| 1976–77 season | |||
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| Chairman | John W Smith | ||
| Manager | Bob Paisley | ||
| First Division | Champions | ||
| European Cup | Winners | ||
| FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| FA Charity Shield | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Keegan (12) All: Kevin Keegan (20) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 47,284 | ||
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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.[1]
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
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
First Division
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches
1976 FA Charity Shield
| Liverpool | 1–0 | Southampton |
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Football League Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | 1–2 | Manchester United |
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| Case 53' |
Report Report | Pearson 51' J. Greenhoff 55' |
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European Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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| 14-Sep-76 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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  | 3–1 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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| McDermott 28' Smith 64'Neal 82' (pen.) |
Report Report | Simonsen 52' |
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References
- ↑ "Rome 1977: through the eyes of the 11 reds heroes". Liverpoolfc.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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