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1st Division
Anfield | 18 April 1978 at19:30UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
2
Ipswich Town
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.16)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Tommy Smith
4
Phil Thompson
5
David Fairclough
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
Graeme Souness
11
Terry McDermott
Substitutes
12
Sammy Lee
Goals
Kenny Dalglish
58′
Graeme Souness
62′
Substitutions
Steve Heighway
replaced by
Sammy Lee
63′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 23.57)
Paul Cooper
George Burley
Leslie Tibbott
Brian Talbot
Russell Osman
Terry Butcher
Roger Osborne
John Wark
Trevor Whymark
David Geddis
Clive Woods
Opposition goals
Trevor Whymark
43
′
Mick Lambert
80
′
Opposition substitutions
Roger Osborne
replaced by
Mick Lambert
73
′
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Bobby Robson
Referee:
Mills T
Attendance:
40,044
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3395
League game number:
2945
Liverpool league position:
4th
Ipswich Town league position:
16th
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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
37
24
10
3
65
22
+43
58
2
Everton
39
21
10
8
69
42
+27
52
3
Arsenal
38
19
10
9
56
32
+24
48
4
Liverpool
37
20
8
9
55
34
+21
48
5
Man City
37
18
10
9
66
44
+22
46
6
Coventry C
39
18
10
11
73
58
+15
46
7
West Brom
38
17
12
9
56
46
+10
46
8
Leeds U
39
18
9
12
61
47
+14
45
9
Aston Villa
38
15
10
13
44
37
+7
40
10
Birmingham C
39
16
7
16
54
56
-2
39
11
Man Utd
39
14
10
15
62
61
+1
38
12
Middlesbrough
39
12
14
13
41
51
-10
38
13
Norwich C
39
11
16
12
49
60
-11
38
14
Derby Co
39
12
12
15
46
57
-11
36
15
Bristol C
39
11
12
16
48
50
-2
34
16
Ipswich T
38
10
13
15
44
51
-7
33
17
West Ham U
39
11
8
20
50
63
-13
30
18
Chelsea
37
9
12
16
40
61
-21
30
19
Wolves
38
9
11
18
43
60
-17
29
20
QPR
38
8
13
17
43
61
-18
29
21
Newcastle U
39
6
9
24
40
70
-30
21
22
Leicester C
39
4
12
23
22
64
-42
20
