The 1976–77 season was Liverpool Football Club '85th season in existence and their 15th consecutive season in the First Division . Liverpool 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 3–1 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 First Division Table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2 21-Aug-76 Norwich City H 1–0 Heighway 55' 49,753 Report Report 24-Aug-76 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Toshack 40' 30,334 Report Report 28-Aug-76 Birmingham City A 1–2 Johnson 75' 33,228 Report Report 04-Sep-76 Coventry City H 3–1 Keegan 56' Johnson 73' Toshack 80' 40,371 Report Report 11-Sep-76 Derby County A 3–2 Kennedy 6' Toshack 54' Keegan 80' 28,833 Report Report 18-Sep-76 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Johnson 7' Heighway 30' 47,421 Report Report 25-Sep-76 Newcastle United A 0–1 33,204 Report Report 02-Oct-76 Middlesbrough H 0–0 45,107 Report Report 16-Oct-76 Everton H 3–1 Heighway 7' Neal 12' (Pen) Toshack 41' 55,141 Report Report 23-Oct-76 Leeds United A 1–1 Kennedy 72' 44,696 Report Report 27-Oct-76 Leicester City A 1–0 Toshack 12' 29,384 Report Report 30-Oct-76 Aston Villa H 3–0 Callaghan 76' McDermott 80' Keegan 86' 51,751 Report Report 06-Nov-76 Sunderland A 1–0 Fairclough 76' 39,956 Report Report 09-Nov-76 Leicester City H 5–1 Heighway 26' Toshack 32' Neal 70' (Pen) Jones 72' Keegan 82 Pen' 39,851 Report Report 20-Nov-76 Arsenal A 1–1 Kennedy 88' 45,016 Report Report 27-Nov-76 Bristol City H 2–1 Keegan 44' Jones 56' 44,323 Report Report 04-Dec-76 Ipswich Town A 0–1 35,082 Report Report 11-Dec-76 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Toshack 34' Keegan 84' Kennedy 85' 37,154 Report Report 15-Dec-76 Aston Villa A 1–5 Kennedy 41' 42,851 Report Report 18-Dec-76 West Ham United A 0–2 24,175 Report Report 27-Dec-76 Stoke City H 4–0 Thompson 5' Neal 62' (Pen) Keegan 67' Johnson 81' 50,371 Report Report 29-Dec-76 Manchester City A 1–1 Own Goal 89' 50,020 Report Report 01-Jan-77 Sunderland H 2–0 Kennedy 13' Thompson 69' 44,687 Report Report 15-Jan-77 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Fairclough 84' 39,195 Report Report 22-Jan-77 Norwich City A 1–2 Neal 52' (Pen) 25,913 Report Report 05-Feb-77 Birmingham City H 4–1 Neal 37' (Pen) Toshack 42' , 72' Heighway 79' 41,072 Report Report 16-Feb-77 Manchester United A 0–0 57,487 Report Report 19-Feb-77 Derby County H 3–1 Toshack 56' Jones 69' Keegan 84' 44,202 Report Report 05-Mar-77 Newcastle United H 1–0 Heighway 11' 45,553 Report Report 09-Mar-77 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 32,098 Report Report 12-Mar-77 Middlesbrough A 1–0 Hughes 41' 29,000 Report Report 22-Mar-77 Everton A 0–0 56,562 Report Report 02-Apr-77 Leeds United H 3–1 Neal 36' (Pen) Fairclough 38' Heighway 61' 48,791 Report Report 09-Apr-77 Manchester City H 2–1 Keegan 43' Heighway 78' 55,283 Report Report 11-Apr-77 Stoke City A 0–0 29,905 Report Report 16-Apr-77 Arsenal H 2–0 Neal 20' Keegan 77' 48,174 Report Report 30-Apr-77 Ipswich Town H 2–1 Kennedy 70' Keegan 73' 56,044 Report Report 03-May-77 Manchester United H 1–0 Keegan 15' 53,046 Report Report 07-May-77 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 Case 68' 29,382 Report Report 10-May-77 Coventry City A 0–0 38,032 Report Report 14-May-77 West Ham United H 0–0 55,675 Report Report 16-May-77 Bristol City A 1–2 Johnson 30' 38,688 Report Report
1976 FA Charity Shield Match rules
90 minutes, no extra time Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
FA Cup Final 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-76 Crusaders H 2–0 Neal 18' (Pen) Toshack 64' 22,442 Report Report 28-Sep-76 Crusaders A 5–0 Keegan 34' Johnson 81' , 90' McDermott 84' Heighway 87' 10,500 Report Report 20-Oct-76 Trabzonspor A 0–1 25,000 Report Report 03-Nov-76 Trabzonspor H 3–0 Heighway 8' Johnson 10' Keegan 19' 42,275 Report Report 02-Mar-77 AS Saint-Étienne A 0–1 38,000 Report Report 16-Mar-77 AS Saint-Étienne H 3–1 Keegan 2' Kennedy 59' Fairclough 84' 55,043 Report Report 06-Apr-77 FC Zürich A 3–1 Neal 14' , 67' (Pen) Heighway 48' 28,000 Report Report 20-Apr-77 FC Zürich H 3–0 Case 33' , 79' Keegan 83' 50,611 Report Report
Final References 
