1977-78 season

1977-78 season
General information
Manager	Bob Paisley
Captain	Emlyn Hughes
Performance
Division 1	Runners-up
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	Runners-up
Europe	European Cup: Winners
Top scorers
League	Dalglish (20)
FA Cup	Johnson (1); Dalglish (1)
League Cup	Dalglish (6)
Europe	European Cup: Dalglish (3)
Overall	Dalglish (31)
Attendances
Average	43,987
←1976-77	1978-79→

The 1977-78 season was Liverpool's 86th season of football since they were established. They lost their league crown, finishing runners up in the English First Division and also disappointed in the FA Cup, going out in only the third round. They did reach the final of the league cup, where they lost to Nottingham Forest however their biggest success of the season came in Europe, where they won the European Cup for a second season in succession.

Squad[]

GK. Ray Clemence
GK. Steve Ogrizovic
GK. Peter McDonnell
DF. Brian Kettle
DF. Joey Jones
DF. Phil Thompson
DF. Phil Neal
DF. Tommy Smith
DF. Alec Lindsay
DF. Emlyn Hughes
DF. Alan Hansen
DF. Colin Irwin
MF. Ian Callaghan
MF. Ray Kennedy
MF. Terry McDermott
MF. Jimmy Case
MF. Steve Heighway
MF. Sammy Lee
MF. Graeme Souness
FW. Kenny Dalglish
FW. David Fairclough
FW. Kevin Kewley
FW. John Toshack
FW. David Johnson

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3 August 1977	Hamburg	2-3	Johnson (65), Fairclough (69)
5 August 1977	Ajax	1-2	Notten (og 55)
7 August 1977	Barcelona	1-0	Johnson (16)

Other friendlies[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
19 September 1977	Lancashire XI	2-4^[1]	Callghan, OG
27 September 1977	Gothenburg	3-2	Case (30), Fairclough (47, 68)
12 December 1977	St Mirren	1-1	Dalglish (57)
12 May 1978	Bolton	5-5^[2]	Fairclough 3, Mackenzie (guest) 2
26 May 1978	Al Nasr	5-0	Dalglish 2, Irwin 2, Hansen

Results[]

League[]

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
20 August 1977	Middlesbrough	1-1	Dalglish (7)
23 August 1977	Newcastle	2-0	Dalglish (46), McDermott (87)
27 August 1977	West Brom	3-0	Dalglish (18), Heighway (81), Case (85)
3 September 1977	Birmingham	1-0	Kennedy (2)
10 September 1977	Coventry	2-0	Fairclough (65), Dalglish (67)
17 September 1977	Ipswich	1-1	Dalglish (22)
24 September 1977	Derby	1-0	McDermott (80)
1 October 1977	Man Utd	0-2
4 October 1977	Arsenal	0-0
8 October 1977	Chelsea	2-0	Dalglish (2), Fairclough (79)
15 October 1977	Leeds	2-1	Case (36, 63)
22 October 1977	Everton	0-0
29 October 1977	Man City	1-3	Fairclough (29)
5 November 1977	Aston Villa	1-2	Carrodus (og 65)
12 November 1977	Queens Park Rangers	0-2
19 November 1977	Bristol City	1-1	Dalglish (12)
26 November 1977	Leicester	4-0	Fairclough (18), Heighway (69), Dalglish (81), McDermott (84)
3 December 1977	West Ham	2-0	Dalglish (37), Fairclough (82)
10 December 1977	Norwich	1-2	Thompson (80)
17 December 1977	Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Neal (pen 30)
26 December 1977	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Heighway (30)
27 December 1977	Wolves	1-0	Neal (pen 22)
31 December 1977	Newcastle	2-0	Thompson (48), Dalglish (89)
2 January 1978	Middlesbrough	2-0	Johnson (39), Heighway (80)
14 January 1978	West Brom	1-0	Johnson (10)
21 January 1978	Birmingham	2-3	Thompson (74), Kennedy (87)
4 February 1978	Coventry	0-1
25 February 1978	Man Utd	3-1	Souness (39), Kennedy (49), Case (84)
4 March 1978	Chelsea	1-3	Neal (pen 48)
8 March 1978	Derby	2-4	Fairclough (70), Dalglish (88)
11 March 1978	Leeds	1-0	Dalglish (47)
25 March 1978	Wolves	3-1	Case (35), Dalglish (73, 82)
1 April 1978	Aston Villa	3-0	Dalglish (3, 19), Kennedy (21)
5 April 1978	Everton	1-0	Johnson (13)
8 April 1978	Leicester	3-2	Smith (42, 76), Lee (56)
15 April 1978	Bristol City	1-1	Heighway (41)
18 April 1978	Ipswich	2-2	Dalglish (58), Souness (62)
22 April 1978	Norwich	3-0	Ryan (og 4), Fairclough (35, 46)
25 April 1978	Arsenal	1-0	Fairclough (24)
29 April 1978	West Ham	2-0	McDermott (38), Fairclough (66)
1 May 1978	Man City	4-0	Dalglish (24, 55, 80), Neal (pen 53)
4 May 1978	Nottingham Forest	0-0

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	7 January 1978	Chelsea	2-4	Johnson (60), Dalglish (81)

League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2	30 August 1977	Chelsea	2-0	Dalglish (25), Case (47)
3	26 October 1977	Derby	2-0	Fairclough (72, 75)
4	29 November 1977	Coventry	2-2	Fairclough (40), Neal (pen 44)
4 (R)	20 December 1977	Coventry	2-0	Case (5), Dalglish (80)
5	17 January 1978	Wrexham	3-1	Dalglish (14, 58, 87)
Semi-final (1st leg)	7 February 1978	Arsenal	2-1	Dalglish (26), Kennedy (81)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	14 February 1978	Arsenal	0-0
Final	18 March 1978	Nottingham Forest	0-0
Final (R)	22 March 1978	Nottingham Forest	0-1

European Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 (1st leg)	19 October 1977	Dynamo Dresden	5-1	Hansen (14), Case (21, 57), Neal (pen 44), Kennedy (66)
2 (2nd leg)	2 November 1977	Dynamo Dresden	1-2	Heighway (67)
3 (1st leg)	1 March 1978	Benfica	2-1	Case (37), Hughes (72)
3 (2nd leg)	15 March 1978	Benfica	4-1	Callaghan (6), Dalglish (17), McDermott (78), Neal (88)
Semi-final (1st leg)	29 March 1978	Borussia Moenchengladbach	1-2	Johnson (88)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	12 April 1978	Borussia Moenchengladbach	3-0	Kennedy (6), Dalglish (35), Case (56)
Final	10 May 1978	Bruges	1-0	Dalglish (65)

Other[]

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
13 August 1977	Man City	0-0

European Super Cup:

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1st Leg	22 November 1977	Hamburg	1-1	Fairclough (65)
2nd Leg	6 November 1977	Hamburg	6-0	Thompson (21), McDermott (40, 55, 56), Fairclough (86), Dalglish (88)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest	42	25	14	3	69	24	45	64
2	Liverpool	42	24	9	9	65	34	31	57
3	Everton	42	22	11	9	76	45	31	55

Player stats[]

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Ian Callaghan	26	0	1	0	7	0	7	1	41	1
MF	Jimmy Case	33	5	0	0	8	2	10	4	51	11
GK	Ray Clemence	40	0	1	0	9	0	10	0	60	0
FW	Kenny Dalglish	42	20	1	1	9	6	10	4	62	31
FW	David Fairclough	29	10	1	0	7	3	4	2	42	15
DF	Alan Hansen	18	0	1	0	3	0	4	1	26	1
MF	Steve Heighway	28	5	1	0	8	0	9	1	46	6
DF	Emlyn Hughes	39	0	1	0	9	0	10	1	59	1
DF	Colin Irwin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Joey Jones	20	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	27	0
MF	Ray Kennedy	41	4	1	0	9	1	10	2	61	7
FW	Kevin Kewley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Sammy Lee	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
MF	Terry McDermott	37	4	0	0	8	0	8	4	53	8
GK	Peter McDonnell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Phil Neal	42	4	1	0	9	1	10	2	62	7
GK	Steve Ogrizovic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	Graeme Souness	15	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	18	2
DF	Tommy Smith	22	2	0	0	6	0	6	0	34	2
DF	Phil Thompson	27	3	1	0	7	0	8	1	43	4
FW	David Johnson	12	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	17	5
FW	John Toshack	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0

Transfers[]

In[]

Player	From	Fee	Date
Kenny Dalglish	Celtic	£440,000	10 August 1977
Steve Ogrizovic	Chesterfield	£70,000	October 1977
Graeme Souness	Middlesbrough	£352,000	10 January 1978

Out[]

Player	To	Fee	Date
Alan Waddle	Leicester	£45,000	1977
Alec Lindsay	Stoke	£20,000	September 1977
Max Thompson	Blackpool	£80,000	December 1977
John Toshack	Swansea	Free	February 1978
Kevin Kewley	Dallas Tornado	£18,000	2 March 1978

Notes[]

↑ Ian Callaghan's testimonial.
↑ Peter Thompson's testimonial.

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[1] Ian Callaghan's testimonial.

[2] Peter Thompson's testimonial.

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