| Competition | British League |
| Season | 1978 |
| No. of competitors | 19 |
| Champion | Coventry Bees |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Coventry Bees | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 54 |
| Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| Hull Vikings | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| Cradley Heath Heathens | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| Ipswich Witches | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| Exeter Falcons | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 41 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| Bristol Bulldogs | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| Poole Pirates | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
| Leicester Lions | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 34 |
| Halifax Dukes | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 31 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| Reading Racers | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 29 |
| White City Rebels | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Swindon Robins | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 21 |
| Hackney Hawks | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 19 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
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