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.

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

Squad statistics Appearances and goals

First Division Table

Matches

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 21-Aug-76 Norwich City H 1–0 Heighway 49,753 Report Report 24-Aug-76 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Toshack 30,334 Report Report 28-Aug-76 Birmingham City A 1–2 Johnson 33,228 Report Report 04-Sep-76 Coventry City H 3–1 Keegan Johnson Toshack 40,371 Report Report 11-Sep-76 Derby County A 3–2 Kennedy Toshack Keegan 28,833 Report Report 18-Sep-76 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Johnson Heighway 47,421 Report Report 25-Sep-76 Newcastle United A 0–1 33,204 Report Report 02-Oct-76 Middlesbrough H 0–0 45,107 Report Report 16-Oct-76 Everton H 3–1 Heighway Neal Toshack 55,141 Report Report 23-Oct-76 Leeds United A 1–1 Kennedy 44,696 Report Report 27-Oct-76 Leicester City A 1–0 Toshack 29,384 Report Report 30-Oct-76 Aston Villa H 3–0 Callaghan McDermott Keegan 51,751 Report Report 06-Nov-76 Sunderland A 1–0 Fairclough 39,956 Report Report 09-Nov-76 Leicester City H 5–1 Heighway Toshack Neal Jones Keegan 39,851 Report Report 20-Nov-76 Arsenal A 1–1 Kennedy 45,016 Report Report 27-Nov-76 Bristol City H 2–1 Keegan Jones 44,323 Report Report 04-Dec-76 Ipswich Town A 0–1 35,082 Report Report 11-Dec-76 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Toshack Keegan Kennedy 37,154 Report Report 15-Dec-76 Aston Villa A 1–5 Kennedy 42,851 Report Report 18-Dec-76 West Ham United A 0–2 24,175 Report Report 27-Dec-76 Stoke City H 4–0 Thompson Neal Keegan Johnson 50,371 Report Report 29-Dec-76 Manchester City A 1–1 Own goal 50,020 Report Report 01-Jan-77 Sunderland H 2–0 Kennedy Thompson 44,687 Report Report 15-Jan-77 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Fairclough 39,195 Report Report 22-Jan-77 Norwich City A 1–2 Neal 25,913 Report Report 05-Feb-77 Birmingham City H 4–1 Neal Toshack Heighway 41,072 Report Report 16-Feb-77 Manchester United A 0–0 57,487 Report Report 19-Feb-77 Derby County H 3–1 Toshack Jones Keegan 44,202 Report Report 05-Mar-77 Newcastle United H 1–0 Heighway 45,553 Report Report 09-Mar-77 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 32,098 Report Report 12-Mar-77 Middlesbrough A 1–0 Hughes 29,000 Report Report 22-Mar-77 Everton A 0–0 56,562 Report Report 02-Apr-77 Leeds United H 3–1 Neal Fairclough Heighway 48,791 Report Report 09-Apr-77 Manchester City H 2–1 Keegan Heighway 55,283 Report Report 11-Apr-77 Stoke City A 0–0 29,905 Report Report 16-Apr-77 Arsenal H 2–0 Neal Keegan 48,174 Report Report 30-Apr-77 Ipswich Town H 2–1 Kennedy Keegan 56,044 Report Report 03-May-77 Manchester United H 1–0 Keegan 53,046 Report Report 07-May-77 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 Case 29,382 Report Report 10-May-77 Coventry City A 0–0 38,032 Report Report 14-May-77 West Ham United H 0–0 55,675 Report Report 16-May-77 Bristol City A 1–2 Johnson 38,688 Report Report

1976 FA Charity Shield

GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Phil NealLB 3 Joey JonesCB 4 Phil ThompsonLM 5 Ray KennedyCB 6 Emlyn HughesCF 7 Kevin KeeganCM 8 Jimmy CaseCM 9 Steve HeighwayCF 10 John ToshackRM 11 Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:CF David FaircloughDF Alec LindsayMF Terry McDermottMF Peter CormackGK Peter McDonnellManager: Bob Paisley GK 1 Ian TurnerDF 2 Peter RodriguesDF 3 David PeachMF 4 Nick HolmesDF 5 Mel Blyth DF 6 Jim SteeleMF 7 Paul GilchristFW 8 Mick ChannonFW 9 Peter OsgoodFW 10 Jim McCalliogMF 11 Bobby StokesSubstitutes:MF Hugh Fisher Manager: Lawrie McMenemy Match rules 90 minutes, no extra time Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 31-Aug-76 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Callaghan 23,378 Report Report 06-Sep-76 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 22,662 Report Report

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 08-Jan-77 Crystal Palace H 0–0 44,730 Report Report 11-Jan-77 Crystal Palace A 3–2 Keegan Heighway 42,664 Report Report 29-Jan-77 Carlisle United H 3–0 Keegan Toshack Heighway 45,358 Report Report 26-Feb-77 Oldham Athletic H 3–1 Keegan Case Neal 52,455 Report Report 19-Mar-77 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Fairclough Keegan 55,881 Report Report 23-Apr-77 Everton N 2–2 McDermott Case 52,637 Report Report 27-Apr-77 Everton N 3–0 Neal Case Kennedy 52,579 Report Report

Final

GK 1 Ray ClemenceDF 2 Phil NealDF 3 Joey JonesDF 4 Tommy SmithMF 5 Ray KennedyDF 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)FW 7 Kevin KeeganMF 8 Jimmy CaseMF 9 Steve HeighwayFW 10 David Johnson MF 11 Terry McDermottSubstitute:MF 12 Ian Callaghan Manager: Bob Paisley GK 1 Alex StepneyDF 2 Jimmy NichollDF 3 Arthur AlbistonMF 4 Sammy McIlroyDF 5 Brian GreenhoffDF 6 Martin Buchan (c)MF 7 Steve CoppellMF 8 Jimmy GreenhoffFW 9 Stuart PearsonFW 10 Lou MacariMF 11 Gordon Hill Substitute:MF 12 David McCreery Manager: Tommy Docherty Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute.

European Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 14-Sep-76 Crusaders H 2–0 Neal Toshack 22,442 Report Report 28-Sep-76 Crusaders A 5–0 Keegan Johnson McDermott Heighway 10,500 Report Report 20-Oct-76 Trabzonspor A 0–1 25,000 Report Report 03-Nov-76 Trabzonspor H 3–0 Heighway Johnson Keegan 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 Kennedy Fairclough 55,043 Report Report 06-Apr-77 FC Zürich A 3–1 Neal Heighway 28,000 Report Report 20-Apr-77 FC Zürich H 3–0 Case Keegan 50,611 Report Report

Final

GK 1 Wolfgang KneibCB 2 Berti Vogts (c)CB 3 Hans KlinkhammerSW 4 Hans-Jürgen WittkampRM 5 Rainer BonhofCM 6 Horst Wohlers CF 7 Allan SimonsenLM 8 Herbert Wimmer CM 9 Uli Stielike DM 10 Winfried SchäferCF 11 Jupp Heynckes Substitutes:GK Wolfgang KleffMF 15 Wilfried Hannes MF 12 Christian Kulik FW Kalle Del'HayeFW Herbert HeidenreichManager: Udo Lattek GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Phil NealLB 3 Joey JonesCB 4 Tommy SmithLM 5 Ray KennedyCB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)CF 7 Kevin KeeganCM 8 Jimmy CaseCF 9 Steve HeighwayRM 10 Ian CallaghanCM 11 Terry McDermottSubstitutes:GK 12 Peter McDonnellFW 13 David FaircloughFW 14 David JohnsonMF 15 Alan WaddleDF 16 Alec LindsayManager: Bob Paisley

References

LFC History.net – 1976–77 season Liverweb - 1976-77 Season