1977–78 Leicester City F.C. season

1977–78 season of Leicester City

Leicester City 1977–78 football season

Leicester City
1977–78 season
Chairman	Walter Needham
Manager	Frank McLintock (until 5 April) Ian MacFarlane (caretaker from 5 April)
First Division	22nd (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Salmons/Davies (4)
Average home league attendance	17,768
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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

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

Main article: 1977–78 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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
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:

Ipswich Town qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1977–78 FA Cup winners.

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 August 1977	Manchester City	A	0–0	45,963
24 August 1977	West Ham United	H	1–0	18,310	Kember
27 August 1977	Bristol City	H	0–0	17,011
3 September 1977	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–3	14,516
10 September 1977	Everton	H	1–5	16,425	Sims
17 September 1977	Arsenal	A	1–2	27,371	Worthington
24 September 1977	Nottingham Forest	H	0–3	21,447
1 October 1977	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–3	20,009
5 October 1977	Chelsea	A	0–0	19,575
8 October 1977	Aston Villa	H	0–2	20,276
15 October 1977	Coventry City	H	1–2	20,205	Sammels (pen)
22 October 1977	Norwich City	A	0–2	17,684
29 October 1977	Leeds United	H	0–0	20,128
5 November 1977	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2	20,082
12 November 1977	Ipswich Town	H	2–1	13,779	Williams, Salmons
19 November 1977	Birmingham City	A	1–1	21,208	Waddle
26 November 1977	Liverpool	H	0–4	26,051
3 December 1977	Newcastle United	A	0–2	20,112
10 December 1977	Derby County	H	1–1	21,199	Kelly
17 December 1977	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	16,905
26 December 1977	Middlesbrough	H	0–0	18,476
27 December 1977	Manchester United	A	1–3	57,396	Goodwin
31 December 1977	West Ham United	A	2–3	25,455	Kember, Sims
2 January 1978	Manchester City	H	0–1	24,041
14 January 1978	Bristol City	A	0–0	19,704
21 January 1978	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	16,288
4 February 1978	Everton	A	0–2	33,707
11 February 1978	Arsenal	H	1–1	15,780	Williams
25 February 1978	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	15,763	Goodwin
4 March 1978	Aston Villa	A	0–0	29,971
11 March 1978	Coventry City	A	0–1	24,421
14 March 1978	Nottingham Forest	A	0–1	32,355
18 March 1978	Norwich City	H	2–2	13,077	Williams, Davies
25 March 1978	Manchester United	H	2–3	20,299	Smith, Salmons
27 March 1978	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	15,534	Hughes
28 March 1978	Leeds United	A	1–5	21,145	Davies (pen)
1 April 1978	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1	14,637
8 April 1978	Liverpool	A	2–3	42,979	Hughes, White
15 April 1978	Birmingham City	H	1–4	15,431	Salmons
22 April 1978	Derby County	A	1–4	18,829	Davies
26 April 1978	Chelsea	H	0–2	12,970
29 April 1978	Newcastle United	H	3–0	11,530	Goodwin, Davies, Salmons

FA Cup

Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1978	Hull City	A	1–0	12,374	Armstrong
R4	28 January 1978	Walsall	A	0–1	17,421

League Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2	30 August 1977	Portsmouth	A	0–2	13,842

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	ENG	Mark Wallington
-	DF	ENG	Steve Whitworth
-	DF	ENG	Dennis Rofe
-	MF	ENG	Steve Kember
-	DF	ENG	Steve Sims
-	DF	ENG	David Webb
-	MF	ENG	Keith Weller
-	MF	ENG	Jon Sammels
-	FW	ENG	Geoff Salmons
-	MF	SCO	Eddie Kelly
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Williams
-	FW	SCO	Billy Hughes
-	FW	ENG	Roger Davies
-	MF	ENG	Mark Goodwin
-	MF	SCO	Brian Alderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	ENG	Alan Woollett
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong
-	FW	ENG	Alan Waddle
-	FW	ENG	Dean Smith
-	DF	ENG	Jeff Blockley
-	FW	ENG	Frank Worthington
-	FW	ENG	Steve Earle
-	MF	SCO	Lammie Robertson
-	MF	ENG	Winston White
-	FW	ENG	Trevor Christie
-	DF	ENG	Larry May
-	MF	ENG	Neville Hamilton
-	MF	ENG	Derek Dawkins
-	DF	ENG	Kevin Farmer

References

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

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Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Isthmian League (Two) Athenian League (level 7 only) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (Premier, One) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

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FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

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Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Hull City Luton Town Mansfield Town Millwall Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Sheffield United Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur
Third Division	Bradford City Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hereford United Lincoln City Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Preston North End Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Brentford Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Watford Wimbledon York City

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