1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
Manager | Bob Paisley | ||
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First Division | Champions | ||
European Cup | Winners | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
FA Charity Shield | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Keegan (12) All: Kevin Keegan (20) | ||
Average home league attendance | 47,284 | ||
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The 1976–77 season was FA Cup final, their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season.
However, four days after their defeat in the FA Cup final, the club won the
European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In doing so, they became the second English and the third British club to win the trophy.[1]
This was not only the final season, but the final game for Kevin Keegan before he moved to Hamburg for a British record transfer fee of £500,000.
One transfer that passed almost unnoticed as Liverpool were going for the treble, was the signing of Alan Hansen from Partick Thistle for £100,000.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
First Division
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup second round |
2 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | |
4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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21-Aug-76 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Heighway 55' | 49,753 | Report | Report |
24-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Toshack 40' | 30,334 | Report | Report |
28-Aug-76 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | Johnson 75' | 33,228 | Report | Report |
04-Sep-76 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | Keegan 56' Johnson 73' Toshack 80' | 40,371 | Report | Report |
11-Sep-76 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | Kennedy 6' Toshack 54' Keegan 80' | 28,833 | Report | Report |
18-Sep-76 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Johnson 7' Heighway 30' | 47,421 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-76 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 33,204 | Report | Report | |
02-Oct-76 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | 45,107 | Report | Report | |
16-Oct-76 | Everton | H | 3–1 | Heighway 7' Neal 12' (Pen) Toshack 41' | 55,141 | Report | Report |
23-Oct-76 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Kennedy 72' | 44,696 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-76 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | Toshack 12' | 29,384 | Report | Report |
30-Oct-76 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Callaghan 76' McDermott 80' Keegan 86' | 51,751 | Report | Report |
06-Nov-76 | Sunderland |
A | 1–0 | Fairclough 76' | 39,956 | Report | Report |
09-Nov-76 | Leicester City | H | 5–1 | Heighway 26' Toshack 32' Neal 70' (Pen) Jones 72' Keegan 82 Pen' | 39,851 | Report | Report |
20-Nov-76 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Kennedy 88' | 45,016 | Report | Report |
27-Nov-76 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Keegan 44' Jones 56' | 44,323 | Report | Report |
04-Dec-76 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 35,082 | Report | Report | |
11-Dec-76 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | Toshack 34' Keegan 84' Kennedy 85' | 37,154 | Report | Report |
15-Dec-76 | Aston Villa | A | 1–5 | Kennedy 41' | 42,851 | Report | Report |
18-Dec-76 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 24,175 | Report | Report | |
27-Dec-76 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | Thompson 5' Neal 62' (Pen) Keegan 67' Johnson 81' | 50,371 | Report | Report |
29-Dec-76 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Own Goal 89' |
50,020 | Report | Report |
01-Jan-77 | Sunderland |
H | 2–0 | Kennedy 13' Thompson 69' | 44,687 | Report | Report |
15-Jan-77 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Fairclough 84' | 39,195 | Report | Report |
22-Jan-77 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Neal 52' (Pen) | 25,913 | Report | Report |
05-Feb-77 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 | Neal 37' (Pen) Toshack 42', 72' Heighway 79' | 41,072 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-77 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | 57,487 | Report | Report | |
19-Feb-77 | Derby County | H | 3–1 | Toshack 56' Jones 69' Keegan 84' | 44,202 | Report | Report |
05-Mar-77 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Heighway 11' | 45,553 | Report | Report |
09-Mar-77 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 32,098 | Report | Report | |
12-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Hughes 41' | 29,000 | Report | Report |
22-Mar-77 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 56,562 | Report | Report | |
02-Apr-77 | Leeds United | H | 3–1 | Neal 36' (Pen) Fairclough 38' Heighway 61' | 48,791 | Report | Report |
09-Apr-77 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | Keegan 43' Heighway 78' | 55,283 | Report | Report |
11-Apr-77 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 29,905 | Report | Report | |
16-Apr-77 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Neal 20' Keegan 77' | 48,174 | Report | Report |
30-Apr-77 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Kennedy 70' Keegan 73' | 56,044 | Report | Report |
03-May-77 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | Keegan 15' | 53,046 | Report | Report |
07-May-77 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Case 68' | 29,382 | Report | Report |
10-May-77 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 38,032 | Report | Report | |
14-May-77 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | 55,675 | Report | Report | |
16-May-77 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Johnson 30' | 38,688 | Report | Report |
1976 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool | 1–0 | Southampton |
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Toshack 50' | Report Report |
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Football League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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31-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Callaghan 27' | 23,378 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 22,662 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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08-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 44,730 | Report | Report | |
11-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | Keegan 20' Heighway 66', 72' | 42,664 | Report | Report |
29-Jan-77 | Carlisle United | H | 3–0 | Keegan 17' Toshack 34' Heighway 69' | 45,358 | Report | Report |
26-Feb-77 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | Keegan 21' Case 31' Neal 73' (Pen) | 52,455 | Report | Report |
19-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | Fairclough 55' Keegan 62' | 55,881 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 2–2 | McDermott 10' Case 73' | 52,637 | Report | Report |
27-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 3–0 | Neal 31' (Pen) Case 88' Kennedy 89' | 52,579 | Report | Report |
Final
Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester United |
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Case 53' | Report Report | Pearson 51' J. Greenhoff 55' |
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European Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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14-Sep-76 | Crusaders | H | 2–0 | Neal 18' (Pen) Toshack 64' | 22,442 | Report | Report |
28-Sep-76 | Crusaders | A | 5–0 | Keegan 34' Johnson 81', 90' McDermott 84' Heighway 87' | 10,500 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-76 | Trabzonspor | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | Report | Report | |
03-Nov-76 | Trabzonspor | H | 3–0 | Heighway 8' Johnson 10' Keegan 19' | 42,275 | Report | Report |
02-Mar-77 | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–1 | 38,000 | Report | Report | |
16-Mar-77 | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 | Keegan 2' Kennedy 59' Fairclough 84' | 55,043 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-77 | FC Zürich | A | 3–1 | Neal 14', 67' (Pen) Heighway 48' | 28,000 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-77 | FC Zürich | H | 3–0 | Case 33', 79' Keegan 83' | 50,611 | Report | Report |
Final
Liverpool | 3–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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McDermott 28' Smith 64' Neal 82' (pen.) |
Report Report | Simonsen 52' |
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References
- ^ "Rome 1977: through the eyes of the 11 reds heroes". Liverpoolfc.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.