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1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Liverpool Football Club's 86th season in existence and their 16th consecutive season in the First Division. It was a season of contrasts for Liverpool as they retained the European Cup, following a 1–0 victory against Club Brugge in the final at Wembley in London, and won the European Super Cup by beating Hamburg, who included former Liverpool forward Kevin Keegan in their side, 7–1 on aggregate with a 6–0 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 to be very controversial with a penalty that decided the match, followed by a disallowed goal when it was adjudged that Terry McDermott handled the ball.

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

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

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Nottingham Forest (C)42251436924+4564Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Liverpool4224996534+3157Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3Everton42221197645+3155Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4Manchester City422012107451+2352
5Arsenal422110116037+2352
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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

Liverpool0–0Manchester United
Report Report
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Joey Jones
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
CM8 Jimmy Case
CF9 David Fairclough
CM10 Terry McDermott
RM11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF12 Tommy Smith
FW13 David Johnson
DF14 Alan Hansen
MF15 Steve Heighway
GK16 Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Alex Stepney
DF2 Jimmy Nicholl
DF3 Arthur Albiston
MF4 Sammy McIlroy
DF5 Brian Greenhoff
DF6 Martin Buchan (c)
MF7 Steve Coppell
MF8 Jimmy Greenhoff
FW9 Stuart Pearson
FW10 Lou Macari
MF11 Gordon Hill
Substitutes:
MF12 David McCreery
Manager:
Dave Sexton

Match rules

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

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
07-Jan-78ChelseaA2–4Johnson 61' Dalglish 80'45,449ReportReport

Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 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: Brian Clough

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

Team:
1 Ray Clemence (GK)
2 Phil Neal
3 Tommy Smith
4 Phil Thompson
5 Ray Kennedy  91'
6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
7 Kenny Dalglish
8 Jimmy Case
9 Steve Heighway
10 Terry McDermott
11 Ian Callaghan
Substitute:
12 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: Brian Clough

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

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

Scorers:None

European Super Cup

First leg

Hamburg 1–1 Liverpool
Keller 29'Report ReportFairclough 65'
Attendance: 16,000
Hamburger SV
Liverpool
GK1 Jürgen Stars
DF2 Manfred Kaltz
DF3 Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF4 Ivan Buljan  67'
MF5 Kurt Eigl
MF6 Klaus Zaczyk
MF7 Caspar Memering
MF8 Felix Magath  64'
FW9 Kevin Keegan
FW10 Ferdinand Keller
MF11 Arno Steffenhagen
Substitutes:
DF Andreas Karow  67'
MF Horst Bertl  64'
Manager:
Arkoç Özcan


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Joey Jones  33'
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
CM8 Jimmy Case  58'
RM9 Steve Heighway
CF10 David Fairclough
CM11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF12 Tommy Smith  33'
FW13 David Johnson  58'
MF14 Terry McDermott
FW15 John Toshack
GK16 Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley

Second leg

Liverpool 6–0 Hamburg
Thompson 21'
McDermott
40', 55', 56'
Fairclough 86'
Dalglish 88'		Report Report
Attendance: 34,931
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
Liverpool
Hamburger SV
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Tommy Smith
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
CM8 Terry McDermott
RM9 Steve Heighway  46'
CF10 David Fairclough
CM11 Jimmy Case
Substitutes:
FW12 David Johnson  46'
FW13 John Toshack
DF14 Alan Hansen
DF15 Joey Jones
GK16 Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK1 Rudi Kargus
DF2 Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF3 Peter Nogly
MF4 Horst Bertl
DF5 Peter Hidien
DF6 Manfred Kaltz
FW7 Kevin Keegan
FW8 Ferdinand Keller  69'
MF9 Klaus Zaczyk  69'
MF10 Felix Magath
FW11 Georg Volkert
Substitutes:
MF Kurt Eigl  69'
MF Arno Steffenhagen  69'
Manager:
Arkoç Özcan

European Cup

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

Final

Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge
Dalglish 64'Report Report
Attendance: 92,500
Liverpool
Club Brugge[citation needed]
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Alan Hansen
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
RM8 Jimmy Case  29'  63'
CF9 David Fairclough
CM10 Terry McDermott
CM11 Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF12 Steve Heighway  63'
GK13 Steve Ogrizovic
DF14 Joey Jones
DF15 Colin Irwin
MF16 Ian Callaghan
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Birger Jensen
DF2 Fons Bastijns (c)
DF3 Edi Krieger
DF4 Georges Leekens
DF5 Gino Maes  80'
MF6 Julien Cools
MF7 René Vandereycken  35'
MF8 Dany De Cubber
MF9 Jan Simoen
FW10 Lajos Kű  58'
FW11 Jan Sørensen
Substitutes:
GK12 Leen Barth
MF13 Dirk Sanders  58'
DF14 Jos Volders  80'
FW15 Raoul Lambert
FW16 Bernard Verheecke
Manager:
Ernst Happel

References

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