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 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.
First Division
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.
Second Division
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.
Third Division Overview
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.
Fourth Division
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 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]
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.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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^ Liverpool were also winners of European Cup this year.
First Division results
Home ╲ Away
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Arsenal !ARS
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Aston Villa !AST
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Birmingham City !BIR
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Bristol City !BRI
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Coventry City !COV
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Derby County !DER
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Everton !EVE
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Ipswich Town !IPS
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Leeds United !LEE
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Leicester City !LEI
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Liverpool !LIV
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Manchester City !MCI
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Manchester United !MUN
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Middlesbrough !MID
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Newcastle United !NEW
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Norwich City !NOR
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Queens Park Rangers !QPR
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Stoke City !STK
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Sunderland !SUN
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Tottenham Hotspur !TOT
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West Bromwich Albion !WBA
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West Ham United !WHU
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Arsenal !Arsenal
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3–0
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4–0
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0–1
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2–0
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0–0
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3–1
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1–4
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1–1
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3–0
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1–1
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0–0
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3–1
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1–1
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5–3
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1–0
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3–2
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2–0
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0–0
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1–0
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1–2
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2–3
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Aston Villa !Aston Villa
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5–1
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1–2
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3–1
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2–2
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4–0
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2–0
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5–2
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2–1
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2–0
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5–1
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1–1
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3–2
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1–0
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2–1
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1–0
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1–1
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1–0
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4–1
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2–1
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4–0
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4–0
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Birmingham City !Birmingham City
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3–3
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2–1
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3–0
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3–1
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5–1
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1–1
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2–4
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0–0
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1–1
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2–1
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0–0
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2–3
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3–1
|
1–2
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3–2
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2–1
|
2–0
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2–0
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1–2
|
0–1
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0–0
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Bristol City !Bristol City
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2–0
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0–0
|
0–1
|
|
0–0
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2–2
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1–2
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1–2
|
1–0
|
0–1
|
2–1
|
1–0
|
1–1
|
1–2
|
1–1
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3–1
|
1–0
|
1–1
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4–1
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1–0
|
1–2
|
1–1
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Coventry City !Coventry City
|
1–2
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2–3
|
2–1
|
2–2
|
|
2–0
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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 !Derby County
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0–0
|
2–1
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0–0
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2–0
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1–1
|
|
2–3
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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 !Everton
|
2–1
|
0–2
|
2–2
|
2–0
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1–1
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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 !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
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7–0
|
4–1
|
Leeds United !Leeds United
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2–1
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1–3
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1–0
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2–0
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1–2
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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 !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 !Liverpool
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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 !Manchester City
|
1–0
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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 !Manchester United
|
3–2
|
2–0
|
2–2
|
2–1
|
2–0
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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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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.
First Division maps
Locations of the Football League First Division 1976–1977 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1976–1977
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.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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^ 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
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|
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Division Champions, promoted
|
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Promoted
|
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Qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
|
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Relegated
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Second Division results
Home ╲ Away
|
Blackburn Rovers !BLB
|
Blackpool !BLP
|
Bolton Wanderers !BOL
|
Bristol Rovers !BRO
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Burnley !BUR
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Carlisle United !CRL
|
Cardiff City !CAR
|
Charlton Athletic !CHA
|
Chelsea !CHE
|
Fulham !FUL
|
Hereford United !HER
|
Hull City !HUL
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Luton Town !LUT
|
Millwall !MIL
|
Nottingham Forest !NOT
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Notts County !NTC
|
Oldham Athletic !OLD
|
Orient !ORI
|
Plymouth Argyle !PLY
|
Sheffield United !SHU
|
Southampton !SOU
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers !WOL
|
Blackburn Rovers !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 !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 !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 !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 !Burnley
|
3–1
|
0–0
|
0–0
|
1–1
|
|
0–0
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2–0
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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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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.
Second Division maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1976–1977 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1976–1977
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 winners this season, but as they are an English club, they did not
earn a place in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Third Division results
Home ╲ Away
|
Brighton & Hove Albion !BHA
|
Bury !BRY
|
Chester City !CHE
|
Chesterfield !CHF
|
Crystal Palace !CRY
|
Gillingham !GIL
|
Grimsby Town !GRI
|
Lincoln City !LIN
|
Mansfield Town !MAN
|
Northampton Town !NOR
|
Oxford United !OXF
|
Peterborough United !PET
|
Portsmouth !POR
|
Port Vale !PTV
|
Preston North End !PNE
|
Reading !REA
|
Rotherham United !ROT
|
Sheffield Wednesday !SHW
|
Shrewsbury Town !SHR
|
Swindon Town !SWI
|
Tranmere !TRA
|
Walsall !WAL
|
Wrexham !WRE
|
York City !YOR
|
Brighton & Hove Albion !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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.
Third Division maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1976–1977
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
|
Fourth Division results
Home ╲ Away
|
Aldershot !ALD
|
Barnsley !BAR
|
AFC Bournemouth !BOU
|
Bradford City !BRA
|
Brentford !BRE
|
Cambridge United !CAM
|
Colchester United !COL
|
Crewe Alexandra !CRE
|
Darlington !DAR
|
Doncaster Rovers !DON
|
Exeter City !EXE
|
Halifax Town !HAL
|
Hartlepool United !HAR
|
Huddersfield Town !HUD
|
Newport County !NPC
|
Rochdale !ROC
|
Scunthorpe United !SCU
|
Southend !STD
|
Southport !SOU
|
Stockport County !STP
|
Swansea City !SWA
|
Torquay United !TOR
|
Watford !WAT
|
Workington !WRK
|
Aldershot !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 !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
|
AFC Bournemouth !AFC 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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 United !Hartlepool United
|
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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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 !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.
Fourth Division maps
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1976–1977
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1976–1977
See also
References
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^ a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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