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 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.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Results

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
19 August 1978 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Dalglish Heighway 50,793
22 August 1978 Ipswich Town A 3–0 Souness Dalglish 28,114
26 August 1978 Manchester City A 4–1 Souness R Kennedy Dalglish 46,710
2 September 1978 Tottenham Hotspur H 7–0 Dalglish R Kennedy Johnson Neal McDermott 50,705
9 September 1978 Birmingham City A 3–0 Souness A Kennedy 31,740
16 September 1978 Coventry City H 1–0 Souness 51,130
23 September 1978 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Dalglish 33,834
30 September 1978 Bolton Wanderers H 3–0 Case 47,099
7 October 1978 Norwich City A 4–1 Heighway Johnson Case 25,632
14 October 1978 Derby County H 5–0 Johnson R Kennedy Dalglish 47,475
21 October 1978 Chelsea H 2–0 Johnson Dalglish 45,775
28 October 1978 Everton A 0–1 53,131
4 November 1978 Leeds United H 1–1 McDermott 51,657
11 November 1978 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 Heighway R Kennedy Johnson 26,626
18 November 1978 Manchester City H 1–0 Neal 47,765
22 November 1978 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 50,393
25 November 1978 Middlesbrough H 2–0 McDermott Souness 39,812
2 December 1978 Arsenal A 0–1 51,902
9 December 1978 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 McDermott 51,469
16 December 1978 Bristol City A 0–1 28,722
26 December 1978 Manchester United A 3–0 R Kennedy Case Fairclough 54,940
3 February 1979 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 Dalglish Fairclough 52,211
13 February 1979 Birmingham City H 1–0 Souness 35,207
21 February 1979 Norwich City H 6–0 Dalglish Johnson A Kennedy R Kennedy 35,754
24 February 1979 Derby County A 2–0 Dalglish R Kennedy 27,859
3 March 1979 Chelsea A 0–0 40,594
6 March 1979 Coventry City A 0–0 26,629
13 March 1979 Everton H 1–1 Dalglish 52,352
20 March 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 McDermott Johnson 39,695
24 March 1979 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Dalglish Johnson 43,243
7 April 1979 Arsenal H 3–0 Case Dalglish McDermott 47,297
10 April 1979 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Hansen 30,857
14 April 1979 Manchester United H 2–0 Dalglish Neal 46,608
16 April 1979 Aston Villa A 1–3 Johnson 44,029
21 April 1979 Bristol City H 1–0 Dalglish 43,191
24 April 1979 Southampton A 1–1 Johnson 23,181
28 April 1979 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 41,898
1 May 1979 Bolton Wanderers A 4–1 Johnson R Kennedy Dalglish 35,200
5 May 1979 Southampton H 2–0 Neal 46,687
8 May 1979 Aston Villa H 3–0 A Kennedy Dalglish McDermott 50,576
11 May 1979 Middlesbrough A 1–0 Johnson 32,244
17 May 1979 Leeds United A 3–0 Johnson Case 41,324

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
10 January 1979 Southend United A 0–0 31,033
17 January 1979 Southend United H 3–0 Case Dalglish R Kennedy 37.797
30 January 1979 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 Dalglish 43,432
28 February 1979 Burnley H 3–0 Johnson Souness 47,161
10 March 1979 Ipswich Town A 1–0 Dalglish 31,322
31 March 1979 Manchester United N 2–2 Dalglish Hansen 52,584
4 April 1979 Manchester United N 0–1 53,069

League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
28 August 1978 Sheffield United A 0–1 53,069

European Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
13 September 1978 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 38,316
27 September 1978 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 51,679

European Super Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
4 December 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht A 1–3 Case 35,000
19 December 1978 R.S.C. Anderlecht H 2–1 Hughes Fairclough 23,598