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1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubLiverpool F.C.
season1978–79
managerBob Paisley
leagueFirst Division
league resultChampions
league topscorerKenny Dalglish (21)
season topscorerKenny Dalglish (25)
cup1European Cup
cup1 resultFirst round
cup2FA Cup
cup2 resultSemi-finals
cup3League Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
cup4European Super Cup
cup4 resultRunners-up
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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

Goalkeepers

  • ENG Ray Clemence
  • ENG Steve Ogrizovic

Defenders

  • ENG Emlyn Hughes
  • WAL Joey Jones
  • ENG Brian Kettle
  • ENG Colin Irwin
  • ENG Phil Neal
  • SCO Alan Hansen
  • ENG Phil Thompson
  • ENG Alan Kennedy

Midfielders

  • ENG Ian Callaghan
  • ENG Jimmy Case
  • IRE Steve Heighway
  • ENG Sammy Lee
  • ENG Ray Kennedy
  • ENG Terry McDermott
  • IRL Kevin Sheedy
  • SCO Graeme Souness

Attackers

  • ENG David Fairclough
  • SCO Kenny Dalglish
  • ENG Howard Gayle
  • ENG David Johnson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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League table

Results

First Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League#First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
19 August 1978Queens Park RangersH2–1Dalglish Heighway50,793ReportReport
22 August 1978Ipswich TownA3–0Souness Dalglish {{goal2274}}28,114Report
26 August 1978Manchester CityA4–1Souness {{goal1548}} R Kennedy Dalglish46,710Report
2 September 1978Tottenham HotspurH7–0Dalglish {{goal820}} R Kennedy Johnson {{goal4858}} Neal McDermott50,705
9 September 1978Birmingham CityA3–0Souness {{goal1257}} A Kennedy31,740Report
16 September 1978Coventry CityH1–0Souness51,130ReportReport
23 September 1978West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Dalglish33,834ReportReport
30 September 1978Bolton WanderersH3–0Case {{goal133955}}47,099
7 October 1978Norwich CityA4–1Heighway {{goal610}} Johnson Case25,632Report
14 October 1978Derby CountyH5–0Johnson R Kennedy {{goal5578}} Dalglish {{goal6180}}47,475
21 October 1978ChelseaH2–0Johnson Dalglish45,775ReportReport
28 October 1978EvertonA0–153,131ReportReport
4 November 1978Leeds UnitedH1–1McDermott51,657ReportReport
11 November 1978Queens Park RangersA3–1Heighway R Kennedy Johnson26,626ReportReport
18 November 1978Manchester CityH1–0Neal47,765ReportReport
22 November 1978Tottenham HotspurA0–050,393ReportReport
25 November 1978MiddlesbroughH2–0McDermott Souness39,812ReportReport
2 December 1978ArsenalA0–151,902ReportReport
9 December 1978Nottingham ForestH2–0McDermott {{goal29 Pen48}}51,469Report
16 December 1978Bristol CityA0–128,722ReportReport
26 December 1978Manchester UnitedA3–0R Kennedy Case Fairclough54,940ReportReport
3 February 1979West Bromwich AlbionH2–1Dalglish Fairclough52,211ReportReport
13 February 1979Birmingham CityH1–0Souness35,207ReportReport
21 February 1979Norwich CityH6–0Dalglish {{goal348}} Johnson {{goal4651}} A Kennedy R Kennedy35,754
24 February 1979Derby CountyA2–0Dalglish R Kennedy27,859ReportReport
3 March 1979ChelseaA0–040,594ReportReport
6 March 1979Coventry CityA0–026,629ReportReport
13 March 1979EvertonH1–1Dalglish52,352ReportReport
20 March 1979Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0McDermott Johnson39,695ReportReport
24 March 1979Ipswich TownH2–0Dalglish Johnson43,243ReportReport
7 April 1979ArsenalH3–0Case Dalglish McDermott47,297ReportReport
10 April 1979Wolverhampton WanderersA1–0Hansen30,857ReportReport
14 April 1979Manchester UnitedH2–0Dalglish Neal46,608ReportReport
16 April 1979Aston VillaA1–3Johnson44,029ReportReport
21 April 1979Bristol CityH1–0Dalglish43,191ReportReport
24 April 1979SouthamptonA1–1Johnson23,181ReportReport
28 April 1979Nottingham ForestA0–041,898ReportReport
1 May 1979Bolton WanderersA4–1Johnson R Kennedy {{goal5176}} Dalglish35,200Report
5 May 1979SouthamptonH2–0Neal {{goal1680}}46,687Report
8 May 1979Aston VillaH3–0A Kennedy Dalglish McDermott50,576ReportReport
11 May 1979MiddlesbroughA1–0Johnson32,244ReportReport
17 May 1979Leeds UnitedA3–0Johnson {{goal2157}} Case41,324Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
10 January 1979Southend UnitedA0–031,033ReportReport
17 January 1979Southend UnitedH3–0Case Dalglish R Kennedy37.797ReportReport
30 January 1979Blackburn RoversH1–0Dalglish43,432ReportReport
28 February 1979BurnleyH3–0Johnson {{goal4361}} Souness47,161Report
10 March 1979Ipswich TownA1–0Dalglish31,322ReportReport
31 March 1979Manchester UnitedN2–2Dalglish Hansen52,584ReportReport
4 April 1979Manchester UnitedN0–153,069ReportReport

League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
28 August 1978Sheffield UnitedA0–135753ReportReport

European Cup

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
13 September 1978Nottingham ForestA0–238,316ReportReport
27 September 1978Nottingham ForestH0–051,679ReportReport

European Super Cup

Main article: 1978 European Super Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
4 December 1978R.S.C. AnderlechtA1–3Case35,000ReportReport
19 December 1978R.S.C. AnderlechtH2–1Hughes Fairclough23,598ReportReport

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