1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C. won their tenth Football League title after winning it for the second successive season, but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season.

Liverpool F.C.
1976–77 season
ChairmanJohn W Smith
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupWinners
FA CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Keegan (12)
All: Kevin Keegan (20)
Average home league attendance47,284

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
1 Liverpool (C) 42 23 11 8 62 33 +29 57 Qualified for European Cup
2 Manchester City 42 21 14 7 60 34 +26 56 Qualified for UEFA Cup
3 Ipswich Town 42 22 8 12 66 39 +27 52
4 Aston Villa 42 22 7 13 76 50 +26 51 League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup
5 Newcastle United 42 18 13 11 64 49 +15 49 Qualified for UEFA Cup
Source:
(C) League Champions.

Matches
Main article: 1976–77 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
21-Aug-76Norwich CityH1–0Heighway  55'49,753ReportReport
24-Aug-76West Bromwich AlbionA1–0Toshack  40'30,334ReportReport
28-Aug-76Birmingham CityA1–2Johnson  75'33,228ReportReport
04-Sep-76Coventry CityH3–1Keegan  56' Johnson  73' Toshack  80'40,371ReportReport
11-Sep-76Derby CountyA3–2Kennedy  6' Toshack  54' Keegan  80'28,833ReportReport
18-Sep-76Tottenham HotspurH2–0Johnson  7' Heighway  30'47,421ReportReport
25-Sep-76Newcastle UnitedA0–133,204ReportReport
02-Oct-76MiddlesbroughH0–045,107ReportReport
16-Oct-76EvertonH3–1Heighway  7' Neal  12' (Pen) Toshack  41'55,141ReportReport
23-Oct-76Leeds UnitedA1–1Kennedy  72'44,696ReportReport
27-Oct-76Leicester CityA1–0Toshack  12'29,384ReportReport
30-Oct-76Aston VillaH3–0Callaghan  76' McDermott  80' Keegan  86'51,751ReportReport
06-Nov-76SunderlandA1–0Fairclough  76'39,956ReportReport
09-Nov-76Leicester CityH5–1Heighway  26' Toshack  32' Neal  70' (Pen) Jones  72' Keegan  82 Pen'39,851ReportReport
20-Nov-76ArsenalA1–1Kennedy  88'45,016ReportReport
27-Nov-76Bristol CityH2–1Keegan  44' Jones  56'44,323ReportReport
04-Dec-76Ipswich TownA0–135,082ReportReport
11-Dec-76Queens Park RangersH3–1Toshack  34' Keegan  84' Kennedy  85'37,154ReportReport
15-Dec-76Aston VillaA1–5Kennedy  41'42,851ReportReport
18-Dec-76West Ham UnitedA0–224,175ReportReport
27-Dec-76Stoke CityH4–0Thompson  5' Neal  62' (Pen) Keegan  67' Johnson  81'50,371ReportReport
29-Dec-76Manchester CityA1–1Own Goal  89'50,020ReportReport
01-Jan-77SunderlandH2–0Kennedy  13' Thompson  69'44,687ReportReport
15-Jan-77West Bromwich AlbionH1–1Fairclough  84'39,195ReportReport
22-Jan-77Norwich CityA1–2Neal  52' (Pen)25,913ReportReport
05-Feb-77Birmingham CityH4–1Neal  37' (Pen) Toshack  42', 72' Heighway  79'41,072ReportReport
16-Feb-77Manchester UnitedA0–057,487ReportReport
19-Feb-77Derby CountyH3–1Toshack  56' Jones  69' Keegan  84'44,202ReportReport
05-Mar-77Newcastle UnitedH1–0Heighway  11'45,553ReportReport
09-Mar-77Tottenham HotspurA0–132,098ReportReport
12-Mar-77MiddlesbroughA1–0Hughes  41'29,000ReportReport
22-Mar-77EvertonA0–056,562ReportReport
02-Apr-77Leeds UnitedH3–1Neal  36' (Pen) Fairclough  38' Heighway  61'48,791ReportReport
09-Apr-77Manchester CityH2–1Keegan  43' Heighway  78'55,283ReportReport
11-Apr-77Stoke CityA0–029,905ReportReport
16-Apr-77ArsenalH2–0Neal  20' Keegan  77'48,174ReportReport
30-Apr-77Ipswich TownH2–1Kennedy  70' Keegan  73'56,044ReportReport
03-May-77Manchester UnitedH1–0Keegan  15'53,046ReportReport
07-May-77Queens Park RangersA1–1Case  68'29,382ReportReport
10-May-77Coventry CityA0–038,032ReportReport
14-May-77West Ham UnitedH0–055,675ReportReport
16-May-77Bristol CityA1–2Johnson  30'38,688ReportReport

1976 FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1976 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool1–0Southampton
Toshack  50' Report Report
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: John Homewood
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Joey Jones
CB4 Phil Thompson
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes
CF7 Kevin Keegan
CM8 Jimmy Case
CM9 Steve Heighway
CF10 John Toshack
RM11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
CF David Fairclough
DF Alec Lindsay
MF Terry McDermott
MF Peter Cormack
GK Peter McDonnell
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Ian Turner
DF2 Peter Rodrigues
DF3 David Peach
MF4 Nick Holmes
DF5 Mel Blyth
DF6 Jim Steele
MF7 Paul Gilchrist
FW8 Mick Channon
FW9 Peter Osgood
FW10 Jim McCalliog
MF11 Bobby Stokes
Substitutes:
MF Hugh Fisher
Manager:
Lawrie McMenemy

Match rules

  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Football League Cup
Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
31-Aug-76West Bromwich AlbionH1–1Callaghan  27'23,378ReportReport
06-Sep-76West Bromwich AlbionA0–122,662ReportReport

FA Cup
Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
08-Jan-77Crystal PalaceH0–044,730ReportReport
11-Jan-77Crystal PalaceA3–2Keegan  20' Heighway  66', 72'42,664ReportReport
29-Jan-77Carlisle UnitedH3–0Keegan  17' Toshack  34' Heighway  69'45,358ReportReport
26-Feb-77Oldham AthleticH3–1Keegan  21' Case  31' Neal  73' (Pen)52,455ReportReport
19-Mar-77MiddlesbroughH2–0Fairclough  55' Keegan  62'55,881ReportReport
23-Apr-77EvertonN2–2McDermott  10' Case  73'52,637ReportReport
27-Apr-77EvertonN3–0Neal  31' (Pen) Case  88' Kennedy  89'52,579ReportReport

Final
Main article: 1977 FA Cup Final
Liverpool1–2Manchester United
Case  53' Report Report Pearson  51'
J. Greenhoff  55'
Attendance: 99,252
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1 Ray Clemence
DF2 Phil Neal
DF3 Joey Jones
DF4 Tommy Smith
MF5 Ray Kennedy
DF6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
FW7 Kevin Keegan
MF8 Jimmy Case
MF9 Steve Heighway
FW10 David Johnson 64'
MF11 Terry McDermott
Substitute:
MF12 Ian Callaghan 64'
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Alex Stepney
DF2 Jimmy Nicholl
DF3 Arthur Albiston
MF4 Sammy McIlroy
DF5 Brian Greenhoff
DF6 Martin Buchan (c)
MF7 Steve Coppell
MF8 Jimmy Greenhoff
FW9 Stuart Pearson
FW10 Lou Macari
MF11 Gordon Hill 81'
Substitute:
MF12 David McCreery 81'
Manager:
Tommy Docherty

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.

European Cup
Main article: 1976–77 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
14-Sep-76 CrusadersH2–0Neal  18' (Pen) Toshack  64'22,442ReportReport
28-Sep-76 CrusadersA5–0Keegan  34' Johnson  81', 90' McDermott  84' Heighway  87'10,500ReportReport
20-Oct-76 TrabzonsporA0–125,000ReportReport
03-Nov-76 TrabzonsporH3–0Heighway  8' Johnson  10' Keegan  19'42,275ReportReport
02-Mar-77 AS Saint-ÉtienneA0–138,000ReportReport
16-Mar-77 AS Saint-ÉtienneH3–1Keegan  2' Kennedy  59' Fairclough  84'55,043ReportReport
06-Apr-77 FC ZürichA3–1Neal  14', 67' (Pen) Heighway  48'28,000ReportReport
20-Apr-77 FC ZürichH3–0Case  33', 79' Keegan  83'50,611ReportReport

Final
Main article: 1977 European Cup Final
Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
McDermott  28'
Smith  64'
Neal  82' (pen.)		 Report Report Simonsen  52'
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Liverpool
Borussia Mönchengladbach
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Joey Jones
CB4 Tommy Smith
LM5 Ray Kennedy
CB6 Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF7 Kevin Keegan
CM8 Jimmy Case
CF9 Steve Heighway
RM10 Ian Callaghan
CM11 Terry McDermott
Substitutes:
GK12 Peter McDonnell
FW13 David Fairclough
FW14 David Johnson
MF15 Alan Waddle
DF16 Alec Lindsay
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Wolfgang Kneib
CB2 Berti Vogts (c)
CB3 Hans Klinkhammer
SW4 Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp
RM5 Rainer Bonhof
CM6 Horst Wohlers 79'
CF7 Allan Simonsen
LM8 Herbert Wimmer 24'
CM9 Uli Stielike 85'
DM10 Winfried Schäfer
CF11 Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
GK Wolfgang Kleff
MF15 Wilfried Hannes 79'
MF12 Christian Kulik 24'
FW Kalle Del'Haye
FW Herbert Heidenreich
Manager:
Udo Lattek

References
  1. "Rome 1977: through the eyes of the 11 reds heroes". Liverpoolfc.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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