| Everton beat Birmingham 3-1 (A) on 9 Dec 1978 |
| Birmingham beat Bolton 3-0 (H) on 21 Nov 1978 |
| Bolton beat QPR 3-1 (A) on 2 Dec 1978 |
| QPR beat Bristol City 1-0 (H) on 7 Oct 1978 |
| Bristol City beat Derby 1-0 (H) on 2 Dec 1978 |
| Derby beat Manchester City 2-1 (A) on 11 Nov 1978 |
| Manchester City beat Coventry 2-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1978 |
| Coventry beat Chelsea 3-2 (H) on 9 Sep 1978 |
| Chelsea beat Wolverhampton 1-0 (A) on 22 Aug 1978 |
| Wolverhampton beat Arsenal 1-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1978 |
| Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 (H) on 2 Dec 1978 |
| Liverpool beat Nottingham 2-0 (H) on 9 Dec 1978 |
| Nottingham beat Tottenham 3-1 (A) on 11 Nov 1978 |
| Tottenham beat West Brom 1-0 (A) on 7 Oct 1978 |
| West Brom beat Leeds 3-1 (A) on 14 Oct 1978 |
| Leeds beat Ipswich 3-2 (A) on 2 Dec 1978 |
| Ipswich beat Manchester United 3-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1978 |
| Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3-2 (H) on 7 Oct 1978 |
| Middlesbrough beat Norwich 2-0 (H) on 14 Oct 1978 |
| Norwich beat Southampton 3-1 (H) on 19 Aug 1978 |
| Southampton beat Aston Villa 2-0 (H) on 21 Nov 1978 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.