1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1976–77 season
ChairmanJohn W Smith
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupWinners
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Keegan (12)
All: Kevin Keegan (20)
Average home league attendance47,284

The 1976–77 season was Liverpool Football Club's 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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup Charity Sheild League Cup European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF  ENG Ian Callaghan 48 2 32+1 1 4+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 7+0 0
MF  ENG Jimmy Case 42 7 24+3 1 7+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 2
GK  ENG Ray Clemence 62 0 42+0 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 9+0 0
FW  ENG David Fairclough 30 5 12+8 3 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 1+2 1
MF  IRL Steve Heighway 58 14 39+0 8 7+0 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 9+0 3
DF  ENG Emlyn Hughes 62 1 42+0 1 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 9+0 0
FW  ENG David Johnson 37 8 19+7 5 3+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 4+1 3
DF  WAL Joey Jones 59 3 39+0 3 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 9+0 0
FW  ENG Kevin Keegan 57 20 38+0 12 8+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 8+0 4
MF  ENG Ray Kennedy 61 9 41+0 7 8+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 9+0 1
DF  ENG Brian Kettle 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Alec Lindsay 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Terry McDermott 38 4 25+1 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 6+1 2
DF  ENG Phil Neal 61 13 42+0 7 8+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 8+0 4
DF  ENG Tommy Smith 28 1 16+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7+1 1
DF  ENG Phil Thompson 36 2 26+0 2 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
FW  WAL John Toshack 30 13 22+0 10 2+0 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 1
FW  ENG Alan Waddle 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

First Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 23 11 8 62 33 +29 57 Qualification for the European Cup second round
2 Manchester City 42 21 14 7 60 34 +26 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Ipswich Town 42 22 8 12 66 39 +27 52
4 Aston Villa 42 22 7 13 76 50 +26 51
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 64 49 +15 49
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

Main article: 1976–77 Football League § First Division
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

Main article: 1976 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool1–0Southampton
Toshack 50' Report Report
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: John Homewood
Liverpool
Southampton
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Joey Jones
CB 4 Phil Thompson
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Kevin Keegan
CM 8 Jimmy Case
CM 9 Steve Heighway
CF 10 John Toshack
RM 11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
CF David Fairclough
DF Alec Lindsay
MF Terry McDermott
MF Peter Cormack
GK Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK 1 Ian Turner
DF 2 Peter Rodrigues
DF 3 David Peach
MF 4 Nick Holmes
DF 5 Mel Blyth
DF 6 Jim Steele
MF 7 Paul Gilchrist
FW 8 Mick Channon
FW 9 Peter Osgood
FW 10 Jim McCalliog
MF 11 Bobby Stokes
Substitutes:
MF Hugh Fisher
Manager:
Lawrie McMenemy

Match rules

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

Football League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
31-Aug-76 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Callaghan 27' 23,378 Report Report
06-Sep-76 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 22,662 Report Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
08-Jan-77 Crystal Palace H 0–0 44,730 Report Report
11-Jan-77 Crystal Palace A 3–2 Keegan 20' Heighway 66', 72' 42,664 Report Report
29-Jan-77 Carlisle United H 3–0 Keegan 17' Toshack 34' Heighway 69' 45,358 Report Report
26-Feb-77 Oldham Athletic H 3–1 Keegan 21' Case 31' Neal 73' (Pen) 52,455 Report Report
19-Mar-77 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Fairclough 55' Keegan 62' 55,881 Report Report
23-Apr-77 Everton N 2–2 McDermott 10' Case 73' 52,637 Report Report
27-Apr-77 Everton N 3–0 Neal 31' (Pen) Case 88' Kennedy 89' 52,579 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1977 FA Cup Final
Liverpool1–2Manchester United
Case 53' Report Report Pearson 51'
J. Greenhoff 55'
Attendance: 99,252
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK 1 Ray Clemence
DF 2 Phil Neal
DF 3 Joey Jones
DF 4 Tommy Smith
MF 5 Ray Kennedy
DF 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW 7 Kevin Keegan
MF 8 Jimmy Case
MF 9 Steve Heighway
FW 10 David Johnson  64'
MF 11 Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF 12 Ian Callaghan  64'
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK 1 Alex Stepney
DF 2 Jimmy Nicholl
DF 3 Arthur Albiston
MF 4 Sammy McIlroy
DF 5 Brian Greenhoff
DF 6 Martin Buchan (c)
MF 7 Steve Coppell
MF 8 Jimmy Greenhoff
FW 9 Stuart Pearson
FW 10 Lou Macari
MF 11 Gordon Hill  81'
Substitute:
MF 12 David McCreery  81'
Manager:
Tommy Docherty

Match rules

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

European Cup

Main article: 1976–77 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

Main article: 1977 European Cup Final
Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
McDermott 28'
Smith 64'
Neal 82' (pen.)		 Report Report Simonsen 52'
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Liverpool
Borussia Mönchengladbach
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Joey Jones
CB 4 Tommy Smith
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Kevin Keegan
CM 8 Jimmy Case
CF 9 Steve Heighway
RM 10 Ian Callaghan
CM 11 Terry McDermott
Substitutes:
GK 12 Peter McDonnell
FW 13 David Fairclough
FW 14 David Johnson
MF 15 Alan Waddle
DF 16 Alec Lindsay
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib
CB 2 Berti Vogts (c)
CB 3 Hans Klinkhammer
SW 4 Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
RM 5 Rainer Bonhof
CM 6 Horst Wohlers  79'
CF 7 Allan Simonsen
LM 8 Herbert Wimmer  24'
CM 9 Uli Stielike  85'
DM 10 Winfried Schäfer
CF 11 Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
GK Wolfgang Kleff
MF 15 Wilfried Hannes  79'
MF 12 Christian Kulik  24'
FW Kalle Del'Haye
FW Herbert Heidenreich
Manager:
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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