1976–77 Football League
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
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← 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.
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.
| 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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← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | European Cup 1977–78 Second round [notes 1] | ||||
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | UEFA Cup 1977–78 First round | ||||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | UEFA Cup 1977–78 First round | ||||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | UEFA Cup 1977–78 First round | ||||
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 | UEFA Cup 1977–78 First round | ||||
| 6 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78 First round | ||||
| 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
- ↑ 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 | BIR | BRI | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NWC | 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 | 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
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.
| 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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← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 57 | |||||
| 2 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 55 | |||||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 52 | |||||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 51 | |||||
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | |||||
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | |||||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 48 | |||||
| 8 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 48 | |||||
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 44 | |||||
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 43 | |||||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 63 | –9 | 40 | |||||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 54 | –12 | 39 | |||||
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 64 | –12 | 38 | |||||
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 53 | –8 | 37 | |||||
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 68 | –15 | 37 | |||||
| 16 | Burnley | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 46 | 64 | –18 | 36 | |||||
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 54 | 61 | –7 | 35 | |||||
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 56 | 67 | –11 | 34 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78 First round [notes2 1] | ||||
| 19 | Orient | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 37 | 55 | –18 | 34 | |||||
| 20 | Carlisle United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 49 | 75 | –26 | 34 | |||||
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 46 | 65 | –19 | 32 | |||||
| 22 | Hereford United | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 57 | 78 | –21 | 31 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ 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 | BOL | BRR | BUR | CRL | CAR | CHA | CHE | FUL | HER | HUL | LUT | MIL | NOT | NTC | OLD | ORI | PLY | SHU | SOU | 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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
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] |
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← 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 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 64 | |||||
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 61 | |||||
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | |||||
| 4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 59 | |||||
| 5 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 58 | |||||
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 54 | |||||
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 54 | |||||
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 53 | |||||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 52 | |||||
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 47 | [notes3 1] | ||||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 68 | 75 | –7 | 45 | |||||
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 55 | 64 | –9 | 44 | |||||
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 58 | –10 | 44 | |||||
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 51 | 53 | –2 | 43 | |||||
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 57 | 65 | –8 | 41 | |||||
| 16 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 55 | 65 | –10 | 41 | |||||
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 65 | –10 | 39 | |||||
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 38 | |||||
| 19 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 47 | 71 | –24 | 38 | |||||
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 53 | 70 | –17 | 36 | |||||
| 21 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 49 | 73 | –24 | 35 | |||||
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 60 | 75 | –15 | 34 | |||||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 47 | 45 | 69 | –24 | 33 | |||||
| 24 | York City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 55 | 50 | 89 | –39 | 32 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ↑ 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 \ Away[1] | B&HA | Bury | CHE | CHF | CRY | GIL | GRI | LIN | MAN | NOR | OXF | PET | POR | PTV | PNE | REA | ROT | SHW | SHR | SWI | TRA | WAL | WRE | 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.
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
| 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] |
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← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 65 | ||||
| 2 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 62 | ||||
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 59 | ||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 59 | ||||
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 58 | ||||
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 55 | ||||
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 51 | ||||
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 51 | ||||
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 50 | ||||
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 49 | ||||
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 59 | 64 | –5 | 49 | ||||
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 60 | –13 | 49 | ||||
| 13 | Bournemouth | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 48 | ||||
| 14 | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 53 | 57 | –4 | 45 | ||||
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 49 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 43 | ||||
| 16 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 59 | 67 | –8 | 43 | ||||
| 17 | Aldershot | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 49 | 59 | –10 | 43 | ||||
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 59 | –9 | 38 | ||||
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 58 | –16 | 38 | ||||
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 73 | –24 | 37 | ||||
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 58 | –11 | 36 | ||||
| 22 | Hartlepool | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 53 | 47 | 73 | –26 | 32 | ||||
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 33 | 77 | –44 | 25 | ||||
| 24 | Workington | 46 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 41 | 102 | –61 | 19 |
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 | BOU | BRA | BRE | CAM | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | HAL | HAR | HUD | NPC | ROC | SCU | STD | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | WAT | 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.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
See also
References
- ↑ "England 1976–77". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ↑ "Liverpool football club match record: 1977". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.