1977–78 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1977–1978 season of Leeds United August 2024 January 2020 Leeds United 1977–78 Manny Cussins Jimmy Armfield Elland Road First Division 9th FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Semi-final Ray Hankin (20) Ray Hankin (21) 45,560 vs Everton(27 December 1977, First Division) 16,531 vs Derby County (12 April 1978, First Division) 31,178 5–0 vs Middlesbrough (18 March 1978) 0–3 vs Norwich City (1 April 1978) 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 season was Leeds United's fourteenth consecutive season in the Football League First Division. Background Following the 1973–74 season, Don Revie left his position as Leeds manager to manage the England national team, and his successor Brian Clough, who was an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics, lasted just 44 days as manager.http://sport.scotsman.com/brianclough/The-manager-with-the-Midas.2565879.jp The manager with the Midas touch Lappin Tom 21 September 2004 The Scotsman UK 10 October 2008http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/research/faculty/pdfs/hope_when_sack_manager.pdf When should you sack the manager? (Page 17) April 2002 Chris Hope jbs.cam.ac.uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081030172911/http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/research/faculty/pdfs/hope_when_sack_manager.pdf 30 October 2008 10 October 2008 Clough was replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield. Armfield took Revie's ageing team to the final of the 1974–75 European Cup, in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich under controversial circumstances."Welcome To Elland Road", Les Rowley & James Brown (1999), IFG Publishing, 0-9536338-0-2 Assisted by coach Don Howe, Armfield rebuilt Revie's team, and though it no longer dominated English football, Leeds finished 5th in the 1975–76 season and 10th in 1976–77. Season summary 1977-78 proved to be another decent, but unexceptional season, with the highlight being a run to the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, albeit it ended in a 7-3 aggregate loss to eventual Division One champions Nottingham Forest. Leeds's league form was for the most part better than in the previous season, keeping them in the hunt for a UEFA Cup space until the latter stages of the campaign, but a poor end saw them finish in ninth place after winning just one of their last seven games. This caused the club's board to run out of patience with manager Jimmy Armfield, who was dismissed weeks after the season ended and replaced, after an unsuccessful attempt to recruit Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy, by former Celtic manager Jock Stein. Competitions Football League First Division 1977–78 Football League First Division League table First Division y LEE Matches WinDrawLoss + First Division match resultsLeeds United : a complete record 1919-1986 Jarred, Martin. 1986 Breedon Books Sport Macdonald, Malcolm. 0-907969-17-8 Derby 126–127 14977257DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance20 August 1977Newcastle UnitedAway2–3Hankin, Lorimer36,49124 August 1977West Bromwich AlbionHome2–2Jordan, McQueen21,00027 August 1977Birmingham CityHome1–0Hankin24,5513 September 1977Coventry CityAway2–2Hankin, McQueen21,47910 September 1977Ipswich TownHome2–1Hankin (2)24,28017 September 1977Derby CountyAway2–2Lorimer, Graham24,27424 September 1977Manchester UnitedHome1–1Hankin33,5141 October 1977ChelseaAway2–1Lorimer, Hankin35,4275 October 1977Aston VillaHome1–1McQueen27,7978 October 1977Bristol CityAway2–3Hankin (2)26,21515 October 1977LiverpoolHome1–2Thomas45,50022 October 1977MiddlesbroughAway1–2Harris27,5161977 10 29Leicester CityAway0–0—20,1285 November 1977Norwich CityHome2–2Lorimer (2)24,34512 November 1977Manchester CityAway3–2Jordan, Graham, Hankin42,65119 November 1977Nottingham ForestHome1–0Hankin42,92526 November 1977West Ham UnitedAway1–0Hankin26,8833 December 1977Queens Park RangersHome3–0Needham (og), Flynn, Currie26,59710 December 1977ArsenalAway1–1McQueen40,16217 December 1977Manchester CityHome2–0McQueen, Cherry37,38026 December 1977Wolverhampton WanderersAway1–3Jordan27,70427 December 1977EvertonHome3–1Hankin (2), Lorimer45,56031 December 1977West Bromwich AlbionAway0–2—24,2492 January 1978Newcastle UnitedHome0–2—36,64314 January 1978Birmingham CityAway3–2Graham (3)23,70321 January 1978Coventry CityHome2–0Hankin, Harris27,0624 February 1978Ipswich TownAway1–0E. Gray24,02325 February 1978ChelseaHome2–0F. Gray, Currie25,2631 March 1978Manchester UnitedAway1–0Clarke49,1014 March 1978Bristol CityHome0–2—24,83011 March 1978LiverpoolAway0–1—48,23318 March 1978MiddlesbroughHome5–0Hankin, Graham (2), Clarke (2)25,15825 March 1978EvertonAway0–2—45,02027 March 1978Wolverhampton WanderersHome2–1Graham, Hankin24,44028 March 1978Leicester CityHome5–1Hankin, F. Gray, E. Gray (3)21,1451 April 1978Norwich CityAway0–3—19,6158 April 1978West Ham UnitedHome1–2Graham22,95312 April 1978Derby CountyHome2–0E. Gray, Hankin16,53115 April 1978Nottingham ForestAway1–1F. Gray38,66222 April 1978ArsenalHome1–3Currie33,26326 April 1978Aston VillaAway1–3Hankin30,52429 April 1978Queens Park RangersAway0–0—23,993 FA Cup 1977–78 FA Cup WinDrawLoss + FA Cup match resultsLeeds United : a complete record 1919-1986 Jarred, Martin. 1986 Breedon Books Sport Macdonald, Malcolm. 0-907969-17-8 Derby 155 14977257RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance7 January 1978Third roundManchester CityHome1–2F. Gray38,517 Football League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup WinDrawLoss +Football League Cup match resultsLeeds United : a complete record 1919-1986 Jarred, Martin. 1986 Breedon Books Sport Macdonald, Malcolm. 0-907969-17-8 Derby 160 14977257RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance2 Second round31 August 1977RochdaleAway3–0Jordan, Cherry, Harris8,6443 Third round26 October 1977Colchester UnitedHome4–0Jordan, Graham, Lorimer, Hankin17,7134 Fourth round30 November 1977Bolton WanderersAway3–1Graham, Jordan, F. Gray33,7665 Fifth round18 January 1978EvertonHome4–1Currie, Lorimer (2), E. Gray35,0205 Semi-final - First leg8 February 1978Nottingham ForestHome1–3E. Gray43,2226 Semi-final - Second leg22 February 1978Nottingham ForestAway2–4F. Gray, Graham38,131 Statistics Appearances and goals + Players having played at least one first-team matchPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKSCODavid Stewart footballer, born 19471700020190DFENGPaul Reaney1501050210DFENGTrevor Cherry4111061482FWSCOPeter Lorimer2860043329DFSCOGordon McQueen2151010235DFENGPaul Madeley3801060450MFSCOEddie Gray footballer, born 19482750042317FWSCODavid McNiven footballer, born 195520000020FWENGRay Hankin332010614021MFENGTony Currie footballer3531051414MFSCOArthur Graham40910634712DFSCOFrank Gray4131162486FWSCOJoe Jordan2030033236MFWALCarl Harris1921041243MFWALByron Stevenson50000050MFWALGwyn Thomas footballer31000031DFENGKeith Parkinson footballer800040120GKSCODavid Harvey footballer2501040300MFWALBrian Flynn footballer2911000301DFENGPeter Hampton1100020130FWENGAllan Clarke footballer931010113DFENGNeil Parker 110000010DFENGPaul Hart120000020 Notes References Category:Leeds United F.C. seasons Leeds United Category:1970s in Leeds