2 Nottingham Forest 60 5-2 EC-W; LC-W
6 Ipswich Town 49 2-11
7 Arsenal 48 2-53 FAC-W
11 Tottenham Hotspur 41 5-1
14 Southampton 40 2-1 LC-F
15 Manchester City 39 7-13
17 Bolton Wanderers 35 7-1
19 Derby County 31 5-10
League Cup Final Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2
FA Cup Final Arsenal 3 Manchester United 2
European Cup Final Nottingham Forest 1 Malmö 0
UEFA Cup Final First Leg Red Star Belgrade 1 Borussia Moenchengladbach 1
UEFA Cup Final Second Leg Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Red Star Belgrade 0 (agg 2 - 1)
Cup Winners Cup Final Barcelona 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 aet
Liverpool won the Championship for the 11th time after leading all season. Their 68 points was a new record, beating the 67 gained by Leeds United in 1969. Liverpool broke the record by winning 3 - 0 at Leeds United. They conceded 16 goals, another record for the 22 club league.
Norwich City drew a record 23 league matches.
Nottingham Forest won the European Cup and the League Cup. The city of Nottingham becomes the smallest city in Europe to have won the European Cup. This was the first time that a club had won the League Cup in successive seasons.
Nottingham Forest also completed a record sequence of 42 consecutive unbeaten league matches, covering two seasons (1978 and 1979). This record would not be bettered until season 2005.
In the FA Cup final, Arsenal were winning 2 - 0 with 5 minutes to go. Manchester United scored twice only for Arsenal to score the winner.