First Team Results & Match Reports

Season 1976-77 Division 1

Results notes

Season Summary

Attendance Summary

Player Appearances and Goals

Final League Table

since 1878

Final League Position 3rd

Date	Opponent	V	F-A	WDL	Competition	Att.	Scorers	Manager
19760727Tue 27/7	DUBAI	H	9-0	W	Friendly		Unknown⁹	Robson
19760731Sat 31/7	Roda JC	A	2-0	W	Friendly	6,000	Unknown²	Robson
19760803Tue 3/8	Den Bosch	A	2-2	D	Friendly		Unknown²	Robson
19760805Thu 5/8	Go Ahead Eagles	A	1-2	L	Friendly	4,000	Unknown	Robson
19760807Sat 7/8	NAC Breda	A	1-0	W	Friendly		Unknown	Robson
19760810Tue 10/8	Colchester United	A	1-0	W	Friendly	2,264	Unknown	Robson
19760813Fri 13/8	GO AHEAD EAGLES	H	1-0	W	Friendly	5,386	Unknown	Robson
19760821Sat 21/8	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR	H	3-1	W		28,490	Bertschin, Lambert²	Robson
19760824Tue 24/8	Everton	A	1-1	D		33,070	Beattie	Robson
19760828Sat 28/8	QUEENS PARK RANGERS	H	2-2	D		24,470	Abbott^og, Beattie	Robson
19760831Tue 31/8	BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION	H	0-0	D	League Cup 2nd Round	16,027		Robson
19760904Sat 4/9	Aston Villa	A	2-5	L		36,916	Wark, Bertschin	Robson
19760907Tue 7/9	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1-2	L	League Cup 2nd Round, Replay	26,748	Lambert	Robson
19760911Sat 11/9	LEICESTER CITY	H	0-0	D		19,610		Robson
19760918Sat 18/9	Stoke City	A	1-2	L		20,171	Whymark	Robson
19760925Sat 25/9	ARSENAL	H	3-1	W		25,469	Beattie, Gates, Osborne	Robson
19761002Sat 2/10	Bristol City	A	2-1	W		21,114	Whymark, Osborne	Robson
19761009Sat 9/10	FK Borak	A	0-0	D	Friendly	8,000		Robson
19761009Sat 9/10	SUNDERLAND	H	P-P
19761016Sat 16/10	West Ham United	A	2-0	W		24,534	Woods²	Robson
19761023Sat 23/10	MANCHESTER CITY	H	1-0	W		25,113	Whymark	Robson
19761030Sat 30/10	Manchester United	A	1-0	W		57,416	Woods	Robson
19761106Sat 6/11	WEST BROMWICH ALBION	H	7-0	W		25,373	Beattie, Wark, Whymark⁴, Mariner	Robson
19761112Fri 12/11	Birmingham City	A	P-P
19761114Sun 14/11	Glasgow Celtic	A	2-1	W	Friendly	24,000	Mariner, Whymark	Robson
19761120Sat 20/11	LEEDS UNITED	H	1-1	D		30,918	Talbot	Robson
19761123Tue 23/11	SUNDERLAND	H	3-1	W		24,323	Burley, Whymark, Beattie	Robson
19761127Sat 27/11	Middlesbrough	A	2-0	W		20,070	Talbot, Mariner	Robson
19761204Sat 4/12	LIVERPOOL	H	1-0	W		35,109	Mariner	Robson
19761207Tue 7/12	Birmingham City	A	4-2	W		31,081	Talbot², Wark, Mariner	Robson
19761211*Sat 11/12	Newcastle United	A	0-1	L				Robson
19761218Sat 18/12	DERBY COUNTY	H	0-0	D		23,234		Robson
19761227Mon 27/12	Coventry City	A	1-1	D		28,269	Bertschin	Robson
19761229Wed 29/12	NORWICH CITY	H	P-P
19770101Sat 1/1	West Bromwich Albion	A	P-P
19770103Mon 3/1	MANCHESTER UNITED	H	2-1	W		30,105	Greenhoff^og, Woods	Robson
19770108Sat 8/1	BRISTOL CITY	H	4-1	W	FA Cup 3rd Round	25,157	Whymark, Gates, Mariner²	Robson
19770115Sat 15/1	EVERTON	H	2-0	W		25,570	Wark, Whymark	Robson
19770122Sat 22/1	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-1	L		35,126		Robson
19770129Sat 29/1	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	H	2-2	D	FA Cup 4th Round	32,996	Burley, Mariner	Robson
19770202Wed 2/2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-1	L	FA Cup 4th Round, Replay	33,686		Robson
19770205Sat 5/2	Queens Park Rangers	A	P-P
19770212Sat 12/2	ASTON VILLA	H	1-0	W		29,766	Woods	Robson
19770215Tue 15/2	NORWICH CITY	H	5-0	W		34,726	Wark, Whymark³, Mariner	Robson
19770219Sat 19/2	Leicester City	A	0-1	L		21,134		Robson
19770226Sat 26/2	STOKE CITY	H	0-1	L		25,293		Robson
19770301Tue 1/3	Kuwait	A	1-1	D	Friendly	12,000	Unknown	Robson
19770305Sat 5/3	Arsenal	A	4-1	W		34,688	Talbot, Wark, Bertschin, Mariner	Robson
19770309Wed 9/3	Newcastle United	A	1-1	D		33,820	Wark	Robson
19770312Sat 12/3	BRISTOL CITY	H	1-0	W		24,548	Wark	Robson
19770316Wed 16/3	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-4	L		22,659		Robson
19770319Sat 19/3	Sunderland	A	0-1	L		35,376		Robson
19770322Tue 22/3	WEST HAM UNITED	H	4-1	W		27,287	Mariner³, Taylor^og	Robson
19770402Sat 2/4	Manchester City	A	1-2	L		42,780	Whymark	Robson
19770405Tue 5/4	COVENTRY CITY	H	2-1	W		23,616	Burley, Mariner	Robson
19770409Sat 9/4	Norwich City	A	1-0	W		31,088	Whymark	Robson
19770411Mon 11/4	BIRMINGHAM CITY	H	1-0	W		29,025	Bertschin	Robson
19770416Sat 16/4	Leeds United	A	1-2	L		28,578	Bertschin	Robson
19770418Mon 18/4	Jedda	A	1-1	D	Friendly	35,000	Unknown	Robson
19770423Sat 23/4	MIDDLESBROUGH	H	0-1	L		23,348		Robson
19770430Sat 30/4	Liverpool	A	1-2	L		56,044	Wark	Robson
19770507Sat 7/5	NEWCASTLE UNITED	H	2-0	W		24,760	Wark, Osborne	Robson
19770509Mon 9/5	NORWICH CITY	H	2-1	W	Testimonial Colin Viljoen	9,671	Unknown²	Robson
19770514Sat 14/5	Derby County	A	0-0	D		24,491		Robson
19770516Mon 16/5	Queens Park Rangers	A	0-1	L		19,171		Robson
19770518Wed 18/5	Israel National XI	A	2-3	L	Friendly (in Tel Aviv)		Unknown²	Robson
19770524Tue 24/5	Cambridge United	A	3-1	W	Testimonial Dave Simmons	2,700	Unknown³	Robson
19770526Thu 26/5	Colchester United	A	4-0	W	Testimonial Phil Thomas	2,392	Unknown⁴	Robson
19770527Fri 27/5	Chelmsford City	A	0-0	D	Testimonial Len Tomkins	1,345		Robson
19770603Fri 3/6	Toronto Metros	A	1-0	W	Friendly		Unknown	Robson
19770614Sun 14/6	Portland Timbers	A	1-1	D	Friendly	12,000	Unknown	Robson
19770617Wed 17/6	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	2-1	W	Friendly	13,000	Unknown²	Robson

(1) Matches marked * not included in official records

Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.

	Home Average	Home Total	Away Average	Away Total
League	26,674	560,153	29,891	657,596
Cup/Play-offs	24,727	74,180	30,217	60,434

Total appearances
Friendly
FA Cup
League
League Cup

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Aleksic, Milijia	14/4/1951	Goalkeeper	1
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	34(1)	5
Bertschin, Keith	25/8/1956	Centre Forward	19(12)	6
Burley, George	3/6/1956	Right Full Back	47	3
Cooper, Paul	21/12/1953	Goalkeeper	39
Gates, Eric	28/6/1955	Forward/midfield	7(9)	2
Geddis, David	12/3/1958	Forward	0(3)
Own Goal			3	3
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	42
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	10(4)	3
Mariner, Paul	22/5/1953	Centre Forward	33	14
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	43
Osborne, Roger	9/3/1950	Midfield	38	3
Peddelty, John	2/4/1955	Central Defender	4
Roberts, Dale	8/10/1956	Central Defender	16(2)
Sharkey, Pat	26/8/1953	Midfield	6
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	9
Talbot, Brian	21/7/1953	Midfield	48	6
Tibbott, Les	25/8/1955	Full Back	12(3)
Turner, Robin	10/9/1955	Forward	4(1)
Unknown			17	32
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	2	1
Wark, John	4/8/1957	Midfield	39(1)	10
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	42(1)	16
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	44(4)	5

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Aleksic, Milijia	14/4/1951	Goalkeeper	1
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	1
Bertschin, Keith	25/8/1956	Centre Forward	1
Burley, George	3/6/1956	Right Full Back	2
Cooper, Paul	21/12/1953	Goalkeeper	1
Gates, Eric	28/6/1955	Forward/midfield	1(1)
Geddis, David	12/3/1958	Forward	0(1)
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	2
Mariner, Paul	22/5/1953	Centre Forward	2	1
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	1
Osborne, Roger	9/3/1950	Midfield	1
Roberts, Dale	8/10/1956	Central Defender	1(1)
Talbot, Brian	21/7/1953	Midfield	1	1
Tibbott, Les	25/8/1955	Full Back	1(1)
Unknown			17	32
Viljoen, Colin	20/6/1948	Midfield	2	1
Wark, John	4/8/1957	Midfield	1(1)
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	1(1)	1
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	2

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	1
Burley, George	3/6/1956	Right Full Back	3	1
Cooper, Paul	21/12/1953	Goalkeeper	3
Gates, Eric	28/6/1955	Forward/midfield	0(2)	1
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	2
Mariner, Paul	22/5/1953	Centre Forward	3	3
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	3
Osborne, Roger	9/3/1950	Midfield	3
Roberts, Dale	8/10/1956	Central Defender	3
Talbot, Brian	21/7/1953	Midfield	3
Wark, John	4/8/1957	Midfield	3
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	3	1
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	3

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	30(1)	5
Bertschin, Keith	25/8/1956	Centre Forward	17(12)	6
Burley, George	3/6/1956	Right Full Back	40	2
Cooper, Paul	21/12/1953	Goalkeeper	34
Gates, Eric	28/6/1955	Forward/midfield	6(6)	1
Geddis, David	12/3/1958	Forward	0(2)
Own Goal			3	3
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	36
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	8(4)	2
Mariner, Paul	22/5/1953	Centre Forward	28	10
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	37
Osborne, Roger	9/3/1950	Midfield	34	3
Peddelty, John	2/4/1955	Central Defender	4
Roberts, Dale	8/10/1956	Central Defender	12(1)
Sharkey, Pat	26/8/1953	Midfield	5
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	8
Talbot, Brian	21/7/1953	Midfield	42	5
Tibbott, Les	25/8/1955	Full Back	11(2)
Turner, Robin	10/9/1955	Forward	3(1)
Wark, John	4/8/1957	Midfield	33	10
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	36	14
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	38(3)	5

Player	DOB	Position	Apps	Goals
Beattie, Kevin	18/12/1953	Central Defender	2
Bertschin, Keith	25/8/1956	Centre Forward	1
Burley, George	3/6/1956	Right Full Back	2
Cooper, Paul	21/12/1953	Goalkeeper	1
Hunter, Allan	30/6/1946	Central Defender	2
Lambert, Mick	20/5/1950	Winger	2	1
Mills, Mick	4/1/1949	Full Back/Midfield	2
Sharkey, Pat	26/8/1953	Midfield	1
Sivell, Laurie	8/2/1951	Goalkeeper	1
Talbot, Brian	21/7/1953	Midfield	2
Turner, Robin	10/9/1955	Forward	1
Wark, John	4/8/1957	Midfield	2
Whymark, Trevor	4/5/1950	Forward	2
Woods, Clive	18/12/1947	Midfield/Forward	1(1)

League Cup

Final League Table Division 1

                              P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
 1. LIVERPOOL                42  18  3  0  47  11   5  8  8  15  22   57
 2. Manchester City          42  15  5  1  38  13   6  9  6  22  21   56
 3. Ipswich Town             42  15  4  2  41  11   7  4 10  25  28   52
 4. Aston Villa              42  17  3  1  55  17   5  4 12  21  33   51
 5. Newcastle United         42  14  6  1  40  15   4  7 10  24  34   49
 6. Manchester United        42  12  6  3  41  22   6  5 10  30  40   47
 7. West Bromwich Albion     42  10  6  5  38  22   6  7  8  24  34   45
 8. Arsenal                  42  11  6  4  37  20   5  5 11  27  39   43
 9. Everton                  42   9  7  5  35  24   5  7  9  27  40   42
10. Leeds United             42   8  8  5  28  26   7  4 10  20  25   42
11. Leicester City           42   8  9  4  30  28   4  9  8  17  32   42
12. Middlesbrough            42  11  6  4  25  14   3  7 11  15  31   41
13. Birmingham City          42  10  6  5  38  25   3  6 12  25  36   38
14. Queen's Park Rangers     42  10  7  4  31  21   3  5 13  16  31   38
15. Derby County             42   9  9  3  36  18   0 10 11  14  37   37
16. Norwich City             42  12  4  5  30  23   2  5 14  17  41   37
17. West Ham United          42   9  6  6  28  23   2  8 11  18  42   36
18. Bristol City             42   8  7  6  25  19   3  6 12  13  29   35
19. Coventry City            42   7  9  5  34  26   3  6 12  14  33   35
20. SUNDERLAND               42   9  5  7  29  16   2  7 12  17  38   34
21. STOKE CITY               42   9  8  4  21  16   1  6 14   7  35   34
22. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR        42   9  7  5  26  20   3  2 16  22  52   33

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