# 1977–78 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1977–78 season was Manchester City's 76th season of competitive football and 58th season in the top division of English football. In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the UEFA Cup. The club finished fourth in the league. It was the first time City finished in the top 4 of the top flight in consecutive seasons since 1904-05.

## First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1977–78 European Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 |
Source:

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 20 August 1977 | Leicester City | Home | 0-0 | | 45,963 |
| 24 August 1977 | Aston Villa | Away | 4-1 | Tueart (3), Booth | 40,121 |
| 27 August 1977 | West Ham United | Away | 1-0 | Royle | 25,278 |
| 3 September 1977 | Norwich City | Home | 4-0 | Channon (2), Power, Hartford | 41,269 |
| 10 September 1977 | Manchester United | Home | 3–1 | Kidd (2), Channon | 50,856 |
| 17 September 1977 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 1-1 | Royle | 24,668 |
| 24 September 1977 | Bristol City | Home | 2-0 | Barnes, Owen | 41,897 |
| 1 October 1977 | Everton | Away | 1-1 | Hartford | 43,286 |
| 4 October 1977 | Coventry City | Away | 2-4 | Tueart, Barnes | 19,650 |
| 8 October 1977 | Arsenal | Home | 2-1 | Barnes, Tueart (pen) | 43,177 |
| 15 October 1977 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1–2 | Kidd | 35,572 |
| 22 October 1977 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 0-2 | | 42,730 |
| 29 October 1977 | Liverpool | Home | 3-1 | Kidd, Channon, Royle | 49,207 |
| 5 November 1977 | Ipswich Town | Away | 0-1 | - | 23,636 |
| 12 November 1977 | Leeds United | Home | 2-3 | Channon, Barnes | 42,651 |
| 19 November 1977 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 0-0 | - | 27,159 |
| 26 November 1977 | Chelsea | Home | 6-2 | Wilkins (og), Tueart (3), Channon, Barnes | 34,345 |
| 3 December 1977 | Derby County | Away | 1-2 | Power | 26,888 |
| 10 December 1977 | Birmingham City | Home | 3-0 | Tueart, Owen, Channon | 36,671 |
| 17 December 1977 | Leeds United | Away | 0-2 | | 37,380 |
| 26 December 1977 | Newcastle United | Home | 4-0 | Tueart (3), Kidd | 45,811 |
| 27 December 1977 | Middlesbrough | Away | 2-0 | Hartford, Owen | 26,879 |
| 31 December 1977 | Aston Villa | Home | 2–0 | Barnes, Kidd | 46,074 |
| 2 January 1978 | Leicester | Away | 1–0 | Owen | 24,041 |
| 14 January 1978 | West Ham United | Home | 3–2 | Kidd, Booth, Barnes | 47,171 |
| 21 January 1978 | Norwich City | Away | 3–1 | Kidd (2), Owen | 20,397 |
| 12 February 1978 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 2-1 | Channon, Bell | 39,860 |
| 17 February 1978 | Bristol City | Away | 2-2 | Kidd, Booth | 25,834 |
| 25 February 1978 | Everton | Home | 1-0 | Kidd | 46,817 |
| 4 March 1978 | Arsenal | Away | 0–3 | - | 34,003 |
| 15 March 1978 | Manchester United | Away | 2-2 | Barnes, Kidd | 58,426 |
| 18 March 1978 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 1-1 | Bell | 20,583 |
| 25 March 1978 | Middlesbrough | Home | 2-2 | Channon (2) | 37,944 |
| 29 March 1978 | Newcastle United | Away | 2-2 | Palmer (2) | 20,246 |
| 1 April 1978 | Ipswich Town | Home | 2-1 | Palmer, Channon | 34,975 |
| 11 April 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 0–0 | | 43,428 |
| 15 April 1978 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 1-3 | Kidd | 36,521 |
| 22 April 1978 | Birmingham City | Away | 4-1 | Owen, Kidd (2), Power | 25,294 |
| 25 April 1978 | Coventry City | Home | 3-1 | Kidd, Hartford, Owen | 32,412 |
| 29 April 1978 | Derby County | Home | 1-1 | Channon | 37,175 |
| 1 May 1978 | Liverpool | Away | 0-4 | - | 44,528 |
| 5 May 1978 | Chelsea | Away | 0-0 | - | 18,782 |

## FA Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third round | 7 January 1978 | Leeds United | Away | 2-1 | Tueart, Barnes | 38,516 |
| Fourth round | 31 January 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 1–2 | Kidd | 38,509 |

## Football League Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Second round | 31 August 1977 | Chesterfield | Away | 1-0 | Kidd | 14,282 |
| Third round | 25 October 1977 | Luton Town | Away | 1–1 | Barnes | 16,443 |
| Third round replay | 1 November 1977 | Luton Town | Home | 0-0 | Barnes | 28,254 |
| Third round 2nd replay | 8 November 1976 | Luton Town F.C. | Neutral | 3-2 | Tueart, Channon, Kidd | 13,043 |
| Fourth round | 29 November 1977 | Ipswich Town | Away | 2-1 | Kidd, Tueart | 22,645 |
| Fifth round | 18 January 1978 | Arsenal | Home | 0-0 | - | 42,435 |
| Fifth round replay | 24 January 1978 | Arsenal | Away | 0-1 | - | 57,748 |

## UEFA Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round 1st leg | 14 September 1977 | Widzew Lodz | Home | 2-2 | Barnes, Channon | 33,695 |
| First round 2nd leg | 28 September 1977 | Widzew Lodz | Away | 0-0 | | 40,000 |