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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Lee Grimsditch

Schoolboys chosen for team photo after Liverpool's European cup victory for special reason

Following Liverpool FC's incredible success in the European Cup in the late 1970s, schoolboys' mums received surprise phone calls asking if their sons wanted a team photo with Bob Paisley.

During a golden period for Liverpool FC in Europe in the late 1970s, the team won their first ever European Cup (now UEFA Champion's League) in 1977, and followed it up with their second a year later. At the helm of the team was manager Bob Paisley, who took over from Bill Shankly in 1974 and managed to win Europe's biggest club competition three times (including 1981) during his managerial career with the Reds - a prize that had always eluded his remarkable predecessor.

The names of many legendary players were in the team for the European Cup victory in 1978. They included: Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Thompson, Jimmy Case, Graeme Souness, Ray Kennedy and Kenny Dalglish.

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