See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present).
| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 1978–79 |
| Chairman: | Harry Kartz |
| Stadium: | Villa Park |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Fourth round |
| Prevseason: | 1977–78 |
| Nextseason: | 1979–80 |
| League Result: | 35--28--24 |
| Nextseason: | 1980–81 |
The 1978–79 English football season was Aston Villa's 79th in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in the top division. Manager, Ron Saunders had signed a six-year contract in the pre-season.[1]
There were debut appearances for Gary Williams (324), Colin J Gibson (185), Gary Shaw (165), Kenny Swain (148), Brendan Ormsby (117), Gary Shelton (24), Lee Jenkins (3), Joe Ward (3) and Willie Young.[2]
19 Aug 1978: The First Division season begins with a 1–0 home victory over Wolves.[3]
8 May 1979: Liverpool beat Aston Villa 3–0 at Anfield to clinch the First Division title.[4]
Villa won both games in the Second City derby.[5]