since 1878

First Team Results & Match Reports

Season 1976-77 Division 1

Final League Position 3rd

Date Opponent V F-A WDL Notes 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 Abbottog, 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 Greenhoffog, 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, Taylorog 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

Results notes

(1) Matches marked * not included in official records

Season Summary

CompPWDLFA
Friendly1911623614
League42228126639
League Cup201112
FA Cup311164
TOTALS6634161610959

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

Attendance Summary

 Home AverageHome TotalAway AverageAway Total
League26,674560,15329,891657,596
Cup/Play-offs24,72774,18030,21760,434

Final League Table

 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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