1978–79 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

Liverpool F.C.
1978–79 season
ManagerBob Paisley
First DivisionChampions
European CupFirst round
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupFirst 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 42 30 8 4 85 16 +69 68 League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1979–80 First round
2 Nottingham Forest 42 21 18 3 61 26 +35 60 European Cup 1979–80 First round[lower-alpha 1]
3 West Bromwich Albion 42 24 11 7 72 35 +37 59 UEFA Cup 1979–80 First round
4 Everton 42 17 17 8 52 40 +12 51
5 Leeds United 42 18 14 10 70 52 +18 50
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Notes:
  1. Nottingham Forest won this year's European Cup and thus qualified as defending champions. They also won the League cup for the second year running this year.

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 UnitedA0–153,069ReportReport

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
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