1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1977–78 season
Chairman John Smith
Manager Bob Paisley
First Division 2nd
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Runners-up
European Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Kenny Dalglish (20)
All: Kenny Dalglish (31)
Average home league attendance 48,621
Home colours
Away colours

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.

It was to be a season when Bob Paisley pulled a masterstroke by buying Kenny Dalglish from Celtic for a British Record Transfer Fee between British Clubs for £440,000. Dalglish responded with a spectacular season, scoring 20 in the league and 31 in all competitions, including the winner in the European Cup Final and realising that Ian Callaghan was nearing the end of his career at Liverpool, spent £352,000 on Graeme Souness from Middlesbrough.

However, Ian 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

First Division Table

PWDLFAGDPts
1Nottingham Forest42251436924+4564
2Liverpool4224996534+3157
3Everton42221197645+3155
4Manchester City422012107451+2352
5Arsenal422110116037+2352
6West Bromwich Albion421814106253+950
7Coventry City421812127562+1348
8Aston Villa421810145742+1546
9Leeds United421810146353+1046
10Manchester United421610166763+442
11Birmingham City42169175560−541
12Derby County421413155459−541
13Norwich City421118135266−1440
14Middlesbrough421215154254−1239
15Wolverhampton Wanderers421212185164−1336
16Chelsea421114174669−2336
17Bristol City421113184953−435
18Ipswich Town421113184761−1435
19Queens Park Rangers42915184764−1733
20West Ham United42128225269−1732
21Newcastle United42610264278−3622
22Leicester City42512252670−4422

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
20-Aug-77MiddlesbroughA1–1Dalglish  7'31,000ReportReport
23-Aug-77Newcastle UnitedH2–0Dalglish  46' McDermott  87'48,267ReportReport
27-Aug-77West Bromwich AlbionH3–0Dalglish  18' Heighway  81' Case  85'48,525ReportReport
03-Sep-77Birmingham CityA1–0R. Kennedy  2'28,239ReportReport
10-Sep-77Coventry CityH2–0Fairclough  65' Dalglish  67'45,574ReportReport
17-Sep-77Ipswich TownA1–1Dalglish  22'29,658ReportReport
24-Sep-77Derby CountyH1–0McDermott  80'48,309ReportReport
01-Oct-77Manchester UnitedA0–255,109ReportReport
04-Oct-77ArsenalA0–047,110ReportReport
08-Oct-77ChelseaH2–0Dalglish  2' Fairclough  79'40,499ReportReport
15-Oct-77Leeds UnitedA2–1Case  36', 63'45,500ReportReport
22-Oct-77EvertonH0–051,668ReportReport
29-Oct-77Manchester CityA1–3Fairclough  29'49,207ReportReport
05-Nov-77Aston VillaH1–2Own Goal  65'50,436ReportReport
12-Nov-77Queens Park RangersA0–225,625ReportReport
19-Nov-77Bristol CityH1–1Dalglish  12'41,053ReportReport
26-Nov-77Leicester CityA4–0Fairclough  18' Heighway  69' Dalglish  81' McDermott  84'26,051ReportReport
03-Dec-77West Ham UnitedH2–0Dalglish  37' Fairclough  82'39,659ReportReport
10-Dec-77Norwich CityA1–2Thompson  80'24,983ReportReport
17-Dec-77Queens Park RangersH1–0Neal  30 Pen'38,249ReportReport
26-Dec-77Nottingham ForestA1–1Heighway  30'47,218ReportReport
27-Dec-77Wolverhampton WanderersH1–0Neal  22 Pen'50,294ReportReport
31-Dec-77Newcastle UnitedA2–0Thompson  48' Dalglish  89'36,456ReportReport
02-Jan-78MiddlesbroughH2–0Johnson  39' Heighway  80'49,305ReportReport
14-Jan-78West Bromwich AlbionA1–0Johnson  10'35,809ReportReport
21-Jan-78Birmingham CityH2–3Thompson  74' R. Kennedy  87'48,401ReportReport
04-Feb-78Coventry CityA0–128,965ReportReport
25-Feb-78Manchester UnitedH3–1Souness  39' R. Kennedy  49' Case  84'49,590ReportReport
04-Mar-78ChelseaA1–3Neal  48 Pen'35,550ReportReport
08-Mar-78Derby CountyA2–4Fairclough  70' Dalglish  88'23,413ReportReport
11-Mar-78Leeds UnitedH1–0Dalglish  47'48,233ReportReport
25-Mar-78Wolverhampton WanderersA3–1Case  35' Dalglish  75', 82'27,531ReportReport
01-Apr-78Aston VillaA3–0Dalglish  3', 19' R. Kennedy  21'40,190ReportReport
05-Apr-78EvertonA1–0Johnson  13'52,759ReportReport
08-Apr-78Leicester CityH3–2Smith  42', 76' Lee  56'42,979ReportReport
15-Apr-78Bristol CityA1–1Heighway  41'31,471ReportReport
18-Apr-78Ipswich TownH2–2Dalglish  58' Souness  62'40,044ReportReport
22-Apr-78Norwich CityH3–0Own Goal  4' Fairclough  35', 46'44,857ReportReport
25-Apr-78ArsenalH1–0Fairclough  24'38,318ReportReport
29-Apr-78West Ham UnitedA2–0McDermott  38' Fairclough  66'37,448ReportReport
01-May-78Manchester CityH4–0Dalglish  24', 55', 80' Neal  53 Pen'44,528ReportReport
04-May-78Nottingham ForestH0–050,021ReportReport

FA Charity Shield

Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United
Report Report
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3Wales Joey Jones
CB4England Phil Thompson
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
CF7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM8England Jimmy Case
CF9England David Fairclough
CM10England Terry McDermott
RM11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF12England Tommy Smith
FW13England David Johnson
DF14Scotland Alan Hansen
MF15Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
GK16England Peter McDonnell
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
Substitutes:
MF12Northern Ireland David McCreery
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-78ChelseaA2–4Johnson  61' Dalglish  80'45,449ReportReport

Football League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
30-Aug-77ChelseaH2–0Dalglish  25' Case  47'33,170ReportReport
26-Oct-77Derby CountyH2–0Fairclough  72', 75'30,400ReportReport
29-Nov-77Coventry CityH2–2Fairclough  40' Neal  44 Pen'33,817ReportReport
20-Dec-77Coventry CityA2–0Case  5' Dalglish  80'36,105ReportReport
17-Jan-78WrexhamA3–1Dalglish  14', 58', 87'25,641ReportReport
07-Feb-78ArsenalH2–1Dalglish  26' R. Kennedy  81'44,764ReportReport
14-Feb-78ArsenalA0–049,561ReportReport

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)
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

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  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  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:

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  64'
9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
10 England Terry McDermott
11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitute
12 England David Fairclough  64'

Scorers: None

European Super Cup

First leg

Hamburg West Germany 1–1 England Liverpool
Keller  29' Report Report Fairclough  65'
Attendance: 16,000
GK1Germany Jürgen Stars
DF2Germany Manfred Kaltz
DF3Germany Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF4Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Buljan 67'
MF5Germany Kurt Eigl
MF6Germany Klaus Zaczyk
MF7Germany Caspar Memering
MF8Germany Felix Magath 64'
FW9England Kevin Keegan
FW10Germany Ferdinand Keller
MF11Germany Arno Steffenhagen
Substitutes:
DFGermany Andreas Karow 67'
MFGermany Horst Bertl 64'
Manager:
Turkey Arkoç Özcan


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3Wales Joey Jones 33'
CB4England Phil Thompson
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
CF7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM8England Jimmy Case 58'
RM9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF10England David Fairclough
CM11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF12England Tommy Smith 33'
FW13England David Johnson 58'
MF14England Terry McDermott
FW15Wales John Toshack
GK16England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley

Second Leg

Liverpool England 6–0 West Germany Hamburg
Thompson  21'
McDermott
 40', 55', 56'
Fairclough  86'
Dalglish  88'		 Report Report
Attendance: 34,931
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3England Tommy Smith
CB4England Phil Thompson
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
CF7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
CM8England Terry McDermott
RM9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway 46'
CF10England David Fairclough
CM11England Jimmy Case
Substitutes:
FW12England David Johnson 46'
FW13Wales John Toshack
DF14Scotland Alan Hansen
DF15Wales Joey Jones
GK16England Peter McDonnell
Manager:
England Bob Paisley


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:
GK1Germany Rudi Kargus
DF2Germany Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF3Germany Peter Nogly
MF4Germany Horst Bertl
DF5Germany Peter Hidien
DF6Germany Manfred Kaltz
FW7England Kevin Keegan
FW8Germany Ferdinand Keller 69'
MF9Germany Klaus Zaczyk 69'
MF10Germany Felix Magath
FW11Germany Georg Volkert
Substitutes:
MFGermany Kurt Eigl 69'
MFGermany Arno Steffenhagen 69'
Manager:
Turkey Arkoç Özcan

European Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Oct-77East Germany Dynamo DresdenH5–1Hansen  14' Case  21', 57' Neal  44 Pen' Kennedy  66'39,835ReportReport
02-Nov-77East Germany Dynamo DresdenA1–2Heighway  67'33,000ReportReport
01-Mar-78Portugal BenficaA2–1Case  37' Hughes  72'70,000ReportReport
15-Mar-78Portugal BenficaH4–1Callaghan  6' Dalglish  17' McDermott  78' Neal  88'48,364ReportReport
29-Mar-78West Germany Borussia MönchengladbachA1–2Johnson  88'67,000ReportReport
12-Apr-78West Germany Borussia MönchengladbachH3–0Kennedy  6' Dalglish  35' Case  56'51,500ReportReport

Final

Liverpool England 1–0 Belgium Club Brugge
Dalglish  64' Report Report
Attendance: 92,500
Liverpool
Club Brugge
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3Scotland Alan Hansen
CB4England Phil Thompson
LM5England Ray Kennedy
CB6England Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM8England Jimmy CaseYellow card 29' 63'
CF9England David Fairclough
CM10England Terry McDermott
CM11Scotland Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF12Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway 63'
GK13England Steve Ogrizovic
DF14Wales Joey Jones
DF15England Colin Irwin
MF16England Ian Callaghan
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1Denmark Birger Jensen
DF2Belgium Fons Bastijns (c)
DF3Austria Edi Krieger
DF4Belgium Georges Leekens
DF5Belgium Gino Maes 80'
MF6Belgium Julien Cools
MF7Belgium René VandereyckenYellow card 35'
MF8Belgium Dany De Cubber
MF9Belgium Jan Simoen
FW10Hungary Lajos Kű 58'
FW11Denmark Jan Sørensen
Substitutes:
GK12Netherlands Leen Barth
MF13Belgium Dirk Sanders 58'
DF14Belgium Jos Volders 80'
FW15Belgium Raoul Lambert
FW16Belgium Bernard Verheecke
Manager:
Austria Ernst Happel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=515
  2. ↑ http://www.englandstats.com/players.php?pid=195
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