1976–77 Football League

The Football League
Season 1976–77
Champions Liverpool

The 19761977 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.

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 1183 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Andy Gray (Aston Villa), 25
Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal), 25 [3]
Biggest home win IpswichWest Brom 7–0 (6 Nov 1976)
Biggest away win LeicesterWest Brom 0–5 (7 Mar 1977)
Highest scoring DerbyTottenham 8–2 (16 Oct 1976)
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

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBRICOVDEREVEIPSLEELEILIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNORQPRSTKSUNTOTWBAWHU
Arsenal 30 40 01 20 00 31 14 11 30 11 00 31 11 53 10 32 20 00 10 12 23
Aston Villa 51 12 31 22 40 20 52 21 20 51 11 32 10 21 10 11 10 41 21 40 40
Birmingham City 33 21 30 31 51 11 24 00 11 21 00 23 31 12 32 21 20 20 12 01 00
Bristol City 20 00 01 00 22 12 12 10 01 21 10 11 12 11 31 10 11 41 10 12 11
Coventry City 12 23 21 22 20 42 11 42 11 00 01 02 11 11 20 20 52 12 11 11 11
Derby County 00 21 00 20 11 23 00 01 10 23 40 00 00 42 22 20 20 10 82 22 11
Everton 21 02 22 20 11 20 11 02 12 00 22 12 22 20 31 13 30 20 40 11 32
Ipswich Town 31 10 10 10 21 00 20 11 00 10 10 21 01 20 50 22 01 31 31 70 41
Leeds United 21 13 10 20 12 20 00 21 22 11 02 02 21 22 32 01 11 11 21 22 11
Leicester City 41 11 26 00 31 11 11 10 01 01 22 11 33 10 11 22 10 20 21 05 20
Liverpool 20 30 41 21 31 31 31 21 31 51 21 10 00 10 10 31 40 20 20 11 00
Manchester City 10 20 21 21 20 32 11 21 21 50 11 13 10 00 20 00 00 10 50 10 42
Manchester United 32 20 22 21 20 31 40 01 10 11 00 31 20 31 22 10 30 33 23 22 02
Middlesbrough 30 32 22 00 10 20 22 02 10 01 01 00 30 10 10 02 00 21 20 10 11
Newcastle United 02 32 32 00 10 22 41 11 30 00 10 22 22 10 51 20 10 20 20 20 30
Norwich City 13 11 10 21 30 00 21 01 12 32 21 02 21 10 32 20 11 22 13 10 10
Queens Park Rangers 21 21 22 01 11 11 04 10 00 32 11 00 40 30 12 23 20 20 21 10 11
Stoke City 11 10 10 22 20 10 01 21 21 01 00 02 33 31 00 00 10 00 00 02 21
Sunderland 22 01 10 10 01 11 01 10 01 00 01 02 21 40 22 01 10 00 21 61 60
Tottenham Hotspur 22 31 10 01 01 00 33 10 10 20 10 22 13 00 02 11 30 20 11 02 21
West Bromwich Albion 02 11 21 11 11 10 30 40 12 22 01 02 40 21 11 20 11 31 23 42 30
West Ham United 02 01 22 20 20 22 22 02 13 00 20 10 42 01 12 10 10 10 11 53 00

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 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 1290 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer Mickey Walsh (Blackpool), 26 [3]
Biggest home win BlackburnNotts County 6–1 (9 Oct 1976)
FulhamOrient 6–1 (7 Mar 1977)
Nottingham ForestSheffield United 6–1 (9 Oct 1976)
FulhamOldham 5–0 (4 Dec 1976)
LutonCarlisle 5–0 (26 Mar 1977)
Biggest away win CarlisleSouthampton 0–6 (22 Jan 1977)
Highest scoring CharltonSouthampton 6–2 (24 Sep 1976)
BurnleyCharlton 4–4 (16 Oct 1976)
OldhamHereford 3–5 (16 Apr 1977)
WolverhamptonSouthampton 2–6 (5 Oct 1976)
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

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BLB BLP BOLBROBURCRLCARCHACHEFULHERHULLUTMILNOTNTCOLDORIPLYSHUSOUWOL
Blackburn Rovers 01 31 00 22 21 13 00 02 10 10 10 10 20 13 61 20 22 20 10 30 02
Blackpool 11 10 40 11 10 00 22 01 32 21 00 10 42 10 11 02 30 02 10 10 22
Bolton Wanderers 31 03 10 21 21 34 10 22 21 31 51 21 31 11 40 30 20 30 12 30 01
Bristol Rovers 00 14 22 11 11 21 11 21 21 23 30 10 00 11 51 00 10 11 31 23 15
Burnley 31 00 00 11 00 20 44 10 31 11 00 12 13 01 31 10 33 02 10 20 00
Cardiff City 21 22 32 12 01 11 11 13 30 31 11 42 00 03 23 31 01 01 02 10 22
Carlisle United 11 11 01 23 21 43 42 01 12 22 11 11 01 11 02 11 10 31 41 06 21
Charlton Athletic 40 12 11 43 52 02 10 40 11 11 31 43 32 21 11 21 20 31 32 62 11
Chelsea 31 22 21 20 21 21 21 21 20 51 40 20 11 21 11 43 11 22 40 31 33
Fulham 20 00 02 10 22 12 20 11 31 41 00 12 23 22 15 50 61 20 32 11 00
Hereford United 10 11 33 11 30 22 00 12 22 10 10 01 31 01 14 00 23 11 22 20 16
Hull City 10 22 22 01 41 12 31 00 11 10 11 31 00 10 01 01 11 31 11 40 20
Luton Town 20 00 11 42 20 21 50 20 40 02 20 21 12 11 42 10 00 11 20 14 20
Millwall 01 11 30 20 20 02 11 11 30 00 42 21 42 02 25 21 01 30 01 00 11
Nottingham Forest 30 30 31 42 52 01 51 11 11 30 43 20 12 10 12 30 30 11 61 21 13
Notts County 00 20 01 21 51 10 21 01 21 00 32 11 04 12 11 10 01 20 21 31 11
Oldham Athletic 20 10 22 40 31 32 41 11 00 10 35 30 12 21 10 11 00 22 12 21 02
Orient 01 01 22 20 01 30 00 00 01 00 11 11 10 11 01 10 02 22 02 23 24
Plymouth Argyle 40 20 11 11 01 22 01 10 23 22 21 12 10 22 12 12 22 12 00 11 00
Sheffield United 11 15 23 23 10 30 30 30 10 11 11 11 03 11 20 10 21 11 10 22 22
Southampton 20 33 13 21 20 32 12 21 11 41 10 22 10 02 11 21 40 22 41 11 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 21 10 10 00 41 40 30 11 51 21 21 12 31 21 22 50 10 40 21 26

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 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 1426 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Peter Ward (Brighton & Hove Albion), 32 [3]
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

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BHA BRY CHECHFCRYGILGRILINMANNOROXFPETPORPTVPNEREAROTSHWSHRSWITRAWALWREYOR
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 30 21 11 20 30 40 31 20 32 10 40 10 20 20 31 32 40 40 11 70 02 72
Bury 30 20 31 01 31 20 30 20 11 21 41 10 30 32 10 11 13 01 01 21 02 02 42
Chester 01 10 12 21 10 20 10 10 21 13 21 11 11 00 31 13 10 12 21 10 10 12 10
Chesterfield 11 70 10 02 10 01 14 01 00 20 00 12 40 11 40 10 20 11 01 00 10 06 20
Crystal Palace 31 21 12 00 31 21 41 20 11 22 00 21 20 10 11 21 40 21 50 10 30 21 10
Gillingham 01 10 10 21 03 11 01 31 11 11 11 21 11 11 22 12 10 21 22 30 10 20 20
Grimsby Town 20 20 00 12 01 11 12 01 01 12 22 10 24 10 21 11 11 21 20 10 22 30 10
Lincoln City 22 23 33 32 32 40 20 32 54 01 11 21 20 20 31 22 11 11 00 22 41 11 20
Mansfield Town 11 50 11 21 10 22 30 31 30 30 11 20 21 31 40 31 10 10 11 11 30 20 41
Northampton Town 02 30 00 21 30 12 00 10 01 10 22 31 30 01 12 14 02 53 11 34 01 02 30
Oxford United 10 22 20 32 01 31 52 12 03 10 23 21 00 22 10 12 11 42 00 11 00 22 02
Peterborough United 20 01 32 03 00 01 31 12 21 31 20 42 11 00 21 02 12 21 10 00 35 02 30
Portsmouth 10 11 21 01 00 32 12 11 22 21 11 00 11 00 02 51 03 20 21 03 11 01 31
Port Vale 22 01 10 11 41 12 20 10 14 21 21 11 10 00 10 14 20 12 22 11 00 23 02
Preston North End 11 01 34 22 21 10 21 30 12 30 21 62 00 40 30 00 41 21 20 10 01 21 42
Reading 23 13 20 20 00 12 20 12 10 24 20 10 20 11 02 03 01 00 41 00 21 20 11
Rotherham United 00 30 11 10 11 10 32 10 30 20 11 00 22 11 20 12 01 10 11 12 10 20 11
Sheffield Wednesday 00 10 30 41 10 20 10 11 02 21 20 40 11 12 10 21 13 01 31 31 00 31 32
Shrewsbury Town 10 01 20 30 11 42 21 21 00 30 10 21 41 11 12 20 00 11 22 22 12 32 21
Swindon Town 21 01 21 30 11 22 41 22 01 51 10 04 43 10 01 22 24 52 10 11 22 32 51
Tranmere 13 12 01 21 10 20 20 22 40 21 11 20 13 11 00 21 01 10 21 01 00 00 44
Walsall 10 33 10 22 00 12 10 13 12 03 22 11 11 31 01 61 01 51 33 20 20 23 12
Wrexham 00 00 42 31 24 21 32 30 01 31 11 20 20 62 20 31 21 22 10 22 20 10 11
York City 01 22 02 21 21 22 11 22 01 14 21 21 14 10 02 11 11 02 03 42 10 00 00

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

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 1423 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Brian Joicey (Barnsley), 25 [3]
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

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BAR BOUBRABRECAMCOLCREDARDONEXEHALHARHUDNPCROCSCUSTDSOUSTPSWATORWATWRK
Aldershot 01 10 21 11 13 11 11 12 10 22 00 30 10 40 02 11 00 10 20 22 01 21 20
Barnsley 10 31 22 20 21 01 22 11 11 34 10 30 21 20 20 51 31 10 10 10 21 11 40
Bournemouth 41 10 11 31 01 00 00 01 31 20 30 20 10 10 11 22 20 50 30 11 11 21 11
Bradford City 31 00 11 32 00 10 10 31 31 11 30 22 31 31 30 40 20 10 33 41 32 00 41
Brentford 01 01 32 40 02 14 00 03 22 10 21 31 13 11 32 42 10 30 40 40 32 30 50
Cambridge United 41 00 20 21 32 20 20 40 30 11 40 20 11 31 00 10 23 51 22 23 41 40 41
Colchester United 10 10 10 21 21 01 32 40 10 31 30 62 31 50 10 11 01 41 10 11 40 10 31
Crewe Alexandra 10 10 21 10 32 10 10 11 12 20 31 31 00 20 11 21 11 00 21 31 21 20 11
Darlington 21 21 40 00 22 02 20 40 13 21 00 31 20 10 02 52 00 21 02 04 21 00 32
Doncaster Rovers 12 21 00 23 50 11 32 30 40 03 30 21 20 10 20 30 03 31 10 21 04 10 63
Exeter City 30 10 11 00 32 11 10 30 10 02 10 31 20 10 21 20 31 31 21 20 30 22 00
Halifax Town 20 01 23 21 00 02 12 30 21 60 12 10 00 00 00 01 31 11 21 10 20 11 61
Hartlepool United 02 02 01 01 20 22 22 30 11 00 22 10 01 01 20 30 11 11 11 22 40 10 20
Huddersfield Town 20 10 00 30 10 12 00 01 31 21 01 10 41 30 21 10 11 10 20 22 21 22 21
Newport County 21 11 10 20 31 42 12 21 01 12 03 11 11 11 30 00 30 31 01 02 00 30 10
Rochdale 21 23 00 01 23 22 10 01 22 10 12 41 01 22 00 50 00 30 11 10 01 31 03
Scunthorpe United 13 12 00 21 21 02 20 40 30 11 41 21 20 04 10 01 10 11 22 03 00 00 31
Southend 50 11 22 41 21 01 00 10 00 21 20 11 10 11 11 30 11 32 00 12 03 21 20
Southport 01 10 00 04 12 00 13 00 00 22 11 00 12 22 01 11 21 00 10 13 11 13 11
Stockport County 00 21 10 11 20 00 11 12 22 21 00 11 10 23 21 01 10 00 22 30 21 22 10
Swansea City 42 21 30 23 53 31 21 30 21 11 00 21 42 21 31 32 20 20 21 44 41 14 40
Torquay United 01 10 21 03 11 22 22 50 20 01 01 32 10 10 10 20 13 00 00 12 21 31 31
Watford 11 10 11 11 01 20 21 31 11 51 41 00 40 20 20 31 21 11 20 11 20 40 20
Workington 11 01 11 01 13 02 24 10 23 11 13 11 11 32 01 02 10 03 22 22 13 24 01

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 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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