1977–78_Everton_F.C._season

Everton
1977–78 season
Manager	Gordon Lee
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	4th Round
League Cup	5th Round
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Everton F.C. season

1977–78 season of Everton F.C.

During the 1977–78 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 3rd in the table with 55 points.

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[table_note_res_LIV0.53164390406182-1] Liverpool qualified for the European Cup first round as the 1977–78 European Cup winners.

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Everton's Record in 1977-78

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1977-1978 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nottingham Forest (C)	42	25	14	3	69	24	+45	64	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Liverpool	42	24	9	9	65	34	+31	57	Qualification for the European Cup first round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Everton	42	22	11	9	76	45	+31	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Manchester City	42	20	12	10	74	51	+23	52
5	Arsenal	42	21	10	11	60	37	+23	52

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 August 1977	Nottingham Forest	H	1–3	38,001	Pearson
23 August 1977	Arsenal	A	0–1	32,954
27 August 1977	Aston Villa	A	2–1	37,805	McKenzie (2)
3 September 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	36,636
10 September 1977	Leicester City	A	5–1	16,425	Latchford, Thomas, King (2), McKenzie
17 September 1977	Norwich City	H	3–0	34,405	Rioch, McKenzie, Dobson
24 September 1977	West Ham United	A	1–1	25,296	McKenzie
1 October 1977	Manchester City	H	1–1	43,286	Latchford
4 October 1977	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–1	34,582	Higgins, King (pen), Latchford
8 October 1977	Queens Park Rangers	A	5–1	20,495	Latchford (4), McKenzie
15 October 1977	Bristol City	H	1–0	39,230	King
22 October 1977	Liverpool	A	0–0	51,668
29 October 1977	Newcastle United	H	4–4	37,574	Pejic, Latchford (2), Lyons
5 November 1977	Derby County	A	1–0	29,335	Lyons
12 November 1977	Birmingham City	H	2–1	37,783	Latchford (2)
19 November 1977	Ipswich Town	A	3–3	22,795	Lyons, Pearson, Buckley
26 November 1977	Coventry City	H	6–0	43,279	Dobson, Latchford (3), Pearson, King
3 December 1977	Chelsea	A	1–0	33,899	Latchford
10 December 1977	Middlesbrough	H	3–0	38,387	Latchford (2), Buckley
17 December 1977	Birmingham City	A	0–0	22,177
26 December 1977	Manchester United	H	2–6	48,335	Latchford, Dobson
27 December 1977	Leeds United	A	1–3	45,560	Dobson
31 December 1977	Arsenal	H	2–0	47,039	Latchford, King
2 January 1978	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	44,030	Ross (pen)
14 January 1978	Aston Villa	H	1–0	40,630	King
21 January 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	23,777	Ross (pen)
4 February 1978	Leicester City	H	2–0	33,677	Latchford (2)
18 February 1978	West Ham United	H	2–1	33,862	McKenzie, Thomas
25 February 1978	Manchester City	A	0–1	46,817
4 March 1978	Queens Park Rangers	H	3–3	33,861	Ross, Dobson, King
11 March 1978	Bristol City	A	1–0	25,986	Ross
15 March 1978	Norwich City	A	0–0	19,502
24 March 1978	Newcastle United	A	2–0	27,103	Latchford, McKenzie
25 March 1978	Leeds United	H	2–0	45,020	Latchford, McKenzie
27 March 1978	Manchester United	A	2–1	55,317	Latchford (2)
1 April 1978	Derby County	H	2–1	38,213	Dobson, Latchford
5 April 1978	Liverpool	H	0–1	52,759
8 April 1978	Coventry City	A	2–3	26,025	Latchford, Lyons
15 April 1978	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	33,402	Latchford (pen)
22 April 1978	Middlesbrough	A	0–0	15,969
25 April 1978	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–3	20,247	Telfer
29 April 1978	Chelsea	H	6–0	39,504	Dobson, Wright, Robinson, Lyons, Latchford (2, 1 pen)

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
3	7 January 1978	Aston Villa	H	4–1	46,320	King, Ross (pen), McKenzie, Latchford
4	28 January 1978	Middlesbrough	A	2–3	33,692	Telfer, Lyons

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
2	30 August 1977	Sheffield United	A	3–0	18,571	Latchford, McKenzie, King
3	25 October 1977	Middlesbrough	H	2–2	32,766	King, Telfer
3:R	31 October 1977	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	28,500	Lyons, Pearson
4	29 November 1977	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3–1	36,079	Lyons, Dobson, Pearson
5	18 January 1978	Leeds United	A	1–4	35,020	Thomas

1977–78_Everton_F.C._season

1977–78 Everton F.C. season

Final league table

Results

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Squad

References

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