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Table & Scores on 31/12/1977
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 36 | Everton | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 31 | Liverpool | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 30 | Arsenal | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 29 | Manchester City | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 28 | Coventry City | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 27 | Norwich City | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 27 | Leeds United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 26 | Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 23 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | Derby County | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 23 | Manchester United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 21 | Chelsea | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 20 | Bristol City | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 18 | West Ham United | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | Newcastle United | 22 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 12 | Leicester City | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 11 |
| Birmingham City 4 (2) Chelsea 5 (3) | Bertschin 19, Francis 39, 88, Hibbitt 89 Langley 24, 37, 47, Garner 44, Walker 79 | Attendance: 19,876 |
| Bristol City 1 (0) Nottingham Forest 3 (2) | Mabbutt 72 Needham 12, Woodcock 26, O'Neill 58 | Attendance: 31,990 |
| Coventry City 3 (2) Manchester United 0 (0) | Ferguson 8, Wallace 33, Yorath 84 | Attendance: 24,729 |
| Everton 2 (1) Arsenal 0 (0) | Latchford 16, King 76 | Attendance: 47,039 |
| Ipswich Town 1 (1) Derby County 2 (2) | Mariner 17 Ryan 41, George 43 | Attendance: 20,816 |
| Manchester City 2 (0) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Barnes 46, Kidd 67 | Attendance: 48,074 |
| Middlesbrough 2 (1) Norwich City 2 (1) | Cummins 30, Armstrong 87 Suggett 19, Ryan 50 | Attendance: 15,646 |
| Newcastle United 0 (0) Liverpool 2 (0) | Thompson 48, Dalglish 89 | Attendance: 38,456 |
| Queens Park Rangers 1 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (1) | Shanks 43 Bell 23, 65, Daley 55 | Attendance: 16,067 |
| West Bromwich Albion 1 (0) Leeds United 0 (0) | T Brown 85 Pen | Attendance: 24,249 |
| West Ham United 3 (2) Leicester City 2 (0) | McDowell 3, Hales 30, Cross 65 Kember 73, Sims 74 | Attendance: 25,455 |