| Middlesbrough beat Manchester United 2-1 (H) on 8 Oct 1977 |
| Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-0 (H) on 1 Oct 1977 |
| Liverpool beat Derby 1-0 (H) on 24 Sep 1977 |
| Derby beat Wolverhampton 2-1 (A) on 4 Oct 1977 |
| Wolverhampton beat QPR 1-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1977 |
| QPR beat Leicester 3-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1977 |
| Leicester beat West Ham 1-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1977 |
| West Ham beat Newcastle 3-2 (A) on 3 Sep 1977 |
| Newcastle beat Leeds 3-2 (H) on 20 Aug 1977 |
| Leeds beat Ipswich 2-1 (H) on 10 Sep 1977 |
| Ipswich beat Chelsea 1-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1977 |
| Chelsea beat Birmingham 2-0 (H) on 24 Aug 1977 |
| Birmingham beat Aston Villa 1-0 (A) on 1 Oct 1977 |
| Aston Villa beat Arsenal 1-0 (H) on 10 Sep 1977 |
| Arsenal beat Nottingham 3-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1977 |
| Nottingham beat Everton 3-1 (A) on 20 Aug 1977 |
| Everton beat West Brom 3-1 (H) on 4 Oct 1977 |
| West Brom beat Coventry 2-1 (A) on 1 Oct 1977 |
| Coventry beat Manchester City 4-2 (H) on 4 Oct 1977 |
| Manchester City beat Norwich 4-0 (H) on 3 Sep 1977 |
| Norwich beat Bristol City 1-0 (H) on 10 Sep 1977 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.