1978 Football League Cup final

January 2012 April 2014 April 2026 1978 League Cup final 1977–78 Football League Cup Nottingham Forest Liverpool 0 0 18 March 1978 Wembley Stadium London Pat Partridge 100,000 Replay 1 0 22 March 1978 Old Trafford Manchester 54,375 1977 1979 The 1978 Football League Cup final was the eighteenth League Cup final, and was contested between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The initial match resulted in a 0–0 draw at Wembley Stadium on 18 March 1978.League Cup results 1960–96 at rsssf The replay was four days later at Old Trafford, and saw John Robertson score from the penalty spot after a professional foul by Phil Thompson on John O'Hare, which TV replays confirmed was just outside the penalty area. This was enough to win the cup for Forest, who thus became the first club to achieve a League and League Cup double. In the latter game, one of his last for Liverpool, stalwart Ian Callaghan received the only booking of his long career with the club. Road to Wembley Nottingham Forest Forest's route to the final included victories over First Division teams West Ham United, Aston Villa and Leeds United (beating the latter 7–3 on aggregate in the semi-final). They also beat neighbours Notts County. Liverpool Liverpool were drawn at home to First Division teams in their first 3 rounds. They defeated Chelsea by 2 goals to nil in round 2, and Derby County by the same scoreline in round 3. They then drew 2-2 at home in round four against Coventry City, before winning the replay 2-0 at Highfield Road. They then beat Third Division Wrexham 3-1 in the quarter-final at The Racecourse Ground, before edging out Arsenal in a two-legged semi-final, which saw Liverpool winning 2-1 at Anfield and drawing 0-0 at Highbury. Match details _white_stripes2 _vneckwhite _white_stripes2 _red_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Nottingham Forest _redborder _vneckred _redborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Liverpool Nottingham ForestRed shirts/White shorts/Red socks0–0(final score after extra time)LiverpoolWhite shirts/Black shorts/White socksManager: ENG Brian Clough Team: 1 ENG Chris Woods (GK) 2 ENG Viv Anderson 3 ENG Frank Clark 4 SCO John McGovern (c) 5 ENG Larry Lloyd 6 SCO Kenny Burns 7 NIR Martin O'Neill 8 ENG Ian Bowyer 9 ENG Peter Withe 10 ENG Tony Woodcock 11 SCO John Robertson Substitute: 12 SCO John O'Hare Scorers: NoneHalf-time:0–0 Competition:Football League Cup (Final) 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: ENG Bob Paisley Team: 1 ENG Ray Clemence (GK) 2 ENG Phil Neal 3 ENG Tommy Smith 4 ENG Phil Thompson 5 ENG Ray Kennedy 91 6 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c) 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish 8 ENG Jimmy Case 9 EIR Steve Heighway 10 ENG Terry McDermott 11 ENG Ian Callaghan Substitute: 12 ENG David Fairclough 91 Scorers: None Source for team line-ups:http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1021 Liverpool 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest LFCHistory.net 22 March 2012 Replay _blue_stripes2 _vneckblue _blue_stripes2 _blue_stripes_adidas _3_stripes_blue FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Nottingham Forest _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool Nottingham ForestYellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks1–0(final score after 90 minutes)LiverpoolRed shirts/Red shorts/Red socksManager: Brian Clough Team: 1 ENG Chris Woods (GK) 2 ENG Viv Anderson 3 ENG Frank Clark 4 SCO John O'Hare 5 ENG Larry Lloyd 6 SCO Kenny Burns (c) 7 NIR Martin O'Neill 8 ENG Ian Bowyer 9 ENG Peter Withe 10 ENG Tony Woodcock 11 SCO John Robertson Substitute 12 ENG Steve Elliott Scorers: Robertson 54 pen.Half-time:0–0 Competition:Football League Cup (Final) 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 ENG Ray Clemence (GK) 2 ENG Phil Neal 3 ENG Tommy Smith 4 ENG Phil Thompson 5 ENG Ray Kennedy 6 ENG Emlyn Hughes (c) 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish 8 ENG Jimmy Case 64 9 EIR Steve Heighway 10 ENG Terry McDermott 11 ENG Ian Callaghan Substitute 12 ENG David Fairclough 64 Scorers: None References External links LFC History Match Report (Replay) https://web.archive.org/web/20070226183505/http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_Id=1026 26 February 2007 Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1978 League Cup final 1978 Category:1977–78 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Football League Cup final Football League Cup final Category:1970s in Manchester Category:Football matches in Manchester Category:Football matches in London Category:Sport in Trafford