Round: Final 1978 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Date: Wednesday, 10th May 1978
1 0
Attendance: 92,500
Time: 19:15 (local time) Referee: Charles Corver
Coach: Bob Paisley Coach: Ernst Happel

LIVERPOOL
CLUB BRUGGE KV
1. Ray Clemence



1. Birger Jensen
2. Phil Neal


2. Alfons Bastijns (C)
3. Alan Hansen


3. Eduard Krieger
4. Phil Thompson


4. Georges Leekens
5. Ray Kennedy


5. Gino Maes 71

6. Emlyn Hughes (C)


6. Julien Cools
7. Kenny Dalglish 65 1:0

7. Rene Vandereycken
8. Jimmy Case 64

8. Daniel de Cubber
9. David Fairclough


9. Jan Simoen
10. Terry McDermott


10. Lajos Ku 60
11. Graeme Souness

11. Jan Soersen




Steve Ogrizovic




Dirk Sanders Ku 60


Steve Heighway Case 64



Joszf Volders Maes 71


Joey Jones








Ian Callaghan








Colin Irwin








© Topps Football Card
Emlyn Hughes - lifted the trophy for second time




© Topps Football Card
Kenny Dalglish - scored the only goal






Newspaper retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) With thanks to The British Library Board and Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Click on a page to read the PDF version.



Wembley Stadium, London, England Distance from Anfield Stadium: 276 km - 172 miles





Photograph courtesy of Adrian Killen



Phil Neal's medal.



David Fairclough's medal.



Lajos Ku's medal.
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Kenny Dalglish's match worn shirt.
Image courtesy of Colin Wright



Terry McDermott's medal.





Silver plated cup with eagle-themed decoration presented to Terry McDermott.




Phil Neal's match worn shirt.
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Jan Soersen's match worn shirt swapped with Phil Neal.



Number 3 shirt allocated to Tommy Smith who was injured and did not play in the Final.
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Ray Kennedy's track suit.



Sammy Lee's track suit. Sammy Lee was not in the match squad.
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Phil Thompson's match issued shirt.
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Wall mounted display in a cafe in Picadlly, London in 1996 of the 1978 European Cup Final including the shirts of David Fairclough and Alfons Bastijns.

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Official programme. 32 Pages.



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The official programme has been reproduced. One reproduction we are aware of was done by the 'Memorabilia Pack Company'. It has a "reproduced by permission..." message at the bottom of the UEFA President greetings page. An image of the reproduction is at the end of this page.





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Steward's Armband.



Het Volk newspaper.

The Belgian newspaper Het Volk produced a large sized 4 page special edition dated the day of the match. Included are preview articles, team line-ups, pen pictures of all the Liverpool and Brugge players, history of European Cup Finals with results from all the previous Final matches 1956-1977 plus results and team line-ups of all Brugge previous matches in Europe 1967-1978.



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Sport 70 magazine.

Sixty four page Belgian magazine Sport 70 reviews the matches Club Brugge played in qualifying for the final. This magazine is possibly an official club issue.










L'Equipe newspaper published in France and Belgium, dated the day of the match, previews the Final.
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Articles retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) With thanks to The British Library Board and Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Click on a page to read the PDF version.


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Print issued by the Liverpool Echo newspaper in 1978.
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The Belgian newspaper Het Volk published a 32 page brochure after the match. There are articles on all the games Brugge played in Europe that season, including 8 pages of pictures about the final.









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Article from Liverpool Annual.




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GUY MITCHELL'S POSTER ALBUM


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Trophy - 14 cm in height - presented to Liverpool director Cecil Hill.



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A line drawing/watercolour on parchment by the artist Michael Stubbs commemorating Liverpool's successive European Cup victories in 1977 and 1978.








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Reprint of front cover of the official programme from memorabilia pack - the Bob Paisley Years.






Reprint of page 2 of the official programme from memorabilia pack - the Bob Paisley Years.






Reprint of front cover of the programme of arrangements from memorabilia pack - the Bob Paisley Years.

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Reprint of back cover of the programme of arrangements from memorabilia pack - the Bob Paisley Years.






Presentation screen in the Main Stand as part of the ground tour 2019.

Image courtesy of Jim Clarke





Aluminium sheet with protective film display board commemorating the 1978 European Cup victory.









Presentation of the 1978 European Cup Final at Anfield in 2020.

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Photograph that hung in the 2015-16 season Hospitality Marquee Trophy Room.

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1978 European Interclubs winners medal awarded to Liverpool players and officials. The European Interclubs Team of the Year competition, sponsored by Adidas, was awarded by France Football magazine. The league table was based on marks given by their football correspondents throughout the season. The awards ran from 1968 to 1991.
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25 Year Celebration Dinner - 12 page booklet.
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25 Year Celebration Dinner - Flyer. Front and back cover.



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Photograph taken on the Wembley Stadium concourse at the 2022 FA Cup Final.
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*Away Statistics include Final against Brugge in London
**Statistics include the European Super Final against Hamburg SV


APPEARANCES / GOALS: 9 Matches / 24 Goals (2.67 goals per match) s = Substitute appearance

Players Used: 17

Ever-present: 7 - Case, Clemence, Dalglish, Heighway, Hughes, Kennedy, Neal

Players Scored: 12

Leading Scorer: Case, Dalglish, McDermott - 4 goals

TOTAL HOME ATTENDANCE 174,630
TOTAL AWAY ATTENDANCE 288,500



463,130

Average Home Attendance: 43,657




KM
Miles


Hamburg 849
528


Dresden 1165
724


Lisbon 1699
1056


Dusseldorf 701
435


London 276
172









4690
2915



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