1977-78 in English football
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The 1977-1978 season was the 98th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 1977 to July 1978:
OverviewFirst DivisionBrian Clough's Nottingham Forest side took on the First Division by storm, by winning the League Cup on 22nd March and confirming themselves as league champions the following month. They joined a small and exclusive company of clubs to have won the league championship one season after promotion. Manchester United broke the British transfer fee record on 9th February by paying Leeds United £495,000 for Scottish defender Gordon McQueen. West Ham United, Newcastle United and Leicester City were all relegated. Second DivisionBolton Wanderers, Southampton F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur were all promoted, while Blackpool F.C., Mansfield Town and Hull City were all relegated Third DivisionWrexham, Cambridge United and Preston North End were all promoted, while Portsmouth F.C., Port Vale, Bradford City and Hereford United were all relegated. Fourth DivisionWimbledon play their first season in the Football League, replacing Workington. Watford F.C., Southend United, Swansea City and Brentford F.C. were all promoted, while Southport F.C. were relegated. Non-leagueWigan Athletic were elected to the Football League in place of Southport. The club had applied for Football League membership 28 times since it was formed in 1932 in place of a previous club, Wigan Borough, who had briefly been league members during the 1920s. FA CupDespite a poor League finishing position, Manager Bobby Robson led Ipswich Town to victory in the FA Cup. Northern League side Blyth Spartans beat Second Division Stoke City 3-2 away to become the first non-League team to reach the Fifth Round of the FA Cup since 1949. They were seconds away from reaching the quarter-finals, but Wrexham equalised from a retaken corner kick before winning a replay. Blyth gained some revenge by being the final winners of the Debenhams Cup against Wrexham later in the season. European footballLiverpool thrashed Hamburg 6-0 to win the European Super Cup 7-1 on aggregate. In the Hamburg side was former Liverpool striker Kevin Keegan. They went on to beat Club Brugge 1-0 on 10th May thanks to a Kenny Dalglish goal and thus retained the European Cup - more than adequate compensation for their failed League Cup and league title challenges. Manchester United were thrown out of the Cup Winners' Cup on 19 September due to the behaviour of their fans in the away leg of their tie against St. Etienne four days earlier. They were reinstated a week later, but had to play the second leg at least 300km from Manchester and the venue was Plymouth Argyle's Home Park ground. HonoursNon-League honours
Awards
Professional Footballers Association
National teamDon Revie outraged just about everyone who followed English football when he walked out on the England team to take charge of the United Arab Emirates in a four-year deal worth £340,000 which made him the highest-paid football manager in the world. West Ham United general manager Ron Greenwood was appointed as England caretaker manager and later given the job on a permanent basis, despite failing to achieve qualification for the 1978 World Cup.
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Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points European competitionsEuropean Super Cup
European CupCup Winners' CupUEFA CupTransfer dealsDeaths
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