1978 UK Championship
Guild Hall Preston.
22 November - 1 December 1978
| Qualifying R | Round 1 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||
| David Taylor | 9 | Patsy Fagan | 7 | David Taylor | 9 | David Taylor | 9 | David Taylor | 9 |
| Maurice Parkin | 2 | David Taylor | 9 | ||||||
| John Virgo | 9 | John Pulman | 3 | John Virgo | 2 | ||||
| Ray Edmonds | 4 | John Virgo | 9 | ||||||
| John Dunning | 9 | Fred Davis | 9 | Fred Davis | 4 | Alex Higgins | 5 | ||
| David Greaves | 3 | John Dunning | 2 | ||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft | 9 | Alex Higgins | 9 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||
| Jackie Rea | 5 | Jim Meadowcroft | 6 | ||||||
| Roy Andrewartha | 9 | John Spencer | 8 | Roy Andrewartha | 4 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | DOUG MOUNTJOY | 15 |
| Patsy Houlihan | 3 | Roy Andrewartha | 9 | ||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 9 | Dennis Taylor | 4 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||
| John Barrie | 5 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||
| Rex Williams | 9 | Graham Miles | 9 | Graham Miles | 9 | Graham Miles | 1 | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 8 | Rex Williams | 8 | ||||||
| Willie Thorne | 9 | Ray Reardon | 6 | Willie Thorne | 1 | ||||
| Bernard Bennett | 4 | Willie Thorne | 9 |