1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season
1978–79 season | |||
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Manager | Bob Paisley | ||
First Division | Champions | ||
European Cup | First round | ||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
European Super Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kenny Dalglish (21) All: Kenny Dalglish (25) | ||
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The 1978–79 season was Liverpool Football Club's 87th season in existence and their 17th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won its 11th league title with a record-breaking season. They amassed a record points total of 68, with Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness as commanding influences in the team that had the highest goal scoring ratio under Bob Paisley's management. Defensively, Liverpool conceded only 16 goals (just four of them at Anfield) and goalkeeper Ray Clemence kept a total of 28 clean sheets in 42 League matches. Disappointing for Liverpool was the early exit of the European Cup, losing to domestic rivals Nottingham Forest in the inaugural round; Forest went on to win the European Cup along with the League Cup, and were proving to be Liverpool's most fierce competitors as the decade drew to a close. This ended Liverpool's chances of taking three European Cups in a row, an achievement only Real Madrid, Ajax and Bayern Munich have ever succeeded in doing.
Squad[edit]
Goalkeepers[edit]
Defenders[edit]
Midfielders[edit]
Ian Callaghan
Jimmy Case
Steve Heighway
Sammy Lee
Ray Kennedy
Terry McDermott
Kevin Sheedy
Graeme Souness
Attackers[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 16 | +69 | 68 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 60 | Qualification for the European Cup first round[a] |
3 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 51 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 50 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1978–79 European Cup winners.
Results[edit]
First Division[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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19 August 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 50,793 | Report | Report |
22 August 1978 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–0 | Souness ![]() ![]() | 28,114 | Report | Report |
26 August 1978 | Manchester City | A | 4–1 | Souness ![]() ![]() ![]() | 46,710 | Report | Report |
2 September 1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 7–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 50,705 | Report | Report |
9 September 1978 | Birmingham City | A | 3–0 | Souness ![]() ![]() | 31,740 | Report | Report |
16 September 1978 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | Souness ![]() | 51,130 | Report | Report |
23 September 1978 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 33,834 | Report | Report |
30 September 1978 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | Case ![]() | 47,099 | Report | Report[dead link] |
7 October 1978 | Norwich City | A | 4–1 | Heighway ![]() ![]() ![]() | 25,632 | Report | Report |
14 October 1978 | Derby County | H | 5–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 47,475 | Report | Report |
21 October 1978 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 45,775 | Report | Report |
28 October 1978 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 53,131 | Report | Report | |
4 November 1978 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | McDermott ![]() | 51,657 | Report | Report |
11 November 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3–1 | Heighway ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26,626 | Report | Report |
18 November 1978 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | Neal ![]() | 47,765 | Report | Report |
22 November 1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 50,393 | Report | Report | |
25 November 1978 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | McDermott ![]() ![]() | 39,812 | Report | Report |
2 December 1978 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 51,902 | Report | Report | |
9 December 1978 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | McDermott ![]() | 51,469 | Report | Report |
16 December 1978 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 28,722 | Report | Report | |
26 December 1978 | Manchester United | A | 3–0 | R Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() | 54,940 | Report | Report |
3 February 1979 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 52,211 | Report | Report |
13 February 1979 | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | Souness ![]() | 35,207 | Report | Report |
21 February 1979 | Norwich City | H | 6–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 35,754 | Report | Report |
24 February 1979 | Derby County | A | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 27,859 | Report | Report |
3 March 1979 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 40,594 | Report | Report | |
6 March 1979 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 26,629 | Report | Report | |
13 March 1979 | Everton | H | 1–1 | Dalglish ![]() | 52,352 | Report | Report |
20 March 1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | McDermott ![]() ![]() | 39,695 | Report | Report |
24 March 1979 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 43,243 | Report | Report |
7 April 1979 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | Case ![]() ![]() ![]() | 47,297 | Report | Report |
10 April 1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | Hansen ![]() | 30,857 | Report | Report |
14 April 1979 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 46,608 | Report | Report |
16 April 1979 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Johnson ![]() | 44,029 | Report | Report |
21 April 1979 | Bristol City | H | 1–0 | Dalglish ![]() | 43,191 | Report | Report |
24 April 1979 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Johnson ![]() | 23,181 | Report | Report |
28 April 1979 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | 41,898 | Report | Report | |
1 May 1979 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 4–1 | Johnson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 35,200 | Report | Report |
5 May 1979 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | Neal ![]() | 46,687 | Report | Report |
8 May 1979 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | A Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() | 50,576 | Report | Report |
11 May 1979 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Johnson ![]() | 32,244 | Report | Report |
17 May 1979 | Leeds United | A | 3–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 41,324 | Report | Report |
FA Cup[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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10 January 1979 | Southend United | A | 0–0 | 31,033 | Report | Report | |
17 January 1979 | Southend United | H | 3–0 | Case ![]() ![]() ![]() | 37.797 | Report | Report |
30 January 1979 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | Dalglish ![]() | 43,432 | Report | Report |
28 February 1979 | Burnley | H | 3–0 | Johnson ![]() ![]() | 47,161 | Report | Report |
10 March 1979 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–0 | Dalglish ![]() | 31,322 | Report | Report |
31 March 1979 | Manchester United | N | 2–2 | Dalglish ![]() ![]() | 52,584 | Report | Report |
4 April 1979 | Manchester United | N | 0–1 | 53,069 | Report | Report |
League Cup[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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28 August 1978 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 35753 | Report | Report |
European Cup[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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13 September 1978 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 38,316 | Report | Report | |
27 September 1978 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 51,679 | Report | Report |
European Super Cup[edit]
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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4 December 1978 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | A | 1–3 | Case ![]() | 35,000 | Report | Report |
19 December 1978 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | H | 2–1 | Hughes ![]() ![]() | 23,598 | Report | Report |