In the League. Aside from that League Cup run, we really weren't very good in the Cups and had a few home defeats eg Wolves, Oxford.
But yes, I think that 's why the 0-4 to Arsenal was such a jolt in August 79. We just weren't used to it!
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Aug 30 75 lost 1-0 to Cardiff
Sep 10 75 lost 2-1 to Walsall
at which point we were 12th, so Taylor did well to get us to 4th.
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By definition we weren't playing the top clubs. Nevertheless, we beat at home:
Sheffield Wednesday
Spurs
Sunderland
Newcastle
Sheffield Utd
Blackburn
Leicester
Burnley
Preston
Fulham
Stoke
Cardiff
Portsmouth
Palace
All of which would claim to be 'bigger' clubs than us at the time.
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These were my formative years on the East Terrace, before I transitioned to the North at age 16. My recollection was that we just needed to turn up and the opposition crumbled, firstly under Peter Taylor and then under Mullers in the charge for the top flight. So I thought I'd check out our...