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1978-79 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain |
Emlyn Hughes |
Performance | |
Division 1 |
Winners |
FA Cup |
Semi-final |
League Cup |
2nd round |
Europe |
European Cup: 1st round |
Top scorers | |
League |
Dalglish (21) |
FA Cup |
Dalglish (4) |
League Cup |
None |
Europe |
European Cup: None |
Overall |
Dalglish (25) |
Attendances | |
Average |
45,391 |
The 1978-79 season was Liverpool's 87th season of football since they were established. Liverpool managed to regain the league championship this season, but were overall disappointing in the cup competitions. They were knocked out of the League Cup and European Cup at the first time of asking, but did manage to reach the semi-final of the FA Cup.
Squad
- GK. Ray Clemence
- GK. Steve Ogrizovic
- DF. Alan Kennedy
- DF. Phil Thompson
- DF. Phil Neal
- DF. Joey Jones
- DF. Brian Kettle
- DF. Emlyn Hughes
- DF. Alan Hansen
- DF. Colin Irwin
- MF. Ian Callaghan
- MF. Jimmy Case
- MF. Steve Heighway
- MF. Ray Kennedy
- MF. Sammy Lee
- MF. Terry McDermott
- MF. Kevin Sheedy
- MF. Graeme Souness
- FW. David Johnson
- FW. Kenny Dalglish
- FW. Howard Gayle
- FW. David Fairclough
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies
Pre-season
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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2 August 1978 | Bass League XI | 3-1 | Souness (51), Jones (70), Case (87) |
6 August 1978 | Basel | 6-0 | Dalglish (20), Hughes (33), R. Kennedy (44, 69), Case (60), Baldinger (og) |
8 August 1978 | Bayern Munich | 1-1 | Fairclough (70) |
11 August 1978 | Austria Wien | 1-0 | Heighway (52) |
14 August 1978 | Celtic | 3-2[1] | A. Kennedy (32), Dalglish (39, 56) |
Other friendlies
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
2 October 1978 | Saudi Arabia | 1-1 | Dalglish |
11 October 1978 | Swansea | 3-2[2] | Dalglish (90), Souness |
12 December 1978 | Werder Bremen | 1-1 | Neal (80) |
27 January 1979 | Bangor | 4-0 | Dalglish (18, 38), McDermott (pen 31), Fairclough (35) |
27 March 1979 | Borussia Moenchengladbach | 0-1[3] | |
28 May 1979 | Israel | 3-3 | Case (31), R. Kennedy (62), Fairclough (66) |
Results
League
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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19 August 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | Dalglish (27), Heighway (76) |
22 August 1978 | Ipswich | 3-0 | Souness (17), Dalglish (22, 74) |
26 August 1978 | Man City | 4-1 | Souness (15, 48), R. Kennedy (34), Dalglish (56) |
2 September 1978 | Tottenham | 7-0 | Dalglish (8, 20), R. Kennedy (28), Johnson (48, 58), Neal (pen 64), McDermott (76) |
9 September 1978 | Birmingham | 3-0 | Souness (12, 57), A. Kennedy (81) |
16 September 1978 | Coventr | 1-0 | Souness (27) |
23 September 1978 | West Brom | 1-1 | Dalglish (70) |
30 September 1978 | Bolton | 3-0 | Case (13, 39, 55) |
7 October 1978 | Norwich | 4-1 | Heighway (6, 10), Johnson (36), Case (49) |
14 October 1978 | Derby | 5-0 | Johnson (29), R. Kennedy (55, 78), Dalglish (61, 80) |
21 October 1978 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Johnson (6), Dalglish (71) |
28 October 1978 | Everton | 0-1 | |
4 November 1978 | Leeds | 1-1 | McDermott (pen 81) |
11 November 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | 3-1 | Heighway (29), R. Kennedy (45), Johnson (85) |
18 November 1978 | Man City | 1-0 | Neal (pen 86) |
22 November 1978 | Tottenham | 0-0 | |
25 November 1978 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | McDermott (30), Souness (69) |
2 December 1978 | Arsenal | 0-1 | |
9 December 1978 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | McDermott (pen 29, 48) |
16 December 1978 | Bristol | 0-1 | |
26 December 1978 | Man Utd | 3-0 | R. Kennedy (5), Case (25), Fairclough (67) |
3 February 1979 | West Brom | 2-1 | Dalglish (21), Fairclough(53) |
13 February 1979 | Birmingham | 1-0 | Souness (37) |
21 February 1979 | Norwich | 6-0 | Dalglish (3, 48), Johnson (46, 51), A. Kennedy (80), R. Kennedy (90) |
24 February 1979 | Derby | 2-0 | Dalglish (11), R. Kennedy (70) |
3 March 1979 | Chelsea | 0-0 | |
6 March 1979 | Coventry | 0-0 | |
13 March 1979 | Everton | 1-1 | Dalglish (15) |
20 March 1979 | Wolves | 2-0 | McDermott (34), Johnson (48) |
24 March 1979 | Ipswich | 2-0 | Dalglish (41), Johnson (81) |
7 April 1979 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Case (49), Dalglish (73), McDermott (88) |
10 April 1979 | Wolves | 1-0 | Hansen (33) |
14 April 1979 | Man Utd | 2-0 | Dalglish (36), Neal (46) |
16 April 1979 | Aston Villa | 1-3 | Johnson (65) |
21 April 1979 | Bristol | 1-0 | Dalglish (5) |
24 April 1979 | Southampton | 1-1 | Johnson (12) |
28 April 1979 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | |
1 May 1979 | Bolton | 4-1 | Johnson (11), R. Kennedy (51, 76), Dalglish (75) |
5 May 1979 | Southampton | 2-0 | Neal (16, 80) |
8 May 1979 | Aston Villa | 3-0 | A. Kennedy (1), Dalglish (38), McDermott (57) |
11 May 1979 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Johnson (56) |
17 May 1979 | Leeds | 3-0 | Johnson (21, 57), Case (42) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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3 | 10 January 1979 | Southend | 0-0 | |
3 (R) | 17 January 1979 | Southend | 3-0 | Case (38), Dalglish (75), R. Kennedy (85) |
4 | 30 January 1979 | Blackburn | 1-0 | Dalglish (82) |
5 | 28 February 1979 | Burnley | 3-0 | Johnson (43, 61), Souness (59) |
Quarter-final | 10 March 1979 | Ipswich | 1-0 | Dalglish (52) |
Semi-final | 31 March 1979 | Man Utd | 2-2 | Dalglish (17), Hansen (82) |
Semi-final (R) | 4 April 1979 | Man Utd | 0-1 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 28 August 1978 | Sheffield | 0-1 |
European Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 (1st leg) | 13 September 1978 | Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | |
1 (2nd leg) | 27 September 1978 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 |
Other
European Super Cup:
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st leg | 4 December 1978 | Anderlecht | 1-3 | Case (27) |
2nd leg | 19 December 1978 | Anderlecht | 2-1 | Hughes (13), Fairclough (85) |
Tables
League
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 16 | 69 | 68 |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 35 | 60 |
3 | West Brom | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 59 |
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 | Jimmy Case | 37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 9 |
GK | Ray Clemence | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
FW | Kenny Dalglish | 42 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 25 |
FW | David Fairclough | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
DF | Alan Hansen | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
MF | Steve Heighway | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
DF | Emlyn Hughes | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
FW | David Johnson | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 18 |
DF | Joey Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Alan Kennedy | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
MF | Ray Kennedy | 42 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 11 |
DF | Brian Kettle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | Sammy Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | Terry McDermott | 37 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 8 |
DF | Phil Neal | 42 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 5 |
GK | Steve Ogrizovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MF | Graeme Souness | 41 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 9 |
DF | Phil Thompson | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Player | From | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Kevin Sheedy | Hereford | £80,000 | 13 July 1978 |
Alan Kennedy | Newcastle | £330,000 | 13 August 1978 |
Frank McGarvey | St Mirren | £300,000 | May 1979 |
Out
Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Tommy Smith | Swansea | Free | August 1978 |
Peter McDonnell | Oldham | Free | August 1978 |
Joey Jones | Wrexham | £20,000 | September 1978 |
Ian Callaghan | Swansea | Free | 15 September 1978 |
Trevor Birch | Shrewsbury | £45,000 | March 1979 # |
Notes