 31 overall) that helped reduce an early 23-point deficit to 11 by halftime. They rallied further in the second half, and a Salters basket with 11 seconds remaining tied the score at 85–85 and eventually forced overtime. However, Mark Aguirre scored eight points for the Blue Demons in the extra period, and the Quakers fell 96–93. Four Penn players fouled out, tied for the most ever in a Final Four game, as the team's fouls led to 34 DePaul free throw attempts. The defeat made the Quakers' final record 25–7.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Rankings
The Quakers were ranked 14th in the final AP Poll, having never entered the top 20 during the regular season. Penn did not make an appearance in the Coaches Poll in 1978–79.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Aftermath and legacy
After being named the Ivy League Player of the Year for 1978–79, and scoring 23.7 points per game in the NCAA Tournament, Price was chosen by the Detroit Pistons in the 1979 NBA draft. In 1979–80, Penn had a 17–12 record, including an 11–3 mark in the Ivy League. The team again reached the NCAA Tournament, but were knocked out in the second round. The following season, the Quakers won 20 games but did not make the tournament. Weinhauer coached one further season at Penn, in which St. John's defeated the Quakers in their first NCAA Tournament game, before leaving the program for Arizona State.


1978–79 Penn Quakers men's basketball team, Aftermath and legacy
As of 2019, the 1978–79 season is the only one in which the Quakers have reached the national semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. The program has advanced past the first round twice since then, in 1980 and 1994, and lost in the second round on both occasions. The 1978–79 Penn team was selected by USA Today in 2013 as the fourth most surprising Final Four participant. It was the first nine-seed in an NCAA Tournament to reach the Final Four, and no other team with the same seed advanced that far until 2013, when Wichita State did so. The 1978–79 Quakers were the last team from the Ivy League to play in the Final Four, and no team from the conference advanced as far as the regional semifinals again until Cornell in 2010.


1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 76ers 30th season in the NBA and 16th season in Philadelphia. Coach Billy Cunningham began to mold a unit that played a team concept, as opposed to one made up of stars focusing on their own individual talents. The trade for forward Bobby Jones and the drafting of point guard Maurice Cheeks, further solidified this progression. The Sixers would finish the regular season at 47–35. They would lose in the Eastern Conference semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs. From 1977 through 1983 (seven seasons), this would be the only year that the team failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 12th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Head coach Fred Shero, who had one more year left on his contract, submitted a letter of resignation on May 22, 1978, stating that the Flyers needed a change whether they realized it or not. Flyers management had previously heard rumors about Shero wanting to leave Philadelphia and re-join the New York Rangers organization, and refused to accept his letter of resignation. Shero then signed a $250,000, five-year contract with the Rangers to be their new head coach and general manager, believing he no longer had a contractual agreement to the Flyers.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
A few weeks after signing Shero, the Rangers gave the Flyers their first-round pick (7th overall) in the 1978 draft and cash as compensation, allowing the Rangers to avoid tampering charges. Bob McCammon, who had just coached the Flyers' first year American Hockey League Maine Mariners farm club to a Calder Cup title, was named Shero's replacement on July 6.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
The Flyers acquired the 6th overall pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins for three veterans from their Stanley Cup championship teams – Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry – on the eve of the draft. The trade gave the Flyers three first-round picks and they selected defenseman Behn Wilson and forwards Ken Linseman and Dan Lucas.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
Two other longtime Flyers also left the team during the off-season. Gary Dornhoefer retired and Joe Watson was traded to the Colorado Rockies.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
After an eight-game winless streak in January that saw the team drop to last place in the division, McCammon and assistant coach Terry Crisp were fired. Replacing him was Shero's previous assistant coach Pat Quinn, who had replaced McCammon as head coach in Maine. While McCammon returned to Maine and coached the Mariners to a second consecutive Calder Cup title, the Flyers rallied under Quinn and finished in 2nd place.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
On February 17, 1979, Bernie Parent suffered a career-ending eye injury in a game against the New York Rangers. An errant stick entered the right eye hole of his mask, causing permanent damage to his vision. After hospitalization, including the complete loss of sight for two weeks, Parent recovered and eventually regained sight, although not at the level required to resume his playing career.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Playoffs
Matched-up against the Vancouver Canucks in the preliminary round, the Flyers won the series in three games. The Flyers' season came to an end against Shero's Rangers in a five-game quarterfinal loss.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 26, 1978, the day after the deciding game of the 1978 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 21, 1979, the day of the deciding game of the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 1978 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 9, 1978. The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Bernie Parent and Wayne Stephenson, defensemen Bob Dailey, Andre Dupont, Rick Lapointe, Kevin McCarthy, Terry Murray, and Jimmy Watson, and forwards Bill Barber, Mel Bridgman, Drew Callander, Bobby Clarke, Barry Dean, Blake Dunlop, Paul Holmgren, Dave Hoyda, Bob Kelly, Reggie Leach, Rick MacLeish, and Don Saleski.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, on June 15, 1978.


1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL, the Milwaukee Admirals of the IHL, and the Jersey Aces of the NEHL.


1978–79 Phoenix Suns season
The 1978–79 Phoenix Suns season was the 11th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the first time they reached the 50-win mark to end the regular season. The team repeated a second-place finish in an expanded Pacific division and the Western Conference's second-best record, thus earning a spot in the playoffs, the franchise's first time extending the season in back-to-back seasons. For the first time since the '75–'76 team, the Suns returned to the Western Conference Finals, before being dispatched by Pacific division champion Seattle in seven games. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1978–79 Phoenix Suns season
Paul Westphal, whom led the Suns with his 24 points per game, made his third straight appearance in the All-Star Game and was again named to the All-NBA First Team. Walter Davis followed up his Rookie of the Year Award performance from the previous season with his second consecutive All-Star selection and by season's end, voted to the All-NBA Second Team. Fourth-year big man Alvan Adams hauled in a career-high 9.2 rebounds a game to go with an average of 17.8 points.


1978–79 Phoenix Suns season, Player statistics, Season
* – Stats with the Suns. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 12th in the National Hockey League. They finished second in the Norris Division, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1977. Their regular season was a marked improvement over the previous season, from 68 to 85 points.


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season:


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions, Trades
Jets promise not to claim Kim Clackson as a priority selection from its WHA franchise


1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The 1978 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec.


1978–79 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1978–79 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 44th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was Port Vale's 67th season of football in the Football League, and their first season (seventh overall) back in the Fourth Division following their relegation from the Third Division. Bernie Wright was highly impressive with his fifteen goals, though the rest of the team limped to a sixteenth-place finish, and exited both cup competitions at the first stage. This occurred with unrest in the boardroom behind the scenes, unrest amongst fans on the terraces, and annoyance from Butler towards the fans for their abuse of his players. Butler broke club transfer-records in both signing players and selling them.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The pre-season saw new manager Dennis Butler sign big striker Bernie Wright from Bradford City for £9,000 and right-back Neil Wilkinson on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers. Butler also took the team on a three match tour of Scotland. Just before the start of the season Ken Todd was signed for a club-record £37,000, despite Todd having only made a handful of appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the summer former Valiant Tommy McLaren committed suicide, friend and teammate Ray Williams said 'leaving the club shattered him'. On 2 October a Memorial Fund match was played, raising £3,000.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The season opened with just two victories in eleven league games, as both Todd and keeper John Connaughton were sidelined with injuries. The two wins came away from home, 5–1 over rivals Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road (Wright scoring a hat-trick) and 3–1 at Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium. Butler then threw himself into the transfer market, selling John Froggatt to Northampton Town for £8,000, and then Mick Moore and Terry Bailey to Wigan Athletic and Northwich Victoria respectively, both for £2,000.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Another 'shrewd piece of business' came when star forward Ken Beamish was sold to Bury for £35,000, whilst Gerry Keenan moved the other way for £15,000. In October, Felix Healy was signed from Finn Harps for £8,000, and Neil Wilkinson and £3,000 were traded to Crewe in exchange for outside-right Kevin Tully. Winning five games in a sequence of eight, Todd was still a disappointment to fans, who began getting 'on his back'. Butler's signings did not stop however, and instead he sold John Ridley to Leicester City for a club-record £55,000.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
He then signed Andy Proudlove from Buxton for £1,000 – despite interest from Stafford Rangers. Then in came midfielder Peter Farrell from Bury for a new club-record £40,000. They ended their club-record streaks of 42 away games without keeping a clean sheet on 30 September, and of twelve home games without a win on 21 October.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Going into December four games unbeaten, Butler then splashed out £30,000 on Chester's Bob Delgado. Despite this, Vale were thumped 6–2 by Barnsley in front of 10,532 at Oakwell. In January, legendary England goalkeeper Gordon Banks was appointed as coach, and results began to pick up as Vale were lifted into eighth spot. Healy left the club in February, only to return two weeks later. Behind the scenes there was trouble when Arthur McPherson ruled that club shares could only be transferable to a male relation, in order 'to safeguard plans by the current directors'.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
More defeats came, and the big money signings were targeted by fans for abuse. Butler reacted by calling the fans 'a bunch of yobs'. From mid-March, Vale went seven games with only one victory and one goal scored. On 21 March violence returned to Vale Park, when Portsmouth keeper Peter Mellor saved a penalty, floored Peter Farrell and made an 'assortment of gestures' to the Bycars End – he found himself attacked by a Vale fan on the pitch for his efforts. On 13 April, Vale surrendered a three-goal lead at Springfield Park to lose 5–3 to Wigan Athletic. Danger of ending up in the re-election zone was ended with a late four game unbeaten spell, despite heavy defeats from Reading and York City.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in sixteenth place with 42 points, with an awful defensive record of seventy goals conceded. Despite this their scoring tally away from Burslem was the highest in the Football League, and they were given £2,125 as a reward. Player of the Year Bernie Wright secured fifteen goals in what was a poor season for the club.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a record £52,000 loss was made despite a remarkable £225,000 income from the club's commercial department. Butler's transfer dealings had lost the club £36,000, whilst wages more than doubled from £113,000 to £259,000. The club's liabilities stood at £187,000. Despite all of this the club made 'surprisingly sparing use of the pruning knife', letting go just four players, most significantly David Harris (Halifax Town) and Andy Proudlove (Stafford Rangers). Behind the scenes, long-time club servant and president Mark Singer was fired, though chairman Arthur McPherson made no comment to the press.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, a weeks preparation in Blackpool failed to prevent Vale exiting at the first stage with a 1–0 defeat to Bradford City at Valley Parade.


1978–79 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Third Division Chester knocked the Vale out 4–1 on aggregate.


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season was the ninth season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season
During the offseason, MVP Bill Walton demanded to be traded, citing unethical and incompetent treatment of his and other players' injuries by the Blazers' front office. He did not get his wish and sat out the 1978–79 season in protest, signing with the San Diego Clippers when he became a free agent in 1979.


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season
Before the draft, Larry Bird had just finished his junior year at Indiana State. However, he was eligible to be drafted without applying for "hardship" because his original college class at the Indiana University had graduated. He initially enrolled at Indiana in 1974 but dropped out before the season began. After sitting out a year, he enrolled at Indiana State. Despite being eligible for the draft, he stated that he would return to college for his senior season. His hometown team, the Indiana Pacers, initially held the first overall pick. However, when they failed to persuade him to leave college early, they traded the first pick to the Blazers, who also failed to convince him into signing; ultimately the Blazers used the first pick on Minnesota standout center Mychal Thompson.


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season
As a result, the Blazers fell 13 games from their franchise-best record of the previous year, barely squeezing into the playoffs with a 45–37 record that earned them the sixth and final seed, only two games better than the Clippers.


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season
The Blazers were ousted from the 1979 NBA Playoffs after losing their best-of-three series to the Phoenix Suns, two games to one.


1978–79 Portland Trail Blazers season, Draft picks
Note:  This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as any other picks by the franchise who played at least one NBA game.


1978–79 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and F.C. Porto won the championship.


1978–79 Primera División B de Baloncesto
The 1978–79 Primera División B de Baloncesto was the second tier of the 1978–79 Spanish basketball season.


1978–79 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Regular season
In head coach Lee Rose's first season at Purdue, where he introduced a slowed-down, tempo-controlled style of play, he led the Boilers to a Big Ten Conference co-title, along with Iowa and the eventual NCAA Champion, Ervin Johnson-led Michigan State. With only a 32 team NCAA Tournament field in 1979, the Boilermakers were forced to enter the NIT, instead, due to the favor Michigan State had over Purdue for their head-to-head record on the season. Purdue qualified for the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in the tournament finals.


1978–79 QMJHL season
The 1978–79 QMJHL season was the tenth season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The QMJHL unveils a new logo for its tenth anniversary, using the letters of league's French acronym shaped as an ice skate. Ten teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Trois-Rivières Draveurs finished first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy, and defended their President's Cup title defeating the Sherbrooke Castors in the finals.


1978–79 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1978–79 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1978–79 QMJHL season, Playoffs
J. F. Sauve was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists).


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques' seventh season in the WHA, were coming off of a 40-37-3 record in the 1977–78 season and a loss in the playoff semi-finals. The Nordiques improved to 41–34–5 to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in the first round to eventual Avco Cup champions Winnipeg Jets.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season
After the season was finished, the WHA announced that four of its teams, the Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers and Winnipeg Jets would be admitted to the National Hockey League as expansion teams for the 1979–80 NHL season, and that the WHA would cease operations. During their seven seasons in the WHA, Quebec had a record of 295-237-24, while winning the 1977 Avco Cup.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Off-season
During the off-season, the league would lose the Houston Aeros, as they elected to fold as the club was not part of an NHL-WHA merger, leaving the WHA with seven teams. The league also announced that games against all-star teams from the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Finland would once again count in the standings. The Nordiques would hire a new head coach, as Jacques Demers would take over from Maurice Filion, who ended the previous season as the interim head coach. Demers had previously coached the Indianapolis Racers and Cincinnati Stingers.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
The Nordiques would start the season slowly, going winless in their opening five games, however, the team snapped out of their slump, winning ten of their next thirteen games to push themselves over the .500 mark. Quebec would stay consistent throughout the season, easily clinching a playoff berth, as the Nordiques would finish the season with a 41-34-5 record, finishing second in the league behind the Edmonton Oilers, who had eleven more points than Quebec.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, Quebec was led by Real Cloutier, who won the Bill Hunter Trophy by earning a league high 129 points. It was the fourth year in a row that a player from the Nordiques (Marc Tardif in 1976 and 1978, and Cloutier in 1977) would win that award. Cloutier scored a team record 75 goals, and added 54 assists. Marc Tardif had another solid season, scoring 41 goals and 96 points, while Serge Bernier added 36 goals and 82 points. Rich Leduc joined the 30 goal club, as he registered 30 goals and 62 points. On defense, Paul Baxter led the way, scoring 10 goals and 46 points, as well as a team high 240 PIM. Forty-year-old J. C. Tremblay had a productive year, earning 44 points in 56 games.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Richard Brodeur and Jim Corsi split the action, with Brodeur winning a team high 25 games, as well as a club best 3.11 GAA. Corsi had 16 victories and a 3.30 GAA, while both goaltenders earned three shutouts.


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points


1978–79 Quebec Nordiques season, Playoffs
In the opening round of the playoffs, Quebec would face the Winnipeg Jets in a best of seven semi-final series. The Jets finished the season with a 39-35-6 record, earning 84 points, and a third-place finish. The series opened with two games in Quebec, however, the Jets struck first, easily dominating the Nordiques in the series opener, by winning the game 6-3, before crushing Quebec in the second game 9-2 to take a two-game series lead. The series moved to Winnipeg for the next two games, and the Jets would stay hot, as they continued to dominate the Nordiques in the third and fourth games of the series, winning them 9-5 and 6-2 respectively to sweep Quebec out of the playoffs.


1978–79 Rangers F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was the 99th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1978–79 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 61 competitive matches during the 1978–79 season. The early season league form was terrible as the team failed to win any of the first six league matches but a run was put together. Things began to unravel, however, as leadership of the league evaporated. The team had to settle for second place behind champions Celtic. The pivotal match was a 4-2 Old Firm defeat a Parkhead. There was success for Greig in the national cup competitions. Victory in the 1979 Scottish Cup Final over Hibernian required a second replay to separate the sides before Rangers eventually won 3–2. The 1979 Scottish League Cup Final ended in a 2–1 win for Rangers over a strong Aberdeen with goals from Alex MacDonald and Colin Jackson.


1978–79 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Wallace's treble-winning team of the previous season performed well in the European Cup. Rangers eliminated Juventus after defeating the Italians 2–1 on aggregate - the first time Rangers had ever recovered from a first-leg defeat to win a two-legged European tie. Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, the then UEFA Cup holders, were overcome in the next round (the club's first home defeat in European competition), before an injury-stricken Rangers side lost to Cologne at the quarter-final stage.


1978–79 Ranji Trophy
The 1978–79 Ranji Trophy was the 45th season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi won their first title defeating Karnataka.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season
The 1978–79 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 77th season in existence and the club's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Nineteen days after the death of Santiago Bernabéu, Luis De Carlos was appointed as new President of the club on 21 June 1978. The new Chairman released a new board of directors on 1 September 1978 in an attempt to normalize the club after the turmoil of last year.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Owing to financial issues including a growing debt, De Carlos did not reinforced the squad with high-profile players, instead of that, there had a few low-cost arrivals such as: Rafael García Cortés and Francisco García Hernández along Maté and Hipólito Rincón in a sign of austerity for upcoming years, in an era known as "The Madrid of Los Garcia" until 1982.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In European Cup the team, shockingly, was early eliminated in Round 2 by underdogs Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich thanks to away goals. Meanwhile, in 1978–79 Copa del Rey the squad advanced to the 1979 Copa del Rey Final and was defeated by Valencia CF 2–0 at Vicente Calderón Stadium.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club clinched its 19th League title the second consecutive in a row with four points above runners-up Sporting Gijón.


1978–79 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1978–79 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1978–79 Yugoslav First League, 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup and 1978–79 UEFA Cup.


1978–79 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1979 UEFA Cup Final. Zoran Filipović missed the majority of the season due to his mandatory military service.


1978–79 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1978–79 season saw Rochdale compete in their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1978–79 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1978–79 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 14th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1978–79 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues, and Barcelona as title holders, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament. As Barcelona qualified also as Spanish champion, Reus Deportiu joined also the competition.


1978–79 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1978–79 Romanian Hockey League season was the 49th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Dinamo Bucuresti won the championship.


1978–79 Rugby League Premiership
The 1978–79 Rugby League Premiership was the fifth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship was the 79th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1978–79 Rugby Union County Championship
Middlesex won their seventh title after defeating Northumberland in the final.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season
The 1978–79 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 75th season in existence and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1979. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal, and participated in the UEFA Cup after finishing second in the previous league.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season
After narrowly missing out on the fourth consecutive title, Benfica signed João Alves, plus Reinaldo Gomes and Carlos Alhinho. They let go of Vítor Baptista and three others. In the league, a poor start with three losses in a month, severely hindered the title race. Nevertheless, despite dropping out of the UEFA Cup at the hands of Borussia Mönchengladbach, domestically, Benfica won all league matches for three months, reaching the first place in the league. A home draw with Porto stopped their winning run, but it was a loss to Marítimo that compromised their title race. That loss followed another with Braga for the Taça de Portugal. Despite dropping points again in March, Benfica kept an entertaining battle with Porto, which came to an end when they drew again in match-day 29. Two consecutive seasons without winning the Primeira Divisão was unprecedented since 1959.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica came on in the new season after barely missing the "Tetra", the fourth league title in a row, when they match Porto's 51 points but had worse goal-average. This led the members to change a long time rule about only signing Portuguese players. On 1 July 1978, in a members meet, that rule was removed. According to the press, the first foreign approached was Paul Mariner, but it did not pan out. Benfica did made the biggest signing of the window, when they brought on João Alves from Spain.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Other signings included Reinaldo Gomes and the return of Carlos Alhinho. Major departures included  Vítor Baptista, but also Celso Pita and Vítor Martins, both due to career-ending injuries. Benfica also replaced assistant manager Rui Silva for Peres Bandeira. The pre-season began on 31 July, and Benfica first competed in the inaugural Feyenoord Tournament with Feyenoord and Club Brugge, before making their presentation game with Nacional Montevideo on 16 August. They ended the pre-season with two friendlies with Salamanca and Molenbeek, due to obligations related to the transfers of João Alves and Carlos Alhinho.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica started their league campaign with win against Barreirense, before they faced Porto in the Clássico. On the Estádio das Antas, Benfica lost 1–0, but John Mortimore said the loss could prove to be a good thing. The loss put an end to a 56–game undefeated streak in the competition that dated back to 3 October 1976. However, Mortimore saw his team lose again on match-day 3, on a visit to Bonfim to play Vitória de Setúbal. They reacted with a win against Braga, only to lose again in their next away visit.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In Estádio do Restelo, Benfica was defeated one-nil by Belenenses. It was their third loss in the first month of competition. In their first ever UEFA Cup participation, Benfica fared better and eliminated Nantes in the first round. In the following round, Borussia Mönchengladbach, beat them 2–0 in Germany and eliminate them. Still, October was a fruitful month for Benfica, as they started a winning run that extended three months. They reached top of the league with the same points as Porto, after a 5–0 win against Sporting. It was the largest win against them since the 7–2 in 1946.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On the following match-day, an away win with Vitória de Guimarães propelled Benfica into isolated first place with 16 points, one more than Porto. Benfica winning run ended on 21 January with a 1–1 draw against Porto on match-day 17. Mortimore complained of a three-meter off-side in Porto's goal. It left Porto in a lead with a game more, because Benfica's match against Académico de Viseu on 30 December had to be postponed due to stormy weather. In February, Benfica was knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup with a 2–1 loss with Braga, a defeat that Mortimore rated as fair.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
A week later, another defeat, now for the Primeira Divisão. Benfica lost 2–1 in Barreiros to Máritimo and was now two points behind Porto, but still with one game less. After winning the game in hand, Benfica matched Porto again at the front, but let them slip again after dropping points in the following game. A visit to Varzim, where they drew 1–1. Benfica responded with several consecutive wins, including one in Estádio de Alvalade, with a goal from João Alves. As Benfica entered June, they were still neck and neck with Porto, but with a disadvantage in the head-to-head.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In second-to-last match-day, Benfica dropped points in Aveiro in a 0–0 draw with Beira-Mar and practically handed the title to Porto, who gained a point with one match left. A week later, Benfica won, but so did Porto, who confirmed their back-to-back league title with 50 points, one more than Benfica. About the season, Mortimore said: "What a beautiful championship, with an appealing fight between Benfica and Porto. They (Porto) ended up being Champions because in the matches against us, they racked-up three points. But that was not the reason why he lost it. It was the poor results with Belenenses, Setúbal and Marítimo.". Two seasons without any honour was not seen since 1948, and two years without a league title not since 1959.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Peres Bandeira (assistant manager).


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1978–79 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1978-79 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1978–79 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1978–79 SK Rapid Wien season was the 81st season in club history.


1978–79 SM-liiga season
The 1978–79 SM-liiga season was the fourth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.


1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' third season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.


1978–79 San Diego Clippers season
The 1978–79 NBA season was the 9th season of the team formerly known as the Buffalo Braves in the NBA. They had moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California and rechristened themselves as the San Diego Clippers.


1978–79 San Diego Clippers season, Transactions
The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1978–79 season.


1978–79 Saudi Premier League
The 1978-79 season was the first season involving foreign players. Al-Hilal won the championship for a second time.


1978–79 Saudi Premier League
Al-Tai and Al-Riyadh were relegated just one season after being promoted.


1978–79 Scottish Cup
The 1978–79 Scottish Cup was the 94th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hibernian in the twice replayed final.


1978–79 Scottish Cup, Events
Inverness Thistle's match against Falkirk became famous in Scotland due to the fact that the game was postponed 29 times, It was originally supposed to be played on 6 January in Inverness at Kingsmills Park due to ice and snow, and was eventually played on 22 February once it was deemed suitable, where Falkirk won the game 4-0, and were eventually put out by Dundee 3 days later, though it was a few postponements short of beating the record of 33 games by Airdrieonians and Stranraer set 16 years earlier due to similar circumstances during the Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom where football matches were called off due to snowstorms.


1978–79 Scottish First Division
The 1978–79 Scottish First Division season was won by Dundee, who were promoted along with Kilmarnock to  the Premier Division. Montrose and Queen of the South were relegated to the Second Division.


1978–79 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1978–79 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1978–79 Scottish League Cup
The 1978–79 Scottish League Cup was the thirty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final.


1978–79 Scottish Premier Division
The 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Celtic, three points ahead of Rangers.


1978–79 Scottish Premier Division
Severe winter conditions meant that many games had to be rescheduled, with clubs finishing their fixture lists at different times. When Dundee United finished their season they were three points ahead of Rangers and four in front of Celtic, but both Old Firm clubs had four games left to play. Celtic subsequently clinched the championship in their final match with a 4–2 Old Firm derby victory against Rangers; although Rangers still had two further matches still to play, the resulting 5-point gap could not be closed.


1978–79 Scottish Second Division
The 1978–79 Scottish Second Division was won by Berwick Rangers who, along with second placed Dunfermline Athletic, were promoted to the First Division. Meadowbank Thistle finished bottom.


1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season was the team's 12th since the franchise began, and their most successful, winning their only NBA title.


1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season
In the playoffs, the SuperSonics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semifinals, then defeated the Phoenix Suns in seven games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a second consecutive season in a rematch of the 1978 NBA Finals, facing the defending NBA champion Washington Bullets whom they had lost to in seven games. The Sonics would go on to avenge their NBA Finals loss and defeat the Bullets in five games, winning their first and only NBA championship. Dennis Johnson was named the NBA Finals MVP.


1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season
This was Seattle's first professional sports championship since the Seattle Metropolitans victory in the Stanley Cup in 1917.


1978–79 Seattle SuperSonics season, Playoffs
The SuperSonics had a first round bye, then defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals, the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals, and the Washington Bullets in the NBA Finals. Dennis Johnson of the SuperSonics was the Most Valuable Player of the Finals while teammate Gus Williams was the leading scorer, averaging 28.6 points per game.


1978–79 Segunda División
The 1978–79 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. AD Almería, CD Málaga and Real Betis were promoted to Primera División. Real Jaén, Terrassa FC, Barakaldo CF and Racing de Ferrol were relegated to Segunda División B.


1978–79 Segunda División B
The 1978–79 Segunda División B was the 2nd season of Segunda División B, the third highest level of the Spanish football league system, since its establishment in 1977. First and 2nd in each group were promoted to Segunda División, and the bottom three were relegated to the Tercera División.


1978–79 Segunda División B, Group 1
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 2 relegated from the Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera División.


1978–79 Segunda División B, Group 1, Teams
Teams from Aragon, Asturias, Basque Provinces, Canary Islands, Galicia, León, New Castile and Old Castile.


1978–79 Segunda División B, Group 2
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 3 relegated from the Segunda División and 17 promoted from the Tercera División.


1978–79 Segunda División B, Group 2, Teams
Teams from Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Extremadura, New Castile and Valencia.


1978–79 Serie A
The 1978–79 Serie A season was won by Milan. Notably, Perugia were the first team during the round-robin era to go through the season undefeated, although due to their number of drawn matches, they finished second in the league.


1978–79 Serie A, Teams
Ascoli, Catanzaro and Avellino had been promoted from Serie B.


1978–79 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1978–79 Serie A season was the 45th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and HC Bolzano won the championship.


1978–79 Serie B
The Serie B 1978–79 was the forty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1978–79 Serie B, Teams
Udinese, SPAL and Nocerina had been promoted from Serie C, while Genoa, Foggia and Pescara had been relegated from Serie A.


1978–79 Serie B, Events
Relegations rose to four following the reform of the Serie C. The winners joined the Mitropa Cup.


1978–79 Sheffield Shield season
The 1978–79 Sheffield Shield season was the 77th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season ran year-round from July 1 to June 30. Tropical cyclone activity in the Southern Hemisphere reaches its peak from mid-February to early March.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gordon
Gordon developed on January 3 and left the basin on January 9.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm 11P
This storm moved in the circular path, entering the basin on February 3 and returning to the Australian region on February 6.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Rosa
Rosa developed on February 12, shortly before exiting the basin.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Kerry
Tropical Cyclone Kerry has the distinction of being the longest lived cyclone in the Australian region. It formed on February 13, 1979, and caused severe damage in the Solomon Islands. It then tracked across the Coral Sea making landfall near Mackay, Queensland on March 1 and dissipated on March 6. Its lowest pressure was 955hPa.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Meli
Cyclone Meli struck eastern Fiji on March 25. The island of Nayau suffered a direct hit and passed close to the islands of Lakeba and Cicia. Fiji suffered tremendous crop losses as a result of the storm.


1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Meli
On March 27, 1979, Cyclone Meli brushed Fiji at peak intensity, causing substantial damage to the island. At least 50 people were killed by the storm. Cyclone Meli had previously passed through Tuvalu damaging Funafuti atoll.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an average cyclone season. The season officially ran from November 1, 1978, to April 30, 1979.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Angele
Angele form on December 13, while stationed in the middle of the Mozambique Channel. It traveled north and gradually organized into a tropical storm while performing a tight counter-clockwise loop. On December 18 Angele intensified into a tropical cyclone before making landfall on Mozambique. Angele weakened to a tropical storm while over land, but re-intensified back to a tropical cyclone as it re-emerged into the Mozambique channel. The cyclone moved south and quite abruptly, on December 23, moved to the northeast. On December 24 Angele reached a peak intensity as a category three cyclone. The system weakened slightly before making landfall on Madagascar two days later. The weak storm moved over the open Indian Ocean and translated into an extra-tropical storm.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Angele
Angele is responsible for four deaths and 2,500 people homeless in Mozambique. In Madagascar 70 people were killed by the storm's passage.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone 03S
03S entered the basin on December 24 and lasted until December 26.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Benjamine
Benjamine existed from January 3 to January 14. On January 7, the cyclone passed between Réunion and Mauritius. On the former island, the storm dropped heavy rainfall, reaching 665 mm (26.2 in) at Gite de Bellecombe, along with 126 km/h (78 mph) wind gusts at St. Denis. The storm damaged or destroyed 194 houses, while also damaging crops and power lines.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Celine
Celine existed from January 31 to February 12. Celine looped near Mauritius while intensifying, and later passed just north of Rodrigues. Wind gusts on the latter island reached 216 km/h (134 mph). The storm killed about half of the population of the critically endangered Rodrigues flying fox.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Estelle
Estelle existed from February 10 to February 18. For several days, Estelle moved around the Mascarene Islands, with a peak rainfall total on Réunion of 544 mm (21.4 in) recorded at Petite Plaine.


1978–79 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Idylle
Idylle developed on April 4 and left the basin on April 13.


1978–79 Southern Football League
The 1978–79 Southern Football League season was the 76th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1978–79 Southern Football League
Worcester City won the championship, winning their first Southern League title. At the end of the season the Alliance Premier League was established as a new, national top division of non-League football. Thirteen clubs from the Premier Division joined the new league, leading to a restructuring of the Southern League for the next season, in which it was divided solely into Midland and Southern divisions.


1978–79 Southern Football League
Due to the forthcoming changes, there was no relegation or promotion between the Southern League's divisions, although the Premier Division clubs that remained in the Southern League had effectively been relegated one level, being placed in the Midland or Southern divisions the following season. Several clubs left the Division One North at the end of the season to join the Northern Premier League, which had also lost clubs to the new Alliance Premier League, whilst Premier Division club Atherstone Town folded.


1978–79 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1978–79 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season most of the Premier Division clubs left the league to join newly created Alliance Premier League. Atherstone Town folded at the end of the season. The rest of the clubs were distributed between newly created Midland and Southern divisions.


1978–79 Southern Football League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:


1978–79 Southern Football League, Division One North
At the end of the season Alliance Premier League on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. Most of the Division One North clubs were placed to the Midland Division.


1978–79 Southern Football League, Division One South
Division One South expanded up to 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1978–79 Southern Football League, Division One South
At the end of the season Alliance Premier League on the top of non-league was created. Following that Southern Football League was restructured with Midland and Southern divisions replacing three old divisions. Most of the Division One South clubs were placed to the Southern Division.


1978–79 Southern Football League, Football League election
Runners-up Kettering Town were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League. However, all four Football League clubs were re-elected.


1978–79 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1978–79 Soviet Cup was the 19th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. CSKA Moscow won the cup for the 11th time in their history. The cup was divided into four groups, with the top team in each group advancing to the playoffs. CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow received byes until the playoff semifinals.


1978–79 Soviet League season
The 1978–79 Soviet Championship League season was the 33rd season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 12 teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1978–79 Sporting de Gijón season
The 1978–79 Sporting de Gijón season was the 19th season of the club in La Liga, the second in a row since the last promotion. This was the best season in the club's history, after finishing the league as runner-up and making its debut in European competitions.


1978–79 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1978–79 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his eleventh year at the school. St. John's home games were (and to this day still are) played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden.


1978–79 St. Louis Blues season
The 1978–79 St. Louis Blues season was the 12th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the season with a record of just 18 wins (a franchise low), 50 losses and just 12 ties, for an all-time franchise low of 48 points. The Blues finished out of the playoffs for the second straight season, and the last time before the 2005–06 season, following the lockout.


1978–79 St. Louis Blues season, Playoffs
The Blues failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.


1978–79 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1978–79 season was Stoke City's 72nd season in the Football League and the 25th in the Second Division.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season
Alan Durban continued his good start at Stoke and they were involved in a promotion race from the start of the campaign. It proved to be a very exciting season with four clubs all keeping pace with each other meaning that it went down until the final match of the season.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season
Stoke needed to beat Notts County at Meadow Lane to gain promotion and despite a large Stoke away following it seemed that County would spoil the party but with just two minutes remaining Paul Richardson scored the winning goal and Stoke took the final promotion position in the most dramatic way.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
With all close season in which to work out the future, Alan Durban turned to his old club Shrewsbury Town and paid £60,000 for midfielder Sammy Irvine and paid £50,000 for Manchester City's experienced defender Mike Doyle. The 1978–79 season started well with Stoke winning five of their first six matches. Paul Randall arrived from Bristol Rovers as Stoke maintained their good form. They were rarely out of the top three but neither were promotion rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and Sunderland.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
This meant that the race for promotion went all the way to the final day of the season and Stoke knew that they had to win their last League match away at Notts County to gain a return to the First Division. Backed by well over 14,000 fans, Stoke came out victorious albeit late on, Paul Richardson's header two minutes from time deciding the match and earned Stoke 3rd spot in the table, finishing a point above Sunderland.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke suffered misfortune in this season's FA Cup when, having taken a 2–0 lead in their third round tie at home to Oldham Athletic, a heavy blizzard caused the match to be abandoned. In the rematch Oldham claimed a 1–0 victory.


1978–79 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke had a useful run beating Sunderland, Northampton Town and Charlton Athletic all away before losing 3–1 to Watford at the quarter final stage.


1978–79 Sussex County Football League
The 1978–79 Sussex County Football League season was the 54th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1978–79 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1978–79 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs relegated from Division One:


1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, winning their first game against UCONN before losing in the second round to Penn.


1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup
The 1978–79 season was the sixth and last season of the Takht Jamshid Cup of Iranian football. The competition was not completed due to the Iranian Revolution.


1978–79 Tennis Borussia Berlin season
The 1978–79 season was the third time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 11th in the division, following a tenth-placed finish the previous year. The club reached the third round of the DFB-Pokal; losing 2–0 at home to 1. FC Nürnberg. Allan Hansen and Norbert Stolzenburg each scored 11 league goals during the season.


1978–79 Tercera División
The 1978–79 Tercera División season is the 2nd season of Tercera División since establishment as tier four.


1978–79 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 1978–79 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Gerald Myers, his 9th year with the team. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.


1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 52nd as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs placed third in the Adams Division to make the playoffs where the Leafs won their first round series against the Atlanta Flames, only to lose in the second series to the Montreal Canadiens. Until 2021, this would mark the last time the Maple Leafs and Canadiens would play each other in the postseason.


1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1978-79 season.


1978–79 Town & Country League
The 1978–79 Town & Country League season was the first under this name and 37th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


1978–79 Town & Country League, Clubs
The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The inaugural 1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Bartow, the Blazers competed as an independent and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 15–11.


1978–79 UAB Blazers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
After losing to Nebraska 64–55 in their inaugural game, UAB completed the 1978–79 season with an overall record of 15–11 during their lone season competing as an independent.


1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the program's second season in Division I and 14th season overall. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Tim Taft and played their home games at Crawford Hall as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–17 and were 3–11 in PCAA play to finish 8th place. The anteaters were invited to the 1979 PCAA Tournament as the eighth seed where they lost to the Pacific Tigers in the first round.


1978–79 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
In their inaugural season as a Division I program, the 1977–78 Anteaters finished with a record of 8–17 and 2–12 PCAA play. The anteaters started the season with a record of 5–5, achieving their first victory as a Division I program against the Chico State Wildcats and their first victory versus a fellow Division I program against the Boise State Broncos. The anteaters struggled for the remainder of the season, going 3–12, and ended the year on a six-game losing streak.


1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Gary Cunningham began his second year and final year as head coach. The Bruins started the season ranked 2nd in the nation (AP Poll). The Bruins started the season 3–0 before losing to #3 Notre Dame. UCLA's team finished 1st in the Pac-10 regular season. UCLA participated the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Regional Final before losing 95–91 to DePaul (a team the Bruins had beaten in their second game of the season).


1978–79 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release Week 1 or Week 2 polls.


1978–79 UEFA Cup
The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade.


1978–79 UEFA Cup
The third club was revoked to Switzerland and Poland, and it was assigned to Bulgaria and East Germany.


1978–79 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
6–6 on aggregate, Red Star Belgrade won on away goals rule.


1978–79 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate, Dukla Prague won on away goals rule.