Matchdetails from Liverpool - Leicester City played on Saturday 8 April 1978 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!
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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 8 Apr 1978 at 15:00 UK local time
| Liverpool | 3 | - | 2 | Leicester City |
Notes
- - Sammy Lee makes his LFC debut
- - Sammy Lee scores his debut goal for LFC
- - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.28
- - Average age of the Leicester City starting lineup: 25.19
- - Liverpool league position after match: 4
- - Leicester City league position after match: 22
- - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- - David Johnson tears his knee ligaments.
Other details
- Manager: Bob Paisley
- Opposition manager: Ian MacFarlane
- Referee: Challinor A
- Attendance: 42,979
- Half-time score: 1 - 1
- Game number: 3392
- League game number: 2943
- LFC played towards Kop: Second half
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Match programme
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1st Division table after the match
| Overall | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 54 |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 45 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 55 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 45 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 42 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 40 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 38 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 36 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 36 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 36 |
| 13 | Derby County | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 36 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 36 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 33 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 31 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 30 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 63 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 28 |
| 19 | Wolves | 37 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 28 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 25 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 21 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 38 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 60 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 20 |