1977–78 Liverpool F.C. season

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

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 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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup Charity Sheild League Cup European Cup European Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF  ENG Ian Callaghan 41 1 25+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 5+0 1 1+0 0
MF  ENG Jimmy Case 51 11 30+3 5 0+0 0 1+0 0 8+0 2 7+0 4 2+0 0
GK  ENG Ray Clemence 60 0 40+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
FW  SCO Kenny Dalglish 62 31 42+0 20 1+0 1 1+0 0 9+0 6 7+0 3 2+0 1
FW  ENG David Fairclough 42 15 26+3 10 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+4 3 1+1 0 2+0 2
DF  SCO Alan Hansen 26 1 18+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 3+1 1 0+0 0
MF  IRL Steve Heighway 46 6 28+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 8+0 0 6+1 1 2+0 0
DF  ENG Emlyn Hughes 59 1 39+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 0 7+0 1 2+0 0
FW  ENG David Johnson 17 5 7+5 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 1 0+2 0
DF  WAL Joey Jones 27 0 20+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Ray Kennedy 61 7 41+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 1 7+0 2 2+0 0
FW  ENG Kevin Kewley 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Sammy Lee 2 1 0+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Terry McDermott 53 8 36+1 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 8+0 0 6+0 1 1+0 3
DF  ENG Phil Neal 62 7 42+0 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 9+0 1 7+0 2 2+0 0
GK  ENG Steve Ogrizovic 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Tommy Smith 34 2 22+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 1+1 0
MF  SCO Graeme Souness 18 2 15+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Phil Thompson 43 4 27+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 1
FW  WAL John Toshack 5 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest (C) 42 25 14 3 69 24 +45 64 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 24 9 9 65 34 +31 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3 Everton 42 22 11 9 76 45 +31 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Manchester City 42 20 12 10 74 51 +23 52
5 Arsenal 42 21 10 11 60 37 +23 52
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1977–78 European Cup winners.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1977–78 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
20-Aug-77 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Dalglish 7' 31,000 Report Report
23-Aug-77 Newcastle United H 2–0 Dalglish 46' McDermott 87' 48,267 Report Report
27-Aug-77 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 Dalglish 18' Heighway 81' Case 85' 48,525 Report Report
03-Sep-77 Birmingham City A 1–0 R. Kennedy 2' 28,239 Report Report
10-Sep-77 Coventry City H 2–0 Fairclough 65' Dalglish 67' 45,574 Report Report
17-Sep-77 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Dalglish 22' 29,658 Report Report
24-Sep-77 Derby County H 1–0 McDermott 80' 48,309 Report Report
01-Oct-77 Manchester United A 0–2 55,109 Report Report
04-Oct-77 Arsenal A 0–0 47,110 Report Report
08-Oct-77 Chelsea H 2–0 Dalglish 2' Fairclough 79' 40,499 Report Report
15-Oct-77 Leeds United A 2–1 Case 36', 63' 45,500 Report Report
22-Oct-77 Everton H 0–0 51,668 Report Report
29-Oct-77 Manchester City A 1–3 Fairclough 29' 49,207 Report Report
05-Nov-77 Aston Villa H 1–2 Own Goal 65' 50,436 Report Report
12-Nov-77 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 25,625 Report Report
19-Nov-77 Bristol City H 1–1 Dalglish 12' 41,053 Report Report
26-Nov-77 Leicester City A 4–0 Fairclough 18' Heighway 69' Dalglish 81' McDermott 84' 26,051 Report Report
03-Dec-77 West Ham United H 2–0 Dalglish 37' Fairclough 82' 39,659 Report Report
10-Dec-77 Norwich City A 1–2 Thompson 80' 24,983 Report Report
17-Dec-77 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 Neal 30 Pen' 38,249 Report Report
26-Dec-77 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Heighway 30' 47,218 Report Report
27-Dec-77 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Neal 22 Pen' 50,294 Report Report
31-Dec-77 Newcastle United A 2–0 Thompson 48' Dalglish 89' 36,456 Report Report
02-Jan-78 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Johnson 39' Heighway 80' 49,305 Report Report
14-Jan-78 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Johnson 10' 35,809 Report Report
21-Jan-78 Birmingham City H 2–3 Thompson 74' R. Kennedy 87' 48,401 Report Report
04-Feb-78 Coventry City A 0–1 28,965 Report Report
25-Feb-78 Manchester United H 3–1 Souness 39' R. Kennedy 49' Case 84' 49,590 Report Report
04-Mar-78 Chelsea A 1–3 Neal 48 Pen' 35,550 Report Report
08-Mar-78 Derby County A 2–4 Fairclough 70' Dalglish 88' 23,413 Report Report
11-Mar-78 Leeds United H 1–0 Dalglish 47' 48,233 Report Report
25-Mar-78 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–1 Case 35' Dalglish 75', 82' 27,531 Report Report
01-Apr-78 Aston Villa A 3–0 Dalglish 3', 19' R. Kennedy 21' 40,190 Report Report
05-Apr-78 Everton A 1–0 Johnson 13' 52,759 Report Report
08-Apr-78 Leicester City H 3–2 Smith 42', 76' Lee 56' 42,979 Report Report
15-Apr-78 Bristol City A 1–1 Heighway 41' 31,471 Report Report
18-Apr-78 Ipswich Town H 2–2 Dalglish 58' Souness 62' 40,044 Report Report
22-Apr-78 Norwich City H 3–0 Own Goal 4' Fairclough 35', 46' 44,857 Report Report
25-Apr-78 Arsenal H 1–0 Fairclough 24' 38,318 Report Report
29-Apr-78 West Ham United A 2–0 McDermott 38' Fairclough 66' 37,448 Report Report
01-May-78 Manchester City H 4–0 Dalglish 24', 55', 80' Neal 53 Pen' 44,528 Report Report
04-May-78 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 50,021 Report Report

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1977 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool0–0Manchester United
Report Report
Attendance: 82,000
Liverpool
Manchester United
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 Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Jimmy Case
CF 9 David Fairclough
CM 10 Terry McDermott
RM 11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 Tommy Smith
FW 13 David Johnson
DF 14 Alan Hansen
MF 15 Steve Heighway
GK 16 Peter McDonnell
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
Substitutes:
MF 12 David McCreery
Manager:
Dave Sexton

Match rules

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

FA Cup

Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Jan-78 Chelsea A 2–4 Johnson 61' Dalglish 80' 45,449 Report Report

Football League Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
30-Aug-77 Chelsea H 2–0 Dalglish 25' Case 47' 33,170 Report Report
26-Oct-77 Derby County H 2–0 Fairclough 72', 75' 30,400 Report Report
29-Nov-77 Coventry City H 2–2 Fairclough 40' Neal 44 Pen' 33,817 Report Report
20-Dec-77 Coventry City A 2–0 Case 5' Dalglish 80' 36,105 Report Report
17-Jan-78 Wrexham A 3–1 Dalglish 14', 58', 87' 25,641 Report Report
07-Feb-78 Arsenal H 2–1 Dalglish 26' R. Kennedy 81' 44,764 Report Report
14-Feb-78 Arsenal A 0–0 49,561 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1978 Football League Cup 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

Main article: 1978 Football League Cup 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

Main article: 1977 European Super Cup

First leg

Hamburg 1–1 Liverpool
Keller 29' Report Report Fairclough 65'
Attendance: 16,000
Hamburger SV
Liverpool
GK 1 Jürgen Stars
DF 2 Manfred Kaltz
DF 3 Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF 4 Ivan Buljan  67'
MF 5 Kurt Eigl
MF 6 Klaus Zaczyk
MF 7 Caspar Memering
MF 8 Felix Magath  64'
FW 9 Kevin Keegan
FW 10 Ferdinand Keller
MF 11 Arno Steffenhagen
Substitutes:
DF Andreas Karow  67'
MF Horst Bertl  64'
Manager:
Arkoç Özcan


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Joey Jones  33'
CB 4 Phil Thompson
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Jimmy Case  58'
RM 9 Steve Heighway
CF 10 David Fairclough
CM 11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
DF 12 Tommy Smith  33'
FW 13 David Johnson  58'
MF 14 Terry McDermott
FW 15 John Toshack
GK 16 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
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Tommy Smith
CB 4 Phil Thompson
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
CM 8 Terry McDermott
RM 9 Steve Heighway  46'
CF 10 David Fairclough
CM 11 Jimmy Case
Substitutes:
FW 12 David Johnson  46'
FW 13 John Toshack
DF 14 Alan Hansen
DF 15 Joey Jones
GK 16 Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley


Man of the Match:

Assistant Referees:

GK 1 Rudi Kargus
DF 2 Hans-Jürgen Ripp
DF 3 Peter Nogly
MF 4 Horst Bertl
DF 5 Peter Hidien
DF 6 Manfred Kaltz
FW 7 Kevin Keegan
FW 8 Ferdinand Keller  69'
MF 9 Klaus Zaczyk  69'
MF 10 Felix Magath
FW 11 Georg Volkert
Substitutes:
MF Kurt Eigl  69'
MF Arno Steffenhagen  69'
Manager:
Arkoç Özcan

European Cup

Main article: 1977–78 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Oct-77 Dynamo Dresden H 5–1 Hansen 14' Case 21', 57' Neal 44 Pen' Kennedy 66' 39,835 Report Report
02-Nov-77 Dynamo Dresden A 1–2 Heighway 67' 33,000 Report Report
01-Mar-78 Benfica A 2–1 Case 37' Hughes 72' 70,000 Report Report
15-Mar-78 Benfica H 4–1 Callaghan 6' Dalglish 17' McDermott 78' Neal 88' 48,364 Report Report
29-Mar-78 Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–2 Johnson 88' 67,000 Report Report
12-Apr-78 Borussia Mönchengladbach H 3–0 Kennedy 6' Dalglish 35' Case 56' 51,500 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1978 European Cup Final
Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge
Dalglish 64' Report Report
Attendance: 92,500
Liverpool
Club Brugge
GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Phil Neal
LB 3 Alan Hansen
CB 4 Phil Thompson
LM 5 Ray Kennedy
CB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 Kenny Dalglish
RM 8 Jimmy Case  29'  63'
CF 9 David Fairclough
CM 10 Terry McDermott
CM 11 Graeme Souness
Substitutes:
MF 12 Steve Heighway  63'
GK 13 Steve Ogrizovic
DF 14 Joey Jones
DF 15 Colin Irwin
MF 16 Ian Callaghan
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK 1 Birger Jensen
DF 2 Fons Bastijns (c)
DF 3 Edi Krieger
DF 4 Georges Leekens
DF 5 Gino Maes  80'
MF 6 Julien Cools
MF 7 René Vandereycken  35'
MF 8 Dany De Cubber
MF 9 Jan Simoen
FW 10 Lajos Kű  58'
FW 11 Jan Sørensen
Substitutes:
GK 12 Leen Barth
MF 13 Dirk Sanders  58'
DF 14 Jos Volders  80'
FW 15 Raoul Lambert
FW 16 Bernard Verheecke
Manager:
Ernst Happel

References

  1. ^ "englandstats.com | 515 - England 0-0 Switzerland, Wednesday, 7th September 1977".
  2. ^ "englandstats.com | 845 Ian Callaghan (1966 - 1977)".
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