1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1978–79 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupFirst round
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSecond round
European Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenny Dalglish (21)
All: Kenny Dalglish (25)

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup League Cup European Cup European Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Jimmy Case 48 9 37+0 7 5+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
GK England ENG Ray Clemence 53 0 42+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kenny Dalglish 54 25 42+0 21 7+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG David Fairclough 10 3 3+1 2 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Alan Hansen 42 2 34+0 1 6+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Heighway 37 4 26+2 4 2+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Emlyn Hughes 28 1 16+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
FW England ENG David Johnson 37 18 26+4 16 4+0 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Alan Kennedy 43 3 37+0 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Ray Kennedy 54 11 42+0 10 7+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Sammy Lee 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Terry McDermott 49 8 34+3 8 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Phil Neal 54 5 42+0 5 7+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
GK England ENG Steve Ogrizovic 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graeme Souness 53 9 41+0 8 7+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Phil Thompson 49 0 39+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Nottingham Forest qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1978–79 European Cup winners.

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 Report Report
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 Report Report
21 October 1978 Chelsea H 2–0 Johnson 6' Dalglish 71' 45,775 Report 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 Report Report
11 November 1978 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 Heighway 29' R Kennedy 45' Johnson 85' 26,626 Report Report
18 November 1978 Manchester City H 1–0 Neal 86' (Pen) 47,765 Report Report
22 November 1978 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 50,393 Report Report
25 November 1978 Middlesbrough H 2–0 McDermott 30' Souness 69' 39,812 Report 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 Report Report
16 December 1978 Bristol City A 0–1 28,722 Report 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 Report Report
13 February 1979 Birmingham City H 1–0 Souness 37' 35,207 Report Report
21 February 1979 Norwich City H 6–0 Dalglish 3', 48' Johnson 46', 51' A Kennedy 80' R Kennedy 90' 35,754 Report Report
24 February 1979 Derby County A 2–0 Dalglish 11' R Kennedy 70' 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 15' 52,352 Report Report
20 March 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 McDermott 34' Johnson 48' 39,695 Report Report
24 March 1979 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Dalglish 41' Johnson 81' 43,243 Report Report
7 April 1979 Arsenal H 3–0 Case 49' Dalglish 73' McDermott 88' 47,297 Report 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 Report 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 Report 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

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10 January 1979 Southend United A 0–0 31,033 Report Report
17 January 1979 Southend United H 3–0 Case 38' Dalglish 75' R Kennedy 85' 37.797 Report Report
30 January 1979 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 Dalglish 82' 43,432 Report Report
28 February 1979 Burnley H 3–0 Johnson 43', 61' Souness 59' 47,161 Report Report
10 March 1979 Ipswich Town A 1–0 Dalglish 52' 31,322 Report Report
31 March 1979 Manchester United N 2–2 Dalglish 17' Hansen 82' 52,584 Report Report
4 April 1979 Manchester United N 0–1 53,069 Report Report

League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
28 August 1978 Sheffield United A 0–1 35753 Report Report

European Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
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

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
4 December 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht A 1–3 Case 27' 35,000 Report Report
19 December 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht H 2–1 Hughes 13' Fairclough 85' 23,598 Report Report

References

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