1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1978–79 season
Manager	Bob Paisley
First Division	1st
European Cup	1st Round
FA Cup	Semi Final
League Cup	1st Round
European Super Cup	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Kenny Dalglish (21) All: Kenny Dalglish (25)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Liverpool F.C. 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

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	30	8	4	85	16	+69	68
2	Nottingham Forest	42	21	18	3	61	26	+35	60
3	West Bromwich Albion	42	24	11	7	72	35	+37	59
4	Everton	42	17	17	8	52	40	+12	51
5	Leeds United	42	18	14	10	70	52	+18	50
6	Ipswich Town	42	20	9	13	63	49	+14	49
7	Arsenal	42	17	14	11	61	48	+13	48
8	Aston Villa	42	15	16	11	59	49	+10	46
9	Manchester United	42	15	15	12	60	63	-3	45
10	Coventry City	42	14	16	12	58	68	-10	44
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	15	14	48	61	-13	41
12	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	57	50	+7	40
13	Bristol City	42	15	10	17	47	51	-4	40
14	Southampton	42	12	16	14	47	53	-6	40
15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	56	+2	39
16	Norwich City	42	7	23	12	51	57	-6	37
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	11	19	54	75	-21	35
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	8	21	44	68	-24	34
19	Derby County	42	10	11	21	44	71	-27	31
20	Queens Park Rangers	42	6	13	23	45	73	-28	25
21	Birmingham City	42	6	10	26	37	64	-27	22
22	Chelsea	42	5	10	27	44	92	-48	20

Results

First Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19 August 1978	Queens Park Rangers	H	2–1	Dalglish 27' Heighway 76'	50,793	Report	Report
22 August 1978	Ipswich Town	A	3–0	Souness 17' Dalglish 22', 74'	28,114	Report	Report
26 August 1978	Manchester City	A	4–1	Souness 15', 48' R Kennedy 34' Dalglish 56'	46,710	Report	Report
2 September 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	H	7–0	Dalglish 8', 20' R Kennedy 28' Johnson 48', 58' Neal 64' (Pen) McDermott 76'	50,705	Report	Report
9 September 1978	Birmingham City	A	3–0	Souness 12', 57' A Kennedy 81'	31,740	Report	Report
16 September 1978	Coventry City	H	1–0	Souness 27'	51,130	Report	Report
23 September 1978	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	Dalglish 70'	33,834	Report	Report
30 September 1978	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	Case 13', 39', 55'	47,099	Report	Report
7 October 1978	Norwich City	A	4–1	Heighway 6', 10' Johnson 36' Case 49'	25,632	Report	Report
14 October 1978	Derby County	H	5–0	Johnson 29' R Kennedy 55', 78' Dalglish 61', 80'	47,475	Report	Report
21 October 1978	Chelsea	H	2–0	Johnson 6' Dalglish 71'	45,775	Report	Report
28 October 1978	Everton	A	0–1		53,131	Report	Report
4 November 1978	Leeds United	H	1–1	McDermott 81' (Pen)	51,657	Report	Report
11 November 1978	Queens Park Rangers	A	3–1	Heighway 29' R Kennedy 45' Johnson 85'	26,626	Report	Report
18 November 1978	Manchester City	H	1–0	Neal 86' (Pen)	47,765	Report	Report
22 November 1978	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–0		50,393	Report	Report
25 November 1978	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	McDermott 30' Souness 69'	39,812	Report	Report
2 December 1978	Arsenal	A	0–1		51,902	Report	Report
9 December 1978	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	McDermott 29 Pen', 48'	51,469	Report	Report
16 December 1978	Bristol City	A	0–1		28,722	Report	Report
26 December 1978	Manchester United	A	3–0	R Kennedy 5' Case 25' Fairclough 67'	54,940	Report	Report
3 February 1979	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	Dalglish 21' Fairclough 53'	52,211	Report	Report
13 February 1979	Birmingham City	H	1–0	Souness 37'	35,207	Report	Report
21 February 1979	Norwich City	H	6–0	Dalglish 3', 48' Johnson 46', 51' A Kennedy 80' R Kennedy 90'	35,754	Report	Report
24 February 1979	Derby County	A	2–0	Dalglish 11' R Kennedy 70'	27,859	Report	Report
3 March 1979	Chelsea	A	0–0		40,594	Report	Report
6 March 1979	Coventry City	A	0–0		26,629	Report	Report
13 March 1979	Everton	H	1–1	Dalglish 15'	52,352	Report	Report
20 March 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–0	McDermott 34' Johnson 48'	39,695	Report	Report
24 March 1979	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	Dalglish 41' Johnson 81'	43,243	Report	Report
7 April 1979	Arsenal	H	3–0	Case 49' Dalglish 73' McDermott 88'	47,297	Report	Report
10 April 1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	Hansen 33'	30,857	Report	Report
14 April 1979	Manchester United	H	2–0	Dalglish 36' Neal 46'	46,608	Report	Report
16 April 1979	Aston Villa	A	1–3	Johnson 65'	44,029	Report	Report
21 April 1979	Bristol City	H	1–0	Dalglish 5'	43,191	Report	Report
24 April 1979	Southampton	A	1–1	Johnson 12'	23,181	Report	Report
28 April 1979	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0		41,898	Report	Report
1 May 1979	Bolton Wanderers	A	4–1	Johnson 11' R Kennedy 51', 76' Dalglish 75'	35,200	Report	Report
5 May 1979	Southampton	H	2–0	Neal 16', 80'	46,687	Report	Report
8 May 1979	Aston Villa	H	3–0	A Kennedy 1' Dalglish 38' McDermott 57'	50,576	Report	Report
11 May 1979	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	Johnson 56'	32,244	Report	Report
17 May 1979	Leeds United	A	3–0	Johnson 21', 57' Case 42'	41,324	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
10 January 1979	Southend United	A	0–0		31,033	Report	Report
17 January 1979	Southend United	H	3–0	Case 38' Dalglish 75' R Kennedy 85'	37.797	Report	Report
30 January 1979	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	Dalglish 82'	43,432	Report	Report
28 February 1979	Burnley	H	3–0	Johnson 43', 61' Souness 59'	47,161	Report	Report
10 March 1979	Ipswich Town	A	1–0	Dalglish 52'	31,322	Report	Report
31 March 1979	Manchester United	N	2–2	Dalglish 17' Hansen 82'	52,584	Report	Report
4 April 1979	Manchester United	N	0–1		53,069	Report	Report

League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
28 August 1978	Sheffield United	A	0–1		53,069	Report	Report

European Cup

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
13 September 1978	Nottingham Forest	A	0–2		38,316	Report	Report
27 September 1978	Nottingham Forest	H	0–0		51,679	Report	Report

European Super Cup

Main article: 1978 European Super Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
4 December 1978	R.S.C. Anderlecht	A	1–3	Case 27'	35,000	Report	Report
19 December 1978	R.S.C. Anderlecht	H	2–1	Hughes 13' Fairclough 85'	23,598	Report	Report

References

Liverpool Football Club

Honours Managers Seasons Records and Statistics Reserves and Academy

History	1892–1959 1959–1985 1985–present Europe Founding Fathers of Merseyside Football

Home stadium	Anfield Stanley Park (proposed)

Training ground	Melwood

Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances

Rivalries	Head-to-head record Merseyside derby Manchester United F.C. rivalry

Tragedies	Heysel disaster Hillsborough disaster

Supporters	Reclaim The Kop Respect 4 All Spirit of Shankly

Media	LFC TV Well Red magazine Being: Liverpool

Films	Fifteen Minutes That Shook the World One Night in Istanbul Will

Songs	You'll Never Walk Alone The Fields of Anfield Road Ring of Fire Anfield Rap

Related articles	2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification A.F.C. Liverpool The Boot Room Fenway Sports Group Liverpool L.F.C. Player of the Season Spice Boys Spion Kop Superleague Formula team 1915 British football betting scandal

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