Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/1979 |  | Bob Chapman | DF |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |
| 04/1979 | | Terry Darracott | DF |  | Everton FC | Everton |
| 04/1979 | | David Nish | DF |  | Derby County | Derby |
| 01/1979 | | Roger Davies | FW |  | Leicester City | Leicester |
| 01/1979 | | Alan Woodward | FW |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield Utd |
| 01/1979 | | Alan Hinton | MA |  | Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver |
| 09/1978 |  | Dušan Lukić | FW |  | San Jose Earthquakes (old) | San Jose Earthquakes (old) |
| 07/1978 |  | Jack Brand | GK |  | New York Cosmos (old) | New York Cosmos (old) |
| 07/1978 |  | Neil Cohen | DF |  | Dallas Tornado | Dallas Tornado |
| 07/1978 | | Alex Skotarek | DF |  | Chicago Sting | Chicago Sting |
| 07/1978 | | Steve Earle | MF | |||
| 07/1978 |  | Ron Davies | FW |  | Los Angeles Aztecs | Los Angeles Azt |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/1979 | | Neil Cohen | DF |  | San Jose Earthquakes | Earthquakes |
| 01/1979 | | Ron Davies | FW |  | Seattle Sounders | Seattle SFC |
| 01/1979 | | Dušan Lukić | FW |  | Philadelphia Fury | Philadelphia Fury |
| 10/1978 |  | Don O'Riordan | MF |  | Preston North End | Preston North E |
| 10/1978 | | Ninoslav Zec | MF |  | OFK Beograd | OFK Beograd |
| 09/1978 |  | Vic Moreland | MF |  | Glentoran FC | Glentoran FC |
| 07/1978 | | Billy Caskey | FW | | Glentoran FC | Glentoran FC |
| 07/1978 | | Petar Nikezić | FW |  | FC Blau Weiß Linz | Blau Weiß Linz |
| 07/1978 | | Vukan Perović | FW |  | Rapid Vienna | Rapid Vienna |