1977–78 Leicester City F.C. season

1977–78 season of Leicester City February 2015 February 2015 Leicester City 1977–78 Frank McLintock (until 5 April) Ian MacFarlane (caretaker from 5 April) Walter Needham First Division 22nd (relegated) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Salmons/Davies (4) 17,768 1976–77 1978–79 During the 1977–78 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary In the 1977–78 season, Frank McLintock returned to Leicester, this time as a manager. However, he endured a difficult time in charge, as the Foxes went through a spell where they had one win in 26 matches and as a result finished bottom and were relegated back to the second tier after 7 years in the top flight. McLintock was sacked on 5 April and Ian MacFarlane took charge of the team for the final 5 games of Leicester's dismal season. Final league table 1977–78 Football League#First Division First Division y LEI Results Leicester City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1977-1978/results Leicester City 1977-1978 Results - statto.com 1 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222055359/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1977-1978/results 22 February 2014 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 20 August 1977 Manchester CityA0–045,963 24 August 1977 West Ham UnitedH1–018,310Kember 27 August 1977 Bristol CityH0–017,011 3 September 1977 Queens Park RangersA0–314,516 10 September 1977 EvertonH1–516,425Sims 17 September 1977 ArsenalA1–227,371Worthington 24 September 1977 Nottingham ForestH0–321,447 1 October 1977 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–320,009 5 October 1977 ChelseaA0–019,575 8 October 1977 Aston VillaH0–220,276 15 October 1977 Coventry CityH1–220,205Sammels (pen) 22 October 1977 Norwich CityA0–217,684 29 October 1977 Leeds UnitedH0–020,128 5 November 1977 West Bromwich AlbionA0–220,082 12 November 1977 Ipswich TownH2–113,779Williams, Salmons 19 November 1977 Birmingham CityA1–121,208Waddle 26 November 1977 LiverpoolH0–426,051 3 December 1977 Newcastle UnitedA0–220,112 10 December 1977 Derby CountyH1–121,199Kelly 17 December 1977 Ipswich TownA0–116,905 26 December 1977 MiddlesbroughH0–018,476 27 December 1977 Manchester UnitedA1–357,396Goodwin 31 December 1977 West Ham UnitedA2–325,455Kember, Sims 2 January 1978 Manchester CityH0–124,041 14 January 1978 Bristol CityA0–019,704 21 January 1978 Queens Park RangersH0–016,288 4 February 1978 EvertonA0–233,707 11 February 1978 ArsenalH1–115,780Williams 25 February 1978 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–015,763Goodwin 4 March 1978 Aston VillaA0–029,971 11 March 1978 Coventry CityA0–124,421 14 March 1978 Nottingham ForestA0–132,355 18 March 1978 Norwich CityH2–213,077Williams, Davies 25 March 1978 Manchester UnitedH2–320,299Smith, Salmons 27 March 1978 MiddlesbroughA1–015,534Hughes 28 March 1978 Leeds UnitedA1–521,145Davies (pen) 1 April 1978 West Bromwich AlbionH0–114,637 8 April 1978 LiverpoolA2–342,979Hughes, White 15 April 1978 Birmingham CityH1–415,431Salmons 22 April 1978 Derby CountyA1–418,829Davies 26 April 1978 ChelseaH0–212,970 29 April 1978 Newcastle UnitedH3–011,530Goodwin, Davies, Salmons FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 1978 Hull CityA1–012,374ArmstrongR428 January 1978 WalsallA0–117,421 League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR230 August 1977 PortsmouthA0–213,842 Squad yes yes ENG GK Mark Wallington yes ENG DF Steve Whitworth yes ENG DF Dennis Rofe yes ENG MF Steve Kember yes ENG DF Steve Sims yes ENG DF David Webb yes ENG MF Keith Weller yes ENG MF Jon Sammels yes ENG FW Geoff Salmons yes SCO MF Eddie Kelly yes SCO MF Tommy Williams yes SCO FW Billy Hughes yes ENG FW Roger Davies yes ENG MF Mark Goodwin yes SCO MF Brian Alderson yes yes ENG DF Alan Woollett yes ENG MF George Armstrong yes ENG FW Alan Waddle yes ENG FW Dean Smith yes ENG DF Jeff Blockley yes ENG FW Frank Worthington yes ENG FW Steve Earle yes SCO MF Lammie Robertson yes ENG MF Winston White yes ENG FW Trevor Christie yes ENG DF Larry May yes ENG MF Neville Hamilton yes ENG MF Derek Dawkins yes ENG DF Kevin Farmer References Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons Leicester City