# 1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Liverpool Football Club's 85th season in existence and their 15th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won their tenth Football League title after winning it for the second successive season, but lost out to Manchester United in the FA Cup final, their defeat preventing them from becoming the first English club to win three major trophies in the same season.
However, four days after their defeat in the FA Cup final, the club won the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. In doing so, they became the second English and the third British club to win the trophy.
This was not only the final season, but the final game for Kevin Keegan before he moved to Hamburg for a British record transfer fee of £500,000.
One transfer that passed almost unnoticed as Liverpool were going for the treble, was the signing of Alan Hansen from Partick Thistle for £100,000.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Ray Clemence
* Peter McDonnell

### Defenders

* Emlyn Hughes
* Joey Jones
* Brian Kettle
* Alec Lindsay
* Phil Neal
* Tommy Smith
* Phil Thompson

### Midfielders

* Ian Callaghan
* Jimmy Case
* Steve Heighway
* Sammy Lee
* Ray Kennedy
* Terry McDermott
* Peter Cormack

### Attackers

* David Fairclough
* Kevin Keegan
* Kevin Kewley
* John Toshack
* Alan Waddle
* David Johnson

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | Charity Sheild | Charity Sheild | League Cup | League Cup | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 48 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Case | 42 | 7 | 24+3 | 1 | 7+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 |
| | GK | ENG | Ray Clemence | 62 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Fairclough | 30 | 5 | 12+8 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| | MF | IRL | Steve Heighway | 58 | 14 | 39+0 | 8 | 7+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 3 |
| | DF | ENG | Emlyn Hughes | 62 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Johnson | 37 | 8 | 19+7 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 |
| | DF | WAL | Joey Jones | 59 | 3 | 39+0 | 3 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Keegan | 57 | 20 | 38+0 | 12 | 8+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 4 |
| | MF | ENG | Ray Kennedy | 61 | 9 | 41+0 | 7 | 8+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Kettle | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alec Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Terry McDermott | 38 | 4 | 25+1 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Neal | 61 | 13 | 42+0 | 7 | 8+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 4 |
| | DF | ENG | Tommy Smith | 28 | 1 | 16+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Thompson | 36 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | John Toshack | 30 | 13 | 22+0 | 10 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Waddle | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## First Division
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup second round |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 21-Aug-76 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Heighway 55' | 49,753 | Report | Report |
| 24-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Toshack 40' | 30,334 | Report | Report |
| 28-Aug-76 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | Johnson 75' | 33,228 | Report | Report |
| 04-Sep-76 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | Keegan 56' Johnson 73' Toshack 80' | 40,371 | Report | Report |
| 11-Sep-76 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | Kennedy 6' Toshack 54' Keegan 80' | 28,833 | Report | Report |
| 18-Sep-76 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Johnson 7' Heighway 30' | 47,421 | Report | Report |
| 25-Sep-76 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | | 33,204 | Report | Report |
| 02-Oct-76 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | | 45,107 | Report | Report |
| 16-Oct-76 | Everton | H | 3–1 | Heighway 7' Neal 12' (Pen) Toshack 41' | 55,141 | Report | Report |
| 23-Oct-76 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Kennedy 72' | 44,696 | Report | Report |
| 27-Oct-76 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | Toshack 12' | 29,384 | Report | Report |
| 30-Oct-76 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Callaghan 76' McDermott 80' Keegan 86' | 51,751 | Report | Report |
| 06-Nov-76 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | Fairclough 76' | 39,956 | Report | Report |
| 09-Nov-76 | Leicester City | H | 5–1 | Heighway 26' Toshack 32' Neal 70' (Pen) Jones 72' Keegan 82 Pen' | 39,851 | Report | Report |
| 20-Nov-76 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Kennedy 88' | 45,016 | Report | Report |
| 27-Nov-76 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Keegan 44' Jones 56' | 44,323 | Report | Report |
| 04-Dec-76 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 35,082 | Report | Report |
| 11-Dec-76 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | Toshack 34' Keegan 84' Kennedy 85' | 37,154 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-76 | Aston Villa | A | 1–5 | Kennedy 41' | 42,851 | Report | Report |
| 18-Dec-76 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | | 24,175 | Report | Report |
| 27-Dec-76 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | Thompson 5' Neal 62' (Pen) Keegan 67' Johnson 81' | 50,371 | Report | Report |
| 29-Dec-76 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Own Goal 89' | 50,020 | Report | Report |
| 01-Jan-77 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Kennedy 13' Thompson 69' | 44,687 | Report | Report |
| 15-Jan-77 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Fairclough 84' | 39,195 | Report | Report |
| 22-Jan-77 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Neal 52' (Pen) | 25,913 | Report | Report |
| 05-Feb-77 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 | Neal 37' (Pen) Toshack 42', 72' Heighway 79' | 41,072 | Report | Report |
| 16-Feb-77 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | | 57,487 | Report | Report |
| 19-Feb-77 | Derby County | H | 3–1 | Toshack 56' Jones 69' Keegan 84' | 44,202 | Report | Report |
| 05-Mar-77 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Heighway 11' | 45,553 | Report | Report |
| 09-Mar-77 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 32,098 | Report | Report |
| 12-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Hughes 41' | 29,000 | Report | Report |
| 22-Mar-77 | Everton | A | 0–0 | | 56,562 | Report | Report |
| 02-Apr-77 | Leeds United | H | 3–1 | Neal 36' (Pen) Fairclough 38' Heighway 61' | 48,791 | Report | Report |
| 09-Apr-77 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | Keegan 43' Heighway 78' | 55,283 | Report | Report |
| 11-Apr-77 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | | 29,905 | Report | Report |
| 16-Apr-77 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Neal 20' Keegan 77' | 48,174 | Report | Report |
| 30-Apr-77 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Kennedy 70' Keegan 73' | 56,044 | Report | Report |
| 03-May-77 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | Keegan 15' | 53,046 | Report | Report |
| 07-May-77 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Case 68' | 29,382 | Report | Report |
| 10-May-77 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | | 38,032 | Report | Report |
| 14-May-77 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | | 55,675 | Report | Report |
| 16-May-77 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Johnson 30' | 38,688 | Report | Report |

## 1976 FA Charity Shield

| Liverpool | Southampton |
Ray Clemence :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Joey Jones |
| CB | 4 | Phil Thompson |
| LM | 5 | Ray Kennedy |
| CB | 6 | Emlyn Hughes |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Keegan |
| CM | 8 | Jimmy Case |
| CM | 9 | Steve Heighway |
| CF | 10 | John Toshack |
| RM | 11 | Ian Callaghan |
| Substitutes: ||||
| CF | | David Fairclough |
| DF | | Alec Lindsay |
| MF | | Terry McDermott |
| MF | | Peter Cormack |
| GK | | Peter McDonnell |
| Manager: ||||
| Bob Paisley ||||
Ian Turner :
| DF | 2 | Peter Rodrigues |
| DF | 3 | David Peach |
| MF | 4 | Nick Holmes |
| DF | 5 | Mel Blyth |
| DF | 6 | Jim Steele |
| MF | 7 | Paul Gilchrist |
| FW | 8 | Mick Channon |
| FW | 9 | Peter Osgood |
| FW | 10 | Jim McCalliog |
| MF | 11 | Bobby Stokes |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | | Hugh Fisher |
| Manager: ||||
| Lawrie McMenemy ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes, no extra time
* Five named substitutes
* Maximum of three substitutions

## Football League Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 31-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Callaghan 27' | 23,378 | Report | Report |
| 06-Sep-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | | 22,662 | Report | Report |

## FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 08-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | | 44,730 | Report | Report |
| 11-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | Keegan 20' Heighway 66', 72' | 42,664 | Report | Report |
| 29-Jan-77 | Carlisle United | H | 3–0 | Keegan 17' Toshack 34' Heighway 69' | 45,358 | Report | Report |
| 26-Feb-77 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | Keegan 21' Case 31' Neal 73' (Pen) | 52,455 | Report | Report |
| 19-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | Fairclough 55' Keegan 62' | 55,881 | Report | Report |
| 23-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 2–2 | McDermott 10' Case 73' | 52,637 | Report | Report |
| 27-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 3–0 | Neal 31' (Pen) Case 88' Kennedy 89' | 52,579 | Report | Report |

### Final

| Liverpool | Manchester United |
Ray Clemence :
| DF | 2 | Phil Neal |
| DF | 3 | Joey Jones |
| DF | 4 | Tommy Smith |
| MF | 5 | Ray Kennedy |
| DF | 6 | Emlyn Hughes (c) |
| FW | 7 | Kevin Keegan |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Case |
| MF | 9 | Steve Heighway |
| FW | 10 | David Johnson | 64' |
| MF | 11 | Terry McDermott |
| Substitute: ||||
| MF | 12 | Ian Callaghan | 64' |
| Manager: ||||
| Bob Paisley ||||
Alex Stepney :
| DF | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl |
| DF | 3 | Arthur Albiston |
| MF | 4 | Sammy McIlroy |
| DF | 5 | Brian Greenhoff |
| DF | 6 | Martin Buchan (c) |
| MF | 7 | Steve Coppell |
| MF | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff |
| FW | 9 | Stuart Pearson |
| FW | 10 | Lou Macari |
| MF | 11 | Gordon Hill | 81' |
| Substitute: ||||
| MF | 12 | David McCreery | 81' |
| Manager: ||||
| Tommy Docherty ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* One named substitute.

## European Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 14-Sep-76 | Crusaders | H | 2–0 | Neal 18' (Pen) Toshack 64' | 22,442 | Report | Report |
| 28-Sep-76 | Crusaders | A | 5–0 | Keegan 34' Johnson 81', 90' McDermott 84' Heighway 87' | 10,500 | Report | Report |
| 20-Oct-76 | Trabzonspor | A | 0–1 | | 25,000 | Report | Report |
| 03-Nov-76 | Trabzonspor | H | 3–0 | Heighway 8' Johnson 10' Keegan 19' | 42,275 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-77 | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–1 | | 38,000 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-77 | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 | Keegan 2' Kennedy 59' Fairclough 84' | 55,043 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-77 | FC Zürich | A | 3–1 | Neal 14', 67' (Pen) Heighway 48' | 28,000 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-77 | FC Zürich | H | 3–0 | Case 33', 79' Keegan 83' | 50,611 | Report | Report |

### Final

| Liverpool | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Ray Clemence :
| RB | 2 | Phil Neal |
| LB | 3 | Joey Jones |
| CB | 4 | Tommy Smith |
| LM | 5 | Ray Kennedy |
| CB | 6 | Emlyn Hughes (c) |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Keegan |
| CM | 8 | Jimmy Case |
| CF | 9 | Steve Heighway |
| RM | 10 | Ian Callaghan |
| CM | 11 | Terry McDermott |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Peter McDonnell |
| FW | 13 | David Fairclough |
| FW | 14 | David Johnson |
| MF | 15 | Alan Waddle |
| DF | 16 | Alec Lindsay |
| Manager: |||
| Bob Paisley ||||
Wolfgang Kneib :
| CB | 2 | Berti Vogts (c) |
| CB | 3 | Hans Klinkhammer |
| SW | 4 | Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp |
| RM | 5 | Rainer Bonhof |
| CM | 6 | Horst Wohlers | | 79' |
| CF | 7 | Allan Simonsen |
| LM | 8 | Herbert Wimmer | | 24' |
| CM | 9 | Uli Stielike | 85' |
| DM | 10 | Winfried Schäfer |
| CF | 11 | Jupp Heynckes |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | | Wolfgang Kleff |
| MF | 15 | Wilfried Hannes | | 79' |
| MF | 12 | Christian Kulik | | 24' |
| FW | | Kalle Del'Haye |
| FW | | Herbert Heidenreich |
| Manager: |||
| Udo Lattek ||||