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The 1977–78 Football League Cup was the eighteenth 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
Country
England &  Wales
Teams
92
Champions
Nottingham Forest
Runners-up
Liverpool

← 1976–77


1978–79 →



Contents





  • 1 First round

    • 1.1 First Leg


    • 1.2 Second Leg


    • 1.3 Replays



  • 2 Second round

    • 2.1 Ties


    • 2.2 Replays


    • 2.3 2nd Replay



  • 3 Third round

    • 3.1 Ties


    • 3.2 Replays


    • 3.3 2nd Replay



  • 4 Fourth round

    • 4.1 Ties


    • 4.2 Replay



  • 5 Fifth Round

    • 5.1 Ties


    • 5.2 Replay



  • 6 Semi-finals

    • 6.1 First Leg


    • 6.2 Second Leg



  • 7 Final

    • 7.1 Match Details


    • 7.2 Replay



  • 8 References

    • 8.1 General


    • 8.2 Specific





First round[edit]



First Leg[edit]






















































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Aldershot1–1Colchester United13 August 1977
Brentford2–1Crystal Palace13 August 1977
Bristol Rovers1–2Walsall13 August 1977
Burnley2–0Chester13 August 1977
Bury3–0Crewe Alexandra13 August 1977
Cambridge United0–0Brighton & Hove Albion13 August 1977
Chesterfield4–1Barnsley13 August 1977
Darlington0–0Scunthorpe United13 August 1977
Exeter City2–2Plymouth Argyle13 August 1977
Fulham0–2Leyton Orient13 August 1977
Gillingham1–1Wimbledon13 August 1977
Grimsby Town3–0Hartlepool United13 August 1977
Hereford United2–0Bournemouth13 August 1977
Huddersfield Town1–1Carlisle United13 August 1977
Mansfield Town0–1Lincoln City13 August 1977
Oxford United3–0Shrewsbury Town13 August 1977
Peterborough United4–1Bradford City13 August 1977
Port Vale2–1Preston North End13 August 1977
Portsmouth3–1Newport County13 August 1977
Rochdale1–1Halifax Town13 August 1977
Rotherham United3–0York City13 August 1977
Sheffield Wednesday5–2Doncaster Rovers13 August 1977
Southend United2–3Northampton Town13 August 1977
Swansea City1–3Swindon Town13 August 1977
Torquay United1–0Cardiff City13 August 1977
Tranmere Rovers0–1Southport13 August 1977
Watford2–1Reading13 August 1977
Wrexham1–0Stockport County13 August 1977


Second Leg[edit]



















































































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Barnsley3–0Chesterfield16 August 19774–4
Bournemouth4–2Hereford United16 August 19774–4
Bradford City1–1Peterborough United17 August 19772–5
Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Cambridge United16 August 19770–0
Cardiff City3–2Torquay United17 August 19773–3
Carlisle United2–2Huddersfield Town16 August 19773–3
Chester1–0Burnley17 August 19771–2
Colchester United4–1Aldershot16 August 19775–2
Crewe Alexandra1–1Bury17 August 19771–4
Crystal Palace5–1Brentford16 August 19776–3
Doncaster Rovers0–3Sheffield Wednesday16 August 19772–8
Halifax Town1–2Rochdale16 August 19772–3
Hartlepool United1–2Grimsby Town16 August 19771–5
Leyton Orient1–2Fulham16 August 19773–2
Lincoln City0–0Mansfield Town17 August 19771–0
Newport County3–2Portsmouth16 August 19774–5
Northampton Town2–1Southend United16 August 19775–3
Plymouth Argyle0–0Exeter City16 August 19772–2
Preston North End2–1Port Vale17 August 19773–3
Reading1–0Watford17 August 19772–2
Scunthorpe United3–1Darlington16 August 19773–1
Shrewsbury Town2–2Oxford United16 August 19772–5
Southport2–2Tranmere Rovers16 August 19773–2
Stockport County1–1Wrexham17 August 19771–2
Swindon Town2–1Swansea City16 August 19775–2
Walsall1–0Bristol Rovers16 August 19773–1
Wimbledon3–1Gillingham16 August 19774–2
York City3–0Rotherham United16 August 19773–3


Replays[edit]










































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Barnsley0–2[1]Chesterfield23 August 1977
Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Cambridge United23 August 1977
Cardiff City2–1Torquay United24 August 1977
Hereford United1–2[1]Bournemouth23 August 1977
Huddersfield Town2–1Carlisle United23 August 1977
Plymouth Argyle0–1Exeter City23 August 1977
Port Vale1–2Preston North End23 August 1977
Watford5–0Reading23 August 1977
York City1–1[1][2]Rotherham United23 August 1977


Second round[edit]



Ties[edit]






































































































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal3–2Manchester United30 August 1977
Birmingham City0–2Notts County30 August 1977
Blackburn Rovers1–1Colchester United31 August 1977
Blackpool2–2Sheffield Wednesday30 August 1977
Bolton Wanderers1–0Lincoln City30 August 1977
Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Oldham Athletic30 August 1977
Bristol City1–0Stoke City29 August 1977
Burnley3–1Norwich City30 August 1977
Charlton Athletic1–2Wrexham30 August 1977
Chesterfield0–1Manchester City31 August 1977
Crystal Palace0–0Southampton30 August 1977
Derby County3–1Leyton Orient31 August 1977
Exeter City1–3Aston Villa31 August 1977
Grimsby Town1–2Watford30 August 1977
Huddersfield Town0–2Coventry City30 August 1977
Ipswich Town5–0Northampton Town30 August 1977
Liverpool2–0Chelsea30 August 1977
Newcastle United0–2Millwall31 August 1977
Nottingham Forest5–0West Ham United30 August 1977
Oxford United1–1Bury31 August 1977
Peterborough United1–1Scunthorpe United30 August 1977
Portsmouth2–0Leicester City30 August 1977
Queens Park Rangers2–0Bournemouth31 August 1977
Rochdale0–3Leeds United31 August 1977
Sheffield United0–3Everton30 August 1977
Southport2–2Hull City31 August 1977
Sunderland2–2Middlesbrough30 August 1977
Swindon Town5–1Cardiff City30 August 1977
Tottenham Hotspur4–0Wimbledon30 August 1977
Walsall0–0Preston North End31 August 1977
West Bromwich Albion4–0Rotherham United31 August 1977
Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Luton Town30 August 1977


Replays[edit]










































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Bury1–0[1]Oxford United5 September 1977
Colchester United4–0Blackburn Rovers7 September 1977
Hull City1–0Southport14 September 1977
Middlesbrough1–0Sunderland13 September 1977
Oldham Athletic2–2[1]Brighton & Hove Albion13 September 1977
Preston North End0–1[1]Walsall6 September 1977
Scunthorpe United0–1Peterborough United6 September 1977
Sheffield Wednesday3–1Blackpool5 September 1977
Southampton2–1[1]Crystal Palace13 September 1977


2nd Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Brighton & Hove Albion1–2[1]Oldham Athletic27 September 1977


Third round[edit]



Ties[edit]






































































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal2–0Southampton25 October 1977
Aston Villa1–0Queens Park Rangers26 October 1977
Bolton Wanderers3–1Peterborough United25 October 1977
Burnley1–2Ipswich Town25 October 1977
Everton2–2Middlesbrough25 October 1977
Hull City2–0Oldham Athletic25 October 1977
Leeds United4–0Colchester United26 October 1977
Liverpool2–0Derby County26 October 1977
Luton Town1–1Manchester City25 October 1977
Millwall1–1Bury25 October 1977
Nottingham Forest4–0Notts County25 October 1977
Portsmouth1–1Swindon Town25 October 1977
Sheffield Wednesday2–1Walsall25 October 1977
Tottenham Hotspur2–3Coventry City26 October 1977
West Bromwich Albion1–0Watford25 October 1977
Wrexham1–0Bristol City26 October 1977


Replays[edit]






















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Bury2–0Millwall1 November 1977
Manchester City0–0[1]Luton Town1 November 1977
Middlesbrough1–2Everton31 October 1977
Swindon Town4–3Portsmouth1 November 1977


2nd Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Luton Town2–3[1]Manchester City9 November 1977


Fourth round[edit]



Ties[edit]






































Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal5–1Hull City29 November 1977
Bolton Wanderers1–3Leeds United30 November 1977
Bury1–0West Bromwich Albion29 November 1977
Ipswich Town1–2Manchester City29 November 1977
Liverpool2–2Coventry City29 November 1977
Nottingham Forest4–2Aston Villa29 November 1977
Sheffield Wednesday1–3Everton29 November 1977
Wrexham2–0Swindon Town7 December 1977


Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Coventry City0–2Liverpool20 December 1977


Fifth Round[edit]



Ties[edit]






















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Bury0–3Nottingham Forest17 January 1978
Leeds United4–1Everton18 January 1978
Manchester City0–0Arsenal18 January 1978
Wrexham1–3Liverpool17 January 1978


Replay[edit]










Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Arsenal1–0Manchester City24 January 1978


Semi-finals[edit]



First Leg[edit]














Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Leeds United1–3Nottingham Forest8 February 1978
Liverpool2–1Arsenal7 February 1978


Second Leg[edit]

















Home Team
Score
Away Team
Date
Agg
Arsenal0–0Liverpool14 February 19781–2
Nottingham Forest4–2Leeds United22 February 19787–3


Final[edit]


Main article: 1978 Football League Cup Final












1978 League Cup Final

Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
Event
League Cup 1977–78







Nottingham ForestLiverpool





Nottingham ForestLiverpool
00
Date
18 March 1978
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London
Replay





Nottingham ForestLiverpool
10
Date
22 March 1978
Venue
Old Trafford, Manchester

← 1977


1979 →


Match Details[edit]


















Nottingham Forest
















Liverpool









Nottingham Forest
Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks

0 — 0
(final score after extra time)

Liverpool
White shirts/Black shorts/White socks

Manager: Brian Clough

Team:

1 Chris Woods (GK)

2 Viv Anderson

3 Frank Clark

4 John McGovern (c)Substituted off
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 Substituted in


Scorers:
None



Half-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 Substituted off 91'

6 Emlyn Hughes (c)

7 Kenny Dalglish

8 Jimmy Case

9 Steve Heighway

10 Terry McDermott

11 Ian Callaghan

Substitute:

12 David Fairclough Substituted in 91'
Scorers:
None



Replay[edit]


















Nottingham Forest
















Liverpool









Nottingham Forest
Yellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks

1 — 0
(final score after 90 minutes)

Liverpool
Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks

Manager: 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 Goal (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 Substituted off 64'

9 Steve Heighway

10 Terry McDermott

11 Ian Callaghan

Substitute

12 David Fairclough Substituted in 64'


Scorers:
None



References[edit]



General[edit]



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  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.


  • "English League Cup 1977–1978 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 3 February 2009.


Specific[edit]




  1. ^ abcdefghij After Extra Time


  2. ^ Rotherham United won 6–5 on Penalties













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