1977–78 Football League Cup
The 1977–78 Football League Cup was the 18th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 13 August 1977 and ended with the final going to a replay on 22 March 1978.
The final was contested by First Division teams Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, followed by a replay at Old Trafford.
Final
Match details
| Nottingham Forest Red shirts/White shorts/Red socks | 0 — 0 | Liverpool White shirts/Black shorts/White socks |
| Manager: Brian Clough Team: 1 Chris Woods 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John McGovern 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute: 12 John O'Hare Scorers: None | Half-time: 0–0 Competition: Football League Cup Date: 15.00 GMT Saturday 18 March 1978 Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Pat Partridge Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named substitute. | Manager: Bob Paisley Team: 1 Ray Clemence 2 Phil Neal 3 Tommy Smith 4 Phil Thompson 5 Ray Kennedy 6 Emlyn Hughes 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute: 12 David Fairclough Scorers: None |
Replay
| Nottingham Forest Yellow/Yellow shorts/Yellow socks | 1 — 0 | Liverpool Red shirts/Red shorts/Red socks |
| Manager: Brian Clough Team: 1 Chris Woods 2 Viv Anderson 3 Frank Clark 4 John O'Hare 5 Larry Lloyd 6 Kenny Burns 7 Martin O'Neill 8 Ian Bowyer 9 Peter Withe 10 Tony Woodcock 11 John Robertson Substitute 12Steve Elliot Scorers: | Half-time: 0–0 Competition: Football League Cup Date: 19.45 BST Wednesday 22 March 1978 Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 54,375 Referee: Pat Partridge Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time if necessary. Match replayed if scores still level. One named substitute. | Manager: Bob Paisley Team: 1 Ray Clemence 2 Phil Neal 3 Ray Kennedy 4 Tommy Smith 5 Phil Thompson 6 Emlyn Hughes 7 Kenny Dalglish 8 Jimmy Case 9 Steve Heighway 10 Terry McDermott 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute 12 David Fairclough Scorers: None |