Seasons · Division One · Season 57

1976/77

Finished 10th · Manager Jimmy Armfield

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The season · Record

Played: 48
Won: 19
Drawn: 12
Lost: 17
For: 59
Against: 58
Points: 42

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–2; v Norwich City
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Newcastle United
Clean sheets: 12
Top scorer: Jordan; 12 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 31,977

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1976/77
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	23	11	8	62	33	+29	57
2	Manchester City	42	21	14	7	60	34	+26	56
3	Ipswich Town	42	22	8	12	66	39	+27	52
4	Aston Villa	42	22	7	13	76	50	+26	51
5	Newcastle United	42	18	13	11	64	49	+15	49
6	Manchester United	42	18	11	13	71	62	+9	47
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	13	13	62	56	+6	45
8	Arsenal	42	16	11	15	64	59	+5	43
9	Everton	42	14	14	14	62	64	-2	42
10	Leeds United	42	15	12	15	48	51	-3	42
11	Leicester City	42	12	18	12	47	60	-13	42
12	Middlesbrough	42	14	13	15	40	45	-5	41
13	Birmingham City	42	13	12	17	63	61	+2	38
14	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	12	17	47	52	-5	38
15	Derby County	42	9	19	14	50	55	-5	37
16	Norwich City	42	14	9	19	47	64	-17	37
17	West Ham United	42	11	14	17	46	65	-19	36
18	Bristol City	42	11	13	18	38	48	-10	35
19	Coventry City	42	10	15	17	48	59	-11	35
20	Sunderland	42	11	12	19	46	54	-8	34
21	Stoke City	42	10	14	18	28	51	-23	34
22	Tottenham Hotspur	42	12	9	21	48	72	-24	33

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1976/77
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
21 Aug	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	40,248	Drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion
24 Aug	A	Birmingham City	0–0	35,399	Drew 0–0 v Birmingham City
28 Aug	A	Coventry City	2–4	18,227	Lost 2–4 v Coventry City
4 Sep	H	Derby County	2–0	33,352	Won 2–0 v Derby County
11 Sep	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	35,525	Lost 0–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Sep	H	Newcastle United	2–2	35,089	Drew 2–2 v Newcastle United
25 Sep	A	Middlesbrough	0–1	25,000	Lost 0–1 v Middlesbrough
2 Oct	H	Manchester United	0–2	44,512	Lost 0–2 v Manchester United
6 Oct	A	West Ham United	3–1	21,909	Won 3–1 v West Ham United
16 Oct	A	Norwich City	2–1	25,217	Won 2–1 v Norwich City
23 Oct	H	Liverpool	1–1	44,696	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
30 Oct	H	Arsenal	2–1	33,566	Won 2–1 v Arsenal
6 Nov	A	Everton	2–0	32,618	Won 2–0 v Everton
10 Nov	H	Stoke City	1–1	29,199	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
20 Nov	A	Ipswich Town	1–1	30,096	Drew 1–1 v Ipswich Town
27 Nov	H	Leicester City	2–2	29,713	Drew 2–2 v Leicester City
11 Dec	H	Aston Villa	1–3	31,232	Lost 1–3 v Aston Villa
27 Dec	H	Manchester City	0–2	48,708	Lost 0–2 v Manchester City
29 Dec	A	Sunderland	1–0	26,999	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
3 Jan	A	Arsenal	1–1	44,090	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
22 Jan	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	25,958	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Feb	H	Birmingham City	1–0	22,805	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
5 Feb	H	Coventry City	1–2	26,058	Lost 1–2 v Coventry City
12 Feb	A	Derby County	1–0	28,350	Won 1–0 v Derby County
19 Feb	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	26,858	Won 2–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
2 Mar	A	Newcastle United	0–3	31,995	Lost 0–3 v Newcastle United
5 Mar	H	Middlesbrough	2–1	32,152	Won 2–1 v Middlesbrough
8 Mar	A	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	20,386	Drew 0–0 v Queens Park Rangers
12 Mar	A	Manchester United	0–1	60,612	Lost 0–1 v Manchester United
23 Mar	H	Norwich City	3–2	18,700	Won 3–2 v Norwich City
2 Apr	A	Liverpool	1–3	48,791	Lost 1–3 v Liverpool
8 Apr	A	Manchester City	1–2	47,727	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
9 Apr	H	Sunderland	1–1	32,966	Drew 1–1 v Sunderland
12 Apr	A	Stoke City	1–2	17,960	Lost 1–2 v Stoke City
16 Apr	H	Ipswich Town	2–1	28,578	Won 2–1 v Ipswich Town
26 Apr	H	West Ham United	1–1	16,891	Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
30 Apr	H	Bristol City	2–0	21,461	Won 2–0 v Bristol City
4 May	H	Everton	0–0	22,175	Drew 0–0 v Everton
7 May	A	Aston Villa	1–2	38,205	Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa
10 May	A	Bristol City	0–1	23,587	Lost 0–1 v Bristol City
14 May	H	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	22,226	Lost 0–1 v Queens Park Rangers
16 May	A	Leicester City	1–0	13,642	Won 1–0 v Leicester City

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1976/77
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
8 Jan	H	Norwich City	5–2	28,130	Won 5–2 v Norwich City
29 Jan	A	Birmingham City	2–1	38,000	Won 2–1 v Birmingham City
26 Feb	H	Manchester City	1–0	47,731	Won 1–0 v Manchester City
19 Mar	A	Wolves	1–0	50,000	Won 1–0 v Wolves
23 Apr	N	Manchester United	1–2	55,000	Lost 1–2 v Manchester United

League Cup · 1 played

League Cup fixtures, 1976/77
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
1 Sep	A	Stoke City	1–2	22,559	Lost 1–2 v Stoke City