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Seasons · Division One · Season 58

1977/78

Finished 9th · Manager Jimmy Armfield
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Played
49
Won
22
Drawn
10
Lost
17
For
81
Against
64
Points
46
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
5–0 v Middlesbrough
Biggest defeat
0–3 v Norwich City
Clean sheets
15
Top scorer
Ray Hankin · 21
Most assists
—
Avg attendance
30,241
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1977/78
DateOpponentScoreResult
20 Aug Newcastle United 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Newcastle United
24 Aug West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion
27 Aug Birmingham City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
3 Sep Coventry City 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Coventry City
10 Sep Ipswich Town 2–1 Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
17 Sep Derby County 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Derby County
24 Sep Manchester United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
1 Oct Chelsea 2–1 Won 2–1 v Chelsea
5 Oct Aston Villa 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
8 Oct Bristol City 2–3 Lost 2–3 v Bristol City
15 Oct Liverpool 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Liverpool
22 Oct Middlesbrough 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Middlesbrough
29 Oct Leicester City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Leicester City
5 Nov Norwich City 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Norwich City
12 Nov Manchester City 3–2 Won 3–2 v Manchester City
19 Nov Nottingham Forest 1–0 Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest
26 Nov West Ham United 1–0 Won 1–0 v West Ham United
3 Dec Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Won 3–0 v Queens Park Rangers
10 Dec Arsenal 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
17 Dec Manchester City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Manchester City
26 Dec Wolves 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Wolves
27 Dec Everton 3–1 Won 3–1 v Everton
31 Dec West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Lost 0–1 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Jan Newcastle United 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Newcastle United
14 Jan Birmingham City 3–2 Won 3–2 v Birmingham City
21 Jan Coventry City 2–0 Won 2–0 v Coventry City
4 Feb Ipswich Town 1–0 Won 1–0 v Ipswich Town
25 Feb Chelsea 2–0 Won 2–0 v Chelsea
1 Mar Manchester United 1–0 Won 1–0 v Manchester United
4 Mar Bristol City 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Bristol City
11 Mar Liverpool 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
18 Mar Middlesbrough 5–0 Won 5–0 v Middlesbrough
25 Mar Everton 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Everton
27 Mar Wolves 2–1 Won 2–1 v Wolves
28 Mar Leicester City 5–1 Won 5–1 v Leicester City
1 Apr Norwich City 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Norwich City
8 Apr West Ham United 1–2 Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
12 Apr Derby County 2–0 Won 2–0 v Derby County
15 Apr Nottingham Forest 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Nottingham Forest
22 Apr Arsenal 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Arsenal
26 Apr Aston Villa 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Aston Villa
29 Apr Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Queens Park Rangers

League Cup · 6 played

League Cup fixtures, 1977/78
DateOpponentScoreResult
31 Aug Rochdale 3–0 Won 3–0 v Rochdale
26 Oct Colchester United 4–0 Won 4–0 v Colchester United
30 Nov Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Won 3–1 v Bolton Wanderers
18 Jan Everton 4–1 Won 4–1 v Everton
8 Feb Nottingham Forest 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Nottingham Forest
22 Feb Nottingham Forest 2–4 Lost 2–4 v Nottingham Forest

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1977/78
DateOpponentScoreResult
7 Jan Manchester City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Manchester City