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Leeds United F.C.
1977–1978 season
ManagerJimmy Armfield
StadiumElland Road
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupSemi-final
Biggest win5–0 vs Middlesbrough (18 March 1978)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Norwich City (1 April 1978)

During the 1977–78 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Background

Following the 1973–74 season, Revie left Leeds and Elland Road to manage the England national team. Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor. This was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics.[1] Clough's tenure as manager started badly, with defeat in the Charity Shield Match against Liverpool in which Billy Bremner and Kevin Keegan were sent off for fighting. Under Clough, the team performed poorly, and after only 44 days[2] he was dismissed.

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.[3] 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

Competitions

Football League First Division

[4]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Coventry City 42 18 12 12 75 62 +13 48
8 Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 57 42 +15 46
9 Leeds United 42 18 10 14 63 53 +10 46
10 Manchester United 42 16 10 16 67 63 +4 42
11 Birmingham City 42 16 9 17 55 60 −5 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Win Draw Loss


Date Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance
20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) Newcastle United Away 2–3 Hankin, Lorimer 36,491
24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) West Bromwich Albion Home 2–2 Jordan, McQueen 21,000
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) Birmingham City Home 1–0 Hankin 24,551
3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) Coventry City Away 2–2 Hankin, McQueen 21,479
10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) Ipswich Town Home 2–1 Hankin (2) 24,280
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) Derby County Away 2–2 Lorimer, Graham 24,274
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) Manchester United Home 1–1 Hankin 33,514
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) Chelsea Away 2–1 Lorimer, Hankin 35,427
5 October 1977 (1977-10-05) Aston Villa Home 1–1 McQueen 27,797
8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) Bristol City Away 2–3 Hankin (2) 26,215
15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) Liverpool Home 1–2 Thomas 45,500
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) Middlesbrough Away 1–2 Harris 27,516
29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) Leicester City Away 0–0 — 20,128
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) Norwich City Home 2–2 Lorimer (2) 24,345
12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) Manchester City Away 3–2 Jordan, Graham, Hankin 42,651
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) Nottingham Forest Home 1–0 Hankin 42,925
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) West Ham United Away 1–0 Hankin 26,883
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) Queens Park Rangers Home 3–0 Needham (og), Flynn, Currie 26,597
10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) Arsenal Away 1–1 McQueen 40,162
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) Manchester City Home 2–0 McQueen, Cherry 37,380
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1–3 Jordan 27,704
27 December 1977 (1977-12-27) Everton Home 3–1 Hankin (2), Lorimer 45,560
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) West Bromwich Albion Away 0–2 — 24,249
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) Newcastle United Home 0–2 — 36,643
14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) Birmingham City Away 3–2 Graham (3) 23,703
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) Coventry City Home 2–0 Hankin, Harris 27,062
4 February 1978 (1978-02-04) Ipswich Town Away 1–0 E. Gray 24,023
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) Chelsea Home 2–0 F. Gray, Currie 25,263
1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) Manchester United Away 1–0 Clarke 49,101
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) Bristol City Home 0–2 — 24,830
11 March 1978 (1978-03-11) Liverpool Away 0–1 — 48,233
18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) Middlesbrough Home 5–0 Hankin, Graham (2), Clarke (2) 25,158
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) Everton Away 0–2 — 45,020
27 March 1978 (1978-03-27) Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 2–1 Graham, Hankin 24,440
28 March 1978 (1978-03-28) Leicester City Home 5–1 Hankin, F. Gray, E. Gray (3) 21,145
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) Norwich City Away 0–3 — 19,615
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) West Ham United Home 1–2 Graham 22,953
12 April 1978 (1978-04-12) Derby County Home 2–0 E. Gray, Hankin 16,531
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) Nottingham Forest Away 1–1 F. Gray 38,662
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) Arsenal Home 1–3 Currie 33,263
26 April 1978 (1978-04-26) Aston Villa Away 1–3 Hankin 30,524
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) Queens Park Rangers Away 0–0 — 23,993

FA Cup

[6]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) Third round Manchester City Home 1–2 F. Gray 38,517

Football League Cup

[7]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result[5] Scorers Attendance
31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) Second round Rochdale Away 3–0 Jordan, Cherry, Harris 8,644
26 October 1977 (1977-10-26) Third round Colchester United Home 4–0 Jordan, Graham, Lorimer, Hankin 17,713
30 November 1977 (1977-11-30) Fourth round Bolton Wanderers Away 3–1 Graham, Jordan, F. Gray 33,766
18 January 1978 (1978-01-18) Fifth round Everton Home 4–1 Currie, Lorimer (2), E. Gray 35,020
8 February 1978 (1978-02-08) Semi-final - First leg Nottingham Forest Home 1–3 E. Gray 43,222
22 February 1978 (1978-02-22) Semi-final - Second leg Nottingham Forest Away 2–4 F. Gray, Graham 38,131

Statistics

Appearances and goals

[4][6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO David Stewart 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
DF England ENG Paul Reaney 21 0 15 0 1 0 5 0
DF England ENG Trevor Cherry 48 2 41 1 1 0 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Peter Lorimer 32 9 28 6 0 0 4 3
DF Scotland SCO Gordon McQueen 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Paul Madeley 45 0 38 0 1 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Eddie Gray 31 7 27 5 0 0 4 2
FW Scotland SCO David McNiven 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ray Hankin 40 21 33 20 1 0 6 1
MF England ENG Tony Currie 41 4 35 3 1 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Arthur Graham 47 12 40 9 1 0 6 3
DF Scotland SCO Frank Gray 48 6 41 3 1 1 6 2
FW Scotland SCO Joe Jordan 23 6 20 3 0 0 3 3
MF Wales WAL Carl Harris 24 3 19 2 1 0 4 1
MF Wales WAL Byron Stevenson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF Wales WAL Gwyn Thomas 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Keith Parkinson 12 0 8 0 0 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO David Harvey 30 0 25 0 1 0 4 0
MF Wales WAL Brian Flynn 30 1 29 1 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Peter Hampton 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
FW England ENG Allan Clarke 11 3 9 3 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Neil Parker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Paul Hart 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ Lappin, Tom (21 September 2004). "The manager with the Midas touch". The Scotsman. UK. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  2. ^ "When should you sack the manager? (Page 17)" (PDF). Chris Hope. jbs.cam.ac.uk. April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Welcome To Elland Road", Les Rowley & James Brown (1999), IFG Publishing, ISBN 0-9536338-0-2
  4. ^ a b Jarred, Martin. (1986). Leeds United : a complete record 1919-1986. Macdonald, Malcolm. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
  5. ^ a b c Leeds United F.C.'s score written first
  6. ^ a b Jarred, Martin. (1986). Leeds United : a complete record 1919-1986. Macdonald, Malcolm. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 155. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
  7. ^ a b Jarred, Martin. (1986). Leeds United : a complete record 1919-1986. Macdonald, Malcolm. Derby: Breedon Books Sport. p. 160. ISBN 0-907969-17-8. OCLC 14977257.
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