1976–77 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. 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
First Division
Table
Matches
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 21-Aug-76 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Heighway | 49,753 | ||
| 24-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | Toshack | 30,334 | ||
| 28-Aug-76 | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 | Johnson | 33,228 | ||
| 04-Sep-76 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | Keegan Johnson Toshack | 40,371 | ||
| 11-Sep-76 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | Kennedy Toshack Keegan | 28,833 | ||
| 18-Sep-76 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Johnson Heighway | 47,421 | ||
| 25-Sep-76 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | 33,204 | |||
| 02-Oct-76 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 | 45,107 | |||
| 16-Oct-76 | Everton | H | 3–1 | Heighway Neal Toshack | 55,141 | ||
| 23-Oct-76 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Kennedy | 44,696 | ||
| 27-Oct-76 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | Toshack | 29,384 | ||
| 30-Oct-76 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Callaghan McDermott Keegan | 51,751 | ||
| 06-Nov-76 | Sunderland | A | 1–0 | Fairclough | 39,956 | ||
| 09-Nov-76 | Leicester City | H | 5–1 | Heighway Toshack Neal Jones Keegan | 39,851 | ||
| 20-Nov-76 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Kennedy | 45,016 | ||
| 27-Nov-76 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Keegan Jones | 44,323 | ||
| 04-Dec-76 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | 35,082 | |||
| 11-Dec-76 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | Toshack Keegan Kennedy | 37,154 | ||
| 15-Dec-76 | Aston Villa | A | 1–5 | Kennedy | 42,851 | ||
| 18-Dec-76 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | 24,175 | |||
| 27-Dec-76 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | Thompson Neal Keegan Johnson | 50,371 | ||
| 29-Dec-76 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Own Goal | 50,020 | ||
| 01-Jan-77 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Kennedy Thompson | 44,687 | ||
| 15-Jan-77 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Fairclough | 39,195 | ||
| 22-Jan-77 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Neal | 25,913 | ||
| 05-Feb-77 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 | Neal Toshack Heighway | 41,072 | ||
| 16-Feb-77 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | 57,487 | |||
| 19-Feb-77 | Derby County | H | 3–1 | Toshack Jones Keegan | 44,202 | ||
| 05-Mar-77 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Heighway | 45,553 | ||
| 09-Mar-77 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 32,098 | |||
| 12-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Hughes | 29,000 | ||
| 22-Mar-77 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 56,562 | |||
| 02-Apr-77 | Leeds United | H | 3–1 | Neal Fairclough Heighway | 48,791 | ||
| 09-Apr-77 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | Keegan Heighway | 55,283 | ||
| 11-Apr-77 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 29,905 | |||
| 16-Apr-77 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Neal Keegan | 48,174 | ||
| 30-Apr-77 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Kennedy Keegan | 56,044 | ||
| 03-May-77 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | Keegan | 53,046 | ||
| 07-May-77 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | Case | 29,382 | ||
| 10-May-77 | Coventry City | A | 0–0 | 38,032 | |||
| 14-May-77 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | 55,675 | |||
| 16-May-77 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Johnson | 38,688 |
1976 FA Charity Shield
Football League Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 31-Aug-76 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Callaghan | 23,378 | ||
| 06-Sep-76 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 22,662 |
FA Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 08-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 44,730 | |||
| 11-Jan-77 | Crystal Palace | A | 3–2 | Keegan Heighway | 42,664 | ||
| 29-Jan-77 | Carlisle United | H | 3–0 | Keegan Toshack Heighway | 45,358 | ||
| 26-Feb-77 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | Keegan Case Neal | 52,455 | ||
| 19-Mar-77 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | Fairclough Keegan | 55,881 | ||
| 23-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 2–2 | McDermott Case | 52,637 | ||
| 27-Apr-77 | Everton | N | 3–0 | Neal Case Kennedy | 52,579 |
Final
European Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 14-Sep-76 |  Crusaders | H | 2–0 | Neal Toshack | 22,442 | ||
| 28-Sep-76 | Crusaders | A | 5–0 | Keegan Johnson McDermott Heighway | 10,500 | ||
| 20-Oct-76 |  Trabzonspor | A | 0–1 | 25,000 | |||
| 03-Nov-76 | Trabzonspor | H | 3–0 | Heighway Johnson Keegan | 42,275 | ||
| 02-Mar-77 |  AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–1 | 38,000 | |||
| 16-Mar-77 | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 3–1 | Keegan Kennedy Fairclough | 55,043 | ||
| 06-Apr-77 |  FC Zürich | A | 3–1 | Neal Heighway | 28,000 | ||
| 20-Apr-77 | FC Zürich | H | 3–0 | Case Keegan | 50,611 |