1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

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)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Main article: 1978–79 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19 August 1978Queens Park RangersH2–1Dalglish 27' Heighway 76'50,793ReportReport
22 August 1978Ipswich TownA3–0Souness 17' Dalglish 22', 74'28,114ReportReport
26 August 1978Manchester CityA4–1Souness 15', 48' R Kennedy 34' Dalglish 56'46,710ReportReport
2 September 1978Tottenham HotspurH7–0Dalglish 8', 20' R Kennedy 28' Johnson 48', 58' Neal 64' (Pen) McDermott 76'50,705ReportReport
9 September 1978Birmingham CityA3–0Souness 12', 57' A Kennedy 81'31,740ReportReport
16 September 1978Coventry CityH1–0Souness 27'51,130ReportReport
23 September 1978West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Dalglish 70'33,834ReportReport
30 September 1978Bolton WanderersH3–0Case 13', 39', 55'47,099ReportReport
7 October 1978Norwich CityA4–1Heighway 6', 10' Johnson 36' Case 49'25,632ReportReport
14 October 1978Derby CountyH5–0Johnson 29' R Kennedy 55', 78' Dalglish 61', 80'47,475ReportReport
21 October 1978ChelseaH2–0Johnson 6' Dalglish 71'45,775ReportReport
28 October 1978EvertonA0–153,131ReportReport
4 November 1978Leeds UnitedH1–1McDermott 81' (Pen)51,657ReportReport
11 November 1978Queens Park RangersA3–1Heighway 29' R Kennedy 45' Johnson 85'26,626ReportReport
18 November 1978Manchester CityH1–0Neal 86' (Pen)47,765ReportReport
22 November 1978Tottenham HotspurA0–050,393ReportReport
25 November 1978MiddlesbroughH2–0McDermott 30' Souness 69'39,812ReportReport
2 December 1978ArsenalA0–151,902ReportReport
9 December 1978Nottingham ForestH2–0McDermott 29 Pen', 48'51,469ReportReport
16 December 1978Bristol CityA0–128,722ReportReport
26 December 1978Manchester UnitedA3–0R Kennedy 5' Case 25' Fairclough 67'54,940ReportReport
3 February 1979West Bromwich AlbionH2–1Dalglish 21' Fairclough 53'52,211ReportReport
13 February 1979Birmingham CityH1–0Souness 37'35,207ReportReport
21 February 1979Norwich CityH6–0Dalglish 3', 48' Johnson 46', 51' A Kennedy 80' R Kennedy 90'35,754ReportReport
24 February 1979Derby CountyA2–0Dalglish 11' R Kennedy 70'27,859ReportReport
3 March 1979ChelseaA0–040,594ReportReport
6 March 1979Coventry CityA0–026,629ReportReport
13 March 1979EvertonH1–1Dalglish 15'52,352ReportReport
20 March 1979Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0McDermott 34' Johnson 48'39,695ReportReport
24 March 1979Ipswich TownH2–0Dalglish 41' Johnson 81'43,243ReportReport
7 April 1979ArsenalH3–0Case 49' Dalglish 73' McDermott 88'47,297ReportReport
10 April 1979Wolverhampton WanderersA1–0Hansen 33'30,857ReportReport
14 April 1979Manchester UnitedH2–0Dalglish 36' Neal 46'46,608ReportReport
16 April 1979Aston VillaA1–3Johnson 65'44,029ReportReport
21 April 1979Bristol CityH1–0Dalglish 5'43,191ReportReport
24 April 1979SouthamptonA1–1Johnson 12'23,181ReportReport
28 April 1979Nottingham ForestA0–041,898ReportReport
1 May 1979Bolton WanderersA4–1Johnson 11' R Kennedy 51', 76' Dalglish 75'35,200ReportReport
5 May 1979SouthamptonH2–0Neal 16', 80'46,687ReportReport
8 May 1979Aston VillaH3–0A Kennedy 1' Dalglish 38' McDermott 57'50,576ReportReport
11 May 1979MiddlesbroughA1–0Johnson 56'32,244ReportReport
17 May 1979Leeds UnitedA3–0Johnson 21', 57' Case 42'41,324ReportReport

FA Cup
Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10 January 1979Southend UnitedA0–031,033ReportReport
17 January 1979Southend UnitedH3–0Case 38' Dalglish 75' R Kennedy 85'37.797ReportReport
30 January 1979Blackburn RoversH1–0Dalglish 82'43,432ReportReport
28 February 1979BurnleyH3–0Johnson 43', 61' Souness 59'47,161ReportReport
10 March 1979Ipswich TownA1–0Dalglish 52'31,322ReportReport
31 March 1979Manchester UnitedN2–2Dalglish 17' Hansen 82'52,584ReportReport
4 April 1979Manchester UnitedN0–153,069ReportReport

League Cup
Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
28 August 1978Sheffield UnitedA0–135753ReportReport

European Cup
Main article: 1978–79 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
13 September 1978Nottingham ForestA0–238,316ReportReport
27 September 1978Nottingham ForestH0–051,679ReportReport

European Super Cup
Main article: 1978 European Super Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
4 December 1978R.S.C. AnderlechtA1–3Case 27'35,000ReportReport
19 December 1978R.S.C. AnderlechtH2–1Hughes 13' Fairclough 85'23,598ReportReport

References
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