1976-77 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain |
Emlyn Hughes |
Performance | |
Division 1 |
Winners |
FA Cup |
Runners-up |
League Cup |
2nd round |
Europe |
European Cup: Winners |
Top scorers | |
League |
Keegan (12) |
FA Cup |
Case (4) |
League Cup |
Callaghan (1) |
Europe | |
Overall |
Keegan (20) |
Attendances | |
Average |
46,171 |
The 1976-77 season was Liverpool's 85th season of football since they were established. The season was one of the most successful in the club's history, as they won both the First Division and their first European Cup. In addition, they reached the final of the FA Cup, however they were knocked out of the League Cup at the first time of asking, in the second round.
Squad[]
- GK. Ray Clemence
- GK. Peter McDonnell
- DF. Joey Jones
- DF. Brian Kettle
- DF. Phil Thompson
- DF. Tommy Smith
- DF. Emlyn Hughes
- DF. Alec Lindsay
- DF. Phil Neal
- MF. Ian Callaghan
- MF. Jimmy Case
- MF. Steve Heighway
- MF. Sammy Lee
- MF. Ray Kennedy
- MF. Terry McDermott
- MF. Peter Cormack
- FW. David Fairclough
- FW. Alan Waddle
- FW. David Johnson
- FW. Kevin Keegan
- FW. John Toshack
- FW. Kevin Kewley
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies[]
Pre-season[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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4 August 1976 | Feyenoord | 0-2 | |
7 August 1976 | Roda | 1-1 | McDermott (14) |
10 August 1976 | Twente | 0-2 |
Other friendlies[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
22 November 1976 | Northampton | 2-2[1] | Hughes, Callaghan |
27 May 1977 | Bobby Charlton XI | 9-9[2] | Smith, Clemence, McDermott, Case, Keegan, Johnson, Fairclough |
Results[]
League[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
21 August 1976 | Norwich | 1-0 | Heighway (55) |
25 August 1976 | West Brom | 1-0 | Toshack (40) |
28 August 1976 | Birmingham | 1-2 | Johnson (75) |
4 September 1976 | Coventry | 3-1 | Keegan (56), Johnson (73), Toshack (80) |
11 September 1976 | Derby | 3-2 | Kennedy (6), Toshack (54), Keegan (80) |
18 September 1976 | Tottenham | 2-0 | Johnson (7), Heighway (30) |
25 September 1976 | Newcastle | 0-1 | |
2 October 1976 | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | |
16 October 1976 | Everton | 3-1 | Heighway (7), Neal (pen 12), Toshack (41) |
23 October 1976 | Leeds | 1-1 | Kennedy (72) |
27 October 1976 | Leicester | 1-0 | Toshack (12) |
30 October 1976 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Callaghan (76), McDermott (80), Keegan (86) |
6 November 1976 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Fairclough (76) |
9 November 1976 | Leicester | 5-1 | Heighway (26), Toshack (32), Neal (pen 70), Jones (72), Keegan (pen 82) |
20 November 1976 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Kennedy (88) |
27 November 1976 | Bristol | 2-1 | Keegan (44), Jones (56) |
4 December 1976 | Ipswich | 0-1 | |
11 December 1976 | Queens Park Rangers | 3-1 | Toshack (34), Keegan (84), Kennedy (85) |
15 December 1976 | Aston Villa | 1-5 | Kennedy (41) |
18 December 1976 | West Ham | 0-2 | |
27 December 1976 | Stoke | 4-0 | Thompson (5), Neal (pen 62), Keegan (67), Johnson (81) |
29 December 1976 | Man City | 1-1 | Watson (og 89) |
1 January 1977 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Kennedy (13), Thompson (69) |
15 January 1977 | West Brom | 1-1 | Fairclough (84) |
22 January 1977 | Norwich | 1-2 | Neal (pen 52) |
5 February 1977 | Birmingham | 4-1 | Neal (pen 37), Toshack (42, 72), Heighway (79) |
16 February 1977 | Man Utd | 0-0 | |
19 February 1977 | Derby | 3-1 | Toshack (56), Jones (69), Keegan (84) |
5 March 1977 | Newcastle | 1-0 | Heighway (11) |
9 March 1977 | Tottenham | 0-1 | |
12 March 1977 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Hughes (41) |
22 March 1977 | Everton | 0-0 | |
2 April 1977 | Leeds | 3-1 | Neal (pen 36), Fairclough (38), Heighway (61) |
9 April 1977 | Man City | 2-1 | Keegan (43), Heighway (78) |
11 April 1977 | Stoke | 0-0 | |
16 April 1977 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Neal (20), Keegan (77) |
30 April 1977 | Ipswich | 2-1 | Kennedy (70), Keegan (73) |
3 May 1977 | Man Utd | 1-0 | Keegan (15) |
7 May 1977 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Case (68) |
10 May 1977 | Coventry | 0-0 | |
14 May 1977 | West Ham | 0-0 | |
16 May 1977 | Bristol | 1-2 | Johnson (30) |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 8 January 1977 | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | |
3 (R) | 11 January 1977 | Crystal Palace | 3-2 | Keegan (20), Heighway (66, 72) |
4 | 29 January 1977 | Carlisle | 3-0 | Keegan (17), Toshack (34), Heighway (69) |
5 | 26 February 1977 | Oldham | 3-1 | Keegan (21), Case (31), Neal (pen 73) |
Quarter-final | 19 March 1977 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Fairclough (55), Keegan (62) |
Semi-final | 23 April 1977 | Everton | 2-2 | McDermott (10), Case (73) |
Semi-final (R) | 27 April 1977 | Everton | 3-0 | Neal (pen 31), Case (88), Kennedy (89) |
Final | 21 May 1977 | Man Utd | 1-2 | Case (52) |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 31 August 1976 | West Brom | 1-1 | Callaghan (27) |
2 (R) | 6 September 1976 | West Brom | 0-1 |
European Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 (1st leg) | 14 September 1976 | Crusaders | 2-0 | Neal (pen 18), Toshack (64) |
1 (2nd leg) | 28 September 1976 | Crusaders | 5-0 | Keegan (34), Johnson (81, 90), McDermott (84), Heighway (87) |
2 (1st leg) | 20 October 1976 | Trabzonspor | 0-1 | |
2 (2nd leg) | 3 November 1976 | Trabzonspor | 3-0 | Heighway (8), Johnson (10), Keegan (19) |
Quarter-final (1st leg) | 2 March 1977 | St Etienne | 0-1 | |
Quarter-final (2nd leg) | 16 March 1977 | St Etienne | 3-1 | Keegan (2), Kennedy (59), Fairclough (84) |
Semi-final (1st leg) | 6 April 1977 | Zurich | 3-1 | Neal (14, pen 67), Heighway (48) |
Semi-final (2nd leg) | 20 April 1977 | Zurich | 3-0 | Case (33, 79), Keegan (83) |
Final | 25 May 1977 | Borussia Moenchengladbach | 3-1 | McDermott (27), Smith (64), Neal (pen 82) |
Other[]
Charity Shield:
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
14 August 1976 | Southampton | 1-0 | Toshack (50) |
Tables[]
League[]
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD[3] | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | 29 | 57 |
2 | Man City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | 26 | 56 |
3 | Ipswich | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | 27 | 52 |
Player stats[]
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MF | Ian Callaghan | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
MF | Jimmy Case | 27 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 7 |
GK | Ray Clemence | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
MF | Peter Cormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | David Fairclough | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
MF | Steve Heighway | 39 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 14 |
DF | Emlyn Hughes | 42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
FW | David Johnson | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 8 |
DF | Joey Jones | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
FW | Kevin Keegan | 38 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 20 |
MF | Ray Kennedy | 41 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 9 |
DF | Brian Kettle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | Sammy Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Alec Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Terry McDermott | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 4 |
GK | Peter McDonnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Phil Neal | 42 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 13 |
DF | Tommy Smith | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
FW | John Toshack | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
DF | Phil Thompson | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
FW | Alan Waddle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Player | From | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
David Johnson | Ipswich | £200,000 | 12 August 1976 |
Alan Hansen | Partick Thistle | £100,000 | 5 May 1977 |
Out[]
Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Hall | Plymouth | £50,000 | July 1976 |
Peter Cormack | Bristol | £50,000 | November 1976 |
Kevin Keegan | Hamburg | £500,000 | 3 June 1977 |
Notes[]