Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/1979 |  | Colin Chesters | FW |  | Waterford FC | Waterford |
| 02/1979 | | Stephen Wicks | DF |  | Chelsea FC | Chelsea |
| 01/1979 |  | Bruce Rioch | MF |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| 09/1978 |  | Vic Moreland | MF |  | Glentoran FC | Glentoran FC |
| 09/1978 | | Billy Caskey | FW | | Glentoran FC | Glentoran FC |
| 09/1978 | | John Duncan | FW |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham |
| 09/1978 |  | Jonathan Clark | MF |  | Manchester United | Man Utd |
| 08/1978 | | Peter Daniel | DF |  | Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver |
| 08/1978 | | David Webb | DF |  | Leicester City | Leicester |
| 08/1978 | | Steve Carter | FW |  | Notts County | Notts County |
| 07/1978 | | Steve Cherry | GK | |||
| 07/1978 | | Aidan McCaffery | DF |  | Newcastle United | Newcastle |
| 07/1978 |  | Gerry Daly | MF |  | New England Tea Men | New England Tea Men |
| 07/1978 | | Paul Emson | MF |  | Brigg Town | Brigg Town |
| 07/1978 | | Steve Spooner | MF | |||
| 07/1978 | | John Clayton | FW | |||
| 07/1978 | | Charlie George | FW |  | Minnesota Kicks | Minnesota Kicks |
| 07/1978 | | Roy Greenwood | FW |  | Sunderland AFC | Sunderland |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/1979 | | David Nish | DF |  | FC Tulsa | FC Tulsa |
| 02/1979 | | Colin Chesters | FW | | Waterford FC | Waterford |
| 02/1979 | | Charlie George | FW |  | Southampton FC | Southampton |
| 01/1979 | | Robert Corish | DF |  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (old) | Fort Lauderdale |
| 12/1978 | | Bruce Rioch | MF | | Birmingham City | Birmingham |
| 10/1978 | | Gerry Ryan | FW |  | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove |
| 09/1978 | | Colin Todd | DF |  | Everton FC | Everton |
| 07/1978 | | David Hunt | MF | | Notts County | Notts County |
| 07/1978 | | Don Masson | MF | | Notts County | Notts County |
| 07/1978 | | Terry Curran | FW | | Southampton FC | Southampton |