1977–78 Football League Cup
The 1977–78 Football League Cup was the eighteenth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 13 August 1977 and ended with the final going to a replay on 22 March 1978.
The final was contested by First Division teams Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, followed by a replay at Old Trafford.
First round
First Leg
Second Leg
Replays
Second round
Ties
Replays
2nd Replay
Third round
Ties
Replays
2nd Replay
Fourth round
Ties
Replay
Fifth Round
Ties
Replay
Semi-finals
First Leg
Second Leg
Final
Match Details
| Nottingham Forest Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks | 0 — 0 | Liverpool White shirts/Black shorts/White socks |
| Manager: Brian Clough Team: 1 Chris Woods 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John McGovern 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute: 12 John O'Hare Scorers: None | Half-time: 0–0 Competition: Football League Cup Date: 15.00 GMT Saturday 18 March 1978 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Pat Partridge Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named substitute. | Manager: Bob Paisley Team: 1 Ray Clemence 2 Phil Neal 3 Tommy Smith 4 Phil Thompson 5 Ray Kennedy 6 Emlyn Hughes 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute: 12 David Fairclough Scorers: None |
Replay
| Nottingham Forest Yellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks | 1 — 0 | Liverpool Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks |
| Manager: Brian Clough Team: 1 Chris Woods 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John O'Hare 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute 12Steve Elliot Scorers:
| Half-time: 0–0 Competition: Football League Cup Date: 19.45 BST Wednesday 22 March 1978 Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 54,375 Referee: Pat Partridge Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named substitute. | Manager: Bob Paisley Team: 1 Ray Clemence 2 Phil Neal 3 Ray Kennedy 4 Tommy Smith 5 Phil Thompson 6 Emlyn Hughes 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute 12 David Fairclough Scorers: None |