1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1977–78 season
ChairmanJohn Smith
ManagerBob Paisley
First Division2nd
European CupWinners
FA CupThird round
League CupRunners-up
European Super CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldTitle shared
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenny Dalglish (20)
All: Kenny Dalglish (31)
Average home league attendance48,621

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[]

Defenders[]

Midfielders[]

Forwards[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Nottingham Forest also won the League cup this year.
  2. ^ 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
20-Aug-77 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Dalglish Goal 7' 31,000 Report Report
23-Aug-77 Newcastle United H 2–0 Dalglish Goal 46' McDermott Goal 87' 48,267 Report Report
27-Aug-77 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 Dalglish Goal 18' Heighway Goal 81' Case Goal 85' 48,525 Report Report
03-Sep-77 Birmingham City A 1–0 R. Kennedy Goal 2' 28,239 Report Report
10-Sep-77 Coventry City H 2–0 Fairclough Goal 65' Dalglish Goal 67' 45,574 Report Report
17-Sep-77 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Dalglish Goal 22' 29,658 Report Report
24-Sep-77 Derby County H 1–0 McDermott Goal 80' 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 Goal 2' Fairclough Goal 79' 40,499 Report Report
15-Oct-77 Leeds United A 2–1 Case Goal 36'63' 45,500 Report Report
22-Oct-77 Everton H 0–0 51,668 Report Report
29-Oct-77 Manchester City A 1–3 Fairclough Goal 29' 49,207 Report Report
05-Nov-77 Aston Villa H 1–2 Own Goal Goal 65' 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 Goal 12' 41,053 Report Report
26-Nov-77 Leicester City A 4–0 Fairclough Goal 18' Heighway Goal 69' Dalglish Goal 81' McDermott Goal 84' 26,051 Report Report
03-Dec-77 West Ham United H 2–0 Dalglish Goal 37' Fairclough Goal 82' 39,659 Report Report
10-Dec-77 Norwich City A 1–2 Thompson Goal 80' 24,983 Report Report
17-Dec-77 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 Neal Goal 30 Pen' 38,249 Report Report
26-Dec-77 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Heighway Goal 30' 47,218 Report Report
27-Dec-77 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Neal Goal 22 Pen' 50,294 Report Report
31-Dec-77 Newcastle United A 2–0 Thompson Goal 48' Dalglish Goal 89' 36,456 Report Report
02-Jan-78 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Johnson Goal 39' Heighway Goal 80' 49,305 Report Report
14-Jan-78 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Johnson Goal 10' 35,809 Report Report
21-Jan-78 Birmingham City H 2–3 Thompson Goal 74' R. Kennedy Goal 87' 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 Goal 39' R. Kennedy Goal 49' Case Goal 84' 49,590 Report Report
04-Mar-78 Chelsea A 1–3 Neal Goal 48 Pen' 35,550 Report Report
08-Mar-78 Derby County A 2–4 Fairclough Goal 70' Dalglish Goal 88' 23,413 Report Report
11-Mar-78 Leeds United H 1–0 Dalglish Goal 47' 48,233 Report Report
25-Mar-78 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 Case Goal 35' Dalglish Goal 75'82' 27,531 Report Report
01-Apr-78 Aston Villa A 3–0 Dalglish Goal 3'19' R. Kennedy Goal 21' 40,190 Report Report
05-Apr-78 Everton A 1–0 Johnson Goal 13' 52,759 Report Report
08-Apr-78 Leicester City H 3–2 Smith Goal 42'76' Lee Goal 56' 42,979 Report Report
15-Apr-78 Bristol City A 1–1 Heighway Goal 41' 31,471 Report Report
18-Apr-78 Ipswich Town H 2–2 Dalglish Goal 58' Souness Goal 62' 40,044 Report Report
22-Apr-78 Norwich City H 3–0 Own Goal Goal 4' Fairclough Goal 35'46' 44,857 Report Report
25-Apr-78 Arsenal H 1–0 Fairclough Goal 24' 38,318 Report Report
29-Apr-78 West Ham United A 2–0 McDermott Goal 38' Fairclough Goal 66' 37,448 Report Report
01-May-78 Manchester City H 4–0 Dalglish Goal 24'55'80' Neal Goal 53 Pen' 44,528 Report Report
04-May-78 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 50,021 Report Report

FA Charity Shield[]

Liverpool0–0Manchester United
Report Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 Wales Joey Jones
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 England Jimmy Case
CF 9 England David Fairclough
CM 10 England Terry McDermott
RM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Tommy Smith
FW 13 England David Johnson
DF 14 Scotland Alan Hansen
MF 15 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
GK 16 England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 England Alex Stepney
DF 2 Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl
DF 3 Scotland Arthur Albiston
MF 4 Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
DF 5 England Brian Greenhoff
DF 6 Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
MF 7 England Steve Coppell
MF 8 England Jimmy Greenhoff Substituted off
FW 9 England Stuart Pearson
FW 10 Scotland Lou Macari
MF 11 England Gordon Hill
Substitutes:
MF 12 Northern Ireland David McCreery Substituted in
Manager:
England Dave Sexton

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

FA Cup[]

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Jan-78 Chelsea A 2–4 Johnson Goal 61' Dalglish Goal 80' 45,449 Report Report

Football League Cup[]

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
30-Aug-77 Chelsea H 2–0 Dalglish Goal 25' Case Goal 47' 33,170 Report Report
26-Oct-77 Derby County H 2–0 Fairclough Goal 72'75' 30,400 Report Report
29-Nov-77 Coventry City H 2–2 Fairclough Goal 40' Neal Goal 44 Pen' 33,817 Report Report
20-Dec-77 Coventry City A 2–0 Case Goal 5' Dalglish Goal 80' 36,105 Report Report
17-Jan-78 Wrexham A 3–1 Dalglish Goal 14'58'87' 25,641 Report Report
07-Feb-78 Arsenal H 2–1 Dalglish Goal 26' R. Kennedy Goal 81' 44,764 Report Report
14-Feb-78 Arsenal A 0–0 49,561 Report Report

Final[]

Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks
0–0
(final score after extra time)
Liverpool
White shirts/Black shorts/White socks
Manager: England Brian Clough

Team:
1 England Chris Woods (GK)
2 England Viv Anderson
3 England Frank Clark
4 Scotland John McGovern (c)Substituted off
5 England Larry Lloyd
6 Scotland Kenny Burns
7 Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
8 England Ian Bowyer
9 England Peter Withe
10 England Tony Woodcock
11 Scotland John Robertson
Substitute:
12 Scotland John O'Hare Substituted in


Scorers: None

Half-time:
0–0

Competition:
Football League Cup (Final)

Date:
15.00 GMT Saturday 18 March 1978

Venue:
Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance:
100,000

Referee:
Pat Partridge

Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Match replayed if scores still level.
One named substitute.

Report
Report Report

Manager: England Bob Paisley

Team:
1 England Ray Clemence (GK)
2 England Phil Neal
3 England Tommy Smith
4 England Phil Thompson
5 England Ray Kennedy Substituted off 91'
6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
8 England Jimmy Case
9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
10 England Terry McDermott
11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitute:
12 England David Fairclough Substituted in 91'


Scorers: None

Final Replay[]

Nottingham Forest
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Yellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks
1–0
(final score after 90 minutes)
Liverpool
Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks
Manager: England Brian Clough

Team:
1 England Chris Woods (GK)
2 England Viv Anderson
3 England Frank Clark
4 Scotland John O'Hare
5 England Larry Lloyd
6 Scotland Kenny Burns (c)
7 Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
8 England Ian Bowyer
9 England Peter Withe
10 England Tony Woodcock
11 Scotland John Robertson
Substitute
12


Scorers:

  • John Robertson Goal (pen.)

Half-time:
0–0

Competition:
Football League Cup (Final)

Date:
19.45 BST, Wednesday, 22 March 1978

Venue:
Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance:
54,375

Referee:
Pat Partridge

Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes extra-time if necessary.
Match replayed if scores still level.
One named substitute.

Report
Report Report

Manager: England Bob Paisley

Team:
1 England Ray Clemence (GK)
2 England Phil Neal
3 England Ray Kennedy
4 England Tommy Smith
5 England Phil Thompson
6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
8 England Jimmy Case Substituted off 64'
9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
10 England Terry McDermott
11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitute
12 England David Fairclough Substituted in 64'


Scorers: None

European Super Cup[]

First leg[]

Hamburg West Germany1–1England Liverpool
Keller Goal 29' Report Report Fairclough Goal 65'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)
GK 1 Germany Jürgen Stars
DF 2 Germany Manfred Kaltz
DF 3 Germany Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Buljan Substituted off 67'
MF 5 Germany Kurt Eigl
MF 6 Germany Klaus Zaczyk
MF 7 Germany Caspar Memering
MF 8 Germany Felix Magath Substituted off 64'
FW 9 England Kevin Keegan
FW 10 Germany Ferdinand Keller
MF 11 Germany Arno Steffenhagen
Substitutes:
DF Germany Substituted in 67'
MF Germany Horst Bertl Substituted in 64'
Manager:
Turkey Arkoç Özcan


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 Wales Joey Jones Substituted off 33'
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 England Jimmy Case Substituted off 58'
RM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF 10 England David Fairclough
CM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Tommy Smith Substituted in 33'
FW 13 England David Johnson Substituted in 58'
MF 14 England Terry McDermott
FW 15 Wales John Toshack
GK 16 England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley

Second Leg[]

Liverpool England6–0West Germany Hamburg
Thompson Goal 21'
McDermott
Goal 40'55'56'
Fairclough Goal 86'
Dalglish Goal 88'
Report Report
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 34,931
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 England Tommy Smith
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 England Terry McDermott
RM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway Substituted off 46'
CF 10 England David Fairclough
CM 11 England Jimmy Case
Substitutes:
FW 12 England David Johnson Substituted in 46'
FW 13 Wales John Toshack
DF 14 Scotland Alan Hansen
DF 15 Wales Joey Jones
GK 16 England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK 1 Germany Rudi Kargus
DF 2 Germany Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF 3 Germany Peter Nogly
MF 4 Germany Horst Bertl
DF 5 Germany Peter Hidien
DF 6 Germany Manfred Kaltz
FW 7 England Kevin Keegan
FW 8 Germany Ferdinand Keller Substituted off 69'
MF 9 Germany Klaus Zaczyk Substituted off 69'
MF 10 Germany Felix Magath
FW 11 Germany Georg Volkert
Substitutes:
MF Germany Kurt Eigl Substituted in 69'
MF Germany Arno Steffenhagen Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Turkey Arkoç Özcan

European Cup[]

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Oct-77 East Germany Dynamo Dresden H 5–1 Hansen Goal 14' Case Goal 21'57' Neal Goal 44 Pen' Kennedy Goal 66' 39,835 Report Report
02-Nov-77 East Germany Dynamo Dresden A 1–2 Heighway Goal 67' 33,000 Report Report
01-Mar-78 Portugal Benfica A 2–1 Case Goal 37' Hughes Goal 72' 70,000 Report Report
15-Mar-78 Portugal Benfica H 4–1 Callaghan Goal 6' Dalglish Goal 17' McDermott Goal 78' Neal Goal 88' 48,364 Report Report
29-Mar-78 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–2 Johnson Goal 88' 67,000 Report Report
12-Apr-78 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–0 Kennedy Goal 6' Dalglish Goal 35' Case Goal 56' 51,500 Report Report

Final[]

Liverpool England1–0Belgium Club Brugge
Dalglish Goal 64' Report Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 92,500
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)
Liverpool
Club Brugge
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Phil Neal
LB 3 Scotland Alan Hansen
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
LM 5 England Ray Kennedy
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 England Jimmy Case Yellow card 29' Substituted off 63'
CF 9 England David Fairclough
CM 10 England Terry McDermott
CM 11 Scotland Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF 12 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway Substituted in 63'
GK 13 England Steve Ogrizovic
DF 14 Wales Joey Jones
DF 15 England Colin Irwin
MF 16 England Ian Callaghan
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 Denmark Birger Jensen
DF 2 Belgium Fons Bastijns (c)
DF 3 Austria Edi Krieger
DF 4 Belgium Georges Leekens
DF 5 Belgium Gino Maes Substituted off 80'
MF 6 Belgium Julien Cools
MF 7 Belgium René Vandereycken Yellow card 35'
MF 8 Belgium
MF 9 Belgium Jan Simoen
FW 10 Hungary Lajos Kű Substituted off 58'
FW 11 Denmark Jan Sørensen
Substitutes:
GK 12 Netherlands Leen Barth
MF 13 Belgium Dirk Sanders Substituted in 58'
DF 14 Belgium Jos Volders Substituted in 80'
FW 15 Belgium Raoul Lambert
FW 16 Belgium Bernard Verheecke
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel

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