Jimmy Case

Liverpool

Case arrived at Anfield from local non-league club South Liverpool in May 1973 and was given his debut on 26 April 1975 in a league fixture at Anfield against Queens Park Rangers; goals from John Toshack (2), and Kevin Keegan made it a winning start for Case as the Reds won 3–1. By 1976 he was a first-choice midfielder who was a prolific goalscorer for someone in his position; his first goal for the club came in the 68th minute of the 3–2 league win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on 23 August 1975. At the end of his first full season, he helped Liverpool to victory in the League championship and the UEFA Cup, scoring in the first leg of the final of the latter against FC Bruges. Case maintained his place the following year (1976–77) as Liverpool chased a unique treble of League Championship, FA Cup and European Cup. They were league champions for the second season in a row, but lost in the 1977 FA Cup Final to Manchester United 2–1. Case was the scorer of Liverpool's goal shortly after their opponents had taken the lead; it was a typical Case goal, a thundering shot from outside the penalty area following a neat turn on the ball. He was in the team again a few days later when Liverpool won the 1977 European Cup Final, beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 in Rome. Case won both the League (1978–79, 1979–80) and the European Cup twice more (1978 against Club Brugge in the final, 1981 against Real Madrid) with Liverpool, and added a League Cup winners'…

Case was brought up in Allerton and was a distant neighbour of musician Paul McCartney on the council estate which had been built in the interwar years. Case was also training to become an electrician, working all day but training with Liverpool two mornings and two nights a week.

Liverpool

Football League First Division: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80 Football League Cup: 1980–81 FA Charity Shield: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980 European Cup: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81 UEFA Cup: 1975–76 European Super Cup: 1977 FA Cup runner-up: 1976–77 European Super Cup runner-up: 1978 Brighton & Hove Albion

FA Cup runner-up: 1982–83 Individual

Bravo Award: 1978