who threatened strike action to secure the appointment of previous manager Richard Dinnis earlier in the year, in particular Alan Gowling, Tommy Craig and team captain Geoff Nulty, are transfer-listed with immediate effect and will not play for the club again. 19 November 1977: Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1–0. 30 November 1977: After picking up just four points from four matches this month, Nottingham Forest have had their lead at the top of the table cut to just one point by Everton, with West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City a further two points behind. At the bottom, Newcastle United are already seven points from safety; Leicester City and West Ham United complete the bottom three. 3 December 1977: Italy's win against Luxembourg eliminates England from the World Cup Qualifying. 6 December 1977: Liverpool win the European Super Cup by completing a 7–1 aggregate win over Hamburg; they win the second leg 6–0 after drawing 1–1 in the first leg. 12 December 1977: Ron Greenwood is appointed England manager on a four-and-a-half year contract despite their failure to qualify for the 1978 World Cup. 17 December 1977: Nottingham Forest shock everyone by beating Manchester United 4-0 at Old Trafford, shaking off the 'caretaker leaders' tag applied to them by members of the media, who firmly believed Liverpool would lead the way at this stage. 22 December 1977: West Bromwich Albion manager Ronnie Allen resigns, despite the club being fourth in the First Division. 26 December 1977: Manchester United thrash high-flying Everton 6–2. 27 December 1977: The highest scoring game of the day is at Highfield Road, as Coventry beat Norwich 5–4. Everton lose for the second time in two days, this time by Leeds United at a sold-out Elland Road. Arsenal go level on point with the Toffees by registering their fifth consecutive away win, with victory at West Bromwich Albion. 31 December 1977: Nottingham Forest end a remarkable year with a clear five-point lead over Everton at the top of the First Division. Newcastle United have overtaken Leicester City at the bottom, and Queens Park Rangers have slipped into the relegation zone just two seasons after finishing second in the League. 7 January 1978: FA Cup third round day sees Leeds fans invade the Elland Road pitch, reportedly to get their match with Manchester City called off after the Yorkshire club go 2-0 down; City custodian Joe Corrigan is