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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 27 Dec 1977 at 15:00
Liverpool
1
-
0
Wolves
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Joey Jones
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Terry McDermott
9
Steve Heighway
10
David Fairclough
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
David Johnson
Goals
Phil Neal
22' pen
Substitutions
Steve Heighway
out for
David Johnson
68
'
Opposition Lineup
Paul Bradshaw
Geoffrey Palmer
Derek Parkin
Steve Daley
Bob Hazell
John McAlle
Kenny Hibbitt
Willie Carr
John Richards
Norman Bell
Maurice Daly
Opposition substitutions
Geoffrey Palmer
out for
John Farley
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.22
- Average age of the Wolves starting lineup: 24.78
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Wolves league position after match: 17
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Phil Neal's first kick was saved by Bradshaw but the referee ordered it to be retaken as he had moved.
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Newspaper report
Match programme
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Sammy Chung
Referee:
Hackett KS
Attendance:
50,294
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3370
League game number:
2930
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
13.08.1977 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
20.08.1977 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
23.08.1977 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
27.08.1977 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
30.08.1977 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
03.09.1977 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
10.09.1977 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
17.09.1977 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
24.09.1977 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
01.10.1977 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
04.10.1977 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
08.10.1977 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
15.10.1977 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
19.10.1977 | 5 - 1 | Dynamo Dresden
22.10.1977 | 0 - 0 | Everton
26.10.1977 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
29.10.1977 | 1 - 3 | Manchester City
02.11.1977 | 1 - 2 | Dynamo Dresden
05.11.1977 | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa
12.11.1977 | 0 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
19.11.1977 | 1 - 1 | Bristol City
22.11.1977 | 1 - 1 | Hamburg SV
26.11.1977 | 4 - 0 | Leicester City
29.11.1977 | 2 - 2 | Coventry City
03.12.1977 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
06.12.1977 | 6 - 0 | Hamburg SV
10.12.1977 | 1 - 2 | Norwich City
17.12.1977 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
20.12.1977 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
26.12.1977 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
27.12.1977 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
31.12.1977 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
02.01.1978 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
07.01.1978 | 2 - 4 | Chelsea
14.01.1978 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
17.01.1978 | 3 - 1 | Wrexham
21.01.1978 | 2 - 3 | Birmingham City
04.02.1978 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
07.02.1978 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
14.02.1978 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
25.02.1978 | 3 - 1 | Manchester United
01.03.1978 | 2 - 1 | Benfica
04.03.1978 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
08.03.1978 | 2 - 4 | Derby County
11.03.1978 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
15.03.1978 | 4 - 1 | Benfica
18.03.1978 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
22.03.1978 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
25.03.1978 | 3 - 1 | Wolves
29.03.1978 | 1 - 2 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
01.04.1978 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
05.04.1978 | 1 - 0 | Everton
08.04.1978 | 3 - 2 | Leicester City
12.04.1978 | 3 - 0 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
15.04.1978 | 1 - 1 | Bristol City
18.04.1978 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
22.04.1978 | 3 - 0 | Norwich City
25.04.1978 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
29.04.1978 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
01.05.1978 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
04.05.1978 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
10.05.1978 | 1 - 0 | Club Brugge
×
1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Nottingham Forest
21
14
4
3
39
13
8
3
0
22
5
6
1
3
17
8
32
2
Everton
22
11
7
4
45
27
6
3
2
26
16
5
4
2
19
11
29
3
Arsenal
22
12
5
5
31
17
6
4
1
17
7
6
1
4
14
10
29
4
Liverpool
22
11
6
5
28
16
8
2
1
16
3
3
4
4
12
13
28
5
Manchester City
22
11
4
7
42
24
8
1
2
29
10
3
3
5
13
14
26
6
Leeds United
22
9
8
5
36
29
6
4
1
19
10
3
4
4
17
19
26
7
Coventry City
22
10
6
6
39
36
6
3
2
25
17
4
3
4
14
19
26
8
Norwich City
22
9
8
5
27
28
8
3
0
14
5
1
5
5
13
23
26
9
West Bromwich Albion
22
9
7
6
33
28
7
3
1
19
7
2
4
5
14
21
25
10
Aston Villa
21
9
5
7
27
21
5
1
4
14
10
4
4
3
13
11
23
11
Ipswich Town
22
8
7
7
24
25
8
2
1
20
11
0
5
6
4
14
23
12
Manchester United
21
9
3
9
34
33
6
1
3
15
12
3
2
6
19
21
21
13
Derby County
22
7
7
8
26
31
4
4
3
14
13
3
3
5
12
18
21
14
Chelsea
22
6
7
9
17
26
4
5
3
10
8
2
2
6
7
18
19
15
Middlesbrough
22
6
7
9
19
30
4
4
3
11
10
2
3
6
8
20
19
16
Bristol City
21
6
6
9
26
28
6
2
2
23
15
0
4
7
3
13
18
17
Wolves
22
6
6
10
26
33
4
3
4
16
15
2
3
6
10
18
18
18
Birmingham City
22
7
4
11
24
32
5
3
3
16
12
2
1
8
8
20
18
19
West Ham United
22
4
6
12
23
35
2
5
4
12
16
2
1
8
11
19
14
20
Queens Park Rangers
22
3
8
11
23
36
3
4
4
13
15
0
4
7
10
21
14
21
Newcastle United
20
5
2
13
25
38
4
1
5
16
15
1
1
8
9
23
12
22
Leicester City
22
2
7
13
9
37
2
4
5
6
18
0
3
8
3
19
11
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