| Season: | 1978 - 79 |
| League Result: | Champions |
| League Topscorer: | Kenny Dalglish (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kenny Dalglish (25) |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round |
| Cup4 Result: | Runners-up |
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| Nextseason: | 1979–80 |
The 1978–79 season was Liverpool Football Club's 87th season in existence and their 17th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won its 11th league title with a record-breaking season. They amassed a record points total of 68, with Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness as commanding influences in the team that had the highest goal scoring ratio under Bob Paisley's management. Defensively, Liverpool conceded only 16 goals (just four of them at Anfield) and goalkeeper Ray Clemence kept a total of 28 clean sheets in 42 League matches. Disappointing for Liverpool was the early exit of the European Cup, losing to domestic rivals Nottingham Forest in the inaugural round; Forest went on to win the European Cup along with the League Cup, and were proving to be Liverpool's most fierce competitors as the decade drew to a close. This ended Liverpool's chances of taking three European Cups in a row, an achievement only Real Madrid, Ajax and Bayern Munich have ever succeeded in doing.
Kevin Sheedy| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 1978 | H | 2–1 | 50,793 | Report | Report | |||
| 22 August 1978 | A | 3–0 | 28,114 | Report | Report | |||
| 26 August 1978 | A | 4–1 | 46,710 | Report | Report | |||
| 2 September 1978 | H | 7–0 | 50,705 | Report | Report | |||
| 9 September 1978 | A | 3–0 | 31,740 | Report | Report | |||
| 16 September 1978 | H | 1–0 | 51,130 | Report | Report | |||
| 23 September 1978 | A | 1–1 | 33,834 | Report | Report | |||
| 30 September 1978 | H | 3–0 | 47,099 | Report | Report | |||
| 7 October 1978 | A | 4–1 | 25,632 | Report | Report | |||
| 14 October 1978 | H | 5–0 | 47,475 | Report | Report | |||
| 21 October 1978 | H | 2–0 | 45,775 | Report | Report | |||
| 28 October 1978 | A | 0–1 | 53,131 | Report | Report | |||
| 4 November 1978 | H | 1–1 | 51,657 | Report | Report | |||
| 11 November 1978 | A | 3–1 | 26,626 | Report | Report | |||
| 18 November 1978 | H | 1–0 | 47,765 | Report | Report | |||
| 22 November 1978 | A | 0–0 | 50,393 | Report | Report | |||
| 25 November 1978 | H | 2–0 | 39,812 | Report | Report | |||
| 2 December 1978 | A | 0–1 | 51,902 | Report | Report | |||
| 9 December 1978 | H | 2–0 | 51,469 | Report | Report | |||
| 16 December 1978 | A | 0–1 | 28,722 | Report | Report | |||
| 26 December 1978 | A | 3–0 | 54,940 | Report | Report | |||
| 3 February 1979 | H | 2–1 | 52,211 | Report | Report | |||
| 13 February 1979 | H | 1–0 | 35,207 | Report | Report | |||
| 21 February 1979 | H | 6–0 | 35,754 | Report | Report | |||
| 24 February 1979 | A | 2–0 | 27,859 | Report | Report | |||
| 3 March 1979 | A | 0–0 | 40,594 | Report | Report | |||
| 6 March 1979 | A | 0–0 | 26,629 | Report | Report | |||
| 13 March 1979 | H | 1–1 | 52,352 | Report | Report | |||
| 20 March 1979 | H | 2–0 | 39,695 | Report | Report | |||
| 24 March 1979 | H | 2–0 | 43,243 | Report | Report | |||
| 7 April 1979 | H | 3–0 | 47,297 | Report | Report | |||
| 10 April 1979 | A | 1–0 | 30,857 | Report | Report | |||
| 14 April 1979 | H | 2–0 | 46,608 | Report | Report | |||
| 16 April 1979 | A | 1–3 | 44,029 | Report | Report | |||
| 21 April 1979 | H | 1–0 | 43,191 | Report | Report | |||
| 24 April 1979 | A | 1–1 | 23,181 | Report | Report | |||
| 28 April 1979 | A | 0–0 | 41,898 | Report | Report | |||
| 1 May 1979 | A | 4–1 | 35,200 | Report | Report | |||
| 5 May 1979 | H | 2–0 | 46,687 | Report | Report | |||
| 8 May 1979 | H | 3–0 | 50,576 | Report | Report | |||
| 11 May 1979 | A | 1–0 | 32,244 | Report | Report | |||
| 17 May 1979 | A | 3–0 | 41,324 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1978–79 FA Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 10 January 1979 | A | 0–0 | 31,033 | Report | Report | |||
| 17 January 1979 | H | 3–0 | 37.797 | Report | Report | |||
| 30 January 1979 | H | 1–0 | 43,432 | Report | Report | |||
| 28 February 1979 | H | 3–0 | 47,161 | Report | Report | |||
| 10 March 1979 | A | 1–0 | 31,322 | Report | Report | |||
| 31 March 1979 | N | 2–2 | 52,584 | Report | Report | |||
| 4 April 1979 | N | 0–1 | 53,069 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1978–79 European Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 13 September 1978 | A | 0–2 | 38,316 | Report | Report | |||
| 27 September 1978 | H | 0–0 | 51,679 | Report | Report |
See main article: 1978 European Super Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 | |
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| 4 December 1978 | A | 1–3 | 35,000 | Report | Report | |||
| 19 December 1978 | H | 2–1 | 23,598 | Report | Report |