1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season
87th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1978–79 football season
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
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
League table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
First Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
19 August 1978
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–1
Dalglish 27' Heighway 76'
50,793
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22 August 1978
Ipswich Town
A
3–0
Souness 17' Dalglish 22' , 74'
28,114
Report
Report
26 August 1978
Manchester City
A
4–1
Souness 15' , 48' R Kennedy 34' Dalglish 56'
46,710
Report
Report
2 September 1978
Tottenham Hotspur
H
7–0
Dalglish 8' , 20' R Kennedy 28' Johnson 48' , 58' Neal 64' (Pen) McDermott 76'
50,705
Report
Report
9 September 1978
Birmingham City
A
3–0
Souness 12' , 57' A Kennedy 81'
31,740
Report
Report
16 September 1978
Coventry City
H
1–0
Souness 27'
51,130
Report
Report
23 September 1978
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–1
Dalglish 70'
33,834
Report
Report
30 September 1978
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–0
Case 13' , 39' , 55'
47,099
Report
Report [dead link ]
7 October 1978
Norwich City
A
4–1
Heighway 6' , 10' Johnson 36' Case 49'
25,632
Report
Report
14 October 1978
Derby County
H
5–0
Johnson 29' R Kennedy 55' , 78' Dalglish 61' , 80'
47,475
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Report
21 October 1978
Chelsea
H
2–0
Johnson 6' Dalglish 71'
45,775
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Report
28 October 1978
Everton
A
0–1
53,131
Report
Report
4 November 1978
Leeds United
H
1–1
McDermott 81' (Pen)
51,657
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Report
11 November 1978
Queens Park Rangers
A
3–1
Heighway 29' R Kennedy 45' Johnson 85'
26,626
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Report
18 November 1978
Manchester City
H
1–0
Neal 86' (Pen)
47,765
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Report
22 November 1978
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–0
50,393
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Report
25 November 1978
Middlesbrough
H
2–0
McDermott 30' Souness 69'
39,812
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Report
2 December 1978
Arsenal
A
0–1
51,902
Report
Report
9 December 1978
Nottingham Forest
H
2–0
McDermott 29 Pen' , 48'
51,469
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Report
16 December 1978
Bristol City
A
0–1
28,722
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Report
26 December 1978
Manchester United
A
3–0
R Kennedy 5' Case 25' Fairclough 67'
54,940
Report
Report
3 February 1979
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–1
Dalglish 21' Fairclough 53'
52,211
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Report
13 February 1979
Birmingham City
H
1–0
Souness 37'
35,207
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Report
21 February 1979
Norwich City
H
6–0
Dalglish 3' , 48' Johnson 46' , 51' A Kennedy 80' R Kennedy 90'
35,754
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Report
24 February 1979
Derby County
A
2–0
Dalglish 11' R Kennedy 70'
27,859
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Report
3 March 1979
Chelsea
A
0–0
40,594
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Report
6 March 1979
Coventry City
A
0–0
26,629
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Report
13 March 1979
Everton
H
1–1
Dalglish 15'
52,352
Report
Report
20 March 1979
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–0
McDermott 34' Johnson 48'
39,695
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Report
24 March 1979
Ipswich Town
H
2–0
Dalglish 41' Johnson 81'
43,243
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Report
7 April 1979
Arsenal
H
3–0
Case 49' Dalglish 73' McDermott 88'
47,297
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Report
10 April 1979
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–0
Hansen 33'
30,857
Report
Report
14 April 1979
Manchester United
H
2–0
Dalglish 36' Neal 46'
46,608
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Report
16 April 1979
Aston Villa
A
1–3
Johnson 65'
44,029
Report
Report
21 April 1979
Bristol City
H
1–0
Dalglish 5'
43,191
Report
Report
24 April 1979
Southampton
A
1–1
Johnson 12'
23,181
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Report
28 April 1979
Nottingham Forest
A
0–0
41,898
Report
Report
1 May 1979
Bolton Wanderers
A
4–1
Johnson 11' R Kennedy 51' , 76' Dalglish 75'
35,200
Report
Report
5 May 1979
Southampton
H
2–0
Neal 16' , 80'
46,687
Report
Report
8 May 1979
Aston Villa
H
3–0
A Kennedy 1' Dalglish 38' McDermott 57'
50,576
Report
Report
11 May 1979
Middlesbrough
A
1–0
Johnson 56'
32,244
Report
Report
17 May 1979
Leeds United
A
3–0
Johnson 21' , 57' Case 42'
41,324
Report
Report
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup
European Super Cup
References
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions Other