1977–78 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1977–78 season
Chairman	Walter Needham
Manager	Frank McLintock (until 5 April) ; Ian MacFarlane (caretaker from 5 April)
First Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Salmons/Davies (4)
Average home league attendance	17,768
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

During the 1977–78 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

In the 1977–78 season, Frank McLintock returned to Leicester, this time as a manager. However, he endured a difficult time in charge, as the Foxes went through a spell where they had one win in 26 matches and as a result finished bottom and were relegated back to the second tier after 7 years in the top flight. McLintock was sacked on 5 April and Ian MacFarlane took charge of the team for the final 5 games of Leicester's dismal season.

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Ipswich Town	42	11	13	18	47	61	−14	35	FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1978–79 First round
19	Queens Park Rangers	42	9	15	18	47	64	−17	33
20	West Ham United	42	12	8	22	52	69	−17	32	Relegated
21	Newcastle United	42	6	10	26	42	78	−36	22
22	Leicester City	42	5	12	25	26	70	−44	22

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results[]

Leicester City's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 August 1977	Manchester City	A	0–0	45,963
24 August 1977	West Ham United	H	1–0	18,310	Kember
27 August 1977	Bristol City	H	0–0	17,011
3 September 1977	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–3	14,516
10 September 1977	Everton	H	1–5	16,425	Sims
17 September 1977	Arsenal	A	1–2	27,371	Worthington
24 September 1977	Nottingham Forest	H	0–3	21,447
1 October 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–3	20,009
5 October 1977	Chelsea	A	0–0	19,575
8 October 1977	Aston Villa	H	0–2	20,276
15 October 1977	Coventry City	H	1–2	20,205	Sammels (pen)
22 October 1977	Norwich City	A	0–2	17,684
29 October 1977	Leeds United	H	0–0	20,128
5 November 1977	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	20,082
12 November 1977	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	13,779	Williams, Salmons
19 November 1977	Birmingham City	A	1–1	21,208	Waddle
26 November 1977	Liverpool	H	0–4	26,051
3 December 1977	Newcastle United	A	0–2	20,112
10 December 1977	Derby County	H	1–1	21,199	Kelly
17 December 1977	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	16,905
26 December 1977	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	18,476
27 December 1977	Manchester United	A	1–3	57,396	Goodwin
31 December 1977	West Ham United	A	2–3	25,455	Kember, Sims
2 January 1978	Manchester City	H	0–1	24,041
14 January 1978	Bristol City	A	0–0	19,704
21 January 1978	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	16,288
4 February 1978	Everton	A	0–2	33,707
11 February 1978	Arsenal	H	1–1	15,780	Williams
25 February 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	15,763	Goodwin
4 March 1978	Aston Villa	A	0–0	29,971
11 March 1978	Coventry City	A	0–1	24,421
14 March 1978	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	32,355
18 March 1978	Norwich City	H	2–2	13,077	Williams, Davies
25 March 1978	Manchester United	H	2–3	20,299	Smith, Salmons
27 March 1978	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	15,534	Hughes
28 March 1978	Leeds United	A	1–5	21,145	Davies (pen)
1 April 1978	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1	14,637
8 April 1978	Liverpool	A	2–3	42,979	Hughes, White
15 April 1978	Birmingham City	H	1–4	15,431	Salmons
22 April 1978	Derby County	A	1–4	18,829	Davies
26 April 1978	Chelsea	H	0–2	12,970
29 April 1978	Newcastle United	H	3–0	11,530	Goodwin, Davies, Salmons

FA Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1978	Hull City	A	1–0	12,374	Armstrong
R4	28 January 1978	Walsall	A	0–1	17,421

League Cup[]


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	30 August 1977	Portsmouth	A	0–2	13,842

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Mark Wallington
-	DF	ENG	Steve Whitworth
-	DF	ENG	Dennis Rofe
-	MF	ENG	Steve Kember
-	DF	ENG	Steve Sims
-	DF	ENG	David Webb
-	MF	ENG	Keith Weller
-	MF	ENG	Jon Sammels
-	FW	ENG	Geoff Salmons
-	MF	SCO	Eddie Kelly
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Williams
-	FW	SCO	Billy Hughes
-	FW	ENG	Roger Davies
-	MF	ENG	Mark Goodwin
-	MF	SCO	Brian Alderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Alan Woollett
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong
-	FW	ENG	Alan Waddle
-	FW	ENG	Dean Smith
-	DF	ENG	Jeff Blockley
-	FW	ENG	Frank Worthington
-	FW	ENG	Steve Earle
-	MF	SCO	Lammie Robertson
-	MF	ENG	Winston White
-	FW	ENG	Trevor Christie
-	DF	ENG	Larry May
-	MF	ENG	Neville Hamilton
-	MF	ENG	Derek Dawkins
-	DF	ENG	Kevin Farmer

References[]

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