1976–77 Football League

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The Football League
Season
1976–77
Champions
Liverpool

← 1975–76


1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was the 78th completed season of The Football League.


As of this season, goal difference (GD in league tables) was used to separate the clubs finishing level on points. The earlier system, used from the season 1894–95 until the 1975–76 had been the so-called goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same positive goal difference, this earlier system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. Now the system would favour the teams that had scored more goals, and it was hoped that more goals would be seen as a result of this new system.




Contents





  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Final league tables and results


  • 3 First Division

    • 3.1 Results


    • 3.2 Maps



  • 4 Second Division

    • 4.1 Results


    • 4.2 Maps



  • 5 Third Division

    • 5.1 Results


    • 5.2 Maps



  • 6 Fourth Division

    • 6.1 Results


    • 6.2 Maps



  • 7 See also


  • 8 References




Overview


Liverpool retained their league championship trophy and won their first European Cup to confirm Bob Paisley as a successful replacement for Bill Shankly in his third season at the helm. Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City's long spells in the First Division came to an end with relegation. Stoke sacked their manager Tony Waddington. On the last day of the season, Coventry City and Bristol City played out a controversial 2–2 draw, with play virtually stopping when it was heard that Sunderland had lost to Everton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland was relegated.


After Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty had admitted his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist, the club's directors decided that he had broken their moral code and he was sacked.


Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest gained promotion to the First Division. Brian Clough's Forest would achieve success beyond the dreams of most supporters over the next few seasons. Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United occupied the three relegation places. Hereford became the first club to finish bottom of the Second Division after winning the Third Division the previous season.


Mansfield Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace were the three teams promoted to the Second Division. Palace's manager was a certain Terry Venables who would enjoy more success at Palace and elsewhere over the next 20 years. Going down were Reading, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town and York City.


Cambridge United, Exeter City, Colchester United and Bradford City occupied the four promotion places in the league's lowest division. A terrible season for Workington was compounded by their failure to gain re-election to the Football League, a humiliation which saw them slip into the Northern Premier League. In their place were Southern League champions Wimbledon, who would make amazing progress over the next decade.


The British pop star Elton John took over Fourth Division side Watford and installed Graham Taylor as manager. Former Arsenal manager Bertie Mee came out of retirement to work at Watford as assistant to Graham Taylor. John immediately asserted his ambition by promising to bring First Division football to Watford.



Final league tables and results


The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.


Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with this season.


Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]



First Division


Despite failing to win any of their final four matches,[3] Liverpool retained the First Division title against a strong challenge by Manchester City and went on to win the European Cup for the first time, although their bid for a unique treble was ended when they lost to Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup. Liverpool finished a point ahead of Manchester City in the league. Ipswich Town, Aston Villa and Newcastle United completed the top five. Newly promoted West Bromwich Albion finished sixth.


Tottenham Hotspur went down in bottom place after a 27-year run in the First Division, along with Stoke City who had been in the First Division continuously since 1963. The final relegation place went to Sunderland, just one year after promotion.



























Football League
First Division
Season
1976–77
Champions
Liverpool (10th English title)
Relegated
Stoke City
Sunderland,
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup 1977–78
Liverpool

FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78

Manchester United (4th FA Cup title)
UEFA Cup 1977–78
Aston Villa,
Ipswich Town
Manchester City,
Newcastle United
Matches played
462
Goals scored
1,183 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer
Andy Gray (Aston Villa), 25
Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal), 25 [4]
Biggest home win
Ipswich – West Brom 7–0 (6 Nov 1976)
Biggest away win
Leicester – West Brom 0–5 (7 Mar 1977)
Highest scoring
Derby – Tottenham 8–2 (16 Oct 1976)

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Pos
Team
Pld

W
D
L
F
A

W
D
L
F
A

F
A
GD

Pts
Notes
1 Liverpool 421830471158815226233+2957
European Cup 1977–78
Second round
[notes 1]
2Manchester City421551381369622216034+2656
UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round

3Ipswich Town4215424111741025286639+2752
UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round

4Aston Villa4217315517541221337650+2651
UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round

5Newcastle United4214614015471024346449+1549
UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round

6Manchester United4212634122651030407162+947
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78
First round

7West Bromwich Albion421065382267824346256+645
8Arsenal4211643720551127396459+543
9Everton42975352457927406264–242
10Leeds United428852826741020254851–342
11Leicester City42894302849817324760–1342
12Middlesbrough4211642514371115314045–541
13Birmingham City4210653825361225366361+238
14Queens Park Rangers4210743121351316314752–538
15Derby County4299336180101114375055–537
16Norwich City4212453023251417414764–1737
17West Ham United429662823281118424665–1936
18Bristol City428762519361213293848–1035
19Coventry City427953426361214334859–1135
20Sunderland429572916271217384654–834
21Stoke City42984211616147352851–2334
22Tottenham Hotspur429752620321622524872–2433

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points



  1. ^ Liverpool were also winners of European Cup this year.














Key

League Champions, qualified for European Cup


FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup

Qualified for UEFA Cup


League Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup

Relegated


Results



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Home Away[1]
ARS

AST
BIRBRICOVDEREVEIPSLEELEILIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNWCQPRSTKSUNTOTWBA
WHU

Arsenal


3–0

4–0

0–1

2–0

0–0

3–1

1–4

1–1

3–0

1–1

0–0

3–1

1–1

5–3

1–0

3–2

2–0

0–0

1–0

1–2

2–3

Aston Villa

5–1


1–2

3–1

2–2

4–0

2–0

5–2

2–1

2–0

5–1

1–1

3–2

1–0

2–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

4–1

2–1

4–0

4–0

Birmingham

3–3

2–1


3–0

3–1

5–1

1–1

2–4

0–0

1–1

2–1

0–0

2–3

3–1

1–2

3–2

2–1

2–0

2–0

1–2

0–1

0–0

Bristol City

2–0

0–0

0–1


0–0

2–2

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–1

2–1

1–0

1–1

1–2

1–1

3–1

1–0

1–1

4–1

1–0

1–2

1–1

Coventry City

1–2

2–3

2–1

2–2


2–0

4–2

1–1

4–2

1–1

0–0

0–1

0–2

1–1

1–1

2–0

2–0

5–2

1–2

1–1

1–1

1–1

Derby County

0–0

2–1

0–0

2–0

1–1


2–3

0–0

0–1

1–0

2–3

4–0

0–0

0–0

4–2

2–2

2–0

2–0

1–0

8–2

2–2

1–1

Everton

2–1

0–2

2–2

2–0

1–1

2–0


1–1

0–2

1–2

0–0

2–2

1–2

2–2

2–0

3–1

1–3

3–0

2–0

4–0

1–1

3–2

Ipswich Town

3–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

2–1

0–0

2–0


1–1

0–0

1–0

1–0

2–1

0–1

2–0

5–0

2–2

0–1

3–1

3–1

7–0

4–1

Leeds United

2–1

1–3

1–0

2–0

1–2

2–0

0–0

2–1


2–2

1–1

0–2

0–2

2–1

2–2

3–2

0–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

2–2

1–1

Leicester City

4–1

1–1

2–6

0–0

3–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

0–1


0–1

2–2

1–1

3–3

1–0

1–1

2–2

1–0

2–0

2–1

0–5

2–0

Liverpool

2–0

3–0

4–1

2–1

3–1

3–1

3–1

2–1

3–1

5–1


2–1

1–0

0–0

1–0

1–0

3–1

4–0

2–0

2–0

1–1

0–0

Manchester City

1–0

2–0

2–1

2–1

2–0

3–2

1–1

2–1

2–1

5–0

1–1


1–3

1–0

0–0

2–0

0–0

0–0

1–0

5–0

1–0

4–2

Manchester United

3–2

2–0

2–2

2–1

2–0

3–1

4–0

0–1

1–0

1–1

0–0

3–1


2–0

3–1

2–2

1–0

3–0

3–3

2–3

2–2

0–2

Middlesbrough

3–0

3–2

2–2

0–0

1–0

2–0

2–2

0–2

1–0

0–1

0–1

0–0

3–0


1–0

1–0

0–2

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–0

1–1

Newcastle United

0–2

3–2

3–2

0–0

1–0

2–2

4–1

1–1

3–0

0–0

1–0

2–2

2–2

1–0


5–1

2–0

1–0

2–0

2–0

2–0

3–0

Norwich City

1–3

1–1

1–0

2–1

3–0

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–2

3–2

2–1

0–2

2–1

1–0

3–2


2–0

1–1

2–2

1–3

1–0

1–0

Queens Park Rangers

2–1

2–1

2–2

0–1

1–1

1–1

0–4

1–0

0–0

3–2

1–1

0–0

4–0

3–0

1–2

2–3


2–0

2–0

2–1

1–0

1–1

Stoke City

1–1

1–0

1–0

2–2

2–0

1–0

0–1

2–1

2–1

0–1

0–0

0–2

3–3

3–1

0–0

0–0

1–0


0–0

0–0

0–2

2–1

Sunderland

2–2

0–1

1–0

1–0

0–1

1–1

0–1

1–0

0–1

0–0

0–1

0–2

2–1

4–0

2–2

0–1

1–0

0–0


2–1

6–1

6–0

Tottenham Hotspur

2–2

3–1

1–0

0–1

0–1

0–0

3–3

1–0

1–0

2–0

1–0

2–2

1–3

0–0

0–2

1–1

3–0

2–0

1–1


0–2

2–1

West Bromwich Albion

0–2

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

3–0

4–0

1–2

2–2

0–1

0–2

4–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

3–1

2–3

4–2


3–0

West Ham United

0–2

0–1

2–2

2–0

2–0

2–2

2–2

0–2

1–3

0–0

2–0

1–0

4–2

0–1

1–2

1–0

1–0

1–0

1–1

5–3

0–0

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.



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Aston Villa

Birmingham

Arsenal

Bristol City

Coventry

Derby County

Everton

Ipswich Town

Leeds United

Leicester City

Liverpool

Middlesbrough

Manchester City

Manchester United

Newcastle

Norwich City

QPR

Stoke

Sunderland

Tottenham

West Bromwich Albion

West Ham



Locations of the Football League First Division 1976–1977 teams




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Arsenal

Queens Park Rangers

Tottenham

West Ham



Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1976–1977




Second Division


Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved an instant return to the First Division as champions of the Second Division, while runners-up Chelsea regained their top flight status two years after losing it. Brian Clough steered Nottingham Forest into the final promotion place, while Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool missed out by a single point.


Hereford United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United went down to the Third Division.























Football League
Second Division
Season
1976–77
Champions
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2nd title)
Promoted
Chelsea,
Nottingham Forest
Relegated
Carlisle United,
Hereford United,
Plymouth Argyle
Matches played
462
Goals scored
1,290 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer
Mickey Walsh (Blackpool), 26 [4]
Biggest home win
Blackburn –Notts County 6–1 (9 Oct 1976)
Fulham –Orient 6–1 (7 Mar 1977)
Nottingham Forest –Sheffield United 6–1 (9 Oct 1976)
Fulham –Oldham 5–0 (4 Dec 1976)
Luton –Carlisle 5–0 (26 Mar 1977)
Biggest away win
Carlisle –Southampton 0–6 (22 Jan 1977)
Highest scoring
Charlton –Southampton 6–2 (24 Sep 1976)
Burnley –Charlton 4–4 (16 Oct 1976)
Oldham –Hereford 3–5 (16 Apr 1977)
Wolverhampton –Southampton 2–6 (5 Oct 1976)

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Pos
Team
Pld

W
D
L
F
A

W
D
L
F
A

F
A
GD

Pts
Notes
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4215334821710436248445+3957
2Chelsea421560512267822317353+2055
3Nottingham Forest421434532277724217743+3452
4Bolton Wanderers421524462159729337554+2151
5Blackpool4211732917610529255842+1651
6Luton Town4213533917811228316748+1948
7Charlton Athletic4214525227211819317158+1348
8Notts County421155292085836406560+548
9Southampton4212634024541232437267+544
10Millwall42966312267826315753+443
11Sheffield United429843225541222385463–940
12Blackburn Rovers4212453118351311364254–1239
13Oldham Athletic4211643723341415415264–1238
14Hull City429843117191114364553–837
15Bristol Rovers428943227441321415368–1537
16Burnley428942720351319444664–1836
17Fulham429753925261315365461–735
18Cardiff City427683030541226375667–1134
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78
First round
[notes2 1]
19Orient42489182358819323755–1834
20Carlisle United427773133451218424975–2634
21Plymouth Argyle425972725371119404665–1932
22Hereford United426962830261329485778–2131

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points



  1. ^ Cardiff City were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Shrewsbury Town are an English club, Cardiff City
    were awarded the right to participate in Cup Winners' Cup.













Key

Division Champions, promoted

Promoted

Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup

Relegated


Results



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Home Away[1]
BLB

BLP
BOLBRRBURCRLCARCHACHEFULHERHULLUTMILNOTNTCOLDORIPLYSHUSOU
WOL

Blackburn Rovers


0–1

3–1

0–0

2–2

2–1

1–3

0–0

0–2

1–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

2–0

1–3

6–1

2–0

2–2

2–0

1–0

3–0

0–2

Blackpool

1–1


1–0

4–0

1–1

1–0

0–0

2–2

0–1

3–2

2–1

0–0

1–0

4–2

1–0

1–1

0–2

3–0

0–2

1–0

1–0

2–2

Bolton Wanderers

3–1

0–3


1–0

2–1

2–1

3–4

1–0

2–2

2–1

3–1

5–1

2–1

3–1

1–1

4–0

3–0

2–0

3–0

1–2

3–0

0–1

Bristol Rovers

0–0

1–4

2–2


1–1

1–1

2–1

1–1

2–1

2–1

2–3

3–0

1–0

0–0

1–1

5–1

0–0

1–0

1–1

3–1

2–3

1–5

Burnley

3–1

0–0

0–0

1–1


0–0

2–0

4–4

1–0

3–1

1–1

0–0

1–2

1–3

0–1

3–1

1–0

3–3

0–2

1–0

2–0

0–0

Cardiff City

2–1

2–2

3–2

1–2

0–1


1–1

1–1

1–3

3–0

3–1

1–1

4–2

0–0

0–3

2–3

3–1

0–1

0–1

0–2

1–0

2–2

Carlisle United

1–1

1–1

0–1

2–3

2–1

4–3


4–2

0–1

1–2

2–2

1–1

1–1

0–1

1–1

0–2

1–1

1–0

3–1

4–1

0–6

2–1

Charlton Athletic

4–0

1–2

1–1

4–3

5–2

0–2

1–0


4–0

1–1

1–1

3–1

4–3

3–2

2–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

3–1

3–2

6–2

1–1

Chelsea

3–1

2–2

2–1

2–0

2–1

2–1

2–1

2–1


2–0

5–1

4–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

4–3

1–1

2–2

4–0

3–1

3–3

Fulham

2–0

0–0

0–2

1–0

2–2

1–2

2–0

1–1

3–1


4–1

0–0

1–2

2–3

2–2

1–5

5–0

6–1

2–0

3–2

1–1

0–0

Hereford United

1–0

1–1

3–3

1–1

3–0

2–2

0–0

1–2

2–2

1–0


1–0

0–1

3–1

0–1

1–4

0–0

2–3

1–1

2–2

2–0

1–6

Hull City

1–0

2–2

2–2

0–1

4–1

1–2

3–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

1–1


3–1

0–0

1–0

0–1

0–1

1–1

3–1

1–1

4–0

2–0

Luton Town

2–0

0–0

1–1

4–2

2–0

2–1

5–0

2–0

4–0

0–2

2–0

2–1


1–2

1–1

4–2

1–0

0–0

1–1

2–0

1–4

2–0

Millwall

0–1

1–1

3–0

2–0

2–0

0–2

1–1

1–1

3–0

0–0

4–2

2–1

4–2


0–2

2–5

2–1

0–1

3–0

0–1

0–0

1–1

Nottingham Forest

3–0

3–0

3–1

4–2

5–2

0–1

5–1

1–1

1–1

3–0

4–3

2–0

1–2

1–0


1–2

3–0

3–0

1–1

6–1

2–1

1–3

Notts County

0–0

2–0

0–1

2–1

5–1

1–0

2–1

0–1

2–1

0–0

3–2

1–1

0–4

1–2

1–1


1–0

0–1

2–0

2–1

3–1

1–1

Oldham Athletic

2–0

1–0

2–2

4–0

3–1

3–2

4–1

1–1

0–0

1–0

3–5

3–0

1–2

2–1

1–0

1–1


0–0

2–2

1–2

2–1

0–2

Orient

0–1

0–1

2–2

2–0

0–1

3–0

0–0

0–0

0–1

0–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–0

0–2


2–2

0–2

2–3

2–4

Plymouth Argyle

4–0

2–0

1–1

1–1

0–1

2–2

0–1

1–0

2–3

2–2

2–1

1–2

1–0

2–2

1–2

1–2

2–2

1–2


0–0

1–1

0–0

Sheffield United

1–1

1–5

2–3

2–3

1–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

0–3

1–1

2–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–0


2–2

2–2

Southampton

2–0

3–3

1–3

2–1

2–0

3–2

1–2

2–1

1–1

4–1

1–0

2–2

1–0

0–2

1–1

2–1

4–0

2–2

4–1

1–1


1–0

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1–2

2–1

1–0

1–0

0–0

4–1

4–0

3–0

1–1

5–1

2–1

2–1

1–2

3–1

2–1

2–2

5–0

1–0

4–0

2–1

2–6

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.



Maps




1976–77 Football League is located in England
1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

Blackburn Rovers

Blackpool

Bolton

Bristol Rovers

Burnley

Cardiff City

Carlisle United

Charlton

Chelsea

Fulham

Hereford United

Hull

Orient

Luton Town

Millwall

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Oldham

Plymouth Argyle

Sheffield United

Southampton

Wolverhampton Wanderers



Locations of the Football League Second Division 1976–1977 teams




1976–77 Football League is located in Greater London
1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

Charlton Athletic

Chelsea

Fulham

Orient

Millwall



Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1976–1977




Third Division

















Football League
Third Division
Season
1976–77
Champions
Mansfield Town (1st title)
Promoted
Brighton & Hove Albion,
Crystal Palace
Relegated
Grimsby Town,
Northampton Town,
Reading,
York City
Matches played
552
Goals scored
1,462 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer
Peter Ward (Brighton & Hove Albion), 32 [4]

1975–76


1977–78























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Pos
Team
Pld

W
D
L
F
A

W
D
L
F
A

F
A
GD

Pts
Notes
1 Mansfield Town 46176052131121026297842+3664
2Brighton & Hove Albion461931631468920268340+4361
3Crystal Palace461751461568922256840+2859
4Rotherham United4611933015116639296944+2559
5Wrexham4615624722941033328054+2658
6Preston North End461544482168916226443+2154
7Bury461526412186923386459+554
8Sheffield Wednesday4615443918751126376555+1053
9Lincoln City4612925030751127407770+752
10Shrewsbury Town4613734021541425386559+647[notes3 1]
11Swindon Town4612654833391120426875–745
12Gillingham4611843121541424435564–944
13Chester4614362820451420384858–1044
14Tranmere Rovers46107631233101020305153–243
15Walsall468783932581018335765–841
16Peterborough United46114833282111022375565–1041
17Oxford United469863429371321365565–1039
18Chesterfield4610673020441526445664–838
19Port Vale469772928291218434771–2438
20Portsmouth468962826351525445370–1736
21Reading4610582924341620494973–2435
22Northampton Town4694103329441527466075–1534
23Grimsby Town4610672922231816474569–2433
24York City467882534341625555089–3932

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points



  1. ^ Shrewsbury Town were winners of the Welsh Cup this season, but as they are an English club, they did not
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Key

Division Champions, promoted

Promoted


Welsh Cup winners, not qualified for Cup Winners' Cup

Relegated


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Home Away[1]
B&HA

Bury
CHECHFCRYGILGRILINMANNOROXFPETPORPTVPNEREAROTSHWSHRSWITRAWALWRE
YOR

Brighton & Hove Albion


1–1

3–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

3–0

4–0

3–1

2–0

3–2

1–0

4–0

1–0

2–0

2–0

3–1

3–2

4–0

4–0

1–1

7–0

0–2

7–2

Bury

3–0


2–0

3–1

0–1

3–1

2–0

3–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

4–1

1–0

3–0

3–2

1–0

1–1

1–3

0–1

0–1

2–1

0–2

0–2

4–2

Chester

0–1

1–0


1–2

2–1

1–0

2–0

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–3

2–1

1–1

1–1

0–0

3–1

1–3

1–0

1–2

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–2

1–0

Chesterfield

1–1

7–0

1–0


0–2

1–0

0–1

1–4

0–1

0–0

2–0

0–0

1–2

4–0

1–1

4–0

1–0

2–0

1–1

0–1

0–0

1–0

0–6

2–0

Crystal Palace

3–1

2–1

1–2

0–0


3–1

2–1

4–1

2–0

1–1

2–2

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–0

1–1

2–1

4–0

2–1

5–0

1–0

3–0

2–1

1–0

Gillingham

0–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

0–3


1–1

0–1

3–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–1

2–2

1–2

1–0

2–1

2–2

3–0

1–0

2–0

2–0

Grimsby Town

2–0

2–0

0–0

1–2

0–1

1–1


1–2

0–1

0–1

1–2

2–2

1–0

2–4

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

1–0

2–2

3–0

1–0

Lincoln City

2–2

2–3

3–3

3–2

3–2

4–0

2–0


3–2

5–4

0–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

2–0

3–1

2–2

1–1

1–1

0–0

2–2

4–1

1–1

2–0

Mansfield Town

1–1

5–0

1–1

2–1

1–0

2–2

3–0

3–1


3–0

3–0

1–1

2–0

2–1

3–1

4–0

3–1

1–0

1–0

1–1

1–1

3–0

2–0

4–1

Northampton Town

0–2

3–0

0–0

2–1

3–0

1–2

0–0

1–0

0–1


1–0

2–2

3–1

3–0

0–1

1–2

1–4

0–2

5–3

1–1

3–4

0–1

0–2

3–0

Oxford United

1–0

2–2

2–0

3–2

0–1

3–1

5–2

1–2

0–3

1–0


2–3

2–1

0–0

2–2

1–0

1–2

1–1

4–2

0–0

1–1

0–0

2–2

0–2

Peterborough United

2–0

0–1

3–2

0–3

0–0

0–1

3–1

1–2

2–1

3–1

2–0


4–2

1–1

0–0

2–1

0–2

1–2

2–1

1–0

0–0

3–5

0–2

3–0

Portsmouth

1–0

1–1

2–1

0–1

0–0

3–2

1–2

1–1

2–2

2–1

1–1

0–0


1–1

0–0

0–2

5–1

0–3

2–0

2–1

0–3

1–1

0–1

3–1

Port Vale

2–2

0–1

1–0

1–1

4–1

1–2

2–0

1–0

1–4

2–1

2–1

1–1

1–0


0–0

1–0

1–4

2–0

1–2

2–2

1–1

0–0

2–3

0–2

Preston North End

1–1

0–1

3–4

2–2

2–1

1–0

2–1

3–0

1–2

3–0

2–1

6–2

0–0

4–0


3–0

0–0

4–1

2–1

2–0

1–0

0–1

2–1

4–2

Reading

2–3

1–3

2–0

2–0

0–0

1–2

2–0

1–2

1–0

2–4

2–0

1–0

2–0

1–1

0–2


0–3

0–1

0–0

4–1

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–1

Rotherham United

0–0

3–0

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

3–2

1–0

3–0

2–0

1–1

0–0

2–2

1–1

2–0

1–2


0–1

1–0

1–1

1–2

1–0

2–0

1–1

Sheffield Wednesday

0–0

1–0

3–0

4–1

1–0

2–0

1–0

1–1

0–2

2–1

2–0

4–0

1–1

1–2

1–0

2–1

1–3


0–1

3–1

3–1

0–0

3–1

3–2

Shrewsbury Town

1–0

0–1

2–0

3–0

1–1

4–2

2–1

2–1

0–0

3–0

1–0

2–1

4–1

1–1

1–2

2–0

0–0

1–1


2–2

2–2

1–2

3–2

2–1

Swindon Town

2–1

0–1

2–1

3–0

1–1

2–2

4–1

2–2

0–1

5–1

1–0

0–4

4–3

1–0

0–1

2–2

2–4

5–2

1–0


1–1

2–2

3–2

5–1

Tranmere

1–3

1–2

0–1

2–1

1–0

2–0

2–0

2–2

4–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–3

1–1

0–0

2–1

0–1

1–0

2–1

0–1


0–0

0–0

4–4

Walsall

1–0

3–3

1–0

2–2

0–0

1–2

1–0

1–3

1–2

0–3

2–2

1–1

1–1

3–1

0–1

6–1

0–1

5–1

3–3

2–0

2–0


2–3

1–2

Wrexham

0–0

0–0

4–2

3–1

2–4

2–1

3–2

3–0

0–1

3–1

1–1

2–0

2–0

6–2

2–0

3–1

2–1

2–2

1–0

2–2

2–0

1–0


1–1

York City

0–1

2–2

0–2

2–1

2–1

2–2

1–1

2–2

0–1

1–4

2–1

2–1

1–4

1–0

0–2

1–1

1–1

0–2

0–3

4–2

1–0

0–0

0–0

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.



Maps




1976–77 Football League is located in England
1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

1976–77 Football League

Brighton & Hove

Bury

Chester

Chesterfield

Crystal Palace

Gillingham

Grimsby Town

Lincoln City

Mansfield Town

Northampton Town

Oxford

Peterborough

Portsmouth

Port Vale

Preston North End

Reading

Rotherham

Sheffield Wednesday

Shrewsbury

Swindon

Tranmere

Walsall

Wrexham

York City



Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1976–1977




Fourth Division

















Football League
Fourth Division
Season
1976–77
Champions
Cambridge United (1st title)
Promoted
Bradford City,
Colchester United,
Exeter City
Failed re-election
Workington
Matches played
552
Goals scored
1,423 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer
Brian Joicey (Barnsley), 25 [4]

1975–76


1977–78














































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Pos
Team
Pld

W
D
L
F
A

W
D
L
F
A

F
A
GD

Pts
1 Cambridge United 4616525718108530228740+47
65
2Exeter City461751401387830337046+2462
3Colchester United4619225114671026297743+3459
4Bradford City4616705118761027337851+2759
5Swansea City4618326030751132389268+2458
6Barnsley4616524518741217216239+2355
7Watford4615714613381221376750+1751
8Doncaster Rovers4616254725571124407165+651
9Huddersfield Town4615533615471224346049+1150
10Southend United4611933519410917265245+749
11Darlington4613553725581022395964–549
12Crewe Alexandra4616613615351511454760–1349
13Bournemouth46138239132101115315444+1048
14Stockport County46101032919391124385357–445
15Brentford4614364827441529497776+143
16Torquay United4612563322541426455967–843
17Aldershot4610852919631420404959–1043
18Rochdale468783225551318345059–938
19Newport County461166332134169374258–1638
20Scunthorpe United4611663224251617494973–2437
21Halifax Town4611663618081511404758–1136
22Hartlepool468963020231817534773–2632
23Southport4631281728071616493377–4425
24Workington46371323421418186041102–6119

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points














Key

Division Champions, promoted

Promoted

New club in the league (none)

Re-elected

Failed re-election


Results



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Home Away[1]
ALD

BAR
BOUBRABRECAMCOLCREDARDONEXEHALHARHUDNPCROCSCUSTDSOUSTPSWATORWAT
WRK

Aldershot


0–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–3

1–1

1–1

1–2

1–0

2–2

0–0

3–0

1–0

4–0

0–2

1–1

0–0

1–0

2–0

2–2

0–1

2–1

2–0

Barnsley

1–0


3–1

2–2

2–0

2–1

0–1

2–2

1–1

1–1

3–4

1–0

3–0

2–1

2–0

2–0

5–1

3–1

1–0

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

4–0

Bournemouth

4–1

1–0


1–1

3–1

0–1

0–0

0–0

0–1

3–1

2–0

3–0

2–0

1–0

1–0

1–1

2–2

2–0

5–0

3–0

1–1

1–1

2–1

1–1

Bradford City

3–1

0–0

1–1


3–2

0–0

1–0

1–0

3–1

3–1

1–1

3–0

2–2

3–1

3–1

3–0

4–0

2–0

1–0

3–3

4–1

3–2

0–0

4–1

Brentford

0–1

0–1

3–2

4–0


0–2

1–4

0–0

0–3

2–2

1–0

2–1

3–1

1–3

1–1

3–2

4–2

1–0

3–0

4–0

4–0

3–2

3–0

5–0

Cambridge United

4–1

0–0

2–0

2–1

3–2


2–0

2–0

4–0

3–0

1–1

4–0

2–0

1–1

3–1

0–0

1–0

2–3

5–1

2–2

2–3

4–1

4–0

4–1

Colchester United

1–0

1–0

1–0

2–1

2–1

0–1


3–2

4–0

1–0

3–1

3–0

6–2

3–1

5–0

1–0

1–1

0–1

4–1

1–0

1–1

4–0

1–0

3–1

Crewe Alexandra

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–0

3–2

1–0

1–0


1–1

1–2

2–0

3–1

3–1

0–0

2–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

0–0

2–1

3–1

2–1

2–0

1–1

Darlington

2–1

2–1

4–0

0–0

2–2

0–2

2–0

4–0


1–3

2–1

0–0

3–1

2–0

1–0

0–2

5–2

0–0

2–1

0–2

0–4

2–1

0–0

3–2

Doncaster Rovers

1–2

2–1

0–0

2–3

5–0

1–1

3–2

3–0

4–0


0–3

3–0

2–1

2–0

1–0

2–0

3–0

0–3

3–1

1–0

2–1

0–4

1–0

6–3

Exeter City

3–0

1–0

1–1

0–0

3–2

1–1

1–0

3–0

1–0

0–2


1–0

3–1

2–0

1–0

2–1

2–0

3–1

3–1

2–1

2–0

3–0

2–2

0–0

Halifax Town

2–0

0–1

2–3

2–1

0–0

0–2

1–2

3–0

2–1

6–0

1–2


1–0

0–0

0–0

0–0

0–1

3–1

1–1

2–1

1–0

2–0

1–1

6–1

Hartlepool

0–2

0–2

0–1

0–1

2–0

2–2

2–2

3–0

1–1

0–0

2–2

1–0


0–1

0–1

2–0

3–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–2

4–0

1–0

2–0

Huddersfield Town

2–0

1–0

0–0

3–0

1–0

1–2

0–0

0–1

3–1

2–1

0–1

1–0

4–1


3–0

2–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

2–0

2–2

2–1

2–2

2–1

Newport County

2–1

1–1

1–0

2–0

3–1

4–2

1–2

2–1

0–1

1–2

0–3

1–1

1–1

1–1


3–0

0–0

3–0

3–1

0–1

0–2

0–0

3–0

1–0

Rochdale

2–1

2–3

0–0

0–1

2–3

2–2

1–0

0–1

2–2

1–0

1–2

4–1

0–1

2–2

0–0


5–0

0–0

3–0

1–1

1–0

0–1

3–1

0–3

Scunthorpe United

1–3

1–2

0–0

2–1

2–1

0–2

2–0

4–0

3–0

1–1

4–1

2–1

2–0

0–4

1–0

0–1


1–0

1–1

2–2

0–3

0–0

0–0

3–1

Southend

5–0

1–1

2–2

4–1

2–1

0–1

0–0

1–0

0–0

2–1

2–0

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–1

3–0

1–1


3–2

0–0

1–2

0–3

2–1

2–0

Southport

0–1

1–0

0–0

0–4

1–2

0–0

1–3

0–0

0–0

2–2

1–1

0–0

1–2

2–2

0–1

1–1

2–1

0–0


1–0

1–3

1–1

1–3

1–1

Stockport County

0–0

2–1

1–0

1–1

2–0

0–0

1–1

1–2

2–2

2–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

2–3

2–1

0–1

1–0

0–0

2–2


3–0

2–1

2–2

1–0

Swansea City

4–2

2–1

3–0

2–3

5–3

3–1

2–1

3–0

2–1

1–1

0–0

2–1

4–2

2–1

3–1

3–2

2–0

2–0

2–1

4–4


4–1

1–4

4–0

Torquay United

0–1

1–0

2–1

0–3

1–1

2–2

2–2

5–0

2–0

0–1

0–1

3–2

1–0

1–0

1–0

2–0

1–3

0–0

0–0

1–2

2–1


3–1

3–1

Watford

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–1

0–1

2–0

2–1

3–1

1–1

5–1

4–1

0–0

4–0

2–0

2–0

3–1

2–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

2–0

4–0


2–0

Workington

1–1

0–1

1–1

0–1

1–3

0–2

2–4

1–0

2–3

1–1

1–3

1–1

1–1

3–2

0–1

0–2

1–0

0–3

2–2

2–2

1–3

2–4

0–1

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.



Maps




1976–77 Football League is located in England
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Aldershot

Barnsley

Bournemouth

Bradford City

Brentford

Cambridge Utd

Colchester

Crewe Alexandra

Darlington

Doncaster

Exeter City

Halifax Town

Hartlepool

Huddersfield

Newport County

Rochdale

Scunthorpe & Lindsey

Southend

Southport

Stockport

Swansea City

Torquay

Watford

Workington



Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1976–1977




1976–77 Football League is located in Greater London
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Brentford

Watford



Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1976–1977




See also


  • 1976-77 in English football


References




  1. ^ "England 1976–77". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 


  2. ^ ab Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.


  3. ^ "Liverpool football club match record: 1977". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017. 


  4. ^ abcd "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 



  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.






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