1977–78 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1977–78 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Leicester City
1977–78 season
ChairmanWalter Needham
ManagerFrank McLintock (until 5 April)
Ian MacFarlane (caretaker from 5 April)
First Division22nd (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerSalmons/Davies (4)
Average home league attendance17,768

Season summary

In the 1977–78 season, Frank McLintock returned to Leicester, this time as a manager. However, he endured a difficult time in charge, as the Foxes went through a spell where they had one win in 26 matches and as a result finished bottom and were relegated back to the second tier after 7 years in the top flight. McLintock was sacked on 5 April and Ian MacFarlane took charge of the team for the final 5 games of Leicester's dismal season.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Ipswich Town 42 11 13 18 47 61 14 35 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
19 Queens Park Rangers 42 9 15 18 47 64 17 33
20 West Ham United (R) 42 12 8 22 52 69 17 32 Relegation to the Second Division
21 Newcastle United (R) 42 6 10 26 42 78 36 22
22 Leicester City (R) 42 5 12 25 26 70 44 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ipswich Town qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1977–78 FA Cup winners.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1977Manchester CityA0–045,963
24 August 1977West Ham UnitedH1–018,310Kember
27 August 1977Bristol CityH0–017,011
3 September 1977Queens Park RangersA0–314,516
10 September 1977EvertonH1–516,425Sims
17 September 1977ArsenalA1–227,371Worthington
24 September 1977Nottingham ForestH0–321,447
1 October 1977Wolverhampton WanderersA0–320,009
5 October 1977ChelseaA0–019,575
8 October 1977Aston VillaH0–220,276
15 October 1977Coventry CityH1–220,205Sammels (pen)
22 October 1977Norwich CityA0–217,684
29 October 1977Leeds UnitedH0–020,128
5 November 1977West Bromwich AlbionA0–220,082
12 November 1977Ipswich TownH2–113,779Williams, Salmons
19 November 1977Birmingham CityA1–121,208Waddle
26 November 1977LiverpoolH0–426,051
3 December 1977Newcastle UnitedA0–220,112
10 December 1977Derby CountyH1–121,199Kelly
17 December 1977Ipswich TownA0–116,905
26 December 1977MiddlesbroughH0–018,476
27 December 1977Manchester UnitedA1–357,396Goodwin
31 December 1977West Ham UnitedA2–325,455Kember, Sims
2 January 1978Manchester CityH0–124,041
14 January 1978Bristol CityA0–019,704
21 January 1978Queens Park RangersH0–016,288
4 February 1978EvertonA0–233,707
11 February 1978ArsenalH1–115,780Williams
25 February 1978Wolverhampton WanderersH1–015,763Goodwin
4 March 1978Aston VillaA0–029,971
11 March 1978Coventry CityA0–124,421
14 March 1978Nottingham ForestA0–132,355
18 March 1978Norwich CityH2–213,077Williams, Davies
25 March 1978Manchester UnitedH2–320,299Smith, Salmons
27 March 1978MiddlesbroughA1–015,534Hughes
28 March 1978Leeds UnitedA1–521,145Davies (pen)
1 April 1978West Bromwich AlbionH0–114,637
8 April 1978LiverpoolA2–342,979Hughes, White
15 April 1978Birmingham CityH1–415,431Salmons
22 April 1978Derby CountyA1–418,829Davies
26 April 1978ChelseaH0–212,970
29 April 1978Newcastle UnitedH3–011,530Goodwin, Davies, Salmons

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1978Hull CityA1–012,374Armstrong
R428 January 1978WalsallA0–117,421

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R230 August 1977PortsmouthA0–213,842

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Mark Wallington
- DF England ENG Steve Whitworth
- DF England ENG Dennis Rofe
- MF England ENG Steve Kember
- DF England ENG Steve Sims
- DF England ENG David Webb
- MF England ENG Keith Weller
- MF England ENG Jon Sammels
- FW England ENG Geoff Salmons
- MF Scotland SCO Eddie Kelly
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Williams
- FW Scotland SCO Billy Hughes
- FW England ENG Roger Davies
- MF England ENG Mark Goodwin
- MF Scotland SCO Brian Alderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Alan Woollett
- MF England ENG George Armstrong
- FW England ENG Alan Waddle
- FW England ENG Dean Smith
- DF England ENG Jeff Blockley
- FW England ENG Frank Worthington
- FW England ENG Steve Earle
- MF Scotland SCO Lammie Robertson
- MF England ENG Winston White
- FW England ENG Trevor Christie
- DF England ENG Larry May
- MF England ENG Neville Hamilton
- MF England ENG Derek Dawkins
- DF England ENG Kevin Farmer

References

  1. "Leicester City 1977-1978 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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