title: 1978–79 English League North season
text: # 1978–79 English League North season
  
  The 1978–79 English League North season was the first season of the English League North (known as the Southern League (Midland) until 1981), the top level ice hockey league in northern England. Five teams participated in the league with the Sheffield Lancers winning the first year's championship.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  | | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Sheffield Lancers | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 78:58 | 22 |
  | 2. | Blackpool Seagulls | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 68:41 | 21 |
  | 3. | Grimsby Buffaloes | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 47:28 | 20 |
  | 4. | Liverpool Leopards | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 40:79 | 10 |
  | 5. | Deeside Dragons | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 55:82 | 7 |
  