1976–77 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 | 1183 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Andy Gray (Aston Villa), 25 Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal), 25 [1] |
| 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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← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1976-77 season.
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 were 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.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | ||||
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 60 | 34 | + 26 | 56 | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 66 | 39 | + 27 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 76 | 50 | + 26 | 51 | ||||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 64 | 49 | + 15 | 49 | ||||
| 6 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 71 | 62 | + 9 | 47 | ||||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 62 | 56 | + 6 | 45 | ||||
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 64 | 59 | + 5 | 43 | ||||
| 9 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 62 | 64 | – 2 | 42 | ||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 48 | 51 | – 3 | 42 | ||||
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 60 | – 13 | 42 | ||||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 45 | – 5 | 41 | ||||
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 63 | 61 | + 2 | 38 | ||||
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 52 | – 5 | 38 | ||||
| 15 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 55 | – 5 | 37 | ||||
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 47 | 64 | – 17 | 37 | ||||
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 46 | 65 | – 19 | 36 | ||||
| 18 | Bristol City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 48 | – 10 | 35 | ||||
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 59 | – 11 | 35 | ||||
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 46 | 54 | – 8 | 34 | ||||
| 21 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 51 | – 23 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 48 | 72 | – 24 | 33 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| 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 |
First Division Results
| Home ╲ Away[1] | ARS | AST | BIR | BRI | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NOR | QPR | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | 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 City | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Team locations
Locations of the Football League First Division 1976–1977 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1976–1977
References
- ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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