1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1976–77 season
Chairman John W Smith
Manager Bob Paisley
First Division 1st
European Cup Champions
FA Cup Final
League Cup 2nd Round
Top goalscorer League: Kevin Keegan (12)
All: Kevin Keegan (20)
Average home league attendance 47,284
Home colours
Away colours

Liverpool F.C. won their tenth Football League title after winning it for the second successive season, but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season.

However, four days after their defeat in the FA Cup Final the club won the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach Three-One at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In doing so they became the Second English and the Third British club to win the trophy.[1]

This was not only the final season, but the final game for Kevin Keegan before he moved to Hamburg for a British Record Transfer fee of £500,000.

One transfer that passed almost unnoticed as Liverpool were going for the treble, was the signing of Alan Hansen from Partick Thistle for £100,000.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Table

PWDLFAGDPts
1Liverpool42231186233+2957
2Manchester City42211476034+2656
3Ipswich Town42228126639+2752
4Aston Villa42227137650+2651
5Newcastle United421813116449+1549
6Manchester United421811137162+947
7West Bromwich Albion421613136256+645
8Arsenal421611156459+543
9Everton421414146264-242
10Leeds United421512154851-342
11Leicester City421218124760-1342
12Middlesbrough421413154045-541
13Birmingham City421312176361+238
14Queens Park Rangers421312174752-538
15Derby County42919145055-537
16Norwich City42149194764-1737
17West Ham United421114174665-1936
18Bristol City421113183848-1035
19Coventry City421015174859-1135
20Sunderland421112194654-834
21Stoke City421014182851-2334
22Tottenham Hotspur42129214872-2433

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
21-Aug-76Norwich CityH1–0Heighway  55'49,753ReportReport
24-Aug-76West Bromwich AlbionA1–0Toshack  40'30,334ReportReport
28-Aug-76Birmingham CityA1–2Johnson  75'33,228ReportReport
04-Sep-76Coventry CityH3–1Keegan  56' Johnson  73' Toshack  80'40,371ReportReport
11-Sep-76Derby CountyA3–2Kennedy  6' Toshack  54' Keegan  80'28,833ReportReport
18-Sep-76Tottenham HotspurH2–0Johnson  7' Heighway  30'47,421ReportReport
25-Sep-76Newcastle UnitedA0–133,204ReportReport
02-Oct-76MiddlesbroughH0–045,107ReportReport
16-Oct-76EvertonH3–1Heighway  7' Neal  12' (Pen) Toshack  41'55,141ReportReport
23-Oct-76Leeds UnitedA1–1Kennedy  72'44,696ReportReport
27-Oct-76Leicester CityA1–0Toshack  12'29,384ReportReport
30-Oct-76Aston VillaH3–0Callaghan  76' McDermott  80' Keegan  86'51,751ReportReport
06-Nov-76SunderlandA1–0Fairclough  76'39,956ReportReport
09-Nov-76Leicester CityH5–1Heighway  26' Toshack  32' Neal  70' (Pen) Jones  72' Keegan  82 Pen'39,851ReportReport
20-Nov-76ArsenalA1–1Kennedy  88'45,016ReportReport
27-Nov-76Bristol CityH2–1Keegan  44' Jones  56'44,323ReportReport
04-Dec-76Ipswich TownA0–135,082ReportReport
11-Dec-76Queens Park RangersH3–1Toshack  34' Keegan  84' Kennedy  85'37,154ReportReport
15-Dec-76Aston VillaA1–5Kennedy  41'42,851ReportReport
18-Dec-76West Ham UnitedA0–224,175ReportReport
27-Dec-76Stoke CityH4–0Thompson  5' Neal  62' (Pen) Keegan  67' Johnson  81'50,371ReportReport
29-Dec-76Manchester CityA1–1Own Goal  89'50,020ReportReport
01-Jan-77SunderlandH2–0Kennedy  13' Thompson  69'44,687ReportReport
15-Jan-77West Bromwich AlbionH1–1Fairclough  84'39,195ReportReport
22-Jan-77Norwich CityA1–2Neal  52' (Pen)25,913ReportReport
05-Feb-77Birmingham CityH4–1Neal  37' (Pen) Toshack  42', 72' Heighway  79'41,072ReportReport
16-Feb-77Manchester UnitedA0–057,487ReportReport
19-Feb-77Derby CountyH3–1Toshack  56' Jones  69' Keegan  84'44,202ReportReport
05-Mar-77Newcastle UnitedH1–0Heighway  11'45,553ReportReport
09-Mar-77Tottenham HotspurA0–132,098ReportReport
12-Mar-77MiddlesbroughA1–0Hughes  41'29,000ReportReport
22-Mar-77EvertonA0–056,562ReportReport
02-Apr-77Leeds UnitedH3–1Neal  36' (Pen) Fairclough  38' Heighway  61'48,791ReportReport
09-Apr-77Manchester CityH2–1Keegan  43' Heighway  78'55,283ReportReport
11-Apr-77Stoke CityA0–029,905ReportReport
16-Apr-77ArsenalH2–0Neal  20' Keegan  77'48,174ReportReport
30-Apr-77Ipswich TownH2–1Kennedy  70' Keegan  73'56,044ReportReport
03-May-77Manchester UnitedH1–0Keegan  15'53,046ReportReport
07-May-77Queens Park RangersA1–1Case  68'29,382ReportReport
10-May-77Coventry CityA0–038,032ReportReport
14-May-77West Ham UnitedH0–055,675ReportReport
16-May-77Bristol CityA1–2Johnson  30'38,688ReportReport

1976 FA Charity Shield

Liverpool 1–0 Southampton
Toshack  50' Report Report
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: John Homewood
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3Wales Joey Jones
CB4England Phil Thompson
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
CF7England Kevin Keegan
CM8England Jimmy Case
CM9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF10Wales John Toshack
RM11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
CFEngland David Fairclough
DFEngland Alec Lindsay
MFEngland Terry McDermott
MFScotland Peter Cormack
GKEngland Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1England Ian Turner
DF2Wales Peter Rodrigues
DF3England David Peach
MF4England Nick Holmes
DF5England Mel Blyth
DF6Scotland Jim Steele
MF7England Paul Gilchrist
FW8England Mick Channon
FW9England Peter Osgood
FW10Scotland Jim McCalliog
MF11England Bobby Stokes
Substitutes:
MFScotland Hugh Fisher
Manager:
England Lawrie McMenemy

Match rules

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

Football League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
31-Aug-76West Bromwich AlbionH1–1Callaghan  27'23,378ReportReport
06-Sep-76West Bromwich AlbionA0–122,662ReportReport

FA Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
08-Jan-77Crystal PalaceH0–044,730ReportReport
11-Jan-77Crystal PalaceA3–2Keegan  20' Heighway  66', 72'42,664ReportReport
29-Jan-77Carlisle UnitedH3–0Keegan  17' Toshack  34' Heighway  69'45,358ReportReport
26-Feb-77Oldham AthleticH3–1Keegan  21' Case  31' Neal  73' (Pen)52,455ReportReport
19-Mar-77MiddlesbroughH2–0Fairclough  55' Keegan  62'55,881ReportReport
23-Apr-77EvertonN2–2McDermott  10' Case  73'52,637ReportReport
27-Apr-77EvertonN3–0Neal  31' (Pen) Case  88' Kennedy  89'52,579ReportReport

Final

Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United
Case  53' Report Report Pearson  51'
J. Greenhoff  55'
Attendance: 99,252
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1England Ray Clemence
DF2England Phil Neal
DF3Wales Joey Jones
DF4England Tommy Smith
MF5England Ray Kennedy
DF6England Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW7England Kevin Keegan
MF8England Jimmy Case
MF9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
FW10England David Johnson 64'
MF11England Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF12England Ian Callaghan 64'
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1England Alex Stepney
DF2Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl
DF3Scotland Arthur Albiston
MF4Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
DF5England Brian Greenhoff
DF6Scotland Martin Buchan (c)
MF7England Steve Coppell
MF8England Jimmy Greenhoff
FW9England Stuart Pearson
FW10Scotland Lou Macari
MF11England Gordon Hill 81'
Substitute:
MF12Northern Ireland David McCreery 81'
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.

European Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
14-Sep-76Northern Ireland CrusadersH2–0Neal  18' (Pen) Toshack  64'22,442ReportReport
28-Sep-76Northern Ireland CrusadersA5–0Keegan  34' Johnson  81', 90' McDermott  84' Heighway  87'10,500ReportReport
20-Oct-76Turkey TrabzonsporA0–125,000ReportReport
03-Nov-76Turkey TrabzonsporH3–0Heighway  8' Johnson  10' Keegan  19'42,275ReportReport
02-Mar-77France AS Saint-ÉtienneA0–138,000ReportReport
16-Mar-77France AS Saint-ÉtienneH3–1Keegan  2' Kennedy  59' Fairclough  84'55,043ReportReport
06-Apr-77Switzerland FC ZürichA3–1Neal  14', 67' (Pen) Heighway  48'28,000ReportReport
20-Apr-77Switzerland FC ZürichH3–0Case  33', 79' Keegan  83'50,611ReportReport

Final

Liverpool England 3–1 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
McDermott  28'
Smith  64'
Neal  82' (pen.)		 Report Report Simonsen  52'
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Liverpool
Borussia Mönchengladbach
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3Wales Joey Jones
CB4England Tommy Smith
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF7England Kevin Keegan
CM8England Jimmy Case
CF9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
RM10England Ian Callaghan
CM11England Terry McDermott
Substitutes:
GK12England Peter McDonnell
FW13England David Fairclough
FW14England David Johnson
MF15England Alan Waddle
DF16England Alec Lindsay
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1West Germany Wolfgang Kneib
CB2West Germany Berti Vogts (c)
CB3West Germany Hans Klinkhammer
SW4West Germany Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
RM5West Germany Rainer Bonhof
CM6West Germany Horst Wohlers 79'
CF7Denmark Allan Simonsen
LM8West Germany Herbert Wimmer 24'
CM9West Germany Uli StielikeYellow card 85'
DM10West Germany Winfried Schäfer
CF11West Germany Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
GKWest Germany Wolfgang Kleff
MF15West Germany Wilfried Hannes 79'
MF12West Germany Christian Kulik 24'
FWWest Germany Kalle Del'Haye
FWWest Germany Herbert Heidenreich
Manager:
Germany Udo Lattek

References

  1. ↑ "Rome 1977: through the eyes of the 11 reds heroes". Liverpoolfc.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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