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1st Division
St James' Park | 31 December 1977 at15:00UK local time
Newcastle United
0
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.23)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Joey Jones
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Terry McDermott
(c)
9
Steve Heighway
10
David Fairclough
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
David Johnson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Phil Thompson
48′
(Kenny Dalglish)
Kenny Dalglish
89′
(Steve Heighway)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 23.49)
Kevin Carr
Ray Blackhall
Mickey Barker
Stewart Barrowclough
Aidan McCaffery
Irving Nattrass
Mick Burns
Ray Hudson
Michael Larnach
Tommy Craig
Stuart Robinson
Opposition substitutions
Stewart Barrowclough
replaced by
Dennis Martin
0
′
Notes
- McDermott was made skipper of the day in recognition of his long service to opponents Newcastle.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
William McGarry
Referee:
Walmsley K
Attendance:
36,456
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3371
League game number:
2931
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Newcastle United league position:
21st
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13 Aug 1977 - Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
20 Aug 1977 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
23 Aug 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United
27 Aug 1977 - Liverpool 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
30 Aug 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
03 Sep 1977 - Birmingham City 1-0 Liverpool
10 Sep 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 Coventry City
17 Sep 1977 - Ipswich Town 1-1 Liverpool
24 Sep 1977 - Liverpool 1-0 Derby County
01 Oct 1977 - Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool
04 Oct 1977 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
08 Oct 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
15 Oct 1977 - Leeds United 2-1 Liverpool
19 Oct 1977 - Liverpool 5-1 Dynamo Dresden
22 Oct 1977 - Liverpool 0-0 Everton
26 Oct 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
29 Oct 1977 - Manchester City 1-3 Liverpool
02 Nov 1977 - Dynamo Dresden 1-2 Liverpool
05 Nov 1977 - Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa
12 Nov 1977 - Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Liverpool
19 Nov 1977 - Liverpool 1-1 Bristol City
22 Nov 1977 - Hamburg SV 1-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1977 - Leicester City 4-0 Liverpool
29 Nov 1977 - Liverpool 2-2 Coventry City
03 Dec 1977 - Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United
06 Dec 1977 - Liverpool 6-0 Hamburg SV
10 Dec 1977 - Norwich City 1-2 Liverpool
17 Dec 1977 - Liverpool 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
20 Dec 1977 - Coventry City 2-0 Liverpool
26 Dec 1977 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool
27 Dec 1977 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
31 Dec 1977 - Newcastle United 2-0 Liverpool
02 Jan 1978 - Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough
07 Jan 1978 - Chelsea 2-4 Liverpool
14 Jan 1978 - West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Liverpool
17 Jan 1978 - Wrexham 3-1 Liverpool
21 Jan 1978 - Liverpool 2-3 Birmingham City
04 Feb 1978 - Coventry City 0-1 Liverpool
07 Feb 1978 - Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
14 Feb 1978 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
25 Feb 1978 - Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United
01 Mar 1978 - Benfica 2-1 Liverpool
04 Mar 1978 - Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool
08 Mar 1978 - Derby County 2-4 Liverpool
11 Mar 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Leeds United
15 Mar 1978 - Liverpool 4-1 Benfica
18 Mar 1978 - Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
22 Mar 1978 - Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest
25 Mar 1978 - Wolves 3-1 Liverpool
29 Mar 1978 - Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-2 Liverpool
01 Apr 1978 - Aston Villa 3-0 Liverpool
05 Apr 1978 - Everton 1-0 Liverpool
08 Apr 1978 - Liverpool 3-2 Leicester City
12 Apr 1978 - Liverpool 3-0 Borussia Moenchengladbach
15 Apr 1978 - Bristol City 1-1 Liverpool
18 Apr 1978 - Liverpool 2-2 Ipswich Town
22 Apr 1978 - Liverpool 3-0 Norwich City
25 Apr 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal
29 Apr 1978 - West Ham United 2-0 Liverpool
01 May 1978 - Liverpool 4-0 Manchester City
04 May 1978 - Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
10 May 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Nottm Forest
23
16
4
3
44
14
+30
36
2
Everton
23
12
7
4
47
27
+20
31
3
Liverpool
23
12
6
5
30
16
+14
30
4
Arsenal
23
12
5
6
31
19
+12
29
5
Man City
23
12
4
7
44
24
+20
28
6
Coventry C
23
11
6
6
42
36
+6
28
7
West Brom
23
10
7
6
34
28
+6
27
8
Norwich C
23
9
9
5
29
30
-1
27
9
Leeds U
23
9
8
6
36
30
+6
26
10
Aston Villa
22
9
5
8
27
23
+4
23
11
Ipswich T
23
8
7
8
25
27
-2
23
12
Derby Co
23
8
7
8
28
32
-4
23
13
Man Utd
22
9
3
10
34
36
-2
21
14
Chelsea
23
7
7
9
22
30
-8
21
15
Wolves
23
7
6
10
29
34
-5
20
16
Middlesbrough
23
6
8
9
21
32
-11
20
17
Bristol C
22
6
6
10
27
31
-4
18
18
Birmingham C
23
7
4
12
28
37
-9
18
19
West Ham U
23
5
6
12
26
37
-11
16
20
QPR
23
3
8
12
24
39
-15
14
21
Newcastle U
22
5
2
15
25
42
-17
12
22
Leicester C
23
2
7
14
11
40
-29
11
