1977–78 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2014 The 1977–78 Football League Cup was the 18th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 13 August 1977 and ended with the final going to a replay on 22 March 1978. The final was contested by First Division teams Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, followed by a replay at Old Trafford. 1977–78 League Cup EnglandWales 92 Nottingham Forest Liverpool Ian Bowyer Kenny Dalglish (6 goals) 1976–77 1978–79 First round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 1–1 Colchester United 13 August 1977 Brentford 2–1 Crystal Palace 13 August 1977 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Walsall 13 August 1977 Burnley 2–0 Chester 13 August 1977 Bury 3–0 Crewe Alexandra 13 August 1977 Cambridge United 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 August 1977 Chesterfield 4–1 Barnsley 13 August 1977 Darlington 0–0 Scunthorpe United 13 August 1977 Exeter City 2–2 Plymouth Argyle 13 August 1977 Fulham 0–2 Leyton Orient 13 August 1977 Gillingham 1–1 Wimbledon 13 August 1977 Grimsby Town 3–0 Hartlepool United 13 August 1977 Hereford United 2–0 Bournemouth 13 August 1977 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Carlisle United 13 August 1977 Mansfield Town 0–1 Lincoln City 13 August 1977 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town 13 August 1977 Peterborough United 4–1 Bradford City 13 August 1977 Port Vale 2–1 Preston North End 13 August 1977 Portsmouth 3–1 Newport County 13 August 1977 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town 13 August 1977 Rotherham United 3–0 York City 13 August 1977 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Doncaster Rovers 13 August 1977 Southend United 2–3 Northampton Town 13 August 1977 Swansea City 1–3 Swindon Town 13 August 1977 Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City 13 August 1977 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Southport 13 August 1977 Watford 2–1 Reading 13 August 1977 Wrexham 1–0 Stockport County 13 August 1977 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Barnsley 3–0 Chesterfield 16 August 1977 4–4 Bournemouth 4–2 Hereford United 16 August 1977 4–4 Bradford City 1–1 Peterborough United 17 August 1977 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Cambridge United 16 August 1977 0–0 Cardiff City 3–2 Torquay United 17 August 1977 3–3 Carlisle United 2–2 Huddersfield Town 16 August 1977 3–3 Chester 1–0 Burnley 17 August 1977 1–2 Colchester United 4–1 Aldershot 16 August 1977 5–2 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bury 17 August 1977 1–4 Crystal Palace 5–1 Brentford 16 August 1977 6–3 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday 16 August 1977 2–8 Halifax Town 1–2 Rochdale 16 August 1977 2–3 Hartlepool United 1–2 Grimsby Town 16 August 1977 1–5 Leyton Orient 1–2 Fulham 16 August 1977 3–2 Lincoln City 0–0 Mansfield Town 17 August 1977 1–0 Newport County 3–2 Portsmouth 16 August 1977 4–5 Northampton Town 2–1 Southend United 16 August 1977 5–3 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Exeter City 16 August 1977 2–2 Preston North End 2–1 Port Vale 17 August 1977 3–3 Reading 1–0 Watford 17 August 1977 2–2 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Darlington 16 August 1977 3–1 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Oxford United 16 August 1977 2–5 Southport 2–2 Tranmere Rovers 16 August 1977 3–2 Stockport County 1–1 Wrexham 17 August 1977 1–2 Swindon Town 2–1 Swansea City 16 August 1977 5–2 Walsall 1–0 Bristol Rovers 16 August 1977 3–1 Wimbledon 3–1 Gillingham 16 August 1977 4–2 York City 3–0 Rotherham United 16 August 1977 3–3 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Barnsley 0–2After Extra Time Chesterfield 23 August 1977 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Cambridge United 23 August 1977 Cardiff City 2–1 Torquay United 24 August 1977 Hereford United 1–2After Extra Time Bournemouth 23 August 1977 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Carlisle United 23 August 1977 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Exeter City 23 August 1977 Port Vale 1–2 Preston North End 23 August 1977 Watford 5–0 Reading 23 August 1977 York City 1–1After Extra TimeRotherham United won 6–5 on Penalties Rotherham United 23 August 1977 Second round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United 30 August 1977 Birmingham City 0–2 Notts County 30 August 1977 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Colchester United 31 August 1977 Blackpool 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday 30 August 1977 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Lincoln City 30 August 1977 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Oldham Athletic 30 August 1977 Bristol City 1–0 Stoke City 29 August 1977 Burnley 3–1 Norwich City 30 August 1977 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Wrexham 30 August 1977 Chesterfield 0–1 Manchester City 31 August 1977 Crystal Palace 0–0 Southampton 30 August 1977 Derby County 3–1 Leyton Orient 31 August 1977 Exeter City 1–3 Aston Villa 31 August 1977 Grimsby Town 1–2 Watford 30 August 1977 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Coventry City 30 August 1977 Ipswich Town 5–0 Northampton Town 30 August 1977 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea 30 August 1977 Newcastle United 0–2 Millwall 31 August 1977 Nottingham Forest 5–0 West Ham United 30 August 1977 Oxford United 1–1 Bury 31 August 1977 Peterborough United 1–1 Scunthorpe United 30 August 1977 Portsmouth 2–0 Leicester City 30 August 1977 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Bournemouth 31 August 1977 Rochdale 0–3 Leeds United 31 August 1977 Sheffield United 0–3 Everton 30 August 1977 Southport 2–2 Hull City 31 August 1977 Sunderland 2–2 Middlesbrough 30 August 1977 Swindon Town 5–1 Cardiff City 30 August 1977 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Wimbledon 30 August 1977 Walsall 0–0 Preston North End 31 August 1977 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Rotherham United 31 August 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Luton Town 30 August 1977 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bury 1–0After Extra Time Oxford United 5 September 1977 Colchester United 4–0 Blackburn Rovers 7 September 1977 Hull City 1–0 Southport 14 September 1977 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland 13 September 1977 Oldham Athletic 2–2After Extra Time Brighton & Hove Albion 13 September 1977 Preston North End 0–1After Extra Time Walsall 6 September 1977 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Peterborough United 6 September 1977 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Blackpool 5 September 1977 Southampton 2–1After Extra Time Crystal Palace 13 September 1977 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2After Extra Time Oldham Athletic 27 September 1977 Last 32 Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 2–0 Southampton 25 October 1977 Aston Villa 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 26 October 1977 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Peterborough United 25 October 1977 Burnley 1–2 Ipswich Town 25 October 1977 Everton 2–2 Middlesbrough 25 October 1977 Hull City 2–0 Oldham Athletic 25 October 1977 Leeds United 4–0 Colchester United 26 October 1977 Liverpool 2–0 Derby County 26 October 1977 Luton Town 1–1 Manchester City 25 October 1977 Millwall 1–1 Bury 25 October 1977 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Notts County 25 October 1977 Portsmouth 1–1 Swindon Town 25 October 1977 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Walsall 25 October 1977 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Coventry City 26 October 1977 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Watford 25 October 1977 Wrexham 1–0 Bristol City 26 October 1977 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bury 2–0 Millwall 1 November 1977 Manchester City 0–0After Extra Time Luton Town 1 November 1977 Middlesbrough 1–2 Everton 31 October 1977 Swindon Town 4–3 Portsmouth 1 November 1977 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Luton Town 2–3After Extra Time Manchester City 9 November 1977 Last 16 Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 5–1 Hull City 29 November 1977 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Leeds United 30 November 1977 Bury 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 29 November 1977 Ipswich Town 1–2 Manchester City 29 November 1977 Liverpool 2–2 Coventry City 29 November 1977 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Aston Villa 29 November 1977 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Everton 29 November 1977 Wrexham 2–0 Swindon Town 7 December 1977 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Coventry City 0–2 Liverpool 20 December 1977 Quarter-Finals Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Bury 0–3 Nottingham Forest 17 January 1978 Leeds United 4–1 Everton 18 January 1978 Manchester City 0–0 Arsenal 18 January 1978 Wrexham 1–3 Liverpool 17 January 1978 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City 24 January 1978 Semi-finals First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Leeds United 1–3 Nottingham Forest 8 February 1978 Liverpool 2–1 Arsenal 7 February 1978 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool 14 February 1978 1–2 Nottingham Forest 4–2 Leeds United 22 February 1978 7–3 Final 1978 Football League Cup Final 1978 League Cup Final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 League Cup 1977–78 Nottingham Forest Liverpool 0 0 18 March 1978 Wembley Stadium London Replay 1 0 22 March 1978 Old Trafford Manchester 1977 1979 Match details _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Nottingham Forest 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: Brian Clough Team: 1 Chris Woods (GK) 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John McGovern (c) 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute: 12 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: Bob Paisley Team: 1 Ray Clemence (GK) 2 Phil Neal 3 Tommy Smith 4 Phil Thompson 5 Ray Kennedy 91 6 Emlyn Hughes (c) 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute: 12 David Fairclough 91 Scorers: None Replay FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Nottingham Forest 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 Chris Woods (GK) 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John O'Hare 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns (c) 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute 12Steve Elliot Scorers: John Robertson 54 (penalty)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 Ray Clemence (GK) 2 Phil Neal 3 Ray Kennedy 4 Tommy Smith 5 Phil Thompson 6 Emlyn Hughes (c) 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 64 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute 12 David Fairclough 64 Scorers: None References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=508 English League Cup 1977/1978 3 February 2009 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 3 February 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html 21 February 2009 live http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1977-1978/results English League Cup 1977–1978 : Results 3 February 2009 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040425/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1977-1978/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Specific 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