1976–77 Football League

The Football League
Season 1976–77
Champions Liverpool
← 1975–76
1977–78 β†’

The 1976–1977 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.

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

Liverpool retained the First Division title 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 [3]
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)
← 1975–76
1977–78 β†’
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]
2 Manchester City 421551381369622216034+2656 UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round
3 Ipswich Town 4215424111741025286639+2752 UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round
4 Aston Villa 4217315517541221337650+2651 UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round
5 Newcastle United 4214614015471024346449+1549 UEFA Cup 1977–78
First round
6 Manchester United 4212634122651030407162+947 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78
First round
7 West Bromwich Albion 421065382267824346256+645
8 Arsenal 4211643720551127396459+543
9 Everton 42975352457927406264–242
10 Leeds United 428852826741020254851–342
11 Leicester City 42894302849817324760–1342
12 Middlesbrough 4211642514371115314045–541
13 Birmingham City 4210653825361225366361+238
14 Queens Park Rangers 4210743121351316314752–538
15 Derby County 4299336180101114375055–537
16 Norwich City 4212453023251417414764–1737
17 West Ham United 429662823281118424665–1936
18 Bristol City 428762519361213293848–1035
19 Coventry City 427953426361214334859–1135
20 Sunderland 429572916271217384654–834
21 Stoke City 42984211616147352851–2334
22 Tottenham Hotspur 429752620321622524872–2433

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 β•² Away ARS AST BIRBRICOVDEREVEIPSLEELEILIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNORQPRSTKSUNTOTWBAWHU
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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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 [3]
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)
← 1975–76
1977–78 β†’
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4215334821710436248445+3957
2 Chelsea 421560512267822317353+2055
3 Nottingham Forest 421434532277724217743+3452
4 Bolton Wanderers 421524462159729337554+2151
5 Blackpool 4211732917610529255842+1651
6 Luton Town 4213533917811228316748+1948
7 Charlton Athletic 4214525227211819317158+1348
8 Notts County 421155292085836406560+548
9 Southampton 4212634024541232437267+544
10 Millwall 42966312267826315753+443
11 Sheffield United 429843225541222385463–940
12 Blackburn Rovers 4212453118351311364254–1239
13 Oldham Athletic 4211643723341415415264–1238
14 Hull City 429843117191114364553–837
15 Bristol Rovers 428943227441321415368–1537
16 Burnley 428942720351319444664–1836
17 Fulham 429753925261315365461–735
18 Cardiff City 427683030541226375667–1134 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78
First round
[notes2 1]
19 Orient 42489182358819323755–1834
20 Carlisle United 427773133451218424975–2634
21 Plymouth Argyle 425972725371119404665–1932
22 Hereford United 426962830261329485778–2131

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 β•² Away BLB BLP BOLBROBURCRLCARCHACHEFULHERHULLUTMILNOTNTCOLDORIPLYSHUSOUWOL
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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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 1,426 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Peter Ward (Brighton & Hove Albion), 32 [3]
← 1975–76
1977–78 β†’
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Mansfield Town 46176052131121026297842+3664
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 461931631468920268340+4361
3 Crystal Palace 461751461568922256840+2859
4 Rotherham United 4611933015116639296944+2559
5 Wrexham 4615624722941033328054+2658
6 Preston North End 461544482168916226443+2154
7 Bury 461526412186923386459+554
8 Sheffield Wednesday 4615443918751126376555+1053
9 Lincoln City 4612925030751127407770+752
10 Shrewsbury Town 4613734021541425386559+647 [notes3 1]
11 Swindon Town 4612654833391120426875–745
12 Gillingham 4611843121541424435564–944
13 Chester 4614362820451420384858–1044
14 Tranmere Rovers 46107631233101020305153–243
15 Walsall 468783932581018335765–841
16 Peterborough United 46114833282111022375565–1041
17 Oxford United 469863429371321365565–1039
18 Chesterfield 4610673020441526445664–838
19 Port Vale 469772928291218434771–2438
20 Portsmouth 468962826351525445370–1736
21 Reading 4610582924341620494973–2435
22 Northampton Town 4694103329441527466075–1534
23 Grimsby Town 4610672922231816474569–2433
24 York City 467882534341625555089–3932

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
    earn a place in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, not qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Results

Home β•² Away BHA BRY CHECHFCRYGILGRILINMANNOROXFPETPORPTVPNEREAROTSHWSHRSWITRAWALWREYOR
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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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 [3]
← 1975–76
1977–78 β†’
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Cambridge United 4616525718108530228740+4765
2 Exeter City 461751401387830337046+2462
3 Colchester United 4619225114671026297743+3459
4 Bradford City 4616705118761027337851+2759
5 Swansea City 4618326030751132389268+2458
6 Barnsley 4616524518741217216239+2355
7 Watford 4615714613381221376750+1751
8 Doncaster Rovers 4616254725571124407165+651
9 Huddersfield Town 4615533615471224346049+1150
10 Southend United 4611933519410917265245+749
11 Darlington 4613553725581022395964–549
12 Crewe Alexandra 4616613615351511454760–1349
13 Bournemouth 46138239132101115315444+1048
14 Stockport County 46101032919391124385357–445
15 Brentford 4614364827441529497776+143
16 Torquay United 4612563322541426455967–843
17 Aldershot 4610852919631420404959–1043
18 Rochdale 468783225551318345059–938
19 Newport County 461166332134169374258–1638
20 Scunthorpe United 4611663224251617494973–2437
21 Halifax Town 4611663618081511404758–1136
22 Hartlepool 468963020231817534773–2632
23 Southport 4631281728071616493377–4425
24 Workington 46371323421418186041102–6119

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 β•² Away ALD BAR BOUBRABRECAMCOLCREDARDONEXEHALHARHUDNPCROCSCUSTDSOUSTPSWATORWATWRK
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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England 1976–77". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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