1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season
1977–78 season | |||
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Chairman | John Smith | ||
Manager | Bob Paisley | ||
First Division | 2nd | ||
European Cup | Winners | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Runners-up | ||
European Super Cup | Winners | ||
FA Charity Shield | Title shared | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Dalglish (20) All: Kenny Dalglish (31) | ||
Average home league attendance | 48,621 | ||
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It was to be a season of contrasts for Liverpool F.C. as they retained the European Cup, following a 1–0 victory against Club Brugge in the final at Wembley in London and winning the European Super Cup by beating Hamburg, who included Kevin Keegan in their side Seven-One on aggregate with a Six-Nil Second Leg win at Anfield.
However, in both the Football League and the Football League Cup they would end as runners-up to newly promoted Nottingham Forest managed by Brian Clough. The replay of the Football League Cup Final would prove very controversial with a penalty which decided the match, followed by a disallowed goal when it was adjudged that Terry McDermott handled the ball.
Liverpool manager Bob Paisley bought Kenny Dalglish from Celtic for £440,000, a record transfer fee between British clubs. Dalglish went on to score 20 goals in the league and 31 in all competitions, including the winner in the European Cup Final. Realising that Ian Callaghan was nearing the end of his career at Liverpool, the club also spent £352,000 on Graeme Souness from Middlesbrough.
However, Callaghan's final season started with a call up to the England squad, and would play in the match against Switzerland on 7 September 1977[1] under new manager Ron Greenwood. It was to be his first cap since playing in the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals against France.[2]
Terry McDermott's emergence would also see him make his debut in the same match with Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Emlyn Hughes and Ray Kennedy also playing as well. Kevin Keegan also played in the match, making it seven current and former Liverpool players in that game.
Squad[]
Goalkeepers[]
Ray Clemence
Peter McDonnell
Steve Ogrizovic
Defenders[]
Emlyn Hughes
Joey Jones
Brian Kettle
Alec Lindsay
Phil Neal
Tommy Smith
Phil Thompson
Alan Hansen
Colin Irwin
Midfielders[]
Ian Callaghan
Jimmy Case
Steve Heighway
Sammy Lee
Ray Kennedy
Terry McDermott
Graeme Souness
Forwards[]
David Fairclough
Kenny Dalglish
Kevin Kewley
John Toshack
David Johnson
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Nottingham Forest (C) | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 64 | League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1978–79 First round[a] |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 57 | European Cup 1978–79 First round[b] |
3 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 55 | UEFA Cup 1978–79 First round |
4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 52 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 52 |
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ Nottingham Forest also won the League cup this year.
- ^ Liverpool won the European Cup, now for the second year running, and thus qualified for the following season's competition.
Results[]
First Division[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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20-Aug-77 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() |
31,000 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-77 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
48,267 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-77 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,525 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-77 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | R. Kennedy ![]() |
28,239 | Report | Report |
10-Sep-77 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() |
45,574 | Report | Report |
17-Sep-77 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() |
29,658 | Report | Report |
24-Sep-77 | Derby County | H | 1–0 | McDermott ![]() |
48,309 | Report | Report |
01-Oct-77 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 55,109 | Report | Report | |
04-Oct-77 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 47,110 | Report | Report | |
08-Oct-77 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
40,499 | Report | Report |
15-Oct-77 | Leeds United | A | 2–1 | Case ![]() |
45,500 | Report | Report |
22-Oct-77 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 51,668 | Report | Report | |
29-Oct-77 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | Fairclough ![]() |
49,207 | Report | Report |
05-Nov-77 | Aston Villa | H | 1–2 | Own Goal ![]() |
50,436 | Report | Report |
12-Nov-77 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–2 | 25,625 | Report | Report | |
19-Nov-77 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() |
41,053 | Report | Report |
26-Nov-77 | Leicester City | A | 4–0 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26,051 | Report | Report |
03-Dec-77 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
39,659 | Report | Report |
10-Dec-77 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Thompson ![]() |
24,983 | Report | Report |
17-Dec-77 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | Neal ![]() |
38,249 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-77 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Heighway ![]() |
47,218 | Report | Report |
27-Dec-77 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Neal ![]() |
50,294 | Report | Report |
31-Dec-77 | Newcastle United | A | 2–0 | Thompson ![]() ![]() |
36,456 | Report | Report |
02-Jan-78 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() |
49,305 | Report | Report |
14-Jan-78 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Johnson ![]() |
35,809 | Report | Report |
21-Jan-78 | Birmingham City | H | 2–3 | Thompson ![]() ![]() |
48,401 | Report | Report |
04-Feb-78 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | 28,965 | Report | Report | |
25-Feb-78 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | Souness ![]() ![]() ![]() |
49,590 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-78 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Neal ![]() |
35,550 | Report | Report |
08-Mar-78 | Derby County | A | 2–4 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() |
23,413 | Report | Report |
11-Mar-78 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | Dalglish ![]() |
48,233 | Report | Report |
25-Mar-78 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–1 | Case ![]() ![]() |
27,531 | Report | Report |
01-Apr-78 | Aston Villa | A | 3–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
40,190 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-78 | Everton | A | 1–0 | Johnson ![]() |
52,759 | Report | Report |
08-Apr-78 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
42,979 | Report | Report |
15-Apr-78 | Bristol City | A | 1–1 | Heighway ![]() |
31,471 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-78 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–2 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
40,044 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-78 | Norwich City | H | 3–0 | Own Goal ![]() ![]() |
44,857 | Report | Report |
25-Apr-78 | Arsenal | H | 1–0 | Fairclough ![]() |
38,318 | Report | Report |
29-Apr-78 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | McDermott ![]() ![]() |
37,448 | Report | Report |
01-May-78 | Manchester City | H | 4–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
44,528 | Report | Report |
04-May-78 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 50,021 | Report | Report |
FA Charity Shield[]
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Match rules
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FA Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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07-Jan-78 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | Johnson ![]() ![]() |
45,449 | Report | Report |
Football League Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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30-Aug-77 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
33,170 | Report | Report |
26-Oct-77 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Fairclough ![]() |
30,400 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-77 | Coventry City | H | 2–2 | Fairclough ![]() ![]() |
33,817 | Report | Report |
20-Dec-77 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | Case ![]() ![]() |
36,105 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-78 | Wrexham | A | 3–1 | Dalglish ![]() |
25,641 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-78 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() |
44,764 | Report | Report |
14-Feb-78 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 49,561 | Report | Report |
Final[]
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Nottingham Forest Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks |
0–0 (final score after extra time) |
Liverpool White shirts/Black shorts/White socks |
Manager: ![]() Team:
Scorers: None |
Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: |
Manager: ![]() Team:
Scorers: None |
Final Replay[]
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Nottingham Forest Yellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks |
1–0 (final score after 90 minutes) |
Liverpool Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks |
Manager: ![]() Team:
Scorers:
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Half-time: Competition: Date: Venue: Attendance: Referee: Match rules: |
Manager: ![]() Team:
Scorers: None |
European Super Cup[]
First leg[]
Hamburg ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Keller ![]() |
Report Report | Fairclough ![]() |
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Second Leg[]
Liverpool ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Thompson ![]() McDermott ![]() Fairclough ![]() Dalglish ![]() |
Report Report |
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European Cup[]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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19-Oct-77 | ![]() |
H | 5–1 | Hansen ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
39,835 | Report | Report |
02-Nov-77 | ![]() |
A | 1–2 | Heighway ![]() |
33,000 | Report | Report |
01-Mar-78 | ![]() |
A | 2–1 | Case ![]() ![]() |
70,000 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-78 | ![]() |
H | 4–1 | Callaghan ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,364 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-78 | ![]() |
A | 1–2 | Johnson ![]() |
67,000 | Report | Report |
12-Apr-78 | ![]() |
H | 3–0 | Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() |
51,500 | Report | Report |
Final[]
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References[]
External links[]
- Liverpool F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1977–78 season
- UEFA Champions League-winning seasons