1977–78 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal F.C.
1977–78 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Terry Neill
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Finalists
League Cup	Semi-Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: ; Malcolm Macdonald (15); All: ; Malcolm Macdonald (26)
Home colours	Away colours

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	NIR	Pat Jennings
-	DF	NIR	Pat Rice
-	DF	NIR	Sammy Nelson
-	MF	ENG	David Price
-	DF	IRL	David O'Leary
-	DF	SCO	Willie Young
-	MF	IRL	Liam Brady
-	FW	ENG	Alan Sunderland
-	FW	ENG	Malcolm Macdonald
-	FW	IRL	Frank Stapleton
-	MF	ENG	Graham Rix


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	Alan Hudson
-	MF	ENG	Trevor Ross
-	DF	ENG	Peter Simpson
-	MF	ENG	John Matthews
-	DF	ENG	Richie Powling
-	DF	IRL	John Devine
-	MF	ENG	Mark Heeley
-	DF	ENG	Steve Walford
-	MF	NIR	Jim Harvey

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Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Everton	42	22	11	9	76	45	+31	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Manchester City	42	20	12	10	74	51	+23	52
5	Arsenal	42	21	10	11	60	37	+23	52
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	14	10	62	53	+9	50
7	Coventry City	42	18	12	12	75	62	+13	48

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

20 August 1977 1	Ipswich Town	1–0	Arsenal	Ipswich
				Stadium: Portman Road

23 August 1977 2	Arsenal	1–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

27 August 1977 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
				Stadium: Highbury

3 September 1977 4	Arsenal	3–0	Nottingham Forest	London
				Stadium: Highbury

10 September 1977 5	Aston Villa	1–0	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

17 September 1977 6	Arsenal	2–1	Leicester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

24 September 1977 7	Norwich City	1–0	Arsenal	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road

1 October 1977 8	Arsenal	3–0	West Ham United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

4 October 1977 9	Arsenal	0–0	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Highbury

8 October 1977 10	Manchester City	2–1	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

15 October 1977 11	Arsenal	1–0	Queen's Park Rangers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

22 October 1977 12	Bristol City	0–2	Arsenal	Bristol
				Stadium: Ashton Gate

29 October 1977 13	Arsenal	1–1	Birmingham City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

5 November 1977 14	Manchester United	1–2	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

12 November 1977 15	Arsenal	1–1	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

19 November 1977 16	Newcastle United	1–2	Arsenal	Newcastle Upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park

26 November 1977 17	Arsenal	1–3	Derby County	London
				Stadium: Highbury

3 December 1977 18	Middlesbrough	0–1	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Ayresome Park

10 December 1977 19	Arsenal	1–1	Leeds United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

17 December 1977 20	Coventry City	1–2	Arsenal	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road

26 December 1977 21	Arsenal	3–0	Chelsea	London
				Stadium: Highbury

27 December 1977 22	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Arsenal	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

31 December 1977 23	Everton	2–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park

2 January 1978 24	Arsenal	1–0	Ipswich Town	London
				Stadium: Highbury

14 January 1978 25	Arsenal	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

21 January 1978 26	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Arsenal	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground

4 February 1978 27	Arsenal	0–1	Aston Villa	London
				Stadium: Highbury

11 February 1978 28	Leicester City	1–1	Arsenal	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street

25 February 1978 29	West Ham United	2–2	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Upton Park

28 February 1978 30	Arsenal	0–0	Norwich City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

4 March 1978 31	Arsenal	3–0	Manchester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

18 March 1978 32	Arsenal	4–1	Bristol City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

21 March 1978 33	Birmingham City	1–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
				Stadium: St Andrew's

25 March 1978 34	Arsenal	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
				Stadium: Highbury

27 March 1978 35	Chelsea	0–0	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

1 April 1978 36	Arsenal	3–1	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

11 April 1978 37	Queen's Park Rangers	2–1	Arsenal	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road

15 April 1978 38	Arsenal	2–1	Newcastle United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

22 April 1978 39	Leeds United	1–3	Arsenal	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road

25 April 1978 40	Liverpool	1–0	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

29 April 1978 41	Arsenal	1–0	Middlesbrough	London
				Stadium: Highbury

9 May 1978 42	Derby County	3–0	Arsenal	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground

Football League Cup

30 August 1977 Second round	Arsenal	3–2	Manchester United	London
				Stadium: Highbury

25 October 1977 Third round	Arsenal	2–0	Southampton	London
				Stadium: Highbury

29 November 1977 Fourth round	Arsenal	5–1	Hull City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

18 January 1978 Quarter-final	Manchester City	0–0	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

24 January 1978 Quarter-final replay	Arsenal	1–0	Manchester City	London
				Stadium: Highbury

7 February 1978 Semi-final 1st leg	Liverpool	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield

14 February 1978 Semi-final 2nd leg	Arsenal	0–0	Liverpool	London
				Stadium: Highbury

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Sheffield United.

7 January 1978 Third round	Sheffield United	0–5	Arsenal	Sheffield
				Stadium: Bramall Lane

28 January 1978 Fourth round	Arsenal	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
				Stadium: Highbury

18 February 1978 Fifth round	Arsenal	4–1	Walsall	London
				Stadium: Highbury

11 March 1978 Sixth round	Wrexham	2–3	Arsenal	Wrexham
				Stadium: Racecourse Ground

8 April 1978 Semi-Final	Arsenal	3–0	Orient	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

6 May 1978 Final	Arsenal	0–1	Ipswich Town	London
				Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000

References

"All Arsenal players: 1978".

External links

Arsenal 1977–78 on statto.com

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[1] "All Arsenal players: 1978".